Favorite Guitarist.

[The Colonel]

name your favorite and why.


Jimmy Page for me, he can skillfully play soooo many different styles of guitar and used many in his music. And because of White Summer.

[daima]

name your favorite and why.


Jimmy Page for me, he can skillfully play soooo many different styles of guitar and used many in his music. And because of White Summer.

Jerry Garcia (RIP), and Tony Rice. Why? self-explainatory.
No guitar player alive, even some dead, can match the skills of Tony Rice. Check him out. I think you'll dig him.

In other news.....

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Owls are assholes

And an independent investigation discovers that the Special Olympics are fixed and that many "winners" found to have lost badly.

dai*ma:stoned: sfca94110

[dejayou30]

dimebag

[enthused]

gilmour, page, and hendrix.....my mood changes my favorite at the time

[SamsonSimpson]

ted nugent for sure. i saw him at house of blues last week and it was amazing

[strghtpipes47]

jimi hendrix randy hansen roy buchanon stevie ray von eddie van halen eric johnson need i say more those that have pasted may they rip, have you ever been to electric lady land peace

[birdgirl73]

Carlos Santana, because he's just so skilled and gifted, both as a player and music-writer.

[insanity]

The three yardbird guitarrists (Clapton, Beck, and Page), Gilmour, Hendrix, Right now I'm pretty into Omar Rodriguez, Knopfler (who rocks in concert), and Buddy Guy (also rocks).

[daima]

ted nugent for sure. i saw him at house of blues last week and it was amazing

fuck. ever right wing assholes play a good guitar. fuck.:D

dai*ma:stoned:

[Alive]

John Petrucci. I love him.

[Nochowderforyou]

Dimebag Darrell (avatar)

He had such passion for music, plus he was an amazing guitar player. He could play at lightning fast speed, or make his guitar scream like a dying pig, or play a riff so heavy and chunky, it makes your bowels vibrate, and at times, he could play very softly, and mellow.

[Cas]

dimebag
chuck schuldiner
james hetfield

[MaryJaneScott]

Jimmy Page for me, he can skillfully play soooo many different styles of guitar and used many in his music.

oooo baby.. doesn't get much better than good ol' jimmy!

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[RaoulDuke45]

not alot of people know of him as a good guitarist but Peter Tosh, i also love david gimour, jimi hendrix, and jimmy page

[4252]

ME!

[Az.]

ME!

NO WAY!
hahaha the last time I saw you post was about 6 months ago on another guitar thread.
Maybe im just missing your posts??


But yeah Dimebag was awsome
and im also quite into buckethead, not the best guitarist by any means but he has style!

check out these vids if you have some spare time :)
the first one is weird, and he does a bit of a dance with some nun-chucks (sp) at the beginning of the second one....but they are pretty cool!!
Infact they are all really weird....he is just a weird guy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaYA2FxStF8&search=buckethead
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOtbJtKGow4&search=buckethead
this is a lesson, with some weird thing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4ZjPYtcMOA&search=buckethead
haha sorry about the post

[4252]

Hi Az.,

You're very perceptive; it's been about that long. But I can't resist checking in from time to time.

All the names dropped so far are way better than I am; I just get a creative jolt whenever I manage to break new ground. More satisfying than listening to somebody else, but I try to learn from them all.

My all time favorite was Hendrix. His studio work I mean; on stage he clowned around too much. The guy had a knack for discovering sounds nobody had ever thought of before.

TR

[3rdEyeVision]

I like Pheobe Bueffet from Friends....she brings a tear to my eye when she plays Smelley Cat lol

[Tomorrow Never Knows]

Hendrix: Best overall
Roger McGuinn: Best on 12 string
George Harrison: Best on slide

[dejayou30]

I like Pheobe Bueffet from Friends....she brings a tear to my eye when she plays Smelley Cat lol


hahaha my roomate's girlfriend plays that all the time and its pretty funny.

[420purplehaze420]

Page, Dime Bag, Hendrix, Petrucci

[ThatTokenWhiteGuy]

One person got it right on here. There's a few at the top of my list.. Jeff Beck because he's so innovative and unique, so funky but so original, ask Jimmy Page who is favourite guitarist is, he'll let you know how much Beck rocks. Jimmy Page of course because he'll go all across the board of styles and work it right. Eric Clapton because nobody touches him in blues rock. And of course B.B. King, he's the king of blues for a reason.

And to whomever said James Hetfield.. I think you ment Kirk Hammett:D . And I feel Angus Young should be mentioned too!

All are my opinons.

[james420]

eric clapton and david gilmour...so much emotion in their playing

[mejames]

favorite players are emotional players Gilmour and Santana

[Az.]

Hi Az.,

You're very perceptive; it's been about that long. But I can't resist checking in from time to time.

All the names dropped so far are way better than I am; I just get a creative jolt whenever I manage to break new ground. More satisfying than listening to somebody else, but I try to learn from them all.

My all time favorite was Hendrix. His studio work I mean; on stage he clowned around too much. The guy had a knack for discovering sounds nobody had ever thought of before.

TR

Thankyou,
Just I remember reading your posts a while back and enjoying them...
You kinda stuck in my mind (and your avatar), along with a few others who don't post anymore.


I have to agree about Dave Gilmour, he does put so much emotion across in his guitar and his voice, they go extremely well together...I guess some people just have a knack for playing guitar in such an extrodinary way.

And alot of people mention Hendrix here, I haven't listen to very much of his stuff....just the really mainstream stuff (purple haze, that "foxy lady" song etc etc) I might go and check out some of his stuff.....any suggestions anyone?

[stinkyattic]

Top 5, not in any particular order:

Santana
Clapton
Bonnie Raitt
Mark Knopfler
Stevie Ray Vaughn

[The Angus]

Angus' top 10:
Jimi Hendrix
Jimmy Page
Warren Haynes (of gov't mule)
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Eric Clapton
Duane Allman
Trey Anastasio (Phish)
David Gilmour
Billy Gibbons
Mark Knopfler

[smoke it]

Jimi Hendrix is my favorite guitarist. he is the best there ever was

[zephyrinne]

Stevie Ray Vaughan
Eric Clapton
Dimebag
David Gilmour
John Petrucci

[kingjustin]

Clapton, Petrucci,Hendrix, and... GARCIA!

[tyrantowns]

dimebag
chuck schuldiner
james hetfield
i love you.
R.I.P Chuck and Dimebag.

[tendonut]

how the heck could all of you forget Randy Rhoads and Zack Wylde two of ozziez best and brightest henchmen and legends. Dimebag Darryl is allso a amazing player and I the guitarist of children of bodom allso frontman alexi laiho is allso one of the best fastest shredding guitar players i have ever seen.

[radguyjeff]

:thumbsup:

[daima]

Jimi Hendrix is my favorite guitarist. he is the best there ever was

I grew up listening to Jimmi. I have a limited edition album that was put out by the BBC, that is outstanding..
Now...that being said, it sounds like you appreciate a good....scratch that....an EXCELLENT guitar player. I urge you to listen to a guy by the name of Tony Rice. As much as i love Jimmi, Jerry(RIP), thankfully music, like most other things , contniue to advance, excell, change. This is where Tony Rice enters the picture. He has taken guitar playing to heights that even Garcia did admire, and Hendrix would of admire. My hopes are that 10 years from now another will step up and , so on, and so on.
Some of Tony's most mind boggling playing can be found on a cd called, The Pizza Tapes.

dai*ma:stoned: sfca94110
I wish i had a banjo string
made of golden twine
and every tune i'd pick on it
i'd wish that girl was mine:thumbsup:

[JR77]

Randy Rhoads - Something about the way he played.........

[Ripper]

django rienhart a mexican(i think) guitarist who lost all but two fingers on his left hand, and still manged to play the pants of everyone around mind you this was in the swing era

go lok him up his lifes quite cool his hand was damaged in a fire in his caravan

Rip it up

[4252]

Az. wrote, regarding Hendrix..."I might go and check out some of his stuff.....any suggestions anyone?"

I'd say don't miss Electric Ladyland and Axis, The Cry of Love has a few nice moments, as well as Rainbow Bridge.

I wonder if the recently purchased warehouse full of stuff saved by Bill Graham has anything Hendrix fans (or any other 60's performers) would be interested in. Check Wolfgang's Vault, or so they said on that Sunday morning CBS magazine show.....

Gilmore, Santana, or anybody else who plays with emotion and/or soul is good in my opinion; the so called technicians leave me cold.

How about Eric Gales? He was even left handed. Whatever happened to him?

Eric Johnson did Hendrix better than Hendrix, in some ways, for someone who's leaning toward the technical side. Good player.

Why are so many of the good guitar players named Eric?

TR

[dopesmoker]

Randy Rhoads (r.i.p.)
Tony Iommi
Stevie Ray Vaughn

[Bong30]

mine with some information

Joe Satriani was inspired to play guitar at age 14 after hearing that Jimi Hendrix had died. Satriani reportedly heard the news during a football training session where he immediately confronted his coach and announced that he was quitting to become a guitarist. Starting in 1974, he studied music with jazz guitarist Billy Bauer and with reclusive jazz pianist Lennie Tristano. The technically demanding Tristano greatly influenced Satriani's playing. During the 1970's, Satriani also began teaching guitar, with his most notable student being fellow Long Island native Steve Vai. In 1978, he moved to Berkeley, California to pursue a music career. He continued to teach guitar in California, and his students included: David Bryson (Counting Crows), Kevin Cadogan (Third Eye Blind), Kirk Hammett (Metallica), Larry LaLonde (Primus)), Alex Skolnick (Testament), Phil Kettner (Laaz Rockit) and Charlie Hunter.

When his friend and former student Steve Vai gained fame playing with David Lee Roth in 1986, Vai raved about Satriani in several interviews with guitar magazines. In 1987, Satriani's second album Surfing With the Alien produced popular radio hits, and was the first all-instrumental release to chart so highly in many years. Satriani also toured Australia and New Zealand with Mick Jagger in support of the Rolling Stones singer's solo album.

In 1989, Satriani released the album Flying in a Blue Dream. The album sold well, particularly in Texas. It was heavily promoted by KLBJ-FM in Austin. One Big Rush was featured on the soundtrack to the Cameron Crowe movie Say Anything. The Forgotten Part II was featured on a Labatt Blue commercial in Canada in 1993. Big Bad Moon, one of Satch's few singles with personally sung vocals, was a big hit in 1991-1992.

In 1992, Satriani released The Extremist, his most critically acclaimed and commercially successful CD to date. Radio stations across the country were quick to pick up on Summer Song, while Cryin', Friends and the title track were regional hits. The CD is now considered a rock classic.

In late 1993 Satriani joined Deep Purple as a short-term replacement for departed guitarist Ritchie Blackmore during the band's Japanese tour. The concerts were such a success Satriani was asked to join the band permanently, although his long-term contract with Sony prevented this happening. In 1996, he formed G3, a concert tour featuring three instrumental rock guitarists -- originally Satriani, Vai, and Eric Johnson. The G3 tour has continued periodically since its inaugural version, where Satriani and Vai are returning members, featured with a floating third member, including Eric Johnson, Yngwie Malmsteen, John Petrucci, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Robert Fripp, Patrick Rondat and more.

Satriani is also credited on many other albums, including guitar duties on Alice Cooper's Hey Stoopid (1991), Spinal Tap's Break Like the Wind (1992), Blue Ã?yster Cult's Imaginos (1988), band members Stu Hamm and Gregg Bissonette's solo albums, and many others including countless guitar heroes-style albums. Interestingly, he was credited for singing background vocals on the 1986 debut album by Crowded House. In 2003, he played lead guitar in The Yardbirds' CD release Birdland. In 2006 he guested on several tracks for Deep Purple's vocalist Ian Gillan's solo CD/DVD dual disc Gillan's Inn

[latewood]

Santana, Steve Morse, Eddie, Eric...Jeff "skunk" Baxter, and Duane Allman. Just because. Soulful riffs, that stick in your head.

[ForeverEndsToday]

fuck...

Dimebag Darrrel
Alexi Laiho
Joe Satriani
Zakk Wylde

Paul Waggoner from Between The Buried And Me is the shit too, you guys should listen to his shit

[dark0ne]

dimbag
zack wylde
steavy ray vaugn
erric clapton
gilmore
hendrix

not in any order, just my favorites this minute it changes from day to day.

[dopesmoker]

how can i be the only one that said Tony Iommi? wow

[Captain Hanks]

HENDRIX

[Pothead4204life]

kirk hammet

[flamingskullballs]

jimmy page, jimi hendrix, joe satriani (lots of jays), steve vai, and buckethead

[DrSians]

Stevie Ray Vaugn <-- genius
Slash <-- Just love the sound of his guitar, he really makes it sing.

[suhl]

how can i be the only one that said Tony Iommi? wow
most of the people here dont know anything about music for one thing and are going on purely technical ability. and when i say most people here dont know about music i mean they dont know who iommi is. and if you havent heard of iommi you dont know shit about music. ill back you up he is a favorite of mine. he is the riff master and pretty much invented heavy music, was a huge part of black sabbath, which is as far as influence goes one of the top 5 rock bands of all time. i mean without this man thousands of bands today wouldnt exist, or maybe they would but they would be a lot worse. most of the people who listed hendrix clapton or vaughn probably have a greatest hits record or two. im not saying any is bad, im just saying when i hear people list them as the best i assume they are people who dont know shit. i mean dont get me wrong they are three of the best ever but most people that say that heard someone else say it. also i heard the anselmo/iommi collaborations from the iommi solo cd they are great

[suhl]

this is something that is really too subjective to talk about really all you can do is talk technical ability, which really is not as important a part as song writing and emotional music ability. talking technical it would have to be someone like steve vai or eric johnson or other people like that and satriani. petrucci is up there too. the absolute virtuosos, when you listen to them youll know what sets them apart. my problem with these guys is they dont really write songs, they just showcase their ability. i mean i like them but that right there is why they arent ever in that good of bands that make really good cohesive music. dream theater being the cloest to an exception. i mean if you have heard john5, marilyn mansons old guitarist, solo you would be astonished. talk about being held back this man has amazing ability, as far as speed and just his comfort and ease with the instrument id say he along with buckethead are two of the best guitarists in the world. but neither of them are really showcased outside of their bands. the point being there is way more to look at than technical ability, and iommi cant play as fast as any of the guys i just mentioned but is incredibly skilled at making simple things sound good(must be a name for this ability, and whatever it is he is the undisputed master), is a cohesive part of a band, not just a bunch of virtuosos who just play together and have a total loser for a singer(dream theater), and he has had a bigger impact onmusic and also on more people than every guitarist listed in that last paragraph who is fast and good. also most listed here, but not all. probably talking influence in rock music he is probably around 4/5 or 5/5.

[420purplehaze420]

speaking op up and coming good guitarist's the quitar player for this New Zealand band called Children of Bodom, is extrememly good, i forget his name but theres this song by them called everytime i die, amazing guitar this guy is really talented

[vyise420]

matt bellamy(muse)

because he is awsome

[flamingskullballs]

oh, i forgot about Galder, the founding member of Old Mans Child

Not a big fan of In Defiance of Existance, but yet a large fan of OMC...the riffs in Pagan Prosperity and Ill-Natured Spritual Invasion have such classical feel...definantly the best of melodic black metal

[IllusionalFate]

Rusty Cooley.

[Nochowderforyou]

Mr. Iommi lost a few fingers as well. To me, he was an amazing guitar player as he was missing the tips of a few of his playing hand. He made putty tips so he could still play. 90% of my playing is based on feel to know here to notes are. To not have that feel, to me, would make things very difficult.

[Nochowderforyou]

I also enjoy Jeff Hannamen. Better than Kerry King I think. :)

[Az.]

speaking op up and coming good guitarist's the quitar player for this New Zealand band called Children of Bodom, is extrememly good, i forget his name but theres this song by them called everytime i die, amazing guitar this guy is really talented

That is Alexi Laiho
A few people mentioned him on this thread
and I have to agree he is a very good guitarist!!

(also I dont think they are from New Zealand! Im sure they are Scandanavian lol)

And Old Mans Child are awsome aswell!!!
I havent listen to them in a long time!!
Might have to get the cd's out.

[yoda]

the best guitarist isnt the most technical, cause ill hear some insane shit with alotta like grindcore bands and european metal that my bro listens to it, but they seem to get too technical instead of just playing something that sounds good.

to me, the best guitarist means whos work moves me in a good way. will i tune out everything else just to hear the guitar? does the riff get my blood flowing? can i find the beauty in its simplicity?

hendrix - god how it moves me
hammet - some of my favorite solo parts are his
rossington - doesnt get the attention like paige, but i like his playing more
clark domae - from a band called rufio, plays alot of sick shit
whoever plays guitar for OAR, hes amazing

[Loop]

Steve Vai - "For the Love of God"

great while chillin' :D

[trippen420]

hendrix is amazing but idk page is right beghind him

[pokin smot]

stevie ray vaughn

cuz he can rip and his blues are pretty sick

[NightProwler]

hendrix
kerry king
dimebag darell

[Roadking]

Jeff Beck because he has total control over that guitar

[The Colonel]

You can't forget about John Frusciante or Omar Rodriguez. :-D

[Ganjasaurusrex]

Eddie Van Halen

[yoda]

You can't forget about John Frusciante or Omar Rodriguez. :-D

ahhhh yes i always include john frusciante

[feedbacker]

tony iommi is the master of the riff

john cipollina (quicksilver messenger service) and randy holden (blue cheer) are pretty amazing

django reinhardt is cool too