Best Guitarist of all time - DISCUSSION THREAD

[sydraider]

I have a shortlist.

Dimebag
EVH
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Skolnick
Mustaine
Turelli


f**k f**k its too hard, there are so many.

 

[Ron Jeremy]

mate... i can argue about how he is a genius (i prefer the term 'god')... but i might start another thread for that instead of hijacking this.

You do that;-) and i'll be there in a jiffy:lol:

 

[Ron Jeremy]

I have a shortlist.

Dimebag
EVH
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Skolnick
Mustaine
Turelli


f**k f**k its too hard, there are so many.

I really liked the work of Ray Vaughn, he wasn't totally my type of player however his skill was obvious.

 

[CliffyIsGod]

Thurston Moore
Billy Corgan
Johnny Marr

 

[Generalzod]

Joe Satriani


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4fPv450OYM

 

[2 True Blues]

Most of the above, but always also liked "Mossy" from Cold Chisel as well. Good singer/guitarist and performer.

 

[CC_Eagle]

SRV

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Young
Satriani
Page
Johnny Greenwood
Young
Justin Hawkins - Plays the guitar as if he's screwing it.

 

[simmo1]

Herman Li sh*ts all over Bucketload

...because he is such a great live performer...

Probably have too many favourites to list, but if I kept it to 3: Mustaine, Slash, Dimebag.

 

[Munky]

My faves

Slash - The guy who got me listening for lead guitar parts

The holy trio of Iron Maiden - just awesome

Randy Rhoads - Mr Crowley, Crazy Train, Diary of a Madman 'nuff said

Billy Gibbons - If only for the beard

James Hetfield - Fade to Black

...because he is such a great live performer...

Can Herman Li actually play his songs live? Most of the time he looks f**ked off his nut.

 

[simmo1]

Dave Murray & Adrian Smith

Its weird how these two are always seen as the main guiatarists of Iron Maiden, when (IMO) Janick Gers is more skilled than both of them.

 

[simmo1]

Can Herman Li actually play his songs live? Most of the time he looks f**ked off his nut.

That was the point. ;-)

 

[Mr. Fahrenheit]

In the vein of the 'greatest movie of all time etc' if someone could be bothered... a similar type of compeition would be awesome.

 

[Mr. Fahrenheit]

Buckethead is such an awesome multi-instrumentalist... check out vids of him + Claypool (another god)

 

[2 True Blues]

Its weird how these two are always seen as the main guiatarists of Iron Maiden, when (IMO) Janick Gers is more skilled than both of them.

:lol::lol::? How so ??

 

[simmo1]

:lol::lol::? How so ??

I just like his work more. And after seeing Maiden live, he is also a better performer.

 

[kia ora storm]

John Fogerty - bloody good and very versatile.
Ronnie Wood - legend.

 

[Eelectrica]

John Petrucci
Dave Gilmour
Jimmy Page
Eddie Van Halen

 

[realredhillboy]

jeff beck
eddie van halen
alex lifeson

 

[Once Dead]

The first two, simply because they were insane thrashing machines but never got the platform to show it...

Larry Farkas (Vengeance Rising, Die Happy, Sircle of Silence)
Glenn Rogers (Deliverance, Vengeance Rising, Hirax)

Pure, soul driven brilliance......although influenced by the smack.....what can you do?

Jerry Cantrell (Alice in Chains)

 

[Mr. Fahrenheit]

Cantrell wasn't as into it as Layne etc...