Best Guitar Player in Your Opinion

Ghetto Goose · Post by **Ghetto Goose** » Fri Jun 28, 2002 8:25 am

who do you think is the best OVERALL?

(btw, forgive me if i dont have many, rock is more my forte`)

Jack_Deth · Post by **Jack_Deth** » Fri Jun 28, 2002 8:28 am

I used to play guitar and I would say Eric Clapton, I am in no way a fan of his, I listen to mostly electronic music now (Funker Vogt) but I would say his stuff was the hardest to play.

But... there are much greater guitarists with not as big of a backing as the ones we have stated so I am sure someone else will give a better one.

HappySuitcase Man · Post by **HappySuitcase Man** » Fri Jun 28, 2002 9:34 am

Jimi Hendrix. Definitely.

Anyway, into the realm of indie --

Bob Mould HÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â¼sker DÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â¼ - For having that patented fuzzy guitar tone. Amazing Amazing Amazing.

J. Mascis Dinosaur Jr. - Think trashy Neil Young with tenfold distortion and you're not even close.

Greg Ginn Black Flag - Hardcore mixed with metal, jazz, and pure noise.

Joey Santiago Pixies - Black Francis might have been the soul of this band, but Joey was definitelythe heart.

King Buzzo Melvins - After Gluey Porch Treatment was made, people should've just stopped trying for the "Heaviest Song" vibe; it had already been done.

Curt Kirkwood Meat Puppets - Country and Punk. Who'd a thunk?

Nutter · Post by **Nutter** » Fri Jun 28, 2002 12:44 pm

best guitarist
randy rhoads

best guitar team
dave mustaine/marty friedman

notable mentions
john petrucci
steve vai
jimmy page
brian may

Kizmiaz · Post by **Kizmiaz** » Fri Jun 28, 2002 1:45 pm

Jimi.
But Santana did some good stuff together with John Lee Hooker.
Runner-up: Poison Ivy from The Cramps. I mean, the bellyache after listening to "You got good taste" the first time lasted for hours.

Bulldog · Post by **Bulldog** » Sat Jun 29, 2002 1:13 pm

Tom Morello is my favorite. Can't rightly say he's the best tho.

scotch · Post by **scotch** » Sat Jun 29, 2002 2:15 pm

Jimi is da shizzit!

However, there are many others who are almost as good. I would like to point out that rock is not the only genre where you can find good guitarists. But, let me give you a short short-list.

Jennifer Turner
Kenny Wayne Sheppard
Frank Zappa
James Taylor
Don Ross
Yngwe Malmsteen
Eric Johnson
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Roy Clark
Eddy VanHalen
Eric Clapton
Boz Scaggs
Duane Allman
Johnny Lang
Edgar Winter
Pete Townsend
Oscar Lopez
Duane Eddy
Ben Harper
The former artist, formerly known as Cat Stevens
Gordon Lightfoot
Michael Hedges
Keller Williams
Neil Young
Barrie Maguire
Russ Ballard
Van Morrison
Johnny Cash

Apologies go out to all those who got shafted, and ended up on the extended long-short-list

desertf · Post by **desertf** » Sat Jun 29, 2002 4:44 pm

Hendrix not only because he was born and raised where i was born and where i live (seattle, wa) but because of his amazing sound. He was fricking amazing, tons of sounds, different vibes and he didnt even know how to write music like many other amazing musicians. Also he was only famous for 4 years... and look how he changed music.

K~G~T · Post by **K~G~T** » Sat Jun 29, 2002 4:49 pm

Well, in my personal opinion I consider Neil Young the best guitarist I know.

scotch · Post by **scotch** » Sat Jun 29, 2002 5:54 pm

K~G~T wrote:Well, in my personal opinion I consider Neil Young the best guitarist I know.

If I actually knew him, he'd be the best guitar player I know. As it stands, my uncle George is the best guitar player I actually know. Or maybe my dad. He's pretty good, too. Me, hell... I suck. But I'm pretty good on brass. Yeah, yeah, I know : who asked (?).

Lynxer · Post by **Lynxer** » Sat Jun 29, 2002 5:54 pm

jimmy played well and still does on my stereo/cpu

scotch · Post by **scotch** » Sat Jun 29, 2002 6:00 pm

[quote="Lynxer"]jimmy played well and still does on my stereo/cpu/quote]

Ever hear of anything by some dudes that go by the name Beautiful People? Man, hunt it down. If you dig Jimi, you very well might go ga ga over them.

Chris(is evil) · Post by **Chris(is evil)** » Sat Jun 29, 2002 9:06 pm

My favorate has to be Slash from Guns n Roses

TheReaper · Post by **TheReaper** » Sun Jun 30, 2002 1:04 am

#1 Robert Fripp

#2 Jerry Horton

#3 Tony Iomi

Ganymedes · Post by **Ganymedes** » Sun Jun 30, 2002 1:16 am

The best guitar player..? You've never, ever heard of him... His name is ÃƒÆ’Ã‹Å“ystein Sunde and he plays guitar like hell... :mrgreen:

TheReaper · Post by **TheReaper** » Sun Jun 30, 2002 1:22 am

Sounds like Robert Fripp then, just from a different country

Rosh · Post by **Rosh** » Sun Jun 30, 2002 2:08 am

Hmmm, Santana and Jimi definitely have a good spot.

Howver, and of modern note, I'd have to go with another strngs contortionist, Les Claypool (Primus, etc.). Sure, the songs are a bit out there, but the stringwork was impressive, as are the numbers of stringed instruments he knows. Ler is pretty good, too.

Remember, Primus Sucks.

Max-Violence · Post by **Max-Violence** » Sun Jun 30, 2002 2:25 am

I don't know who the "best" guitar player is, but my favorite would be Kirk Hammet. Dude kicks ass.

TheReaper · Post by **TheReaper** » Sun Jun 30, 2002 4:52 am

What band is he from Prolific Bastard? :mrgreen: smart-ass as always

Bulldog · Post by **Bulldog** » Sun Jun 30, 2002 5:08 am

desertf wrote:Hendrix not only because he was born and raised where i was born and where i live (seattle, wa) but because of his amazing sound. He was fricking amazing, tons of sounds, different vibes and he didnt even know how to write music like many other amazing musicians. Also he was only famous for 4 years... and look how he changed music.

So I can only guess which part of EMP is your favorite

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