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Author Topic: Best guitarists  (Read 10397 times)

ZiggysFryBoy

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Best guitarists
« on: May 20, 2017, 02:43:12 PM »
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Re: Best guitarists
« Reply #1 on: May 20, 2017, 02:45:12 PM »
In no particular order
Clapton
Eddie VH
Satriani
Edge
Prince
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Re: Best guitarists
« Reply #2 on: May 20, 2017, 03:59:33 PM »
Al Di Meola

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Re: Best guitarists
« Reply #3 on: May 20, 2017, 04:03:25 PM »
Eddie Van Halen
George Lynch
Randi Rhodes
Warren DeMartini
Peter Frampton

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Re: Best guitarists
« Reply #4 on: May 20, 2017, 04:35:22 PM »
In no particular order
Clapton
Eddie VH
Satriani
Edge
Prince

Well done including Prince in this list.

His solo at the end of this cover of While My guitar gently weeps is a masterpiece.

https://youtu.be/6SFNW5F8K9Y

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Re: Best guitarists
« Reply #5 on: May 20, 2017, 04:44:17 PM »
In no particular order
Clapton
Eddie VH
Satriani
Edge
Prince

Tom Morello
Edge
Clapton
Prince
Buddy Guy

As technically great as EVH and Satriani are, I was never a big fan of "guitar gymnastics".

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Re: Best guitarists
« Reply #6 on: May 20, 2017, 04:47:03 PM »
It should NOT take until the sixth post for someone to mention Jimi Hendrix.  Really he was incredibly influential and way ahead of his time.
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Re: Best guitarists
« Reply #7 on: May 20, 2017, 04:51:00 PM »
This is a tough thing to ask. Are we talking originality? Most complex solos? Ability to play faster than most everyone else?
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Re: Best guitarists
« Reply #8 on: May 20, 2017, 05:41:48 PM »
Santana, hey?
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Re: Best guitarists
« Reply #9 on: May 20, 2017, 05:44:20 PM »
Andre Segovia
John Williams

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Re: Best guitarists
« Reply #10 on: May 20, 2017, 06:21:09 PM »
Hendrix
Prince
Clapton

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Re: Best guitarists
« Reply #11 on: May 20, 2017, 07:35:25 PM »
I don't think Prince could do this....

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=v35YhhzCrYk


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Re: Best guitarists
« Reply #12 on: May 20, 2017, 07:48:09 PM »
Jerry. End of story
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Re: Best guitarists
« Reply #13 on: May 20, 2017, 07:54:17 PM »
I don't think Prince could do this....

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=v35YhhzCrYk

Yeah, he could...  I also imagine Paco and Al could learn every note that Prince that ever played.  I am of the belief when it comes to this argument, it's not what song they played, but how they did it, and the impact it had on its listeners.

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Re: Best guitarists
« Reply #14 on: May 20, 2017, 08:33:07 PM »
Yeah, he could...  I also imagine Paco and Al could learn every note that Prince that ever played.  I am of the belief when it comes to this argument, it's not what song they played, but how they did it, and the impact it had on its listeners.

Reinko is right on point.  As a guitar player for over thirty five years, I used to stack my Marshals three high.  Watching the acoustic Di Meola is sort of boring to me and I would have rather watched Eddie Van Halen's Eruption from Youtube.  But, you can also watch DiMeola play alongside Steve Vai, a very accomplished rock guitarist and see what he can do plugged in.  Pretty awesome.

When it comes to listeners and what you enjoy, each person has its own.  A few years ago, my wife wanted to see Zach Brown Band and since I really don't like country music, I wasn't too overjoyed at attending, but I did.  The crowd was very into the band and they appeared to be fine musicians.  After about an hour, they all of a sudden did a cover of Mettalica's "Enter Sandman" and I said what...... It was outstanding with a fiddle player doing the lead guitar solos, the guy hit it note for note.  Then they did a cover of Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody and I almost fell out of my chair, just outstanding.  Later found out that the band does this cover song thing at every concert.  Surprised, but musicians are musicians and can play a lot of songs you never thought they would.   

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Re: Best guitarists
« Reply #15 on: May 20, 2017, 09:02:10 PM »
I remember 4-5 years ago I again heard that 'nobody good ever plays Summerfest'.  Over the span of two to three nights, it featured Eric Clapton, Steve Howe, Buddy Guy and one or two other true legends I'm not recalling.

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Re: Best guitarists
« Reply #16 on: May 21, 2017, 12:24:55 AM »

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Re: Best guitarists
« Reply #17 on: May 21, 2017, 08:40:51 AM »

Zappa

Jerry. End of story

his noodling is reason #1 of why I don't like the Dead



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Re: Best guitarists
« Reply #18 on: May 21, 2017, 09:06:23 AM »
Hendrix
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Duane Allman
Albert King
Daltrey
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Re: Best guitarists
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« Reply #20 on: May 21, 2017, 09:43:13 AM »
Brain fart meant Townsend
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Re: Best guitarists
« Reply #21 on: May 21, 2017, 10:20:54 AM »
The number of you folks leaving off Hendrix is batpoop crazy. He's #1.

And Rolling Stone agrees! http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-guitarists-20111123/jimi-hendrix-20120705

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Re: Best guitarists
« Reply #22 on: May 21, 2017, 10:30:15 AM »
Zappa

his noodling is reason #1 of why I don't like the Dead

You're listening to the wrong Dead then. Sure 65-69 was a lot of noodling and experimental but the remaining 25 years of the band was straight fire (minus drums>space). It's actually the 40th anniversary of one the greatest runs ever in May 77. Give some of those shows a listen. Or the late 80s before Brent died. The noodling doesn't exist outside of a few songs.

As far as other guitarist: Duane Allman, Trey, Jake Cinniger of Umphreys McGee, Derek Trucks, Warren Haynes, just to name a few.
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Re: Best guitarists
« Reply #23 on: May 21, 2017, 12:53:01 PM »
You're listening to the wrong Dead then. Sure 65-69 was a lot of noodling and experimental but the remaining 25 years of the band was straight fire (minus drums>space). It's actually the 40th anniversary of one the greatest runs ever in May 77. Give some of those shows a listen. Or the late 80s before Brent died. The noodling doesn't exist outside of a few songs.

As far as other guitarist: Duane Allman, Trey, Jake Cinniger of Umphreys McGee, Derek Trucks, Warren Haynes, just to name a few.

see I like the stuff up through the bluegrass era, trust me I've heard plenty of the Dead, my brother has all of the boxsets including both of the '77 tour sets. He's always trying to convert me. Actually, the Dead show at Alpine in 1985 was the 1st concert I ever walked out early on. Just doesn't work for me kind of like how John Popper's harp style ruined Blues Traveler to me. YMMV which is fine.

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Re: Best guitarists
« Reply #24 on: May 21, 2017, 07:08:11 PM »
Some of my faves

Johnny Greenwood
Jeff Tweedy
Jim James
Jack White
Jason Pierce
Zachary Cole Smith
Mac Demarco