Best Gutair player

[DolAmroth]

Who do you think are gutair gods

Jimy Hendrix
Jimi page, led zeppelin
Eric Clapton, cream
lindsey buckingham,fleetwood mac
david gilmor,pink floyd

[JimmyDean]

My faves:

Jimmy Page
Eric Clapton
The Edge
Johnny Greenwood
David Gilmour
Joe Strummer

[sphericthor]

Originally posted by JimmyDean
My faves:

Jimmy Page
Eric Clapton
The Edge
Johnny Greenwood
David Gilmour
Joe Strummer

All of these and Slash from Guns 'n' Roses

[Desperado]

Joe Strummer. I'm a huge Clash fan.

[KurdtKobain84]

kurt cobain
lenny kravitz

[Riddle]

Jimmy Page is the best.
Watch the new Live dvd for proof.

[QUINNtheESKIMO]

DJANGO REINHART

as Les Paul (inventor of the electric guitar, and Brilliant guitar player himself...) says, " A day without hearing Django play, is like a day without sunshine."

Hendrix was a genius, its just a shame that he destroyed himself, and left behind such a small body of work.

Nobody has mentioned Chet Atkins...or Doc Watson...

[LadyFireFly]

I don't think anyone on the planet has been able to work a guitar like Hendrix.

[Deexan]

slash will always be the ultimate guitar player for me

[QUINNtheESKIMO]

Originally posted by LadyFireFly
I don't think anyone on the planet has been able to work a guitar like Hendrix.

have you heard Django?

[thebtskink]

Slash
Kirk Hammett (Metallica)
Joe Strummer (Clash)
Jimi Hendrix
Jimmy Page
Pete Townsend (The Who)
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Stevie Vai
Joe Satriani
Joe Walsh (James Gang, Eagles)

[LadyFireFly]

Originally posted by QUINNtheESKIMO
have you heard Django?

No I haven't. What's a song of theirs I can download to hear their guitar playing?

[QUINNtheESKIMO]

Originally posted by LadyFireFly
No I haven't. What's a song of theirs I can download to hear their guitar playing?

he played a LOT of versions of "I saw Stars", but I would recomend "Speevy" or "Minor Swing" or "Jeepers Creepers" or St. Louis Blues" or "Djangology", or "Improvisation".

he does some really amazing stuff, I think you can deffinitely see that he influenced Hendrix's playing

[KurdtKobain84]

rolling stone mag. has a list of the best guitar players.

[QUINNtheESKIMO]

Originally posted by KurdtKobain84
rolling stone mag. has a list of the best guitar players.

yes they do, and it sucks.

[Onimar Synn]

Jimi Hendrix
Jimmy Page
Pete Townsend (Rhythm guitar only. The guy can't play a lead to save his life.)
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Steve Vai
Joe Satriani
Joe Walsh

[KurdtKobain84]

Originally posted by QUINNtheESKIMO
yes they do, and it sucks.

good thing i didn't buy it then, where did kurt cobain rank, if he ranked at all?

[JBond]

Jimi Hendrix
Eric Clapton
Jimmy Page
David Gilmour
Van Halen

[Snake Spirit]

A very underestimated
guitar player is Mark Gallagher fron Raven. My top vote because listening to him progress thru 18 albums was really a trip. My fave hands down. The 1987 album "Life's A *****" really shows this guy's talent.

Rik Emmett from Triumph
Yngwie Malmsteen
Marty Friedman of Megadeth
Vinnie Moore of Vicious Rumors
Kirk Hammett (old Metallica only.)

I would say Eddie Van Halen
but he's too commercial. :rolleyes:

And the Japanese guitar wizard, Akira Takasaki from Loudness. Many call this guy the Japanese Eddie Van Halen, but he does one thing Eddie dosen't-Takasaki actually plays other things besides hammer on's, finger taps and power slides.

I highly recommend Takasaki's album Tusk of The Jaguar. :cool:

[QUINNtheESKIMO]

Kurt Cobain is number 12 on the Rolling Stone list.

[OzzMosiz]

Phil Collen - Def Leppard
Slash - GNR
Nuno Bettencourt - Extreme
Kirk Hammett - Metallica
Steve Vai
Brian May - Queen
Francis Rossi - Status Quo
Mark Knopfler - Dire Straits
Eric Clapton
Eddie Van Halen
Lindsey Buckingham - Fleetwood Mac
Angus Young - AC/DC

[IdahoMR2man]

Thanks for knocking off on my threads, noob.

Jimmy Page
Steve Vai
Angus!

[Snake Spirit]

Originally posted by IdahoMR2man
Thanks for knocking off on my threads, noob.

Jimmy Page
Steve Vai
Angus!

Almost forgot Steve Vai. He and Joe Satriani were big influences on Kirk Hammett. Good call IdahoMR2man!

I'd like to add Michael Schenker, brother of Scorpions' guitarist Rudolph Schenker, when he was in the band UFO. Anyone who has ever heard the song "Captain Nemo" will agree. This is one of the most atmospheric instrumentals I have ever heard

[jbailey84]

Jimi Hendrix
Eddie Van Halen
BucketHead - BucketHead/new Guns n Roses
Larry LaLonde - Primus
Daron Malakian - System of a Down
Tom Morello - Rage Against the Machine/Audioslave
James Iha - Smashing Pumpkins
Carlos Santana - Santana
Randy Rhodes - Ozzy
Kirk Hammett - Metallica
John F- Red Hot Chili Peppers
Dave Navarro - Jane's Addiction/former Red Hot Chili Peppers

[DangerMouse]

I've heard Django. In fact I have a box set of his.

Fantastic stuff especially when you consider he couldn't use all of the fingers on his left hand.

That being said, Jimi Hendrix played chords they don't have a name for yet.

[Colorado Cajun]

Hendrix
Slash
Santana
Richie Sambora
Lenny Kravitz
Eddie Vanhalen
Dave Navarro
Kurt Cobain

[jbailey84]

forgot to add

Joe Perry - Aerosmith
Alex Lifeson - Rush

[Riddle]

Originally posted by Colorado Cajun


Lenny Kravitz
Kurt Cobain



Mmmm....nope, don't think so. I'm better then both of them, so I must be amazing.

[The Moose]

mat bellamy -muse

[Optimus Magnus]

Adrian Smith and Janick Gers from Iron Maiden, have you heard the solos in Aces High, dude, rock on

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