Greatest guitar players thread

My favs are

Kirk Hammett (Metallica)

Slash

Zakk Wylde (Ozzy Osborne, Black Label Society)

Jerry Cantrell (Alice in Chains)

Dave Mustaine (Megadeth)

Dimebag Darrell Abbott (Pantera)

David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)

Ted Nugent

Eddie VanHalen

Buckethead

Hendrix

:woo

 
Best/favorite - to each their own.

Mine:

1. Eddie Van Halen

2. John Frusciante (Red Hot Chili Peppers)

3. Slash (GNR)

 
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hskrdedhed said:
HUSKER 37 said:
Eric the Red said:
Oh you guys are killing me....I know he's not the best but, he's my favorite guitarist

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Watch the entire thing.......he's a guitar legend
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That guy sounds a lot like Eddie Van Halen.

Still upset at them for not coming out with an album the Summer of '82? and forcing me to buy Michael Jackson's Thriller to feed my VH fix. <_<

Plus he somehow stole my Battery/screw gun to the pickups idea...

They played out here last Friday, but didn't find out about it in time.

I still wonder why Rolling Stone has him so far down their list of 100 greatest...Because Rolling Stone seldom has any idea what they're talking about.
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He is very one dementional IMO.
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I would agree.
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what do you mean?

 
^ While I'm certainly not the be-all-end-all of knowledge when it comes to Eddie Van Halen, for me he just falls into the same category of all those shredders who play a million notes per second but never craft any SONGS worth listening to. That, and I can't stand his tone.

 
I see, but you could say he was one of the first shredders who tries to play a million notes per second!?

VH has some good stuff without him trying to play fast..

Dance the Night Away

Runnin with the Devil

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and one of the most original songs out there

Hot for Teacher

Well, regardless, I know what your saying, I just think he's separated himself a little more than what your giving him credit for.

 
Eric the Red said:
I see, but you could say he was one of the first shredders who tries to play a million notes per second!?

VH has some good stuff without him trying to play fast..

Dance the Night Away

Runnin with the Devil

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and one of the most original songs out there

Hot for Teacher

Well, regardless, I know what your saying, I just think he's separated himself a little more than what your giving him credit for.
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Dance the Night Away?..

Probably my least fav. VH tune With DLR.

I couldn't even stomach Jagger/Bowie's version and Barely Martha and the Vandells?

Loved Runnin with/Devil, though.

I guess I appreciated Eddie's experimentation with the instrument ...Not always playing it to conform with accepted practice?

But the constant high frequency hiss on almost all of their recordings made the backside of my brain hurt.

 
My list;

Hendrix

Randy Rhodes {Ozzy's first guitarist for those of you too young}

Stevie Ray Vaughn

Alex Lifeson {sp}

David Gilmore

Clapton

Eric Johnson

 
As I mentioned before my favorite guitarist is Jimmy McCulloch, best known for being Paul McCartney's lead guitarist in Wings from 1974-1977.

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^^Jimmy's tune "Medicine Jar"

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listen to his guitar work in "Maybe I'm Amazed" ^^

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also listen to his guitar work in "Junior's Farm"

 
I can't see how you can compile a list of greatest guitarist without including Jeff Beck

.........and then, not to brag, but I'm pretty good at Guitar Hero!

 
My Favs, not sayin best, but the ones I like to listen to.

Kirk Hammet. - MEtallica

Marcos Curiel - I dont care for POD, but I love his work with The Accident Experiment.

Jerry Cantrell- Alice in Chains and solo work

Adam Jones - Tool

 
Amen to Adam Jones, the dude is a monster. Also, I love his amps!

Another one most of you probably won't be familiar with: Matt Bellamy?

 
bnel6 said:
My favs are

Kirk Hammett (Metallica)

Slash

Zakk Wylde (Ozzy Osborne, Black Label Society)

Jerry Cantrell (Alice in Chains)

Dave Mustaine (Megadeth)

Dimebag Darrell Abbott (Pantera)

David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)

Ted Nugent

Eddie VanHalen

Buckethead

Hendrix

:woo
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+S.R.V

 
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