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Poll Question: Who is in your oppinion the best guitarist of all time?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 30 2005 at 17:47

Fred Frith - a genuine innovator and I doubt anyone else will vote for him.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 30 2005 at 17:58

Originally posted by TheProgtologist TheProgtologist wrote:

If anyone named a guitarist other than Hendrix they are nuts.

Hendrix is an exquisite guitarist, but I believe his is a bit o'errated.  The best guitarist, in my opinion, is Andres Segovia with honorable mentions going to Holdsworth and Fripp.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 02 2005 at 15:30

David Gilmour is my favouritest guitarist in the whole wide world!

Jimmy Page deserves to be mentioned too

Hendix is terribly overrated, I find.


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 03 2005 at 03:01
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 03 2005 at 05:48
My vote went to Hendrix - the greatest of all time. It was interesting to find Mick Taylor at the poll, he's a very underrated guitar player.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 03 2005 at 06:37
At the moment it would probably be

Hendrix - rock / blues
Holdsworth - Jazz
Sergovia - Classical
Fred Frith - Avant garde
John Fahey - Folk

Also mentions for Zappa, Fripp and Gilmore

plus a load of others
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 03 2005 at 06:45
Mc Laughlin - well he's my favourite.

For influence though I suppose it must be Hendrix.

Steve Howe should be included on the list though. And Steve Vai I guess if technique over creativity is your bag.......sorry Vai fans but I blew hard earned cash on one of his albums recently...

Suprised Fripp hasn't yet got a vote.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 04 2005 at 02:52

Originally posted by Phil Phil wrote:

Mc Laughlin - well he's my favourite.

For influence though I suppose it must be Hendrix.

Steve Howe should be included on the list though. And Steve Vai I guess if technique over creativity is your bag.......sorry Vai fans but I blew hard earned cash on one of his albums recently...

Suprised Fripp hasn't yet got a vote.

It's strange that Fripp didn't get no votes.

I agree with you about including Howe on the list, and your statement about Vai.

Hendrix is still the best!

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 04 2005 at 04:52
andy latimer is my fav
makes me cry sometimes, so much feel in his playing, an amazing guitarist
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 04 2005 at 04:53

Non rock: Acoustic guitar: Paco De Lucia (virtuosic, innovative and adventurous)

Rock: Jimmy Page Is God!

Progrock: Steve Howe, the best Steve on guitar!

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 04 2005 at 12:05

Of all time period! Jimi Hendrix

My personal Favorite Steve Hackett

Best Prog Guitarist Robert Fripp

 

 

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 04 2005 at 12:33
Originally posted by Scrambled_Eggs Scrambled_Eggs wrote:

Originally posted by TheProgtologist TheProgtologist wrote:

If anyone named a guitarist other than Hendrix they are nuts.

Hendrix is an exquisite guitarist, but I believe his is a bit o'errated.  The best guitarist, in my opinion, is Andres Segovia with honorable mentions going to Holdsworth and Fripp.

I agree that Segovia was brilliant.Same goes for Holdsworth and Fripp.

But they are very good technically,Hendrix was an innovator.

I am not a guitarist,just a dumb drummer,but that's my opinion.



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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 06 2005 at 22:56
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 07 2005 at 23:28

From the List: Jimi Page - total brilliance!!

Others not named:

  • Steve Howe
  • Eddie Van Halen
  • Slash
  • John Williams (classical)
  • Andres Segovia (classical)
  • Steve Rothery
  • Alan Holdsworth
  • Martin Barre

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 08 2005 at 10:33
Gilmour and Blackmore and Hendrix
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 10 2005 at 11:12
  • Fred Frith
  • Frank Zappa
  • Roger Trigaux
  • Michael Karoli
  • Robert Fripp
  • Trey Spruance
  • Buckethead
  • Paul Gilbert
  • John McLaughlin
  • Manuel Göttsching

And, for personal reasons, John Frusciante is my favorite guitarist.
And above all, is punk
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 18 2005 at 18:28
(Not in any particular order)
Hendrix
Clapton
Page
Santana
Hackett
Gilmour

I don't think there isn't a bad guitarist, it just depends on your taste. Also, don't forget the hired guitarists for such things as The Alan Parsons Project and the rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar. They may not be influential, but man, they certain can play. One more thing. Support your local guitarists. They may not be mainstream, but hell, you know them and that can make you think that they are a great guitarist.
"It is impossible to achieve the aim without suffering." - Robert Fripp, from the title track of Exposure
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 18 2005 at 18:29
Also, Vaughn and Van Halen
"It is impossible to achieve the aim without suffering." - Robert Fripp, from the title track of Exposure
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