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Topic: Best guitarist
Posted By: pero
Subject: Best guitarist
Date Posted: August 30 2005 at 04:38
Who is the best guitarist of all time?



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Posted By: jitu
Date Posted: August 30 2005 at 05:30

ritchi blackmore

you forgot

'Alex Lifeson'

 



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Posted By: pero
Date Posted: August 30 2005 at 05:55
Never heard. I must be getting old. Sorry


Posted By: cobb
Date Posted: August 30 2005 at 05:55
Too many missing to be called of all time- should have posted 'who is the best guitarist from this list'


Posted By: porter
Date Posted: August 30 2005 at 11:07
who the hell is Ritchie BlackmOOre?

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Posted By: memowakeman
Date Posted: August 30 2005 at 12:09
Mclaughlin

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Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: August 30 2005 at 12:19
Vai.

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Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: August 30 2005 at 12:22
If anyone named a guitarist other than Hendrix they are nuts.

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Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: August 30 2005 at 12:27

Originally posted by TheProgtologist TheProgtologist wrote:

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

Well, I am nuts ... and I like it!



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Posted By: Pablo_P
Date Posted: August 30 2005 at 12:55
Hendrix, Blackmore and Page are the greatest guitarists ever...
I vote for


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Posted By: floydaholic
Date Posted: August 30 2005 at 12:55
Define best. Andres Segovia introduced the guitar as a lead instrument. Jimi Hendrix influenced every rock guitarist after him.Mclaughlin beautifully seemed together rock and jazz styles. There are several people but it depends on genre and what you think of as best.

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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: August 30 2005 at 12:58

Originally posted by MikeEnRegalia MikeEnRegalia wrote:

Vai.

Good call!

or...........Paul Gilbert
               Eddie Van Halen
               Allan Hopldsworth
               Yngwie Malmsteen
                John Petrucci
                Tim Smith
                slartibartfast



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Posted By: Dream Theater
Date Posted: August 30 2005 at 13:41
Other: John Petrucci

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Posted By: The Miracle
Date Posted: August 30 2005 at 14:17
Ritchie Blackmore

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Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: August 30 2005 at 14:25
Originally posted by Snow Dog Snow Dog wrote:

Originally posted by MikeEnRegalia MikeEnRegalia wrote:

Vai.

Good call!

or...........Paul Gilbert
               Eddie Van Halen
               Allan Hopldsworth
               Yngwie Malmsteen
                John Petrucci
                Tim Smith
                slartibartfast

Good calls also!

Or .....

  • Mike Keneally
  • Eric Johnson
  • Scott Henderson
  • Mattias IA Eklundh
  • Ron Thal
  • Chet Atkins
  • Nuno Bettencourt
  • Django Reinhardt
  • Duane Allman


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Posted By: Wolf Spider
Date Posted: August 30 2005 at 14:49
Other: Holdsworth/McLaughin/DiMeola/Petrucci

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Posted By: floydaholic
Date Posted: August 30 2005 at 14:57

Django Reinhardt

Chet Atkins

T-Bone Walker

Wes Montgomery

Lenny Breau(f**kING AMAZING)

There are many to name.



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Posted By: floydaholic
Date Posted: August 30 2005 at 14:58
Originally posted by MikeEnRegalia MikeEnRegalia wrote:

Originally posted by Snow Dog Snow Dog wrote:

Originally posted by MikeEnRegalia MikeEnRegalia wrote:

Vai.

Good call!

or...........Paul Gilbert
               Eddie Van Halen
               Allan Hopldsworth
               Yngwie Malmsteen
                John Petrucci
                Tim Smith
                slartibartfast

Good calls also!

Or .....

  • Mike Keneally
  • Eric Johnson
  • Scott Henderson
  • Mattias IA Eklundh
  • Ron Thal
  • Chet Atkins
  • Nuno Bettencourt
  • Django Reinhardt
  • Duane Allman

Very nice.

HOW COULD I FORGET BUCKETHEAD.



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Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: August 30 2005 at 14:59
My equal vote for Satriani,McLaughlin and Fripp

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Posted By: Ed_The_Dead
Date Posted: August 30 2005 at 15:17
Petrucci, god damn it... !!!

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Posted By: Syzygy
Date 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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Posted By: Scrambled_Eggs
Date 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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Posted By: Peace Frog
Date 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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Posted By: Valarius
Date Posted: November 03 2005 at 03:01
Other: John Petrucci.


Posted By: M. B. Zapelini
Date 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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Posted By: krusty
Date 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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Posted By: Phil
Date 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.


Posted By: pero
Date 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!



Posted By: proger
Date 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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Posted By: erik neuteboom
Date 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!



Posted By: Charles
Date Posted: November 04 2005 at 12:05

Of all time period! Jimi Hendrix

My personal Favorite Steve Hackett

Best Prog Guitarist Robert Fripp

 

 

Charles



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Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date 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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Posted By: MysticDream
Date Posted: November 06 2005 at 22:56
Other: John Petrucci, Eric Johnson, Pat Metheny

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Posted By: valravennz
Date 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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Posted By: PROGMAN
Date Posted: November 08 2005 at 10:33
Gilmour and Blackmore and Hendrix

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Posted By: Fantômas
Date 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.


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Posted By: genesis24601
Date 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.


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Posted By: genesis24601
Date Posted: November 18 2005 at 18:29
Also, Vaughn and Van Halen


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