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hmm...i was wondering who do you think is the best guitar player in the world. for me i think there are two of them: carlos santana and richie blackmore. haven't heard anything better yet. you? :yep:
Ron Burgundy
04-06-2005, 22:50
Carlos Van Clapton.
MinasMorgul
04-06-2005, 22:56
Randy Rhoads!!!!
I havent really listened to anyother guitar gods, so my choice is Bias...
Randy Rhoads!!!!
I havent really listened to anyother guitar gods, so my choice is Bias...
Amazing guitar player but IMO the best is Joe Satriani. He has taught so many of the best and/or well know players in the world.
Twoflower
05-06-2005, 00:09
tim sparks, bill frisell, marc ribot, ralph towner, john abercrombie
just to name a few
it s realy hard to pick one best :)
if you wanna know what i m talking about get the CD "Masada Guitars" and be amazed
warning : it s jazz ( you can t find the best guitar player outside jazz imo )
tim sparks, bill frisell, marc ribot, ralph towner, john abercrombie
just to name a few
it s realy hard to pick one best :)
if you wanna know what i m talking about get the CD "Masada Guitars" and be amazed
warning : it s jazz ( you can t find the best guitar player outside jazz imo )
julian lage is damn good and hes only 16
Saul Hudson... Aka Slash.
In my opinion anyway.
Right now at this time, I would have no opinion whatsoever, but in history noone comes close to jimmi hendrix
Jigga-Scrooge
05-06-2005, 00:51
stevie ray vaughan.
CookiesnCream
05-06-2005, 02:12
Steve Vai is the best. John Petrucci and Yngwie Malmstein are pretty close too.
CyberHawk
05-06-2005, 03:40
Right now at this time, I would have no opinion whatsoever, but in history noone comes close to jimmi hendrix
AMEN!!
98765432ONE!
Twoflower
05-06-2005, 10:39
cmon guys, jimi... you must be kidding
he was very good at taking LSD, but when it comes to play 3 melody lines at the same time he certainly wasnt king
go go tim sparks
masterazn
05-06-2005, 12:46
I think it really depends on what "best" means. There's just too many styles of playing a guitar that define a good guitarist. I mean, for blues, B.B. King is definetely one of the best. But can you picture B.B. King and Lucille playing a Megadeth solo? Probably not. So it really depends on what "best" means...
On a side note this is something I recorded last year:
masterazn's awesome solo thing (http://www.soracs-door.com/media/bz-solo.mp3)
Daron Malakian.
lol, the thread did ask for best you know o.o
DurfBarian
05-06-2005, 14:20
:yep: Nigel Tufnel :yep:
I dont like those 20 minute solos, something simple and sweet like the one in American Idiot pwn them anyday.
Oh and guitar player?
ME BABY, ME!!!!!!!!
tim sparks, bill frisell, marc ribot, ralph towner, john abercrombie
just to name a few
it s realy hard to pick one best :)
if you wanna know what i m talking about get the CD "Masada Guitars" and be amazed
warning : it s jazz ( you can t find the best guitar player outside jazz imo )
While there are some amazing Jazz guitarists, I like John Mclaughlin and Al DiMiola for example, I still think Satriani is the best.
PatMaGroin
05-06-2005, 15:02
Stevie Ray Vaughan without a doubt.
One of my personal favorite guitarists within a band is Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Paige.
farting bob
05-06-2005, 15:03
Jimmy page would be up there for all time best, for current i'd go Yngwie Malmstein as well, i swear he was a 3rd hand at times, doing what he can do with 2 hands is impossible.
SelfBaisResistor
05-06-2005, 16:17
I would probably say Hendrix or Vaughn, but if we are including bass players then I would say Cliff Burton.
Jimmy page would be up there for all time best, for current i'd go Yngwie Malmstein as well, i swear he was a 3rd hand at times, doing what he can do with 2 hands is impossible.
HE also has the biggest ego in the world and is not all that great. The recent G3 tour showed that as Satriani and Vai left him in their dust.
farting bob
05-06-2005, 17:47
Yes, he has a pretty big ego, but i consider him to be one of the best guiatrists ever. Of course, everyone likes different things, and styles change all the time. Satriani would also rate very high in my list.
This thread can really go either way on who is "the best" guitarist in the world. Every single guitar player here is basically just a soloist. Sure, they are in bands, but their bands aren't even as famous as they are. It's basically an opinion, not an actually fact thread.
Every single guitar player named here is amazing, just people enjoy listening to others more.
CookiesnCream
05-06-2005, 18:51
I dont like those 20 minute solos, something simple and sweet like the one in American Idiot pwn them anyday.
Whatever you say....
I would probably say Hendrix or Vaughn, but if we are including bass players then I would say Cliff Burton.
I thought this was the best guitar player in the world right now, that's why I didn't say Hendrix. But I agree that Cliff Burton is one of the greatest bass players.
Wrathchild
05-06-2005, 18:54
you people forget jimi hendrix.
Eddie van Halen and Zakk Wylde are pretty good, also the young guy alexi laiho is told to have great potential, he's already really good
Ranger14
05-06-2005, 19:31
It really depends on the genre and what style of music turns your crank. Just because someone like Hendrix can lay out some long solo licks,doesn't mean he is best. Some of the best guitarists I have heard aren't rock guitarists and, in my opinion, put rock guitarists shame. Phil Keagy is one of the best I have ever heard, Chet Atkins and some of the Classical/Flamenco guitarists are unbelievable with what they can do.
okay since i agree that there isn't such a thing as a best guitar player in the world lets change the question a little bit. who is your favorite guitar player. it is true that it depends on the persons interests in music. some will say its jimmy others satriani...its a vicious cycle as a friend of mine says. ;)
I think it really depends on what "best" means. There's just too many styles of playing a guitar that define a good guitarist. I mean, for blues, B.B. King is definetely one of the best. But can you picture B.B. King and Lucille playing a Megadeth solo? Probably not. So it really depends on what "best" means...
On a side note this is something I recorded last year:
masterazn's awesome solo thing (http://www.soracs-door.com/media/bz-solo.mp3)
sorry for double post :uhhuh:
not bad, not bad at all :thumbsup:
Agateryon
05-06-2005, 22:37
from the style i listen to (black/death/trash/teutonic metal) its one of these:
Petri Lindroos
Kristian Ranta
Sathonys
Ron Burgundy
05-06-2005, 22:47
That black guy who makes all those goofy noises in Police Academy.
Whatever you say....
I thought this was the best guitar player in the world right now, that's why I didn't say Hendrix. But I agree that Cliff Burton is one of the greatest bass players.
For bass I love Geddy Lee the man is amazing.
For bass I love Geddy Lee the man is amazing.
jaco pastorious (sp?)
bassist for weather report
so good
cliff burton is awesome too
KnightFall
06-06-2005, 13:59
read my name :thumbsup:
Have to agree :D
KnightFall
Joe Satriani is very very good, and never screws up. He said in an interview that when he is going off on a solo, he just gets possessed and doesn't even know what he's doing. He is so in the zone that when its over he doesn't realize what just happened... but it ended up being awesome. THATS's a good guitarist.
I honestly don't see what everyone likes about jimi hendrix. All it is is semi-difficult guitar riffs that anyone with experience can do... recorded horribly so it sounds bad. People think that just because he was the first who utilized distortion and gain to make music means he is an awesome guitarist... but he wasn't really that good compared to today's guitar experts.
DurfBarian
06-06-2005, 14:22
I honestly don't see what everyone likes about jimi hendrix. . . . he wasn't really that good compared to today's guitar experts.
:rolleyes:
Yeah, where does that guy come off acting like he was a good guitarist when he only made noises it tool other musicians an additiona 30 years of time and technological advances to copy?
If you want to hear Jimi go off with astounding technical skills, go listen to his blues album. He knew what made guitar music great decades before he came on the scene and he made music the likes of which wouldn't be made for years after his death.
i understand that he is the leading innovater for modern guitar sounds. He was revolutionary, true. But i'm saying as far as musical mechanics, finger precision, and general wailing 1337-ness, he couldn't do things like joe satriani and others. Amp sound not an issue, consider the two sitting next to each other with unplugged electric guitars, joe would pwn4g3 him.
DaviddeJong
06-06-2005, 15:02
Mark Knopfler. (Dire Straits)
For his brilliant improvisation skills.
David.
masterazn
06-06-2005, 15:13
Woo!!! Dire Straits!
PatMaGroin
06-06-2005, 15:45
Yeah Im more of a rock guy myself (modern or classic) and either hendrix's or vaughan's version of Voodoo Child just make ya feel like a badass. Not that that is the most hardcore guitar solo in existence, which its not, it just speaks to you.
lol, the thread did ask for best you know o.o
You got something against Malakian?
can't believe no one mentioned carlos santana :eek:
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