FabSwingers.com forum: Best guitarist

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

This should get some serious discussions going!!! Who's the best guitarist, living that is , I know so many great ones that are dead, mine would have to be slash

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

John Williams.

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By *ong riderMan
over a year ago

belfast

No. This is pure trollish antagonism to include slash in any guitarist list. Close the thread

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By *isdirtygirlWoman
over a year ago

Dublin

Brian May or Eric Clapton.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"No. This is pure trollish antagonism to include slash in any guitarist list. Close the thread"
well he is a guitarist is he not???

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Mark knofler.... Quality!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Depends on your mood but either :

John squire

Noel Gallagher

Johnny Marr

Dave Gilmoe

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Alive: Kerry King

Dead: Dimebag Darrell

End of debate

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By *ilderMan
over a year ago

dublin

Jim Corr

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By *ohn MingoMan
over a year ago

Dublin

There is no right answer to this question.

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By *ilderMan
over a year ago

dublin

"There is no right answer to this question. "

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By *ukkakewhoreWoman
over a year ago

Dublin

Rory Gallagher

Eric Clapton

Jimmy Hendrix

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Zak wylde

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By *ohn MingoMan
over a year ago

Dublin

In my opinion:

Dimebag

Joe satriani

Steve vai

Dave mustaine

James hetfield

Tom morello

Josh homme

Adam Jones

Gary Moore/ Scott Gorham Lizzy lineup

Rivers Cuomo

Brian may

Angus young

Eddie van halen

Matt Bellamy

Dave Gilmore

The edge

Jimmy page

Billy gibbons

.....for starters!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Tom Morello would be my fave.

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By *ilderMan
over a year ago

dublin

"In my opinion:

Dimebag

Joe satriani

Steve vai

Dave mustaine

James hetfield

Tom morello

Josh homme

Adam Jones

Gary Moore/ Scott Gorham Lizzy lineup

Rivers Cuomo

Brian may

Angus young

Eddie van halen

Matt Bellamy

Dave Gilmore

The edge

Jimmy page

Billy gibbons

.....for starters!

A decent start!!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Brian May or Eric Clapton."

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Brian May or Eric Clapton.

Gary Moore

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Am I the only one who sees people discussing guitarists and thinks "who cares"?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Am I the only one who sees people discussing guitarists and thinks "who cares"?

If you don't care, don't comment! Lol

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By *axxyMaLeMan
over a year ago

Bray

"In my opinion:

....The edge...

...he actually asked me to call him Dave when I met him

Anyhow...

Hendrix

Clapton

Knopfler

BB King

End of story

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By *ilderMan
over a year ago

dublin

"In my opinion:

Dimebag

Joe satriani

Steve vai

Dave mustaine

James hetfield

Tom morello

Josh homme

Adam Jones

Gary Moore/ Scott Gorham Lizzy lineup

Rivers Cuomo

Brian may

Angus young

Eddie van halen

Matt Bellamy

Dave Gilmore

The edge

Jimmy page

Billy gibbons

.....for starters!

A decent start!!!

Just relooked at this and realised there's only 5 on the list that I've not seen live, go me!

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By *eeperscreepersMan
over a year ago

Tipp & Dublin

Zakk Wylde and Slash are great but both suffer from the same problem. Endless fret-wanking solos during their live shows.

I must say, all the guitarists in the Point Sunday night were excellent. Scott Gorham never lost it!

I can't single out one guitarist to pick to be honest.

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By *obbie65Man
over a year ago

kildare

Neil Young - I know few would agree with me. Not for his technical ability but for emotion, energy and great melody.

Technique on its own is soulless.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

SLASH...

And I'm not talking about watersports

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By *eeperscreepersMan
over a year ago

Tipp & Dublin

" Technique on its own is soulless.

That is a fact, one of the main reasons some of the virtuoso players don't interest me

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By *oldenFingersMan
over a year ago

Fairview

Mostly all fantastic but for me Jimmy Page and Prince he is sublime.

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By *oldenFingersMan
over a year ago

Fairview

"In my opinion:

Dimebag

Joe satriani

Steve vai

Dave mustaine

James hetfield

Tom morello

Josh homme

Adam Jones

Gary Moore/ Scott Gorham Lizzy lineup

Rivers Cuomo

Brian may

Angus young

Eddie van halen

Matt Bellamy

Dave Gilmore

The edge

Jimmy page

Billy gibbons

.....for starters!

A decent start!!!

Just relooked at this and realised there's only 5 on the list that I've not seen live, go me!

Answer to that.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Neil Young - I know few would agree with me. Not for his technical ability but for emotion, energy and great melody.

Technique on its own is soulless.

Agreed -he's great !

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Let'a see....

Hendrix

Tom Verlaine (of Television)

Jimmy Page

Keith Richards

John Fahey

Lou Reed

Frank Zappa

John McLaughlin

Johnny Ramone

Robert Johnson

Robert Fripp

Johnny Marr..

Endless list !

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Django Rienhardt - lost the use of two fingers and still wailed.

Rory Gallagher.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Not sayin their the best but my own preference is.

1 Angus young

Instantly recognisable great player and what a performer

2 billy gibbons

Luv old 70s zz

3 jimi

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Feck!

So hard to choose just one.

Dave Gilmore is an amazing talent. Really knows how to put a solo together.

Stevie Ray Vaughan had a slick set of fingers and took Albert Kings style to another level.

Guys like Pete Townsend, Paul Weller and Wilko Johnson, who can make a one guitar band sound like an orchestra.

Angus Young. He can make that huge sound form a few open chords and the minor pentatonic scale.

Feck! Impossible to choose one!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Django Rienhardt - lost the use of two fingers and still wailed.

True that !

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Feck!

Guys like Pete Townsend, Paul Weller and Wilko Johnson, who can make a one guitar band sound like an

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

John Squire TheStone Roses and best of all time Rory Gallagher! !!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Hendrix was asked by reporter, how does it feel to be the best guitarist in the world, Hendrix replied, I don't know, ask Rory Gallagher..

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By *azsinsMan
over a year ago

Belfast

few missing

joe bonamassa

peter green

alex lifeson

lyndsay buckingham

mickey box

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Me on Guitar Hero

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Josh Homme from Queens of the Stone Age.

Eric Clapton from England.

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By *ockforkittyMan
over a year ago

Lisburn

Best guitarist still alive has to be Jimmy Paige. Legend

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"SLASH...

And I'm not talking about watersports

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Depends on your mood but either :

John squire

Noel Gallagher

Johnny Marr

Dave Gilmoe "

Noel Gallagher? C'mon now

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By *weetcplCouple
over a year ago

Central

Scotty Moore No 1

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Jerry cantrell

John squire

Page

Slash

Van Halen

Vai

Morello

Kirk hammett

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By *eenherebeforeMan
over a year ago

LONDON

Tony emmanuel look him up

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By *-ManMan
over a year ago

Kark

Best ever has to be Rory, Slash is awesome but he stole half his rifts from Rory but I'm loving Joe Bonamassa play Rory's Strat

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxzQZyVR10w

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By *-ManMan
over a year ago

Kark

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By *-ManMan
over a year ago

Kark

"Hendrix was asked by reporter, how does it feel to be the best guitarist in the world, Hendrix replied, I don't know, ask Rory Gallagher.."

I afraid that's an urban myth as much as I'd love it to be true

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Spin magazine once put skrillex on a list of top guitarists. much facepalm there....

as for our favorite? that is a fluid position depending on personal tastes.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Dave Gilmore

Johnny Marr

Philip Lynott (bass)

moore and Gorham Thin lizzy twin lead line up, (les Paul guitars)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

OOpps forgot to mention the great scot Brian Robertson, sorry Brian

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Tony emmanuel look him up "

Tommy...and yep, fabulous.dont think there is such a thing as a best,just depends on who you like your self.

I love

Rory

"God"

Knopfler

May

and loved Andy Summers with The Police

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Has to be Jimmy Page for the legendary riffs that he gave us all

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By *harlie141r42Man
over a year ago

galway

Eric Clapton

Gary Moore

B B King

Jimmy Page

Rory Gallagher

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Big Jim Sullivan and Tommy Tedesco... very very few people come close to what these guys did...

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By *Belfast_FellaMan
over a year ago

belfast

Most of my faves are dead, sadly. Living, I'd have to say Tommy Emmanuel is up there for being able to do just anything with an acoustic guitar.

my own personal favourites would include Jeff Beck, Eddie Van Halen, Steve Vai and John Sykes.

Simon McBride from Carrickfergus direction is a worthy local player in the mould of Moore or Gallagher.

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