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Over rated guitar players.

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By *utcock61 OP   Man
over a year ago

glasgow

Page,go!

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

Peter Buck of R.E.M even though they are my favourite band

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

Devin Townsend even though he is awesome and I love him, when people start throwing around the word genius I'm just not seeing it

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


"Devin Townsend even though he is awesome and I love him, when people start throwing around the word genius I'm just not seeing it"

It's more his song writing than guitar playing. He says himself he tunes it in a way that hedoesn't have to do much. I guess when he is singing too it's fair enough.

Mind you, he has seemed to have gone a little too intraspective recently.

Captain Sensible is way underated I think

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By *utcock61 OP   Man
over a year ago

glasgow

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By *utcock61 OP   Man
over a year ago

glasgow

who do you rate?

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


"who do you rate?"

Me?

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

Joe Bonamassa. He's a guitar collector and millennial guitar hero. No Page or Beck or Hendrix. Not an original bone in his body. Way overrated.

The guys in Mogwai. Legends.

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By *urio77Man
over a year ago

northampton

Put the pipe down and give your head a wobble. Outrageous comment.

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By *utcock61 OP   Man
over a year ago

glasgow

Joe Satriani,all effect and no soul.

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By *urio77Man
over a year ago

northampton


"Put the pipe down and give your head a wobble. Outrageous comment. "

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By *ubal1Man
over a year ago

Newry Down

Brian May from Queen!

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By *urio77Man
over a year ago

northampton


"Page,go!"
right I’ve not quite grasped replying on here yet

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By *ayjay218Man
over a year ago

Aberdeen


"Brian May from Queen!"
agree

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By *ooBulMan
over a year ago

Missin’ Yo’ Kissin’

Ok op, you asked for it!

Yngwie Malmsteen - he just rips off Paganini. Thinking that your audience does not know who the composer was or his music.

Just don't rate him.....

Yawn, yawn I'm the fastest guitarist on the block. Blah, blah, blah. Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!

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By *utcock61 OP   Man
over a year ago

glasgow

yes May is very over rated.

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

Slash.

Been looking for a way to dip my toe in the forums and alienate GnR fans at the same time.

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By *orksRockerMan
over a year ago

Bradford


"Joe Satriani,all effect and no soul."

Agreed, add Vai and Malnsteen to that list too!

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By *utcock61 OP   Man
over a year ago

glasgow

agreed.

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By *ayjay218Man
over a year ago

Aberdeen


"Slash.

Been looking for a way to dip my toe in the forums and alienate GnR fans at the same time."
well you certainly have an appetite destruction lol

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By *ayjay218Man
over a year ago

Aberdeen


"Slash.

Been looking for a way to dip my toe in the forums and alienate GnR fans at the same time. well you certainly have an appetite destruction lol "
for destruction doh

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By *agneto.Man
over a year ago

Bham


"Slash.

Been looking for a way to dip my toe in the forums and alienate GnR fans at the same time."

Slash is such an obvious choice when people talk of their favourite guitarist that I want to be all superior and pooh pooh thier choice, but I can't, he's just excellent, with great bends, sometimes a bit sloppy live though.

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


"Slash.

Been looking for a way to dip my toe in the forums and alienate GnR fans at the same time. well you certainly have an appetite destruction lol "

Bravo

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


"Slash.

Been looking for a way to dip my toe in the forums and alienate GnR fans at the same time.

Slash is such an obvious choice when people talk of their favourite guitarist that I want to be all superior and pooh pooh thier choice, but I can't, he's just excellent, with great bends, sometimes a bit sloppy live though. "

He's alright, but he was once voted number one guitarist in the world.. over Hendrix..

Sloppiness isn't always a bad thing. I find him a bit soulless.

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

I saw Zakk Wylde once, to me it was just a row. Its not about how fast they go but how their chord choices move you...

Best I ever saw was Angus Young, Dave Murray, Kirk Hammett and for melodies Johnny Marr.

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By *ayjay218Man
over a year ago

Aberdeen


"I saw Zakk Wylde once, to me it was just a row. Its not about how fast they go but how their chord choices move you...

Best I ever saw was Angus Young, Dave Murray, Kirk Hammett and for melodies Johnny Marr. "
that is not too bad a CV to have , for me mark knopfler is the best

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By *utcock61 OP   Man
over a year ago

glasgow

best i saw live was Kossoff and Rory.

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By *partharmonyCouple
over a year ago

Ruislip


"Page,go!"

Wow. You're brave.

Here's a name for you I say tentatively. Alan Holdsworth was technically brilliant and was very original, but I've never really got on with his playing. He always seemed to play fast for the sake of it rather than it sounded musical. Why use one note when sixteen will do?

I'm now awaiting execution by guitar aficionados. Luke

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By *utcock61 OP   Man
over a year ago

glasgow

brave,why?

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

Check out Doyle from the Misfits. Not technical but no one plays like he does!

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

Jack White

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By *JB1954Man
over a year ago

Reading

The edge U2. Never liked U2

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By *ocothumpaMan
over a year ago

quite close to you

Eric Clapton

Peter Green was better

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


"

The guys in Mogwai. Legends. "

Should clarify, Mogwai are legends, most definitely not overrated. Underrated if anything. The most original guitar noise since Television.

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


"The edge U2. Never liked U2 "
loved U2 in their prime 80’s/90’s but not a guitar god by any stretch of the imagination

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By *ichaelangelaCouple
over a year ago

notts

Hank Marvin. Very plinky plonky one string guy

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


"Hank Marvin. Very plinky plonky one string guy "

Oh come on. Not only is the man technically pretty damn good (it's nowhere as easy as it appears to play clean, melodic one string stuff), just the number of great players he inspired to pick up a guitar is more than enough for legend status.

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By *osie xWoman
over a year ago

wolverhampton

Never got Jimmy Page, love Zep but not seeing the guitar god thing.

I’m not a guitarist so maybe I’m missing the technical aspect

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


"Never got Jimmy Page, love Zep but not seeing the guitar god thing.

I’m not a guitarist so maybe I’m missing the technical aspect"

More his production and sense of dynamics I think. Zep put the hard into hard rock. Immigrant Song remains the loudest and rawest sub-three minutes ever committed to tape.

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By *ubal1Man
over a year ago

Newry Down

Whilst at school and university many of my contemporaries worshipped at the shrines of renowned guitar players, all of whom I thought were self-aggrandising assholes, with massive misplaced egos, who used their talent to rationalise their addiction to alcohol, narcotics and the sexual exploitation of naive gullible young women.

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

Mark Knopfler is the God, so anyone else is overrated.

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


"Mark Knopfler is the God, so anyone else is overrated."

Totally & utterly agree, many years ago we used to be neighbours and hearing him practice was an absolute joy

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By *idliverpoolMan
over a year ago

liverpool

Keith Richards one best

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By *idliverpoolMan
over a year ago

liverpool

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


"I saw Zakk Wylde once, to me it was just a row. Its not about how fast they go but how their chord choices move you...

Best I ever saw was Angus Young, Dave Murray, Kirk Hammett and for melodies Johnny Marr. "

I suppose it’s incredibly subjective. You can be immensely gifted with crap songs, or an average player with incredible songs. People will vote for the music they like best.

One of the few times that Dave Murray is mentioned in a ‘ the best’ list. Well done sir, one of the most underrated players there has ever been. (There I go voting for a member of my fav band!!)

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


"Slash.

Been looking for a way to dip my toe in the forums and alienate GnR fans at the same time."

Agreed. Wore his influences on his sleeve and never developed past the 70’s rock sound

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

The Edge; effects driven and also has guitarists off stage when they play live to back the sound up

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By *agneto.Man
over a year ago

Bham


"Slash.

Been looking for a way to dip my toe in the forums and alienate GnR fans at the same time.

Agreed. Wore his influences on his sleeve and never developed past the 70’s rock sound"

You say that like it's a bad thing.

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By *2000ManMan
over a year ago

Worthing

Page due to substance abuse was very sloppy live in a lot of tours.

Townsend never really recovered sound-wise after getting rid of the Gibson SG. Also substance abuse.

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By *oastal1968Man
over a year ago

London

Acker Bilk.

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

This is all subjective of course, I have listened to a lot of guitarists over the years some I like better than others.

Would I consider some of them overrated? yes, though that's not because I have any knowledge of the technical aspect but just from the sound and the music they produce. I have no doubt that some of the bands/artists that I don't like have great guitarists but if I don't like the overall music I don't listen to them.

I do look at the lists of 'greatest guitarists' 'best guitarist of the year' etc and think what a load of bollocks. The biggest problem with thos polls is that the same narrow list is picked on a regular basis due to the people nominating looking at the more famous names instead of taking a wider view; and if the voters are allowed to nominate then there are so many to choose from that it probably depends on what mood they are in at the time.

There are excellent guitarists who don't get mentioned often, Walter Trout, Mitch Laddie, Jared James Nicholls, Ben Poole to name four of my faves.

If you want to see what kind of talent is out there these days take a look at youtube, there are some superb players that you will never have heard of.

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By *agneto.Man
over a year ago

Bham


"This is all subjective of course, I have listened to a lot of guitarists over the years some I like better than others.

Would I consider some of them overrated? yes, though that's not because I have any knowledge of the technical aspect but just from the sound and the music they produce. I have no doubt that some of the bands/artists that I don't like have great guitarists but if I don't like the overall music I don't listen to them.

I do look at the lists of 'greatest guitarists' 'best guitarist of the year' etc and think what a load of bollocks. The biggest problem with thos polls is that the same narrow list is picked on a regular basis due to the people nominating looking at the more famous names instead of taking a wider view; and if the voters are allowed to nominate then there are so many to choose from that it probably depends on what mood they are in at the time.

There are excellent guitarists who don't get mentioned often, Walter Trout, Mitch Laddie, Jared James Nicholls, Ben Poole to name four of my faves.

If you want to see what kind of talent is out there these days take a look at youtube, there are some superb players that you will never have heard of."

Yes love Walter trout, especially as he had to relearn playing.

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By *tephTV67TV/TS
over a year ago

Cheshire

I love the guy and his band is always on my playlist but Phil Lynott, not the greatest ever guitarist. However as front man certainly one of my favourites

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By *tephTV67TV/TS
over a year ago

Cheshire


"This is all subjective of course, I have listened to a lot of guitarists over the years some I like better than others.

Would I consider some of them overrated? yes, though that's not because I have any knowledge of the technical aspect but just from the sound and the music they produce. I have no doubt that some of the bands/artists that I don't like have great guitarists but if I don't like the overall music I don't listen to them.

I do look at the lists of 'greatest guitarists' 'best guitarist of the year' etc and think what a load of bollocks. The biggest problem with thos polls is that the same narrow list is picked on a regular basis due to the people nominating looking at the more famous names instead of taking a wider view; and if the voters are allowed to nominate then there are so many to choose from that it probably depends on what mood they are in at the time.

There are excellent guitarists who don't get mentioned often, Walter Trout, Mitch Laddie, Jared James Nicholls, Ben Poole to name four of my faves.

If you want to see what kind of talent is out there these days take a look at youtube, there are some superb players that you will never have heard of.

Yes love Walter trout, especially as he had to relearn playing. "

Another for Walter Trout, he came up as a Spotify recommendation and I’m glad it did

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