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

for me, and im no expert, it's gotta b

1) bucket-head (Gun's n roses')

2) Jimi hendrix

3) grahame coxon (blur)

4) carl barat (the libertines

5) Eric clapton

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By *aucy3Couple
over a year ago

glasgow

david gilmour,he made the guitar talk.

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

you watching guitar heros on bbc4?

i like carlos santana

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

Gary Moore

Joe Satriani

Carlos Santana

Randy Rhodes

Stevie Ray Vaughan

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By *emima_puddlefuckCouple
over a year ago

hexham

Robert Johnson

Sebastian & Gabrielle(they cant be separated)

Jimi Hendrix

Johnny Marr

John lee hooker

i'm sure someone will be along to correct me tho

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By *taffs_hotwifeCouple
over a year ago

Wolverhampton

Jimmy Page

Kurt Cobain

Tom Morello

Pete Townshend

Dave Gilmour

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

1. James Dean bradfeild

2. Billy corgan

3. Keith Scott

4. Billy Joe armstrong

5. Johnny greenwood

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

Jimmy Paige

Slash

Dave Murray

Alex Lifeson

And the guy on "Diary of a madman" album with Ozzy.

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

Ohhhh Keith ohh Keith Richards!!!

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

1. Jimi Hendrix

2. Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits)

3. Jimmy Page (Zep)

4. Kirk Hammett (Metallica)

5. John Squire (Roses)

Special mention- Eddie Van Halen

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ


"Jimmy Paige

Slash

Dave Murray

Alex Lifeson

And the guy on "Diary of a madman" album with Ozzy. "

That'll be Randy Rhoads as I mentioned above, although I spelt it Rhodes

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

Hendrix

Van Halen

Clapton

Rodrigo y Gabriela

John williams

Julian Breem

Gary Moore

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


"Jimmy Paige

Slash

Dave Murray

Alex Lifeson

And the guy on "Diary of a madman" album with Ozzy.

That'll be Randy Rhoads as I mentioned above, although I spelt it Rhodes "

It very would, thank you

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

Dave Gilmour

Prince

Earl slick

Clapton

Carlos Santana

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

All the above plus Mick Abraham's ( from Jethro Tull)

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

Bill Nelson

Then all of the above...

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By *eighleedsMan
over a year ago

leeds

Brian May

Martin Barre

Tommy Emmanual

Gary Moore

Chris Spedding

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

Brian May,Joe Bonamassa,Eric Clapton,Gary Moore and the Daddy of them all , i,m amazed no-one has mentioned the wonderful and much over looked Rory Gallagher what an axeman he was,truly a guitar great

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


"Hendrix

Van Halen

Clapton

Rodrigo y Gabriela

John williams

Julian Breem

Gary Moore

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agree rodrigo and gabriella are incredible....

... i also have to admire Seasick Steve - great sounds from just a couple of strings

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

In no particular order

Angus Young

Ritchie Blackmore

Adrian Smith

Dave Gilmour

Joe Bonamassa

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By *hiz2112Man
over a year ago

south wales and gloucestershire

randy rhodes,eddie van halen,aldo nova,richie blackmore,gary moore. for starters

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

Hendrix

Eric Clapton

Brian May

Slash

The Edge

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By *-and-KCouple
over a year ago

Back of Beyond

1. Jimi Hendrix

2. Zakk Wylde

3. Steve Vai

4. Alexi Laiho

5. Gary Moore

These are in no particular order as they are all from different genre's of rock guitar. However they are the only one's I ever listen to nowadays.

Anything featuring these players can be found on my portable media player and mp3/4

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By *oantrimcpl2010Couple
over a year ago

Lisburn

1. Jimmy Hendrix

2. Gary Moore

3. Eric Clapton

the other 2 i will have to think about

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

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

Rory Gallagher

Les Paul

Johnny Winter

Gary Moore

JJ Cale

To name just five is difficult

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By *expestrobCouple
over a year ago

corby

slash

hendrix

jimmy paige

steve vai

angus young

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

Hetfield, Mustaine, Satriani, Gilmour, Adrian Smith

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


"for me, and im no expert, it's gotta b

1) bucket-head (Gun's n roses')

2) Jimi hendrix

3) grahame coxon (blur)

4) carl barat (the libertines

5) Eric clapton"
carl barat,lol what you on man

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

Steve Vai

Paul Gilbert

Stevie Ray Vaughan

Zakk Wylde

Edward Van Halen

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By *heRainManMan
over a year ago

Warrington & Glasgow

Surprised no-one has mentioned BB King or John Martyn (RIP)!

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

Greatest of all must be Les Paul. Without him the electric guitar wouldn't have existed. Nor multitrack recording if it comes to that.

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

Dave Murray - Iron Maiden

David gilmour - Pink Floyd

Angus Young - ACDC

Eddie Van Halen

Slash

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

kirk hammett

richie sambora

slash

joe satriani

then either May, Vai, Clapton or Hendrix (live was ropey!!)

i guess that puts ME 10th!

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

Jimi Hendrix

russell lissack

george harrison

billy gibbons

eric clapton

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By *emima_puddlefuckCouple
over a year ago

hexham

Bloody hell he musn't have been in the forum...

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


"for me, and im no expert, it's gotta b

1) bucket-head (Gun's n roses')

2) Jimi hendrix

3) grahame coxon (blur)

4) carl barat (the libertines

5) Eric claptoncarl barat,lol what you on man "

carl barat has got super fast fingers....and bearing in mind he was off his tit's half the time v impressiv....plus i love his sound....i like a few bum notes and the scratchiness

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


"for me, and im no expert, it's gotta b

1) bucket-head (Gun's n roses')

2) Jimi hendrix

3) grahame coxon (blur)

4) carl barat (the libertines

5) Eric claptoncarl barat,lol what you on man

carl barat has got super fast fingers....and bearing in mind he was off his tit's half the time v impressiv....plus i love his sound....i like a few bum notes and the scratchiness"
I agree about the bum notes etc,I'm not looking for pitch perfect playing,as I love nirvana and even hendrix played out of tune a lot,but i've seen barat play a few times at gigs,don't rate him to be honest

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

Gary Moore

Jeff Beck

Jimmy Page

Slash

Eric Clapton

Peter Green

Jose Feliciano

I know thats seven but I am not offending any of my faves I'll take my punishment and sit myself on the naughty step xxxx

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


"for me, and im no expert, it's gotta b

1) bucket-head (Gun's n roses')

2) Jimi hendrix

3) grahame coxon (blur)

4) carl barat (the libertines

5) Eric claptoncarl barat,lol what you on man

carl barat has got super fast fingers....and bearing in mind he was off his tit's half the time v impressiv....plus i love his sound....i like a few bum notes and the scratchinessI agree about the bum notes etc,I'm not looking for pitch perfect playing,as I love nirvana and even hendrix played out of tune a lot,but i've seen barat play a few times at gigs,don't rate him to be honest"

ye i can imagine he'd b quite hit and miss, i saw him with dirty preety thing's a couple of times, and i didnt think he was that gd.....but saw him at reading with the libertines last year and he was on top form....also got quite a few live E.P's and that of the lib's and scratchyness is wonderfull.....i also love how the lib's recorded live, as opposse doing all the instruments and voice's in seperate recording rooms. so i think i like that sound....also mick jones done a fantastic job at producing the libertine's sound.....so he's in my top 5 if not for skill....for romance ha ha

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By *erendipityWoman
over a year ago

Hertfordshire

For me...

1) Jimi Hendrix

2) Tom Morello

3) Peter Green

4) Brian Welch

5) Adam Jones

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

oops..forgot to say Mick Ronson,God bless him

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

what about female guitarists ? none spring to my mind to be honest

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By *ll of a QuiverCouple
over a year ago

Douglas

Not in any order

Angus Young

Steve Vai

Gary Moore

Steve Clark (Def Leppard)

Joe Satriani

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


"what about female guitarists ? none spring to my mind to be honest"

im stuggling to get 5 but how about

P.J harvey...

.did karen o from yeah yeah yeahs ever play guitar?

courtney love

and who was that bird from the pretenders

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


"what about female guitarists ? none spring to my mind to be honest"

Lita Ford and Joan Jett

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


"what about female guitarists ? none spring to my mind to be honest

im stuggling to get 5 but how about

P.J harvey...

.did karen o from yeah yeah yeahs ever play guitar?

courtney love

and who was that bird from the pretenders"
no,karen just sang,great band though.and courtney love is crap on guitar,saw hole play few years ago.she had 2 guitarists doing all the work and she was crap lol

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

In no particular order:

Devin Townsend, John Petrucci, Mark Knopfler, Kirk Hammett, Jimmy Hendrix

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

J Mascis - Dinosaur Jr

Tom Verlaine - Television

Poison Ivy - The Cramps

George Harrison

Roger McGuinn - The Byrds

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


"J Mascis - Dinosaur Jr

Tom Verlaine - Television

Poison Ivy - The Cramps

George Harrison

Roger McGuinn - The Byrds

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you did'nt put who George Harrison's band was lol

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By *ottyhunkCouple
over a year ago

Leyburn

Joe Satriani

Alex Lifeson

John Pettruci

Joe Bonamassa

Jimmy Page

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


"J Mascis - Dinosaur Jr

Tom Verlaine - Television

Poison Ivy - The Cramps

George Harrison

Roger McGuinn - The Byrds

you did'nt put who George Harrison's band was lol"

Sorry George Harrison - The Shadows

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

Not being a big guitar fan but i always remember me pops mentioning Bert Weedon an him with the specs from the Shadows as being great guitar players.

so that will be my little contribution to the thread.

Perhaps those old enough to verify my pops thoughts may wish to comment lol

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

In no order

Tom Holliston - no means no (you probably never heard of them but ace band)

Jim martin - faith no more

Robert smith - the cure

Stan lee - the dickies

Dave navarro - janes addiction

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By *eighleedsMan
over a year ago

leeds


"what about female guitarists ? none spring to my mind to be honest

Lita Ford and Joan Jett"

Jennifer Batten - was in Micheal Jacksons band for several tours. great guitarist

Bonnie Raitt - probably does not need an explanation who she is

P J Harvey

Nancy Wilson - Heart

Sheryl Crow

Thers five female guitarits for you all well up there with thier male counterparts

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

Steve Vai

Jimi Hendrix

Jimmy Page

Joe Satriani

Van Halen

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

Obviously creating lists of guitar hero’s will always be somewhat biased on the listeners affiliation to the music their chosen favourites compose and play rather than a pure measure of their technical excellence …….

As such I would favour Michael Schenker in his early UFO days,,,, even though I fully accept he like many others, would never have got of the ground had it not been for great trailblazers like Jimmi.Hendrix Jimmy Paige, Rory Gallagher, Jeff Beck, BB King etc as well as many others already mentioned in this thread, who have undoubtedly all been vastley influential shaping the aspirations of the subsequent generations of guitar gods who in many cases have honed and advanced their superior skills.

In the field of Classical guitar playing, two names stand out for me as guitar icons….. Andrés Segovia and Julian Breem

Anyway if you want too, you could easily waste your time doing something far more productive than checking out the following clips

A guy in his bedroom totally owning many so called guitar hero’s with his astonishing technical mastery of rock axe styles…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7Jh1BV1EOc

Same guy in his bedroom spliced with clips of 3 other guys in their respective bedrooms, also owning many so called guitar hero’s for technical excellence…..

These four geezers between them, individually and collectively have over 160 million hits on youtube playing their slant on Pachelbels canon in D……

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y07P3qOOd4g&NR=1

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


"Not being a big guitar fan but i always remember me pops mentioning Bert Weedon an him with the specs from the Shadows as being great guitar players.

so that will be my little contribution to the thread.

Perhaps those old enough to verify my pops thoughts may wish to comment lol"

Hank Marvin and Bert Weedon - ace.

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By *hiz2112Man
over a year ago

south wales and gloucestershire

um why do people put van halen,thats the band name,the guiterist is eddie van halen ?

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By *ushroom7Man
over a year ago

Bradford

Jeff Beck

Eric Clapton

Dave Gilmour

Carlos Santana

Rick Neilson

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By *heRainManMan
over a year ago

Warrington & Glasgow


"um why do people put van halen,thats the band name,the guiterist is eddie van halen ?"
Because that's his name? Or do you think a guitarist called eddie joined a band called van halen and then took that as his surname?

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By *ushroom7Man
over a year ago

Bradford


"um why do people put van halen,thats the band name,the guiterist is eddie van halen ?Because that's his name? Or do you think a guitarist called eddie joined a band called van halen and then took that as his surname? "

According to Wikipedia Eddie Van Halen isn't actually his name in any event.

I hereby nominate Edward Lodewijk as a guitarist of some note.

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

I believe his full name is actually Edward Lodewijk Van Halen

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By *ushroom7Man
over a year ago

Bradford


"I believe his full name is actually Edward Lodewijk Van Halen "

I stand corrected. Will teach me to read profiles correctly.

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


"I believe his full name is actually Edward Lodewijk Van Halen

I stand corrected. Will teach me to read profiles correctly. "

someone on here who reads profiles properly..there's a novelty

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By *rummiePartyManMan
over a year ago

birmingham

1. Ritchie Blackmore

2. Joe Satriani

3. Jimi Hendrix

4. Steve Howe

5. Yngwie Malmsteen

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By *unPeteMan
over a year ago

Near Bristol

SRV

Hendrix

Page

Gilmour

Harrison (I had to have him in)

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

Supprised no one has said john mayer. Love him or hate him he is very very tallented. In my opinion SRV and hendrix were the best. Its all about taste I think. Also I love the libertines but carl barat is not in the top 1000 lol.

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By *icboyMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

Robert Johnston

Jimi Hendrix

Kurt Cobain

Big John (once of the Exploited)

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

Ok there are so many great players and all different genres so I'll stick to rock cosso far I do t think anyone has mentioned George benson - the man is a jazz genius on guitar. Fir the record I bloody hate jazz but can appreciate tbe musicianship.

1 Carl Perkins (50's)

2 Jimi Hendrix (60's)

3 Eddie Van Halen (70's)

4 Joe Satriani (80's)

5 Slash ( although it could be me!!)

I've chosen this bunch because they spawned tbe largest number of imitators as they innovated new tecniques or well to be honest Slash is a throwback - all this is my opinion and it's quite right tgat nit everyone has tbe same opinion - but bear in mind if you disagree with my opinion it makes you wrong !! Loll

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By *roquoisMan
over a year ago

Portsmouth

1 - Steve Vai

2 - Jake E Lee

3 - Doug Aldrich

4 - Rick Chadock (Tattoo Rodeo)

5 - Neal Schon

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

Gary Moore

Jimi Hendrix

Eric Clapton

David Gilmour

John Squire

Honourable mentions to many include

BB King

Jimmy Page

Robert Johnston

Ry Cooder

Steve Vai

Joe Satriani

Ygnwie Malmsteen

Kirk Hammett

Slash

and the list goes on

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

robert smith? james dean bradfield? poison ivy????? they may your faves but top five guitarists? this surely shows that these lists are subjective, so why not have top 5 fave guitarists and top 5 in ability? my fave 5 are:

dave gilmore

jimmy page

angus young

robert smith

mick jones

i rate as best 5:

andy williams

mark knopfler

jimi hendrix

eddie van halen

angus young

argue me wrong!!!!!

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

and as a bassist myself, how the hell was flea ignored by almost everyone? he is the best alrounder ever, and as a bassist that makes him god. bass holds it together, the link between the brain deads and the glory hunters.

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By *leasureDomeMan
over a year ago

all over the place

1. Hendrix

2. George Benson

3. Jimmy Page

4. Dave Gilmore

5. Django Reinhartd

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

and what are they? your fave or the ones you rate as best? you missed my point or what? good as goerge benson is he would'nt rate himself in top five, see what i mean. someone earliuer said grahame coxon!!!!!!!!!!!! oh pleeeeeeeeeez. jesus. what you got to do to get an arguement round here.

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


"and what are they? your fave or the ones you rate as best? you missed my point or what? good as goerge benson is he would'nt rate himself in top five, see what i mean. someone earliuer said grahame coxon!!!!!!!!!!!! oh pleeeeeeeeeez. jesus. what you got to do to get an arguement round here."

Ithink most people it's just gonna be there fav's, as most dont play guitar im assuming, and thefore would not have enough knowledge of the instrument to say who is technicly the best, theres another thread top 5 bassist' flea is in my top 5 there,

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By *atisfy janeWoman
over a year ago

Torquay

George Formby must feature....surely?

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


"George Formby must feature....surely?

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If you ask any1 in wigan they are gonna put george formby at number 1.....lol local hero

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By *atisfy janeWoman
over a year ago

Torquay

He plays a guitar....well a smaller version of a guitar anyway

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By *leasureDomeMan
over a year ago

all over the place


"and what are they? your fave or the ones you rate as best? you missed my point or what? good as goerge benson is he would'nt rate himself in top five, see what i mean. someone earliuer said grahame coxon!!!!!!!!!!!! oh pleeeeeeeeeez. jesus. what you got to do to get an arguement round here."

lol i dont think any guitarist would rate himself in the top 5 ,i didnt miss your point i didnt see it...what measure is there to decide top 5 ,speed of run ,writing of great riffs,playing it on fire or with it behind your neck ?

Its personal perception,for me GB as you said "is good" the "but" you put after is just your opinion as i think his work with sinatra and 53 year career as a top multi grammy winning Jazz guitarist did enough to be in my list ,for you not ,there is no definative standard as to greatness on guitar or any other instrument.

so tell you what leave him off your list

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

a man after my own heart. you are wrong of course, but at least you know music. doing definative work does'nt make a guitarist great IN MY OPINION. though it could make my top five FAVE guitarists. that mark knopfler is a better guitarist than GB is beyond bedate, and that is my point. two lists, one fave, one top

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By *leasureDomeMan
over a year ago

all over the place


"a man after my own heart. you are wrong of course, but at least you know music. doing definative work does'nt make a guitarist great IN MY OPINION. though it could make my top five FAVE guitarists. that mark knopfler is a better guitarist than GB is beyond bedate, and that is my point. two lists, one fave, one top"

And of course on both counts it does not include the greats that we have missed and never heard,or obscure greats like livemore who shuns conventional avenues and just plays for himself and for fun when he fancies it,or even segovia as he is not in our fave genre perhaps.

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

segovia, of course the geratest ever. how did i forget him. i feel silly now, but at least the nub of my arguement is correct.

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By *waymanMan
over a year ago

newcastle


"Bloody hell he musn't have been in the forum... "

he wasn't....

And tonight I'll mention just two.

Mick Green

JDB (as mentioned above...)

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carlos santana

Richie Sambora

Slash

Hendrix

Pete Townsend

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over a year ago

Elmore James

George Thorogood

Brian Setzer (Stray Cats)

P. Paul Fenech (The Meteors)

Chuck Berry

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By *waymanMan
over a year ago

newcastle


"Elmore James

George Thorogood

Brian Setzer (Stray Cats)

P. Paul Fenech (The Meteors)

Chuck Berry"

Shame some of Setzer's best recorded work was actually Dave Edmunds or Billy Murray (h'allegedly, m'lud)....

The problem with Chuck Berry is that he's only number 4 in the list of Chuck Berry style guitar players, behind Keith Richards, Dave Edmunds and Rosetta Tharpe.... For about thirty years he's been that scariest of things, a tribute act to himself...

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over a year ago

loads out there.

Randy Rhoads

Santana

paco de lucia

stevie ray vaughn

toni Iommi (one of ther most underated and most influential guitarists in rock history)

My business partner was van halens lighting designer for five years..we just have a habit of calling him Van Halen, it is in fact Eddie of course.

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By *expestrobCouple
over a year ago

corby

angus young slash jimmy paige hendrix and me on rock band

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

Alexi Laiho

Dave Murray

Rob Flynn

Herman Li

KK Downing + Glenn Tipton

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By *kywatcherMan
over a year ago

Southwick

Alex Lifeson

Steve Rothery

Steve Howe

Nils Lofgren

Carlos Santana

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By *oantrimcpl2010Couple
over a year ago

Lisburn

Would have to put Rory Gallagher on the list

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By *otlovefun42Couple
over a year ago

Costa Blanca Spain...

1. Eric Clapton.

2. Ritchie Blackmore.

3. Carlos Santana.

4. Paul Kossoff.

5. Joe Bonnamossa.

Others worth a mention. Gary Moore, Mick Ronson, Mick Box, Jimmy Paige, Rory Gallagher, and not forgetting George Harrison who was the most under rated guitarist of his generation.

No doubt some will disagree but they are my favourites.

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


"Gary Moore

Joe Satriani

Carlos Santana

Randy Rhodes

Stevie Ray Vaughan"

Gary Moore was the business when I saw Lizzy live for sure

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"Would have to put Rory Gallagher on the list"

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

Anyone said Steve Jones yet?

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

My 5 personal best guitarist (not necessarily the greatest of all time)

1. Keith Richards (Stones)

2. Peter Green (fleetwood mac)

3. John Martyn

4. Eric Clapton

5. Jimi Hendrix

(6.) Buddy Holly

But there are about another 20 I could name that I love!!.... But they are probably my top inspirations!

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

Oooh, great thread.

1) Gary Moore

2) Eddie Van Halen

3) Rory Gallagher

4) Jimi Hendrix

5) Django Reinhardt

Honourable mentions to Eric Clapton, Leslie West, Nuno Bettencourt, Angus Young, Steve Vai and Yngwie Malmsteen.

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By *kywatcherMan
over a year ago

Southwick

Surprised Prince hasn't been mentioned.

Check out his contribution on "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"....

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over a year ago

Here's a name you don't often hear mentionned, but still superb :

Sneak Pete Kleinow.

sample for you's all :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWjGtEmQ5Co

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over a year ago


"Anyone said Steve Jones yet? "

Anyone mentioned Brian James original Damned ?

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By *ust_for_laughsCouple
over a year ago

Hinckley

Guthrie Govan

Mike Stern

Prince

Steve Lukather

Paul Gilbert

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over a year ago


"Guthrie Govan

Mike Stern

Prince

Steve Lukather

Paul Gilbert"

Lukather is incredible.

Gilbert is a machine!

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By *ordonBennettMan
over a year ago

dover


"1. Eric Clapton.

2. Ritchie Blackmore.

3. Carlos Santana.

4. Paul Kossoff.

5. Joe Bonnamossa.

Others worth a mention. Gary Moore, Mick Ronson, Mick Box, Jimmy Paige, Rory Gallagher, and not forgetting George Harrison who was the most under rated guitarist of his generation.

No doubt some will disagree but they are my favourites.

"

Totally agree about George Harrison

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

1 Ritchie Blackmore

2 Gary Moore

3 Eddie VanHalen

4 Larry Miller

5 jimmy Page

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By *ust_for_laughsCouple
over a year ago

Hinckley


"Guthrie Govan

Mike Stern

Prince

Steve Lukather

Paul Gilbert

Lukather is incredible.

Gilbert is a machine!"

Gilbert is about the only shred merchant I like...no whammy bar, you see

I forgot John Petrucci as well, for the Liquid Tension Experiment stuff, I hate Dream Theater, mainly because LaBrie is such a shite singer!

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By *ust_for_laughsCouple
over a year ago

Hinckley

Lukather is with seeing live, just for the one note he pulls back from the dead in 'Song for Jeff'

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By *ust_for_laughsCouple
over a year ago

Hinckley

Worth, not with...fucking phone!

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over a year ago


"Guthrie Govan

Mike Stern

Prince

Steve Lukather

Paul Gilbert

Lukather is incredible.

Gilbert is a machine!

Gilbert is about the only shred merchant I like...no whammy bar, you see

I forgot John Petrucci as well, for the Liquid Tension Experiment stuff, I hate Dream Theater, mainly because LaBrie is such a shite singer!

"

I started trying to learn Technical Difficulties a while back. I think I got about 16-bars in and have up!

Eric Johnson is another great player, Cliffs Of Dover took me the best part of 8-months to get to grips with.

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

Jimi Hendrix

Aerosmith

Mark Knopfler

Bruce Springsteen

Earl Klugh (Classic guitar)

Tracy Chapman

...oops...can't recall

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By *ust_for_laughsCouple
over a year ago

Hinckley


"Guthrie Govan

Mike Stern

Prince

Steve Lukather

Paul Gilbert

Lukather is incredible.

Gilbert is a machine!

Gilbert is about the only shred merchant I like...no whammy bar, you see

I forgot John Petrucci as well, for the Liquid Tension Experiment stuff, I hate Dream Theater, mainly because LaBrie is such a shite singer!

I started trying to learn Technical Difficulties a while back. I think I got about 16-bars in and have up!

Eric Johnson is another great player, Cliffs Of Dover took me the best part of 8-months to get to grips with."

Try the arpeggios at the start of Universal Mind!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oy9wWYKlVAI&feature=youtube_gdata_player

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By *akecamMan
over a year ago

hale

What about slash rather than bucket head

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By *ofus71Couple
over a year ago

London

Gary Moore

Micky Moody

Bernie Marsden (the 2 have to go together)

Mathias Jabs

Ace Frehley

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By *ust_for_laughsCouple
over a year ago

Hinckley


"What about slash rather than bucket head "

Buckethead is about ten times the guitarist Slash is! Slash has made a career out of a couple of blues scales and the intro to Sweet Child of Mine, which is that difficult even I can make a half decent fist of it!

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"Guthrie Govan

Mike Stern

Prince

Steve Lukather

Paul Gilbert

Lukather is incredible.

Gilbert is a machine!

Gilbert is about the only shred merchant I like...no whammy bar, you see

I forgot John Petrucci as well, for the Liquid Tension Experiment stuff, I hate Dream Theater, mainly because LaBrie is such a shite singer!

I started trying to learn Technical Difficulties a while back. I think I got about 16-bars in and have up!

Eric Johnson is another great player, Cliffs Of Dover took me the best part of 8-months to get to grips with.

Try the arpeggios at the start of Universal Mind!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oy9wWYKlVAI&feature=youtube_gdata_player

"

That's some impressive string skipping!

The rest of the track is fairly straight forward though....Gimme a month...

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"What about slash rather than bucket head

Buckethead is about ten times the guitarist Slash is! Slash has made a career out of a couple of blues scales and the intro to Sweet Child of Mine, which is that difficult even I can make a half decent fist of it!"

Slash is more about attitude than actual ability. He looks cool as fuck but his playing is nothing staggering. My son is 11 and can play pretty much the whole of Appetite For Destruction note for note...

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By *ust_for_laughsCouple
over a year ago

Hinckley


"Guthrie Govan

Mike Stern

Prince

Steve Lukather

Paul Gilbert

Lukather is incredible.

Gilbert is a machine!

Gilbert is about the only shred merchant I like...no whammy bar, you see

I forgot John Petrucci as well, for the Liquid Tension Experiment stuff, I hate Dream Theater, mainly because LaBrie is such a shite singer!

I started trying to learn Technical Difficulties a while back. I think I got about 16-bars in and have up!

Eric Johnson is another great player, Cliffs Of Dover took me the best part of 8-months to get to grips with.

Try the arpeggios at the start of Universal Mind!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oy9wWYKlVAI&feature=youtube_gdata_player

That's some impressive string skipping!

The rest of the track is fairly straight forward though....Gimme a month... "

Did you listen to the second half as well...best end to a song ever!

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


"Surprised Prince hasn't been mentioned.

Check out his contribution on "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"...."

on the original 1968 version released by the beatles ?

he would be talented as he would have only been 10 lol

the lead guitar on the original version was Eric clapton

top 5 or the best ever is horses for courses because of musical tastes etc

do you base it on solos or what they produce within the structure of the band and its sound.

however i will have a go.

in no particular order

Eric clapton

Dave gilmour

johnny marr

john squires

Dave Evans (the edge)

there are so many to choose from and to be quite honest they are all talented beyond our wildest dreams.

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

Gary moore

Kurt cobain

Jimi hendrix

Allen collins

Gary rossington

Eric clapton

Zakk Wylde

Eddie van halen

Dimebag darrel

Johnny lang

It's hard to pick just 5, I could go on and on lol

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By *kywatcherMan
over a year ago

Southwick


"Surprised Prince hasn't been mentioned.

Check out his contribution on "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"....

on the original 1968 version released by the beatles ?

he would be talented as he would have only been 10 lol

the lead guitar on the original version was Eric clapton

top 5 or the best ever is horses for courses because of musical tastes etc

do you base it on solos or what they produce within the structure of the band and its sound.

however i will have a go.

in no particular order

Eric clapton

Dave gilmour

johnny marr

john squires

Dave Evans (the edge)

there are so many to choose from and to be quite honest they are all talented beyond our wildest dreams.

"

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame concert in 2004 to induct George Harrison as a solo artist. Other performers in the band were Jeff Lynne and Tom Petty but Prince's three minute solo was reportedly the greatest solo of all time...at the end of which he throws his guitar into the air.

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over a year ago


"Surprised Prince hasn't been mentioned.

Check out his contribution on "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"....

on the original 1968 version released by the beatles ?

he would be talented as he would have only been 10 lol

the lead guitar on the original version was Eric clapton

top 5 or the best ever is horses for courses because of musical tastes etc

do you base it on solos or what they produce within the structure of the band and its sound.

however i will have a go.

in no particular order

Eric clapton

Dave gilmour

johnny marr

john squires

Dave Evans (the edge)

there are so many to choose from and to be quite honest they are all talented beyond our wildest dreams.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame concert in 2004 to induct George Harrison as a solo artist. Other performers in the band were Jeff Lynne and Tom Petty but Prince's three minute solo was reportedly the greatest solo of all time...at the end of which he throws his guitar into the air. "

It was fairly good, but nowhere near the greatest of all time and I've never seen it reported as such either...

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over a year ago

1: Gary Moore

2: Gary Moore

3: Gary Moore

4: Gary Moore

5: Gary Moore

....for 6th & over; you can argue amongst yourselves!!!

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"1: Gary Moore

2: Gary Moore

3: Gary Moore

4: Gary Moore

5: Gary Moore

....for 6th & over; you can argue amongst yourselves!!! "

i think you missed out Gary Moore

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"1: Gary Moore

2: Gary Moore

3: Gary Moore

4: Gary Moore

5: Gary Moore

....for 6th & over; you can argue amongst yourselves!!! "

Shame I can't post a link, I've got some great shots of my Gary Moore Les Paul, not the BFG but the proper signature one that they only made 250 of back in the early 2000's. It's one of my favourite guitars...

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"1: Gary Moore

2: Gary Moore

3: Gary Moore

4: Gary Moore

5: Gary Moore

....for 6th & over; you can argue amongst yourselves!!!

i think you missed out Gary Moore "
Oh shit!

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


"Surprised Prince hasn't been mentioned.

Check out his contribution on "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"....

on the original 1968 version released by the beatles ?

he would be talented as he would have only been 10 lol

the lead guitar on the original version was Eric clapton

top 5 or the best ever is horses for courses because of musical tastes etc

do you base it on solos or what they produce within the structure of the band and its sound.

however i will have a go.

in no particular order

Eric clapton

Dave gilmour

johnny marr

john squires

Dave Evans (the edge)

there are so many to choose from and to be quite honest they are all talented beyond our wildest dreams.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame concert in 2004 to induct George Harrison as a solo artist. Other performers in the band were Jeff Lynne and Tom Petty but Prince's three minute solo was reportedly the greatest solo of all time...at the end of which he throws his guitar into the air. "

its good however i believe Jeff healeys version is better sorry.

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By *tirling DarkCouple
over a year ago

Stirling

In no order;

Blackmore, Hackett (the man does classical, Spanish and Prog Rick), Rhodes, Daryl Struemar, Malcom Jones (probably the only man on a stage that combines electric pipes and guitar).

If allowed 6, Gilmour. Also name escapes me but played with UFO.

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

For pure energy and technical ability, you'll never beat this....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HB8vp5R6Vmk&feature=youtube_gdata_player

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By (user no longer on site)
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"1: Gary Moore

2: Gary Moore

3: Gary Moore

4: Gary Moore

5: Gary Moore

....for 6th & over; you can argue amongst yourselves!!!

Shame I can't post a link, I've got some great shots of my Gary Moore Les Paul, not the BFG but the proper signature one that they only made 250 of back in the early 2000's. It's one of my favourite guitars..."

That's cool dude!!!

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

1 Joe Satriani

2 Michael Schenker

3 Rudy Schenker

4 Micky Moody

5 Adrian Vandenberg

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

Eddie Clarke. ( Motorhead ) ...no slouch either

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By *obnessMan
over a year ago

york

Rev gary davis

John fahey

Blind lemon jefferson

Mississippi john hurt

Ry cooder

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


"Alexi Laiho

Dave Murray

Rob Flynn

Herman Li

KK Downing + Glenn Tipton"

I'm just glad somebody put herman in here I've never seen fingers move so fast!!!

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By *ust_for_laughsCouple
over a year ago

Hinckley


"Alexi Laiho

Dave Murray

Rob Flynn

Herman Li

KK Downing + Glenn Tipton

I'm just glad somebody put herman in here I've never seen fingers move so fast!!!"

But that's all it is, fingers moving fast! No feeling, no soul. Michael Angelo Batio is the same, all the technical ability in the world but I'd rather listen to the guy down the pub who puts a bit of heart into it!

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

Surprised Matt Bellamy from Muse is not mentioned.....

Oh and Buckethead isn't a patch on Slash, listen to the playing on Slashs solo albums over the last couple of years.

Couple of others.... Ronnie Montrose, DJ Ashba and Bernie Torme.

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By *aro7Man
over a year ago

wickford

Mario van lubin

Keith carter

Randy moon

Nico linz

Raymond von

Quality,,,,,,,,

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

Jimi hendrix is my top five as he could do cords that didn't evan exist at the time

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

In no particular order ( except Page and Slash being 1st and 2nd lol )

Jimmy Page

Slash

Ry Cooder

Mark Knophler

Dave Gilmour

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

Can't i have ten, i forgot

Rory Gallagher

Ritchie Blackmore

Gary Moore ( my country's finest music contribution)

Rhandy Rhoads

Tony Iommi

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


"Alexi Laiho

Dave Murray

Rob Flynn

Herman Li

KK Downing + Glenn Tipton

I'm just glad somebody put herman in here I've never seen fingers move so fast!!!

But that's all it is, fingers moving fast! No feeling, no soul. Michael Angelo Batio is the same, all the technical ability in the world but I'd rather listen to the guy down the pub who puts a bit of heart into it!"

Bang on there. Playing endless sweep picked arpeggios is actually quite easy and even if you make a mistake who's gonna notice 1 note when you're playing 900 a minute?!

One or two notes played with feel and perfect vibrato is far more difficult to achieve.

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By *ust_for_laughsCouple
over a year ago

Hinckley


"Alexi Laiho

Dave Murray

Rob Flynn

Herman Li

KK Downing + Glenn Tipton

I'm just glad somebody put herman in here I've never seen fingers move so fast!!!

But that's all it is, fingers moving fast! No feeling, no soul. Michael Angelo Batio is the same, all the technical ability in the world but I'd rather listen to the guy down the pub who puts a bit of heart into it!

Bang on there. Playing endless sweep picked arpeggios is actually quite easy and even if you make a mistake who's gonna notice 1 note when you're playing 900 a minute?!

One or two notes played with feel and perfect vibrato is far more difficult to achieve."

Which is why Peter Green is a better guitarist than Herman Li, or his equally fuckwitted partner in crime in Dragonforce!!

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By *aro7Man
over a year ago

wickford

I know what you mean,,,,,all great, just remembered some more,,,,,

Tim wipple

Steve lomas

Ted fenton

Norman dewes

Mike hunt

Fantastic,,,,,,,,

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over a year ago

Those are my personal favorites. obviously there are alot of great guitarists out there and you all have your top 5 and they are all fantastic players. don't get me wrong, my favorite guitar solo's are Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd and carry on my wayward son by kansas

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By *aro7Man
over a year ago

wickford

Very cool,,,,,,, a few more,

Stewart copeland

Buddy rich

Gene Krupa

Keith moon

Ringo star,,,,,,,,,,,,

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By *ust_for_laughsCouple
over a year ago

Hinckley


"Very cool,,,,,,, a few more,

Stewart copeland

Buddy rich

Gene Krupa

Keith moon

Ringo star,,,,,,,,,,,, "

You'll have to start a new thread for drummers

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

Jason Becker

James hetfield

Tony iommi

Dave mustaine

Tom morello

Not in any particular order

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By *nnyMan
over a year ago

Glasgow


"...........

You'll have to start a new thread for drummers

"

Drummers - the kind of people who like to hang around with musicians.

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By *ust_for_laughsCouple
over a year ago

Hinckley


"...........

You'll have to start a new thread for drummers

Drummers - the kind of people who like to hang around with musicians."

Aye, stick them and the bass players in the same room, so the 'creatives' don't get covered in drool

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By *illwill69uMan
over a year ago

moston

So many axe men, and although I love nearly all of them, take away their amps and peddle effects and they suddenly become a lot less...

If you all want to hear a real rock guitar hero listen to and watch this!

http://youtu.be/M1ZmIFR4Sc0

Acoustic guitar, no backing, no effects peddles and every note clear as a bell!

Then ask

Steve How(e)!

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

at last someone mentioned Bert Weedon,he was the main man that all the guitarists will tell you that is who they were influenced by.I think Brian May of Queen is great.I loved the guitar duo at the end of Hotel California by the Eagles it still makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.I would those guitars were talking to each other.I cant remember the blokes names who played the.

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By *ust_for_laughsCouple
over a year ago

Hinckley


"at last someone mentioned Bert Weedon,he was the main man that all the guitarists will tell you that is who they were influenced by.I think Brian May of Queen is great.I loved the guitar duo at the end of Hotel California by the Eagles it still makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.I would those guitars were talking to each other.I cant remember the blokes names who played the."

Don Felder and Joe Walsh

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


"Anyone said Steve Jones yet?

Anyone mentioned Brian James original Damned ? "

He was good and interesting on Punk Britannia

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

I have to agree with most of the above names with the exception of Slash. I'm a big fan of G n R but after seeing them live on many occasions in the 90s I've been very dissapointed with Mr Slash. He's either not very good at playing a guitar or his alcohol / drug intake before a gig is a little on the high side! The iron maiden trio, eddie van halen and Angus young are by far the best I've seen live by a long long way

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

Just for laughs thanks for that.

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


"Very cool,,,,,,, a few more,

Stewart copeland

Buddy rich

Gene Krupa

Keith moon

Ringo star,,,,,,,,,,,,

You'll have to start a new thread for drummers

"

cozy Powell

im not sure about ringo because by his own admission he could never keep the same beat twice

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"Very cool,,,,,,, a few more,

Stewart copeland

Buddy rich

Gene Krupa

Keith moon

Ringo star,,,,,,,,,,,,

You'll have to start a new thread for drummers

cozy Powell

im not sure about ringo because by his own admission he could never keep the same beat twice "

Every guitarists favourite drummer: Jim Marshall. Without him rock n roll wouldn't look or sound quite the same. It's a pity the guy hated me

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Stevie Ray Vaughan

Brian May

David Gilmour

Eddie Van Halen

Randy Rhoads

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over a year ago

Jack White.

Bill S Preston Esq.

Ted Theodore Logan

Mark King

Flea

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over a year ago

are we talking technically brilliant or just great guitarists? OK, I'll go for great guitarists

1. Don Felder

2. Bernard Butler

3. Slash

4. BB King

5. Jeff Beck

as much as I would love to lob Kurt Cobain in there as he's my fave I don't think he could hold a light to any of the above..sorry KC.

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"are we talking technically brilliant or just great guitarists? OK, I'll go for great guitarists

1. Don Felder

2. Bernard Butler

3. Slash

4. BB King

5. Jeff Beck

as much as I would love to lob Kurt Cobain in there as he's my fave I don't think he could hold a light to any of the above..sorry KC. "

Well, technically he could, BB King can't even play chords (seriously), so Cobain had the edge on him with that. Sadly I hate anything and everything to do with Nirvana.

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yeah I know about BB and not being good with chords....shame on you with the statement regarding Nirvana

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"yeah I know about BB and not being good with chords....shame on you with the statement regarding Nirvana "

Lol, I just never got it. All his songs were so miserable...

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well I guess it's horses for courses, I never really got into Pearl Jam amongst others of the time, just clicked with Nirvana from around late 88 and they stuck to this day.

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Graham coxon fuck no!

Lots of good names apart from him

May

Clapton

Hendrix

Townsend

Santana

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By *at2Couple
over a year ago

north Down

A great British guitarist not mentioned yet ...up there with Gilmore, Clapton etc..

Mike " Olga" Algar The Toy Dolls

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over a year ago

Can I add Johnny Marr.

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over a year ago


"Can I add Johnny Marr."

please do and seconded the man has immense talent and had a big influence from my teenage years onwards

who can forget the beginning of girl afraid

fantastic pictures of wap woman and a excellent profile by the way

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"Jack White.

Bill S Preston Esq.

Ted Theodore Logan

Mark King

Flea"

EXCELLENT

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By *ost SockMan
over a year ago

West Wales and Cardiff

Exactly.

Electric guitar is the easiest instrument going to play really fast, because of the sustain, amplification etc. it can still be impressive, I guess, but I personally think it's a poor way to judge the best.

Saxophone players, violin players, even acoustic guitar players have to display far more skill and technique to play lightening fast stuff, as it's so much harder to get a sound out the instrument, especially playing difficult stuff.

No electric guitar impresses me with speed - far prefer the likes of Peter Green, BB King and Dave Rawlings, who have great feel.

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By *ollie_JCouple
over a year ago

London

1. The pentatonic bluesies

2. The major scale janglies

3. The claw hand acoustic fingerpickers

4. The tapping modes shredders

5. The 50s jazz players who technically piss on everybody else but you couldn't listen to their music

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By *nnyMan
over a year ago

Glasgow


"Exactly.

Electric guitar is the easiest instrument going to play really fast, because of the sustain, amplification etc. it can still be impressive, I guess, but I personally think it's a poor way to judge the best.

....

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Agreed. There's always the 'how much is the guitarist and how much is electrickery?' question.

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"Exactly.

Electric guitar is the easiest instrument going to play really fast, because of the sustain, amplification etc. it can still be impressive, I guess, but I personally think it's a poor way to judge the best.

....

Agreed. There's always the 'how much is the guitarist and how much is electrickery?' question."

Hmmmm, I only partly agree. It takes a lit of time and patience to learn how to play fast, especially if you want to be able to do it cleanly. The trick is really to be able to put it into context and make is musical and good to listen to. Gary Moore was excellent at it, he could play one or two beautiful notes with feel and perfect vibrato followed by a passage full of fast and aggressive pull-offs and hammer-ons that would make the hairs on the back of your neck stand on end. Players like Herman Li put a lot of hard work into technique but seem to have missed the importance of melodic content.

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"1. The pentatonic bluesies

2. The major scale janglies

3. The claw hand acoustic fingerpickers

4. The tapping modes shredders

5. The 50s jazz players who technically piss on everybody else but you couldn't listen to their music

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Excellent post !

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By *nnyMan
over a year ago

Glasgow


"Exactly.

Electric guitar is the easiest instrument going to play really fast, because of the sustain, amplification etc. it can still be impressive, I guess, but I personally think it's a poor way to judge the best.

....

Agreed. There's always the 'how much is the guitarist and how much is electrickery?' question.

Hmmmm, I only partly agree. It takes a lit of time and patience to learn how to play fast, especially if you want to be able to do it cleanly. The trick is really to be able to put it into context and make is musical and good to listen to. Gary Moore was excellent at it, he could play one or two beautiful notes with feel and perfect vibrato followed by a passage full of fast and aggressive pull-offs and hammer-ons that would make the hairs on the back of your neck stand on end. Players like Herman Li put a lot of hard work into technique but seem to have missed the importance of melodic content."

I take your point but it seems to me there's a misplaced general assumption that the ability to play fast and loud means you can play well.

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"Exactly.

Electric guitar is the easiest instrument going to play really fast, because of the sustain, amplification etc. it can still be impressive, I guess, but I personally think it's a poor way to judge the best.

....

Agreed. There's always the 'how much is the guitarist and how much is electrickery?' question.

Hmmmm, I only partly agree. It takes a lit of time and patience to learn how to play fast, especially if you want to be able to do it cleanly. The trick is really to be able to put it into context and make is musical and good to listen to. Gary Moore was excellent at it, he could play one or two beautiful notes with feel and perfect vibrato followed by a passage full of fast and aggressive pull-offs and hammer-ons that would make the hairs on the back of your neck stand on end. Players like Herman Li put a lot of hard work into technique but seem to have missed the importance of melodic content.

I take your point but it seems to me there's a misplaced general assumption that the ability to play fast and loud means you can play well."

It's hard, I won't deny it. I can do it and do when I'm playing in my metal band, but we choose songs that we like for their melodic content opposed to outright flashy playing. Synister Gates of Avenged Sevenfold is a prime example of a very technical player with good melodic sense. He can throw out fast sweep picked arpeggios but they have real meaning within the song, give the song 'Lost' a listen and you'll see what I mean.

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