DimeBag Darrel without a doubt imo.
Jeff Beck is the best I have ever heard. Paul Kossof and Mike Campbell (Heartbreakers) are 2 not mentioned yet.
Anyone listen to Jeff Beck’s Emotion & Commotion form 2 years ago?
Roy Clark
[quote]FrozenNinja wrote:
Yngwie Malmsteen.
And currently? TOSIN ABASI from Animals as leaders.[/quote]
^^^ shit is sick.
I second the Mick Ronson vote, he was killer, wouldn’t have Bowie without him.
[quote]tmcguire wrote:
Jeff Beck is the best I have ever heard.[/quote]
Finally, someone else notices!
CS
more old skool
Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush. not well known but damn good. first heard him in '74
[quote]FrozenNinja wrote:
Yngwie Malmsteen.
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Do you actually listen to Malmsteen’s music? Do you think he’s a good songwriter?
very dumb question…
tell me, how do you judge who is the best? speed. lot of fast guys, but i hear a lot of the hand on the guitar… not very clean… how do you judge a contest like this?? play behind your head like jimi? light your guitar on fire, or rub it against your leg making noise? then when you do play, its like a normal guy playing…read on the ones often called the best, jeff beck, clapton, page… read on their web sites… the best by far they ever seen… tommy emmanual…
awsome.
i dont like his music at all, but the dude can play…
wonder if roy clark or chet atkins ever played sloppy behind their head or with their tounge?
tommy emmanunal is just awsome playing accoustic. amazing… not bad electric either.
David Gilmour anyone?
[quote]AnthonyLovesU wrote:
David Gilmour anyone?[/quote]
As far as songwriting goes, he’s pretty much without equal IMO. His technical ability isn’t really up to par with most of the guitarists named in this thread though, despite being able to play with ‘feel’.
Anyway, they should rename the thread “Namedrop your favourite shredder”.
It’s like deciding between sports cars. Each one has its own special niche. Ferrari? Camaro? Corvette? Porsche? You can sit here all day and debate but I’m just going to throw a couple names out so they make the list…
Mark Morton
Willie Adler
[quote]Cimmerian wrote:
[quote]FrozenNinja wrote:
Yngwie Malmsteen.
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Do you actually listen to Malmsteen’s music? Do you think he’s a good songwriter?[/quote]
I own every single Yngwie CD (and there are a lot), his signature Strat and have seen him live many times.
It’s not for the his songwriting…
Gilmore and Frank Marino get my vote.
[quote]PimpBot5000 wrote:
[quote]legendaryblaze wrote:
If you hate DT (probably due to the singer?), check out Liquid Tension Experiment. all instrumental.[/quote]
Nah what gets me about Dream Theatre is that they’re essentially a Rush rip-off that could never get it right. Technical for the sake of being technical, with no cohesion whatsoever between members - it’s like a band of soloists. Insanely good drummer, bassist, and guitarist…but the combined together it just doesn’t work IMO.
Now a band that was “heavily inspired” by Rush that DID get it right was Porcupine Tree
Excellent choice, except I would say they morphed into prog after starting out sounding more like Pink Floyd. One of my current favorites, I saw them last spring. And I agree about DT, amazing musicians but they just don’t grab me.
My all time favorite is probably Jeff Beck, I’ve seen him four times, which is an accomplishment considering he used to only tour every five years or so.
There is no greatest ever - little kids think in absolutes like that, it’s an utterly ridiculous premise - so many great rock players it’s impossible to pick one and proclaim “Best Ever!!” - unless you’re 4 years old.
Can’t say who the greatest is. Can say my favorite though.
Randy Rhoads.
[quote]sam_sneed wrote:
Can’t say who the greatest is. Can say my favorite though.
Randy Rhoads.
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To me, if I can’t remember a solo after hearing it a few times, then I don’t care about it. Technical wizardry doesn’t go very far with me. I appreciate the skill, but the music just doesn’t resonate.
In terms of rhythm guitar, I don’t think you can do any better than Hendrix.
For lead, I’ll go with SRV, David Gilmour, and Neal Schon.
[quote]SkyNett wrote:
[quote]sam_sneed wrote:
Can’t say who the greatest is. Can say my favorite though.
Randy Rhoads.
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Didn’t know about that thread. Thanks for the link.
For “Rock” guitar,
Rock guitarists have to bring swagger that’s translatable through the speakers and can back it up live.
Guitarists like SRV and Clapton, as awesome as they are, aren’t really “Rock” to me.
Same goes for guys like Dicky Betts, Duane Allman, Derek Trucks, and Joe Bonammassa. I love these guys, they’re awesome, Dereks’ solo on Midnight in Harlem during the Blues Festival in Chicago in 2010 nearly makes me cry, still.
The guys from bands like Dream Theater and Dragon force as well as the solo guys like Vai are technically remarkable, but I rarely feel the “rock” with those bands/songs.
To me, rock is crunch, reverb, and sustain. Taking a blues riff and infusing some evil into it.
My favorite rock guitarists are:
Dimebag
John 5 (who gets rarely any love, is it because he’s a telecaster guy?)
EVH
Lenny Kravitz
Jimmy Page
But there’s one guitarist that has been praised and hated on in this thread that really is Rock to me.
He’s the dude who can get a crowd of 40,000 to scream his name after playing 7 notes.