Alive or dead, who is your favorite guitarist?

25 Feb 2014

Some many great guitar players that have graced our ears with some of the best sounds that could hit our ears, besides the words 'Oh yeah, keep going.' Zack Wilde, Slash, Jimmi Hendrix, James 'Munky' Shaffer, Dan Donigan, Randy Rhodes, Billie Joe Armstrong, and there are many, many more I could name. Who is your favorite? Mine? This guy.

25 Feb 2014

You were doing so well until you put Billy Joe Armstrong into the pantheon of guitaring legends!

IMO he isn't fit to even be in the same thread as the likes of Zakk Wylde, Rhodes, Hendrix. But each to their own!

My favourites aside some already mentioned are :-
Frank Zappa
Devin Townsend
Joe Satriani
Steve Vai
Tom Morello
Jim Heath (incredibly underrated)

There are so many worthy to mention that I can't think of them all off the top of my head and it's a crying shame.

25 Feb 2014

for me,its a tie between Richie Sambora (Dry County solo) and Slash (Novemer Rain solo)

25 Feb 2014

Randy Rhodes, my friend. Crazy Train..........

25 Feb 2014

Slash

26 Feb 2014

Eric Clapton & Chuck Berry neck and neck for me.

26 Feb 2014

There are so, so many.

I can't disagree with any of those already listed but I would add Jimmy Paige because of raw talent and David Howell Evans(The Edge) because of because of genius creativity.

26 Feb 2014

Stevie Ray Vaughn, may he rest in peace.

26 Feb 2014

Maybe he isn't as flashy as the others, but is there anyone with more classic riffs than Keith Richards? Honky Tonk Women, Jumpin Jack Flash, Start Me Up, Satisfaction, Brown Sugar.........

26 Feb 2014

Stevie Ray Vaughn, Eddie Van Helen, Eric Clapton

26 Feb 2014

Stevie Ray Vaughn, Eddie Van Helen, Eric Clapton

26 Feb 2014

Quote by Craig1967
Stevie Ray Vaughn, may he rest in peace.

Excellent choice

26 Feb 2014

And the Lifetime Achievement Award goes to Carlos Santana...

26 Feb 2014

Besides all the above mentioned; Eric Johnson, Richie Blackmore, Steve Morse, Rory Gallagher. Just to name a few.

26 Feb 2014

1. Duane Allman

Followed by Dickey Betts, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix

26 Feb 2014

Jimmy Page, Ritchie Blackmore, David Gilmour....and many other " honorable mentions". You get the idea, though.

26 Feb 2014

Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton, Eddie Van Halen. They all bring something different to the table plus I have been lucky enough to see each one in concert!

26 Feb 2014

Quote by Buz
1. Duane Allman

Followed by Dickey Betts, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix

Nice one. I forgot about Duane Allman

26 Feb 2014

My Favorites, Not Who I think is the best! In no particular order, some of my favorites are

Jimmy Page
Jimi Hendrix
Jeff Beck
David Gilmour
Ritchie Blackmore
Joe Satriani
Gary Hoey
"Dimebag" Darrell
Keith Richards
Michael Schenker
Steve Vai
Eddie Van Halen
Robin Trower
Duane Allman
Frank Zappa
Mick Ronson
Brain May
Slash
Randy Rhoads
Tony Iommi
Gary Moore
Marty Friedman
Dave Murray
Steve Hackett
Steve Morse

I'm sure I left many out. I can easily name another 25+

26 Feb 2014

Jimi Hendrix
Jimmy Page
Slash
Eddie Van Halen
Eric Clapton
Synyster Gates
Kirk Hammett
David Gilmour
Angus Young
Stevire Ray Vaughan
Brad Delson

26 Feb 2014

As a guitarist myself, there is no one that can surpass the overall talent an versatility of Tommy Emmanuel

26 Feb 2014

Eric Clapton
Harry Manx (Canadian folk-blues guitarist)
Stevie Ray Vaughan

26 Feb 2014

For me 1st -= Eric Clapton

2nd -= Jeff Healey ..... what he accomplished being blind almost all of his life is amazing. He was blind before he pick up the guitar., But he could lay a lick down!

27 Feb 2014

Have to give some love to the alternative guitarists too;

Johnny Marr
John Squire
John Frusciante
Jonny Greenwood
Noel Gallagher
Jeff Mangum
Ty Segall
Mick Ronson
Ron Asheton
Lou Reed
Sterling Morrison

27 Feb 2014

Quote by Eodman
For me 1st -= Eric Clapton

2nd -= Jeff Healey ..... what he accomplished being blind almost all of his life is amazing. He was blind before he pick up the guitar., But he could lay a lick down!

Ack. Can't believe I forgot the late Jeff Healey on my list. Listening to the cover of "While my Guitar Gently Weeps" on the recent Beatles tribute to mark the 50th anniversary of their legendary Ed Sullivan appearance, all I could think of was that the best version of the song, The Beatles version with Clapton on guitar included, was Jeff's.

And, to top it all off, he was an expert on early jazz and played the trumpet pretty well, too.

27 Feb 2014

Jimmy Page. He's the boss.

"A dirty book is rarely dusty"

27 Feb 2014

I have a soft spot for a few .... George Harrison, Jimmy Page, Dave Matthews and John Mayer

28 Feb 2014

I dig every single one of them equally:

Joe Pass
Bill Steer
Scott Hull
Jack Owen
Zack Joe
Karl Sanders
Steve Goldberg
Chuck Schuldiner
Josh Elmore
Eric Rutan
Jon Levassuer
Trey Azagzoth
Danny Tunker
Moyses Kolesne
Terrance Hobbs
Paul Ryan (lol no not that Paul Ryan)
Robert Vigna
Muhammed Suicmez
Robert Fripp
Adrian Belew
Frank Zappa
Alex Lifeson
Jeff Beck
John McLaughlin
Allen Holdsworth
Django Reinhart
Leo Kottke
Jim Hall
Bill Frisell
Buddy Guy
Lenny Breau
Christopher Parkening