CriedWhenBrucieLeft
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Yip, can't think of anyone else daft enough to pick with a penny.
Who are your Top 5 guitarists of all time
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JudasMyGuide
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CriedWhenBrucieLeft
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As I said, I can't think of anyone; but maybe there is someone else out there.
Did you totally suspect that Gibbons used a penny?
Did you totally suspect that Gibbons used a penny?
JudasMyGuide
The resident reactionary recalcitrant
JudasMyGuide
The resident reactionary recalcitrant
I would have named Django Reinhardt in that first post, but that seemed inappropriate somehow...
Saapanael
Ancient Mariner
1) Joe Satriani (0)
2) John Petrucci (new)
3) Adrian Smith, Dave Murray (0)
4) Glenn Tipton (-2)
A small update. There are some guys I need to check out more, like Andy Timmons and Marco Sfogli, as they have the potential to be top 5 material.
Also, I found that there was a "best guitarists ever" survivor in 2011, how come that hasn't happened more often?
2) John Petrucci (new)
3) Adrian Smith, Dave Murray (0)
4) Glenn Tipton (-2)
A small update. There are some guys I need to check out more, like Andy Timmons and Marco Sfogli, as they have the potential to be top 5 material.
Also, I found that there was a "best guitarists ever" survivor in 2011, how come that hasn't happened more often?
No one's brought it up againAlso, I found that there was a "best guitarists ever" survivor in 2011, how come that hasn't happened more often?
I'd do it again ofc.
Saapanael
Ancient Mariner
I've got to introduce some recent favourites into the top 5.
Marco Sfogli - a genius at phrasing and melody-making, has fantastic control over the fretboard and is very much inspired by Petrucci. I love his ability to shape each note with amazing feeling. Tends to perhaps "wank" too much, I'd like it if reduced the amount of different solos and melodies in his songs.
Jack Thammarat - Inspired more by Satriani, Thammarat usually sticks to simpler melodies that resemble vocal lines. His phrasing is similar to that of Sfogli, I think of it as a very modern style. The man has fantastic tones and sounds a bit softer than Sfogli. At the moment, I'd rate them completely equal.
1) Joe Satriani
2) John Petrucci
3) Marco Sfogli, Jack Thammarat
4) Adrian Smith, Dave Murray
5) Glenn Tipton
Marco Sfogli - a genius at phrasing and melody-making, has fantastic control over the fretboard and is very much inspired by Petrucci. I love his ability to shape each note with amazing feeling. Tends to perhaps "wank" too much, I'd like it if reduced the amount of different solos and melodies in his songs.
Jack Thammarat - Inspired more by Satriani, Thammarat usually sticks to simpler melodies that resemble vocal lines. His phrasing is similar to that of Sfogli, I think of it as a very modern style. The man has fantastic tones and sounds a bit softer than Sfogli. At the moment, I'd rate them completely equal.
1) Joe Satriani
2) John Petrucci
3) Marco Sfogli, Jack Thammarat
4) Adrian Smith, Dave Murray
5) Glenn Tipton
Deus_Adrian
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Visual Timekeeper
Jimmy Page
Alex Lifeson
Steve Howe
Michael Roe
Brian May
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Right now I feel like dropping Dave and Satch and putting Ritchie and Dime up there.
It's hard to do a top 5. I feel like it changes on monthly basis
Also Mustaine/Friedman are always in calculation.
Black Bart
Ancient Mariner
As of today and in no particular order:
Angus Young
Ritchie Blackmore
Dave Murray
Slash
Brian May
Angus Young
Ritchie Blackmore
Dave Murray
Slash
Brian May
Welsh Phantom
Ancient Mariner
Adrian Smith
Steve Rothery
Tony Iommi
Eddie Van Halen
Martin Barre
Steve Rothery
Tony Iommi
Eddie Van Halen
Martin Barre
AlexS
Nomad
I'm gonna cheat and make 2 lists - one for rhythm players and one for lead players.
Fave rhythm guitarists:
Rick Nielsen (Cheap Trick)
Rich Robinson (Black Crowes)
Ronnie Wood (Faces, Rod Stewart, Rolling Stones)
Pete Townshend
Jimmy Page
(hon. mention: Jimi Hendrix)
Fave lead guitarists:
Randy Rhoads
Warren Haynes (Allman Bros, Gov't Mule)
Eddie Hazel (Funkadelic - see "Maggot Brain" if you never heard of him)
Robin Trower
Neal Schon (Journey - yeah, some of the underlying tunes were a bit wimpy, but he even rocked out on some of those - see outro lead to "Faithfully," which inspired Prince's "Purple Rain." For Schon rocking out, check the HSAS album he did with Sammy Hagar in '84.)
(hon. mention: Dave Navarro)
Some of the guys on both lists do a lot of playing that's kind of a hybrid - tasty rhythm lines with lots of cool fills, like Hendrix & Rhoads, so it's not a strict division, but I classify them based on their overall greatest strengths.
Fave rhythm guitarists:
Rick Nielsen (Cheap Trick)
Rich Robinson (Black Crowes)
Ronnie Wood (Faces, Rod Stewart, Rolling Stones)
Pete Townshend
Jimmy Page
(hon. mention: Jimi Hendrix)
Fave lead guitarists:
Randy Rhoads
Warren Haynes (Allman Bros, Gov't Mule)
Eddie Hazel (Funkadelic - see "Maggot Brain" if you never heard of him)
Robin Trower
Neal Schon (Journey - yeah, some of the underlying tunes were a bit wimpy, but he even rocked out on some of those - see outro lead to "Faithfully," which inspired Prince's "Purple Rain." For Schon rocking out, check the HSAS album he did with Sammy Hagar in '84.)
(hon. mention: Dave Navarro)
Some of the guys on both lists do a lot of playing that's kind of a hybrid - tasty rhythm lines with lots of cool fills, like Hendrix & Rhoads, so it's not a strict division, but I classify them based on their overall greatest strengths.
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