Lets talk Guitarists

[Nadtwist]

My top 10 in no particular oreder

1: Joe Satriani
2: John Pettruci (Dream Theater)
3: Steve Vai
4: Stevie Ray Vaughn
5: Alex Lifeson (Rush)
6: Vitto Bratta (White Lion)
7: Eddie Van Halen
8: George Lynch (Dokken)
9: Prince
10: Jimmy Page

Honorable mention:

Hendrix
Clapton
Slash
Dave Murray (Iron Maiden)
Warren DeMartini (Ratt)
Randy Rhoads (Ozzy)


What say you?
Who am I missing the boat on in my drunken top 10?
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[guitarjosh]

Get rid of 9 & 10, ad Dave, Warren, & RR & make it a top 11.

 

[OAKAS]

Well, my drucken addition would be Leslie West of Mountain.

 

[festeringZit]

I can think of two w/in 5 seconds that smoke a bunch of
guys on that list:

Al Di Meola
Pat Metheny

 

[Nadtwist]

Get rid of 9 & 10, ad Dave, Warren, & RR & make it a top 11.

I could see getting rid of Page, but believe it or not, Prince is a fuckin genius on the guitar...Go figure

ETA: I just noticed your handle

80's metal head huh? :toast:

 

[Nadtwist]

I can think of two w/in 5 seconds that smoke a bunch of
guys on that list:

Al Di Meola
Pat Metheny

Smoke them? How so?
Speed? (overated)
Talent? (Subjective)
Technique?

Curious

Also, I've never heard of either of them...What style do they play?

 

[KevinFrenchick]

angus young??

 

[GoSooners]

1.Danny Gatton
2.Jimi Hendrix
3.Duane Allman
4.Stevie Ray Vaughan
5.Jimmy Page
6.Rory Gallagher
7.Jeff Beck
8.Eddie Van Halen
9.Eric Johnson
10.Robben Ford


Honorable Mention:

Robin Trower
Eric Clapton
Randy California
Kim Simmonds
Frank Marino
Peter Green

 

[Nadtwist]

angus young??

Great showman, no doubt..

Whole Lotta Rosie live and Let There Be Rock live are a couple of my favorites.

Not saying that he's not talented, but he just doesn't do it for me all that much.

 

[billhill999]

Any list without Brian May in the top 3 is bogus.

 

[festeringZit]

Smoke them? How so?
Speed? (overated)
Talent? (Subjective)
Technique?

Curious

Also, I've never heard of either of them...What style do they play?

Wow... you've never heard of Al Di Meola and Pat Metheny, and you
claim to know great guitarists? Please.

The problem is, people are posting only Rock guitarists.

Al Di Meola is more jazz/rock fusion and Pat Metheny plays mostly
jazz.

I'm utterly amazed that people haven't heard of them.

 

[festeringZit]

A list considering all genres.

<table width="780" border="0" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="border-left: 4px solid black;" valign="top" bgcolor="#fffddd" nowrap="nowrap">[FONT=verdana,arial] 1. Andres Segovia (classical)
2. Django Reinhardt (jazz)
3. Chet Atkins, CGP (country)
4. Jimi Hendrix (rock)
5. Paco de Lucia (flamenco)
6. Agustin Barrios Mangore (classical)
7. Ramon Montoya (flamenco)
8. Julian Bream (classical)
9. Charlie Christian (jazz)
10. B.B. King (blues)
11. T-Bone Walker (blues)
12. Merle Travis (country)
13. Wes Montgomery (jazz)
14. John Williams (classical)
15. Michael Hedges (contemp fingerstyle)
16. Lonnie Johnson (blues)
17. Eddie Lang (jazz)
18. Lenny Breau (jazz)
19. John McLaughlin (fusion)
20. Joe Pass (jazz)
21. Sabicas (flamenco)
22. Blind Blake (ragtime, blues)
23. Robert Johnson (blues)
24. John Fahey (contemp fingerstyle, folk, va.)
25. Davey Graham (british folk, contemp fingerstyle)
26. Doc Watson (folk)
27. Danny Gatton (rockabilly, va.)
28. Adrian Legg (contemp fingerstyle)
29. Narciso Yepes (classical)
30. Laurindo Almeida (brazilian)
31. Les Paul (jazz)
32. Christopher Parkening (classical)
33. Pat Metheny (fusion, jazz)
34. Sol Ho'opi'i *(hawaiian)
35. Jeff Beck (rock)
36. Eddie Van Halen (rock)
37. Ritchie Blackmore (rock)
38. Alexandre Lagoya and Ida Presti (classical)
39. Phil Keaggy (rock, contemp fingerstyle)
40. Allan Holdsworth (fusion)
41. Baden Powell (brazilian)
42. Nino Ricardo (flamenco)
43. George Van Eps (jazz)
44. Jim Hall (jazz)
45. Ed Bickert (jazz)
46. Kenny Burrell (jazz)
47. Franco (soukous, rumba)
48. Carlos Paredes (fado)
49. Freddie Green (jazz)
50. Eric Clapton (rock, blues)
[/FONT]</td> <td valign="top" bgcolor="#fffddd" nowrap="nowrap"> [FONT=verdana,arial] 51. Jimmy Page (rock)
52. Albert King (blues)
53. Hank Garland (country, jazz)
54. Chuck Berry (rock)
55. Tommy Emmanuel, CGP (contemp fingerstyle)
56. Leo Kottke (contemp fingerstyle)
57. Tony Iommi (rock)
58. King Bennie Nawahi (hawaiian)
59. Enver Izmailov (fusion)
60. Stanley Jordan (jazz, fusion)
61. Robert Fripp (avant-garde, rock)
62. Oscar Moore (jazz)
63. Ernest Ranglin (ska, jazz)
64. Gabby Pahinui (hawaiian slack key)
65. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt (indian)
66. Johnny Smith (jazz)
67. Roy Buchanan (rock)
68. Bill Frisell (fusion, jazz)
69. Manuel Barrueco (classical)
70. Kazuhito Yamashita (classical)
71. Jimmy Bryant (country, jazz)
72. Duane Allman (rock, blues)
73. James Burton (rockabilly)
74. Freddie King (blues)
75. Elmore James (blues)
76. Earl Hooker (blues)
77. Juanjo Dominguez (tango, va.)
78. Roberto Grela (tango)
79. Mother Maybelle Carter (country)
80. Stevie Ray Vaughan (blues)
81. Steve Vai (rock)
82. Yngwie Malmsteen (rock)
83. Steve Morse (rock)
84. Eric Johnson (rock)
85. Tony Rice (bluegrass)
86. Bola Sete (brazilian, folk fusion)
87. Richard Thompson (british folk)
88. John Renbourn (british folk)
89. Bert Jansch (british folk)
90. Buddy Guy (blues)
91. Steve Cropper (r&b, blues)
92. Robert White/Joe Messina/Eddie Willis (r&b)
93. Scotty Moore (rockabilly)
94. Barney Kessel (jazz)
95. Tal Farlow (jazz)
96. Jimmy Raney (jazz)
97. Howard Roberts(jazz)
98. George Benson (jazz, r&b)
99. Debashish Bhattacharya (indian)
100. Ry Cooder (blues, va.) [/FONT]</td></tr></tbody></table>

 

[Nadtwist]

Any list without Brian May in the top 3 is bogus.

See?
There you go. A great that I missed.
Prolly the most recognizable tone in history.

Also, my list was not in any particular order.

 

[Nadtwist]

Wow... you've never heard of Al Di Meola and Pat Metheny, and you
claim to know great guitarists? Please.

The problem is, people are posting only Rock guitarists.

Al Di Meola is more jazz/rock fusion and Pat Metheny plays mostly
jazz.

I'm utterly amazed that people haven't heard of them.

Yes, I was posting only rock guitarists. I haven't heard enough jazz guitarists, or classical guitarists for that matter to include any of them.

The good thing about this, for me, anyways, is that you gave me 2 names that I've never heard of before: Al Di Meola and Pat Metheny

Now I'm gonna look them up and listen to some of their work. <><>

 

[TheRightSide]

My top 10 in no particular oreder

1: Joe Satriani
2: John Pettruci (Dream Theater)
3: Steve Vai
4: Stevie Ray Vaughn
5: Alex Lifeson (Rush)
6: Vitto Bratta (White Lion)
7: Eddie Van Halen
8: George Lynch (Dokken)
9: Prince
10: Jimmy Page

Honorable mention:

Hendrix
Clapton
Slash
Dave Murray (Iron Maiden)
Warren DeMartini (Ratt)
Randy Rhoads (Ozzy)


What say you?
Who am I missing the boat on in my drunken top 10?
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This list without SLASH is worthless. Also I agree with Angus just pulled AC/DC on youtube. The guy are pretty damn cool.

 

[TheRightSide]

My top 10 in no particular oreder

1: Joe Satriani
2: John Pettruci (Dream Theater)
3: Steve Vai
4: Stevie Ray Vaughn
5: Alex Lifeson (Rush)
6: Vitto Bratta (White Lion)
7: Eddie Van Halen
8: George Lynch (Dokken)
9: Prince
10: Jimmy Page

Honorable mention:

Hendrix
Clapton
Slash ^^^^^^^^^^
Dave Murray (Iron Maiden)
Warren DeMartini (Ratt)
Randy Rhoads (Ozzy)


What say you?
Who am I missing the boat on in my drunken top 10?
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This list without SLASH is worthless. Also I agree with Angus just pulled AC/DC on youtube. The guy are pretty damn cool.

 

[Nadtwist]

This list without SLASH is worthless. Also I agree with Angus just pulled AC/DC on youtube. The guy are pretty damn cool.

First of all, GnR is prolly my favorite band evah...
Not because of musical talent, but mebbe the range of their songs.

From a hard ass song like "Welcome to the Jungle" to the complete opposite in "Estranged".

I put Slash in the realm of Brian May.
Very recognizeable tone, and beautiful to listen to.

Then again, I'm kinda drunk at the moment :toast:

 

[quantumleap]

My top 10 in no particular oreder

1: Joe Satriani
2: John Pettruci (Dream Theater)
3: Steve Vai
4: Stevie Ray Vaughn
5: Alex Lifeson (Rush)
6: Vitto Bratta (White Lion)
7: Eddie Van Halen
8: George Lynch (Dokken)
9: Prince
10: Jimmy Page

Honorable mention:

Hendrix
Clapton
Slash
Dave Murray (Iron Maiden)
Warren DeMartini (Ratt)
Randy Rhoads (Ozzy)


What say you?
Who am I missing the boat on in my drunken top 10?
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Pretty good list. My personal favorites are Eddie VH, Joe Satriani and George Lynch.

I can't believe no one has mentioned Michael Schenker.

 

[Nadtwist]

Pretty good list. My personal favorites are Eddie VH, Joe Satriani and George Lynch.

I can't believe no one has mentioned Michael Schenker.

Much better then Rudolph Schenker :toast:

I wish I could find a good version of Lynch doing "Mr. Scary"
The only one on youtube has shitty sound quality. ##)

 

[arniesarmy]

Al Di Meola and Jeff Beck are my two favorites