a simple question, who do you think is the best guitarist ever, regardless of genre.

 

 

 

note: if anyone suggests slash, im afraid i will have to cry in frustration.

Nicolo Paganini. Best violinist/guitarist/violist/composer ever

 

I'm afraid I'll have to hand that award to good old Jimi.

slash

a simple question, who do you think is the best guitarist ever, regardless of genre.

 

 

 

note: if anyone suggests slash, im afraid i will have to cry in frustration.

 

*waits for the tears to start*

in all seriousness, slash's solos have a nice bluesy feel about them which I really love.

 

 

 

Satriani has some really really cool stuff to listen to, and buckethead is just insane. (and i'm not just naming GH names.)

 

 

 

in terms of guitarists playing in a band and not solo, sometimes tom morello does some really cool stuff with effects, and john frusciante has some of the most awesome guitar I've ever heard.

Hendrix

eric clapton dawg

I really like Rowland S. Howard his sound. That's all the why. I won't say that he is the best guitarist in the world though. I just want to put him forward as someone who I really like, his music of course.

Of course, Hendrix is amazing. Period. But there are some things in his playing that just lack for me. He's still in the top 5 at least though.

 

 

 

For my tastes, at least, I'd have to say John Frusciante has some of the greatest overall playing that I've heard. He tries puts a feeling in every note that he plays and doesn't have to "two hand tap" really fast to be good. Although he can and has done it at times. I respect the fact that he doesn't stick to one genre as well. In some of his solo work, he branches off into electric and experimental at times. Although I most respect his acoustic work as a solo artist.

 

 

 

When I started playing guitar, I tried to play just like him, and even got a guitar similar to the one he plays. (although a lot less expensive) Needless to say, I failed in that attempt, but anyways, he's on the top of my list.

Zakk Wylde. 8-)

Joe Satriani, Buckethead, Adam Jones, Tom Morello, Mark Knopfler.

I'd say Duane Allman and Jimi are pretty much tied. Jimi just gets the upper hand because he was so publicized, most people put Duane at #2....but I think it's too close to tell.

Buckethead.

 

 

 

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Zakk Wylde. 8-)

 

 

 

Sorry, but I disagree. His riffs are uncreative, and every second or third note is an effing pinch harmonic.

 

 

 

On my side, as far as the BEST guitar palyer, I'm not going to say. This is an endless debate. Everyone has their own opinions, and everyone has their own genre's they like. But I will say my favorite guitarist: Alexi Laiho. He can be brutal, he can be melodic, and his solos are amazing.

Joe Satriani, Buckethead, Adam Jones, Tom Morello, Mark Knopfler.

 

 

 

I'm with you on Adam Jones. Not really for technical brilliance, but for creativity.

 

 

 

Ill have to add Hendrix as one of my favorites and Ive always loved what Mikael Åkerfeldt can do with a guitar.

Dimebag Darrell =D> :cry: R.I.P

Joe Pass is my favourite. Or maybe Buckethead. Django Reinhardt, Paul Waggoner, and Andrés Segovia are/were pretty alright as well. I'm not gonna bother touching who the "best" guitarist is. These are just my favourites.

 

I've never understood why everyone thinks Jimi Hendrix was such an amazing guitarist. He had the feel, but in terms of technical skill, he was nowhere near the top.

Hendrix... not only does he play guitar insanely, but he also uses the feeback to his advantage like I have never seen from any other guitarist.

Hendrix... not only does he play guitar insanely, but he also uses the feeback to his advantage like I have never seen from any other guitarist.

 

Really? Not even, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez? I'm pretty sure Omar wins on the feedback department.

Rock:

 

 

 

- Claudio Sanchez

 

- Omar Rodriguez-Lopez

 

 

 

Metal:

 

 

 

- Mikael Åkerfeldt

 

- Michael Romeo

 

- Olavi Mikkonen

 

 

 

And some others I cba to mention.

if we are talking about shredder guitarists... would have to say Jason Becker

 

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but for just general playing I am stuck between

 

 

 

-John Mclaughlin

 

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-Frank Zappa

 

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-Eddie Hazel

 

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-Grant Green

 

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Hendrix... not only does he play guitar insanely, but he also uses the feeback to his advantage like I have never seen from any other guitarist.

agree!he could play with his teeth o.O

 

and although he was left haanded,he used a righthanded guitar to make it "hard"

 

for himself

 

I've never understood why everyone thinks Jimi Hendrix was such an amazing guitarist. He had the feel, but in terms of technical skill, he was nowhere near the top.

 

 

 

It's not just the ability, which most agree was very good (not technically the most brilliant in the world, obviously), but it's the songwriting ability and flare the guy had. Listening to albums like Are You Experienced and Electric Ladyland just blow me away.

 

 

 

Having said that, I'm a tad perplexed that he consistently gets the top spot as "best guitarist of all time" in all those lists you see. That kind of thing is very subjective to judge, really. It depends how you define the "best".

I agree with Warrior. It really has to do with the flare and the actual feeling that his music gives me as opposed to how complicated or hard it is to play. But I suppose different people will have different feelings about his music, so "the best guitarist" is always going to be a highly opinionated matter.