August 10, 200817 yr Best of anything is. There's really no way to tell in an unbiased way what the best of anything is. I'd say David Gilmour though. Or Carlos Santana. Songs like Wish you Were Here and Europa are better than most other music, I think. I painted some stuff and put it on tumblr
August 10, 200817 yr 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 The right handed guitar was strung backwards to emulate a left handed guitar. There wouldn't have been a huge difference in the playability, other than slightly limited upper fret access. On my Strat the top cutaway starts halfway through the 17th fret, but you can still reach past it without too much difficulty. Back on topic, I'll have to stick with my usual answer and say that I love me some Ritchie Blackmore. La lune ne garde aucune rancune.
August 10, 200817 yr What's wrong with slash he's pretty great... My favourites Eric Clapton Eddie Van halen Jimmy Page Come to #tip-it on Swift IRC, if you're cool
August 10, 200817 yr What's wrong with slash he's pretty great... My favourites Eric Clapton Eddie Van halen Jimmy Page You rock. Period. My favorites: Eddie Van Halen Jimmy Page Matt Tuck Dan Jacobs Both guitarists from Iron Maiden ;)
August 10, 200817 yr Gary Moore, and to a slightly lesser extent Zakk Wylde and Dimebag Darrell. Michael Schenker is there somewhere too.
August 10, 200817 yr Both guitarists from Iron Maiden uhhh... they have 3 guitarists :? Why even try with that idiot? Honestly, there is no point whatsoever. I'd get better replies if I argued with a tree stump.
August 11, 200817 yr Steve Howe's been one of my favorites since first discovering Yes, and he's a huge inspiration to me. I'd say he's the best guitarist in my eyes...but I also love Jimi, Ritchie Blackmore, Duane Allman, all the good old guys. Rick Witkowski anyone? :D Definitely one of my favorite guitarists right now. [hide=]Steve Howe YgmYNi5Nnsk [/hide] [hide=]Rick Witkowski...(Crack the Sky) x8_aIHXWkH0 [/hide] "El que no arriesga no gana"
August 11, 200817 yr Worth mentioning the two guitarists from The Scorpions? I painted some stuff and put it on tumblr
August 12, 200817 yr 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. I don't understand your reasoning here.....so you're saying that a bad guitarist who knows how to make things sound good is a better guitarist then someone who has unimaginable skill but is bad at writing music? You're comparing music writing ability with raw guitar ability, I don't think that's fair.
August 12, 200817 yr 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. I don't understand your reasoning here.....so you're saying that a bad guitarist who knows how to make things sound good is a better guitarist then someone who has unimaginable skill but is bad at writing music? You're comparing music writing ability with raw guitar ability, I don't think that's fair. Well you can't exactly say which is actually better, but think about it. If you take guitar lessons, chances are your teacher is a whole hell of alot better than many mainstream guitarists today, but they're not the ones out there making all the money are they? It's a damn shame, but the only successful ones are the song writers with a bit of skill, not the extremely skilled with no song writing ability. Of course, if you have both *ehem* (Jimi), you're gonna make one hell of a musician. "El que no arriesga no gana"
August 12, 200817 yr I don't understand your reasoning here.....so you're saying that a bad guitarist who knows how to make things sound good is a better guitarist then someone who has unimaginable skill but is bad at writing music? You're comparing music writing ability with raw guitar ability, I don't think that's fair. Who ever said Jimi was a bad guitarist? He's great at that - just not the best. I think he's best at making people feel things through his music though.
August 12, 200817 yr Although it's more post-rock, and he uses a bowed guitar, a mention must go to Jón Þór Birgisson. His playing is very good indeed; a very calming, ethereal sound. Steam | Soup | Last.fm
August 12, 200817 yr What's wrong with slash he's pretty great... My favourites Eric Clapton Eddie Van halen Jimmy Page Toast. ILU Insanely for saying Jimmy page. No one can play a two headed guitar quite like jimmy. People in glass houses should shower in the basement.
August 13, 200817 yr What's wrong with slash he's pretty great... My favourites Eric Clapton Eddie Van halen Jimmy Page Toast. ILU Insanely for saying Jimmy page. No one can play a two headed guitar quite like jimmy. The only thing different about playing a twelve string and six string, and playing a double necked guitar is that with the double neck, they're in the same place. It's merely there for convenience, not as a test of skill or anything like that. "El que no arriesga no gana"
August 15, 200817 yr The last time this thread was created, at least a couple of people said Herman Li. Has anyone said him this time, lol? I still stand by my first post of John Frusciante. Last.Fm My Bloggy Proud to have served on Tip.it Crew
August 15, 200817 yr Seriously? Jack White or John Mayer It's now always about what you play, more how you play it. And I don't mean technique, I mean feeling. How much feeling does your music give? I give the award to them. :D Dru89's Last.fmDru89's TIF Blog
August 15, 200817 yr Seriously? Jack White or John Mayer It's now always about what you play, more how you play it. And I don't mean technique, I mean feeling. How much feeling does your music give? I give the award to them. :D Seriously? You must not listen to much music if you classify Jack White or John Mayer as the best. They might be able to write a catchy tune, but their technical ability is nowhere near most of the guitarists listed so far "He could climb to it, if he climbed alone, and once there he could suck on the pap of life, gulp down the incomparable milk of wonder."
August 15, 200817 yr santana bye far he can adapt to any music style and is solos are the best Effigies: 5 draconic visage: 1
August 15, 200817 yr Seriously? Jack White or John Mayer It's now always about what you play, more how you play it. And I don't mean technique, I mean feeling. How much feeling does your music give? I give the award to them. :D Seriously? You must not listen to much music if you classify Jack White or John Mayer as the best. They might be able to write a catchy tune, but their technical ability is nowhere near most of the guitarists listed so far I've seen a piece on TV abour John Mayer and him performing a few songs/just playing the guitar. Technically speaking, he's quite a good guitarist. I'm sure you can find something on Youtube if you look around enough. From what I was hearing, he was playing some really nice bluesy lead work. Trust me, his studio work doesn't really do him justice as a guitarist.
August 15, 200817 yr Technically speaking, he's quite a good guitarist. I'm sure you can find something on Youtube if you look around enough. From what I was hearing, he was playing some really nice bluesy lead work. Trust me, his studio work doesn't really do him justice as a guitarist. . Probably doesn't warrant him a rank in the top 25 greatest guitarists of all time, but it has such an amazing feel to it (which is due to both him, and the rest of the trio). Cool.
August 15, 200817 yr I've seen a piece on TV abour John Mayer and him performing a few songs/just playing the guitar. Technically speaking, he's quite a good guitarist. I'm sure you can find something on Youtube if you look around enough. From what I was hearing, he was playing some really nice bluesy lead work. Trust me, his studio work doesn't really do him justice as a guitarist. Believe me I have seen most of his other work, because I really do hate his radio stuff. I heard about his "good" work from a friend, but I don't think he's one of the best guitarists because of it. "He could climb to it, if he climbed alone, and once there he could suck on the pap of life, gulp down the incomparable milk of wonder."
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