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Who Is the best guitarist?

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in my oppion its ether Herman Li from dragon force or,zakk wylde from BLS. what do you guys think

 

 

 

while I agree that they're both amazing guitarists. Shawn Lane (RIP) was the best guitarist imo, the fastest guitarist in the world at the time and one of the best songwriters of all time.

 

 

 

Since he's dead however, my favourite guitarist at the moment is probably Frank Gambale due to his incredibly feel for the music and amazing sweeped arpeggio solos

 

 

 

ah what the hell, i'll post some videos:

 

 

 

Shawn lane:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYoWCWo89tk

 

 

 

Frank Gambale:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjyqMZKeaPM

all depends on styles...

 

 

 

pure shreadage? Joe Satrini,

 

Progressive? John Petrucci

 

Expirimental? Trey Spruance

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all depends on styles...

 

 

 

pure shreadage? John Petrucci

 

 

 

fix'd, Satriani doesn't shred, he uses a technique called Legato which is where you hammer on notes instead of plucking them (which is shredding).

all depends on styles...

 

 

 

pure shreadage? John Petrucci

 

 

 

fix'd, Satriani doesn't shred, he uses a technique called Legato which is where you hammer on notes instead of plucking them (which is shredding).

 

 

 

so? i dont care about wherer he plucks, or hammers, or plays with his teeth, (wonder how many people will get that)

 

 

 

as long as it sounds good, im happy. and satrini also taught Steve Vai, larry lalonde, and trey spruance. which also makes him good in my book

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Sigs made by Runemetsa, Nuzza, Dark_Shadow, Kuroi and Me.

liquid blobs attacking eachother

 

American Anime... YAY!

all depends on styles...

 

 

 

pure shreadage? John Petrucci

 

 

 

fix'd, Satriani doesn't shred, he uses a technique called Legato which is where you hammer on notes instead of plucking them (which is shredding).

 

 

 

so? i dont care about wherer he plucks, or hammers, or plays with his teeth, (wonder how many people will get that)

 

 

 

as long as it sounds good, im happy. and satrini also taught Steve Vai, larry lalonde, and trey spruance. which also makes him good in my book

 

 

 

for god's sake, you're like the 3rd person today who hasn't read what I said.

 

 

 

Where did I say anything about it not sounding good? the point is, you called Satriani a shredder. he simply isn't, he never has been and he never will be. Shredding isn't play fast, shredding is alternate picking fast.

 

 

 

And I love Satriani, I have all his albums, and his bassist's albums, and any other material I could get my hands on. I'd never say he is anything but good, infact, i'd say he's great

all depends on styles...

 

 

 

pure shreadage? John Petrucci

 

 

 

fix'd, Satriani doesn't shred, he uses a technique called Legato which is where you hammer on notes instead of plucking them (which is shredding).

 

 

 

so? i dont care about wherer he plucks, or hammers, or plays with his teeth, (wonder how many people will get that)

 

 

 

as long as it sounds good, im happy. and satrini also taught Steve Vai, larry lalonde, and trey spruance. which also makes him good in my book

 

 

 

for god's sake, you're like the 3rd person today who hasn't read what I said.

 

 

 

Where did I say anything about it not sounding good? the point is, you called Satriani a shredder. he simply isn't, he never has been and he never will be. Shredding isn't play fast, shredding is alternate picking fast.

 

 

 

And I love Satriani, I have all his albums, and his bassist's albums, and any other material I could get my hands on. I'd never say he is anything but good, infact, i'd say he's great

 

 

 

geez.... i did read what you said, i thought "shreading" was just a term for just fast and incredible guitar work. where i am, its know tht if you say a guitarist "shreads" it means they are just plane awesome at guitar.

 

 

 

i didnt know it was a specific technique

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Sigs made by Runemetsa, Nuzza, Dark_Shadow, Kuroi and Me.

liquid blobs attacking eachother

 

American Anime... YAY!

all depends on styles...

 

 

 

pure shreadage? John Petrucci

 

 

 

fix'd, Satriani doesn't shred, he uses a technique called Legato which is where you hammer on notes instead of plucking them (which is shredding).

 

 

 

so? i dont care about wherer he plucks, or hammers, or plays with his teeth, (wonder how many people will get that)

 

 

 

as long as it sounds good, im happy. and satrini also taught Steve Vai, larry lalonde, and trey spruance. which also makes him good in my book

 

 

 

for god's sake, you're like the 3rd person today who hasn't read what I said.

 

 

 

Where did I say anything about it not sounding good? the point is, you called Satriani a shredder. he simply isn't, he never has been and he never will be. Shredding isn't play fast, shredding is alternate picking fast.

 

 

 

And I love Satriani, I have all his albums, and his bassist's albums, and any other material I could get my hands on. I'd never say he is anything but good, infact, i'd say he's great

 

 

 

geez.... i did read what you said, i thought "shreading" was just a term for just fast and incredible guitar work. where i am, its know tht if you say a guitarist "shreads" it means they are just plane awesome at guitar.

 

 

 

i didnt know it was a specific technique

 

 

 

Well, there are two definitions strictly for shredding, the ignorant kind and the technique:

 

 

 

The Ignorant one is when you refer to a guitarist that plays some blisteringly quick passage that sounds rubbish.

 

 

 

The technique is alternate picking very quickly

Angus Young. Carlos Santana. Jimmi Hendrix? I dont know.

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There was a thread for this somewhere else but i've changed my opinion since.

 

 

 

Based on technical proficiency:

 

 

 

Joe Satriani

 

Steve Vai

 

Yngwie Malmsteem

 

John Petrucci

 

Eddie Van Halen

 

 

 

Based on compositional, flair, and all round showmanship and brilliance:

 

 

 

Jimi Hendrix

 

Eric Clapton

 

David Gilmour

 

Pete Townsend

 

Jimmy Page

"Da mihi castitatem et continentam, sed noli modo"

No Specific Order

 

 

 

David Gilmour

 

Jimmy Page, and Hendricks

 

Frank Zappa

 

Kurt Cobain - Reason - Played the [bleep] out of crap-guitars.

in my oppion its ether Herman Li from dragon force or,zakk wylde from BLS. what do you guys think

 

 

 

while I agree that they're both amazing guitarists. Shawn Lane (RIP) was the best guitarist imo, the fastest guitarist in the world at the time and one of the best songwriters of all time.

 

 

 

Since he's dead however, my favourite guitarist at the moment is probably Frank Gambale due to his incredibly feel for the music and amazing sweeped arpeggio solos

 

 

 

ah what the hell, i'll post some videos:

 

 

 

Shawn lane:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYoWCWo89tk

 

 

 

Frank Gambale:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjyqMZKeaPM

 

 

 

That first video was awsome :) .

 

 

 

I'm probaly going to go with Herman Li as far as pure speed goes.

Umm

 

 

 

Scott Gorham

 

Zakk Wylde

 

Alexi Laiho

 

Joe Satriani

 

Brian May (gotta love his sound)

 

Ritchie Blackmore

 

K.K Downing

 

Glenn Tipton

 

Gary Moore

 

Brian Robertson

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I know he's not the best guitarist ever, but I just thought this was a really cool video, so yeah. Tim Reynolds btw.

 

 

 

 

& also this one.

 

The best guitarist is Me! :mrgreen: not really. I think it would be jimmy hendrix. Zakk is pretty good, but my favorite (though not the best) would be Zacky Vengance or Synaster Gates from A7X (avenged sevenfold)

"There is no such thing as too long of hair, only too short of hair" ~ Well Me!

 

Punk Rock (and jazz) for the win!

The best guitarist is Me! :mrgreen: not really. I think it would be jimmy hendrix. Zakk is pretty good, but my favorite (though not the best) would be Zacky Vengance or Synaster Gates from A7X (avenged sevenfold)

 

lol...you gotta listen to some real guitar driven music man!

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dude i said a7x wasn't the best. I just like the guitarists and for the other guy jimmy hendrix is one of the best have you heard him?!?!

"There is no such thing as too long of hair, only too short of hair" ~ Well Me!

 

Punk Rock (and jazz) for the win!

dude i said a7x wasn't the best. I just like the guitarists and for the other guy jimmy hendrix is one of the best have you heard him?!?!

 

 

 

ok.. well still, listen too some more guitar driven music! oh and dont froget mr bungle!! cuz its the guitarist from A7X's favorite band...and mine \'

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liquid blobs attacking eachother

 

American Anime... YAY!

john mclaughlin! john mclaughlin! he's my favorite guitarist! :3> youtube him! youtube him!

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Eric Clapton hands down :D

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