I'm going with vai. His sound appeals to me (very zappa influenced). And the apprentice is always better than the tutor.

you take satriani over Vai? are you on drugs? :XD:

 

 

 

lol jk. i love Vai a lot mroe than sats.

Uh, I think I just said I prefered Vai over Satch. :P As in Vai being the apprentice and Satch being the tutor? Or did I choose the wrong words?

Muhammad Suicmez

lol, your right. my bad. i read it wrong sorry :P

Yngwie Malmsteen .

 

 

 

 

 

He won an award recentley for being the best guitar player or something... Like in 2004.

 

 

 

Dude from dragonforce is pretty cool, but it'd put my vote on someone like Jimi Hendrix.

Jimi Hendrix is the best IMO. Basically he invented so much more ways to make sound with guitar (listen to star spangled banner for example).

 

 

 

 

he started very little, all he did was popularise the wah pedal and nothing else. he invented very little aswell

yeh yngwie played so fast that his fingers ceased up for like 2 months. its crazy, i like him but not his style.

Randy Rhoads, his version of neo-classical metal is untouched.

im actually surprised i didnt hear

 

 

 

zomg jimi hendrix plz!!! he know how to use a pedal and hes so good but im not sure why :ohnoes: :uhh: im 13 and its just that everyone else is wear his shirts along with bob marley so im not allowed to say what i really like :ohnoes:

 

 

 

that is seriously every 13 year olds mind who wears bob marley and jimi hendrix shirts

 

 

 

ROFL

 

 

 

Seriously though:

 

 

 

TECHNICAL SKILL

 

1. Eddie Van Halen

 

2. Jimi Hendrix

 

3. Jimmy Page

 

4. Eric Clapton

 

5. Joe Satriani

 

 

 

TALENT/MUSICAL ABILITY

 

1. David Gilmour

 

2. Jimi Hendrix

 

3. Eric Clapton

 

4. Jerry Garcia

 

5. Frank Zappa

 

 

 

INFLUENCE

 

1. Chuck Berry

 

2. Pete Townshend

 

3. Jimi Hendrix

 

4. Eddie Van Halen

 

5. Johnny Winter

 

 

 

BLUES

 

1. B.B. King

 

2. Eric Clapton

 

3. Stevie Ray Vaughan (sp)

 

4. Johnny Winter

 

5. Muddy Waters

 

 

 

Keep in mind that there are jazz musicians that aren't as widely known as these names (Wes Montgomery, John Mclaughlin) that are a LOT more talented than rock musicians (this also goes for drummers and most other instruments).

Oh how could I forget Mark Knopfler.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Utterly brilliant.

agreed knopfler is a god at rock. sultans of Swing has gotta be soem of my most treasured pieces by him.

Eddie Van Halen for sure.

Eddie Van Halen for sure.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

:3>

John Frusciante!

 

 

 

And Brian May.

i dont really see why people think Brian May is so good? personally i think he sucks :-#

i dont really see why people think Brian May is so good? personally i think he sucks :-#

 

 

 

Saying he sucks is a bit harsh, don't you think? Listen to Brighton Rock. In my opinion he's generally a pretty underrated guitarist. He has some amazing solos, and he's very innovative (at least for his time); experimenting and exploring a lot with different sorts of sounds. Lest not forget the fact that his (homebuilt) Red Special guitar has a godly tone. I love it.

mm yeh i respect his uber leet red fireplace guitar..tha thing is rockin. and i admit he is innovative with his playing, bt i dont see him as being underated in anyway.

 

 

 

Queen was really based over the vocals, never really on guitar work, and i guess i never really heard him really perform...except at Live aid ro w.e/

 

 

 

 

 

but i still think he is mildy bad at it to put it politely

I'm a drummer, but John Petrucci Is really good I reckon. :thumbsup:

 

 

 

Dream Theater ftw? \

jimi hendrix of course everone knows that even tho he's dead

 

 

 

In no particular order:

 

Jimi Hendrix

 

Yngwie Malmsteen

 

Jimmy Page

 

Eric Clapton

 

Joe Santriani

 

Eddie Van Halen

i dont really see why people think Brian May is so good? personally i think he sucks :-#

 

 

 

I always thought he was a good guitarist. Not for playing huge and impressive solos. But for his subtle playing that always fit the song.

My favorites are Brian May of Queen, Joe Satriani, Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser of Blue Oyster Cult (very underrated in my opinion, just listen to some live cuts of most of their songs and you'll see what I mean), Tom Sholz of Boston, and Criss Oliva, may he rest in peace, of Savatage.

 

 

 

Brian May's Red Special does have godly tone, it's absolutely incredible-sounding, and impossible to equate to any other guitar sound I've ever heard.

 

 

 

Joe Satriani may not be the most technically proficient, but he did teach Vai and he writes incredible songs. Many argue that he would be better and more popular if he were paired with a vocalist, but on songs like "Surfing with the Alien" the lead guitar is effectively the equivalent of the vocal track, and just by the name of the song you can paint a picture of what the song is actually about, much like a piece of classical music.

 

 

 

Buck is just awesome because of the solos, jams, and awesomesauce "Buck's Boogie" instrumental. The way BOC's albums were recorded until about 1978 meant that his guitar was not very sharp, but more fuzzy and subtle in tone, which sounds especially cool in solos. I equate it to being the Snoop Dogg of guitar - laid-back, not trying, but still awesome sounding, kind of rambling.

 

 

 

Boston is just Boston. Pure awesome. Tom also graduated from MIT and as such messed so much with his guitar tone because of his electrical engineering degree. This is what made him such an innovative guitarist - his ability to tightly control production and sound quality in a way that few other producers/musicians could. That aside, songs like "Foreplay/Long Time" (even though the lead on that was composed by Barry Goudreau) are simply incredible and epic to listen to. Almost every pre-"Walk On" Boston song is excellent by itself, which isn't surprising given that they hold the record for best-selling debut album at 17 million copies.

 

 

 

Savatage is one of the most underrated metal bands around; I'm surprised they haven't garnered as much attention as at least other 80s metal bands like WASP or Twisted Sister. Pretty sad too, because Criss is brilliant as far as metal guitar goes. Maybe not the most technically proficient, but his heavy riffing and sheer songwriting ability more than make up for it.

 

 

 

There are lots more guitarists I like, but these are the ones that stand out in my mind. Eddie just doesn't seem as awesome anymore given that I've found all these other bands that have songs as good or better than his, barring technical prowess.

 

 

 

And to whoever said that so much music is judged on the basis of techincal ability, then why is it that 90% of bands have vocalists that sing in falsetto like they had their balls chopped off, or that they all have no soloing ability, or can't use any kind of keyboard other than a grand piano or square wave synth? It's a sad turn music has taken. To extremes. There is no middle ground, and it saddens me.

My absolute favorite is Jimmy Page, the things he's done to rock music are unbelievable. But I'm also a very big Clapton and Vai fan :)

No Specific Order

 

 

 

David Gilmour

 

Jimmy Page, and Hendricks

 

Frank Zappa

 

Kurt Cobain - Reason - Played the * out of crap-guitars.

 

 

 

I agree with you :D I also like Chuck Berry, Steve Vai and John Frusciante.