Greatest Guitarists?
Some time ago I was given the 100 greatest guitar solos Cd set. I stuck it on the shelf & forgot about it as I had loads of music on the P.C i-pod etc.
I've just loaded it onto my phone to play at work as our new work radio has a docking gizmo. Played most of it today & it had me thinking what a pile of crap to quite a few of the tracks. There's some classic tunes for sure, Clapton, Queen, Pink Floyd, Led Zep, Frank Zappa, Carlos Santana all produced amazing guitar solos. Funnily enough Jimmy Hendricks had me cringing & reaching for the FF button. I've never really been a fan but most of his tracks sound like someone struggling to tune a guitar & play a few scales [?] Is he a case of the Emperors new clothes? The sound is awful & he seems to shout tunelessly into the mike. Not in my top 100. A few surprises were Brian Setzer from the Stray Cats & Ted Nugent. Who would make your top 5 strummers? |
Re: Greatest Guitarists?
Randy Rhoads
Eddie Van Halen Jimi Hendrix Ritchie Blackmore Pete Townshend In no particular order & next week could be all change , Too many to narrow down . Clapton , Page , Beck . |
Re: Greatest Guitarists?
Steve Morse
Alex Lifeson Eddie Van Halen The rest to follow... |
Re: Greatest Guitarists?
Yngwie Malmsteen? :p (Worth a mention for supreme technical ability)
John Williams (Probably plenty of other better classical guitarists - but he's done a lot for the genre) Gary Moore BB King Mark Knopfler Joe Satriani Django Rienhardt Who knows - so many greats for so many different reasons... Hendrix may not be everyones cup of tea - but he was an innovator and unquestionablyenormously influential on many who followed. |
Re: Greatest Guitarists?
Slash
Tom Morello |
Re: Greatest Guitarists?
Originally Posted by DadAgain
(Post 10105382)
Yngwie Malmsteen? :p (Worth a mention for supreme technical ability)
John Williams (Probably plenty of other better classical guitarists - but he's done a lot for the genre) Gary Moore BB King Mark Knopfler Joe Satriani Who knows - so many greats for so many different reasons... As a fan of 40's & 50's music My list would include Bo Diddley, Duane Eddy, Chuck Berry & T-Bone Walker lol |
Re: Greatest Guitarists?
Originally Posted by cresta57
(Post 10105411)
Yngwie Malmsteen made the top 100 disc with Black Star :thumbup:
Still - despite everything - being the front row of an Yngwie concert as my first rock gig as a young guitarist was an AWESOME experience - I loved it! |
Re: Greatest Guitarists?
Agree with a lot of those already posted and will add Steve Vai to the mix. Saw him with Joe Satriani many years and they were both awesome.
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Re: Greatest Guitarists?
Hendrix (note the spelling)
Daylight More daylight Peter Green Clapton, Page, Beck, Van Halen, and all the rest. |
Re: Greatest Guitarists?
Mine would be:
Jimmy Page Clapton Hendrix Santana David Gilmour |
Re: Greatest Guitarists?
Roger Waters
Dave Gilmour Johnny Marr Slash (hate the ****** though) George Harrison Keith Richards |
Re: Greatest Guitarists?
Jimmy Page :wub:
Eric Clapton Brian May Carlos Santana Steve Cropper Have always hated Hendrix and have never understood the fascination. |
Re: Greatest Guitarists?
Originally Posted by moneypenny20
(Post 10105575)
Jimmy Page :wub:
Eric Clapton Brian May Carlos Santana Steve Cropper Have always hated Hendrix and have never understood the fascination. |
Re: Greatest Guitarists?
Originally Posted by cresta57
(Post 10105643)
At least you could bring yourself to spell it properly, I couldn't:o
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Re: Greatest Guitarists?
Originally Posted by scottishcelts
(Post 10105573)
Roger Waters
Dave Gilmour Johnny Marr Slash (hate the ****** though) George Harrison Keith Richards
Originally Posted by moneypenny20
(Post 10105651)
:lol: I also upset people when I tell them I thought Janis Joplin was shite as well. I guess you had to be off your head from LSD to 'get' them.
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