Favorite Guitarist Thread

[Cant_Be_Faded]

no youre thinking of my 7 string ibanez

[MannyIsGod]

[theinstitute]

Maybe I'm just getting old...but I only recognize a couple of names here...Clapton and SRV. Both worthy, IMHO. I didn't see Eddie Van Halen, he and SRV are my two all time favorites.

[desflood]

Page. Satriani gets honorable mention, however.

[Ballcox]

Stevie 'Rave On' Vaughn, nobody else comes within pissing distance.

[Vashner]

Here are some Malmsteen clips


http://www.yngwie.org/discog/sound/riff2.au

http://www.yngwie.org/discog/sound/riff3.au

http://www.yngwie.org/discog/sound/riff4.au

http://www.yngwie.org/discog/sound/riff5.au

http://www.yngwie.org/discog/sound/riff6.au

[Solid D]

Esteban! of course.

[Solid D]

I have too many favorites for just one, sorry. Each has their own appeal depending on day and mood.

Jimi Hendrix
Billy Gibbons
Duane Allman and ie Betts together
Eric Clapton
Peter Frampton
Jimmy Page
Alex Lifeson
Joe Satriani
Steve Vai
B B King
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Patrick Simmons
Phil Keaggy
Carlos Santana
Joe Walsh
David Gilmour
Eric Johnson

[ElMuerto]

Carlos Santana...nobody makes me feel the music like he does.

[Spurminator]

Jimi Hendrix
John Petrucci
Randy Rhoads
Frank Zappa

Up-and-comer: Jake Cinninger (Umphrey's McGee)

[Cant_Be_Faded]

yeah randy rhoads was bad news man, his version on the live osbourne cd of Bark at the Moon and others is soooo cool

the kid never stopped he just kept playing and playing fast as through the whole song

[Guru of Nothing]

Johnny Hickman

[Spurminator]

As an aside, Pete Townsend was awesome during Live 8. I wonder if he's better now than he's ever been.

[Mark in Austin]

Dead - SRV
Alive - Page

[midgetonadonkey]

Dimebag Darryl.

[pache100]

Neil Young, without a doubt, hands down (and I heard all the greats live during the 60s and 70s, so I know from whence I speak).

Just check out "Cinnamon Girl", "Southern Man", or "Cowgirl in the Sand" if you don't believe me.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...music&n=507846

Gotta admit, though, Carlos Santana runs a really close second.

[tlongII]

Al Di Meola

[ZStomp]

yeah randy rhoads was bad news man, his version on the live osbourne cd of Bark at the Moon and others is soooo cool

the kid never stopped he just kept playing and playing fast as through the whole song

Randy Rhoads never played Bark at the Moon. That song was written in 83/84 by Jake E Lee after RR passed away.

[GINNNNNNNNNNNNOBILI]

Right now, my favorite is john frusciante

[Trooper 2112]

I like Satch too.His tone is up there with srv and evh.but while were on

this subject,i remember watching this guy who played an acoustic but he

used a hardcore bass technique.He would just basically slap and tap. I know

that doesnt tell you much but does anyone know his name?

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Randy Rhoads never played Bark at the Moon. That song was written in 83/84 by Jake E Lee after RR passed away.

i thought that sounded wrong

i was thinking of CRazy Train

[KEDA]

ok, here is KEDA's Ultra list of guitar Gods

Steve Vai
Joe Satriani
Eddie Van Halen
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Eric Clapton
John 5
John Petrucci
Eric Johnson
Jimi Hendrix
Darryl Abbott
Randy Rhodes
Zakk Wylde
Richie Sambora
Yngwie Malmsteen
Adrian Vandenberg
Jimmy Page
Tim Reynolds

there are more, much much more, Ill look at the discography when I get home and list the othere, these are off the top of my head.

[Vashner]

Esteban! of course.

After he tried to sell that 5 dollar china piece of guitar on the infomercials..
"It's just like mine"... I call bull hahaha..

[ZStomp]

i thought that sounded wrong

i was thinking of CRazy Train

Now we're talking!

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Now we're talking!

seriously spurstalk, if you want to hear something bad ass beyond its years, something that makes your ears explode as if they were chodes, something that makes you think 'oh my god this guitarist is ing insane'
listen to the live version of Crazy Train with Randy ing Rhodes....that kid was sickkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk