Best Guitar Player Ever?

[fatsack]

Phil Keaggy

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[samikeyp]

My top 10:

1. Jimi
2. Clapton
3. Eddie Van Halen
4. Stevie Ray
5. Jimmy Page
6. Steve Vai
7. B.B King
8. Carlos Santana
9. George Harrison
10. Dale

[Soul_Patch]

SRV was simply amazing. My friends own a studio up in austin that my friend Jay's step dad used to play and record in back in the early austin music days. He used to be fairly good friends with Stevie back then. We were going through old R2R tapes we found in a box, and some of them i believe are old stuff with double trouble and SRV jaming out and getting high / drunk in the studio...its hard to be sure, but sure as sounds like him talking and playing.

[CuckingFunt]

My top 10:

1. Jimi
2. Clapton
3. Eddie Van Halen
4. Stevie Ray
5. Jimmy Page
6. Steve Vai
7. B.B King
8. Carlos Santana
9. George Harrison
10. Dale

I like this list.

Mine would also include Link Wray and Les Paul, though I don't know who I'd swap out to put them there.

[leemajors]

oh yeah. shawn lane. that man could play.

[mrsmaalox]

My bests: Eric Clapton
SRV
Mark Knopfler
Carlos Santana
are we talking rock guitarists? Because it's strange that Chet Atkins is not mentioned by anyone. Also I always find it wierd that George Harrison is considered a great guitarist.

[peewee's lovechild]

Interesting that Stevie took Eric Clapton's seat on that helicopter at the last minute, after the concert they were both playing at.

Yea, imagine if it had been the other way around??

Damn.

[peewee's lovechild]

Because it's strange that Chet Atkins is not mentioned by anyone. Also I always find it wierd that George Harrison is considered a great guitarist.

Have you ever heard "While My Guitar Gently Sleeps"?

George Harrison was a great guitarist.

Chet Atkins is also a pretty damned good guitarist.
I mentioned last week that I heard his guitar cover of "Imagine" and I was blown away.

[Solid D]

That top 100 list is missing some great ones. Peter Frampton isn't even on the list and Nokie Edwards isn't either. Nokie (Ventures) didn't play blues or classic rock, but he was a pioneer and was an inspiration to a lot of the great ones. You give Clapton or Frampton or Page an opportunity to do a jam session with Edwards and they all would probably jump in on that action.

[Jimcs50]

Also I always find it wierd that George Harrison is considered a great guitarist.

Why is that? He is one of the best acoustic guitar players that I have ever heard. I do not think they are taking about electric guitar only, right?

[mrsmaalox]

Have you ever heard "While My Guitar Gently Sleeps"?

George Harrison was a great guitarist.

Well yea, but isn't that the ONLY song he was great at?

[ShoogarBear]

"Best Rock Guitarist" != "Best Guitarist"

Sincerely,

Wes Montgomery
George Benson
Al Di Meola
Django Reinhardt

[peewee's lovechild]

Well yea, but isn't that the ONLY song he was great at?

You really need to hear the rest of his music.

[Solid D]

I though of a couple of others, but ShoogarBear beat me to it on Benson.

George Benson and Joe Walsh.

[peewee's lovechild]

"Best Rock Guitarist" != "Best Guitarist"

Sincerely,

Wes Montgomery
George Benson
Al Di Meola
Django Reinhardt

Forgot all about Django Reinhardt.

[Jimcs50]

That top 100 list is missing some great ones. Peter Frampton isn't even on the list and Nokie Edwards isn't either. Nokie (Ventures) didn't play blues or classic rock, but he was a pioneer and was an inspiration to a lot of the great ones. You give Clapton or Frampton or Page an opportunity to do a jam session with Edwards and they all would probably jump in on that action.

I agree, Frampton's work when he was with Humble Pie is right up there with most of the greatest ever.

[Melmart1]

Have you ever heard "While My Guitar Gently Sleeps"?

George Harrison was a great guitarist.

Chet Atkins is also a pretty damned good guitarist.
I mentioned last week that I heard his guitar cover of "Imagine" and I was blown away.

It's gently WEEPS

And even though John Lennon is my favorite Beatle, that is probably my favorite Beatles song, even if it was written by Harrison and not Lennon/McCartney.

[peewee's lovechild]

I though of a couple of others, but ShoogarBear beat me to it on Benson.

George Benson and Joe Walsh.

Joe Walsh should DEFINITELY be up there!!

[peewee's lovechild]

It's gently WEEPS

And even though John Lennon is my favorite Beatle, that is probably my favorite Beatles song, even if it was written by Harrison and not Lennon/McCartney.

LOL!!!

, that's what you get for typing fast in between work projects.

I'm disappointed in my self.

[mrsmaalox]

Why is that? He is one of the best acoustic guitar players that I have ever heard. I do not think they are taking about electric guitar only, right?

Sorry but I just can't consider any of the Beatles great musicians; vocalists,maybe and poets, yes. I like Beatles music very much.

[peewee's lovechild]

Sorry but I just can't consider any of the Beatles great musicians; vocalists,maybe and poets, yes. I like Beatles music very much.

WHAT THE ????

They were quite possibly the greatest musicians ever!!!
They revolutionized music as it was known.

They had a range that went from classic R&B Rock to Country to Psychedelic to Classical . . .

[Melmart1]

Sorry but I just can't consider any of the Beatles great musicians; vocalists,maybe and poets, yes. I like Beatles music very much.

I would agree if we were saying that Ringo was one of the best drummers of all time or something. But I think Harrison was highly underrated as a guitarist. I wouldn't have him in my top 10 or anything, but mostly because it is already a crowded list. But he is one of the greats, imho.

But admittedly, most of the music the Beatles played didn't exactly give him a platform to showcase his abilities, like a lot of the guys on the list who play solos every song. His abilities are much more subtly presented, but still high up there nonetheless. Just my .02.

[Jimcs50]

Sorry but I just can't consider any of the Beatles great musicians; vocalists,maybe and poets, yes. I like Beatles music very much.

OMG!

John, and Paul could play numerous instruments including but not limited to piano, bass, lead guitar, sitar, and steel guitar and do them all very well...to say they are not good muscians to ludicrous.

[ORION]

Randy Rhodes
Yngwie
Steve Vai
Joe Satriani
Dimebag
Stevie Ray

[Jimcs50]

I would agree if we were saying that Ringo was one of the best drummers of all time or something. But I think Harrison was highly underrated as a guitarist. I wouldn't have him in my top 10 or anything, but mostly because it is already a crowded list. But he is one of the greats, imho.

But admittedly, most of the music the Beatles played didn't exactly give him a platform to showcase his abilities, like a lot of the guys on the list who play solos every song. His abilities are much more subtly presented, but still high up there nonetheless. Just my .02.

BTW, Ringo was one of the greatest percussionists ever...no BS.