Best Guitar Player Ever?

[Soul_Patch]

Wesley Willis blows all these dudes out of the water!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IliRi29maOw

[mookie2001]

i dont think we've ever had a thread like this in the club

pink floyd sucks

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Kurt Cobain was so good that any 14 year old picking up a guitar for the first time can learn to play ALL nirvana songs within one month.

[Leetonidas]

This guy:

[Guru of Nothing]

Any list that includes Neil Young is pretty worthless.

LOL

[DieMrBond]

I apologise for the list, it was late at night here, and i just did a quick google search for 'top 100' guitar players and the first one that came up said 'Rolling Stone Magazine', i said cool - they know a little about music...

Should have looked at it a bit harder.

[duncan228]

Glad to see Joe Satriani get mentioned, he's incredible.
Where's Robin Trower?

Others I like that have been mentioned...Duane Allman, died so young, I think his best work was still to come.
Mark Knopfler, all of his work, but "The Princess Bride" soundtrack is especially beautiful.
Carlos Santana, heart, just full of heart.

Brian May (from Queen.)
Mike Campbell (Tom Petty), may not be the best but he's got sweet licks.
Johnny Winter could play.

Fun thread...I'll come back as I think of more.

[Leetonidas]

This guy is pretty good too hahaha

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

[peewee's lovechild]

Glad to see Joe Satriani get mentioned, he's incredible.
Where's Robin Trower?

Others I like that have been mentioned...Duane Allman, died so young, I think his best work was still to come.
Mark Knopfler, all of his work, but "The Princess Bride" soundtrack is especially beautiful.
Carlos Santana, heart, just full of heart.

Brian May (from Queen.)
Mike Campbell (Tom Petty), may not be the best but he's got sweet licks.
Johnny Winter could play.

Fun thread...I'll come back as I think of more.

I think Mike Campbell is pretty damned underrated because of the huge shadow that Tom Petty casts.

[peewee's lovechild]

pink floyd sucks

You deserve to be slow roasted on an open fire spit for this statement.

David Gilmour is a guitar god.

[leemajors]

You deserve to be slow roasted on an open fire spit for this statement.

David Gilmour is a guitar god.

david gilmour sucks.

[AlamoSpursFan]

Didn't read the whole thread, because I think we've done this a time or 12, but here are some of my personal favorites:

1. Alex Lifeson
2. David Abeyta
3. Eddie Van Halen
4. Dave Murray
5. George Lynch

[Leetonidas]

Also, Alexi Laiho is ing badass.

[Kyle Smith]

Okay. Wow. Rofl. *Note to self* Never leave a thread on spurstalk alone for more than a couple minutes.


K. Time to tackle some of your responses

[Kyle Smith]

I could list a ton of songs but from the top of my head:
Eulogy
Pu
The Grudge
Parabola
The Patient
Wings fo Marie
Roseta Stoned
Prison Sex

If you like rock then you are missing out. Watch em live and you will become a lifetime fan. oh yeah....Adam Jones is the .

Lets start with mr. Evilroy. Thanks for the songs, I'll go look some of them up. I keep hearing that I'm missing out lol

[Kyle Smith]

Jimi Hendrix (November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970) was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. Hendrix is considered one of the greatest and most influential guitarists in rock music history.[1] After initial success in England, he achieved worldwide fame following his 1967 performance at the Monterey Pop Festival. Later, Hendrix headlined the iconic 1969 Woodstock Festival.

Jimi Hendrix helped pioneer the technique of guitar feedback with overdriven amplifiers, incorporating into his music what was previously an undesirable sound. He built upon the innovations and influences of blues stylists such as B.B. King, Muddy Waters, Albert King, and T-Bone Walker, and derived style from rhythm and blues and soul guitarists Curtis Mayfield, Steve Cropper, and Cornell Dupree, as well as from traditional jazz. Part of Hendrix's flamboyant stage persona may have been inspired by rock pioneer Little Richard, with whom he toured as part of Richard's back-up band, "The Upsetters." Hendrix is also widely thought to be influenced by Pete Townshend of The Who, who performed in London when Hendrix started his career there in 1966. Carlos Santana has also suggested that Hendrix's music may have been influenced by his Native American heritage.[2]

From Wikipedia. Dude was amazing. Plus he played left handed!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimi_hendrix

Rolling Stones top 100 guitarists of all time (my favourites in bold)
The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time
1Jimi Hendrix
2 Duane Allman of the Allman Brothers Band
3 B.B. King
4 Eric Clapton
5 Robert Johnson
6 Chuck Berry
7 Stevie Ray Vaughan
8 Ry Cooder
9 Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin
10 Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones
11Kirk Hammett of Metallica
12 Kurt Cobain of Nirvana
13 Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead
14 Jeff Beck
15 Carlos Santana
16 Johnny Ramone of the Ramones
17 Jack White of the White Stripes
18 John Frusciante of the Red Hot Chili Peppers
19 Richard Thompson
20 James Burton
21 George Harrison
22 Mike Bloomfield
23 Warren Haynes
24 The Edge of U2
25 Freddy King
26 Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave
27 Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits
28 Stephen Stills
29 Ron Asheton of the Stooges
30 Buddy Guy
31 Dale
32 John Cipollina of Quicksilver Messenger Service
33 & 34 Lee Ranaldo, Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth
35 John Fahey
36 Steve Cropper of Booker T. and the MG's
37 Bo Diddley
38 Peter Green of Fleetwood Mac
39 Brian May of Queen
40 John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival
41 Clarence White of the Byrds
42 Robert Fripp of King Crimson
43 Eddie Hazel of Funkadelic
44 Scotty Moore
45 Frank Zappa
46 Les Paul
47 T-Bone Walker
48 Joe Perry of Aerosmith
49 John McLaughlin
50 Pete Townshend
51 Paul Kossoff of Free
52 Lou Reed
53 Mickey Baker
54 Jorma Kaukonen of Jefferson Airplane
55 Ritchie Blackmore of Deep Purple
56 Tom Verlaine of Television
57 Roy Buchanan
58 ey Betts
59 & 60 Jonny Greenwood, Ed O'Brien of Radiohead (Surely paranoid android alone gets them higher than this?
61 Ike Turner
62 Zoot Horn Rollo of the Magic Band
63 Danny Gatton
64 Mick Ronson
65 Hubert Sumlin
66 Vernon Reid of Living Colour
67 Link Wray
68 Jerry Miller of Moby Grape
69 Steve Howe of Yes
70 Eddie Van Halen
71 Lightnin' Hopkins
72 Joni Mitc
73 Trey Anastasio of Phish
74 Johnny Winter
75 Adam Jones of Tool
76 Ali Farka Toure
77 Henry Vestine of Canned Heat
78 Robbie Robertson of the Band
79 Cliff Gallup of the Blue Caps (1997)
80 Robert Quine of the Voidoids
81 Derek Trucks
82 David Gilmour of Pink Floyd (Should be ranked much higher)
83 Neil Young
84 Eddie Cochran
85 Randy Rhoads
86 Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath
87 Joan Jett
88 Dave Davies of the Kinks
89 D. Boon of the Minutemen
90 Glen Buxton of Alice Cooper
91 Robby Krieger of the Doors
92 & 93 Fred "Sonic" Smith, Wayne Kramer of the MC5
94 Bert Jansch
95 Kevin Shields of My Bloody Valentine
96 Angus Young of AC/DC (Come on, they are AUS, they are compulsory australian listening!)
97 Robert Randolph
98 Leigh Stephens of Blue Cheer
99 Greg Ginn of Black Flag
100 Kim Thayil of Soundgarden

Lol the bucket isn't even on the list! Seriously, look him up on youtube or something. Watch jordan, the whole song. He's phenomenal.

[Kyle Smith]

Never really heard bucket head play, I seen him and thought WTF the kfc thing is stupid, wanna be slash top hat is what came to mind, and it turn me off from hearing what ever video it was I was seeing.

Thats not even him lol.


There's supposedly a story as to why he wears the bucket and the mask, I won't bore you with it. And he wore the bucket before he was in GNR





idk if i'm repeating stuff ppl have arleady said lol, i'm just responding to the posts as i see 'em

[Kyle Smith]

Buckethead is a great guitarist, Slash is one that comes to mind for me since I grew up in the 90s, along with Eddie Van Halen

I'm not some guitar aficionado but can somebody tell me, why is Jimi Hendrix usually thought to be a legendary guitarist? He was active publicly for only like 5 years, but hes usually considered one of the best, I would think people would look for longevity too, for example Eddie VH or even Joe Perry.

I know you're probably sick of hearing this, but Eddie is really only great a tapping. Buckethead can honestly do it all, lol

[Kyle Smith]

And, why is so much made about Jimmy playing left handed???

He was a lefty.
It's not like he was right handed man who decided to play lefty one day.

He started out using a RIGHT handed guitar, but held it left handed.

[Kyle Smith]

The Stone's list is strange.

Joan Jett???

Where the &*^$! is Stevie R. Vaughn???

I've always liked the work of Ric Emmett (both during, and since, Triumph); chops and style.

And I love a good shredder as much as the next guy (or even more), but for pure mastery of the instrument, Grant Geisman is pretty tough to beat.

Yeah I've never really agreed with their guitar list.

[Kyle Smith]

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.

Lol clapton played the guitar on while my guitar gently sleeps :P

[Kyle Smith]

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?

Yeah, no. Any kinda guitar. Classical, flamenco, plectrum, anything else you can think of lol.



I dunno though, I've never really thought of georgy has a great guitarist.

[Kyle Smith]

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 completely agree, and i'm one of the biggest beatles fans out there. I give ringo credit for being able to adjust to all the different types of music lennon and mccartney were throwing at him though.

[Kyle Smith]

Agreed.

[Kyle Smith]

He played the fiddle.

You're a fiddle. It's the same thing.