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03-14-2006, 08:27 AM | #2 |
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Wow. Such a difficult question... I'll have to think about it and get back to this thread later, though I like your short list, sans Paige.
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03-14-2006, 04:26 PM | #3 |
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Josh Homme didn't make the cut?
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03-14-2006, 04:33 PM | #4 | |
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03-14-2006, 05:14 PM | #5 |
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a list without Segovia or Atkins is shit!!!!!
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03-14-2006, 06:09 PM | #6 |
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It depends on what you mean by "best." For instance, some of the guys mentioned in the OP were highly influential, highly stylistic, but pretty average when it comes to technical ability (most notably, Jimmy Paige and Jimi Hindrix). Other players in that category (lots of style and influence, average technical ability) would include Tony Iommi and Alex Lifeson.
It's impossible to answer a question about which guitarists are "best," because there are just too many different dimensions to compare -- unique and individual style or personality, influence, technical ability, etc. Tons of individual style, but only average or slightly above-average technical ability Jimmy Page Jimi Hendrix Alex Lifeson Tony Iommi B.B. King (and most other "great" pure blues players) Tons of technical ability, but their style doesn't really stand out Glen Tipton Timo Tolkki Warren Demartini Arian Smith Jake E. Lee Adrian Vandenberg a ton of thrash, speed and power metal guitarists Distinctive style and lots of technical ability Steve Vai Yngwie Malmsteen Akira Takasaki Randy Rhoades Dave Murray John Petrucci Joe Satriani Eric Clapton SRV Al Di Meola Eddie Van Halen Kai Hansen Andre Olbrich Luca Turilli many "great" jazz guitarists Of course, those are merely my opinions, and those lists are by no means exhaustive. And I'm sure a lot of Maiden fans might take issue for me not putting Adrian Smith and Dave Murray in the same catagory, or not putting Janick Gers on the list. I didn't exclude Janick because I don't think he's good, but only because I haven't listened to enough of his work that closely to really know which category to put him in.
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03-14-2006, 07:37 PM | #8 |
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I admit that I'm no expert on these things, but I've always been partial to George Benson and Stevie Ray Vaughn.
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03-14-2006, 07:38 PM | #9 |
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2) Eric Clapton 3) B.B. King 4) Jimmy Page 5) Stevie Ray Vaughan |
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03-15-2006, 07:27 AM | #11 |
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Stevie Ray Vaughn and Eddie Van Halen two of my personal faves.....
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03-15-2006, 09:30 AM | #12 |
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There are classical guitar players most people have never heard of that put all of those guys to shame as far as the ability to play.
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03-15-2006, 09:34 AM | #13 |
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I'm no expert either but I have to give a shout out for Billy Gibbons.
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