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Favorite guitarists?

  • I saw him in concert in 75 or 76 in Tampa at the old football stadium.

    Fla Spartan 79F

  • All Your Base said...

    Andy McKey. Never heard him of him, right? You definitely have if you're into fingerstyle guitar, or you happen to know who own the TOP 2 videos of all time on youtube.

    I'll bet Andy is a fan of Michael Hedges.

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    Michael Hedges - Aerial Boundaries

    From the July 1986 video from the S.I.R. Sound Stage in LA, a DVD now discontinued according to Amazon. That is why I finally posted it, even though I've had it and Wolftrap for a while. Tuning: C2C3D3G3A3D4.

    http://www.youtube.com/v/YaIN13aDbCc

    LogicalBuck

  • Forgot someone who needs mention.
    Paul Gilbert.

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    Paul Gilbert - Scarified

    Paul Gilbert Scarified Space Ship Live I just put anotations with the musicians, the song is from Second Heat album of Racer x, with Paul Gilbert - Guitars (Mr Big, PintSize), Bruce Bouillet - Guitars, John(Juan) Alderete - Bass (Mars Volta), Scott Travis - Drums (Judas Priest). This song is extracted from the Space Ship Live DVD of Paul Gilbert, played by Paul Gilbert, Marco Minnemann (Ilegal Aliens, Necrophagist, etc) and Linus of Hollywood (Size 14, Pintsize, etc)

    http://www.youtube.com/v/nPGA3vjMLgE

    Spartans ATTACK

  • I'll throw Andy Summers from The Police in there. Limited catalog due to the band's relatively short creative life, but a style all his own.

    Anyone. Anyplace. Anytime.

    rookmsu

  • Check out ROY BUCHANAN SWEET DREAMS on youtube

    Fla Spartan 79F

  • Beastial said...

    Shuggie Otis has to be mentioned - bio says he started playing guitar at age 2.

    Shuggie is pretty solid, too bad he never really broke through. Definitely ahead of his time.

    jv03

  • As you could probably guess from my screen name and avatar, Hendrix is my number one all time.

    Obviously, most of the other great rock guitarists have been name-checked at some point in this thread. I'm particularly a fan of Neil Young (I like how his solos tend to meander and make you guess where they're headed -- it's a bit more of a slow burn) and Santana.

    From my perspective, guys like Stevie Vai, Joe Satriani, Roy Buchanan, etc. don't do anything for me. Great chops, but it doesn't move me emotionally.

    I don't think I've seen Tom Morello name-checked so far in this thread yet. I like his use of effects to create a lot of different textures in Rage's songs.

    voodoochile

  • voodoochile said...

    As you could probably guess from my screen name and avatar, Hendrix is my number one all time.

    Obviously, most of the other great rock guitarists have been name-checked at some point in this thread. I'm particularly a fan of Neil Young (I like how his solos tend to meander and make you guess where they're headed -- it's a bit more of a slow burn) and Santana.

    From my perspective, guys like Stevie Vai, Joe Satriani, Roy Buchanan, etc. don't do anything for me. Great chops, but it doesn't move me emotionally.

    I don't think I've seen Tom Morello name-checked so far in this thread yet. I like his use of effects to create a lot of different textures in Rage's songs.

    Hendrix is probably the best ever.

    Always thought the Meat Puppets had some amazing guitar playing on their albums.

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    steveschneider

  • OK, here's an off-the-wall favorite:

    Glen Buxton, lead for Alice Cooper in their glory days

    HEAVILY underrated! Died young at 50, though. cry

    Oregon Spartan

  • Oregon Spartan said...

    OK, here's an off-the-wall favorite:

    Glen Buxton, lead for Alice Cooper in their glory days

    HEAVILY underrated! Died young at 50, though. cry

    Just saw Alice Cooper play last night in Newark with Maiden. Alice has been a long time favorite, esp. Love it to Death and Killer. \m/

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    steveschneider

  • Michael Houser
    Warren Haynes
    Derek Trucks
    Jimmy Herring
    Trey Anastasio

    cfmwh99

  • The amazing thing about Jimmy Page is out of all the guitarists named in this thread, he will go down as the best songwriter/composer. Probably by a good distance.

    SpartanPride204

  • Tupes said...

    I second Anastasio and Metheny. Kind of shocked no one has mentioned John McLaughlin. He, along with Zappa, just owned the instrument, and went waaaaay outside the boundries of what was thought possible back then. Those four are the absolute tops for me in terms of making a guitar into virtually anything they wanted.

    Alex Lifeson got me hooked on the guitar in '77 and I've been playing ever since. He is so creative and unorthodox the way he either paints behind the scenes, or his method of soloing.

    Gilmour is an obvious choice for creating solos you can sing. A true album-rock god. Best pure soloist of all time, in my opinion. But does more than solo (listen to the entire Animals album, and all the stripped down background work he does).

    And give it up for U2's the Edge. Not my style at all, but he was doing his odd-tuning rhythm thing during the height of garbage glam metal / speed soloing. Completely against the grain, and really made songs bigger than they were -- turning a guitar into a percussion instrument. Hat tip to the Edge for being unique and relevant.

    Nice post.

    I really agree with the first paragraph specifically.

    Somebody else in this mentioned that jam band guitarists can be boring, and I don't really disagree wholeheartedly. The part I disagree with is the "no offense Phish fans" part. Trey is as exciting a guitarist as you'll find. I don't know if a single person named in this thread could move 30K, 40K, 50K, 60K people emotionally the way Trey has at various times over the years.

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    Phish - Down with Disease jam

    From Bittersweet Motel Documentary

    http://www.youtube.com/v/FjdtttgAGTM
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    Harry Hood

  • Not sure if John Frusciante from the Chili Peppers has been brought up in this thread but he should be.

    John Frusciante teaching different styles and soloing

    Non commercial psychedelic trance channel http://www.youtube.com/user/RoadAnother Give it a try

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    greenbayspartan

  • Many great guitarists in this thread. No one had mentioned Sonny Landreth yet. His best work is with John Hiatt ... always in service to the song.

    And for those of you that think Riding With the King is a BB King/Eric Clapton song; John Hiatt wrote the song.

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    "Riding With the King" John Hiatt & Sonny ...

    Greatest Hiatt/Landreth performance ever?

    http://www.youtube.com/v/m_CUzuitxSI

    Beaudreau10

  • Spartan-Pride said...

    The amazing thing about Jimmy Page is out of all the guitarists named in this thread, he will go down as the best songwriter/composer. Probably by a good distance.

    If you are talking about guitar playing on a message board Jimmy Page is always a safe bet.

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    steveschneider

  • John Frusciante- His creativity and philosophy with the guitar in his hands is a really cool thing to see

    CerealCity

  • Honestly, most of the people mentioned in this thread are athletes, not musicians. They play fast, sure. But it's just muscle training. Their level of skill is not in short supply. Hang out in the amp room of any Guitar Center in America. You'll meet a dozen 16 year old kids in every city who have the solo from Eruption down cold.

    My favorite guitar players tend also to be my favorite song writers. I'm a big fan of Jason Noble (Rodan, Shipping News), Tom Reno (Mercury Program), and Michael Nace (Drill for Absentee).

    numberonealcove

  • Lawre167 said...

    Synyster Gates- Avenged Sevenfold

    This.

    DeezyBeezy

  • numberonealcove said...

    Honestly, most of the people mentioned in this thread are athletes, not musicians. They play fast, sure. But it's just muscle training. Their level of skill is not in short supply. Hang out in the amp room of any Guitar Center in America. You'll meet a dozen 16 year old kids in every city who have the solo from Eruption down cold.

    My favorite guitar players tend also to be my favorite song writers. I'm a big fan of Jason Noble (Rodan, Shipping News), Tom Reno (Mercury Program), and Michael Nace (Drill for Absentee).

    Did you read the thread before you commented on the other choices? Barely anyone was naming speed players. The other difference is that those kids at GC didn't WRITE Eruption.

    This post was edited by Thrillho on 7/4/2012 at 9:21 AM

    http://www.silentlapse.com

    Thrillho

  • FIJI239 81 said...

    Tops with Teles: James Burton Brad Paisley Keef

    Rics: Carl Wilson Paul Kantner Peter Buck Tom Petty and of course - Roger McGuinn

    Other hollowbodies: Duane Eddy (Gretsch)

    An edit to add Bobby Fuller - not around long but a Dick Dale devotee and great chord solos:

    Strat: Hendrix
    SG: Iomi, Glen Buxton, Pete Townshend and Robby Krieger
    Les Paul: Jimmy Page
    Tele: Keith Richards, James Burton and Clarence White
    Hollow Body: Chuck Berry, John Lee Hooker and Neil Young
    Ric: Roger McGuinn and George Harrison

    This post was edited by steveschneider on 7/4/2012 at 9:31 AM

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  • Harry Hood said...

    Nice post.

    I really agree with the first paragraph specifically.

    Somebody else in this mentioned that jam band guitarists can be boring, and I don't really disagree wholeheartedly. The part I disagree with is the "no offense Phish fans" part. Trey is as exciting a guitarist as you'll find. I don't know if a single person named in this thread could move 30K, 40K, 50K, 60K people emotionally the way Trey has at various times over the years.

    Sorry, but it just doesn't do it for me. There's not a single lick in that two minute video that I found memorable or made me want to grab one of my guitars off the wall and figure it out. But obviously some people love Anastasio, and more power to them.

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  • Harry Hood said...
    . I don't know if a single person named in this thread could move 30K, 40K, 50K, 60K people emotionally the way Trey has at various times over the years.

    Well, that's just not true.

    I even said I don't think this Noel Gallagher belongs in a "best guitarist" conversation, but he has moved 30K, 40K, 50K, 60K, and hell, 150K (Knebworth Park) plenty of times. Tell me this crowd of 90K isn't moved:

    This post was edited by arfabe16 on 7/4/2012 at 12:05 PM

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    Oasis - Don't Look Back In Anger - Wembley...

    Oasis - Wembley Stadium - 2000 - Don't Look Back In Anger Follow me on Twitter: @matthewpower2

    http://www.youtube.com/v/39NS7h92WcA

    arfabe16

  • Anyone heard of Antoine Dufour? I found him on Youtube doing some cool covers.
    Sry no link im on tMobile.

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    Hide yo quarterbackz, hide yo kidz, the MSU defense is here

    tBell Tolls

  • Pretty shocked no one has mentioned Chet Atkins on acoustic yet.

    http://youtu.be/vQC-mZivibQ

    San Juan Kid

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