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Beta Man · 02-25-2011, 04:53 PM

Sagacious Koreo · 02-26-2011, 03:41 AM

1. SRV
2. Hendrix
3. Page
4. Santana
5. Clapton
6.The Edge
7. Morello
8. Adam Jones (Tool)
9. Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead)
10. Prince

Very hard list to make...

puffyrock2 · 02-26-2011, 04:00 AM

1. Buckethead (hence my avatar)
2. Paul Gilbert
3. Yngwie Malmsteen
4. Jimmy Page
5. David Gilmour
6. Steve Vai
7. Robin Trower
8. Jimi Hendrix
9. Jason Becker
10. Frank Zappa

SRV, Carlos Santana, Eric Clapton and a host of others are up there as well.

Beta Man · 02-26-2011, 05:12 AM

That reminds me.... (since you listed Zappa)

Prince often gets overlooked because he's..... well.... A freak.... And despite the fact that I'm not a huge Prince fan, the guy is an A-M-A-Z-I-N-G guitar player.

Sagacious Koreo · 02-26-2011, 02:31 PM

Prince is just an amazing musician all around. The man can play pretty much anything. A lot of people don't know that. His guitar virtuosity is definitely superb though.

Johnny Vinyl · 02-26-2011, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Beta Man

That reminds me.... (since you listed Zappa)

Prince often gets overlooked because he's..... well.... A freak.... And despite the fact that I'm not a huge Prince fan, the guy is an A-M-A-Z-I-N-G guitar player.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sagacious Koreo

Prince is just an amazing musician all around. The man can play pretty much anything. A lot of people don't know that. His guitar virtuosity is definitely superb though.

Not a superhuge fan of his, but I most definitely agree!

Steel Panther · 02-26-2011, 04:21 PM

I can't believe I never posted in here

in no special order

Jimi Hendrix (The Experience / Band of Gypsies)
Dave Mustaine / Chris Broderick (Megadeth)
Buckethead (GNR / Solo / Misc)
John Petrucci (Dream Theater / Liquid Tension Experiment)
Stevie Ray Vaughan (Solo)
Chuck Schuldiner (Death)
Al Di Meola (Solo)
Yngwie Malmsteen (Solo)
Steve Vai (Whitesnake / Solo)
Duane Allman (Allman Brothers)

FreddieFerric · 02-27-2011, 06:00 PM

I'm scratching my head wondering how it is that I left Bill Nelson off my list. From my own avatar and sig. to boot!

filmnut5 · 02-28-2011, 02:59 AM

My 10 Favourite Guitarists:

1. Tony Iomi (Black Sabbath)
2. K.K. Downing (Judas Priest)
3. Glenn Tipton (Judas Priest)
4. Angus Young (AC/DC)
5. Zakk Wylde (Ozzy, Black Label Society & the film "Rock Star")
6. Mick Mars (Motley Crue)
7. Joe Perry (Aerosmith)
8. Jimmy Page (Led Zeppellin)
9. Brian May (Queen)
10. Randy Rhoads (Ozzy)

Have been fortunate enough to see 8 of the 10 in person. Brian May and Jimmy Page are the two that I haven't. Saw Randy Rhoads with Ozzy on the Blizzard of Ozz Tour. Fantastic young player who passed away well before his time.

wilky61 · 02-28-2011, 05:33 PM

Gonna take a quick glance at my iPod. Hmm, I can narrow my list down to 15 guitarists, in no particular order:

Duane Allman (played with the Allman Brothers, Herbie Mann, Derek & the Dominos)
Dan Auerbach (of the Black Keys)
Eric Clapton (played with John Mayall, the Yardbirds, Cream, Blind Faith, etc.)
Buddy Guy (saw him live with B.B. King... and he just embarrassed B.B.)
Mark Knopfler (of Dire Straits)
Frank Zappa
Jimi Hendrix (his best guitarwork is on the posthumous album is entitled Blues)
Neil Young (played with Crosby Stills & Nash, Buffalo Springfield, etc.)
Tom Verlaine (of Television)
Otis Rush (blues)
Mike Bloomfield (played with the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Electric Flag, on the Super Session album, etc.)
David Gilmour (of Pink Floyd)
Roy Buchanan
Carlos Santana
Wes Montgomery (jazz)

Don't get me wrong; I love me some SRV from time to time. But I find his popularity a bit overblown.

filmnut5 · 02-28-2011, 10:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steel Panther

I can't believe I never posted in here

in no special order

Jimi Hendrix (The Experience / Band of Gypsies)
Dave Mustaine / Chris Broderick (Megadeth)
Buckethead (GNR / Solo / Misc)
John Petrucci (Dream Theater / Liquid Tension Experiment)
Stevie Ray Vaughan (Solo)
Chuck Schuldiner (Death)
Al Di Meola (Solo)
Yngwie Malmsteen (Solo)
Steve Vai (Whitesnake / Solo)
Duane Allman (Allman Brothers)

Nice choice with Steve Vai. Saw him twice with "Roth".

filmnut5 · 02-28-2011, 10:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blu-Benny

my all time favorite....Mick Mars!!

MAJOR

. Mick's also one of my faves. In a band with 3 MASSIVE egos to feed, Mick quietly goes about his business delivering sledge hammer riffs.

Steel Panther · 03-01-2011, 02:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by filmnut5

Nice choice with Steve Vai. Saw him twice with "Roth".

My only knock on him, is a lot of his solo stuff is hard to digest as songs. Big fan of his Passion and Warfare album though

bandit29 · 03-01-2011, 03:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Steel Panther

My only knock on him, is a lot of his solo stuff is hard to digest as songs. Big fan of his Passion and Warfare album though

Yeah I like alot of his weird solo stuff but Vai lacks the ability to write a good rock song. That's why I'd rather listen to Satriani.

hiflyer555 · 03-06-2011, 05:39 AM

I'll throw my .02 in on this one...

David Gilmour (my all time favourite)
Slash
Dimebag Darrell
The Edge (more melodic than technical prowess...but where would "...streets..." be without that sound??)
Kirk Hammett
BB King
Eric Clapton
Brad Paisley
Vince Gill (I may get flak for this one...but he is a great guitarist with a very laid back melodic sound...and if he is good enough to play with the likes of Clapton, he is good enough for me!)
Peter Frampton

and lastly, I've got to give the bass guitar some love and include
Flea

hmm...i guess that's more than 10. But I can't seem to weed any of those out! Such is the plight of life

Steel Panther · 03-06-2011, 05:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hiflyer555

I'll throw my .02 in on this one...

David Gilmour (my all time favourite)
Slash
Dimebag Darrell
The Edge (more melodic than technical prowess...but where would "...streets..." be without that sound??)
Kirk Hammett
BB King
Eric Clapton
Brad Paisley
Vince Gill (I may get flak for this one...but he is a great guitarist with a very laid back melodic sound...and if he is good enough to play with the likes of Clapton, he is good enough for me!)
Peter Frampton

and lastly, I've got to give the bass guitar some love and include
Flea

hmm...i guess that's more than 10. But I can't seem to weed any of those out! Such is the plight of life

I'd flack you on Hammett before Vince Gill. From a technical standpoint anyway.

hiflyer555 · 03-06-2011, 05:53 AM

haha - can I dodge some of the flak if I put this disclaimer in for Kirk?:

Kirk Hammett (well....up to, but not including the Black Album and beyond...)

OG Pooh · 03-06-2011, 04:32 PM

I forgot Michael Hedges.

fgomike · 03-06-2011, 04:57 PM

David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
Lindsey Buckingham (Fleetwood Mac)
Eric Clapton
Joe Perry (Aerosmith)
Peter Frampton
Carlos Santana
Edge (U2)
Angus Young (AC/DC)
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits)

bandit29 · 03-06-2011, 08:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OG Pooh

I forgot Michael Hedges.

Yeah he always played some really out there acoustic stuff. Didn't he pass away?

02-27-2011, 06:00 PM	#48
FreddieFerric Blu-ray Knight Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Mar 2008 Location:NOLA Home Theater Gallery:146 4K collection:14 Blu-ray collection:238 Blu-ray reviews:7 Trading Score:1	I'm scratching my head wondering how it is that I left Bill Nelson off my list. From my own avatar and sig. to boot! Last edited by FreddieFerric; 02-27-2011 at 06:03 PM.

02-28-2011, 02:59 AM	#49
filmnut5 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jan 2011 Location:Leaf Nation Blu-ray collection:145	My 10 Favourite Guitarists: 1. Tony Iomi (Black Sabbath) 2. K.K. Downing (Judas Priest) 3. Glenn Tipton (Judas Priest) 4. Angus Young (AC/DC) 5. Zakk Wylde (Ozzy, Black Label Society & the film "Rock Star") 6. Mick Mars (Motley Crue) 7. Joe Perry (Aerosmith) 8. Jimmy Page (Led Zeppellin) 9. Brian May (Queen) 10. Randy Rhoads (Ozzy) Have been fortunate enough to see 8 of the 10 in person. Brian May and Jimmy Page are the two that I haven't. Saw Randy Rhoads with Ozzy on the Blizzard of Ozz Tour. Fantastic young player who passed away well before his time. Last edited by filmnut5; 03-02-2011 at 12:11 AM.

02-25-2011, 04:53 PM	#41
Beta Man Moderator Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Juuuuuuuust A Bit Outside.... Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:268 Blu-ray reviews: 18 Trading Score:25

02-26-2011, 03:41 AM	#42
Sagacious Koreo Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:May 2009 Blu-ray collection:685 Trading Score:3	1. SRV 2. Hendrix 3. Page 4. Santana 5. Clapton 6.The Edge 7. Morello 8. Adam Jones (Tool) 9. Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead) 10. Prince Very hard list to make...

02-26-2011, 04:00 AM	#43
puffyrock2 Expert Member Member since:Mar 2010 Blu-ray collection:244 Trading Score:8	1. Buckethead (hence my avatar) 2. Paul Gilbert 3. Yngwie Malmsteen 4. Jimmy Page 5. David Gilmour 6. Steve Vai 7. Robin Trower 8. Jimi Hendrix 9. Jason Becker 10. Frank Zappa SRV, Carlos Santana, Eric Clapton and a host of others are up there as well.

02-26-2011, 05:12 AM	#44
Beta Man Moderator Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Juuuuuuuust A Bit Outside.... Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:268 Blu-ray reviews: 18 Trading Score:25	That reminds me.... (since you listed Zappa) Prince often gets overlooked because he's..... well.... A freak.... And despite the fact that I'm not a huge Prince fan, the guy is an A-M-A-Z-I-N-G guitar player.

02-26-2011, 02:31 PM	#45
Sagacious Koreo Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:May 2009 Blu-ray collection:685 Trading Score:3	Prince is just an amazing musician all around. The man can play pretty much anything. A lot of people don't know that. His guitar virtuosity is definitely superb though.

02-26-2011, 04:21 PM	#47
Steel Panther Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Jun 2010 Location:Ontario, Canada 4K collection:62 Blu-ray collection:943 DVD collection:20 iTunes collection:341 Trading Score:21	I can't believe I never posted in here in no special order Jimi Hendrix (The Experience / Band of Gypsies) Dave Mustaine / Chris Broderick (Megadeth) Buckethead (GNR / Solo / Misc) John Petrucci (Dream Theater / Liquid Tension Experiment) Stevie Ray Vaughan (Solo) Chuck Schuldiner (Death) Al Di Meola (Solo) Yngwie Malmsteen (Solo) Steve Vai (Whitesnake / Solo) Duane Allman (Allman Brothers)

02-28-2011, 05:33 PM	#50
wilky61 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Mar 2010 Location:Atlanta, GA Blu-ray collection:10 Blu-ray reviews: 24 Trading Score:1	Gonna take a quick glance at my iPod. Hmm, I can narrow my list down to 15 guitarists, in no particular order: Duane Allman (played with the Allman Brothers, Herbie Mann, Derek & the Dominos) Dan Auerbach (of the Black Keys) Eric Clapton (played with John Mayall, the Yardbirds, Cream, Blind Faith, etc.) Buddy Guy (saw him live with B.B. King... and he just embarrassed B.B.) Mark Knopfler (of Dire Straits) Frank Zappa Jimi Hendrix (his best guitarwork is on the posthumous album is entitled Blues) Neil Young (played with Crosby Stills & Nash, Buffalo Springfield, etc.) Tom Verlaine (of Television) Otis Rush (blues) Mike Bloomfield (played with the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Electric Flag, on the Super Session album, etc.) David Gilmour (of Pink Floyd) Roy Buchanan Carlos Santana Wes Montgomery (jazz) Don't get me wrong; I love me some SRV from time to time. But I find his popularity a bit overblown.

03-06-2011, 05:39 AM	#55
hiflyer555 New Member Member since:Dec 2009 4K collection:6 Blu-ray collection:250 DVD collection:6	I'll throw my .02 in on this one... David Gilmour (my all time favourite) Slash Dimebag Darrell The Edge (more melodic than technical prowess...but where would "...streets..." be without that sound??) Kirk Hammett BB King Eric Clapton Brad Paisley Vince Gill (I may get flak for this one...but he is a great guitarist with a very laid back melodic sound...and if he is good enough to play with the likes of Clapton, he is good enough for me!) Peter Frampton and lastly, I've got to give the bass guitar some love and include Flea hmm...i guess that's more than 10. But I can't seem to weed any of those out! Such is the plight of life

03-06-2011, 05:53 AM	#57
hiflyer555 New Member Member since:Dec 2009 4K collection:6 Blu-ray collection:250 DVD collection:6	haha - can I dodge some of the flak if I put this disclaimer in for Kirk?: Kirk Hammett (well....up to, but not including the Black Album and beyond...)

03-06-2011, 04:32 PM	#58
OG Pooh Banned Member since:Jul 2010 Location:Hudson Valley, NY Home Theater Gallery:1 Blu-ray collection:132	I forgot Michael Hedges.

03-06-2011, 04:57 PM	#59
fgomike Special Member Member since:Oct 2010 Location:A Galaxy Far, Far Away - Fargo, ND Blu-ray collection:61 DVD collection:46 Digital collection:22 Blu-ray reviews:13	David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) Lindsey Buckingham (Fleetwood Mac) Eric Clapton Joe Perry (Aerosmith) Peter Frampton Carlos Santana Edge (U2) Angus Young (AC/DC) Stevie Ray Vaughn Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits)

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