Best Guitarist Ever: A Poll

[BKgen®]

Easy enough.... just pick one.

[OneSlow5pt0]

umm.........

[SampaGuy]

[green91]

Easy enough. Joe Satriani.

[OneSlow5pt0]

this is hard,id have to do a top 3 or something

[BKgen®]

damnit sorry... lol. i fuxed up. it's fixed now.

[OneSlow5pt0]

ill say randy rhoads,kirt hamret(sp) or jimmy page

[green91]

kirk hammet? come on dude. joe satriani taught him everything he knows, to bad he didnt pick up more of joe's talent and ability. jimi was a pioneer in his day but is not by far the best guitar player ever.

[quickdodge®]

If you don't put Van Halen in at least top 3, you've never heard of him. Later, QD.

[green91]

lol i can argue with every reply on here. while i think van halen is an awesome player , satriani dwarfs him with technical ability and style

[OneSlow5pt0]

eddie is good,just never really liked his style

[OneSlow5pt0]

lol i can argue with every reply on here. while i think van halen is an awesome player , satriani dwarfs him with technical ability and style

agree,i can goo all day bout music

[BKgen®]

If you don't put Van Halen in at least top 3, you've never heard of him. Later, QD.

i knew i was voting for him before i even made the poll

2nd choice would be Lifeson, but i guess that's due to my bias toward Rush

[quickdodge®]

lol i can argue with every reply on here. while i think van halen is an awesome player , satriani dwarfs him with technical ability and style

That's what opinions are for. Although yours is wrong, lolol. Later, QD.

[SampaGuy]

SRV ftw

why is fatass malmsteen on that list

[Codeman1407]

top 3? i can kinda get a top five if i type fast and dont sit and second guess myself lol...

page by far my favorite.
Eddie van halen
David gilmore
stevie ray vaughn
and i'm a big pete townshend fan...

and what about Robby Krieger from the Doors? (think about spanish caravan...)

this subject is just too broad.

[green91]

No love for eric johnson so far lol. Hes a close 2nd in my opinion.

[BKgen®]

SRV ftw

why is fatass malmsteen on that list

why not? he may not be the best, but he's certainly not the worst.

and what about Robby Krieger from the Doors? (think about spanish caravan...)

this subject is just too broad.

Agreed. Oh well...
these are all i could think of off the top of my head. And yes, I should've put Pete Townshend on the list... but i bet most of the kids here probably don't even know who he is. They're all too busy cramming their iPods with bullshit like fallout boy and hansen.

[Total_Blender]

1.) Bob Stinson (Replacements)

2.) Billy Zoom (X)

3.) Fletcher (Pennywise)

4.) Keith Richards (Stones)

5.) Neil Young

My choices are about my musical taste rather than their musical ability. Stinson put down some decent tracks in the studio but live he was hit or miss. None of these guys are very technical, but they really sell their lines despite their simplicity. I can't get into Van Halen, Vai, Satriani, or any of those other guys. Its all about the technical and there really isn't any soul to it at all. Its just some wanker saying "look what I can do"

[quickdodge®]

1.) Bob Stinson (Replacements)

2.) Billy Zoom (X)

3.) Fletcher (Pennywise)

4.) Keith Richards (Stones)

5.) Neil Young

My choices are about my musical taste rather than their musical ability. Stinson put down some decent tracks in the studio but live he was hit or miss. None of these guys are very technical, but they really sell their lines despite their simplicity. I can't get into Van Halen, Vai, Satriani, or any of those other guys. Its all about the technical and there really isn't any soul to it at all. Its just some wanker saying "look what I can do"

Hmmmm. Wow. My opinion stance really comes into play on this. Later, QD.

[green91]

1.) Bob Stinson (Replacements)

2.) Billy Zoom (X)

3.) Fletcher (Pennywise)

4.) Keith Richards (Stones)

5.) Neil Young

My choices are about my musical taste rather than their musical ability. Stinson put down some decent tracks in the studio but live he was hit or miss. None of these guys are very technical, but they really sell their lines despite their simplicity. I can't get into Van Halen, Vai, Satriani, or any of those other guys. Its all about the technical and there really isn't any soul to it at all. Its just some wanker saying "look what I can do"

I can only assume by your comment that you arent familiar with alot of their work, while some songs are drowned by the technicality they all have several awesome songs that convey plenty of soul.

[OneSlow5pt0]

Hmmmm. Wow. My opinion stance really comes into play on this. Later, QD.

lol,agreed...surpised no1 has said dimebag yet..i love pantera but i dont think he belongs with the likes of page,eddie,rhoads,and clapton...

also joe perry is good

[quickdodge®]

I don't think any guitarist of today's music would qualify. The best of the best came in the 70's and 80's. Later, QD.

[VooDooXII]

Buckethead

[MR. 200SX]

The best guitar players are not only from the US . Walter Giardino (Argentina) and Jorge Salan (spain) among others are really good and to me they are in the top 10 guitar player of the world.

Here its a video of Jorge Salans solo:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZfHj2OBER...elated&search=

[hXc007]

what about dave murray (iron maiden)?

this would be my top 10: (in no particular order)

1. dave murray- iron maiden
2. thyrston moore- sonic youth
3. jimi hendrix- jimi hendrix experience
4. mick jones- the clash
5. johnny ramone- the ramones
6. george harrison- the beatles
7. john frusciante- red hot chili peppers
8. dick dale- dick dale and the del-tones
9. randy rhoads- ozzy ozborne
10. john squire- the stone roses

[4dmin]

my fav guitarist is Ihsahn from EMPEROR; best black metal guitarist ; then the guys from Between the Buried & Me plus a close 2nd; they are very impressive.

and 3rd DRAGONFORCE http://youtube.com/watch?v=x96hXWAWt...related&search= <<< i would seriously like to see 1/2 on the above list pull this off

[06SilverBullet]

Jeff Beck,Eric Clapton, EVH,SRV,Keith Richards, the Edge from U2, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani.....just too many to list....I heard from many folks that Keith Richards made the guitar adapt to him...how cool is that?. Oh, how can I forget Jimi or Randy Rhoads....

Mark

[JackMaster]

I dont knw much about guitar playing, but Prince sure did rip it in this video:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ee6kP09FRq8

sorry, couldnt find the full version.

regardless.. I think Prince is a great guitar player.

[Member31410]

My vote goes to John Petrucci.

Here are some of my favorite videos on Youtube:
Yngwie Malmsteen
John Petrucci
Steve Vai

[OneSlow5pt0]

what about dave murray (iron maiden)?

this would be my top 10: (in no particular order)

1. dave murray- iron maiden
2. thyrston moore- sonic youth
3. jimi hendrix- jimi hendrix experience
4. mick jones- the clash
5. johnny ramone- the ramones
6. george harrison- the beatles
7. john frusciante- red hot chili peppers
8. dick dale- dick dale and the del-tones
9. randy rhoads- ozzy ozborne
10. john squire- the stone roses

..ramones is some of the easiest guitar

[hXc007]

..ramones is some of the easiest guitar

i put him on there for what he helped create (punk rock) rather than for difficulty of their playing ability

[canadianrcis]

wow, you forgot every good metal guitarist. ie, alexi laiho, jeff loomis, andre olbrich, etc.

[BKgen®]

wow, you forgot every good metal guitarist. ie, alexi laiho, jeff loomis, andre olbrich, etc.

wow, maybe not everybody is a fucking metalhead.

genius.

[superfox1]

My favorite would be John5. He played with Marlyn Manson and Rob Zombie. He has some solo albums out also.

John 5

[Decker1.8t]

Petrucci.

[green91]

How many of you actually play guitar? Ive realized over the years those of us who actually play appreciate different players for their ability and people who dont play tend to appreciate guitar players for other reasons

[LeX]

nobody else put Steve Vai.... he has lots of class and style as well as ability. Sure he can't get in as many notes/sec as lots of these guys but he has real presence

[green91]

Im a huge steve vai fan, and i think hes as fast as anyone else on the list.. but he learned alot of his ability from Joe, he was his student for a while.. i think joe still is more talented than steve imo

[LeX]

Im a huge steve vai fan, and i think hes as fast as anyone else on the list.. but he learned alot of his ability from Joe, he was his student for a while.. i think joe still is more talented than steve imo

Joe more talented.. probably... Steve i still like his presence a lot more