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.

[hondab118]

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

U 4got John Mayer, how could u not put him on thier lol? He made Covered In Rain. lol

[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.

[SPOOLIN]

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.

im shocked, who fucking cares who taught who, god damn slash is on here but not kirk hammet. LOL!!!

[green91]

im shocked, who fucking cares who taught who, god damn slash is on here but not kirk hammet. LOL!!!

because kirk hammet sucks!

[gokblok]

because kirk hammet sucks!

Amen. 20 years of the same licks.

Steve Vai ftmfw

[quickdodge®]

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

[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

[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]

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

[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.

[OneSlow5pt0]

eddie is good,just never really liked his style

[SampaGuy]

SRV ftw

why is fatass malmsteen on that list

[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.

[OneSlow5pt0]

I know he was a drummer, but I am related to, and have met John Densmore. I only say this because I just didn't like you throwing that fucking nasty Fall Out Boy comment towards people my age. I took offense, to say the least. But all is well, I would have to go with SRV or Van Halen, or maybe Clapton.

lol @ Fall out boy....those fuckers make me sick,and even worse they are put in the same genre as AFI and MCR

[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.

[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.

[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

[Smittie61984]

How can you forget Robert Johson? Every single guitarist on there would cut their left nut off just to shake his hand.

They are all talented guitarists. I'm a big Stevie Ray Vaughan fan so I'd go with him.

But I've also heard that Brad Paisley is a killer guitarist who I think is pretty good on Banjo. Not sure about the Banjo. And I've heard the same about John Mayer.

In general your truly best guitarists are the studio guitarists that you never hear of. And I love Flemenca guitarists too.

[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.

[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.

[on 3]

what are ya'l talking about
here
Collins/Rossington
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZN4fBC2s00


but by far
Stevie Ray Vaughan


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


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAG-k...related&search=

most of you are to young and go straight for heavy metal. and don't listen for real music. most of the guys ya'll listed play 6 string compared to stevie who plays the 12 string.

[spoon91]

Wazzup Guys!!!

I picked Stevie from the list because he is ONE of the best Guitar Players to ever put He's hands on a Guitar but!!!
What about John Petrucci of Dream Theater OR Neal Schon of Journey those two Guys are F**KING AWESOME!!!

Well in My book anyway.

Oh and Yes I have Played Guitar for 13 Years so It's Great to see a Thread like this one.

[quickdodge®]

most of you are to young and go straight for heavy metal. and don't listen for real music.

I don't care much for you at all and your posts suck, but I have to agree with you here 100%. All these people naming others that haven't been out 2-3 years. Not the legends. Later, QD.

[OneSlow5pt0]

I don't care much for you at all and your posts suck, but I have to agree with you here 100%. All these people naming others that haven't been out 2-3 years. Not the legends. Later, QD.

,all great guitar players are old school,i mean their is some good guitar players now,but not of the great ones list

[on 3]

I don't care much for you at all and your posts suck, but I have to agree with you here 100%. All these people naming others that haven't been out 2-3 years. Not the legends. Later, QD.

no tears shed for you not careing for me
but aleast we can agree on something

[Total_Blender]

most of you are to young and go straight for heavy metal. and don't listen for real music. most of the guys ya'll listed play 6 string compared to stevie who plays the 12 string.

SRV played a 6 string guitar tuned down to Eb

What you are thinking of is the string gauge he played. He used a set that ranged from a low E at .058 to .012 at the high E. So when a lot of people say he "played 12 strings" they are talking about the gauge of the strings. Which is a pretty amazing feat in and of itself because all those prog-metal guys like Satriani and Vai are using .008's and .009's

I agree about Keith Richards making the guitar suit him. If you look at the tab for "Wild Horses", there are about 6 different guitar tracks with 6 different tunings used. He is most famous for the "open G" tuning that uses only 5 strings, eleminating the high E.

I'm also amazed nobody mentioned Jack White.

And there hasn't been a single country player mentioned either. Merle Travis, Chet Atkins, Richard Bennett, James Burton, Duane Eddy, etc.

[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

[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

[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