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  • Jimi

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  • Slash

    13 7.39%
  • Eddie Van Halen

    8 4.55%
  • Joe Satriani

    10 5.68%
  • Jimmy Page

    17 9.66%
  • Steve Vai

    9 5.11%
  • Eric Johnson

    3 1.70%
  • Alex Lifeson

    0 0%
  • Stevie Ray Vaughan

    20 11.36%
  • Yngwie Malmsteen

    5 2.84%
  • Clapton

    8 4.55%
  • Angus Young

    2 1.14%
  • Robin Trower

    1 0.57%
  • Ace Frehley

    0 0%
  • David Gilmour

    2 1.14%
  • B.B. King (hell yeah... had to put him on here)

    8 4.55%
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    Quote Originally Posted by VooDooXII
    I play...my avatar and sig may have given that away.
    So....you play drums I'm guessing?





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    Yea...exactly...

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    im not saying they are the best, but much better then those on the list.
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    Quote Originally Posted by canadianrcis
    im not saying they are the best, but much better then those on the list.
    And that's why we have opinions. Later, QD.
    FOR MORE INFO, CLICK THE PIC!!!


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    Quote Originally Posted by 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.

    im shocked, who fucking cares who taught who, god damn slash is on here but not kirk hammet. LOL!!!
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    Adam Jones
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    Quote Originally Posted by SPOOLIN
    im shocked, who fucking cares who taught who, god damn slash is on here but not kirk hammet. LOL!!!
    because kirk hammet sucks!

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    Quote Originally Posted by green91
    because kirk hammet sucks!
    Amen. 20 years of the same licks.

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    oh what the fuck ever, you heard one guitar solo, you heard them all. youve prolly never even seen kirk hammet live to really see him play, i have 4 times.
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    how am i the only one to vote for eric johnson? i guess nobody else has ever heard of him....

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    everyone on here totally forgot about peter frampton also lol
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    Quote Originally Posted by devinwebb907
    how am i the only one to vote for eric johnson? i guess nobody else has ever heard of him....

    i posted a video about eric johnson. hes awesome

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    Quote Originally Posted by BA Panda
    Former Estrela Guitarist

    #2

    He was in the local band Estrela before the singer left 2 years ago.
    Quote for the fact that it seems no ones watched them.

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    Quote Originally Posted by hXc007
    everyone on here totally forgot about peter frampton also lol
    ...yet another person complaining about someone being left off the list.

    unfortunately, you're right though. damnit i can't believe i forgot him.
    i'm retarded. Frampton comes alive = possibly the greatest live album ever.


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    Quote Originally Posted by SPOOLIN
    oh what the fuck ever, you heard one guitar solo, you heard them all. youve prolly never even seen kirk hammet live to really see him play, i have 4 times.
    I've been playing bass/guitar/drums for the last 13 years. I've seen Kirk Hammet live. I've also seen Joe Satriani, Alex Lifeson, Fredrik Thordendal, Buckethead, Marty Friedman, and about a thousand other badass guitarists. I can honestly say that Kirk Hammet blows. I have been (and currently am) in bands with better guitarists than him. The dude just isn't that great. I think his solos are boring. They don't have much emotion, and the certainly aren't technically difficult. They're average. ESPECIALLY the garbage he's been writing since ...and Justice For All. Straight up poop.

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    Oh yeah, and the dude from Estrela is badass. Too bad they broke up.

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    Here's my band live at Sector 7G in Augusta, GA. Kinda hard to hear the guitar work, but it's there

    http://s70.photobucket.com/albums/i9...ent=ataxia.flv

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    Quote Originally Posted by SpecV_Scott
    I've been playing bass/guitar/drums for the last 13 years. I've seen Kirk Hammet live. I've also seen Joe Satriani, Alex Lifeson, Fredrik Thordendal, Buckethead, Marty Friedman, and about a thousand other badass guitarists. I can honestly say that Kirk Hammet blows. I have been (and currently am) in bands with better guitarists than him. The dude just isn't that great. I think his solos are boring. They don't have much emotion, and the certainly aren't technically difficult. They're average. ESPECIALLY the garbage he's been writing since ...and Justice For All. Straight up poop.
    What music have you put out? How many fans do you have and Im pretty sure his bank account will always be greater than yours. Kirk is not the greatest but Metallica has to be one of the top grossing bands.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tracer
    What music have you put out? How many fans do you have and Im pretty sure his bank account will always be greater than yours. Kirk is not the greatest but Metallica has to be one of the top grossing bands.

    exactly my point, what have you proven?

    specvscott: you are nothing special ive been playing percussion for 14 years now and ive been in bands that have played places and all that crap. I would pay to see you stand in front of me and play the solos and shit that kirk plays verbatum, cause my money is that you cannot. Yes there are other bad ass guitarist but when you get to the level they are and the amount of time they have been doing it, they are all the same but just do different shit at different times. Some people dissect music way to fucking far and it gets ridiculous.
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    My vote will be for Eric Johnson...awesome music. Jimi gets the vote for being revolutionary in his time no doubt....and no body mentioned Les Paul?? Damn

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    Quote Originally Posted by SPOOLIN
    exactly my point, what have you proven?

    specvscott: you are nothing special ive been playing percussion for 14 years now and ive been in bands that have played places and all that crap. I would pay to see you stand in front of me and play the solos and shit that kirk plays verbatum, cause my money is that you cannot. Yes there are other bad ass guitarist but when you get to the level they are and the amount of time they have been doing it, they are all the same but just do different shit at different times. Some people dissect music way to fucking far and it gets ridiculous.
    Both of you completely missed my point. I wasn't saying my ABILITY was anything special. I was just stating my background, to satisfy the previous poster that had mentioned how he thought none of us were musicians and had any idea of what we were talking about.

    I'm first and foremost a bassist, so you're right...right now I couldn't stand in front of you and play every Kirk Hammet solo. However, if I so desired, I could sit down and learn a majority of them in a couple of hours. I CAN play you most of Anesthesia (Pulling Teeth), which I learned after only having played the bass for six months. But that's besides the point.

    My original point was that this whole argument is retarded, because there is no objective way to determine the greatest player. Album sales don't mean shit. Plenty of no-talent hacks sell millions of records. Highest notes-per-minute don't matter either.

    What matters is what songs inspire the most in you. When you hear a solo and it makes the hairs on the back of your neck stand up, or it reminds you of some great time in your life....THAT'S what makes it good.

    ^My 2c.

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    most of the people listed in this aren't nearly as great as some of you make them out to be... they may have some point or place in guitar history but music has evolved so much i find it hard to believe some of the old fav could hardly keep up w/ some of the new guitarist today.


    ESTEBAN FTMFW!!! lol


    ps. metallica sucks they haven't written anything worth a shit since the black album

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    Quote Originally Posted by admin
    most of the people listed in this aren't nearly as great as some of you make them out to be... they may have some point or place in guitar history but music has evolved so much i find it hard to believe some of the old fav could hardly keep up w/ some of the new guitarist today.


    ESTEBAN FTMFW!!! lol


    ps. metallica sucks they haven't written anything worth a shit since the black album
    amen lol

    and I still want to see somebody besides vai play a double-necked guitar and harmonize with himself only tapping . . .
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    Quote Originally Posted by gokblok
    amen lol

    and I still want to see somebody besides vai play a double-necked guitar and harmonize with himself only tapping . . .
    Michael Angelo Batio
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    true michael angelo... hes got amazing ability. but i feel alot of his stuff (including that vid) is almost robotic and is soul-less music

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    Quote Originally Posted by green91
    true michael angelo... hes got amazing ability. but i feel alot of his stuff (including that vid) is almost robotic and is soul-less music

    and he wears funny pants

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    Wow those are some amazing guitarists. I'm gonna have to go with Jimmy Page though. Led Zeppelin revolutionized rock and roll, and the riffs that guy could kick out were spectacular.

    Double Gibson for Stairway to Heaven FTMFW!!

    PS I would alos give some credit to Carlos Santana. After seeing him live in concert I can attest to what a talented guitar player he is.

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    Quote Originally Posted by HiPSI
    and he wears funny pants

    typical 80s style shred guitar player... you should see some of the stuff vai wears lol.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SpecV_Scott
    You riiiiight . . . .
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    Yeah, Michael Angelo Batio is impressive...but not one of my choices for "best." And the dude is a total goober.

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    Satriani hands down!

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    Quote Originally Posted by VooDooXII
    I agree.... don't forget about Mark Knopfler

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    couple more would be Jade from AFI and Jack White...thier not the best ever but they are great in the genre they play in.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Revmaynard64
    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

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    Tom Morello from Rage is awesome, I never really listened to Rage at all but he soloed at Bonnaroo during Tool for like seven minutes and from what I could see started playing some crazy shit with his teeth.

    Bozzio for president.

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    Where did my first comment go...?

    Bozzio for president.

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    Annnnnnd, I would say Fall Out Boy and MCR are the same type of band, as well as the newer AFI, but they used to be Punk even though Davey has a girly voice.

    Bozzio for president.

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