(real) Guitar Heroes Thread

mike65

Just in case anyone though I was refering to some game

I thought it qould be good to start with no Hendrix, Clapton, Page or Van Halen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bF2OPG_G_M

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZ7_sD0Nmt8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0X64e7N_Bg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHIpXm41EK4

Mike.

Jay P

The satch:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGNj34GSjs4

Not the most technical song or anything, but I love it nonetheless.


John Petrucci:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t25AOSxZZkI

Recently got into Stevie Ray Vaughan:

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

grames_bond

cork should be proud:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RLvUWrYzKI

damonjewel

Zappa and Vai

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OW53fiwyskA

galwayrush

Alex lifeson
Joe Bonasamma
David Gilmore
Jimmy Page
Tony Iommi
Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Billy Gibbons
Rory Gallagher
Walter Trout

ec18

Jimmy Page
Steve Vai
Rory Gallagher
Scott Gorham
Gary Moore
Tommy Iommi
Angus Young
Pat McManus
Yngwie Malmsteem
Joe Satriani
Zakk Wylde

j0e

what? no brian may, for shame

Yngwie malmsteen

Fredrik Thordendal

blastman

grames_bond wrote: »

cork should be proud:

Donegal probably even more so.

MoominPapa

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78D00dYOBrM

ronnie3585

+1 for Rory. I'd also like to add Buckethead.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8akmP6Sjv2o


Whitewash - one of my all time favourites

kona

Mick Mars
Eddie Van Halen
Chris Holmes
Steve Vai

lee_arama

Didn't see mention of Nuno Bettencourt or Randy Rhodes either...

Did anyone list Zakk Wylde? Hmmmm?

I'm sure players like Satch and Vai spring to mind when discussing axe-gods but you need to look at the ever brilliant May, Rhodes, Wylde, for these are the guys who were doing it way back when (Wylde less so) and offered inspiration to so many who followed.

Dublin Spur

Joe Perry
Angus Young
Jimmy Page
Slash
Keef Richards

kona

i feel ashamed, i left out joe perry, randy rhoades.:mad::(

galwayrush

MoominPapa wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78D00dYOBrM

Excellent, from Pink Pop Festival.:cool:

Stompbox

George Harrison

Music4life

Sweet wrote: »

George Harrison

Thank you for mentioning him he's so underated.Johnny Winter & Jake E Lee,Dimebag

SouperComputer

grames_bond wrote: »

cork should be proud:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RLvUWrYzKI

Donegal should be even more proud, thats where he's from.


For me in no particular order.....

Gallagher
Rhoads
Vaughan
Iommi
Darrell

Burning Eclipse

I can't believe I'm the first to mention Eric Johnson.

Also, the hugely under appreciated, John 5.

grames_bond

SouperComputer wrote: »

Donegal should be even more proud, thats where he's from.

he is? but he sounds like a cork man (change all these to past tence if you want, im not going to) acts like a cork man, and he has a pub names after him in cork-with "pride of cork" written beside it!

gerrybbadd

James Hetfield

Rustar

All good, all good....

But the one that sends shivers up my spine is Stevie Ray. What a genius the world lost 18 years ago.

grames_bond

gerrybbadd wrote: »

James Hetfield

kirk hammet does more solos and skillful stuff then hetfield! hetfield is just power chords rhythm guy!

Burning Eclipse

grames_bond wrote: »

kirk hammet does more solos and skillful stuff then hetfield! hetfield is just power chords rhythm guy!

Doesn't mean Hetfield is any less of a hero. He's written some pretty phenomenal riffs!!

FunkZ

Dave Mustaine. Now he knows how to write a cracking riff! He ca solo too.

Michael Schenker. Just listen to All The Way From Memphis! Can't wait till tonight!

MattKid

Albert Lee
Brent Mason
Chuck Prophet
Sonny Landreth
David Lindley

Max_Damage

Mark Knopfler
Eric Clapton
Carlos Santana
Darrell 'Dimebag' Abbott (RIP)

grames_bond

Burning Eclipse wrote: »

Doesn't mean Hetfield is any less of a hero. He's written some pretty phenomenal riffs!!

ok yeah agreed, but i think hammet should be mentioned before hetfield!

Jack Vegas

grames_bond wrote: »

ok yeah agreed, but i think hammet should be mentioned before hetfield!

Why though?

James Hetfield, aswell as being the far more accmomplished songwriter, is also an excellent slow lead guitarist. His solos on "Master Of Puppets" and "Nothing Else Matters" are perfectly crafted, whereas many of Kirk's solos are mere clichéd repeating blues rock licks. To his credit, Hammett has wrote some classy licks in his time, but all in all I think Hetfield is the more musical player.

grames_bond

Jack Vegas wrote: »

Why though?

James Hetfield, aswell as being the far more accmomplished songwriter, is also an excellent slow lead guitarist. His solos on "Master Of Puppets" and "Nothing Else Matters" are perfectly crafted, whereas many of Kirk's solos are mere clichéd repeating blues rock licks. To his credit, Hammett has wrote some classy licks in his time, but all in all I think Hetfield is the more musical player.

you know what, maybe we are over lookin what we should be doin here, lets put them both in this thread, they are both guitar heros!!

gerrybbadd

I just picked Hetfield over Kirk Hammett cos James actually writes 95% of the songs, and Kirk just plays what he's told, Maybe adds some notes to the Solo's Etc. Also, Het Is Not Just A Chunky Power Chords Riffer. Study His Rythm Playing AND Consider He Sings At The Same Time. (Check Out Sad But True, And The Unforgiven Chorus Rythhms For Example)

carchaeologist

1 Steve vai for pure technical skill and showmanship

2 Joe satriani for bluesy riffing

3 Randy rhoads for the classical rock crossover,its not as wanky as yngwie malmsteen

4 Rory gallagher,for feeling,theres no one to touch the man,brilliant

And if there was a greatest bass player award-Billy sheehan,if you havnt seen him play,youtube him now!

Baggio

Alex ifeson
Martin Barre
Johnny Fean
Todd Rungdren
Steve Hillage

rythm guitar and vocals at same time? - Paul Stanley

ciao' amigos...Baggio......

nyarlothothep

Burning Eclipse wrote: »

I can't believe I'm the first to mention Eric Johnson.

Also, the hugely under appreciated, John 5.

Yeah, John 5 is a really good guitarist, not just for his shredding skill, though you would never guess that he could shred so well when he played with Manson, with the exception of Panorama...

markesmith

Lou Reed - check the solo on 'Heard Her Call My Name' (Velvet Underground, White Light/White Heat album).

It's half feedback, half bliss. Best solo I've ever heard, trounces Clapton and all those journeymen.

grames_bond

ladies and gentlemen, i give you, tom morello!!:

Jay P

grames_bond wrote: »

ladies and gentlemen, i give you, tom morello!!:

Sorry, I really think Tom Morello is overrated. Its all crazy effects he uses. He just changes them for each song and re-uses the same riff over and over.

Rustar

I liked Morello's experimentations, even if they weren't always pleasant to the ear. The important thing is that they fit with Rage's music. I didn't get that same fit with Audioslave, however.


Here's a prodigy that many people don't seem to know about - Joe Bonamassa - he opened for BB King when he was 12!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcSWbRZ3y5w

I love it when guitar heroes cover other guitar heroes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GSpbuFSr2o

While not as blazingly fast as some of today's guitar heroes, he can play anything with strings, in any style, and laid the foundation for a whole generation of prog-rockers - Mr. Steve Howe:

Another foundation-layer, already mentioned

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXCZvRNgLnI

The amazing Mr. Beck again (how does he DO that with only a thumb, finger, and whammy bar??) and axe-mistress Jennifer Batten:

And some more Joey, just because you deserve the very best. Watch what he does with the volume knob in the beginning. (He's also quoting some Beck there)

ronnie3585

I have been listing to this Austrian guy called Bob Kabek on Youtube for a bit.

He's got some pretty sweet moves, nice style and great tone. See what you think...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGujRQh1FBU

grames_bond

i want to mention someone that was responsible for the launching of a new wave of music, and sadly is no longer with us, mr kurt cobain:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZRLvE1bgzM

MoominPapa

Neil Young is a great player with a unusual jagged style all his own, here is is dueling with Steven Stills as CSNY at Big Sur on the epic Down by the river

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5A_xnH5B9w

Grid.

Rustar wrote: »

Here's a prodigy that many people don't seem to know about - Joe Bonamassa - he opened for BB King when he was 12!

Probably the future of Blues Rock and an amazing player!!I'm off to see Joe in Copenhagen on the 8th of March! Have been listening to his stuff for about 2 years now and can't say enough good things about him!! A prodigy in every sense of the word!!

I first caught ear of him playing Led Zeps 'Tea for One' with Jason Bonham and its incredible to hear! Now 30 , he's been around quite a while, starting out as a teenager in the band Bloodline with the sons of Miles Davis,Robbie Krieger and Berry Oakley! He then broke away and set up on his own recording 7 albums with the latest "Sloe Gin" being the No.1 Billboard Blues album for 10 weeks!

Citing Rory Gallagher's 'Irish Tour '74' as one of his main influences this guy will be around for a long time to come so check him out!!!

Sloe Gin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbtnxM7Yak8

Grid.

Baggio wrote: »

Alex ifeson
Martin Barre
Johnny Fean
Todd Rungdren
Steve Hillage

rythm guitar and vocals at same time? - Paul Stanley

ciao' amigos...Baggio......

Hey Baggio , do ya like the 'Tull?? Barre is an exceptional player!!;)

Ziltoid

It's so sad that nobody knows these guys. 2 of the most talented guitarists in the world.

Shawn lane
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AewrEDYIDVM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmueqkhHyx8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xI3QnZEL0F8 (He plays the keys purdy good too!)
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=shawn+lane&search_type=
etc
Guthrie Govan
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=guthrie+govan&search_type=
etc

the_syco

Ziltoid wrote: »

Shawn lane

+1. The dude was a legend when he lived, but his music will live on.

ronnie3585

http://youtube.com/watch?v=R1AEDwsoCx8

Heros:D

SouperComputer

grames_bond wrote: »

he is? but he sounds like a cork man (change all these to past tence if you want, im not going to) acts like a cork man, and he has a pub names after him in cork-with "pride of cork" written beside it!

Im from Finglas, sound like Im from Foxrock (apparently) and I live in the US. Im still a Finglas man tho

Cork claimed him alright, he spent a lot of time there, but hes a Donegal man, ballyshannon born and bred..

http://www.goingtomyhometown.com/

Not uncommon for people to think hes from Cork th. I thought so too until someone set me streight

Motherpuncher

Bill and Brent from mastodon kick arse !

grames_bond

SouperComputer wrote: »

Im from Finglas, sound like Im from Foxrock (apparently) and I live in the US. Im still a Finglas man tho

Cork claimed him alright, he spent a lot of time there, but hes a Donegal man, ballyshannon born and bred..

http://www.goingtomyhometown.com/

Not uncommon for people to think hes from Cork th. I thought so too until someone set me streight

alot of people consider him from cork, the same way people know adam clayton to be irish, even tho he was born in england etc etc

Parsley

If anyone mentions Zakk Wylde, they should be shot! I'm just trying to pre-empt it... All he can really do is ****ing pinch harmonics and the same repetitive licks over and over. How to ruin a good song with pinch harmonics:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NngvuU7ImNA