best rhythm guitarist of all time

Junco Partner

who do you think is the best rhythm player of all time this is to make for the fact that every "best guitarist" yoke is always full of lead players
**** steve vai and slash



for me it would have to be joe strummer not a technically gifted player left hnder who played right handed
he had a brilliant rhythm and a ferocious attack london calling and complete control are good examples-pure class

the boss is class too

JerryHandbag

The Edge :cool:

dubdoyle

In My Opinion Pete Townshend is the Best 'Rhythm' Guitarist I have Seen or Heard
His Ability to Move in and out of Different Rhythm Patterns Without dropping a Beat is Unbeliveable

Nozebleed

malcolm young

hinault

Townshend

MoominPapa

Johnny Marr

WhitestBoyAlive

Jimi Hendrix

Dublin_Gunner

James Hetfield. His rythms are crazy, and he sings over them too.

Whitest boy alive - since when was Jimmy a rythm guitarist? He was a lead player, but played rythmic parts sometimes when singing.

fruvai

Steve Cropper

Cormac2791

malcom young is right

damonjewel

Wilko Johnson . He has a beautiful technique.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rViBFgjChH0

Not exactly rock, but guitarists such as Nile Rodgers are whar rhythm is about

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nxXYoLPkvo

Finally Bowie has had loads of great lead guitarists (Ronson, Fripp, Belew) but his rhythm guitarist Carlos Alomar is equally amazing.

WhitestBoyAlive

Dublin_Gunner wrote: »

Whitest boy alive - since when was Jimmy a rythm guitarist? He was a lead player, but played rythmic parts sometimes when singing.

He's the best rhythm guitarist ever, the rhythms he played were crazy and he'd play it different each time. Just because he's lead playing was great too, it's hardly looked upon. MAJOR oversight

HalloweenJack

damonjewel wrote: »

Not exactly rock, but guitarists such as Nile Rodgers are whar rhythm is about

Yes! I agree completely. elighted someone else brought him up. He's a genius guitarist, songs like "Good Times" and "Thinking Of You" show his immense skill.

damonjewel wrote:

Finally Bowie has had loads of great lead guitarists (Ronson, Fripp, Belew) but his rhythm guitarist Carlos Alomar is equally amazing.

Agian, I totally agree with you. Alomar did some great stuff on "Young Americans", "Station To Station" and "Scary Monsters".

I'd add Catfish Collins from Parliament-Funkadelic. He really keeps the rhythm going, even when the other musicians go off on tangents.

loyatemu

Keith Richards

Hermy

WhitestBoyAlive wrote: »

Jimi Hendrix

+1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1OYKo3bbLg

One of my favourite rhythm guitarists is Steve Cooney. Sorry I can't find any decent youtube footage.

Mental Mickey

Dublin_Gunner wrote: »

James Hetfield. His rythms are crazy, and he sings over them too.

Whitest boy alive - since when was Jimmy a rythm guitarist? He was a lead player, but played rythmic parts sometimes when singing.

Amazing guitarist.

KungPao

The baldy bloke from Oasis?

Those bar chords are immense.

pyure

izzy stradlin was pretty solid - not the best, but underrated and worth a mention

thebigcheese22

My favourites would be Josh Homme and Stone Gossard but I don't know anything about guitars so my opinion is invalid really

rednik

Rudy Schenker of the Scorpions.

bathroom gurgle

Definitely a toss up between Johnny Marr or Joe Strummer

LeoGilly

Christy Moore

mle1324

Brian May,he even made his own guitar when he was 16.

Bodysmart

I don't think these have been mentioned yet:

Steve Cropper
Bo Diddley
Jimmy Nolan
Curtis Mayfield
Dave Mustaine
Tony Iommi
Nuno Bettencourt (more famous for his lead playing but his rhythm playing is astonishing)
Edward Van Halen (ditto)

GLaDOS

Jon Schaffer is pretty awesome

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88jlseWPs_o

Bodysmart

I forgot to mention Andy Summers.

Firetrap

Johnny Marr

siltirocker

Well the way i've taken this, is that the OP was curious of folk who put down those chords/riffs maybe underneath the flamboyance of the lead guitarist. And in that case i'm not going to consider Marr or Hendrix or anything like that. Izzy Stradlin & Josh Homme are close but there was only ever going to be Stone Gossard as number 1 in my books, think he may have been previously mentioned too.

Junco Partner

siltirocker wrote: »

Well the way i've taken this, is that the OP was curious of folk who put down those chords/riffs maybe underneath the flamboyance of the lead guitarist. And in that case i'm not going to consider Marr or Hendrix or anything like that. Izzy Stradlin & Josh Homme are close but there was only ever going to be Stone Gossard as number 1 in my books, think he may have been previously mentioned too.

yes that was what i meant strictly rhythm guys please not lead players who dabble in rhythm

wolfyboy555

James Hetfields rhythm is epic.....also Dave Mustaine

Neo#

Keith Richards +1

Kevski

Best rythym guitarist of all time is James Hetfield, without a doubt. He's just as good today as he ever was.

All the more impressive when you consider that the riff in blackened is downpicked.

TelePaul

As mentioned before, Andy Summers or Johnny Marr.

Tigerbaby

Gabriela. from RYG

percussion and rhythm rolled into one.

none better.

mle1324

Can't believe I'm the only one to say Brian May.:rolleyes:

noodle650

Chet atkins or Tommy Emmanuel hands down

8k2q1gfcz9s5d4

mle1324 wrote: »

Can't believe I'm the only one to say Brian May.:rolleyes:

he was already mentioned


I have to agree with pretty much everyone here!

sevencell

GUTHRIE GOVAN- EROTIC CAKES

By far the best around today

Hetfield - genius on guitar

mle1324

Lukas Wailing Typography wrote: »

he was already mentioned

Yea by me a few post back.

Tony Iommi.

evil_seed

Ginger of The Wildhearts, followed by Pepper Keenan of Corrosion of Conformity, followed by Devin Townsend of lots of bands

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKea-xN1aTA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqfqytdd_38

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gq05-gt7m-0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXaWwRjg4ks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rokLH-YRZ1g

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcfDxq8Zw5A

for example

JordyWordy

Stone Gossard

writes great songs, chords that, in his own words, "butt up against each other". plays really distinctive solos too (eg Do The Evolution).

smileysurfer

Lukas Wailing Typography wrote: »

I have to agree with pretty much everyone here!

Its hard to disagree because everone mentioned is pretty much amazing!
But If I had to choose id say Jimi Hendrix or Keith Richards.

rcaz

I think Thom Yorke's pretty good.

But when does a rhythm guitarist become a lead player, and vice versa?

Jeanious

El Pr0n wrote: »

I think Thom Yorke's pretty good.

But when does a rhythm guitarist become a lead player, and vice versa?

True...i think the distinction is becoming less and less important these days....lead/rhythm to me is a very 50s/60s/70s sort of idea, e.g. mick taylor when he was in the Stones was basically a lead guitarist and nothin else.

To answer the question, I dont know about Johnny Marr....rhythm or lead seems such a gross understatment for what he did and does, same with hendrix obviously.

Going out on a limb....it has to be Keef!

fruvai

Bodysmart wrote: »

I don't think these have been mentioned yet:

Steve Cropper
Bo Diddley
Jimmy Nolan
Curtis Mayfield
Dave Mustaine
Tony Iommi
Nuno Bettencourt (more famous for his lead playing but his rhythm playing is astonishing)
Edward Van Halen (ditto)

Ahem

fruvai wrote: »

Steve Cropper

Good list though

shadowcaptain

Take ye're pick..Joe Bonamassa,SRV,Marc Ribot,Roy Buchanan

crazeehorse

george harrison?

im not even a huge beatles fan and i know he was the best.
listen to his records....he never ever plays a bad note!

and he just happens to be from the biggest (not greatest) band of all time

DublinWriter

Dave Gregory (XTC) or Andy Summers (The Police).

SEPT 23 1989

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6YHpAgxcNY

Johnny Marr

humbucker

loyatemu wrote: »

Keith Richards

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