Best Guitarists Ever!!!

Rhine

Here are some of my favs ...
1.Jimi Hendrix
2.Dimebag Darrell
3.Kerry King
4.Jimmy Page
5.Tony Iommi

the fnj

We've gone the full circle people! WOO HOO!

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Pugsley

Riche Sambora

Kairo

Here we go again....

I'd say Steve Vai...or maybe Satch.

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Karl Hungus

And here's where we get a ****load of immiture moanings about how lame a thread this is...

Please...
This is a pre-emptive request.
We all know who hates these things, do we REALLY need to fill this thread with spam about how this is a useless thread?
So, can you lot please keep your disgust to yourselves?

A lot of people find these threads entertaining.
Bantering arguments around on who is and isn't a good guitarist(Or singer, or drummer) is quite interesting, and can be a lot of fun.

And to answer the question.
In no particular order:

Alexi Laiho & Alexander Kuoppala (Children Of Bodom)

Jon Schafer & Larry Tarnowski (Iced Earth)

Janos Mendonca & Paul Scanlon (Akercocke)

Paul Allender & Gian Pyres (Cradle Of Filth)

Adrian Smith & Janick Gers (Iron Maiden)

Mikael Akerfeldt & Peter Lindgren (Opeth)

Ihsahn & Samoth (Emperor)

Dr. Loon

I think Jimi Hendrix is great, but he's overrated. As in I've heard him come out with some absolute shíte!!
Other greats would be ;
- Lenny Kravitz
- Kirk Hammett
- Steve Craddock

Can't think of anymore at the moment

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Fink

Kix

These guys are generally all in the "rawk-virtuoso" vein. Not really my thing. Besides, I still think Slash from GnR was my favourite rock guitarist.

Looking further afield - Johnny Marr's work when he was in the Smiths still ranks very, very highly for me. Pete Townsend definitely deserves a mention too. These guys came up with some unique and distinctive sounds.

Great guitar playing isn't all about gurning into a camera and knocking out harmonics with the tip of your c0ck while your guitar shoots flames and razor blades.

K

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[This message has been edited by Kix (edited 05-09-2001).]

Robbo

Morten the Dragon from Slay The Virgin Christians With Pointy Sticks, my *favourite* Icelandic near-death-but-possibly-thrash-in-a-classical-kinda-way-metal.

For the purposes of this post, I shall ignore those who can only play pointless melodic and tuneful guitar, they pale in comparison to 100mph Nordic THRASH!

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Rob.

"There he goes. One of God's own prototypes. Some kind of high powered mutant never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die".

Chaos

The guitarist in Carcass, dunno his name but hes it!

crazylegs

Cradle of filth are the greatest band in the world!
yes i'm a "newbie" but i know my music and Gian is a god, if you can apply that term to someone in this band.
The band get better and better with each album, what more can you ask?

scuzzy

AMEN FANJ!
What's all this **** about heavy/death/black/light 'n fluffy metal bands???
If they were so good why isn't everyone (outside of boards of course) singing their praises???
As for guitarists, Paul Gilbert takes the biscuit...

b20uvkft6m5xwg

-Slash (G'n R)
-John Frusciante (RHCP)
-Joe Perry (Aerosmith)
-Dave Mustaine (Megadeth)
-Eric Clapton (Cream etc.)

Do I sense a "BEST DRUMMER OF ALL-TIME" Thread coming

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80p.
SAVE CHIP !!

Kilroy

What no one said Tom Morello guitarist Rage Against the machine.

For the fourth year in a row Tom Morello was voted Best Guitarist at the 24th Annual California Music Awards!
Can anyone beat that.
And If you dont believe me just listen to the solos in:
"take the power back"
or
"settle for nothing"

Dr. Loon

Damn right......I knew I was forgetting someone...
Slash.... absolute master of the guitar. I don't think there's any others after that..

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the fnj

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by AngelWhore:
And here's where we get a ****load of immiture moanings about how lame a thread this is...

Please...
This is a pre-emptive request.
We all know who hates these things, do we REALLY need to fill this thread with spam about how this is a useless thread?
So, can you lot please keep your disgust to yourselves?
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Sure but then you keep your favourite artists, singers, drummers, guitarists, bass players and so on to yourself.

Angelwhore every time one of these threads comes up you automatically name a member of cradle of filth. Are you their advertising agent or something?

Seeing as Cradle of Filth have the “best” guitarists, bass players, drummer etc why oh why are they not being proclaimed as the greatest band of all time?

You are a target market Angelwhore.

Fenix

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frood4t2

Id have to say Jimmy Page. Brilliant stuff did he!

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Zaphod Beeblebrox

I gotta say Hendrix, Morello, Clapton, and going back in time a bit John Lee Hooker assuming we mean best guitarists and not just rock guitarists. And one more to make it 5, I say the Hedge. You all forgot him. *******s.

Bard

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by The FANJ:
We've gone the full circle people! WOO HOO!

http://www.boards.ie/bulletin/Forum14/HTML/000593.html</font>

and a good topic that was too...

I said Clapton back then- I still say Clapton now. Not that there's no competition, - just that the competition doesn't come close

insomnia begone!

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Bard

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'First motorbike in the bible ???? ---- a Triumph --- 'Yea verily Moses struck down the ammmanites and all the land heard the roar of his triumph !!!'

Karl Hungus

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by The FANJ:
Sure but then you keep your favourite artists, singers, drummers, guitarists, bass players and so on to yourself.

Angelwhore every time one of these threads comes up you automatically name a member of cradle of filth. Are you their advertising agent or something?

Seeing as Cradle of Filth have the “best” guitarists, bass players, drummer etc why oh why are they not being proclaimed as the greatest band of all time?

You are a target market Angelwhore.

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Please... Go on and explain why I am a "Target Market"!?
Because I like a certian kind of music?
Is this some kind of trolling attempt?

Did you find my asking for this not to be a flamed up thread with nothing but "This thread is stupid, and useless" comment as a personal attack on yourself?

I'm sorry but I didn't perticularly like seeing other threads of this nature descend into moaning flames.

Yes I name Cradle Of Filth in treads like this.
Why?
Because I think they have a fantastic double guitar style, very unique.

And if I'm not mistaken, I've named guitarist from 6 other bands.
I think I have mentioned Emperor, Dimmu Borgir, Mayhem and numerous other bands about as much aswell.
Are you not going to complain about me naming their guitarists too?

This is a thread about giving an opinion on great guitarists, and I gave mine.


Bard always seems to mention Eric Clapton, why not hassle him for a bit?

Jimi Hendrix ALWAYS gets mentioned by a LOT of people... Why not flame them while your at it?

cournioni

Jimi Hendrix
Jimmy Page
Rory Gallagher
Dimebag Darrell
Kerry King
Whateverhisname is Malmsteen...
Zakk Wylde
Dave Mustaine

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I'll be broke in a gutter.
I know the opinion. A broken record. Fu(k you and your
College dream. Fact is, we're stronger than all.

Kopf

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Dr. Loon:
I think Jimi Hendrix is great, but he's overrated. As in I've heard him come out with some absolute shíte!!
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Excuse me?

An example, perhaps?

Kopf

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Bard:
and a good topic that was too...

I said Clapton back then- I still say Clapton now. Not that there's no competition, - just that the competition doesn't come close

insomnia begone!

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Yeah, brilliant guitarist was he.. White Room and Crossroads are 2 of my favourites..

m|nty

Yngwie Malmsteen - saw his last european gig @ Nottingham, un****ingbelivable. Amazing experience that was, great club too, Nottingham's a great city.

Oh yeah, Shawn Lane - another great guitar player.

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Dr. Loon

Originally posted by Kopf


Excuse me?

An example, perhaps?

I've got ALOT of his live stuff and there's a few pretty bad jams. I know he's a great guitarist, but I still think he's overrated. I'll have a little trawl through my collection and if I find the particular tune I was listening to, I'll tell ya

Enygma

WTF!?!? No Knopfler yet? These kids today have no respect for the *real* masters
First of all you've got the riff from Money For Nothing. That's such a MANS riff!
Then you've got the absolutely gorgeous Romeo & Juliet.
Take a listen to Brothers in Arms, chilling.

The man can make a guitar sing.

black_wizardd

Hoffman brothers -> Deicide
Trey Azagtoth -> Morbid Angel
King/Hanneman -> Slayer
Max Cavalera -> Sepultura (Up to Roots)
Dimebag -> PanterA (Whammy Bar/Artificial Harmonic genious)
Stuart -> Cradle
Hecate Enthroned guitarists can't think of their names.
John Schaffer -> Iced Earth

And last, but certainly not least, the god of guitarists.......Randy Rhoads-> Ozzy Osbourne.

Karl Hungus

Originally posted by Robbo
Morten the Dragon from Slay The Virgin Christians With Pointy Sticks, my *favourite* Icelandic near-death-but-possibly-thrash-in-a-classical-kinda-way-metal.

For the purposes of this post, I shall ignore those who can only play pointless melodic and tuneful guitar, they pale in comparison to 100mph Nordic THRASH!

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Rob.

"There he goes. One of God's own prototypes. Some kind of high powered mutant never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die".

A serious "Pnwd" must go to Robbo for this!

Kali

enough of this roar speed crap.

David Gilmour.

OSiriS

Best guitarist ? Dunno cos I haven't heard them all:P but these are my favourite to date:

Jeff Lang - amazing Australian blues guitarist
Stevie Ray Vaughan - RIP
Jimmy Page
Jimi Hendrix
Mark Knopfler

cournioni

**** I left out Trey Azagototh (sp)

Headcase

i gotta go with
1. Jimmy Page
2. Eric Clapton
3. Joe Santriani

its just brillant

tHE vAGGABOND

jimi - end of story!

yellum

David St. Hubbins or Nigel Tufnel without a doubt have been very influencial on modern music of all types.

Karl Hungus

Originally posted by PORNAPSTER
Trey Azagototh (sp)

Azagthoth

Close...

cournioni

Originally posted by AngelWhore



Azagthoth

Close...

LOL... you had to look that up didn't you?!

NeRb666

Originally posted by Chaos
The guitarist in Carcass, dunno his name but hes it!

That would probably be Bill Steer, or maybe Michael Amott. But it should be Bill Steer. Or something.

NeRb666

Originally posted by scuzzy
AMEN FANJ!
What's all this **** about heavy/death/black/light 'n fluffy metal bands???
If they were so good why isn't everyone (outside of boards of course) singing their praises???

Because mainstream music is braindead. Created by people who don't want you to think, just hand over your money and stay quiet. Fear not, the underground exists.

cournioni

Originally posted by NeRb666
The underground exists.

Amen to that.. or sumthin.

Karl Hungus

Originally posted by PORNAPSTER


Amen to that.. or sumthin.

/me concurs...


As if the idea of popularity=good is at all practical.

Thats why Pearl Harbor (Big huge manoy spinner) was such a much better film than Memento (Flop)... :rolleyes:

Remember kids... People used to think the world was round. Popular opinion doesn't make something so.