Fav and or best rock metal or other Guitarist

Spartan

K Might have been done before maybe not ah well...
Who would be your fav guitarist or guitarists of all time, Who would be In your opinion the best guitarists of curent (still alive) and best of all time dead or alive...best could be for riff making, speed, creativity what ever you see in that person really...
My three fav would have to be Richard Kruspa and Paul Landers from rammstein cause (a the play in diff tunings at the same time which is a feet in itself (b can use flamethrowers while playin and (c paul landers uses a EVH musicman guitar that only him and eddie can get... third guitarist would be Steven Carpenter from deftones just because he is steven carpenter and he is a god... best curent imo would be Steven C for just for greatness or Wes Borland from limp Bizkit (hate them but he is just so good) both for just being so good and kool at the same time ya could say steve via or what ever but his stuff is crap, best ever is..... Dimebag Darrell R.I.P.

Tar.Aldarion

rodrigo and gabriela

cournioni

Dimebag definately. Always has been.

breadmonkey

Best dead = Rory G.

~Rebel~

The best dead probably really is Hendrix, know he's pretty blown out of proportion, butin fairness still a genius!

My personal favourite dead is Django Rheinhardt - what a legend of a man, only 3 working fingers and was still the best guitarist in the world for his lifetime (30's, 40's 50's). All this for a belgien gypsy!

Living, my favourites are prob Mustaine (on sheer speed and high pitchedness), Stone Gossard, Friedman, Wyndorf, love loads more but couldn't be arsed namin em all..

Also do love Rodrigo Y Gabriela as a pair, just fit together so perfectly switching riffs and being perfectly in synch all the time.

a-hole

probably not the best but my faverate is angus young, then zack wild and then dimebag

John

For being technically good I have to say I like Mikael Åkerfeldt from Opeth, he's not too wanky. For making guitars weep and being innovative, Blixa Bargeld. A lot of his stuff is very simple but some of it just boggles the mind on how he makes the sounds. He's my anti-guitarist of choice.

Karl Hungus

Chuck Schuldiner has been a huge influence on me personally, so he gets my vote. And Mikael Akerfeldt has also been a great influence.

Numina

Dimebag, C'mon!! he got banned from contests when he was around 16 because they knew he'd win! and he had only been playin' a year!!

The Bollox

well for heavy Metal it has to be the legend himself: Zakk Wylde

but for brilliance: Satch, it used to be Vai, but he's just a twat!

Paligulus

Tar.Aldarion wrote:

rodrigo and gabriela

Definately.
My fave would be John Petrucci from Dream Theater. Although he can shred with the best of them, he always seems to play what's best for the song.

Dimebag goes without saying.

QueenAdreena

Ah its gotta be stef carpenter, i know some ppl say he's crap but he writes amazing riffs and plays really well, and has changed his style a lot too, he grows as a player with the music... he's fantasmic...

Sarky

a-hole wrote:

probably not the best but my faverate is angus young, then zack wild and then dimebag

Cartainly not the best, but there's an amazing energy about him, isn't there? He gets my vote, too, for pretty much personifying rock'n'roll.

mp3guy

i'm gonna go with petrucci

It wasn't me!

Different people do different things really well. I love Angus Young for his energy. I love Kirk Hammett for some of the really cool parts he did in the early days. I love Friedman's style. Rodrigo and Gabriela just have a really nice, innovative thing going, and people like Vai, satriani and Malmsteen just make the jaw drop.

Mr. CooL ICE

Alexi Laiho oh Children Of Bodom. Hes mechanically tight sounding and has some crazy solos which have bucketloads of emphasis and not just wankery. Also, Chris Amott is pretty good, his solo part followed by Mikes wah-wah in Arch Enemy's The Immortal is sweet.

Dead, theres Dimebag, Rhoads and possibly Hendrix. Most of my favourite guitarists are still alive!

Phil_321

a-hole wrote:

probably not the best but my faverate is angus young, then zack wild and then dimebag

He's by far the best hard blues-rock guitarist out there, imo. And he's no slouch in the riff writing department (along with Malcolm).

My top three would be:
1. Angus Young
2. Richie Sambora
3. Slash

jossnjuice

1.Richie Sambora
2.Bruce Springsteen
3.Steve van Zandt
4.Paul Crook
5.John Fruiscante

Nea

Totally agree with the boys from Rammstein. Class!!!
Also
Eddie Van Halen+
Kim Thayil

meditraitor

Dont want to rain on your parade brother but this is common post ,, check out previous results of common thread

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=215905&highlight=greatest+guitarist

Oh and by the way its obvious Hendrix is your only man

Tar.Aldarion

meditraitor wrote:

Dont want to rain on your parade brother but this is common post ,, check out previous results of common thread

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=215905&highlight=greatest+guitarist

Oh and by the way its obvious Hendrix is your only man

i am disgusted with the lack of rod y gab in there.saw em again a few days ago and i just still can't believe what i'm seein
it was a million times better than the last time i saw them and that had been my fav concert.
it's hard to say if ones better cos they are like one person but i suppose gabriela does play the guitar like a drum as well as a guitar.
anyway their good !
pisses me off that they look like it's absolutely no effort to play jeez!

i don't think hendrix should have won that particular vote because there are better than him there.

Turd Ferguson

I'm sure I'll get alot of abuse but I think that as far as living guitarists go, Clapton is well up there. Some of his Cream sh*t is just increadible. Sunshine of Your Love has probably one of the best riffs and was a Hendrix favourite at live gigs. Also Robbie Kreiger of the Doors....you cant knock the classics!!!

deedee lepoopoo

Turd Ferguson wrote:

I'm sure I'll get alot of abuse but I think that as far as living guitarists go, Clapton is well up there. Some of his Cream sh*t is just increadible. Sunshine of Your Love has probably one of the best riffs and was a Hendrix favourite at live gigs. Also Robbie Kreiger of the Doors....you cant knock the classics!!!

ya canna beat a bit of the slowhand, wha?

Keef Richards is a goody also.

Turd Ferguson

Keef Richards is a goody also.

Yeah,but which one? My theory is that the origonal Keith Richards died about 20 years ago and there has been at least 16 replacements. If you think about it its the only logical explanation!!

sci0x

Really like Joe Satriani

goin'_to_the_PS

rory gallagher

steveland?

Satch and Eddie Van Halen for pure technical mastery...

Rory Gallagher for penmaship (or whatever you'd call it)

dimerocks

i never really caught into vai and satch because they do not really write songs. they aint as rounded as someone like malmstein(i am drunk please forgive spelling). i would go with zakk wylde for alroundness. there isn't a style i have not seen him play.

dimerocks

and dime for best ever!

adox

Loads mentioned already that I`d agree with.

I always liked George Lynchs style.When he played with Dokken in the 80s his sound was instantly recognisable and he was technically brilliant!

Gary Moore used to make the hairs on the back of my neck stand up and John Sykes in Lizzy when they were in their last years always impressed.

0utshined

Bill Steer - He's a one man riff factory.

That is all.

Baggio

Alex Lifeson of Rush....best ensemble Guitarist in the bussiness does everything brilliantly


Baggio....

bonzai bob

Clapton
Can't believe no one has mentioned Tom Morello
Vai
Sambora
Matt Bellamy
Slash
Page
Hetfielf
Gilmour

to name but a few

cournioni

bonzai bob wrote:

Can't believe no one has mentioned Tom Morello

I can.

poisonwasthecur

ah theres loads!!!

vai
petrucci
wylde
rhoads
dime

theres way to many to list!!!

my favourite is vai i think he is just amazing and he is naturally fast unlike malmsteen who has the scalloped frets and uses 6s to make him the fastest even though vai is still quicker and he makes music in different keys and all unlike malmsteen again who is not good and only writes in A minor for every song!!
the best of all time i think is randy rhoads!!!!!! he brought so much in the short space he was here!! ****ing amazing

Doctor J

poisonwasthecur wrote:

ah theres loads!!!

vai
petrucci
wylde
rhoads
dime

theres way to many to list!!!

my favourite is vai i think he is just amazing and he is naturally fast unlike malmsteen who has the scalloped frets and uses 6s to make him the fastest even though vai is still quicker and he makes music in different keys and all unlike malmsteen again who is not good and only writes in A minor for every song!!
the best of all time i think is randy rhoads!!!!!! he brought so much in the short space he was here!! ****ing amazing

Egads man are you on crack? Get over your Yngwie stigma, no-one uses 6's they would be impossible to play and scalloped fretboards don't make people faster, trust me.

Undergod

Not my area of expertise, but in no particular order

Rory Gallagher
Malmsteen
Rodrigo y Gabriela
Hendrix
John Fruiscante

Someone said Django Reinhardt, I know this is the Rock/Metal board, but for a man with a mutilated hand to develop his talent so far... sheer amazing.

I've heard good about most of the other guitarists here, but don't really know enough to say. I think someone mentioned john Petrucci from Dream Theater, but I wouldn't really have considered him a shredder, at least not from what I've heard (Awake)...

sci0x

Is John Frusciante part of Red Hot Chilli Peppers? I have a few tracks of his and he is amazing!

--Kaiser--

Jimmy Page
Jimi Hendrix
Mikael Akerfeldt
Gian from Cradle of Filth (don't laugh)
Angus Young
James Hetfield
Matt Belamy (sp? - guy from Muse)

Speedway

one that not many people would think of but Mike Einziger from Incubus is absolutely incredible technically,watch any of his live clips and it will blow you away

http://incubus-online-view.com/img/Mike_Einzinger_setup.gif

also another kinda abstract one - Kyle Cook of matchbox 20 - dunno if anybody likes their stuff but again another amazing guitarist,hes classically trained and can really really play some amazing stuff

eddie-fandangle

Tar.Aldarion wrote:

rodrigo and gabriela

they are savage man hes a total speed demon but i have to say sslash is the best just because he always plays a melody but he can rip when he wants to eg paradise city, dirty little thing

Tar.Aldarion

0utshined wrote:

Bill Steer - He's a one man riff factory.

That is all.

agreed he is class best composer around ten unbelievable riffs per song ...dimebag is good too as too many people said, great even but saying he is the best ever is just wishful thinking.he managed to die, does not make him a better guitarist than his peers.
slash is ok but nowhere near the rest mentioned because he can 'mix it up' doesn't make him stand out

poisonwasthecur

Doctor J wrote:

Egads man are you on crack? Get over your Yngwie stigma, no-one uses 6's they would be impossible to play and scalloped fretboards don't make people faster, trust me.

eh ye scalloped frets do make ya faster hence ya barely have to touch the strings to get a sound so of course its going to make you faster and ye he uses 7s soz!!

Karl Hungus

poisonwasthecur wrote:

eh ye scalloped frets do make ya faster hence ya barely have to touch the strings to get a sound so of course its going to make you faster and ye he uses 7s soz!!

Are you utterly dim? Nobody uses "Scalloped frets" as it's the fretboard itself that gets scalloped; inbetween the frets. :rolleyes:

feylya

poisonwasthecur wrote:

eh ye scalloped frets do make ya faster hence ya barely have to touch the strings to get a sound so of course its going to make you faster and ye he uses 7s soz!!

Ahahahahahahahahahahahaha. Ah, that's funny. You haven't a clue really, have you chap? Take all the wood away from under the strings, you still have to move the string the exact same distance to hit the fret but now that there's not wood to stop you, you can easily bend the string out of tune so you have to play more accurately on a scalloped board.

poisonwasthecur

ye i do it ****ing makes you quicker!!!!!!!!!!!!! i was ****ing told by guitarists all over ireland who deal with guitars on a regular basis and that know their **** more then any of us!!!!!! whats the point in them???? to make the ****est sound possible????? thats all they do and obviously help ya play faster

feylya

Yes, that's right. Well done :rolleyes:

The point of scalloping a neck is to allow to get a better grip on the string for better vibrato and bends.

You're an Yngwie fan, are you not? Perhaps you'd like to hear him telling you that it doesn't make it easier to play faster?

Ancient1

i was ****ing told by guitarists all over ireland who deal with guitars on a regular basis and that know their **** more then any of us!!!!!!

More than you, maybe. How do you know that "those guitarist who deal with guitars on a regular basis" are not us, the people you're talking to right now?

How do you know how much we know? And why are you so sure that you are right? How much do YOU know about guitars?

(and multiple exclamation marks will not reinforce your point, learn to back up your claims).

Let's take this back to the instruments forum.

Jim_Are_Great

Anyway...

Rodrigo y Gabriela are frighteningly talented. As are most Latin guitarists. (Paco deLucia and Luis Villegas etc). They make most rock guitarists look awful.

As far as rock guitarists go, Frusciante is super. He plays inspiring guitar without (much) wankery or embellishments. And Joe Perry. Just because...

Ancient1

Anyway...

Back on topic

I dont like getting into these "who's the best" threads, but my all time fave is the late great Stevie Ray Vaughan. Slays me more than Jimi, actually.

poisonwasthecur

Ancient1 wrote:

More than you, maybe. How do you know that "those guitarist who deal with guitars on a regular basis" are not us, the people you're talking to right now?

How do you know how much we know? And why are you so sure that you are right? How much do YOU know about guitars?

(and multiple exclamation marks will not reinforce your point, learn to back up your claims).

Let's take this back to the instruments forum.

hahahaha i couldnt be arsed arguing over it!!

ye latin guitarists are real talented and classical guitarists