Greatest Guitarist EVER - THE VOTE

[Invader Zim]

I think either Hendrix, May, Clapton, or Slash...

My vote goes to May I think. For the Guitar music in A micrical and I Want To Break Free.

Then Again... Hendrix.... The name says it all.

[Dirty Commie]

JimiJimiJimiJimi

[Hampton]

Jimi.

[Jesus Christ]

Brian May

[Dirty Commie]

HERETIC

[rumblefish86]

James Dean Bradfield

[Pete]

Tom Morello...bah this is subjective as hell.

[Felicia]

I don't have a favorite, but I like that canadian guy, I can't think of his name at the moment but when I do I'll post it :)

[Felicia]

Jesse Cook, that's his name....... he's got nice curly hair :)

[Bazza]

Hendrix.

[Son of Scargill]

Slash????
No Albert Lee,Rory Gallagher,Jorma Kaukonen,Frank Zappa,John Lee Hooker,Daevid Allen,Steve Hillage,Steve Pond,Jukka Tollonen,Larry Wallis.....yeah!subjective is the word.



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[Hampton]

Let's not forget Stevie Ray Vaughn.

[truthaddict11]

we will probally need to divide this into decades to avoid arguing but i vote Jimi

[Veni Vidi Vici]

Hendrix, .....no


ERIC CLAPTON....YES!

[Dan Majerle]

santana

[ÑóẊîöʼn]

Jimi gets my vote.

[Rastafari]

either Jesus Christ or Jimi Hendrix...both are considered Gods by some.
I think Hendrix wins, though

seriously, John Lee Hooker (not the beltway sniper!) and Lightnin' Hopkins are great too, as well as Chuck Berry.

[DopeFlash]

Santana, May, J Page thats about it. Just to be contraversial, whats the fuss about Hendrix, I can't say I really like his music.

[MEXCAN]

Joe Satriani or Steve Vai !!

[dsmtuner]

How come Tom Morello isn't there!? My vote then goes to Hendrix.

[187]

tony iommi, hendrix

[Pete]

dms I said Morello on the first page ;)

[synthesis]

Hendrix.

[Invader Zim]

Quote: from dsmtuner on 7:04 pm on June 7, 2003
How come Tom Morello isn't there!? My vote then goes to Hendrix.


Tom Morello as much as it pains me to say is a very good guitarist. However he is not of the quality to be in the Top 10, never mind best. I would place him around 10 - 20 on my list of greats but no higher.

[FatFreeMilk]

HENDRIX!!!!!!!!!!!!

[IHP]

Kirk Hammet, that solo in "one" is awesome.

Jimi's version of star spangled banner turned me off his stuff.

If not those, Clapton, Santana, or Morello.

--IHP

[kingbee]

Quote: from i hate pinochet on 8:05 am on June 9, 2003


Jimi's version of star spangled banner turned me off his stuff.

--IHP

ithink he was taking the piss in that cos he's fucking up the anhem. at least i though he was.

eddie hazel
john squire

just two names who everyone else is going to ignore.

[Sabocat]

Andre Segovia (Classical)
Stevie Ray Vaughan (Blues, Rockabilly)
Jimmy Page (Hard Rock)
BB King (Blues, Jazz)

[Moskitto]

Eric Clapton and BB King "Riding with the King" is a great Album

[Urban Rubble]

I can't believe someone said Slash. This is too subjective for a definative answer so I'll list a few.

Jimi
Clapton
Jimmy Page
Stevie Ray Vaughn

As for punk guitarists I'd say the guy from the Living End.

[redstaruser]

best guitarist ever, this question is not an easy one to answer! but its along the means of hendrix, page, morello,hammet, i think all those dudes have their own talent and unique style, this is just one of those questions that just cant have an answer, kinda like whatcame first, chicked or the egg?

[hina]

Matthew Bellamy/ Hendrix

[highway star]

My favourites are Frank Zappa,Ritchie Blackmore,Mark Knopfler and Roger Waters.
But my vote goes to Ritchie Blackmore.

[Silent Eye]

.... Vinnie Moore and Michael Angelo. Angelo's music sucks, but just take a look, he can play two guitars at once and has a quad guitar. Vinnie moore is incredible. The "best guitarist" should be judged on playing ability, not on "how cool" they are or their stage prescence. However, for stage presence, my vote goes to good'ol Angus and Malcom Young of AC/DC.

Best bassist is probably Ben Sheperd from Soundgarden.

[FatFreeMilk]

Santan AND Hendrix. It's a tie.

[hillofthedead]

It's impossible to determine who's the greatest guitarist. It's better to break it down into sub-topics. Like greatest heavy-metal guitarist or greatest blues guitarist. It's still hard to determine, but makes for a wider scope. Here's some of my favorite guitarists(not in order of greatness) Robin Trower, Akira Takasaki(LOUDNESS), Jimi Hendrix, Tony Iommi(BLACK SABBATH), Albert King, "Fast Eddie" (MOTORHEAD) Randy Rhodes(OZZY "Blizzard of Oz" and "Diary Of A Madman" era) Bernie Torme(GILLAN and Solo stuff), Dave Murray AND Adrian Smith(count as one because they play equally brilliant in IRON MAIDEN) Stevie Ray Vaughn, Glenn Tipton AND KK Downing(also count as one because of equal brilliance in JUDAS PRIEST [Ripper Owens Sucks!!!!] ) David Chastain(CHASTAIN and solo), Yngwie Malmsteen, Brian Robertson(THIN LIZZY and MOTORHEAD-"Another Perfect Day" LP), Ulrich Roth(SCORPIONS and ELECTRIC SUN), Greg Ginh(BLACK FLAG), Ritchie Blackmore(DEEP PURPLE and RAINBOW), Lonnie Mack, Frank Marino(MAHOGANY RUSH), Deniz Tek(RADIO BIRDMAN), Angus Young(AC/DC), Alexi "Wildchild"(CHILDREN OF BODOM), Clapton,Page,Beck(ALL EQUAL AND ALL WERE IN THE YARDBIRDS), John Maclaughlin(MAHUVISHNU ORCHESTRA and MILES DAVIS-"*****es Brew" LP I know I made spelling errors on this one). I love music and probably have another 50 favorites. If not more.

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(Edited by hillofthedead at 5:58 pm on June 17, 2003)

[IHP]

Blody hell mat. thats a shitload of researc uv put in there.

--IHP


(Edited by i hate pinochet at 5:12 am on June 18, 2003)

[Organic Revolution]

clapton.. hands down

[Nobody]

Andres Segovia, yeah baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Eastside Revolt]

Hendrix

[SwedishCommie]

I think that Kirk Hammet is the greatest!! Just listen to the solo in "Ride the Lightning" and you'll know what i mean!!

[anti machine]

Quote: from 187 on 4:52 am on June 8, 2003
tony iommi, hendrix


agreed. Represent the sabbath, haha.

[Rastafari]

SRV, the three lead guitar players of "The Yardbirds", Fingerless Tony, BB King



and, of course, HENRDIX was a guitar GOD

[hillofthedead]

TOMMY BOLIN!!!! Had he not overdosed in 1976, he would have been greatest post-Hendrix guitarist. Check out his playing on Billy Cobham's-"Spectrum" LP or his brilliant leads on Deep Purple's-"Come Taste The Band" LP. His solo material is mind blowing. To bad he loved drugs so much. He led a life and accomplished easily as much as Hendrix(except for having radio hits). Tommy Bolin+marching powder=a good time!!!!

[Anarchist Freedom]

my fav guitarist are tom morello and jimi hendrix ! 8 D






:che:

[bluerev002]

Santana and Morello!

[Nny]

I would have to say Jimi(of course), Stevie Ray Vaughn, Jimmy Page and Yngwie Malmsteen. If you havn't heard of Yngwie, he's worth looking for.

[shakermaker]

I think I should say Jimi Hendrix, but I say John Frusciante!
He's the best!

[truthaddict11]

in no particular order

Randy Rhodes of Ozzy Osbourne
Kirk Hammet of Metallica
Kim Thyal of Soundgarden
Tom Morello of RATM/Audioslave
Jimmy Paige of Led Zepplin
Vernon Ried of Living Colour
Jim Martin of Faith No More
Zakk Wylde of Ozzy Osbourne/Black Label Society
Jimi Hendrix of The Jimi Hendrix Experience

[caliban]

Hendrix above all. BUT Satriani, Hooker, Van Halen, Paige,Rhodes,Alec Liefson(sp)from Rush. Too many to name but Jimi above all. Bow before the golden God! Fucking paramedics! :angry:

[RyeN]

Have you ever heard of David Gilmore from Pink Floyd- wow Psycadelia

As for the vote I chose for hendrix.

[Marxist in Nebraska]

Jimi Hendrix, Carlos Santana, Tony Iommi, Kirk Hammett, Slash and Izzy from Guns 'n' Roses (cheesy image, but quality guitarists), Tom Morello, Alex Lifeson, Randy Rhodes, Zakk Wylde, Eddie Van Halen, and a bunch more... the guys in Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, on and on.

Eric Clapton? I have never been impressed with him...
Jimmy Page? A million times harder to mimic than Clapton, but he doesn't get me goin' either...

[Sabocat]

http://www.classicalguitar.net/artists/segovia/

Everyone else are just pretenders.

[harely]

HENDRIX & SANTANA!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Hegemonicretribution]

Tone, phrasing & note choices, May, Gilmour, inclined May first but can't decide. Inspiring and Django Reinheart is way up there. Then Knopfler is about 4th. Then I have Clapton, Hendrix...lots of guys actually. Then come downagain and I am talking about the level of Rhodes but I like many guitarists.

[LuZhiming]

The only great guitarist I have seen mentioned in this thread is Yngwie Malmesteen. Anyway, Andy Larocque and Samoth are my two favorite guitarists.

[Dr. Rosenpenis]

jimi hendrix
brian may
jimmy page
eric clapton
david gilmore

[Anastacia]

Well... John Petrucci, Yngwie Malmsteen ,Tom Morello, Ritchie Blackmore, Santana...

[Rastafari]

everyone forgets Duane Allman.

Without Hendrix, most of these cats would still be in their parent's basements

Of course, without BB King and Robert Johnson, the first two people to truly master the instrument it'd all be for naught.

And, of course, Eric Clapton's guitar work for "Blind Faith" is seen as some of the best of all time

[Hegemonicretribution]

How could I have forgotten Petrucci? Malmsteen is good to9 whoever mentioned it, as are Vai and Satch, however speed is only so much to playing. It is a tool not the be all and end all.

[Silent Eye]

I'll be seeing satriani, Vai, and Malmsteen in concert in a few weeks. Quite excited.