Best Guitar players

[navamind]

Marissa Paternoster

 

[Groo]

Steve Howe
Steve Morris
Jimi
David Gilmour
Roy Buchanan.

 

[SLY]

Those poll choices are awful.

 

[RobBase]

Jerry Cantrell. Most recently he guest appeared w a solo on the new deftones album.

 

[RobBase]

Those poll choices are awful.

Oh boy. Here comes Sly to enlighten the rest of us with his cosmic wisdom.

 

[SLY]

Oh boy. Here comes Sly to enlighten the rest of us with his cosmic wisdom.

Any time homie

 

[RobBase]

Any time homie

You gonna post your list or just complain about the one that's up?

 

[blindbaby]

there are some really good classical guitarists out there that no one has heard of that can play the shit out of a guitar. You tube some if you every get bored.

I've played guitar for many years and a lot of the electric/hard rock stuff is easy compared to some of the classical guitar fingerpicking. I actually hardly ever pick up my electric guitar anymore because I love the challenge

Sabicas comes to mind.

 

[SLY]

You gonna post your list or just complain about the one that's up?

Hmm... just like a "favorite bands" list it could change on any given day. But off the top of my head as we speak...

1. David Gilmour (he will forever be my #1, his tone is second to none)
2. Frank Zappa
3. Trey Spruance
4. Mikael Akerfeldt
5. Adrian Belew

A modern favorite of mine is Tosin Abasi, he is the future of guitar virtuosity, hands down.

 

[RobBase]

Hmm... just like a "favorite bands" list it could change on any given day. But off the top of my head as we speak...

1. David Gilmour (he will forever be my #1, his tone is second to none)
2. Frank Zappa
3. Trey Spruance
4. Mikael Akerfeldt
5. Adrian Belew

A modern favorite of mine is Tosin Abasi, he is the future of guitar virtuosity, hands down.

Decent list.

 

[SLY]

Hmm... just like a "favorite bands" list it could change on any given day. But off the top of my head as we speak...

1. David Gilmour (he will forever be my #1, his tone is second to none)
2. Frank Zappa
3. Trey Spruance
4. Mikael Akerfeldt
5. Adrian Belew

A modern favorite of mine is Tosin Abasi, he is the future of guitar virtuosity, hands down.

Also, Trey Spruance for those who don't know. Originally was in Mr. Bungle with Mike Patton, and now he fronts Secret Chiefs 3, one of the craziest most diverse groups out there. He's the one in the dark robe.

 

[SLY]

I also hold a special place in my heart for Tony Iommi... he wasn't great, nor was he all that technical, but he gave way to all the great fuzzed out stoner rock riffs that I grew up to. Kyuss have pumped out some of my favorite riffs, and I'm sure Tony Iommi had a huge impact on them.

I mean, "Into the Void" and "Sweet Leaf", c'mon. Masters of Reality is probably a top 5 album for me.

 

[fknhippie]

 

[SLY]

Bonamassa is definitely a tasty blues guitarist.

Guthrie Govan is also another modern favorite of mine... Seriously give this a listen, he's so good live. I saw him back to back nights with Steven Wilson.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Those poll choices are awful.

actually for the most part, I agree.........but there are 2, maybe 3 valid & worthy choices among them.

 

[blindbaby]

Really, the choices should be split into multiple categories; musicians guitarist and peoples guitarist being two of them. Separate categories for jazz and rock, too.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Really, the choices should be split into multiple categories; musicians guitarist and peoples guitarist being two of them. Separate categories for jazz and rock, too.

Now you're really just asking for it, dude.....

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Before this thread spirals away into who knows where....
...I also wanna give a shout out for the late, great Ali Farka Touré.

 

[BigFin]

Steve Howe
Steve Morse
Jimi
David Gilmour
Roy Buchanan.

My dad was childhood friends with him.

 

[Groo]

My dad was childhood friends with him.

Did he have good things to say ?