Best Guitar players

[Darth_Tom]

I'm probably going to get a lot of flak for this but probably Terry Kath of Chicago deserves some loving. I mean his work on the early Chicago albums (before they sold their souls to the ballads) is probably some of the best guitar work that he ever did. I mean Hendrix himself told either their manager or Walt Parazeider (Chicago's woodwinds player) that he was better than Hendrix.

 

[Darth_Tom]

But on the list itself, I picked Page.

 

[blindbaby]

Joe Pass and Lenny Breau have to be in this mix, too.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Damn!

I forget to put Al DiMeola & John Scofield on my list.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

I'd also be totally remiss if I didn't mention....


Steve Marriott
Marc Bolan
George Harrison
Mick Taylor
Joe Walsh

 

[LongtimeRamsFan42]

I'd also be totally remiss if I didn't mention....


Steve Marriott
Marc Bolan
George Harrison
Mick Taylor
Joe Walsh

You mentioned ALL of those guitarists and not one mention of Warren Haynes? Unless I missed it(which is possible lol)...I've seen most of those guys you've listed live and I've NEVER seen a guy play like Warren Haynes...

 

[blindbaby]

You mentioned ALL of those guitarists and not one mention of Warren Haynes? Unless I missed it(which is possible lol)...I've seen most of those guys you've listed live and I've NEVER seen a guy play like Warren Haynes...

Warren Haynes was actually mentioned earlier on. I'm just sort of reviving this old thread so re-mentions are no problemo.

 

[blindbaby]

Oh yeah, more adds...

Kazumi Watanabe
Allan Holdsworth
Scott Henderson

 

[LongtimeRamsFan42]

Warren Haynes was actually mentioned earlier on. I'm just sort of reviving this old thread so re-mentions are no problemo.

Ah, sorry about that he's my favorite...I've seen him live about 10 times now and he always amazes me!!!

 

[Ojb81]

Someone's already mentioned Malmsteen, yes?

 

[LongtimeRamsFan42]

Someone's already mentioned Malmsteen, yes?

When I was a kid in the 80's I never understood what it was people liked about him(of course I had NEVER heard his music, just based it on his weird name lol) But yeah once I actually heard his stuff, he is an amazing guitarist...

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Anyone here remember Michael Schenker...or the late great Tommy Bolin?

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Can't forget Robin Trower

 

[blindbaby]

Forgot about Pat Martino.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Forgot about Pat Martino.

Good call.

And this may be going back a bit for most, but Charlie Christian needs a mention as well....

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

I'm adding a few more to the mix.....

George Benson
Robby Krieger
Donald Roeser (aka: Buck Dharma)
Adrian Belew
Roger McGuinn
Bo Diddley

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

My final additions:

Andre Segovia
Paco de Lucia
Ottmar Liebert
Joe Satriani
Justin Hayward

 

[Nosferatu]

Yngwie Malmsteen is the correct answer but from the list SRV, Jimi, Randy and Clapton are easily the best. Ry Cooder should be listed.

 

[BTHOtu]

10 pages over three years and No one mentions Dave Murray from Iron Maiden...

 

[BTHOtu]

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