Most under-rated rhythm guitarist?

AllHolLowsEVe · Post by **AllHolLowsEVe** » Saturday Jul 19, 2008

So I was thinking today about all the guitar heros and shredmasters that I have always idolized, and then I thought about some of the really great rhythm guitarists that tend to be overlooked. So some that have popped into my head today were....

Brad Whitford of Aerosmith
Dean Roland of Collective Soul
Zacky Vengence of Avenged Sevenfold
Izzy Stradlin of Guns N Roses

It would be interesting to see what other's you guys can come up with!

Killjingle · Post by **Killjingle** » Saturday Jul 19, 2008

simple....

Max Cavalera, James Hetfield, Malcolm Young, Dino Cezares

Bag · Post by **Bag** » Saturday Jul 19, 2008

I saw Aerosmith back when they were still a metal band

and Whitford played almost all of the solos. I think Joe Perry was too strung out to play, or he just wasn't interested that night. Whitford is deinitely under-rated.

todd17063 · Post by **todd17063** » Saturday Jul 19, 2008

Tom Fogerty-CCR
Probably the most underated of all time

Merge · Post by **Merge** » Saturday Jul 19, 2008

I have to go with Malcolm Young.

ToonaRockGuy · Post by **ToonaRockGuy** » Sunday Jul 20, 2008

Merge wrote:I have to go with Malcolm Young.

+1,000,000,000,000

Sapo · Post by **Sapo** » Sunday Jul 20, 2008

Malcolm Young.

Baceman Spiff · Post by **Baceman Spiff** » Sunday Jul 20, 2008

Sapo wrote:Malcolm Young.

plus a million one. He keeps the riff machine on course while Angus works the crowd.

Hettfield is pretty damn good too.

Banned · Post by **Banned** » Sunday Jul 20, 2008

Has anyone mentioned Malcolm Young???

Mackovyak · Post by **Mackovyak** » Sunday Jul 20, 2008

Mike Ness (That dude can strum)
Malcolm Young (In case you guys missed that)

moxham123 · Post by **moxham123** » Sunday Jul 20, 2008

I was just discussing this issue about Brad Whitford and Malcolm Young recently and how important their guitar licks and roles are to the songs and overall sound of their respective bands and without them, the songs would not sound as good. A great rhythm player is very valuable and hard to find. These guys also play leads, fills, and harmony licks as well as straight forward rhythm.

There are many bands with dual or triple guitar attacks that have players who take on the alternating role of rhythm player very well such as Thin Lizzy, Scorpions, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Def Leppard, Lynyrd Skynyrd, .38 Special, Molly Hatchet, Kansas, Styx, Allman Brothers, Blackfoot, The Outlaws, The Cars, and Eagles to name a few.

A few other underrated great rhythm players are:

Bryan Adams
Robin Zander
Rick Springfield
John Lennon

DrumAndDestroy · Post by **DrumAndDestroy** » Sunday Jul 20, 2008

malcolm young...unsung hero without a doubt

greg hetson from bad religion/circle jerks

witchhunt · Post by **witchhunt** » Sunday Jul 20, 2008

Paul Stanley. He had to be ready for Ace Frehley to fall apart at any time.

313 · Post by **313** » Sunday Jul 20, 2008

Derek St. Holmes, Scott Gorham, Joey Alves

PanzerFaust · Post by **PanzerFaust** » Sunday Jul 20, 2008

Did anyone mention Malcolm Young?

Banned · Post by **Banned** » Sunday Jul 20, 2008

witchhunt wrote:Paul Stanley.

Hell yeah! Paul Stanley is to KISS as James Hetfield is to Metallica.

Gotta give credit to ANGUS Young and Kirk Hammett. Both are kickass rhythm players live. Angus starts off the groove in every song.

An honorable mention to singers who aimlessly strum an acoustic guitar on every song, even though you never hear a note of it. An unamplified acoustic is the glue that holds every country band together.

DirtySanchez · Post by **DirtySanchez** » Monday Jul 21, 2008

Nick Catanese- Dude is amazing, but has to play beside Zakk Wylde, so you pretty much have to expect to be looked over I guess. The more I think about it, Id say the rhythm guitarist is the most underrated person in the band. Keytar players/tambourineplayers/backup singers get noticed more.

And this is just so funny because of the amount of truth in it. I wonder who first thought of using the guitar as a prop? If I were a guitarist, I'd be pissed at these posers.

Jimi Hatt wrote: An unamplified acoustic is the glue that holds every country band together.

metalchurch · Post by **metalchurch** » Monday Jul 21, 2008

Anytime the subject arises about the most underrated rhythm guitarist, Malcolm Young gets mentioned.
Well if he is so underrated, how come he is mentioned? I've seen this in magazines before actually.

Not knocking the man's skills at all, just thought it was humorous.
Same thing for James Hetfield. How can he be underrated if he is mentioned all the time.

Just curious, is there a top 10 or top 25 best Rhythm Guitarists list out there? Who are the great rhythm guitarists that are overshadowing these 2 great players?

DirtySanchez · Post by **DirtySanchez** » Monday Jul 21, 2008

here's a top ten list.
http://www.the-top-tens.com/lists/best- ... arists.asp
Hetfield and Young are 1 and 2
so I'd say not underrated.

But, Johnny Ramone is not on there so I say him, and Rudy Schenker.

DrumAndDestroy · Post by **DrumAndDestroy** » Monday Jul 21, 2008

DirtySanchez wrote:But, Johnny Ramone is not on there so I say him,

fastest downstroke in punk rocktical history

Plastered Bastards · Post by **Plastered Bastards** » Monday Jul 21, 2008

Schenker,Young,Hetfield,Mustaine,and Myself

gibson980 · Post by **gibson980** » Monday Jul 21, 2008

you guys are crazy for saying hetfield! hes the man who made all the songs, and made metallica what they are known for. if you wanna say anyone how about mmmhmm scott ian.. He is soo hyped up. never got into him once.. i think hes more image and personally blows the weiner

Merge · Post by **Merge** » Monday Jul 21, 2008

Metalchurch does have a point.

bassist_25 · Post by **bassist_25** » Monday Jul 21, 2008

witchhunt wrote:Paul Stanley. He had to be ready for Ace Frehley to fall apart at any time.

I personally always thought that Paul Stanley was an over-all better guitarist than Ace.

DirtySanchez · Post by **DirtySanchez** » Tuesday Jul 22, 2008

gibson980 wrote:you guys are crazy for saying hetfield! hes the man who made all the songs, and made metallica what they are known for. if you wanna say anyone how about mmmhmm scott ian.. He is soo hyped up. never got into him once.. i think hes more image and personally blows the weiner

I think you misunderstood the topic.

UNDER rated not OVERRATED!