Vote in Guitar World Poll

f.sciarrillo · Post by **f.sciarrillo** » Friday Jul 13, 2012

undercoverjoe wrote:
f.sciarrillo wrote:
StumbleFingers wrote:Went with Santana here too. But all these players are so good, you could make a valid case for any of them.
Yes, you can. The decisions are getting pretty hard.
Can you imagine the All Star band you could make with the losers in this poll?

Oh man, that would be one amazing band. Wow.

metalchurch · Post by **metalchurch** » Friday Jul 13, 2012

f.sciarrillo wrote:
undercoverjoe wrote:
f.sciarrillo wrote: Yes, you can. The decisions are getting pretty hard.
Can you imagine the All Star band you could make with the losers in this poll?
Oh man, that would be one amazing band. Wow.

But most times it makes a shitty band...

f.sciarrillo · Post by **f.sciarrillo** » Friday Jul 13, 2012

metalchurch wrote:
f.sciarrillo wrote:
undercoverjoe wrote: Can you imagine the All Star band you could make with the losers in this poll?
Oh man, that would be one amazing band. Wow.
But most times it makes a shitty band...

I can see that also. I guess it is one of those things were we would have to listen to it to see.

metalchurch · Post by **metalchurch** » Saturday Jul 14, 2012

f.sciarrillo wrote:
metalchurch wrote:
f.sciarrillo wrote: Oh man, that would be one amazing band. Wow.
But most times it makes a shitty band...
I can see that also. I guess it is one of those things were we would have to listen to it to see.

Very true, we'd definitely have to see it to hear what it sounds like.

Banned · Post by **Banned** » Monday Jul 16, 2012

Poll: The Greatest Guitarist of All Time, Round 2 — Dimebag Darrell Vs. Chuck Schuldiner

http://www.guitarworld.com/poll-greates ... schuldiner

Dime is way ahead in the early voting, and Vernon Reid won a close one over Jerry Cantrell in Friday's vote.

f.sciarrillo · Post by **f.sciarrillo** » Monday Jul 16, 2012

undercoverjoe wrote:Poll: The Greatest Guitarist of All Time, Round 2 — Dimebag Darrell Vs. Chuck Schuldiner

http://www.guitarworld.com/poll-greates ... schuldiner

Dime is way ahead in the early voting, and Vernon Reid won a close one over Jerry Cantrell in Friday's vote.

I went with Dimebag, and he is killing.

Banned · Post by **Banned** » Tuesday Jul 17, 2012

Poll: The Greatest Guitarist of All Time, Round 2 — Jimi Hendrix Vs. John Frusciante

http://www.guitarworld.com/poll-greates ... frusciante

Believe it or not, it is not a total wipeout. Dime won easily on Monday.

Gallowglass · Post by **Gallowglass** » Tuesday Jul 17, 2012

undercoverjoe wrote:Poll: The Greatest Guitarist of All Time, Round 2 — Jimi Hendrix Vs. John Frusciante

http://www.guitarworld.com/poll-greates ... frusciante

Believe it or not, it is not a total wipeout. Dime won easily on Monday.

When I voted it was 90 votes to 15. It's looking like a wipe out is evident. Frusciante is a really good guitarist, but everything is against him in this one.

f.sciarrillo · Post by **f.sciarrillo** » Tuesday Jul 17, 2012

undercoverjoe wrote:Poll: The Greatest Guitarist of All Time, Round 2 — Jimi Hendrix Vs. John Frusciante

http://www.guitarworld.com/poll-greates ... frusciante

Believe it or not, it is not a total wipeout. Dime won easily on Monday.

I went with Jimmy Hendrix on this one. And yes, I agree. John Frusciante is a fantastic guitar player. jimmy is leading 149 - 21.

Gallowglass · Post by **Gallowglass** » Wednesday Jul 18, 2012

Poll: The Greatest Guitarist of All Time, Round 2 — James Hetfield Vs. Mark Morton

http://www.guitarworld.com/poll-greates ... ark-morton

Hetfield's crushing Morton.

Tuesday's matchup saw Jimi Hendrix (86.63%) defeat John Frusciante (13.37%).

RobTheDrummer · Post by **RobTheDrummer** » Wednesday Jul 18, 2012

Gallowglass wrote:Poll: The Greatest Guitarist of All Time, Round 2 — James Hetfield Vs. Mark Morton

http://www.guitarworld.com/poll-greates ... ark-morton

Hetfield's crushing Morton.

Tuesday's matchup saw Jimi Hendrix (86.63%) defeat John Frusciante (13.37%).

Even though Morton could run circles around him.......once again, the popularity contest ensues.

Gallowglass · Post by **Gallowglass** » Wednesday Jul 18, 2012

RobTheDrummer wrote:...Even though Morton could run circles around him.......once again, the popularity contest ensues.

Rob, I agree that the popularity contest is always in full swing with this poll, but I'm not so sure about Morton exactly "running circles" around the Het. I'm sure Morton himself would acknowledge that his very own style has been incredibly influenced by Hetfield. Hetfield's creativity, pioneering vision, and songwriting skills weigh heavily for me in this contest. From a technical point of view, I feel the argument could be made that Morton holds an edge, but let's not forget that Hetfield is a human metronome and has actually thrown in a few tasty solos on record here and there himself. He also does all that rhythm work while singing, which doesn't exactly mean anything to the poll, but it does add another level of rhythmic and melodic complexity to what Hetfield is doing....just some food for thought.

f.sciarrillo · Post by **f.sciarrillo** » Wednesday Jul 18, 2012

Gallowglass wrote:Poll: The Greatest Guitarist of All Time, Round 2 — James Hetfield Vs. Mark Morton

http://www.guitarworld.com/poll-greates ... ark-morton

Hetfield's crushing Morton.

Tuesday's matchup saw Jimi Hendrix (86.63%) defeat John Frusciante (13.37%).

I chose Morton in this one. Hettfield is not a lead guitar player. He is a rhythm guitar player, albeit, a great one. But yes, Hettfield is killing.

RobTheDrummer · Post by **RobTheDrummer** » Thursday Jul 19, 2012

Gallowglass wrote:
RobTheDrummer wrote:...Even though Morton could run circles around him.......once again, the popularity contest ensues.
Rob, I agree that the popularity contest is always in full swing with this poll, but I'm not so sure about Morton exactly "running circles" around the Het. I'm sure Morton himself would acknowledge that his very own style has been incredibly influenced by Hetfield. Hetfield's creativity, pioneering vision, and songwriting skills weigh heavily for me in this contest. From a technical point of view, I feel the argument could be made that Morton holds an edge, but let's not forget that Hetfield is a human metronome and has actually thrown in a few tasty solos on record here and there himself. He also does all that rhythm work while singing, which doesn't exactly mean anything to the poll, but it does add another level of rhythmic and melodic complexity to what Hetfield is doing....just some food for thought.

Sheesh, what do you know about guitars anyway......

Hetfield is awesome, creative, and defined a genre, but I think Morton is just a better player. Try playing some Lamb of God vs some non Kirk Metallica riffs. Running circles, yea it's extreme to say that, so point taken my friend!

f.sciarrillo · Post by **f.sciarrillo** » Thursday Jul 19, 2012

Going by what it says;

' You might come across one or two interesting style matchups in this poll, which may lead some of you to wonder, "How do you compare a shred guitarist to a blues guitarist?" Aside from how good a player is at his or her given style, here are some things to take into consideration:

• Influence: Who inspired more kids to beg their parents for a guitar for Christmas? Who inspired a wave of copycats?
• Chops/Versatility: Is the guitarist in question a one-trick pony or a master of many styles?
• Body of Work: Who had the more consistent career? Who has played on more classic albums?
• Creativity: Who pioneered new techniques? Who sounds the most radically different from what came before them? '

If going by that. In this case, it would be hetfield.

Banned · Post by **Banned** » Thursday Jul 19, 2012

Poll: The Greatest Guitarist of All Time, Round 2 — Joe Satriani Vs. Steve Lukather

http://www.guitarworld.com/poll-greates ... e-lukather

I voted for Lukather, but he is behind in the early vote. Het won easily yesterday.

f.sciarrillo · Post by **f.sciarrillo** » Thursday Jul 19, 2012

undercoverjoe wrote:Poll: The Greatest Guitarist of All Time, Round 2 — Joe Satriani Vs. Steve Lukather

http://www.guitarworld.com/poll-greates ... e-lukather

I voted for Lukather, but he is behind in the early vote. Het won easily yesterday.

Grrrrr... There is no way I can decide on this one. it is way too hard! I am sitting this one out. They are both fantastic, very influential, and beyond anything I could ever do. Wow.

f.sciarrillo · Post by **f.sciarrillo** » Friday Jul 20, 2012

Poll: The Greatest Guitarist of All Time, Round 2 — Les Paul Vs. John McLaughlin

http://www.guitarworld.com/poll-greates ... mclaughlin

I went with Les Paul on this one.

Satch won yesterday easily. I couldn't decide on that one...

RobTheDrummer · Post by **RobTheDrummer** » Saturday Jul 21, 2012

f.sciarrillo wrote:Going by what it says;

' You might come across one or two interesting style matchups in this poll, which may lead some of you to wonder, "How do you compare a shred guitarist to a blues guitarist?" Aside from how good a player is at his or her given style, here are some things to take into consideration:

• Influence: Who inspired more kids to beg their parents for a guitar for Christmas? Who inspired a wave of copycats?
• Chops/Versatility: Is the guitarist in question a one-trick pony or a master of many styles?
• Body of Work: Who had the more consistent career? Who has played on more classic albums?
• Creativity: Who pioneered new techniques? Who sounds the most radically different from what came before them? '

If going by that. In this case, it would be hetfield.

So you're saying Lars is a better drummer than Adler? lol

Gallowglass · Post by **Gallowglass** » Saturday Jul 21, 2012

RobTheDrummer wrote:...So you're saying Lars is a better drummer than Adler? lol

Adler is easily a better technical drummer than Lars, and anyone who knows anything about drumming would have to vote for Adler; but I have to say that Metallica would sound terrible with a drummer like Adler. It's kinda like trying to imagine The Beatles without Ringo. It just wouldn't work. I've often thought of Lars as the heavy metal Ringo.

Les Paul is killing McLaughlin, btw. That's a shame because as good as he was, Les couldn't hold a candle to John. That's definitely the name recognition/popularity factor coming into play. Paul's influence on guitar playing and recording are obvious, but McLaughlin absolutely rewrote the book on technical and theoretical mastery of the instrument. He also did it tastefully while constantly reinventing himself, something a lot of extremely technical players often have trouble achieving. Sad.

f.sciarrillo · Post by **f.sciarrillo** » Saturday Jul 21, 2012

RobTheDrummer wrote:
f.sciarrillo wrote:Going by what it says;

' You might come across one or two interesting style matchups in this poll, which may lead some of you to wonder, "How do you compare a shred guitarist to a blues guitarist?" Aside from how good a player is at his or her given style, here are some things to take into consideration:

• Influence: Who inspired more kids to beg their parents for a guitar for Christmas? Who inspired a wave of copycats?
• Chops/Versatility: Is the guitarist in question a one-trick pony or a master of many styles?
• Body of Work: Who had the more consistent career? Who has played on more classic albums?
• Creativity: Who pioneered new techniques? Who sounds the most radically different from what came before them? '

If going by that. In this case, it would be hetfield.
So you're saying Lars is a better drummer than Adler? lol

I'm not saying that at all. Adler would play circles around Lars. But what that is saying is that before you vote consider the things it mentions.

RobTheDrummer · Post by **RobTheDrummer** » Saturday Jul 21, 2012

Gallowglass wrote:
RobTheDrummer wrote:...So you're saying Lars is a better drummer than Adler? lol
Adler is easily a better technical drummer than Lars, and anyone who knows anything about drumming would have to vote for Adler; but I have to say that Metallica would sound terrible with a drummer like Adler. It's kinda like trying to imagine The Beatles without Ringo. It just wouldn't work. I've often thought of Lars as the heavy metal Ringo.

Very good point.

Banned · Post by **Banned** » Saturday Jul 21, 2012

RobTheDrummer wrote:
f.sciarrillo wrote:Going by what it says;

' You might come across one or two interesting style matchups in this poll, which may lead some of you to wonder, "How do you compare a shred guitarist to a blues guitarist?" Aside from how good a player is at his or her given style, here are some things to take into consideration:

• Influence: Who inspired more kids to beg their parents for a guitar for Christmas? Who inspired a wave of copycats?
• Chops/Versatility: Is the guitarist in question a one-trick pony or a master of many styles?
• Body of Work: Who had the more consistent career? Who has played on more classic albums?
• Creativity: Who pioneered new techniques? Who sounds the most radically different from what came before them? '

If going by that. In this case, it would be hetfield.
So you're saying Lars is a better drummer than Adler? lol

Leave it to a drummer to switch a poll about guitarists to posting about drummers, lol.

RobTheDrummer · Post by **RobTheDrummer** » Saturday Jul 21, 2012

Gallowglass · Post by **Gallowglass** » Monday Jul 23, 2012

Um, Mark Tremonti is currently leading 54% to 45% over Randy Rhoads

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http://www.guitarworld.com/poll-greates ... k-tremonti

Friday's matchup saw Les Paul (75.13%) defeat John McLaughlin (24.87%)