who is best guitar player...

Banned · Post by **Banned** » Friday Mar 25, 2011

in the phuking world RIGHT NOW?

THE best.

Don't just give a name & vid but tell why (please)!

turn me on to what you dig, please!

thank you

f.sciarrillo · Post by **f.sciarrillo** » Friday Mar 25, 2011

Hands down, for me, it is David Gilmour. His sound is so melodic, his tone is to die for. His feeling is smooth as glass. He has an ability that allows him to hit the best notes at the right time. I like that, and wish I was able to do it as well.

Banned · Post by **Banned** » Friday Mar 25, 2011

Uli Jon Roth

bassist_25 · Post by **bassist_25** » Friday Mar 25, 2011

The answer is simple: Henry Kaiser of course.

http://rockpage.net/phpbb2/viewtopic.ph ... nry+kaiser

P.s. I love it when no surrender comes back to RP with a different username.

Banned · Post by **Banned** » Friday Mar 25, 2011

i got to go with Dave Mustaine myself.

RobTheDrummer · Post by **RobTheDrummer** » Friday Mar 25, 2011

Paul Gilbert

ToonaRockGuy · Post by **ToonaRockGuy** » Friday Mar 25, 2011

Zakk Wylde.

Banned · Post by **Banned** » Saturday Mar 26, 2011

ToonaRockGuy wrote:Zakk Wylde.

agreed

UNEARTHA7XMatt · Post by **UNEARTHA7XMatt** » Saturday Mar 26, 2011

Ken Susi and Buzz McGrath

Jasaoke · Post by **Jasaoke** » Saturday Mar 26, 2011

IMO, any guitarist worth his salt can get the job done acoustically. It's waaay too easy to sound 'good' with the distortion and low action on an electric guitar, and the whole speed-tapping-arpeggio thing is very rarely done MUSICALLY.
If you want the whole package: talent, taste, and style, I'd go with Bruce Forr. Do yourself a favor and check out a Mama Corn show.

Or Adrian Legg

Banned · Post by **Banned** » Saturday Mar 26, 2011

i detest threads that ask for "the best", (don't know why i did that) let me re-phrase give me the top (3) in the world! thanks for all the replies so far..hoping this thread turns into a discussion so i can learn a bit about various styles as well turn on to new players.

Banned · Post by **Banned** » Saturday Mar 26, 2011

I'm the best at everything I do!! My opinion of myself is very high...of course to the general public....I suck ass big time!!

Oh, the topic.....I said Zakk for the simple fact that he is just musically phenomenal, guitar (acoustic & electric), song writing, piano, and singer...just a great musician. Thanks for the time...later fuckers.

tonefight · Post by **tonefight** » Sunday Mar 27, 2011

Music isn't a competition, there is no best. Styles are so different and tastes are so different if you look for the best you are a fool.

Drum-Wolf · Post by **Drum-Wolf** » Sunday Mar 27, 2011

tonefight wrote:Music isn't a competition, there is no best. Styles are so different and tastes are so different if you look for the best you are a fool.

I concur...but everybody has an opinion & it's okay for each one of us to express that opinion...just like we both gave ours just now. lol

f.sciarrillo · Post by **f.sciarrillo** » Sunday Mar 27, 2011

I am thinking, after reading Tony and Drum-wolfs post, that this thread should have been called "The guitarist who inspired you the most". For me it was David Gilmour, which is why I said he was the best.

After thinking about it. There really is no best, because for every good player out there, there is always someone better. The music in general is the best in a lot of ways. I guess we just have to remember that.

Plus, I like so many guitar players that I could put a title on them. For example: Right now I can't stop listening to Catherine from Eddie Van Halen!

Here -> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukHqzqZOe7g

songsmith · Post by **songsmith** » Sunday Mar 27, 2011

Jasaoke wrote:
If you want the whole package: talent, taste, and style, I'd go with Bruce Forr.

Yup, Bruce is an unsung local hero, IMHO. He was never in a flashy metal band, but he's got plenty of fire and brimstone, speed & dexterity, and always tasteful. He & Brett Fanelli are my two favorite people to jam with, because I might be playing Black Sabbath, or Dead, or Pink Floyd, or Billy Joel, or old gospel hymns, or worldbeat, or Snoop Dogg, Whitesnake, hell, even make something up on the spot... and they don't just follow along, they embrace it and push it ahead.
Wait until everybody hears Bruce's work on the MC record. He just shines, man. He doesn't sound like anybody else in bluegrass, and that's a REALLY difficult tightrope to walk, you have to be different to compete, but make it too different, and you're ignored.
The song they're playing on tonight's Homegrown Rocker, "Goin' Up The Mountain," was penned by Bruce, and he sings the lead vocal as well. I'm obviously biased, but I think it's a song that has excellent crossover appeal.

todd17063 · Post by **todd17063** » Sunday Mar 27, 2011

i am the best guitar player in my house right now !!!

moxham123 · Post by **moxham123** » Sunday Mar 27, 2011

As stated before, nobody can list the best since there are so many great players in many styles. If you are into the rocking blues stuff, check out Jimmy Thackery.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8f-BLpmw ... re=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAhu_Ol8 ... re=related

CHICKSINGA · Post by **CHICKSINGA** » Monday Mar 28, 2011

My faves are:

Stevie Ray

Roy Buchanan

Lawrence Juber

David Gilmour

Banned · Post by **Banned** » Monday Mar 28, 2011

3 guys are in a cafe,

one says: I've got the smallest arm in the world!

another says: I've got the smallest head in the world!

last one says: I'm the most musically talented in the world!

The 3 guys go to Guinness World Records.

First one goes first and returns happy: I've really got the smallest arm in the world!

Second returns happy too: I've really got the smallest head of the world!

The last one returns angry and screams: WHO THE FUCK IS ZAKK WYLDE!?!?!?

Merge · Post by **Merge** » Monday Mar 28, 2011

I used to like Zakk Wylde, but I have trouble listening to his current stuff. It's soaked in chorus, wah, and loaded with pinch harmonics. It all sounds the same to me. I know some of you on here really like him, and that's cool, but there's no way I can say he's the best guitar player out there. Honestly, I can't say who I think the "best" is. Everyone has something to contribute, and though some are more technically skilled than others, I don't think that makes them "better".

Banned · Post by **Banned** » Tuesday Mar 29, 2011

Jasaoke wrote:IMO, any guitarist worth his salt can get the job done acoustically. It's waaay too easy to sound 'good' with the distortion and low action on an electric guitar, and the whole speed-tapping-arpeggio thing is very rarely done MUSICALLY.
If you want the whole package: talent, taste, and style, I'd go with Bruce Forr. Do yourself a favor and check out a Mama Corn show.

Or Adrian Legg

You know it just occurred to me that greatness in pianist (pronounced \pē-ˈa-nist) is judged by how "well" they execute a certain great piece of music while making it their own. Not just playing the notes perfectly but "internalizing" and feeling the piece while bringing something of themselves to the it. When the pianist reaches a certain level of proficiency they no longer just play the piece.

hard to put into words (maybe some of you can say it better).

I wonder, are great guitarists similarly judged, or is this unique to pianists?

I guess the question is can any shredder (i pick "shredder" because they seem to possess the necessary fundamental technical guitar skills) play any great guitar rift as good as the next? Or does the great rift play the guitarists? (hope i'm making sense here)

brtgoldtop · Post by **brtgoldtop** » Tuesday Mar 29, 2011

I have a ton of faves, it would probably crazy to list the obvious.
although my new fave is the bearded guy playn lady gaga!

MoonManTom · Post by **MoonManTom** » Tuesday Mar 29, 2011

For me, My top 3 favorite guitarists are

1: Ace Frehley, grew up loving this guy!

2: Criss Oliva from Savatage, love everything he played!

3: Albert Collins, Love blues, old blues!

I know Strange combination, I just love guitar playing that is memorable, A lead that has feeling, if that makes sense!

Banned · Post by **Banned** » Wednesday Mar 30, 2011

no one mentioned http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilby_Clark

gilby clark?