Best/worst Guitarists Ever

anti_sk8r · Posted: Sun May 14, 2006 5:33 am Post subject:

Best:

Jimi

Slash

Page

Worst:

Like fallen said (anyone in a punk band) I like Punk music but lets face it. They suck.

EDIT: Ooops. Forgot to add Brian May under Best.
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Zekk · Posted: Thu May 18, 2006 4:09 pm Post subject:

Best:

Neil Young
Eric Clapton
Kurt Cobain (I realize he didn't play well, but for the type of music he played he was a god.)
Jimi Hendrix
Kirk hammlet
The first bassist for metallica
Angus Young

Worst: All of the foremintioned. Because I'm to lazy to make a list.

claybugg · Newb Joined: 14 Jan 2005 Posts: 22

Thomas Erak, from the Fall of Troy. He's crazy awesome.
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fallenangel · Posted: Wed May 31, 2006 2:29 pm Post subject:

Thing about Kurt is...as far as technical proficiency goes he was god awful and there's a reason half the kids who pick up a guitar learn Nirvana first, but when it comes to skill/talent...he was amazing. Less is more, and he worked it. There was a point to it, that you don't need a four minute long Slash Solo to make a good song if the writing is there.

Then, of course, we've got the army of brats who can't write a damn thing and can't play either, but ya know...it was good while it lasted.
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Ogrim_Doomhammer · Oldbie Joined: 06 Dec 2004 Posts: 2116

Lol.... weird posting on a Flea thread

I'd say Joe Satriani is one of the greatest players, I just love the way he uses the whammy bar to create those crazy effects.
Steve Vai is also great, he knows how to handle the reverbs and echoes amazingly well.
Jimmy Page, well he played extraordinary songs and composed extraordinary songs and therefore, he is an extraordinary guitarist.
Yngwie is also great, but as most virtuosos, he plays solos in excess....
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fallenangel · Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2006 1:34 am Post subject:

Comin' up on 2 years old for this thread. Yay necro.

Could be worse, at least it wasn't bumped to add one of the good charlotte boys as one of the best.
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Elbreth · Still very bored Joined: 31 Jan 2005 Posts: 334

I don't know, but Yngwie J. Malmsteen is very good.

ragingflea002 · Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2006 10:52 am Post subject:

Yeah, posting in my threads are quite pointless.
John McLaughlin and Pat Metheny are great jazz/fusion guitarists.

Ogrim_Doomhammer · Oldbie Joined: 06 Dec 2004 Posts: 2116

[quote="Elbreth"]I don't know, but Yngwie J. Malmsteen is very good.[/quote]

I wanted to say Yngwie too.... but didn't want to loathe G3 too much :o

and... since when is flea back?!
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loveliesbleeding · Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 5:39 pm Post subject:

Ledbelly is fairly amazing, espically for his time.

ragingflea002 · Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 6:18 pm Post subject:

[quote]and... since when is flea back?![/quote]
Took a year off to mature and concentrate on school. After this summer, I'm entering my junior year with AP classes and this is my chance to relax.
John Petrucci is a fine guitarist, as well as Buckethead.

Peanut673 · Rookie Joined: 12 Feb 2006 Posts: 32 Location: Pittsburgh

Best: Steve Stavens, Andy Taylor, Andy Sumner, the Edge.

Worst: Avril.

Peanut673 · Rookie Joined: 12 Feb 2006 Posts: 32 Location: Pittsburgh

Sorry, typo. I meant Steve [i]Stevens[/i].

Ogrim_Doomhammer · Oldbie Joined: 06 Dec 2004 Posts: 2116

Dunno why you bumped a 2 year old thread but ok........
[b]
Best[/b]
Steve Vai & Satch (Joe Satriani)

These guys are amazing, and even better together, in my opinion, Vai is the only shredder who puts any kind of feeling into his songs, while others just play scales up and down at amazing speeds this guy is tapping with 8 fingers at amazing speed and letting the notes ring, delightful. About Satch, maybe not so great speed, but great use many different techniques to get really cool sounds out of those strings, also a plus for being the teacher of guys like Kirk Hammet and Vai.

Among others I could say Slash, Yngwie, Angus Young, Andy Timmons, Iommi, Petrucci, Hendrix, Eric Johnson, Gilby Clarke, Dan Hawkins, Adrian Smith, Dave Murray, John Frusciante, Jimmy Page, Paul Gilbert, David Gilmour, Vinnie Moore and Steve Morse.
[b]
Worst:[/b]
Tom Delonge, thank G-d they didn't let him play guitar with A&A or my ears could bleed everytime I turned on the radio.

EDIT: LOL I had already posted in this thread before and both Satch and Vai were in my post

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ragingflea002 · Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2006 11:22 am Post subject:

[quote]Best: Steve Stavens, Andy Taylor, Andy Sumner, the Edge.

Worst: Avril.[/quote]
For the record, the Edge is barely above Avril.
You can edit your posts using the edit button.
Avril doesn't suck. She's simple. To be honest, this was a stupid question for me to ask back then. Any person who just starts playing a guitar sucks because they don't know what the Hell they're doing. They develop and grow. Satch and Vai developed over a long period of time and so they don't suck. Not sucking means you don't overuse technique, you don't solo too much, and you don't try to be the star of the show at the wrong moments.
Kirk Hammett is not a great guitarist for those reasons, as an example. He uses vibrato and Wah way too much, loses control of himself when he solos so that the Metallica solos can run for way too long, and a lot of people regard him as the greatest.
Satch taught him, and Hammett isn't even close to his level. Vai was also taught by Satch, and he's exceeded his level.
Then genres become an issue. Metal guitar is way different from jazz guitar. In jazz guitar, Pat Metheny and John McLaughlin are amazing. They make everything flow.
In pop-punk, Tom DeLonge can play riffs while singing, and his work isn't that bad. Billie Joe does simple melodic solos which makes his work by no means crap.
Bassists deserve loads of credit. Victor Wooten, Stu Hamm, John Myung, Tony Levin, Billy Sheehan, and Jaco Pastorius are all incredible and do amazing work.
My first post in this thread was ignorance.

Red_Quatre · Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 11:35 am Post subject:

Angus Young (ACDC) YEy! I like the way he dances around when he plays too.
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Ogrim_Doomhammer · Oldbie Joined: 06 Dec 2004 Posts: 2116

[quote="Red_Quatre"]Angus Young (ACDC) YEy! I like the way he dances around when he plays too.[/quote]

Yeah he has funny moves.... I love to watch videos in wich he lays on the ground and starts spinning while playing. Talent....
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ragingflea002 · Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2006 6:55 am Post subject:

I have decided that my best friends' dad is one of the coolest guitarists in Charleston.
Oh, and Ritchie Kotzen is awesome. I think I spelled that right.

Ogrim_Doomhammer · Oldbie Joined: 06 Dec 2004 Posts: 2116

record them and show us their skills! Twisted Evil

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eatURmusic · Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2006 11:35 am Post subject:

(BEST)

Eddie Van Halen
Slash (woot!)

(IN THE MIDDLE)

Daron Malakian *okay, here's where I allways get yelled at.... Everyone hate system of a down... I know. But if you've ever seen Daron play guitar live, he's got some skill! He may not be the best, but he's still got skill!*

(WORST)
Aviril Lavigne
Atlantis (however you spell her last name.... she sucks...)
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