The Best Guitarist?

[kassinopious]

Who is your favourite guitarist ever?

Mine has to be Yngwie Malmsteen - he is awsome :)

[i8gtmf]

Just has to be Mr Satriani ....

[dgmortal]

dimebag darrell :D

[Amadeus]

I'd have to say, Jimi Hendrix.

[marine_aart]

the POD guitarist rox

[Lane52]

i myself like clapton, and vai, and hendrix, i really cant pick one.

[Benno]

Steve vai & Jimi Hendrix

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I have to put best guitarists in genres but here some of th ebst

Mark Knoflar
Kim Hendrix
Joe Satriani
Steve Via
Adrian Smith
Robert Delero
Eric Clapton
John Butler

Santana most over rated guitarist ever in my opionion

[Luca_Snipes]

umm, Joe Satriani is good, as is Luca Turilli

[jetje]

Guitar Slinger B)

[Bass]

This subject is really personal taste.............my favourite guitarist is Alan Holdsworth, went to see him in a pub called the Victoria in Nottingham,UK.....totally awesome!!!! B)

cheers,
Bass

[sam33]

me - Tommy Emmanuel

[[B][O][T]]

Jimi Hendrix

BOT

[Finch]

jimi hendrix, eric clapton and carlos santana

[ToraBoraDweller]

Technically the best Joe Satriani (best song of him imo Mystical Groove Potatothing)
Creatively best Jimi Hendrix & Jimmy Page. :)

[garretrevels]

The Reverend Horton Heat. :devil:

[Bass]

Originally posted by ToraBoraDweller@19 May 2003 - 18:37
Technically the best Joe Satriani (best song of him imo Mystical Groove Potatothing)

Hi m8.....I seriously suggest you download some Alan Holdsworth and be enlightened :D

do it.....and you will not be dissapointed.

cheers,
Bass.

[shiban]

Toni Iommi

The man has no fingertips.

Stevie Ray vaughn. (Duh!)

[Afronaut]

Here's some of THE players that have been my inspirations over the years:
Brian Setzer, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, John Petrucci (Dream Theater), Y.Malmsteen, Ritchie Blackmore, Paul Gilbert, Michael Schenker (MSG), James Hetfield, David Gilmour, Jeff Beck, Tony McAlpine, Mark Knopfler, Chris Rea, Gary Moore, and of course, Van Halen... and some Finnish guiatr Players like Timo Tolkki (Starovarius) Timo Nikki (Peer Günt) Albert Järvinen (Hurriganes) + there's more but i cant remember the names at the moment...

And here's some other artists i've been listening a lot lately:
Johan Reinholdz (Andromeda), Danny Gatton (with Joey DeFrancesco), Bjørn Berge (he plays nice acoustic blues with slide)...

-GS-

(edit: typos)

[pussymasterzee]

holy shit i cant believe no one has mentioned ANGUS YOUNG yet hes the best guitarist ever :)

and Kirk Hammet he was one of the most copied guitarist of the 90s

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holy shit i cant believe no one has mentioned ANGUS YOUNG yet hes the best guitarist ever

Dammit why didnt i mentioned him i cant believe i didnt one of my favourites guitaist ever cant bielve i forgot him i saw acdc once and angus is a freak

[Afronaut]

Originally posted by pussymasterzee@20 May 2003 - 14:25
holy shit i cant believe no one has mentioned ANGUS YOUNG yet hes the best guitarist ever  :)
My Bad! :blink:

Sorry about that, was making a sorta quick-list, maybe forgot some other good players as well. :unsure:

Angus is a player all right! Maybe not the best nevertheless but he has THE attitude. :) :P

Tune into UKMan's KLF Radio (http://yp.shoutcast.com/directory/?s=UKMan%27s+KLF+Radio&numresult=25&x=26&y=7) "show",
7.5 hours AC/DC and the Who.

Im tuned allready...

-GS-

[riku_x]

Adam Jones of Tool.

[Clear Illusions]

Joe Satriani

[Goldwheelz]

It's almost impossible to answer this question, as there are so many different styles and methods, but it stills boils down to personal preference!

Among my favourites are Slash, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton and Brian May, but yet they're all different and all great Guitarists!! B)

[Goldwheelz]

Sorry, I forgot Gary Moore! :o B)

[Control_you_3]

Kurt Cobain <_<

[N£MO]

Steve Craddock is one of my favourite guitarists.

[Rocktron]

Originally posted by i8gtmf@18 May 2003 - 18:33
Just has to be Mr Satriani ....
Yep&#33;

Joe Satriani is the GOD&#33;
He knows it all, but just playes the notes that HIT you when you are not looking...

And Steve Vai learned it all from him&#33;&#33; ;)
But don&#39;t forget John Petrucci from Dream Theater... he&#39;s AMAZING&#33;&#33;

And about Guitar Slinger (like jetje said) download this file: Guitar-Slinger Riviera Paradise
Great improvisation&#33; (I think he played this in 1 take with some mixes?)

[Afronaut]

Originally posted by Rocktron@21 May 2003 - 14:40

And about Guitar Slinger (like jetje said) download this file: Guitar-Slinger Riviera Paradise
Great improvisation&#33; (I think he played this in 1 take with some mixes?)

...oh, and i bet JetJe was just pulling your legs. :lol:

My version of Riviera Paradise was done in one take, its about 11 minutes of improvisation. No mixes, just one guitar track. I did warm up a bit before hitting the record button, and there was some beers involved too. :)
Some places the timing is way off (beer) and i didnt make all them harmonics (up to D note) ringing
the way they should. Wasnt even trying to play like SRV, thats not really possible and its rather pointless, there&#39;s too many SRV wannabes around allready. ;) For me, he was THE blues player, hope my version does some justice for the song.
It has the kinda Pub-live feeling, allthough only for guitar as rest is midi.
Gotta say, i like the sound of the guitar though, Ibanez 808 Tube-Screamer helped a lot, and a single-coil...
It aint really good playing, i could probably do a better version BUT, its done so its done, gotta
move along to different songs etc... and that brings me to the subject i really wanna say:

Gonna broadcast a Guitar-Special in Shoutcast today or tomorrow, 1 hour or so about guitars and the community here, im currently downloading some stuff adthomp has made and i got his permission to use it on the radio-show, got also something from UKMan, need to get his permission though...
Anyone interested?

Also gonna make a new thread about it in Music World or just add a post in the KLF Radio thread...

-GS-

[j2k4]

Too tough-

I bet I could name 50 favorites, players who I can&#39;t get enough of-

Just to name one-does Leo Kottke get any props here?

Probably the most technically proficient player there is, on a twelve-string to boot (check out "Airproofing").

Not to mention he had to totally re-create his playing technique due to a hand ailment years back.

Everybody knows all the obvious choices (the rockers); I do, too, but I like to find the ones hiding in the corners.

Clocker knows of a few guitar players-he knows where some of the corners are, too..... :ph34r:

[Proper Bo]

Originally posted by Guitar-Slinger@21 May 2003 - 14:45

Gonna broadcast a Guitar-Special in Shoutcast today or tomorrow, 1 hour or so about guitars and the community here, im currently downloading some stuff adthomp has made and i got his permission to use it on the radio-show, got also something from UKMan, need to get his permission though...
Anyone interested?

I&#39;m interested, gimme the link :D

[Afronaut]

Yeah, there&#39;s a lot of "not-so-famous" guitar players out there, i&#39;ve heard of Leo Kottke too
, how about late Danny Gatton? ther&#39;s probably a 100000 players that should be mentioned here. :lol:



@ Proper Bo, I tell thee:

Gonna take some time before i got the show done, maybe in about 6 hours or so,

I dont have the link yet, working on the stuff right now, gonna post it later... stay tuned&#33; :)

[Rocktron]

Originally posted by Guitar-Slinger@21 May 2003 - 14:45
I did warm up a bit before hitting the record button, and there was some beers involved too. :)
Some places the timing is way off (beer) and i didnt make all them harmonics (up to D note) ringing
the way they should. Wasnt even trying to play like SRV, thats not really possible and its rather pointless, there&#39;s too many SRV wannabes around allready. ;) For me, he was THE blues player, hope my version does some justice for the song.
He hehehehehe...,

the voice of a musician that is never satisfied with the stuff he playes, unshure and careful of what other people might think or say... Sure i hear the little faults in what you play in this song (and other as well) but that&#39;s not the point man&#33;
I recognize alot in you&#33; Never happy and careful... ;)
That&#39;s a great talent man&#33;
We all make misstakes because we are human. If you want something perfect (without any feeling) program it on a computer and let it roll... (Duh NOT&#33;)

It&#39;s about the feel&#33;

Keep up the good work&#33;

[Afronaut]

Watch out mr Roctron, I just installed Fruity Loops on my puter&#33; :P

Actually im gonna only use some filters of it, running it in VST.

Im planning to be the next Darude, maybe got me a hit just for this summer, gotta hurry up though...

I wouldnt mind, getting a summer-techno-hit, collect the cash...

[j2k4]

Originally posted by Guitar-Slinger@21 May 2003 - 09:54
how about late Danny Gatton? ther&#39;s probably a 100000 players that should be mentioned here. :lol:



Danny Gatton is one of my new faves, thanks to Clocker, who has a bit of history with him- ;)

[kassinopious]

marty friedman + jason becker (cacophony) - they rule&#33;&#33;

[RGX]

Has to be slash, fantastic phrasing, complete rock star, and some of the technical stuff ive heard him play would easily rival vai or satch

[clocker]

http://www.jazzvisionsphotos.com/danny-gatton.jpg

DANNY GATTON&#33;

with all due respect to Roy Buchanan, Danny&#39;s technical godfather.

Check out Gatton&#39;s "Blues Newberg" or Buchanan&#39;s "The Messiah Will Come Again" to hear someone make a Telecaster cry... ;)

[garretrevels]

@j2k4
leo kottke is great
you might like Keller Williams
or Micheal Hedges
and perhaps Charlie Hunter (plays bass and guitar at the same time on a 8 string he invented)
cheers&#33;

[j2k4]

Originally posted by garretrevels@21 May 2003 - 12:35
@j2k4
leo kottke is great
you might like Keller Williams
or Micheal Hedges
and perhaps Charlie Hunter (plays bass and guitar at the same time on a 8 string he invented)
cheers&#33;
I do like Michael Hedges&#33;

Gotta check on Keller Williams.

Have heard a bit of Hunter; what do you recommend? :D

[williamson]

Originally posted by kassinopious@18 May 2003 - 17:09
Who is your favourite guitarist ever?

Mine has to be Yngwie Malmsteen - he is awsome :)
its got to be the one and only eric clapton :ph34r:

[garretrevels]

i would try the album "duo" its him and leon parker live off the floor....its hard to beleive that only 2 people can make that much music
and also for a fuller funkier sound try the album "Songs from an Analog Playground"

As for Keller Williams he is amazing&#33;&#33; especially live
he plays a ten string
also he uses live loops on stage (crazy)
also he is a master of the "beat box" and "Mouthed Flugel"(mouthed trumpet)
his new studio album "Laugh" is pretty damn good

As for ...(live)..... tracks you should try
Vacate **&#33;&#33;&#33;
Moon Dance
Kidney in a cooler
Sideways Trees
Best Feeling
Brunette
Theme From Pink Panther

i think you&#39;ll be impressed

[dingoBaby]

Originally posted by j2k4+21 May 2003 - 14:03--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (j2k4 @ 21 May 2003 - 14:03)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin--garretrevels@21 May 2003 - 12:35
@j2k4
leo kottke is great
you might like Keller Williams
or Micheal Hedges
and perhaps Charlie Hunter (plays bass and guitar at the same time on a 8 string he invented)
cheers&#33;
I do like Michael Hedges&#33;

Gotta check on Keller Williams.

Have heard a bit of Hunter; what do you recommend? :D [/b][/quote]
Check out Charlie Hunter&#39;s album Bing Bing Bing. Or better yet, if you ever get the chance go see him live. You will be dumbfounded. The man has alien fingers.

Some of my favorites: Stevie Ray Vaughn, Warren Haynes (Allman Bros/Govt Mule), Mark Ford (used to be in the Black Crowes), John Schofield, Eddie Van Halen, Skunk Baxter (Steely Dan and the Doobie Bros), Walter Becker (Steely Dan), Jerry Garcia (especially his acoustic stuff), Kim Thayil (Soundgarden), and about 100 others. :D

[j2k4]

dingoBaby-we are of similar minds on this subject. ;)

[clocker]

J2,

Why haven&#39;t you brought in Monte Montegomery? I think he&#39;s one of the most interesting ( as opposed to technically proficient) guitar players I&#39;ve heard in a long time.

[Sony]

(Buckethead ) is the best of all, Search for him on Kazaa and you will see what i am talking about

[MsLopey]

slash, end of discussion :P

[Sony]

Slash is no longer with Guns N&#39; Roses, Buckethead is though

[j2k4]

Originally posted by clocker@21 May 2003 - 13:58
J2,

Why haven&#39;t you brought in Monte Montegomery? I think he&#39;s one of the most interesting ( as opposed to technically proficient) guitar players I&#39;ve heard in a long time.
True-

Anybody who hasn&#39;t heard of Monte Montgomery, DL "When Will I".

Essential&#33; B)

[fallenknight308]

Malmsteen is good.
Steve vai.
Eric johnson.
Mark knopfler&#33;


AND MY ALL-TIMERS:

Danilo bar -- "White skull" (http://users.libero.it/white_skull/)

Jani Liimatainen --- sonata arctica&#33; (http://www.sonataarctica.com/)

[archiemason]

My favourites ever: Steve Vai, Steve Morse, Eric Johnson, Jason Becker, Micheal Hedges, Leo Kottke.
Then:
Joe Satriani, Mark Knopfler, Gavid Gilmour, Patrik Rondat, Uli Roth, Vinnie Zummo, Buckethead, Nuno Bettencourt, Chet Atkins, Corrado Rustici, Frank Zappa, Mike Keneally, Brian May, Wes Montgomery, Joe Pass, Jimi Hendrix, George Harrison, Jeff Beck, Neil Rodgers, Warren Cuccurullo, others...

Have fun &#33; :)

[MsLopey]

Originally posted by Sony@21 May 2003 - 23:02
Slash is no&nbsp; longer&nbsp; with&nbsp; Guns N&#39; Roses,&nbsp; Buckethead&nbsp; is&nbsp; though
buckethead is slash lol

[j2k4]

Originally posted by archiemason@22 May 2003 - 03:11
My favourites ever: Steve Vai, Steve Morse, Eric Johnson, Jason Becker, Micheal Hedges, Leo Kottke.
Then:
Joe Satriani, Mark Knopfler, Gavid Gilmour, Patrik Rondat, Uli Roth, Vinnie Zummo, Buckethead, Nuno Bettencourt, Chet Atkins, Corrado Rustici, Frank Zappa, Mike Keneally, Brian May, Wes Montgomery, Joe Pass, Jimi Hendrix, George Harrison, Jeff Beck, Neil Rodgers, Warren Cuccurullo, others...

Have fun &#33; :)
Pickin&#39; up some serious tips here........ ;)

[Mad old tory]

Dont forget people like richie sambora and jo perry. They may be on the commercial side of rock but hteyr still damn good guitarists

[archiemason]

Originally posted by MsLopey+22 May 2003 - 15:47--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (MsLopey @ 22 May 2003 - 15:47)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteBegin--Sony@21 May 2003 - 23:02
Slash is no longer with Guns N&#39; Roses,&nbsp; Buckethead is&nbsp; though
buckethead is slash lol[/b][/quote]
Do you mean they are the SAME person ? :blink: ...they play so different... :unsure:

[ISthisLEGAL.com]

1) KIRK HAMMETT - metallica

2)KERRY KING - slayer

3)DAVE MURRY - iron maiden

4)GLEN TIPTON - judas priest

5)JAMES HETFIELD - metallica

6)DIME BAG DARRELL - pantera

[Patriot]

;) Al Di Meola....


<_< Buckethead play&#39;s rings around Slash...

[atomix_88]

I have to say that my fav guitarists has to be

Pink Floyd&#39;d David Gilmour

Matchbox 20&#39;s Kyle Cook

U2&#39;s Edge

Collective Soul&#39;s Ed Roland

They are truly the MUTS NUTS :P

[MsLopey]

Originally posted by Patriot@23 May 2003 - 02:02
;) Al Di Meola....


<_< Buckethead play&#39;s rings around Slash...
like i said, buckethead is slash :D

[Bass]

So no one likes Alan Holdsworth then????
I can`t believe no one has sampled the delights of this English virtuoso.....truly the best&#33;&#33;&#33;

[Guillaume]

Originally posted by ISthisLEGAL.com@22 May 2003 - 23:55
1) KIRK HAMMETT - metallica

2)KERRY KING - slayer

3)DAVE MURRY - iron maiden

4)GLEN TIPTON - judas priest

5)JAMES HETFIELD - metallica

6)DIME BAG DARRELL - pantera
7) Trey Azagtoth - Morbid Angel

[Benno]

Originally posted by Bass@23 May 2003 - 12:52
So no one likes Alan Holdsworth then????
I can`t believe no one has sampled the delights of this English virtuoso.....truly the best&#33;&#33;&#33;
I admire his skills but personaly I dont like his music very much. ;)

[Patriot]

Originally posted by MsLopey+23 May 2003 - 04:27--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (MsLopey @ 23 May 2003 - 04:27)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteBegin--Patriot@23 May 2003 - 02:02
;) Al Di Meola....


<_< Buckethead play&#39;s rings around Slash...
like i said, buckethead is slash :D[/b][/quote]
:lol: Wrong...

Who is Buckethead ?
"That question has been puzzling scientists, fans, conspiracy theorists, Scully & Mulder, and tabloid journalists for years. Some reports say that Buckethead is an android, possibly from another planet. Others say that he is just another alien. Conspiracy theorists have wondered if Buckethead is actually Steve Vai or Paul Gilbert in disguise." Buckethead plays with speed, precision and can play almost any style of music. He also knows how to play bass.


Buckethead

Name: Brian Carroll

Nick name: Buckethead, Death Cube K

Birthday : Somewhere in 1969

Hometown : Marietta, GA, USA
Occupation : Lead Guitarist

Bands : Deli Creeps, Cornbugs, Praxis, Cobra Strike, Buckethead (Solo), Primus (Ozzfest 1999), Guns N&#39; Roses

Who Is Buckethead?

Nov 22, 2002 9:18 am US/Eastern
(mtv.com) The Buckethead backstory begins with a kid named Brian Carroll growing up in a Southern California suburb not far from Disneyland. He&#39;s a shy kid and spends a lot of time in his room, which is filled with comic books, video games, martial-arts movie memorabilia, slasher-flick stuff, all the usual youth-culture detritus. He also spends a whole lot of time at Disneyland.

As a teenager, Brian takes up the guitar, plonking away under the sway of such metal masters as Angus Young of AC/DC; the late Randy Rhoads, of the Ozzy Osbourne band; and Swedish overdrive virtuoso Yngwie Malmsteen. Like the latter two, Carroll incorporates a considerable amount of classical-music consciousness into his burgeoning style. He reads a lot of music theory. He starts getting really, really good.

Unlike his idols, however, Carroll is anything but flamboyant. Mane-tossing guitar-god moves are not something he&#39;ll ever be comfortable attempting. In fact, in an ideal world, there&#39;d be somebody else he could one day take up onstage with him and hide behind. Some sort of alter ego.

Nobody much liked the 1988 fright flick "Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers." After 10 years, this slasher franchise was pretty much played out. (Even though it&#39;s still with us today&#33;) But Brian Carroll was inspired by the film. He went right out after seeing it and bought a Michael Myers-like white mask. Then, that night, as he was eating from a bucketful of take-out fried chicken, another inspiration struck. He described it in a 1996 interview with Guitar Player magazine: "I was eating it, and I put the mask on and then the bucket on my head. I went to the mirror. I just said, &#39;Buckethead. That&#39;s Buckethead right there.&#39; It was just one of those things. After that, I wanted to be that thing all the time."

Unlike the editors of Guitar Player (for which Bucket once wrote a column called "Psychobuddy"), you needn&#39;t be conversant with minor 9th intervals or quadratonal arpeggios to be knocked sideways by Buckethead&#39;s war-of-the-worlds guitar eruptions. His star-burst chord clusters and eye-frazzling eight-finger solos aren&#39;t like much else you&#39;ll be hearing on this planet anytime soon.

Of course there are all kinds of aspiring guitar wizards out there (although probably none within pick-flicking distance of this guy). But what sets Carroll decisively apart from the pack is the outré "Buckethead" persona he&#39;s so painstakingly created. This character, with its vaguely sinister mask, soberly upended KFC bucket, and absurdly detailed chicken fetish, is pure American surrealism. Buckethead is a star of a strange new kind: not the projection of a preening personality, as is usually the case, but a mirror, a screen, a somehow lovable cipher. As a musical presence, he seems almost (one of Carroll&#39;s favorite words) disembodied.

Although most people are probably experiencing Buckethead for the first time in his current stint with the new Guns N&#39; Roses, the man has been putting out solo albums for the last 10 years. Some, like the 1999 Monsters and Robots, are pure "post-metal psycho-shred," as one writer put it. Others, like the just-released Electric Tears, are serenely ambient. Buckethead also records under the name Death Cube K (an anagram); the 1994 Dreamatorium is a good one.

In addition to this solo output, Buckethead has also recorded and performed with a wild array of other musicians, from P-Funk all-stars Bootsy Collins and Bernie Worrell to Iggy Pop, Primus, avant-fusion bassist Bill Laswell and the late Miles Davis Quintet drummer Tony Williams. He&#39;s played on three albums by "The Lord of the Rings" star Viggo Mortensen, one by the painter Julian Schnabel, and some movie soundtracks and scores, too ("The Last Action Hero," "Mortal Kombat," "Beverly Hills Ninja"). He longs to do an all-Disney album. ("When You Wish Upon a Star" is one of his favorite tunes.)

We encountered Buckethead backstage at two recent Guns N&#39; Roses shows, in Vancouver and Seattle. On both occasions he was standing in his dressing room, in full Bucket regalia, wailing away, at subdued volume, on his extra-large, custom-made Flying V guitar. (Since he stands about seven feet tall — with bucket — he feels that regular, off-the-rack guitars look too dinky in his hands.) His fingers, like those of such renowned forebears as Robert Johnson and Jimi Hendrix, are extraordinarily long, and dizzying to follow as they caper among the frets. (He says he has a "really huge" big toe, too. Whatever.)

As he played, he appeared to be meditating on a large rack in front of him filled with odd dolls and objects: Michael Myers, of course; Leatherface from "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre"; a little plastic replica of Colonel Sanders, the late KFC impresario; and a rubber chicken straight out of vaudeville.

Brian Carroll is very soft-spoken and self-effacing. He seems to be the sort of person who&#39;s consumed by music, and one wonders, in talking to him, if there&#39;s any musical style or school with which he doesn&#39;t have at least a glancing acquaintance. Since the Buckethead character was famously raised by chickens, and has made it his mission in life to alert the world to the ongoing chicken holocaust in fast-food joints around the globe, we wondered about the presence of the Colonel Sanders doll in his travel rack. Carroll said, "It&#39;s like your father; maybe he beats you, but he&#39;s still your father, and you love him, and ... it&#39;s complicated."

Unlike Carroll, Buckethead doesn&#39;t speak at all, at least not for public consumption. When our cameras were about to start rolling, he fitted a whole-head rubber monster mask over his right hand and said that this improvised puppet — he calls it "Herbie" — would answer all questions. We asked what the chicken deal was. Apparently, the evil man who owned the farm where Buckethead was raised (with chickens, remember) came to the coop one day and cruelly slipped some fried chicken pieces inside.

"And for the first time," Herbie says, "he realized they were cooking chickens. And they were his family, so he tried to put them back together, and he just kind of went nuts. And he put the bucket on his head &#39;cause he thought he could help all those dead chickens come back to life. So when he plays, it&#39;s like the sound of all those dead chickens coming through his hands."

Okay. And this rubber chicken here?

"This is kind of sad," Herbie says. "It makes him play more pretty. When he sees this, he thinks of lullabies and that sort of stuff. But it&#39;s not real, and he knows it&#39;s not real."

When Brian Carroll first got a call from Axl Rose inviting him to join Guns N&#39; Roses, he was nonplussed at first. He knew the band, of course, but it wasn&#39;t really ... his kind of thing, right?

Axl persevered, though. At Christmas he invited Brian over to his house. It hadn&#39;t been a happy Buckethead holiday up to that point: he&#39;d really, really been hoping that someone would give him a certain hard-to-find Leatherface doll he&#39;d been coveting as a gift, but no one had. Then he arrived at Axl&#39;s place, and Axl had that very doll — and he gave it to him. Brian took this as a sign ("He must understand me somehow"), and he joined the band.

So has Axl been any help to Buckethead in scoring chicks on this tour?

There&#39;s a pause, then Herbie says, "He&#39;s scared of, uh, girls. He just gets a weird feeling. He doesn&#39;t understand the feeling that he gets."

Some sort of chick/chicken confusion, maybe?

"That&#39;s a possibility," Herbie says. "I&#39;ve never thought of that. And I&#39;m sure he hasn&#39;t, either."

By this point, showtime is impending. Bucket has to head for the stage. We&#39;ve pretty much covered everything, though: the chickens, the bucket ... But wait — the mask. What about the mask?

"There is no mask," Herbie says.

[ToraBoraDweller]

Originally posted by Benno+23 May 2003 - 13:03--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Benno @ 23 May 2003 - 13:03)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin--Bass@23 May 2003 - 12:52
So no one likes Alan Holdsworth then????
I can`t believe no one has sampled the delights of this English virtuoso.....truly the best&#33;&#33;&#33;
I admire his skills but personaly I dont like his music very much. ;) [/b][/quote]
..same here ... there are a lot of virtuoso around, depends what the listener
pays attention to and it also matters if you play guitar yourself.

A few weeks ago I saw a doc about Fernando Sor :classic guitarist & composer
If you know how BIG his fingers are ,you have to admire the enormous technical skill
with which he frets his chords . :)

[god-of-rock]

I think I might have posted a reply on this post earlier saying Ace Frehley was the best guitarist ever.... After a while I came to realize he&#39;s not the best guitarist in the world after all... the best one is me&#33;

[ISthisLEGAL.com]

Originally posted by Gurahl+23 May 2003 - 12:40--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Gurahl @ 23 May 2003 - 12:40)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin--ISthisLEGAL.com@22 May 2003 - 23:55
1) KIRK HAMMETT - metallica

2)KERRY KING&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; - slayer

3)DAVE MURRY&nbsp; &nbsp; - iron maiden

4)GLEN TIPTON&nbsp; - judas priest

5)JAMES HETFIELD - metallica

6)DIME BAG DARRELL - pantera
7) Trey Azagtoth - Morbid Angel [/b][/quote]
Yes tray would be in my top ten just for hes speed alone, i play the same guitar as him bc rich iron bird with inverted neck. :rolleyes:

[Scar7]

Jimmy Hendrix, Jimmy Paige and John Frusciante..probably others that i cant remember right now..

[zosoman]

Good to hear Leo Kottke is getting some praise here. For my money, there isn&#39;t a better acoustic finger picking guitarist. Al DiMeola is probably my favorite guitarist at the moment though. He has amazing technique, beautiful songs, crazy speed, and diverse music. Malmsteen has always been another of my favs, along with John Petrucci, Satriani, SRV, and so many more.

But one man no one has mentioned is Shawn Lane. Even in guitarist circles he isn&#39;t mentioned very often. He is quite simply the quintessential guitar virtuoso. The man can play just about anything from country to blues to jazz to rock. He has flawless technique and some of the fastest playing you can see. He&#39;s recently been doing some jazz/Indian classical stuff with Jonas Hellborg that is great, if you are open minded musically. I really can not say enough good things about this man. It is unfortunate that he gets so little recognition and is in poor health.

[nahan]

Chris Cornel, JEff Buckley ,Jerry Cantrell ,and of course Jesus .

[archiemason]

Originally posted by MsLopey+23 May 2003 - 10:27--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (MsLopey @ 23 May 2003 - 10:27)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteBegin--Patriot@23 May 2003 - 02:02
;)&nbsp; Al Di Meola....


<_<&nbsp; Buckethead play&#39;s rings around Slash...
like i said, buckethead is slash :D[/b][/quote]
I really don&#39;t think so.. :blink:

[nahan]

Yeah right w/ out Slash there would be no bucket head.
He would simply cease to exsist

[fernalfer]

zakk wylde and buckethead...gods :)

[Colt Seevers]

The Edge

[miccheck1516]

Tom morello, some of teh best sounds made from a guitar are on the evil empire cd and he did some crazy shit on audioslaves album too

[Schmiggy_JK23]

Clapton and Hendrix, no doubt,

and I agree on the morello, wow is he creative.

[god-of-rock]

my list:

Ace Frehley (between 72-80)
Angus Young
Richie Blackmore (before he got married)
Dave Murray
Guitar-Slinger
Eddie Van Halen


...but one shouldn&#39;t forget the rhytm-guitarists...


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[DopeHatter420]

DIMEBAG DARRELL&#33;
Jimi Henrix
Zakk Wylde
Kirk Hammet

[crag1000]

slash is the best ever

[Buffalo]

Impossible to answer, acording to B.B.King " Eric Clapton" is the greatest guitarist.
No one has metioned Van Halen (eddie) or Jonny Winter&#33;

But my favourite and my inspiration would have to be the one and only Slash&#33; :D

Jonno B)

[Goldwheelz]

Nobody&#39;s mentioned Jon Raddon :angry: B)

[archiemason]

Originally posted by Goldwheelz@5 June 2003 - 09:30
Nobody&#39;s mentioned Jon Raddon :angry:&nbsp; B)
...the famous Guitar Jonny ??? :o :o :o ...How could I forget him &#33;&#33;&#33; :blink: :blink: :blink:

[3RA1N1AC]

Eddie Van Halen

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No one mentioned Michael J Fox :lol:

[Celerystalksme]

The Guitars In This Are Amazing

Celery Bunch
sung by cartoon kids dressed in celery costumes
the (crunch)es occur when they take a bite

We&#39;re the celery bunch
And we love to crunch (crunch&#33;)
Celery, celery
Now you don&#39;t need a fork
And you don&#39;t need a spoon
You can munch on it all afternoon
Celery, celery
You can dip it in cheese or peanut butter
Eat it all day, go ask your mother
"What about celery, what about celery"
She&#39;ll tell you it&#39;s good for your digestive system
Fiber is good you know
And what we love
Most of all
Is that it&#39;s (crunch&#33;)
LOUD&#33;
We&#39;re the celery bunch
And we love to crunch (crunch&#33;)
Celery, celery&#33;

[mogadishu]

hendrix.. no competition.

[Jayhawk]

your all over the place celery your song is gonna be famous in under a day

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Celery Bunch
sung by cartoon kids dressed in celery costumes
the (crunch)es occur when they take a bite


We&#39;re the celery bunch
And we love to crunch (crunch&#33;)
Celery, celery
Now you don&#39;t need a fork
And you don&#39;t need a spoon
You can munch on it all afternoon
Celery, celery
You can dip it in cheese or peanut butter
Eat it all day, go ask your mother
"What about celery, what about celery"
She&#39;ll tell you it&#39;s good for your digestive system
Fiber is good you know
And what we love
Most of all
Is that it&#39;s (crunch&#33;)
LOUD&#33;
We&#39;re the celery bunch
And we love to crunch (crunch&#33;)
Celery, celery&#33;

yeah love the solos

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Does crombcat get royities??

[H.H.]

Trying to name the best guitarist ever... well that is like trying to name the best woman you ever fucked.... allmost impossible&#33;

IF I had to go spend some time on a deserted island and I had to choose a guitarist.... only one choice pops to MY mind: Carlos Santana.

He&#39;s cool when he needs to be cool and he cooks when it&#39;s time to cook... and allways with a feeling...

Beautiful....

H. ;)

[sum_sicko]

this is a personal favourite of mine

Michael Angelo from Nitro

download his super fast guitaring video

Michael Angelo -Speed Kills B)

[H.H.]

not getting personal or anything.... SPEED is not MUSIC&#33;
H. ;)

[Riddler]

" Jimi Hendrix ?...........I f**ked &#39;im &#33; " :o


But seriously.........Fred Penner knows his way around a 6-string, man. B)