who is the best guitar player?

[eltipo]

For my robben ford,carlos santana,aldimeola,bireli lagrene,joe pass george benson.

very,very good luis salinas is the best play guitar

[Evil_Monkey]

A few fav :dabs:

Chad Ginsburg - CKY
Scott Ian - Anthrax
Dan Jacobs - Atreyu
Angus Young - AC/DC
Evil Jared Hasselhoff - Bloodhound Gang
Tony Rombola - Godsmack
Slash Snakepit -Guns And Roses
Lily Lazor - HIM
James "Munky" Shaffer - KoRn
Brian "Head" Welch - KoRn
Bradford Delson - Linkin Park
James Hetfield - Metallica
Greg Tribbett - Mudvayne
Chris D'abaldo - Saliva
Drew Shirley - Switchfoot
Daron Malakian - System Of A Down

The only ones I know that play a mean guitar solo :yup:

[bigboab]

I have not heard too many of the modern guitarists. When I was young Jean Django Reinhardt was recognized as the best player ever. I liked Waylon Jennings who played for Buddy Holly and later became a big country star in his own right.

[eltipo]

I have not heard too many of the modern guitarists. When I was young Jean Django Reinhardt was recognized as the best player ever. I liked Waylon Jennings who played for Buddy Holly and later became a big country star in his own right.

:clap: dyngo reinhardt excellent guitarist of gipsy,new representative of the style is birali lagrene,rosenberg trio


A few fav :dabs:

Chad Ginsburg - CKY
Scott Ian - Anthrax
Dan Jacobs - Atreyu
Angus Young - AC/DC
Evil Jared Hasselhoff - Bloodhound Gang
Tony Rombola - Godsmack
Slash Snakepit -Guns And Roses
Lily Lazor - HIM
James "Munky" Shaffer - KoRn
Brian "Head" Welch - KoRn
Bradford Delson - Linkin Park
James Hetfield - Metallica
Greg Tribbett - Mudvayne
Chris D'abaldo - Saliva
Drew Shirley - Switchfoot
Daron Malakian - System Of A Down

The only ones I know that play a mean guitar solo :yup:

Very good guitarists in the style heavy,rock :D ,Your list he me pleases particularly Angus Young - AC/DC,Brian "Head" Welch - KoRn

[Skiz]

Dead - Stevie Ray Vaughan
Alive - Eric Clapton

Your opinion of your favorite will depend on the music you like, of course.

[killuminati96]

Jimi Hendrix

[Koeckebacker]

Les Paul, Jan Akkerman and Victor Wooten.

[S!X]

Corey Beaulieu & Matt Heafy of Trivium.

[maddog123]

I think Joe Satriani is the best guitar player eva.

[samoyan]

Armik is one of the Best!

[lee551]

it's a pretty hard question to answer. 'best' can be taken a million ways.

[The_Hunter]

Tommy Emmanuel from Australia, i will let other choose rock guitarist.

[natalie]

toquinho,baden powel :D

[express98]

Gary moore

[eltipo]

it's a pretty hard question to answer. 'best' can be taken a million ways.


You have reason, there are many excellent guitarists, the idea is which is your favorite? And maybe is able to discover ,guitarist that I am getting lost of listening :D

[fstrulz]

Slash - Just listen to Use Your Illusion I & II and you'll see. :)

[Afronaut]

There's too many good ones to raise one over others.

:D

[eltipo]

There's too many good ones to raise one over others.

:D

You have reason, there are many excellent guitarists, the idea is which is your favorite? And maybe is able to discover ,guitarist that I am getting lost of listening :D

[lee551]

tom morello (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Morello) is my favorite by far. i love the groove to his playing. he also approaches the guitar in a unique way which is probably best for setting him apart from other axe-slingers.

'who is your favorite guitar player' would've been a more appropriate title then. i really dislike serious 'best guitar player' discussions: too subjective. if you look at one aspect of it like speed or innovation then that type of stuff can be rated i guess, but 'best' is too general to rate imho.

[FireMan]

Hello people,

Slash - Guns N`Roses
Angus Young - AC/DC

and much more players.........;)

:gunsmilie

[S!X]

michael schenker

[RATSOADM]

best ever Hendrix.

best living guitarists Buckethead :cool:

[rhe]

Jimi Hendrix, Randy Rhoads...

[jetje]

So many good ones,......

I would pick Afronaut formerly known as Guitar Slinger :whistling

Last saw Tomatito perform live (with michel camillo) great concert but men can he play the guitar :01:
http://www.tomatito.com/

[eltipo]

So many good ones,......

I would pick Afronaut formerly known as Guitar Slinger :whistling

Last saw Tomatito perform live (with michel camillo) great concert but men can he play the guitar :01:
http://www.tomatito.com/


Excellent guitarist tomatito, I recommend you impressive luis salinas

[mestari]

Alexi Laiho - Children of Bodom

[ivebeenshot]

Jimmy Hendrix
Mark Knoffler
Carlos Santana
B.B. King
Eric Clapton
jimmy page
eddie van halen

[castlecrazy]

john mayer

[resigned]

It depends on the genre and the taste. I love such weirdos like Buckethead or Les Claypool (on bass). Pat Metheny, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Hendrix, Muddy Waters, Al Di Meola, Zakk Wylde, Tsuneo Imahori...they are my favourites, true legends.

[Racket]

:ermm: I guess no one has heard or seen Jeff Beck play? He doesn't even use a guitar pick. :D

[c.a.t.]

ted nugent
jimmy page
jimi henrix

[clocker]

:ermm: I guess no one has heard or seen Jeff Beck play? He doesn't even use a guitar pick. :D

I'm surprised it took thirty posts for Beck's name to come up.

Other favorites would be...
-Danny Gatton
-Brian May
-Walter Becker (Steely Dan)
-Roy Buchanan

[Papps78]

Skay Beilinson

[brotherdoobie]

There are many. I couldn't name just one.


-bd

[cpt_azad]

@fletcher, did you imply that you need a pick to be good?


hands down best guitarist of our time is jeff loomis, all the styles he plays are amazing and im an open minded guy, but my mind's made up about the topic of "best guitarist"

currently learning the solo to "born", jesus christ how can someone play that fast that clean and make it sound good instead of a slur of notes

note: i said of our time, he IS the next jason becker

[colonblow87]

How about David Gilmour or Leo Kottke?

[resigned]

...how can someone play that fast that clean and make it sound good instead of a slur of notes...

I tell you how: He plays on his instrument even on the toilet since he was 5 or so. Thats the secret of speed.

[wickedc@rlos]

Marty Friedman, Dave Mustaine, Kirk Hammet are some of my favourites

[silent h3ro]

My favorites are Aaron Fink, and Benjamin Burnley from Breaking Benjamin and Matthew Sanders, and Synyster Gates from a7x.

[KFlint]

How about David Gilmour or Leo Kottke?

:yup::yup::yup:

Leo Kottke is a god!

Also Bruce Cockburn is a crazy folk guitarist, gotta listen to it!

[eltipo]

There are many. I couldn't name just one.


-bd


please it names those that you like you, I would like to know your preferences and to discover some guitarist that listened :thumbsup:

thanks

[AmpeD]

john petrucci from dream theater ftw

[Chrobe]

Jimi Hendrix called Billy Gibbons(ZZTop) the best guitarist he had ever heard. If he were alive that would probably still stand true!

[quill]

eddie van halen is pretty sick, along with hendrix. the best that ive seen live is zach wylde at ozzfest, that dude can shred.

[audi25]

john petrucci from dream theater ftw
100% agree

[tacoflavakiss]

Jimi Hendrix is the greatest electric guitar player ever.

[madden player]

Joe Walsh ain't too bad.

[ghurka]

Jimi Hendrix
Gary Moore
Eric Clapton

[Tbag]

I think "Brian "Head" Welch - KoRn" the best guitar player

[Tbag]

I think "Brian "Head" Welch - KoRn" the best guitar player

[dan44762000]

thats so easy to answer the greatest guitar player ever is of course ME !
no crap i am without doubt the greatest and i dont care if you disagree !
you heard me play ?
whats that no ?
well shut the f**k up then

[WooleyBooger]

Maybe not the best ever...but my fav is still gotta be Dimebag.

[InGen]

Easily my favourite is Brian May. Hes a pure genious on the guitar. Has his own distinct sound and a one of a kind guitar. Author of "We will rock you", "Tie your mother down", "The show must go on", "I want it all", "Who wants to live forever" just to name some of many classics hes done.

Easily deserves the status of legend and definately up there with the best of them, even perhaps arguably the best guitarist ever.

[Magnum]

Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton is the best!!!

[WarrenBuffet]

50 cent, and that CHinese guy form dragon force lol.

[AuReDo]

Chris D'abaldo

[hijump]

Carlos Santana ...

[vlcoq]

that guy from Queen forgot his name

ahh I think I know... is his name Brian May?

[asmodean]

Andres Segovia is awesome.

[dave12]

jimi hendrix definitely

[Tarniz]

Oh, me like this thread, at the same time - i hate it yup

I just think its all to hard to throw in names and name the player best guitarist ever. But ill give it a shot. When defining best player I would like to know if best player means fastest, best groove, coolest riff creator etc etc. But anyway... here is some ideas.

Frank Zappa - The one and only, great shredder, awsome solos, and still he's making great music.

Neil Young - Anyone played this beutiful exept for him?

Hendrix - He is considered the best amongst many music critics, not to say most music critics, and couldn't agree more.

Kurt Cobain - ever heard a wonderful solo from him? I sure as hell havn't. Ever heard any extreme lick where you've been thinking "how the hell does he do that"? I havn't. Still he's created some of the best riffs ever.

Steive Ray Vaughan - Scuttlebutin', need I say more?

BB King - Blues at it best.

Jimmy Page - Probably my favorite of all time, got it all. Some even say that he's a wizard, because how can one be that good at the guitar and not be a wizard? (What parts of the body did you think with during the 70s?)

John Frusciante - One bend, ten seconds. Thats all the solo you need man!

Some random namedropping
Buckethead
Santana
Townsend
Dylan
Cuck Berry
Tom Morello
Gilmore
Malmsteen (well he's fast anyway)

I could not finish this post without mentioning the anti-solos father Andrew Gill of the Gang of Four.

Stay music people!

[bason]

Carlos Santana is a legend, amazing guitar player...

[grimms]

Jimi Hendrix

[Swift]

slash... from guns`n`roses !

[N4riX]

Hendrix was way ahead of his time and oddly enough still is

[Scavenger]

Slash.

[nkhlsrf]

presently..john petrucci...no one can beat him..

[sidewild]

My god, I am so sick of Hendrix. He most def is not.

I understand people saying Slash because he improvises most of those solos he creates.

I surprised nobody mentioned Dimebag Darrel or Steve Vai.

There is no best. However, there certainly is an elite group.

[Ac3Dunk]

DJ-cutkiller ;).
Malmsteen hands down.

[sleepyy]

I think it all depends on the music you enjoy and the style of play and your current mood for the person you favour over the rest for me it's either older clapton or another endless list of people

[danio]

Zakk Wylde :) and of course Dimebag was awesome!

[kerberos]

Jon Petrucci of Dream Theater and Alan Morse of Spock's Beard are my favourites. I'm no expert though. Then there's Yngwie Malmsteen. I hear he is rather good too.