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Posted: 7/20/2024 10:55:28 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The best is not on your list, Terry Kath with Chicago, the man the Hendrix said was the best guitarist in the world Except that was a hundred years ago. Other great players have come along since. 
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Posted: 7/20/2024 10:58:01 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Except that was a hundred years ago. Other great players have come along since. There were probably more great players in the 100 years BEFORE Terry Kath. |
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Posted: 7/20/2024 10:59:40 PM EST
[#3]
hold my beer
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Posted: 7/20/2024 11:00:05 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Arpegiate the notes. It's not a trick question. Below is a simple major triad on 2 strings. ------5---8-- --6----------- It could be, depends how those 2 strings are tuned. |
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Posted: 7/20/2024 11:39:18 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Slash A whole lot of people like to shit on Slash, especially guitar players, but his influence on music is hard to deny. His playing really got me back to playing when I was a teenager after I had initially put the guitar away but I think when Illusion came out that really made an impact on me. Especially the song Estranged. Granted he isn’t the most technical player, but he sure can’t be overlooked. |
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Posted: 7/21/2024 12:14:33 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Your list is your own OP and thats ok. Keith Richards and David Gilmore wouldn't even make my top 10. Steve Via is a great technical player? But has very little soul in what be plays. Tender Surrender says Hello |
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Posted: 7/21/2024 12:43:37 AM EST
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There is no greatest guitarist, only great guitarists who’s work resonates with you for subjective reasons.
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Posted: 7/21/2024 12:44:21 AM EST
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Before answering that you'd have to compile a list of things you think make a great guitarist.
Essentially an impossible question. |
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Posted: 7/21/2024 12:49:27 AM EST
[#9]
Don Rich, but I listen to different music than a lot of people.
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Posted: 7/21/2024 1:48:40 AM EST
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Without Jimi Hendricks and Jimmy Page, there would be no Eddie Van Halen. Every guitarist is influenced by those that come before them.
There is no greatest. Only styles perfected from the earlier artists. Each has their own style. Appreciate that unique style. Music is from the soul. |
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Posted: 7/21/2024 1:57:45 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Too subjective , off the top of my head Roy Clark Chet Atkins Freddie King Albert King Rory Gallagher Duane Allman Jerry Reed and numerous session guitarist that no one has ever heard of Good list added to the other choices, but I'd add Les Paul and Glen Campbell. I vote Jimi #1 for sure. Probably should add Eric Clapton as well. |
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Posted: 7/21/2024 2:14:12 AM EST
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One name that I'm surprised hasn't been mentioned yet is Tony MacAlpine.
 Tony MacAlpine and band perform "Tears of Sahara" on EMGtv |
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Posted: 7/21/2024 2:54:18 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: It could be, depends how those 2 strings are tuned. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Arpegiate the notes. It's not a trick question. Below is a simple major triad on 2 strings. ------5---8-- --6----------- It could be, depends how those 2 strings are tuned. |
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Posted: 7/21/2024 8:15:21 AM EST
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 Pink Floyd - Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts 1-5 & 7) [PULSE Restored & Re-Edited] |
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Posted: 7/21/2024 8:55:08 AM EST
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David Gilmour
Steve Morse Mateo Mancuso Al DiMeola Frank Zappa |
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Posted: 7/21/2024 8:58:24 AM EST
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From the list Jimmy Page exhibits the widest range of scales and modes. He is a master of matching the sound to the intended feeling of a song.
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Posted: 7/21/2024 9:13:04 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Without Jimi Hendricks and Jimmy Page, there would be no Eddie Van Halen. Every guitarist is influenced by those that come before them. There is no greatest. Only styles perfected from the earlier artists. Each has their own style. Appreciate that unique style. Music is from the soul. 1Corinthians 2:14 – The handicap of the soulish man 09-12-2018 - Posted by Andre Piet Now the soulish man is not receiving those things which are of the spirit of God, for they are stupidity to him and he is not able to know them, seeing that they are spiritually examined. Soulish is the man who is controlled by the soul, the psyche, because that is the Greek word Paul uses here. The soul represents the sensations that are stimulated by the senses. In the Scriptures, man does not have a soul in the first place, but he is a soul (Gen. 2:7). Just like an animal. The first times that the word “soul” appears in Scripture, it is precisely about animals (Gen. 1:20,21). Animals know sensations and emotions just like humans. Fueled by the beating heart. Hence the soul is in the blood (Lev. 17:11). “Those things which are of the spirit of God” on the other hand do not enter through the eyes and they do not mean to trigger sensations. ‘Spirit’ is a collective term for what is by definition invisible. ‘Spirit’ does not speak to the eyes either, but to the ears. For faith is out of hearing (Rom.10:17). The soulish man is looking for sensation and feeling good. The spiritual man, on the other hand seeks truth. A totally different orientation. |
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Posted: 7/21/2024 9:55:47 AM EST
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IMO debating the best is like debating the sexiest woman ever - it's gonna vary by personal tastes. Whether someone doing the evaluating is a guitar player or musician will also likely weigh heavily. Also, I suspect "the best", technically, is likely someone most folks have never heard of or ever will hear about. Of the list, I picked Jimmy Page because IMO he changed modern and rock music the most significantly. His novel recording and mixing skills - beyond his novel playing skills - changed all of rock and roll profoundly.
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Posted: 7/21/2024 10:10:19 AM EST
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Listen to this for some amazing guitar
 Funkadelic - Maggot Brain [HQ] |
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Posted: 7/21/2024 10:38:23 AM EST
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IMO "greatest" is truly impossible to quantify. For instance, IMO most of David Gilmour's playing and especially his solos are actually quite simple technically, but that doesn't mean his choice of notes and how he executes em and makes em sing is any less profound and magical sounding. And this is coming from a huge fan of his - the ole' "more or faster isn't necessarily better" really rings true here.
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Posted: 7/21/2024 10:49:27 AM EST
[#21]
Laith Al-Saadi. Casually tearing up Hendrix like it's no big deal. On a Telecaster no less.
 All Along The Watchtower (cover)—Laith Al-Saadi |
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Posted: 7/21/2024 10:52:09 AM EST
[#22]
Doh - double tap
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Posted: 7/21/2024 11:32:53 AM EST
[#23]
Quote HistoryQuoted: No Steve Vai? |
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Posted: 7/21/2024 12:01:14 PM EST
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Greatest? Who knows. But Leo Kottke & Michael Hedges deserve honorable mention.
 Leo Kottke - The Driving Of The Year Nail  Michael Hedges - Aerial Boundaries |
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Posted: 7/21/2024 12:08:12 PM EST
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He's not the best (EVH is), but Brian Setzer will smoke a few on that list like a cheap cigar.
 Brian Setzer Orchestra- "This Cat's On A Hot Tin Roof" |
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Posted: 7/21/2024 12:30:49 PM EST
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Can your choices be from this century?
And shame on all of you for leaving out Steve Lukather. Eta: fucking auto correct. |
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Posted: 7/21/2024 12:37:53 PM EST
[#27]
Steven Wilson is pretty good
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Posted: 7/21/2024 12:41:56 PM EST
[#28]
Roy Clark is the GOAT
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Posted: 7/21/2024 12:50:39 PM EST
[#29]
Quote HistoryQuoted: One name that I'm surprised hasn't been mentioned yet is Tony MacAlpine.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBgaksTijkQI thought of him and Vinnie Moore. Almost unknowns though, unless you play the guitar. I'll bet there are plenty of posters in this thread that don't know who these two are, or that even Les Paul was a player, not just the name of a guitar. |
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Posted: 7/21/2024 1:07:36 PM EST
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Posted: 7/21/2024 1:51:28 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: SRV I second this motion. |
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Posted: 7/21/2024 2:48:57 PM EST
[#32]
There are so many really fantastic guitarists that I get sort of lost even starting a list...ones I hadn't seen mentioned often yet were Duane Allman, Joe Satriani, Eric Johnson, Andres Segovia, Carlos Montoya..and on and on.
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Posted: 7/21/2024 2:49:46 PM EST
[#33]
Poll fail: Knopfler
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Posted: 7/21/2024 2:55:01 PM EST
[#34]
Everyone on the OP’s list wishes they created the music EVH did.
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Posted: 7/21/2024 2:58:09 PM EST
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Posted: 7/21/2024 3:04:44 PM EST
[#36]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Eliot Fisk John Williams Sharon Isbin Segovia  Interesting. I was roomates with Sharons brother back in college days. Got to meet her a couple of times. Long time ago. |
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Posted: 7/21/2024 4:42:15 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I thought of him and Vinnie Moore. Almost unknowns though, unless you play the guitar. I'll bet there are plenty of posters in this thread that don't know who these two are, or that even Les Paul was a player, not just the name of a guitar. As a disciple of Yngwie back in the 80s, I was well aware of both MacAlpine and Moore. They are awesome players. But they didn't expand/define a genre like the icons such as Yngwie, EVH, Hendrix, etc did. MacAlpine is a prodigious talent whether on guitar or keyboards. But his tone has always been a bit thin, and phrasing mostly unmemorable... though I do like "Empires In the Sky" and used to play it many years ago. Post shred guys like Firkins, Bettencort, and others did better at being able to shred, but with style and more fitting songs. |
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Posted: 7/21/2024 4:48:29 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Can’t believe OP forgot Mark Knopfler. I know “Greatest” is subjective, but objectively speaking, leaving MK out, should be a bannable offense. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjJzlIedCuo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Pa9x9fZBtYLive Alchemy is one of the greatest live video/audio recordings ever. And those two are my favorite Knopfler performances period. Technical mastery, AND feel/fire. Perfection! In fact, I created a thread here with those two clips just a month or so ago, |
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Posted: 7/21/2024 4:50:45 PM EST
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Quote HistoryGreatest? Or favorite? Hint: not even close to the greatest, or even in the conversation for most. |
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Posted: 7/21/2024 4:53:22 PM EST
[#40]
Hendrix.
I love me some guitarists but Jimi reigned supreme. |
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Posted: 7/21/2024 4:54:11 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Satchel from Steel Panther /end thread Nope... but he's pretty effin' good! Saw him last fall. He's definitely the dirtiest.  |
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Posted: 7/21/2024 4:57:49 PM EST
[#42]
Hmmm. It's hard to say. There are probably some great guitar players out there that I would not vote for because I can't stand to listen to the music that they play.
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Posted: 7/21/2024 5:00:38 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Joe Bonamassa is definitely in the top five. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/515553/joe-1757099582_png-3273200.JPG Certainly one of the best playing now. |
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Posted: 7/21/2024 5:11:56 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Eliot Fisk John Williams Sharon Isbin Segovia Fisk's recording of Paganini's 24 Caprices blew my mind back in the day. Segovia was the original (in the modern era anyways). Isbin is awesome. John Williams is the king of that list. He had the technique of Fisk, with much closer to the tone and feel of Segovia. The other titan of 20th century classical was Julian Bream. His tone was thicker than Williams... so sort of like Segovia meets Williams. I used to listen to all those guys a lot... as well as Sabicas in terms of pure flamenco. But over the past couple of decades I find myself more fond of Paco de Lucia than all those players. His images adorn my studio.  Attached File |
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Posted: 7/21/2024 7:52:06 PM EST
[#45]
Arthell Watson.
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Posted: 7/21/2024 8:08:11 PM EST
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 Attached FileQuote HistoryQuoted: Fisk's recording of Paganini's 24 Caprices blew my mind back in the day. Segovia was the original (in the modern era anyways). Isbin is awesome. John Williams is the king of that list. He had the technique of Fisk, with much closer to the tone and feel of Segovia. The other titan of 20th century classical was Julian Bream. His tone was thicker than Williams... so sort of like Segovia meets Williams. I used to listen to all those guys a lot... as well as Sabicas in terms of pure flamenco. But over the past couple of decades I find myself more fond of Paco de Lucia than all those players. His images adorn my studio. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/32329/1000012165_jpg-3273348.JPG Attached File |
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Posted: 7/22/2024 3:17:11 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Jerry Garcia needs an honorable mention. Um, no, no he doesn't |
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Posted: 7/22/2024 3:18:13 PM EST
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Posted: 7/22/2024 3:19:24 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Jerry Garcia needs an honorable mention. Shit, in the top 5 easy. Man could do it all, guitar, steel pedal, banjo & no slouch at any of them. & missing his half his middle finger |
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Posted: 7/22/2024 3:20:58 PM EST
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Poll fail for omitting SRV. Of the choices, Jimmy Page hands down.
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