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Posted: 6/21/2023 10:10:41 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I'm not even sure why I feel compelled to come and defend Prince.! Skip to 3:30 marker and enjoy. No smoke, mirrors, camera trickery or prerecorded track. This was a live, raw performance. RIP Prince.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWRCooFKk3cA friend of mine has been a fanatical follower of Prince since the 80's and she saw him in concert and somehow got in to a small club where the band went to Jam afterwards. She said he would call out a key, demonstrate a rhythm and do a count off and the band would just rip into an improvisation. I once heard a radio interview with someone who worked with him and he stated that at that time (long before his death), he had over 5000 songs written. As odd as it sounds, Duff McKagan of Guns N'Roses was a huge Prince fan, just as Axl was huge Elton John fan.  Prince Live - Play that funky Music - Hollywood Swinging - Fantastic Voyage 4/28/11 |
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Posted: 6/21/2023 10:19:00 PM EDT
[#2]
BB King
Stanley Jordan Eric Johnson Jimmy Hendrix Me? |
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Posted: 6/21/2023 10:19:29 PM EDT
[#3]
Eddie Lee Roth!
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Posted: 6/21/2023 10:21:22 PM EDT
[#4]
Danny Gatton
Eric Johnson Larry Carlton Derek Trucks Stevie Ray Vaughn ETA: Alex Lifeson |
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Posted: 6/21/2023 10:23:29 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I know Prince is very highly regarded but I think he was one of the true musical geniuses of our time. He was eclipsed by Michael Jackson, but I think Prince was better. A friend of mine has been a fanatical follower of Prince since the 80's and she saw him in concert and somehow got in to a small club where the band went to Jam afterwards. She said he would call out a key, demonstrate a rhythm and do a count off and the band would just rip into an improvisation. I once heard a radio interview with someone who worked with him and he stated that at that time (long before his death), he had over 5000 songs written. As odd as it sounds, Duff McKagan of Guns N'Roses was a huge Prince fan, just as Axl was huge Elton John fan. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNrAFb3I2jsHis estate is supposed to have a huge amount of unreleased stuff he did in his home studio. Between battles among family members and record labels, we may never hear any of it. There were numerous "new" music releases from the Hendrix estate in the years after his death. Most might contain one good tune and the rest were rather poor mixes of studio outtakes. If we ever hear any of the Prince stuff, I hope this isn't the case. That said when it comes to Prince may I quote Frank Zappa, "Shut up and play your guitar." |
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Posted: 6/21/2023 10:27:12 PM EDT
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Top 5...pfft I do what I want.
Kiko Loureiro Jason Becker Andy Timmons Torben Enevoldson Andy Gillion Vinnie Moore George Lynch Stephan Forte Bruce Bouillet Paul Wardingham |
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Posted: 6/21/2023 10:29:47 PM EDT
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In no order with emphasis on writing their parts, not technical prowess
Jerry Cantrell David Gilmour Ian Anderson Molly Tuttle Billy Strings |
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Posted: 6/21/2023 10:30:40 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Any list without Eric Johnson is automatically invalid. kinda sorta that. |
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Posted: 6/21/2023 10:33:01 PM EDT
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plenty of greats listed here. but no mention of Paco De Lucia.
 PACO DE LUCIA - OLE |
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Posted: 6/21/2023 10:37:33 PM EDT
[#10]
EVH
Joey Santiago Don Rich Jerry Reed Molly Tuttle |
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Posted: 6/21/2023 10:38:53 PM EDT
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In no particular order
Robert Fripp Larry Carlton Eric Clapton Joe Bonamassa Michael Hedges |
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Posted: 6/21/2023 10:41:28 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Any list without Eric Johnson is automatically invalid. No, any list without Tom Scholz is invalid. |
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Posted: 6/21/2023 10:42:42 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Top 5...pfft I do what I want. Kiko Loureiro Jason Becker Andy Timmons Torben Enevoldson Andy Gillion Vinnie Moore George Lynch Stephan Fort Bruce Bouillet Paul Wardingham Andy Timmons is a part owner in a local guitar store and concert venue and I've had the pleasure of seeing him several times over the last 10 years. Amazing guitarist. Seeing him and Monte Montgomery together they play all the notes and some we've never heard before.  |
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Posted: 6/21/2023 10:47:20 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: plenty of greats listed here. but no mention of Paco De Lucia. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXK7NzFcIVAThat's the problem with lists - always someone left out. Saw these guys way back in the 70's:  Paco De Lucia, Al Di Meola and John McLaughlin - Mediterranian Sun Dance Live |
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Posted: 6/21/2023 11:28:24 PM EDT
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Iommi is GOAT for me. The rest no particular order.
Iommi Blackmore Page Townshend Gilmour |
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Posted: 6/21/2023 11:36:14 PM EDT
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Dimebag
Roy Clark |
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Posted: 6/21/2023 11:42:54 PM EDT
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1. Joe Satriani
2. Yngwie Malmsteem 3. Brian Carroll 4. Al Di Meola 5. Steve Vai |
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Posted: 6/22/2023 12:50:33 AM EDT
[#18]
Allen Collins
Gary Rossington Ed King Duane Allman Dickie Betts |
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Posted: 6/22/2023 12:59:16 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Allen Collins Gary Rossington Ed King Duane Allman Dickie Betts Username does not fit. Where's Jeff Baxter? Larry Carlton? |
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Posted: 6/22/2023 1:00:12 AM EDT
[#20]
Lil Wayne
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Posted: 6/22/2023 11:30:10 AM EDT
[#21]
Dave Mustaine
Stanley Jordan Marty Friedman Chet Atkins Nuno Bettencourt Most overrated (in order of most to least overrated): Dimebag Daryl Slash Kirk Hammett Jimmie Hendrix Zakk Wylde |
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Posted: 6/22/2023 11:33:45 AM EDT
[#22]
Roy Clark
Joe Bonamassa SRV David Gilmour The love child of Vince Gill, Keith Urban and Brad Paisley Honorable mention to Mark Knopfler, mostly granted for his uniqueness of style. |
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Posted: 6/22/2023 11:41:38 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: .... and Brad Paisley Paisley is definitely a beast on guitar.! |
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Posted: 6/22/2023 11:43:33 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Paisley is definitely a beast on guitar.! Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: .... and Brad Paisley Paisley is definitely a beast on guitar.! Incredibly under rated, IMO. |
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Posted: 6/22/2023 11:47:35 AM EDT
[#25]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I'm not even sure why I feel compelled to come and defend Prince.! Skip to 3:30 marker and enjoy. No smoke, mirrors, camera trickery or prerecorded track. This was a live, raw performance. RIP Prince. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWRCooFKk3cBut yea he could play a GOOD guitar. That video is entertaining. There is also a story behind it and why prince did what he did there. He was making a point to someone else on that stage. At any rate, its a subjective topic. But Prince in the top 5 ever is pretty much humorous, when so many masters have been named. |
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Posted: 6/22/2023 12:03:23 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: ... Butt Prince in the top 5 ever is pretty much humorous, when so many masters have been named. As many others before you, You completely missed the topic of this Thread. Seriously.! |
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Posted: 6/22/2023 12:07:41 PM EDT
[#27]
Iommi
Hendrix EVH Page SRV All changed the music of their times or were creative rather than rehashing someone else's licks. There are many others that I love: Malcolm, KK Downing, all of Maiden, Claypool, Pastorius, but that's my 5. |
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Posted: 6/22/2023 12:09:32 PM EDT
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1. Luca Stricagnoli
 Luca Stricagnoli - Thunderstruck (AC/DC) - (Guitar) 2. Antoine Dufour  Antoine Dufour - To Run in a Dream 3. Calum Graham:  Journey of Love - Calum Graham 4. John Williams  John Williams: Isaac Albeniz - Asturias (Leyenda) Part 7/9 5. Li Jie:  Li Jie - Paganini Caprice No 24 |
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Posted: 6/22/2023 12:27:23 PM EDT
[#29]
For me:
Knopfler Gilmour Santana Duane Allman Eric Clapton No particular order. |
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Posted: 6/22/2023 1:05:01 PM EDT
[#30]
Quote HistoryQuoted: As many others before you, You completely missed the topic of this Thread. Seriously.! Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: ... Butt Prince in the top 5 ever is pretty much humorous, when so many masters have been named. As many others before you, You completely missed the topic of this Thread. Seriously.! I like prince. I love that performance. Rank him how you will, there are valid non subjective reasons why Hendrix, EVH, Roy Clark, and other are named. And most names fall in the very subjective category that have been listed. I am cool with that. I don't hate it that you may like things I don't. Liberty. You may, however, have missed the WHOLE POINT to my last post. |
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Posted: 6/22/2023 2:27:22 PM EDT
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Guitarists that I love to listen to-
1. Angus Young- great tone, vibrato, fretting… has written a thousand classic riffs. 2. Michael Schenker - amazing tone and unique style 3. George Lynch - unique sound- his solos make even mediocre songs listenable 4. Tony Iommi - grandfather of all things metal. He should have patented the heavy, minor-loaded sound he invented. 5. Eddie Van Halen - changed the way people looked at rock guitar. Ridiculously talented musician. Fun to listen to. Band mates should have thrown his keyboards out of a moving tour bus. (Honorable mention) - Richie Blackmore (total weirdo, shitbird to his fans, but damn that dude can play a guitar) - Jake E Lee (unique sound - even if he is a total dumpster fire of a person) - Vivian Campbell (neat tone) - Zakk Wylde (brought back the “big” guitar sound) - Eric Johnson - ridiculous ability… strange dude… plays Hendrix better than Hendrix - SRV - beer drinking music guitarist Talented Guitarists that total music nerds love, but I don’t particularly love: - David Gilmour (good enough to almost make Pink Floyd listenable… but not quite) - Alex Lifeson - Brian May - Jeff Beck - Steve Morse |
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Posted: 6/22/2023 2:40:30 PM EDT
[#32]
people have limited knowledge of great guitarists include Prince based on a single performance
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Posted: 6/22/2023 2:42:33 PM EDT
[#33]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Incredibly under rated, IMO. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: .... and Brad Paisley Paisley is definitely a beast on guitar.! Incredibly under rated, IMO. Yup - politics aside, the dude is a monster guitar player. He's legit. |
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Posted: 6/22/2023 2:43:56 PM EDT
[#34]
Quote HistoryQuoted: people have limited knowledge of great guitarists include Prince based on a single performance My $0.02 - Prince was a really talented musician that loved what he did, and helped a ton of other musicians. As a guitarist, he was very competent, but doesn’t belong on any “all-time great” lists. |
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Posted: 6/22/2023 3:18:46 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I’m going to go with Terry Kath SRV Jimmy Page EVH Mark Knopfler I put Terry Kath first because IMO he is one of the most underrated, hardly ever mentioned and Jimi Hendrix called him the greatest guitar player Watch the entire video, the shredding starts at 2:58 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uAUoz7jimgTerry Kath is way underrated. I imagine cause they had way too many horns in that band, so he didn't stand out so much. Roy Buchanan was amazing even though I'm not a big fan of blues. |
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Posted: 6/22/2023 3:36:57 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: This one performance lives rent free in GD's mind making the collective Prince is one of the best ever. In fact it was a one of a kind, one off performance that doesn't remotely put him on par with the masters of the instrument. But yea he could play a GOOD guitar. That video is entertaining. There is also a story behind it and why prince did what he did there. He was making a point to someone else on that stage. At any rate, its a subjective topic. But Prince in the top 5 ever is pretty much humorous, when so many masters have been named. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I'm not even sure why I feel compelled to come and defend Prince.! Skip to 3:30 marker and enjoy. No smoke, mirrors, camera trickery or prerecorded track. This was a live, raw performance. RIP Prince. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWRCooFKk3cBut yea he could play a GOOD guitar. That video is entertaining. There is also a story behind it and why prince did what he did there. He was making a point to someone else on that stage. At any rate, its a subjective topic. But Prince in the top 5 ever is pretty much humorous, when so many masters have been named. @Lug1 I'm not familiar with the back story, what was the point he was making and to who? |
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Posted: 6/22/2023 3:46:49 PM EDT
[#37]
Lots of good ones on here, but at the very least Derek Trucks and Robert Cray should get some honorable mention.
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Posted: 6/22/2023 3:47:15 PM EDT
[#38]
When asked about people saying he was the best Guitar player ever, Jimmy Hendrix said they were wrong, and Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top was the best.
My list: Eric Johnson Billy Gibbons Eddie Van Halen Joe Satriani Mark Knopfler |
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Posted: 6/22/2023 3:58:42 PM EDT
[#39]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Favs since I"m not qualified to say who is "best". Tony Iommi Dave Mustaine Billy Strings that kid is phenomenal |
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Posted: 6/22/2023 3:59:53 PM EDT
[#40]
Mark Knopfler
Dimebag Darrell Stevie Ray Vaughn David Gilmore B.B. King |
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Posted: 6/22/2023 4:02:23 PM EDT
[#41]
Where's all the favorites who made their bones before the mid 60s? No recognition for them?
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Posted: 6/22/2023 4:09:34 PM EDT
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Remember folks, this Thread/Topic is about listing 5 guitarists You enjoyed listening to the most. YOUR 5 Favs.
NOT to have you list a global ranking as to who should be in the top 5 as best guitarists. |
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Posted: 6/22/2023 4:13:23 PM EDT
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I will change it up a little, here are my top 6 guitarists that I have seen play live in no particular order.
Eddie Van Halen Joe Bonamassa David Gilmore Nuno Bettencourt Joe Satriani Alex Lifeson Honorable mention goes to Eric Johnson Santana Steve Vai Warren Haynes Jerry Cantrell Matt Guitar Murphy Billy Gibbons |
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Posted: 6/22/2023 4:13:32 PM EDT
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My favs?
Alex Lifeson Mikael Akerfeldt Fredrick Akesson Nick Johnston Ty Tabor |
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Posted: 6/22/2023 4:14:11 PM EDT
[#45]
lifeson
knopfler iommi wes montgomery tommy emmanuel |
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Posted: 6/22/2023 4:17:33 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Eric Johnson is also a better player than most of the ones mentioned so far. His music style wasn't as popular as some of the others. But technically a much better player. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Nd7EZ3k39srunning through scales is just not real interesting musically to me. |
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Posted: 6/22/2023 4:22:40 PM EDT
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Eddie
Steve Khan Scott Henderson Pat Metheny Eric Johnson |
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Posted: 6/22/2023 4:32:24 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Randy Rhoades (if you couldn't guess that) Synyster Gates Dimebag EVH Vai Best guitar solo I've heard in quite awhile just came out a couple weeks ago. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCxSpLumiRkSyn is by far my favorite guitarist. |
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Posted: 6/22/2023 4:33:54 PM EDT
[#49]
forgot roy buchanan
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Posted: 6/22/2023 4:48:50 PM EDT
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Personal favorites?
James Hetfield (The ChugMeister) Zakk Wylde Dime George Lynch Eddie |
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