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Quoted: @Lug1 I'm not familiar with the back story, what was the point he was making and to who? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: 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=dWRCooFKk3c 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. @Lug1 I'm not familiar with the back story, what was the point he was making and to who? @aje |
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My source is a guy who played Nashville for about 10 years as a session player and with a country band I don't have a clue the name cause that's not my cup of tea. He's friends with Steve Lukather and some others. He talks to these people pretty regular. They post on his Facebook page periodically. He quit Nashville and came to work for us for 20 years. He runs a construction company now. He's a guy if you have a band and you end up in need, you can hire him on Monday, give him the music and by saturday night he's ready to play lead guitar, fiddle, banjo, dobro, or mandolin. But by his own admission he's a session or regional player at best. He came to be a fireman cause his family was gonna starve with him being a musician |
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Voodoo Child (Slight Return) - Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Austin City Limits, 1989 |
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Someone mentioned Brian May, I have to say he belongs on any top guitar player's list. One of the best at capturing a melody directly on the fretboard, while wringing out every ounce of emotion that you can get from a guitar.
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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=dWRCooFKk3c View Quote Everything you said is true. He just wasn’t very good. No variety, no technique. It’s stuff that teenagers do. |
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Quoted: If you can't finger pick, you ain't a great guitarist View Quote I don't care if they can finger pick or not, if they make feel something, they're good. Both Iommi and Townsend make me feel something, but neither are are a top tier picker imho. Iommi, especially, comes up with incredible riffs that stir my soul, and he's been doing it since the late 60's. Gilmour, on the other hand, is one of the greats at picking his way into my soul. Blackmore and Page are two who, imo, are very well rounded. |
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Definitely Hendrix and Eddie, but 3rd-5th are hard to choose, so I'll give all three slots to Satchel.
Honorable mentions: BB King Clapton SRV Brian May Tony Iomi Angus Mick Mars Tosin Abasi Tim Henson (even though he looks like a fag) |
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Gilmour
Iommi Randy Dime SRV Cantrell Fuck, that's six. Oh well. Honorable mention for: Hendrix EVH Hanneman Hetfield Guthrie Skolnick Fripp Segovia Gibbons Trucks Charo |
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Top five is a tough list to crack, so many talented musicians.
I always though Alvin Lee was very good. |
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James Hetfield. In his prime, there wasnt a rhythm guitar player that could even come close to his speed. Nearly everything he plays fast is downpicked. Kirk had to get up to his level when he wasnt soloing.
Stevie Ray Vaughn. Greatest Blues player to ever live. Unmatched improv ability and absolutely the most incredible tone from his playing style. You might match his notes and bends, but that tone.... that was all in his fingers. Damn near played with bass gauge strings. Channeled all his pain and emotion through his guitar. Dimebag Darrell. The most complete package. Background in country and blues, with a monstrous playing presence. So much talent and made playing at his level look effortless! Absolutely the reason I love camo shorts to this day. Zakk Wylde. Unlimited talent with the guitar, multi instrument musician and can do everything on his guitar AND front a band. Improv skills nearly as good as Stevie Ray Vaughn. Kept Ozzy Osborne relavent with his contributions on his albums. Jimi Hendrix. Literally influenced my first 4 guitar players. Helped usher in a wilder side of rock that eventually evolved into my beloved Heavy Metal. Honorable mentions: Eric Clapton, Chuck Berry, David Gilmour, BB King, countless more. |
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Rory Gallagher - A Million Miles Away Irish Tour 1974 Definitely top 10 |
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Stevie Ray Vaughan - Live in Finland (1985 & 1988) |
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Andrés Segovia
Pepe Romero David Russell Xuefei Yang And for electric guitar: Tina S |
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My five, as in the ones I'd always want to listen to, not necessarily the greatest..
The guys in Iron Maiden Gary Moore George Lynch Next up Tony Iommi Doug Aldrich Reb Beach John Sykes Joel Hoekstra Vivian Campbell Warren DiMartini |
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David Gilmour EVH Jimmy Page Hendrix Honorable Mentions: Randy Rhodes Tony Iommi Mark Morton Willie Alder Dave Mustaine James Hetfield Marty Friedman Jerry Cantrell Synyster Gates Adam Demico (spelling?) Fredrick Thordenthal |
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Albert King
Albert Collins Billy Gibbons Uncle Ted Frank Zappa |
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Quoted: Jeff Beck Jimi Hendrix Robin Trower David Gilmore Eric Clapton View Quote |
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Quoted: Absolutely not. Case in point... Slash. He was never a great guitarist. He could put together a good song in the studio, where you get infinity mulligans. Guns'n'Roses inspired a whole generation of guitarists. But slash could never play their songs live. Every live performance you see of them, he sucks butts. And then back to the unknown studio guitarists. The guys fat axel rose has touring with him now are those guys. A couple no-name dudes who learned to play guitar with GnR songs. They are playing Slash's songs perfectly without even trying. View Quote Gotta disagree with this. I know the entire band was famous for sucking live back in the day, but word was they were usually six kinds of fucked up most of the time. I saw them on their reunion tour and he absolutely nailed it live. And wasn't really a fan going into that show. I left very impressed with both his and Axel's live performances |
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Allan Holdsworth
Yngwie Malmsteen John Browne Andy Timmons SRV Per Nilsson |
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Randy Rhodes
Eddie Van Halen Jimi Hendrix Tony Iommi Stevie Ray Vaughan |
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Surprised that nobody has mentioned Michael Romeo (Symphony X) yet.
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My hands down favorite guitarist of all time?
Easy. An ex GF. She played well, but she'd occasionally play for me in her birthday suit. There is something totally magical watching a pretty and nekkid lady play guitar and sing. It is a type of memory I'd wish all good men could carry. |
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Quoted: Ah, the glory days of boomer rock... In terms of technical proficiency, the top five guitarists of all time are probably all under 30 today. Kids learn techniques that didn't exist back then when they are 5Y/O Composition is a whole other question though. View Quote |
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In no particular order.
Jimmy Page Jimi Hendrix Eddie Van Halen Mark Knopfler David Gilmour |
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Quoted: Who are YOUR Top 5 gee-tar pickers. All music genres and styles apply... mine are: Prince Stevie Ray Vaughan Jimmy Page Roy Clark David Gilmour *Honorary recognition goes to Billy Duffy (The Cult) Wat u gots..? View Quote |
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In no particular order (my opinions of course)
EVH Gary Moore Richie Kotzen Buckethead Randy Rhodes Best duo - Brad Gillis and Jeff Watson |
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Don't know if he's a "top 5", but I've fallen down a YouTube rabbit hole with Mateus Asato. Kid has incredible emotion/inflection/timing and CHOPS!
Blessed Assurance Don't Dream It's Over Mateus Asato || take for Paul Davids's jam Mateus asato (alien tone) - alternative picking & pentatonik hybridpicking scale. |
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J.J.CALE - Friday Airplane, Pusherman, Henry Parsons Died (Oak Mountain 2000) Jerry Garcia and John Kahn - Reuben and Cherise (5-5-82) Rev. Gary Davis playing "Candyman" Baby, Please Don't Go - Lightnin' Hopkins |
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