General Music Chat

There are so many great guitarists it tends to intimidate one OUT of taking up the instrument altogether. You got legends like Vai, Malmsteen, and Satriani, who withstand the test of time. You got speedsters like Zakk Wylde, (my personal Favorite) who tear up a fretboard in such a way it makes you wanna cry. With so many guitarists out there, who can say who's the best, 'best' is a term dependant on the individual in this case. So, I ask you, who's YOUR favorite?

Without a doubt, my biggest influence is ...

Alex Lifeson

hmm, lets see...
chet atkins
steve vai
joe satriani
scott henderson
SRV
jimi hendrix
jimmy page
yngwie malmsteen
all three hellecasters
bb king
brad gillis
john scofield
eddie van halen
eric johnson
steve morse
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so many more.

Yea.. This list would be huge. But in these current times, my favorite is Adam Jones (Tool). He may not be the fastest, but he always does what's proper for the song.

My favorite is David Gilmour, I couldn't picture something like Comfortably Numb, or Wish You Were Here, being done any other way.

Mr Iommi, biggest influence of my life. The one "riff master"

Carlos Santana
Jimi Hendrix
John McLaughlin
Robert Fripp
Jimmy Page
Eric Clapton
Tony Iommi
Jeff Beck
Joe Satriani
James Williamson
Al Di Meola
Robin Trower

so many others...

Joe Satriani
Steve Vai
SRV (duh)
Jim Root
Greg Tribbet
Jimi Hendrix (duh again)
Alex Lifeson
John Petrucci
ect.

I'm actually really shocked and amazed that Alex Skolnik hasn't been brought up yet. Most of you know him from Testament and TSO, but check out the Alex Skolnik Trio (Jazz) if you already haven't. The dude really knows how to play and his classical training really shows through when he explains what he has just played. A couple others would be Buckethead & Bumblefoot. Kind of odd with their two-hand tapping techniques, but different and technical none the less.

Yngwie and Alex are definetly my two favorites, but there are many, many greats out there that probably haven't even been heard of yet...

I kind of go for offbeat players youve never heard of lately its this guy


Introducing Ed the Shread

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Oh I forgot to mention that Jimmy Danger is one of my current favorites.

The greatest player I ever heard believe it or not was my older brother. He could have been up there with the best but drugs and alchohol took over his life. He was the reason I picked up the guitar and was my mentor untill his death last year. As far as my other favorites in no particular order.......

Clapton
Jimmy Page
SRV
Johnny Winter
Billy Gibbons
Hendrix
BB King
Gary Moore
Van Halen
Roy Clark....Say who? That's right I said Roy Clark. He's a master on any stringed instrument.

Oh I forgot to mention that Jimmy Danger is one of my current favorites.

{Blushing} Thanks man, your $20 is in the mail. But seriously, there are so many good players that I'm happy to just be average.

Trey Anastasio
Al Dimeola
Neil Schoenne
Roy Buccanon
Roy Clark (me too!)
Steve Morse
Andrew Latimer
Carlos Santana
Segovia
Brad Paisely