Great Guitarists of the World

[Halcyon]

Dave Gilmour - if any doubt listen to Comfortably Numb on the Pulse album

 

[GT49er]

Jimi Hendrix, Mark Knoppfler, Eddie van Halen, Richard Thompson, Eric Clapton, Jennifer Batten - top six.

 

[Frutos]

Richie Sambora

 

[Mowgli]

You most certainly would. I still get my arse kicked on loads of Hard.
World Tour is a BEAST as well. Rebel Yell is a TITANIC struggle on Hard (I darn't even look at it on Expert).

Try BYOB by System of a Down on Expert

 

[Frutos]

Oh, and of course the greatest thing EVER to have come from Stoke-on-Trent:

 

[public school boy]

Oh, and of course the greatest thing EVER to have come from Stoke-on-Trent:

I thaught that was PHIL THE POWER TAYLOR

 

[Frutos]

I thaught that was PHIL THE POWER TAYLOR

Erm...no.

 

[Easy 10]

The greatest thing to come out of Stoke-on-Trent is the A500.

 

[public school boy]

Sorry Frutos,I should have said Robbie Williams

 

[BRIGHT ON Q]

Great Guitarists?Here's a few
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Walter Trout
Joe Bonamassa
Angus Young
Prince
Chuck Norris
Joe Walsh
Carlos Santana
Peter Frampton
Steve Vai
Buckethead
Tom Morello
Nancy Wilson
Mick Green( The Pirates)
Peter Green
Bill Nelson

Where's Alex Lifeson?

 

[Dave the OAP]

Hendrix was the first real great guitarist.He was the first to play the guitar as a piece of art and not just an instrument.Introduced a new style of playing.Not the best ever.I think that Steve Ray Vaughan will always be the greatest electric guitarist that ever lived.In a class of his own!!

In your humble opinion!

Personally I think Sergio Mendes was the finest guitarist I ever saw, followed by Devadip Carlos Santana.

I was never really into Hendrix as I much preferred guitarists who played a "tune" as opposed to twiddling up and down the frets. Although early santana was punctuated by long single note whines!!!

 

[public school boy]

Where's Alex Lifeson?

Could not list all the greats

 

[public school boy]

In your humble opinion!

Personally I think Sergio Mendes was the finest guitarist I ever saw, followed by Devadip Carlos Santana.

I was never really into Hendrix as I much preferred guitarists who played a "tune" as opposed to twiddling up and down the frets. Although early santana was punctuated by long single note whines!!!

of course in my humble opinion.

 

[Langley]

guitar players

If you are talking guitar players then start with Django Reinhardt

 

[Superphil]

Did no-one mention Big Jim Sullivan?

 

[GT49er]

Where's Alex Lifeson?

Making the most of being in a band with a bassist / multi-instrumentalist as Geddy Lee, and a brilliant drummer (and lyricist) as brilliant as Neil Peart - he's a decent guitarist. Must be thanking his lucky stars!

 

[Super Steve Earle]

Martin Lancelot Barre

 

[SittingbourneSeagull]

Making the most of being in a band with a bassist / multi-instrumentalist as Geddy Lee, and a brilliant drummer (and lyricist) as brilliant as Neil Peart - he's a decent guitarist. Must be thanking his lucky stars!

err no! At his peak one of the best in the world. It is not all about playing lead, and in a 3 piece like Rush holding the overall sound together is as important.

Another when he was in his prime- Ritchie Blackmore
Jimmy Page
David Gilmour
Slash

 

[BRIGHT ON Q]

Making the most of being in a band with a bassist / multi-instrumentalist as Geddy Lee, and a brilliant drummer (and lyricist) as brilliant as Neil Peart - he's a decent guitarist. Must be thanking his lucky stars!

All 3 of them are up there with the best in the business.

 

[GT49er]

err no! At his peak one of the best in the world. It is not all about playing lead, and in a 3 piece like Rush holding the overall sound together is as important.

err no. Good; possibly even very good. But not great.