favorite axemen

[Steve Savicki]

I could say Ed, back in the ahem... '78-'8 (okay, the uptempo 5150 songs I can handle).
Joe Satriani
Rik Emmett for that solo in Rock N' Roll machine.
Vinnie Moore.
Not sure it's the playing or songwriting, but I could also Rick Nielsen from Cheap Trick.

[ALinChainz]

DSL is a piece of shit today here at work, double posted, see below.

#*@&!(#$@

[ALinChainz]

Ed
Hendrix
Page
Satch
Iommi
Jake E Lee
DeMartini
Cantrell
Emmett
Lynch
Lifeson
Vai
Keifer (singing and playing)

Damn, these threads take some thought, you always think you're missing someone.

[Chinafoot]

I have many, but my current favorite is John Petrucci from Dream Theater

[jacksmar]

Let me throw a few out I like a lot that nobody seems to remember:

Neal Schon (The Tone Master)
Reb Beach
Bruce Kulick
Mick Mars
Vivian Campbell
Jake E Lee
Adrian Vandenberg
Paul Gilbert
Warren Dimartini
Neil Giraldo
Chris Holmes
Craig Goldy
Shawn Lane
Matthias Jabs
Mark Kendall
Randy Jackson
Brian Greenway
And the best guy available for a new David Lee Roth tour:
Michael Angelo

[ALinChainz]

I wouldn't say nobody remembers, I listed some of those.

One I didn't was Reb Beach, good call.

[Chinafoot]

Ah damn, almost forgot I always liked SRV too..

[secrets]

Here are some of my favourites:

Rock:

Hendrix
Beck
Page
Van Halen
Joe Perry
David Gilmour of Pink Floyd
Alex Lifeson
Angus Young AC/DC
Satriani
Vai

Country/Blues:

Ry Cooder
Jerry Douglas
Stevie Ray Vaughan

Jazz/Fusion:

John Mclaughlin
Al Di Meola
Paco Delucia

Beyond any form of category known to man:

Frank Zappa

[Steve Savicki]

Is that 90's artist Beck or Jeff Beck?

[secrets]

Originally posted by Steve Savicki
Is that 90's artist Beck or Jeff Beck?

Jeff Beck. I don't know the other guy's music at all.

[tobinentinc]

After Ed I really can't say who i like more.
Eddie
Hendrix
Page
Vai
Townshend
Frehely
Slash

[cwsmith17]

Ed.

[secrets]

Nigel Tufnel.

[Slammy Gaygar]

Dimebag Darrell
Reb Beach
Tom Scholz (guy gets zero credit and hes fucking awesome)
Eddie van Mouthcancer

[alexpgrimes]

Paul Bunyon.

[Coyote]

EVH
Randy Rhoads
Zakk Wylde
Scott Gorham & Brian Robertson
Glenn Tipton & K.K. Downing
Billy F. Gibbons
Gary Moore
Jimmy Page
Brian May
Michael & Rudi Schenker
Uli Jon Roth
Dan & Justin Hawkins
SRV
B.B. King
Keith Richards
Steve Stevens
Prince
Andy Summers

And, to balance this list, the Finns:
Costello Hautamäki (currently in Hanoi Rocks)
Pekka "Albert" Järvinen (R.I.P.)
T. Nikki (Peer Günt)

[Dirty Faced Kid]

The usual suspects...

Eddie
Slash/Izzy
Randy Rhodes
Jerry Cantrell
Joe Perry
SRV
Angus
CC Deville
Mark Ford/Rich Robinson (The Black Crowes)
Prince
Neil Schon
Chris DeGarmo/Michael Wilton (Queensryche)

[Alex Mogilny]

Albert Lee
Alvin Lee
Keith Richards
Jimmy Page
Jeff Beck
Eric Clapton
Mick Taylor
Jimi Hendrix
Ry Cooder
Duane Allman
Richard Lloyd
Edward Van Halen
Peter Green
Peter Frampton
Stevie Ray Vaughn

[FORD]

Originally posted by Slammy Gaygar

Tom Scholz (guy gets zero credit and hes fucking awesome)


Well, maybe if he'd put out more than one record every 10 years. And then when he does, at least make it sound like Boston (which only 3 songs on the last one did, and NONE on the one before that did)

Seriously though.... I think Scholz is better on the technical sound he produces than his actual guitar playing. No doubt that the man is a technology genius, as the inventor of both the "Rockman" and the Polaroid "One Step" camera (it was huge in the 70's, even before the first Boston record)

[gslinger]

A lot of awesome axe slingers posted here!...many top of my list also, but for "best ever" here's my pics..........

They're havin a hell of a jam session right now!

[gslinger]

BTW - I'm still waiting for the guitarist that can play Jimi Hendrix's "Little Wing" in Stevie Ray Vaughan's rendition. When that day arrives....we'll know we are in the presence of the next God chosen #1 six-stringer IMO..

[flappo]

..brian may of queen

..scholz copied him , he also was into tapping well before evh - see it's late and bo rap

..also the only artist apart from mj to have an official release with eddie ( star fleet )

..made his own geetar , has a unique sound , is a grate bloke and wrote some of the gratest rock songs of all fucking time

..eg: tie your mother down , we will rock you and now i'm here etc etc

'nuff said

[Wolfdog]

EddieVan H
Michael Schenker
Randy Rhoads
Mike Slamer
Zakk Wylde, early stuff

[ashstralia]

good to see lifeson get a mention,
all of the above and two les paul players:
zakk, and john sykes.
check the blue murder album.
it roxx!!!!

[BRANDON]

frank marino of mahogany rush kicks ass.

[Bob_R]

to answer the thread question: I'll give you all one guess.

;) :p

[ZOSO]

Jimmy Page for my all-time favorite.

-Slash
-Joe Perry
-EVH
-Hendrix
-Beck
-Richards

[SoCalChelle]

Eddie Van Halen
Kirk Hammett
Gary Moore
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Steve Vai

[Jano]

Eddie and i love Ted Nugent a lot !

[09-02-1984]

My Top 5:

Alex Lifeson

Ian Crichton

Eddie Van Halen (Roth era only)

Neil Schon (Perry era only)

Steve Rothery (Fish era only)