best guitarist ever?

[Redballjets88]

i would say
1. stevie ray vaugh
2. Ed Van Halen
3. Steve Vai

with much bias

[vanzilla]

Depends on if we're talking technique or feel...

I like your list, but would shift the order, maybe add a few...

1. Jimmy Hendrix
2. Steve Vai
3. Eddie Van Halen
4. Stevie Ray Vaughn
5. John Frusciante

Considering 1 and 4 are dead - 2 is playing weird bullshit now, and 3 is brain dead...in my opinion, there aren't many good guitarists out there these days....or I should say "groundbreaking" guitarists out there. If there are any - they're not getting any play.

Just a candyman's opinion.

[scorpioboy33]

hendrix
vaughn
van halen

[TOM_5150]

1.Van Halen
1.Van Halen
1. Van Halen

EDDIE RULES FOOLS!!

[UGS]

It's hard to see Ed even ruling over a fool, seeing how he is a fool and all. . .besides, he's ruled by Alex Van Halen, the twat.

[Mr. G]

Of all that has been mentioned Steve Vai has the largest musical vocabulary. Does he play blues as well as Stevie Ray? no, but Stevie Ray could never play Vai's stuff. It really comes down to personal preference at the end of the day.

[ASDF125250]

Your kidding? Yngwie Malmsteen not in the top 5?

Mine would be

1. Hendrix
2. EVH
3. SRV
4. Yngwie
5. Steve Vai

I could be talked into replacing vai with Randy Rhoads too.

[rustoffa]

Roy Clark

Pick and grin further in house of music.

[Matt White]

JIMMY PAGE

JAMES HETFIELD

EVH

SRV

CLARENCE WHITE

[Roguesgirl]

Originally posted by scorpioboy33
hendrix
vaughn
van halen

yup

[DaveTheSoulOfVH]

JimiHendrix&EddieVanHalen

[ASDF125250]

I can see James Hetfield as being influential, but the best? I don't think so. The only memorable solo he has is the unforgivin solo, which isn't that technical. He is one hell of a rhythm guitarist, but still, the best? I know malmsteen could make him look like shit if you got both of them on stage, and told them to play as fast as possible. I think Hetfield should be on a top 10 influential guitarist list, but not anywhere near the top ten best guitarists. His chops dont cut it.

[Pope Must Die]

1. eddie
2. jeff beck
3. joe satriani
4. brian may
5. eric clapton / jimmy page / jimi hendrix

i've always thought of vai as extremely limited , he's just a whammy bar wanker really

satriani is vastly more musical whilst not suffering from vai's ott ego

vai seems to think he's the next hendrix , well , he fucking ain't

[Pope Must Die]

since the dross that is van hagar , eddie's star has waned cuntsiderably , look at that poll last year where he came in at no. 74 of the top 100 guitarists

disgraceful

another thing you can lay at hagar's synth ridden lovey dovey drivel door , the destruction of evh as a rock god

[Panamark]

Randy Rhodes !!