Most Underrated Guitarists

[houseofpain]

So who does everybody think the most underrated guitarists are?

Obviously nobody in their right mind would come in here and say Uli Jon Roth or Michael Schenker. Let's make this about guitar players we all know who get no to little publicity.

I'll start with these few:
Frank Hannon - Tesla
K.K. Downing - Judas Priest
Tracii Guns - L.A. Guns and Brides of Destruction

[DLR7884]

Jerry Cantrell-Alice In Chains.

DLR7884
He gets left out of all the "great guitarist" conversations.

[Seshmeister]

Originally posted by houseofpain

Tracii Guns - L.A. Guns and Brides of Destruction

I don't know how good he is now but back in the days of LA Guns being relevant on their live video he did the ATBL riff as part of his solo spot and played it incorrectly repeatedly.

I don't see how someone who is dumb enough to play a classic riff each night to thousands of people, half of whom would be guitarists, and fuck it up every time without even realising, can be described as underated.

I did like the first LA Guns album though...


Cheers!

:gulp:

[Hardrock69]

Randy Hansen. Former Hendrix impersonator, and indredible live guitarist.

He physically resembles Jimi facially, and can recreate anything Jimi ever played live. He released one album on Columbia Records in 1980, and I saw him on his 1981 tour.

The single greatest guitar showman I have ever seen, yet he is living in obscurity.

http://www.outernetweb.com/focal/randyhansen/randyh18.jpg

Here is the webpage the above photo came from:

http://www.outernetweb.com/randyhansen/

And here are Frank Marino's comments about him:

http://www.mahoganyrush.com/randy.htm

He is obscure enough that I can find no up to date info on him. All the web info I can find is at least 3 years old....

[Matt White]

Warren Haynes---Gov't Mule

[ELVIS]

Dave Murray!

http://www.rocktron.com/artist/murray.jpg


:elvis:

[rustoffa]

Neil Geraldo.

Saw Pat a couple summers back and he just flat tore it up.

Sweet lil' Pat did too.....If anything, her voice has gotten better.

[Hardrock69]

I always used to drool over Pat's mouth. I would surely like to give her a meat popsicle to suck on...

:D

Oh, and another underrated guitarist in my book is Pat Travers.

[Hardrock69]

Oh and Gary Moore.

[Black Betty]

Pat Travers.

[Black Betty]

Lindsey Buckingham

[GAR]

Originally posted by Hardrock69
Randy Hansen. Former Hendrix impersonator, and indredible live guitarist.

He is obscure enough that I can find no up to date info on him. All the web info I can find is at least 3 years old....

He's DEAD.

[GAR]

When talking about guitar greats, EVH and Jimmy Page come up, but why Michael Schenker never does, is beyond me.

I got into Schenker way late in the game.. I was 15 working at a Veterans thrift store and this older guy who was the donations pickup driver had a <UFO> tattoo on his bicep - I asked him if he believed in ufo's and he gives me the strangest look, "You mean to tell me you play guitar but never heard of UFO? Well, you BETTER."

I saw schenker at NAMM last month, being a fan now for many years since the thrift store. Nearly in tears the full show, then I met him and got to shake his hand. Signed a poster and everything for me and it made me feel those same raised-neckhairs feelings as when I got my first UFO 8-track of "Phenomenon".

The man's a class, class act and why he's not considered in most "guitar hero" circles makes him to me the most UNDER rated guit-pedaler I can possibly possibly think of.

[flappo]

brian may

he might be a wee bit wet , but he's written some of the best rock songs ever and when he's not throwing up in nervous anticipation he can really let rip

[julia]

Johnny Ramone

[Hardrock69]

No Randy Hansen is not dead. He toured Germany in October and November 2004.

Unless he died, and they just shipped his corpse from venue to venue...and I kinda doubt they did that...

[Soul Reaper]

George Lynch?

[Hardrock69]

Gar, I saw Micheal Schenker in Kansas City in May of 1999, I believe, with Vinnie Moore opening.

He fucking terrorized me with his playing. And (like you) afterwards I got to meet him, shake his hand, and he signed an 8 X 10 for me.

I also got to tell him "Man, I have been trying to play Captain Nemo for 15 years now, and it is still a real motherfucker just to make the attempt!".

He cracked up laughing.

I had been a fan of his for over 20 years. He just toured the US so infrequently in the 90s, hell I thought I would never get to see him in my lifetime.

He is DEFINITELY underrated.

[Soul Reaper]

I feel that Schenker is under-metioned rather than underrated.

[Soul Reaper]

another underrated guitarist would be Mike Keneally. Frank Zappa called him a 'genius' and he can blow Steve Vai away on stage. Keneally is briliant.

http://www.keneally.com/pix/amazonmk2.jpg

[aesop]

John Petrucci. Period.

[Soul Reaper]

I don't think Petrucci is underrated.

[Hardrock69]

Randy Hansen played the Fenix Underground in Seattle on January 22, and is also booked to play the following:

Emerald Queen Casino - Tacoma, Washington Friday, March 18, 2005

GERMAN TOUR DATES:
Friday 4/22/05 D-Kulturspeicher / Regensburg
Saturday 4/23/05 Monsters of Rock Festival D-Eppingen / Stadthalle
Friday 4/29/05 D-Freiburg / Jazzhaus
Saturday 4/30/05 CH-Biel / Blue Note tbc
Saturday 7.5 D-Lorsch / Musiktheater Rex

Gee...for a dead guy he sure does get around...though I would think he would be kinda mouldy by now...

:D


http://www.hendrix-links.de/gifs/FLYERFERTIG.JPG

[Hardrock69]

Originally posted by Soul Reaper
I feel that Schenker is under-metioned rather than underrated.

Yeah...that sounds more like it. Everyone recognizes he is a genius...he just doesn't get the credit he deserves...

[aesop]

Originally posted by Soul Reaper
I don't think Petrucci is underrated.

You might not, but take a casual survey and see how many lay-people ever heard of him...

Hopefully G3 will help.

[Hardrock69]

Yeah well he is underrated by the public at large, NOT by musicians...same as with Michael Schenker.

[aesop]

I can agree with that.

[rob100]

Mickey Moody
Jan Akkerman
Martin Barre

[Roguesgirl]

Hoey.

[Soul Reaper]

Originally posted by Hardrock69
Yeah well he is underrated by the public at large, NOT by musicians...same as with Michael Schenker.

I agree. The reason why I don't think Petrucci is underrated is because I'm a guitarist.

[RogueHorseman]

Originally posted by Roguesgirl
Hoey.

Never heard of him... ;)

[Soul Reaper]

Larry Carlton is defintely underrated. He's got great taste and 'Kid Charlemagne' is one of the best solos I've ever heard.

[RogueHorseman]

In all seriousness, Hoey IS very underrated... I think Vai is as well, in the MAINSTREAM I'm saying... All things considered, the same really goes for Satriani and even Steve Morse, etc. as far as mainstream recognition goes.

Without Dave shinning the big spotlight and putting Ed over, so-to-speak, he would have wound up much more like the aforementioned "guitar gods" in the general publics eyes (as in virtually unheard of).

[RogueHorseman]

Originally posted by Soul Reaper
Larry Carlton is defintely underrated. He's got great taste and 'Kid Charlemagne' is one of the best solos I've ever heard.

Absolutely.

What do you think of Skunk Baxter? He influenced a lot of guys, too. Eddie being one...

[Soul Reaper]

Shaun Baxter is insane!!!! He does an 'Extreme Guitar' column in Guitar Techniques magazine. That guy knows how to play!!!

[ODShowtime]

Definitely Alex Lifeson. The man is a monolith.

[Soul Reaper]

Robin Trower

[academic punk]

Originally posted by Black Betty
Lindsey Buckingham


Fucking brilliant guitarist. Too bad he only gets remmebered for "Don't Stop".

[Soul Reaper]

Mick Ronson. This guy is awesome. I loved his stuff with Bowie.

[jojo2371]

robbie kreager and vito bratto

[rustoffa]

Captain Sensible.

[Island Boy]

Derek Trucks

[Cato]

nugent

[Black Betty]

Originally posted by rob100

Jan Akkerman

[Black Betty]

Joni Mitchell

[Black Betty]

George Harrison.

[Black Betty]

Prince.

[secrets]

Originally posted by ODShowtime
Definitely Alex Lifeson. The man is a monolith.

My choice too.

[Soul Reaper]

Ron Thal

http://www.vigierguitars.com/Artists/AImages/Ron/Thal.JPG

[nosuchluck]

Ron Thal again is under-mentioned...ppl who have heard him play know that he's awesome.

Alex Lifeson is my choice too.
that solo on 'Cut to the Chase' was...well...unexpected!

oh and Roy Z is a brilliant guitarist too. check out his work with Tribe of Gypsies.

[Soul Reaper]

Nick Drake, he's a great but underrated acoustic guitarist. Anyone heard of him?

http://www.hotshotdigital.com/WellAlwaysRemember/NickDrake.Images/nickdrake-1.jpg

[Hardrock69]

As for Roy Z, he plays some great stuff on the Bruce Dickinson solo albums. "Scream For Me Brazil" is a pretty kickass album!

[PhilFlappoRogan]

Bruce Bouillet
Paul Gilbert
Reb Beach

[Soul Reaper]

Paul Gilbert isn't underrated. Again it's someone who is under-mentioned (maybe not even that).

[ODShowtime]

The combo of Frampton/Marriot is under-rated. Probably due to only putting out a few good albums.

[PhilFlappoRogan]

Originally posted by Soul Reaper
Paul Gilbert isn't underrated. Again it's someone who is under-mentioned (maybe not even that).

Agreed

[mwsully]

Underrated according to whom? Us, the public, the media, or ?

All the guitarists mentioned here are not underrated; their value as a guitarist is obviously determined by the ears of listeners.

The better question, as some have stated, is what guitarists in the (pop) music world are undermentioned?

My votes would be Downey/Robertson duo from Thin Lizzy, Robin Trower (he used to get trashed for "copying" Jimmy Hendrix), Steve Lukather (Toto)...there's more but I'll leave it at that.

[Soul Reaper]

Bill & Ted

http://i.cnn.net/cnn/2003/SHOWBIZ/Movies/11/05/sprj.caf03.film.keanureeves.ap/story.bill.ted.ap.jpg

[Island Boy]

Derek Trucks

[Roguesgirl]

Originally posted by Soul Reaper
Nick Drake, he's a great but underrated acoustic guitarist. Anyone heard of him?

http://www.hotshotdigital.com/WellAlwaysRemember/NickDrake.Images/nickdrake-1.jpg

don't know him but he has a cool name...:cool:

[Soul Reaper]

Another awesome underated (maybe under-metioned) guitarist is Eric Johnson. I love Cliffs of Dover. i hope to get the G3 DVD with him on soon.

[wombattt]

Mick Taylor of the Rolling Stones from 1969-1975

He made the Stones great during this period

[DLR7884]

Originally posted by wombattt
Mick Taylor of the Rolling Stones from 1969-1975

He made the Stones great during this period

Good call!

The songs on "Sticky Fingers" were originally worked on when he was in the band.

DLR7884
He didn't get any credit for them though, just like DLR's songs on 5150.

[ghostrider]

Jake E Lee is one of those guys who had his own style and I think is underrrated. He came out in the middle of the "Eddie" clones and did his own thing. He had to follow the great Randy Rhoads with Ozzy and still made his stamp. One of the few guitarist of the eighties that did not use the "tapping" technique to get recognized but still kicked ass!

[FORD]

Ernie Isley deserves a mention.

Usually you don't think of an old 60's R&B group as a source for outstanding guitar work, but then, that's where Hendrix got his start.

I never even knew the Isley Brothers HAD a guitarist until I got the "Toronto Rocks" DVD (performances from the SARS-stock concert in 2003). My guess is that Ernie knew he was up against some legendary competition that day (Randy Bachman, Alex Lifeson, Angus & Malcolm and Keith & Woody) so he brought his best.

Listening to this guy play, it's not hard to tell who influenced Prince.

Bachman was pretty damn good at that show as well. Did this tapping with a drumstick thing that was about half Page/half EVH.

[ELVIS]

Dave Murray!

http://www.dedark.de/sae/maiden/sites/images/bio/dave_live.jpg


:elvis:

[FORD]

You already said that!

[ELVIS]

I thought so...

I looked for my post and I couldn't find it...

Oh well...


Let's hear it for MURRAY !!

[Samsonite]

Why is Nugent's solos always rated worst of all time? He doesn't get very much credit for his guitar work.

[ELVIS]

I never understood that myself...

Nugent was an awesome guitar force in the 70's...

[FORD]

http://www.guitartips.addr.com/keaggymc.jpg

Phil Keaggy - (he's the guy on the right of the photo - but his singing voice sounds a lot like the guy on the left)

Probably the most under-rated guitarist in the history of music. Even Eric Clapton reportedly has said so. When Clapton was asked how it felt to be the best guitarist on earth, he replied "I don't know. Ask Phil Keaggy"

This guy can play anything from classical to jazz to hard rock. Unfortunately, a lot of his recent work seems to be on the mellow side.

And the only reason this guy doesn't get any credibility from the musical "establishment" is because his lyrics almost always reflect his Christian faith.

But it was always his God given talent on the guitar that got my attention. :cool:

Download samples from Phil's website here! (http://philkeaggy.com/music/downloads.html)

[academic punk]

Neil Young is pretty over-looked as a guitar player, but anyione who has ever heard "Like A Hurricane" knows musical nirvana.

oh, and richard thopson is pretty shit-hot.

[ELVIS]

Neil Young played like he had one finger...

[academic punk]

Originally posted by ELVIS
Neil Young played like he had one finger...

That's the beauty of his guitar playing!

A guitar teacher would be sent to the hospital with his playing and technique, but man it can transport a soul.

[mwsully]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by FORD
[B]Ernie Isley deserves a mention.

Usually you don't think of an old 60's R&B group as a source for outstanding guitar work, but then, that's where Hendrix got his start.

I totally agree with you, Ford. Ernie Isley, though not a virtuoso of the guitar, really added a lot to their sound in the 70's. Songs such as "Voyage to Atlantis", "Midnight Sky" and of course "That Lady" showcase his ability to sustain and bend notes with much feeling.

[aesop]

If you are into acoustic guitar, I would reccomend Don Ross, the North American acoustic guitar champion. He plays lead, harmony, and percussion all at once on a 12-string! His album 'Passion Session' is simply unbeleivable if you are in the mood.

PS - It ain't slow...

PSS - Check out the song 'Klimbim'

[usfest]

Randy Hansen

I used to hear so much about the guy from other guitarists. But not so much main stream - for that I would say he was/is underated.

I don't consider people who have been on the cover of guitar mags and other "main stream" mags underrated - people like Nugent and Dave Murry for example. Maybe these days you don't hear much about them but these guys IMO, are not underrated. I mean I think Neil Schon is an amazing player - however when Journey got huge he got more than his share of media attention. But go back to a 16 year old Neil in Santana and early Journey...pre Escape era. But even during the band "arena rock pop metal" era his solos were melodious and tasteful. But would I list Neil as being under rated? No.

To me - I would say people like Chet Thompson who never really got up to the point that lesser players got to (The guys in Warrent for example). Chet was so brilliant and had WWIII gotten the Warner Bros deal it would have been the first time that Ted and Don had worked together since the CVH days. He released a few albums in Japan, auditioned for Ozzy (Jake got the gig), DLR (Becker got the gig) but in the long run never got the recognition he deserved. That is what I call underated.

Billy Ray Martin, who had a band called Red River, would just invoke the spirt of Hendrix (No Billy did not play a strat) and rip on the blues. Again - all the underground Hollywood buzz never translated to being signed to any major. Red Reiver had an album out in France I think - on New Rose was it? But the type of rocky blues just was not "commerical" enough - but the guy was just a smoking blues guitarist. Another for sure underated player.

A few others - Janet Robin (who is doing more solo acoustic these days - she toured with Lindsey Buckinham playing mainly acoustic guitar in his band), Robert Hecker (Huge Eddie fan, but being in Redd Kross he was never taken as serious as he should have been. And while on the topic of Redd Kross - Steve McDonald - just an awesome bass player. Gotten a bit more reconition of late with playing bass with Beck and Thelonious D) , Lori Von Linstruth (Just starting to 'come back' after moving to Sweden and taking years off) and Mike Campese (Just got a gig with Trans Siberian Orchestra so maybe he will start getting some notice)

[Heavydigger]

The Most Underrated Guitarist Is Robbin Crosby.

[BRANDON]

frank marino from mahogany rush.he fuckin kicks ass

[CROWBAR]

Robin Trower

[nosuchluck]

James Byrd.

[Soul Reaper]

Originally posted by FORD
Probably the most under-rated guitarist in the history of music. Even Eric Clapton reportedly has said so. When Clapton was asked how it felt to be the best guitarist on earth, he replied "I don't know. Ask Phil Keaggy"[/URL]

No, I'm sure they asked Hendrix not Clapton.

[nosuchluck]

Ray Gomez.

[Soul Reaper]

Mick Thompson of Slipknot. Everyone thinks of him as a down-tuned metaller but really he's one hell of a player. He's kinda under-rated because of his first two records with Slipknot (his solos got deleted by the producer, so no-one heard any of his shredding).

I'm not a big fan of Slipknot, though.

http://soulknot1.free.fr/Photos/Mick%20Thompson/10.jpg

[nosuchluck]

he's a huge fan of Malmsteen, apparently. and he's a guitar teacher.

[Soul Reaper]

Originally posted by nosuchluck
he's a huge fan of Malmsteen, apparently. and he's a guitar teacher.

Yes he is, to both. There's been a few interviews with him recently in Total Guitar. He is seriously dedicated to the guitar. He says in one of his interviews how he got really pissed off when his students wanted to learn Blink 182 or Nirvana. He really hates those bands!

[nosuchluck]

haha.

another overlooked guitarist - John Sykes.

[Soul Reaper]

John Sykes rules! It's a shame he doesn't get the credit he deserves.

[DrMaddVibe]

Kim Thayil

Rick Nielsen

Dick Dale

Junior Brown

Billy Gibbons

Vernon Reid

Spacey T.

[Soul Reaper]

George Lynch is one of best players I've ever heard and he doesn't get the same credit as EVH or Yngwie.

[FORD]

Originally posted by Soul Reaper
No, I'm sure they asked Hendrix not Clapton.

No, Hendrix said Terry Kath of Chicago was better than him. And while I wouldn't go that far, Terry is definitely someone who should be on this list. As far as I'm concerned, he WAS Chicago. Fuck the horn section - go listen to their first album.


But back to Phil Keaggy, there's a show over at Easytree (http://http://www.easytree.org/torrents-comment.php?id=29287) and it's from the era when King's X was his backing band, believe it or not.

[nosuchluck]

Kerry Livgren (ex- Kansas).
always liked his playing and songwriting.

[DeadOrAlive]

ME!!!! lol just playin with yall

[FORD]

Originally posted by nosuchluck
Kerry Livgren (ex- Kansas).
always liked his playing and songwriting.

Yeah, Kerry is often overlooked, but I was listening to "Carry On My Wayward Son" driving down the freeway yesterday and forgot how good it was. I heard he actually got back with Kansas a couple years ago, but I'm not sure if the reunion held up or not. But then, calling it "Kansas" without him was a ridiculous idea to begin with.

On the other hand, the Steve Walsh/John Elefante swap was probably the only time in history where a lead singer change really didn't impact the band. Their voices were damn near identical.

[academic punk]

Originally posted by FORD
Yeah, Kerry is often overlooked, but I was listening to "Carry On My Wayward Son" driving down the freeway yesterday and forgot how good it was.

Am I missing something??? Did FORD actually just say a GOOD thing about JOHN KERRY??!?

[katie]

In a live arena in the 60/70's i would go for Pete Townshend.
Huge power chords - Great act!

In the studio Andy Scott from Sweet.
Sweet Fanny Adams
desolation B
Give us a wink
Off the record.

Are class LPs

[katie]

Plus Paul Chapman when he was with Lone Star

[hard rock]

I would have to say Vito Bratta of White Lion. That guy is the closest thing to Eddie Van Halen in terms of style and feel.

He should have received tons of more attention than what he actually had

[hard rock]

Bruce Kulick of Kiss as well. He was always pretty much in the shadow of Ace Frehley but he is a great player himself. Should of had more attention then what he got

[nosuchluck]

Originally posted by FORD
Yeah, Kerry is often overlooked, but I was listening to "Carry On My Wayward Son" driving down the freeway yesterday and forgot how good it was. I heard he actually got back with Kansas a couple years ago, but I'm not sure if the reunion held up or not. But then, calling it "Kansas" without him was a ridiculous idea to begin with.

On the other hand, the Steve Walsh/John Elefante swap was probably the only time in history where a lead singer change really didn't impact the band. Their voices were damn near identical.

i think Kerry Livgren now plays for "Proto-kaw"; not sure about that.
Kansas is still around, inspite of Livgren not being in the band, which i think is really ridiculous too.

[whodat]

bryan adams is the probably the most under-rated guitarist of the century. he was a master on "cuts like knife" and "summer of 69"

[nosuchluck]

nope. Madonna is. what a great live guitar solo!

[Soul Reaper]

Originally posted by hard rock
I would have to say Vito Bratta of White Lion. That guy is the closest thing to Eddie Van Halen in terms of style and feel.

He should have received tons of more attention than what he actually had

You say he's the closet thing to Eddie Van Halen. Does that mean he's an EVH copy or do you mean close in terms of having his own style?

[hard rock]

He has his own style to a certian degree but he has a very evh style to his playing. i have put on white lion tunes and when the solo comes on people have asked is this Van Halen.

[katie]

I thought that guy Michael jackson used in 'Beat it' was pretty good (LOL)

[fe_lung]

Originally posted by Soul Reaper
Nick Drake, he's a great but underrated acoustic guitarist. Anyone heard of him?

http://www.hotshotdigital.com/WellAlwaysRemember/NickDrake.Images/nickdrake-1.jpg

Good call. Drake was fantastic and the fact that most people don't know his stuff is a tragedy.

[nosuchluck]

how could i forget Criss Oliva??
that guy was great...R.I.P

[Warham]

Anybody mention Lindsay Buckingham?

He's got some chops.

[fe_lung]

I've got a few to throw in:

James Mankey of Concrete Blonde - great style, very textural.
Dominic Miller - plays with Sting - I've never heard Dom play anything that was less than perfect.
Brian Bell of Weezer - just a solid player with a lot of creativity
The guy from Primus - Just an odd fucking collection of talented musicians that band....
and lastly
Malcom Young - Angus gets the glory but Malcoms got the groove and he gives his brother a solid foundation to shred over.

[Soul Reaper]

Danny Gatton - He's an awesome guitarist who never got the credit he deserved. It's a shame he had to kill himself in the end, he really was great!

[houseofpain]

Originally posted by hard rock
Bruce Kulick of Kiss as well. He was always pretty much in the shadow of Ace Frehley but he is a great player himself. Should of had more attention then what he got

Yeah definitely. Bruce walked in Ace's shadow for years. Listen to Alive III. Bruce plays Ace's solos live better than Ace played them in studio. After Vinnie Vincent and Mark St. John, Paul and Gene were very fortunate to get Bruce. Bruce is so much more talented than all three of his predecessors.


Did anybody mention Warren Haynes and Derek Trucks? I just watched my Allman Brother's Live at the Beacon DVD. Those two are pretty dang good. Think about this: Warren replaced Duane, so he played mostly Duane parts. Warren leaves, and Derek replaces him, so Derek is playing Duane's parts. Dickey's out, Warren comes back...Warren and Derek now play, I don't know. I know I've watched the extras on the DVD and they talk about it. It seems like there's no rhyme or reason to who plays Duane and who plays Dickey live. I can tell you right now, the Allman's last two releases, I like a bunch. Hittin' The Note is hard pressed to get out of my rotation.

[houseofpain]

Anybody familiar with Walter Trout? Trout can blaze with the best of 'em. He's a blues player real similar to SRV with a nod to Hendrix and EVH.

[Island Boy]

Originally posted by houseofpain
Yeah definitely. Bruce walked in Ace's shadow for years. Listen to Alive III. Bruce plays Ace's solos live better than Ace played them in studio. After Vinnie Vincent and Mark St. John, Paul and Gene were very fortunate to get Bruce. Bruce is so much more talented than all three of his predecessors.


Did anybody mention Warren Haynes and Derek Trucks? I just watched my Allman Brother's Live at the Beacon DVD. Those two are pretty dang good. Think about this: Warren replaced Duane, so he played mostly Duane parts. Warren leaves, and Derek replaces him, so Derek is playing Duane's parts. Dickey's out, Warren comes back...Warren and Derek now play, I don't know. I know I've watched the extras on the DVD and they talk about it. It seems like there's no rhyme or reason to who plays Duane and who plays Dickey live. I can tell you right now, the Allman's last two releases, I like a bunch. Hittin' The Note is hard pressed to get out of my rotation.

http://www.rotharmy.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=17098&perpage=30&pagenumber=2


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[Island Boy]

Allen Collins

[Jano]

pat travers
steve steven
Nugent
buck Dharma from B.O.C.

[VHdamaco]

i gotta say the nuge...

man gets more attention for saying fuck you to p.e.t.a. and that lot, then he does for his 6-string abilities, which are pretty damn good btw.

[Panamark]

Tommy Emmanuel ??? :)

Hey the dude is excellent on Acoustic :p

[Soul Reaper]

Yes, Tommy Emmanuel is most excellent on the acoustic!

[Jano]

I forgot Brian Setzer,he's a great one also!

[Soul Reaper]

John Sykes, one of my fav guitarists. Definitely underrated.

http://www.david-coverdale.de/band/bilder/sykes1.jpg

[Island Boy]

Stephen 'Stef' Carpenter

[Jano]

Originally posted by Soul Reaper
John Sykes, one of my fav guitarists. Definitely underrated.

http://www.david-coverdale.de/band/bilder/sykes1.jpg
Yeah,Sykes is a great one!

[Jano]

I think that Warren de Martini from Ratt was not too bad!

[sethfle]

Uli Jon Roth
Michael Schenker
Steve Gaines from Lynyrd Skynyrd

[wasson]

THE BEST

[scottd1984]

Frank Marino,Robin Trower,Ronnie Montrose

[Soul Reaper]

Tommy Emmanuel, Ritchie Blackmore (should be among Page, Clapton and Jeff Beck), Alex Lifeson

[DLR82VH]

I didn't feel like scrolling through 5 pages of replies so I'll just say Mick Mars.

[Soul Reaper]

Nick Drake and Dave Mustaine

[Soul Reaper]

i also think John Lennon is underrated

[DLR82VH]

Good call on Mustaine!

[bueno bob]

Michael Akerfeldt and Peter Lindgren, guitars for Opeth.

Metals most underrated guitarists today.

THERE IS NO ARGUMENT. SO FUCKING DEAL WITH IT. :D

[Soul Reaper]

i've heard of opeth

are they as good as you say they are, bob?

[scottd1984]

Originally posted by bueno bob
Michael Akerfeldt and Peter Lindgren, guitars for Opeth.

Metals most underrated guitarists today.

THERE IS NO ARGUMENT. SO FUCKING DEAL WITH IT. :D Yes they are Bueno Bob, yes they are.every new Opeth track i've heard is amazing.

[bueno bob]

Originally posted by scottd1984
Yes they are Bueno Bob, yes they are.every new Opeth track i've heard is amazing.

Really? You've heard the new shit?

Hook a brother up, yo! :)

[Soul Reaper]

Bill Nelson of Be Bop Deluxe is a really really underrated guitarist. Be Bop Deluxe were a great band. Adventures in a Yorkshire Landscape was a underrated masterpiece.