best guitarist ever?

[Warham]

Hendrix is rock's best.

Eddie is probably number five or so, maybe after Clapton, Beck and Page.

I heard Strange Brew by Cream the other day. Classic stuff.

[flappo]

i've always found page amazing on record ( achilles last stand ) but pretty weak live ( live aid )

hendrix was amazing for his time , but the best ever ?

things have moved on a lot since then , edward van halen revolutionised electric guitar and since then nobody had done anything to advance it very much imo

vai and satriani whilst excellent players don't bring anything new to the table , they're too similar to evh

i'd still maintain that jeff beck is arguably the greatest living rock guitarist

[nosuchluck]

1. Django Reinhardt
2. Allan Holdsworth
3. John McLaughlin
4. Shawn Lane

[flappo]

yeah , holdsworth is an amazing player too , really unique sound and underrated by the gen pub

i also rate dave gilmour , he's an amazing fucking geetarist

[Last_Child]

Me?

nah...

Ed..Jeff...Hendrix...Randy...

[Hardrock69]

My favorites...


1. Jimi (Greatest Rock guitarist who ever lived, for all the right reasons, not just my opinion)
2. Jeff Beck
3. Michael Schenker
3. Ed
4. Yngwie
5. Randy
6. SRV
7. Eric Johnson
8. Jimmy Page
9. Ritchie Blackmore
10. Zakk Wylde

[Big Troubles]

Originally posted by rustoffa
Roy Clark

Pick and grin further in house of music.

LOL who's that fucker that played guitar with his toes. Id say he is the best.

[Panamark]

Originally posted by Hardrock69
My favorites...


1. Jimi (Greatest Rock guitarist who ever lived, for all the right reasons, not just my opinion)
2. Jeff Beck
3. Michael Schenker
3. Ed
4. Yngwie
5. Randy
6. SRV
7. Eric Johnson
8. Jimmy Page
9. Ritchie Blackmore
10. Zakk Wylde

Good list ! Not the order I would have, but a good selection..

[bueno bob]

It's without a doubt Steve Kuzer, because Alan told me so.

[Susie Q]

Yngwie Malmsteen is one hell of a showman, he has melody, he has spirit, grace, flair, style, mood, expression. All over very impressed with him.

Second would be Eddie, I suppose. I saw him last year, the same year I saw Yngwie. Eddie took a backseat for me. Very bummed.

Vai....Impressed with his style.

Hendrix

Page

[matt19]

im glad that only Panamark and my self recognize Randy Rhoads.... my favorite... if he hadnt died in that plain crash... no one knows where his music would have gone.. malmsteen is great.. based on classical modes and scales...... but Randy was the first to make that popular... and i think that if he were alive today he would have blown eddie away.. but only cause of his drinking ... if he would only quit drinking... no one could touch him

[bueno bob]

Originally posted by matt19
im glad that only Panamark and my self recognize Randy Rhoads.... my favorite... if he hadnt died in that plain crash... no one knows where his music would have gone.. malmsteen is great.. based on classical modes and scales...... but Randy was the first to make that popular... and i think that if he were alive today he would have blown eddie away.. but only cause of his drinking ... if he would only quit drinking... no one could touch him

Ed's drinking doesn't have much to do with his ability on guitar anymore. He gave up being a world leader in terms of ability the second Dave was gone and Sam said "Hey, let's just use the K.I.S.S. method - Keep it simple, silly! Just write whatever crap you want, Ed, it's OK! I'm just glad to have the paycheck!"

Ed was NEVER a driven guitarist or musician unless someone was kicking him in the ass to be so.

Thank Dave for small favors.

[DrMaddVibe]

Yngwie
Stevens
Page
Beck
Dale
SRV
Guy
Ronson
Rhodes
Fripp
Reid
Campbell(Think Heartbreakers)

I don't even rate Van Halen as being in a top 10 anymore. These other guys didn't sacrifice themselves for mediocrity and abysmal performances.

[Soul Reaper]

Maybe the greatest guitarist would have been better. No-one is the best becuase there are so many different styles and unique players.

My list, anyway:

Allan Holdsworth
John McClaughlin
Shawn Lane
Jeff Beck
Steve Vai
Joe Satriani
Danny Gatton
Randy Rhoads
EVH
SRV
Jimi Hendrix

[Soul Reaper]

Do acoustic guitarists count as well:

Michael Hedges, fuckin' genius.