Following on from gary moore thread.....

[snowy slopes]

Who in your opinion is the greatest guitarist, either current or no longer with us???

I'll start off with either clapton or steve vai!

[Malam]

Steve Vai, Guthrie Govan, Wes Montgomery, Prince, John Petrucci...

[ratbane]

"Greatest".

Most technical or most natural?

Jimmy Page, Eddie Van Halen, John McCloughlin, Jeff Beck, Django Reinhart, Alan Holdsworth........

[Ferg]

Power, technical ability, stage presence, respect from other musicians..... gotta be Mick Green.

[satchbot]

Satch
Kai Hansen
Eric Johnson
Adrian Smith
Stanley Jordan
Michael Angelo Batio

[MonkeyBusiness]

Yngwie Malmsteen
Richie Blackmore

[Fire99]

Different horses for different courses but:

Eddie Van Halen, David Gilmour, John Petrucci,Eric Johnson , Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Jimi Hendrix,Peter Green.. but these are the most media friendly ones.. and not an exclusive list

[paulmurr]

I'm not one who thinks that faster is necessarily better, so....

Malcolm Young - The best right hand in the world of guitar.

Prince - Like Slash but with taste.

Jonny Ramone - 3 chord Genius.

Jonny Thunders - The King of Sleeze guitar.

Andy McCoy - A Finnish Keef Richards/Izzy Stradlin chimera.

Ginger - He's never dull and his songwriting is eclectic to say the least. Now he's sober he can actually shred like a mofo.

Warner E. Hodges - Jason & the Scorchers chikin pickin' solo machine

Rick Nielson - The geekiest geek ever to be in a rock band. And he had a guitar with 5 necks.

There are many many more but I can't think at the moment.

Edited by paulmurr on Monday 6th July 12:29

[rednotdead]

Steve Rothery of Marillion - vastly underrated IMHO.

[funk odyssey]

Wilko Johnson

[chevy-stu]

There's loads of modern very original and creative guys that are often forgotten, as they're not 'shredders' like
Tom Morello - Rage Against the Machine
Graham Coxon - Blur
John Frusciante - Chili Peppers
Jack White - White Stripes

others I'm sure..

[suthol]

Roy Buchanan
Danny Gatton
Jerry Donohue
Rory Gallagher
Robert Fripp
Leo Kottke
Roy Nicholls
Vince Gill
Les Paul
Carl Perkins
Dave Edmunds

I really do prefer the sound of a well played Fender but admire clean players, swapped my Tele for a Shergold Masquarader in 1976 and still have it( brilliant guitar ).

[funk odyssey]

suthol said:

Roy Buchanan
Danny Gatton
Jerry Donohue
Rory Gallagher
Robert Fripp
Leo Kottke
Roy Nicholls
Vince Gill
Les Paul
Carl Perkins
Dave Edmunds

I really do prefer the sound of a well played Fender but admire clean players, swapped my Tele for a Shergold Masquarader in 1976 and still have it( brilliant guitar ).

+1 for all of those

I'm a Fender man through and through


I think Tom Verlaine is always worth a listen too -- but then I'm biased as I have a Jazzmaster

[paulmurr]

chevy-stu said:

Graham Coxon - Blur

[gbbird]

There is only one - Jimmy Page

Closely followed by Ritchie Blackmore

Edited by gbbird on Friday 13th February 14:21

[Marvindodgers]

Eric Johnson - Cliffs Of Dover is one of the most beautiful pieces of music I have ever heard.
Steve Vai - just incredible
John Petrucci - great technique, but also tuneful
Prince - a genius
David Gilmour - best sound out of a Strat ever? Enormous volume being used, but still with great control

[Ferg]

paulmurr said:

Jonny Ramone - 3 chord Genius.

Jonny Thunders - The King of Sleeze guitar.

Andy McCoy - A Finnish Keef Richards/Izzy Stradlin chimera.

Warner E. Hodges - Jason & the Scorchers chikin pickin' solo machine

Rick Nielson - The geekiest geek ever to be in a rock band. And he had a guitar with 5 necks.

Some of my favourite guitarists!

[Ferg]

funk odyssey said:

Wilko Johnson

....a legend who admits to basing his individual technique on that of Mick Green.

[Alfanatic]

Greatest huh? Rather different to "favourite".

Anyway, I believe Paul Gilbert is currently earning huge respect from his peers, so is probably in with a shout, but my vote goes to this guy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZpD0btOZx8&fea...

[minimatt1967]

Paul Kossoff
Robin Trower
Richie Blackmore