Who do you think is the best guitarist ever?

Onur The Courageous · 07-03-2005, 12:12 PM

My top five are those below:

1. Yngwie J. Malmsteen (as himself)
2. James Hetfield (Metallica)
3. Kirk Hammet (Metallica)
4. Mikâel Âkerfelt (Opeth)
5. Steve Harris (Iron Maiden)

[ 07-04-2005, 03:24 AM: Message edited by: T-D-C ]

philip · 07-03-2005, 04:18 PM

Don't know have a few I like now but I don't play guitar myself so some stuff can sound really good to me but actually be quite easy to play (well not like power chords or so

)

Also I don't really listen to any of those popular guitar players you see on a lot of lists like steve vai or so.

Alexi Laiho (Children of bodom and some other stuff)

Further I could list the rest of the guitar players in my favourite bands but that wouldn't add anything.

edit: the best guitarist ever would be a bit too much and relative by the way

[ 07-03-2005, 04:18 PM: Message edited by: philip ]

Attalus · 07-03-2005, 04:20 PM

None of the above: Jimi Hendrix has everybody else beat a mile. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Lucern · 07-03-2005, 04:30 PM

#5 Steve Harris did pretty well to get on there. He's a bass player [img]tongue.gif[/img] An awesome one.

And I could start a "Uh huh, Nuh-uh" debate, which is all this thread could ever hope to be anyway, but I enjoy every single guitarist (and bassist) named. I do object to a rhythm guitarist being up there though, (Hetfield). [img]smile.gif[/img]

Charlie · 07-03-2005, 04:36 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Attalus:
None of the above: Jimi Hendrix has everybody else beat a mile. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Ditto that.

Jorath Calar · 07-03-2005, 04:58 PM

Yep, Jimi Hendrix, everybody else is a soulless piece of sh$% compared to him... Aliens dropped him of and said, Jimi, show them how it's done, we will pick you up in 27 yesrs... ... [img]smile.gif[/img]

[ 07-03-2005, 04:59 PM: Message edited by: Jorath Calar ]

Jaradu · 07-03-2005, 05:01 PM

John Frusciante me reckons.

Lavindathar · 07-03-2005, 05:01 PM

My favourites to listen too are:

Slash (GnR)
Eric Clapton

07-03-2005, 06:08 PM

Jimi Hendrix.

He was some freak of nature that to this day, no man or machine could replicate his skill.

SomeGuy · 07-03-2005, 08:08 PM

Hendrix, definently.

Frank Zappa's another favorite of mine.

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07-03-2005, 04:18 PM	#2
philip Galvatron Join Date: June 24, 2002 Location: aa Posts: 2,101	Don't know have a few I like now but I don't play guitar myself so some stuff can sound really good to me but actually be quite easy to play (well not like power chords or so ) Also I don't really listen to any of those popular guitar players you see on a lot of lists like steve vai or so. Alexi Laiho (Children of bodom and some other stuff) Further I could list the rest of the guitar players in my favourite bands but that wouldn't add anything. edit: the best guitarist ever would be a bit too much and relative by the way [ 07-03-2005, 04:18 PM: Message edited by: philip ]

07-03-2005, 04:30 PM	#4
Lucern Quintesson Join Date: August 28, 2004 Location: the middle of Michigan Age: 43 Posts: 1,011	#5 Steve Harris did pretty well to get on there. He's a bass player [img]tongue.gif[/img] An awesome one. And I could start a "Uh huh, Nuh-uh" debate, which is all this thread could ever hope to be anyway, but I enjoy every single guitarist (and bassist) named. I do object to a rhythm guitarist being up there though, (Hetfield). [img]smile.gif[/img]

07-03-2005, 04:58 PM	#6
Jorath Calar Harper Join Date: October 6, 2001 Location: Iceland Posts: 4,706	Yep, Jimi Hendrix, everybody else is a soulless piece of sh$% compared to him... Aliens dropped him of and said, Jimi, show them how it's done, we will pick you up in 27 yesrs... ... [img]smile.gif[/img] [ 07-03-2005, 04:59 PM: Message edited by: Jorath Calar ]

07-03-2005, 05:01 PM	#7
Jaradu Silver Dragon Join Date: July 29, 2003 Location: Shrewsbury, England Age: 35 Posts: 1,635	John Frusciante me reckons.

07-03-2005, 06:08 PM	#9
SecretMaster Guest Posts: n/a	Jimi Hendrix. He was some freak of nature that to this day, no man or machine could replicate his skill.

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