yeah man. especially during P.U.L.S.E. Comfortably Numb solo totally the ****.
Favorite guitar players
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In no particular order...
David Gilmore
Trey Anastasio
Chet Atkins
Jake Cinninger
Jimmy Herring
David Gilmore
Trey Anastasio
Chet Atkins
Jake Cinninger
Jimmy Herring
others who i've not yet had the pleasure of shooting (but hope to, one day).
marc ribot
steven r smith
johnny marr (though he's lost it a bit)
maurice deebank
chris heazlewood
david mitchell
gareth lidell
the two dudes from Tar w/ long polish names
east bay ray
duane denison
howe gelb
i'm sure there's more...at least dead people to add.
marc ribot
steven r smith
johnny marr (though he's lost it a bit)
maurice deebank
chris heazlewood
david mitchell
gareth lidell
the two dudes from Tar w/ long polish names
east bay ray
duane denison
howe gelb
i'm sure there's more...at least dead people to add.
I'm goin' with the standards:
Vai
Satriani
SRV
Eddie
Hendrix
Lifeson
Gilmour
And if you go off the beaten track a bit, Steve Stevens is insane. And Tommy Shaw is no joke on the gee-tar. I'm sure there are more but those are the ones who come to mind at the moment.
Vai
Satriani
SRV
Eddie
Hendrix
Lifeson
Gilmour
And if you go off the beaten track a bit, Steve Stevens is insane. And Tommy Shaw is no joke on the gee-tar. I'm sure there are more but those are the ones who come to mind at the moment.
i really hope i just missed it and somebody put him
Yngwie Malmsteen, hes disgustingly good, better than Vai in my opinion.
if you play electric guitar with a symphonic orchestra you have to be good! : P
Yngwie Malmsteen, hes disgustingly good, better than Vai in my opinion.
if you play electric guitar with a symphonic orchestra you have to be good! : P
Sorry dude but Malmsteen is a hack. All he did was take classical pieces by Paganini and transcribe them to guitar at a faster speed. Speed does not make a good guitar player.
If you need to listen to that "neo-classical" stuff, start with either Jason Becker or Mary Friedman. Those guys ripped. I wore out several Cacophony cassettes back in the day.
JJ Cale. Without JJ, there would be no Clapton.
How about a Guitar Duo of sorts?
If that's cool I propose Duane Allman and Dickey Betts from the Allman Brothers early years.
If that's cool I propose Duane Allman and Dickey Betts from the Allman Brothers early years.
OK, I have SO many, but here are two among favorites:
Topping the last one is kinda hard to do. Satriani, Via and a few others.....
Topping the last one is kinda hard to do. Satriani, Via and a few others.....
Then check this out....Met him once and had some beers with him, but this guy is INCREDIBLE!!!
God there are so many.....
God there are so many.....
I don't know if hack is the best description, he's redundant in his movements and his ?less than dynamic? tone (farted out single coil on the bridge)... but his advanced technical capabilities w/arpeggio sweeps and triads are irrefutable, no matter how fat his fingers get or how big is belly bulges? he?s an original.
This kid has spent too much time in his room with the rewind button (he's cleaner than YM)
serious question:
do the people who adore guitar 'virtuosos' (ie, satriani, malmsteen, etc) also like their vocalists to have a 6 octave range and sing as many notes as possible in the shortest available time span?
do the people who adore guitar 'virtuosos' (ie, satriani, malmsteen, etc) also like their vocalists to have a 6 octave range and sing as many notes as possible in the shortest available time span?
OK, how about Alexi? Hard to top him as well....
The fact that you used Satriani and Malmsteen in the same context indicates that you have not heard much Satriani. Satch's music is about so much more than speed.
And I really don't understand your attempt to compare guitar with vocals. It doesn't make any sense at all.
Satriani can play fast, no doubt. But my favorite stuff of his is more mellow and just very well played.
I would pair Malmsteen with Dragonforce before I lumped him with Satch.
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I also like Gary Hoey, but I have to be in the mood for it.
Malmsteen doesn't have the feel and taste Satriani does...Best lesson I have ever learned as a guitar player was from him. He can hang one note a full measure; meaning you don't have to always shred ALL the time. He'd be cruising along, and then hit a smooth spot and hang on a note for a measure or two.....
fvcking awesome!
fvcking awesome!
yeah, I have to certainly be in the mood for him.
You know who is really underrated? Glen Tipton..I have never heard guitar play phrase a chord like he and KK can.
1. Dude really good.
2. Where the hell is my SMDH Jersey you promised oh so many years ago?
2. Where the hell is my SMDH Jersey you promised oh so many years ago?
I'll have to check to see if we have any still.... If not, I could fashion up some cool stickers at least...
Meanwhile, Enjoy more buckethead links...
Meanwhile, Enjoy more buckethead links...
Wurd.
I forgot about Brian Setzer...I like him too.
And Neil Young is a completely worthless guitar player. I'm a better guitar player than he is.....
And Neil Young is a completely worthless guitar player. I'm a better guitar player than he is.....
damn right. haha.still, eric johnson's guitar playing and vocals still the way to go for me. can't get enough of his Venus Isle album
No. I was actually going to post the same. For all you can joke about his appearance, he is a great musician and I believe the guitar is his main instrument. I have an mp3 of him playing honkey tonk woman live.
is that weird?
Puts on an awesome show as well.
I always liked the alternate tunings Thurston Moore used on some of his guitars.
this guy can play, and he's a bit of a screwball. kinda reminds me of Pen of Pen and Teller
he has a tune called Zoiks if you can find it on your favorite mp3 site it's worth the download.
he has a tune called Zoiks if you can find it on your favorite mp3 site it's worth the download.
Add me to the Prince list, he shreds. The Minneapolis music scene loves him too.
Has anyne mentioned George harrison yet? Also...awesomeful
Larry Carlton.