Best Guitar Player

[GRAMPS SS]

ok.....was going to put this to a poll...but the list would of been long...was sitting here listening to some OLD tunes i have...and got me to think of this question....you have BONNIE RAITT,CHUCK BERRY,SRV,CHET ATKINS,EDDIE VAN HALEN,ERIC CLAPTON,BUDDY HOLLY....plus a shitload more....but my pick would have to be...weather it is liked or not...LES PAUL..:thumbsup

who do you all think is the best...alive or dead.....remember JIMMY.....


and...for a bonus....what else was LES PAUL known for....

[07ROUSHSTG3]

hendrix would be number one for me!

page is a close number 2!

[nismodave]

Stevie Ray.......Prince......Eddie Van Halen.......Hendrix.

[nismodave]

Les Paul invented the Electric Guitar.

[07ROUSHSTG3]

^^^
never really thought of prince........good call. even though i don;t care for much of his lyrics and songs his guitar is pretty good.

[Reverend Cooper]

in this order
eddie
joe satriani
steve vai
bo didley
srv
jeff beck
yngwie malmsteen
reb beach
george lynch
jimmy page
sure there are some i missed

[Mudd Runner]

Dimebag Darrell gets my vote and as for your bonus question hes was also known for Multitrack recording innovations

[moels]

Well, since Ralph Machio ( aka Karate kid ) beat Steve Vai in a guitar duel in a movie I will pit him in 3rd place. lol

[Reverend Cooper]

cant forget jeniffer batien from michael jackson

[GRAMPS SS]

Les Paul invented the Electric Guitar.

OTHER then that....the guitar he invented was called a solid 4x4 as it was called..and he put fake wings on the sides to make it look like a reg guitar...fender tried to dupe it...gibson as well...less worked with them...but they could never get the LES PAUL SOUND.....but he is know for something else...good try dave...:thumbsup

[nismodave]

Well, since Ralph Machio ( aka Karate kid ) beat Steve Vai in a guitar duel in a movie I will pit him in 3rd place. lol

OMG I LOLED!!!!!!!!!!!:rolf:rolf:rolf

[70challenger452]

I think santana needs some recognition, I love his tunes

[DRK]

Kerry King

[nismodave]

For people that are not QUITE familiar with Prince's' skills.

Solo at 3:31

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7sT1HRV2qU

[GRAMPS SS]

Dimebag Darrell gets my vote and as for your bonus question hes was also known for Multitrack recording innovations



very good mudd....i'll buy ya a shake at culvers when i see ya....:thumbsup

[Reverend Cooper]

les paul is a waukesha native too

[GRAMPS SS]

yea...he's coming back june 21 i think it is...for something....if he's playing...would love to go.....any brian settzer fans out there...i kinda like him...have a few CD's on him....

[Reverend Cooper]

For people that are not QUITE familiar with Prince's' skills.

Solo at 3:31

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7sT1HRV2qU

check and mate
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULEBSxP725w

[Reverend Cooper]

dave and moels recognize the guitar eddie is playing? Its the same as mine

[05caddyext]

I say Eric Clapton. He is amazing.

[nismodave]

check and mate
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULEBSxP725w

Thats Good.....But I dont think its better. Hes been playing that since the 70s.

[Reverend Cooper]

check this out its really cool http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2BOApUvFpw&feature=related

[Mudd Runner]

I do have a brian setzer cd pretty good stuff i think prob my fav song of the http://youtube.com/watch?v=ncrILTdBywo

[Reverend Cooper]

Thats Good.....But I dont think its better. Hes been playing that since the 70s.

written transcribed and played differently everytime by himself. prince played and song written by someone else. greatness never goes outta style when people cheer your name 30 years later for the same solo you know your great

[nismodave]

So is this.....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZpD0btOZx8&feature=related

[nismodave]

written transcribed and played differently everytime by himself. prince played and song written by someone else. greatness never goes outta style when people cheer your name 30 years later for the same solo you know your great


Its one of my favorite songs. I just dont think either is greater than the other. Eddie or Prince.:thumbsup

[Reverend Cooper]

almost forgot jon petrucci
jason becker and marty friedeman

[Mudd Runner]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGp10Z69N9s&feature=related

[GRAMPS SS]

I do have a brian setzer cd pretty good stuff i think prob my fav song of the http://youtube.com/watch?v=ncrILTdBywo



got that one...yea..it's good.....but i like....sleepwalk...a great solo by him....

[Rocket Power]

I am a big SRV fan, Seen his brother Jimmy at summerfest years ago

[Car Guy]

Just watched a program on MPTV/PBS 10 about Les Paul and NOBODY would be what they are without him and his contributions.....

And anybody that would be in consideration for the best guitar player would say the same exact thing guaranteed.....:thumbsup






:3gears: :3gears: :3gears:

[moels]

dave and moels recognize the guitar eddie is playing? Its the same as mine

I thought so! wasn't sure though.

[Windsors 03 Cobra]

Les Paul was also Steve Miller's godfather and taught Steve his first chords at 5 years of age.

[GRAMPS SS]

dave and moels recognize the guitar eddie is playing? Its the same as mine

but...............can coop play it....:thumbsup

[70challenger452]

my buddy has Las Paul's autograph on his guitar, I'm scared to touch it

[GRAMPS SS]

^^^^^that will be worth a few soon.....

[Reverend Cooper]

but...............can coop play it....:thumbsup

a few notes

[H8RADE]

As I come up with them, and probably in order, at least for me...

Hendrix (Machine Gun...'nough said)
Jimmy Page
Buckethead
Prince
Slash
Eddie Van Halen
Matthias Jabs (Scorpions)
Kirk Hammett (Metallica)
Clapton
Richie Sambora
Angus Young
John Frusciante (Chilis)
Brian May (Queen) ((Fawk...I love this guy's guitar!))
Eric Johnson
David Gilmour

[Reverend Cooper]

ahhhh cliffs of dover

[Reverend Cooper]

**** forgot randy rhoads,jake e lee and zack wylde

[xxsn0blindxx]

and...for a bonus....what else was LES PAUL known for....

He also invented the first multitrack recorder, revolutionizing music production and opening up endless possibilities for mixing music as it is done today.

[GRAMPS SS]

Dimebag Darrell gets my vote and as for your bonus question hes was also known for Multitrack recording innovations

^^^^^^^^^sorry mudd beat ya to it....

[Stangman98]

Eric Clapton, B.B. King and SRV are in a class of their own. I have seen Clapton twice and BB King once.
Jeff Healey is awesome
Jeff Beck
Eddie
Hendrix
George Thorogood
John Lee Hooker
Lemmy (Motorhead)
Angus Young (AC/DC)
The list goes on and on. Those are just off the top of my head. You want to listen to some awesome guitar...find some old blues albums!!

[STANMAN]

Whoever that sausage is who racked up a million points on Guitar Hero:rolf

[GRAMPS SS]

^^^^^^^you are a tool..............

[Smokey1226]

joe satriani ftw

[HITMAN]

joe satriani ftw

I dig all of the guitar players mentioned, especially Eddie VanHalen, Carlos Santana, and John Petrucci. But I have to agree here. Joe Satriani is the only guitar soloist I've ever paid to see. Best rock guitarist, hands down, IMO.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-zjnVmuTzs&feature=related

BTW, in the video posted, that's Stu Hamm on bass. :shades

[lordairgtar]

Does bass guitar count? Then I pick Doug Pinnick of King's X. **** Dale for surf guitar

[Fast SVT]

SRV....second place is a toss up.

[Fast SVT]

I dig all of the guitar players mentioned, especially Eddie VanHalen, Carlos Santana, and John Petrucci. But I have to agree here. Joe Satriani is the only guitar soloist I've ever paid to see. Best rock guitarist, hands down, IMO.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-zjnVmuTzs&feature=related

BTW, in the video posted, that's Stu Hamm on bass. :shades

Too much like Vai.

[TURTLE]

anyone else think buddy guy should be on that list? jmo...

[USMARINE1108]

Lots of good ones mentioned, just have to add this one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaaHXn5qmEQ

And I've got to throw this in there:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbYnczYg7t8

And can't forget this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuMiUOkqKRQ

[H8RADE]

BTW, in the video posted, that's Stu Hamm on bass. :shades


Fat Stu FTW!!!

I omitted Satriani by mistake, and Clapton because I am a retard.
SRV is not mortal, and doesn't count.

[HITMAN]

Too much like Vai.

If anything, Vai is too much like Satch. Steve Vai took lessons from Joe, so whom do think influenced who? :D

[BeesTwinEG]

I really dont listen to Rock or oldschool rock. But Jimmy Hendrix still the top.
but again I really dont know much about other guitar players...

[FASTZ2895]

Eric Clapton, B.B. King and SRV are in a class of their own. I have seen Clapton twice and BB King once.
Jeff Healey is awesome
Jeff Beck
Eddie
Hendrix
George Thorogood
John Lee Hooker
Lemmy (Motorhead)
Angus Young (AC/DC)
The list goes on and on. Those are just off the top of my head. You want to listen to some awesome guitar...find some old blues albums!!

2x:headbang

[FASTZ2895]

I dig all of the guitar players mentioned, especially Eddie VanHalen, Carlos Santana, and John Petrucci. But I have to agree here. Joe Satriani is the only guitar soloist I've ever paid to see. Best rock guitarist, hands down, IMO.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-zjnVmuTzs&feature=related

BTW, in the video posted, that's Stu Hamm on bass. :shades

2x

[FASTZ2895]

So stop posting to something you don't have a clue about:rolf

[TURTLE]

nuff said...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OI5PoATwII8&feature=related

[Daytonapacecar959]

randy rhoads

X2 on Randy Rhoads

[MoCkiN U]

great videos posted here!!

I do like prince's music. Never fully appreciated him as guitarist cause you get caught up in his show first but DAMN!

Eddie Van Halen, John Lee Hooker, Eric Clapton, and Santana are my favorites

Eddie will make you party it up
John Lee will make you think
Eric will make you cry
Santana will make you get the funk out

[MoCkiN U]

Now I gotta go download some new old shit

[wikked]

4 pages and no mention of Buckethead?

Hendrix would need to drop a whole sheet of acid to equal 1/10th of his skill:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=oW_ZTq5IAqE&feature=related

I've seen him live a few times, absolute mind-fück, even if you hate guitar/solo's... you can't help but shake your head at the things he can do.

And no one knows who the fück he is... :mad:

[lordairgtar]

4 pages and no mention of Buckethead?

Hendrix would need to drop a whole sheet of acid to equal 1/10th of his skill:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=oW_ZTq5IAqE&feature=related

I've seen him live a few times, absolute mind-fück, even if you hate guitar/solo's... you can't help but shake your head at the things he can do.

And no one knows who the fück he is... :mad:
Buckethead was mentioned on page two of this thread. H8rade mentioned him.

[Reverend Cooper]

what about peter frampton

[nismodave]

great videos posted here!!

I do like prince's music. Never fully appreciated him as guitarist cause you get caught up in his show first but DAMN!

Eddie Van Halen, John Lee Hooker, Eric Clapton, and Santana are my favorites

Eddie will make you party it up
John Lee will make you think
Eric will make you cry
Santana will make you get the funk out

I forgot about Johnny.........One of my favs.:thumbsup