OT: overrated guitarists thread

[Meathead]

he sounds like Clapton , Hendrix , Marc Bolan , Pete Townsend , Jeff Beck , Robby Krieger , etc ...

I don't think so at all ... who do you think he sounds like ???

I don't have to justify my opinion.

all of those guys are teh suck anyways.

give me Setzer, Manzanera, May, Bratta, DiMartini, Atkins, Knopfler, etc any day of the fuckin' week.

a good melodic sense PLUS technical ability trumps supposed "soul" every time. IMO of course.

There is times on bootlegs Page's playing is just painful to listen to. But they're great songs he wrote nonetheless.

 

[griff10672]

he sounds like Clapton , Hendrix , Marc Bolan , Pete Townsend , Jeff Beck , Robby Krieger , etc ...

I don't think so at all ... who do you think he sounds like ???

I don't have to justify my opinion.

all of those guys are teh suck anyways.

give me Setzer, Manzanera, May, Bratta, DiMartini, Atkins, Knopfler, etc any day of the fuckin' week.

a good melodic sense PLUS technical ability trumps supposed "soul" every time. IMO of course.

There is times on bootlegs Page's playing is just painful to listen to. But they're great songs he wrote nonetheless.

I agree ... he can be one of the sloppiest guys ever to pick up the instrument .. I guess I'm thinking more along the lines of his music writing ... and Studio work .

Oh and let's face it ... he's written some of the best riffs in rock

 

[Ultron]

These threads are ghey. 19 year olds saying Hendrix is overrated.



When are those HC bans being lifted?

 

[guitar_god123456]

i think hendrix rocks!!!

 

[Meathead]

I agree ... he can be one of the sloppiest guys ever to pick up the instrument .. I guess I'm thinking more along the lines of his music writing ... and Studio work .

Oh and let's face it ... he's written some of the best riffs in rock

For me it's Ten years Gone, The Rain Song...the bigger pieces...incredible writing.
He wasn't a great player so it baffles me how he wrote that stuff.

 

[griff10672]

I agree ... he can be one of the sloppiest guys ever to pick up the instrument .. I guess I'm thinking more along the lines of his music writing ... and Studio work .

Oh and let's face it ... he's written some of the best riffs in rock

For me it's Ten years Gone, The Rain Song...the bigger pieces...incredible writing.
He wasn't a great player so it baffles me how he wrote that stuff.

you know ... I meant to post the fact that I really liked the video of Ten Years Gone that you posted in the other thread .... hadn't heard that in a long time ... it was one of those songs I thought they never played live . I was mesmerized the whole 10 minutes of that vid ... good friggin stuff !!!

 

[Destructospin]

I really respect Jimi Hendrix for all he did and all...but I dont think his actual talent shows as much as it used to next to guys like Guthrie Govan, Bumblefoot, Mattias Eklundh and such. Same with EVH...theyre both amazing in the innovative perspective but people thing theyre just so amazing when I dont really agree...

I also do not think Tom Morello, John Fruscianti, and Steve Vai are as good as they are made out to be.

 

[gravfed]

I will probably get some shit for this, but I think Dimebag is really over rated. I don't feel that he was "over rated" when he was alive per say, but since his death his legend/legacy has grown exponentially beyond his musical achievements.

Just my 2 cents. *puts on flame suit*

 

[guitar_god123456]

I will probably get some shit for this, but I think Dimebag is really over rated. I don't feel that he was "over rated" when he was alive per say, but since his death his legend/legacy has grown exponentially beyond his musical achievements.

Just my 2 cents. *puts on flame suit*

well he did help keep metal alive, play kickass guitars, was killed in a horrible way, been slagged of by william grim with the aesthetics of hate article, which rallied fans to dimebag, and he left us with the kickass razorback!

Also, made some of the most awesome riffs, and shreds immensly

 

[Shawn Lutz]

Joe Perry
Keith Richards
Ace along w/ the whole band KISS

 

[Telephant]

These kinds of threads are teh suck.

 

[guitar_god123456]

These kinds of threads are teh suck.

i haven't done a completely pointless thread in a while, so i was due!

 

[vultures]

Dimebag Darrell



:awaits the ensuing flames:

 

[Death by Uberschall]

* puts on flame proof suit *

Eric Clapton
Jimmy Page
Joe Perry
Ace Freeley
Paul Stanely
C.C. DeVille
Keith Richards
Ron Wood
George Harrison
Keifer Sutherland

 

[theNoseBleedKid]

Sykes
Dimebag
Opeth
Mike Amott
Jimmy Page

well he did help keep metal alive

 

[j666]

page
santana
hoffman brothers
horton
borland
adam jones

while these threads seem pointless...they are fun. seeing 18 VH threads or 12 jvm threads gets old quick. plus, it lets you see who you got some stuff in common with on teh board. always a thumbs up for me.

 

[Bob Savage]

This isn't my entire list, but it's about half of it:

1 Jimi Hendrix
2 Duane Allman of the Allman Brothers Band
3 B.B. King
4 Eric Clapton
5 Robert Johnson
6 Chuck Berry
7 Stevie Ray Vaughan
8 Ry Cooder
9 Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin
10 Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones
11Kirk Hammett of Metallica
12 Kurt Cobain of Nirvana
13 Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead
14 Jeff Beck
15 Carlos Santana
16 Johnny Ramone of the Ramones
17 Jack White of the White Stripes
18 John Frusciante of the Red Hot Chili Peppers
19 Richard Thompson
20 James Burton
21 George Harrison
22 Mike Bloomfield
23 Warren Haynes
24 The Edge of U2
25 Freddy King
26 Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave
27 Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits
28 Stephen Stills
29 Ron Asheton of the Stooges
30 Buddy Guy
31 Dick Dale
32 John Cipollina of Quicksilver Messenger Service
33 & 34 Lee Ranaldo, Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth
35 John Fahey
36 Steve Cropper of Booker T. and the MG's
37 Bo Diddley
38 Peter Green of Fleetwood Mac
39 Brian May of Queen
40 John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival
41 Clarence White of the Byrds
42 Robert Fripp of King Crimson
43 Eddie Hazel of Funkadelic
44 Scotty Moore
45 Frank Zappa
46 Les Paul
47 T-Bone Walker
48 Joe Perry of Aerosmith
49 John McLaughlin
50 Pete Townshend
51 Paul Kossoff of Free
52 Lou Reed
53 Mickey Baker
54 Jorma Kaukonen of Jefferson Airplane
55 Ritchie Blackmore of Deep Purple
56 Tom Verlaine of Television
57 Roy Buchanan
58 Dickey Betts
59 & 60 Jonny Greenwood, Ed O'Brien of Radiohead
61 Ike Turner
62 Zoot Horn Rollo of the Magic Band
63 Danny Gatton
64 Mick Ronson
65 Hubert Sumlin
66 Vernon Reid of Living Colour
67 Link Wray
68 Jerry Miller of Moby Grape
69 Steve Howe of Yes
70 Eddie Van Halen
71 Lightnin' Hopkins
72 Joni Mitchell
73 Trey Anastasio of Phish
74 Johnny Winter
75 Adam Jones of Tool
76 Ali Farka Toure
77 Henry Vestine of Canned Heat
78 Robbie Robertson of the Band
79 Cliff Gallup of the Blue Caps (1997)
80 Robert Quine of the Voidoids
81 Derek Trucks
82 David Gilmour of Pink Floyd
83 Neil Young
84 Eddie Cochran
85 Randy Rhoads
86 Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath
87 Joan Jett
88 Dave Davies of the Kinks
89 D. Boon of the Minutemen
90 Glen Buxton of Alice Cooper
91 Robby Krieger of the Doors
92 & 93 Fred "Sonic" Smith, Wayne Kramer of the MC5
94 Bert Jansch
95 Kevin Shields of My Bloody Valentine
96 Angus Young of AC/DC
97 Robert Randolph
98 Leigh Stephens of Blue Cheer
99 Greg Ginn of Black Flag
100 Kim Thayil of Soundgarden

 

[j666]

This isn't my entire list, but it's about half of it:

1 Jimi Hendrix
2 Duane Allman of the Allman Brothers Band
3 B.B. King
4 Eric Clapton
5 Robert Johnson
6 Chuck Berry
7 Stevie Ray Vaughan
8 Ry Cooder
9 Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin
10 Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones
11Kirk Hammett of Metallica
12 Kurt Cobain of Nirvana
13 Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead
14 Jeff Beck
15 Carlos Santana
16 Johnny Ramone of the Ramones
17 Jack White of the White Stripes
18 John Frusciante of the Red Hot Chili Peppers
19 Richard Thompson
20 James Burton
21 George Harrison
22 Mike Bloomfield
23 Warren Haynes
24 The Edge of U2
25 Freddy King
26 Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave
27 Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits
28 Stephen Stills
29 Ron Asheton of the Stooges
30 Buddy Guy
31 Dick Dale
32 John Cipollina of Quicksilver Messenger Service
33 & 34 Lee Ranaldo, Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth
35 John Fahey
36 Steve Cropper of Booker T. and the MG's
37 Bo Diddley
38 Peter Green of Fleetwood Mac
39 Brian May of Queen
40 John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival
41 Clarence White of the Byrds
42 Robert Fripp of King Crimson
43 Eddie Hazel of Funkadelic
44 Scotty Moore
45 Frank Zappa
46 Les Paul
47 T-Bone Walker
48 Joe Perry of Aerosmith
49 John McLaughlin
50 Pete Townshend
51 Paul Kossoff of Free
52 Lou Reed
53 Mickey Baker
54 Jorma Kaukonen of Jefferson Airplane
55 Ritchie Blackmore of Deep Purple
56 Tom Verlaine of Television
57 Roy Buchanan
58 Dickey Betts
59 & 60 Jonny Greenwood, Ed O'Brien of Radiohead
61 Ike Turner
62 Zoot Horn Rollo of the Magic Band
63 Danny Gatton
64 Mick Ronson
65 Hubert Sumlin
66 Vernon Reid of Living Colour
67 Link Wray
68 Jerry Miller of Moby Grape
69 Steve Howe of Yes
70 Eddie Van Halen
71 Lightnin' Hopkins
72 Joni Mitchell
73 Trey Anastasio of Phish
74 Johnny Winter
75 Adam Jones of Tool
76 Ali Farka Toure
77 Henry Vestine of Canned Heat
78 Robbie Robertson of the Band
79 Cliff Gallup of the Blue Caps (1997)
80 Robert Quine of the Voidoids
81 Derek Trucks
82 David Gilmour of Pink Floyd
83 Neil Young
84 Eddie Cochran
85 Randy Rhoads
86 Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath
87 Joan Jett
88 Dave Davies of the Kinks
89 D. Boon of the Minutemen
90 Glen Buxton of Alice Cooper
91 Robby Krieger of the Doors
92 & 93 Fred "Sonic" Smith, Wayne Kramer of the MC5
94 Bert Jansch
95 Kevin Shields of My Bloody Valentine
96 Angus Young of AC/DC
97 Robert Randolph
98 Leigh Stephens of Blue Cheer
99 Greg Ginn of Black Flag
100 Kim Thayil of Soundgarden

you win.

 

[RaceU4her]

i gotta say clapton. good player, but hes never really done anything i been that blown away by

 

[gravfed]

well he did help keep metal alive

Please explain.