post your top 10 guitarists

  • Thread starter Thread starter vboy
  • Start date Start date
in no particular order

guys that i wish i could have 10% of each of their talent

Richie Kotzen
Guthrie Govan
Eric Johnson
Alessandro Benvenuti
Birelli Lagrene
Mikael Åkerfeldt
Peter Wichers
Per Nilsson
Paul Gilbert
Marty Friedman

i want to find room on my list for Jerry Cantrell as he is the main reason i wanted to pick up guitar...but hes more a great songwriter and plays whats "right" for the song.
 
When I made my list I didn't read any other posts because I didn't want to be influenced, but keerist I left of some great players. So much talent we've seen.
 
Im more influenced by songwriters, but if I had to pick just guitarists...

Iommi
Hetfield
Hendrix


Wankery isnt my bag. :dunno:
 
Tied for first is Neal Schon and Michael Schenker

after them in no real order;
Frank Marino
Gary Moore
Jeff Beck
Jimi Hendrix
Steve Stevens
Richie Blackmore
Robin Trower
John Sykes
YJM
Zakk Wylde
Blues Saraceno

And I have to throw Nuno in for Honorable mention.. Its a few more than 10 but I couldnt leave anyone out...
 
Paul Gilbert (Picking and String Skipping)
George Lynch (Unique love his legato)
Yngwie J. Malmsteen (Cannot forget the J. and love his phrasing and vibrato, especially early on)

From here on down are the next 7 who I just love period.

Doug Aldrich
Ty Tabor
Rob Balducci
Dave Mustaine
Marty Friedman
Roy Clark
Brad Paisley
 
No order...

EVH
Jake E. Lee
David Gilmour
Ty Tabor
Jerry Cantrell
Slash
Steve Stevens
John Sykes
Nuno Bettencourt
George Lynch
 
In some order?

Ty Tabor
John Petrucci
David Gilmour
Eric Johnson
SRV
Kirk Hammet w/ long hair
James Hetfield w/ long hair
Tony Iommi
EVH
Audley Freed
Marty Friedman
 
Tough to name only 10.

George Lynch
Randy Rhoads
Jimi Hendrix
Adrian Smith
Mick Mars
Steve Morse
Dave Mustaine
Eddie Van Halen
Neil Geraldo
Neil Schon
 
Cantrell
Gilmour
DeGarmo
Wilton
Slash
Petrucci
Dime
Tremonti (don't hate)
DeLeo
Stephen Carpenter
 
As mentioned by others, ask me tomorrow and it may be different :D

Les Paul
Randy Rhoads
George Lynch
Brian Setzer
Mark Knopfler
Mathias Jabs
Jake E Lee
Guthrie Govan
Jimi Hendrix
Jeff Beck

Honorable Mention:
Rory Gallagher, Reb Beach, Vito Bratta, Uli Jon Roth, Robin Trower, YJM, Vai, Frank Marino, Jan Akkerman, Peter Frampton,
James Burton, Johnny Winter, Mick Mars, Ronni LeTekro, Andy LaRocque, Wolf Hoffman
 
What, we're on page 2 and NO ONE mentions ESTEBAN?!? And you guys call yourself guitarists.....

In no order, other than #1

1) Hendrix
2) B.B. King
3) John McLaughlin
4) Uli Jon Roth
5) Eric Clapton
6) Jeff Beck
7) Shawn Lane
8) Steve Vai
9) Eric Johnson
10) Django Reinhardt

Honorable mention:
Johnny Marr
Tommy Bolin
Richie Kotzen
Muddy Waters
Robert Smith
Blind Blake
Mississippi John Hurt
Robben Ford
Robert Johnson
Michael Landau
Satch
 
In no particular order :

EVH
Randy Rhoads
Glenn Tipton
James Hetfield
Gary Holt
Tony Iommi
Jimmy Page
Pat O'Brien
Marty Friedman
Andy LaRocque
 
I'll play.....in no particular order:

Lynch
May
Blackmore
Iommi
Hetfield
Page
Mustaine
Vai
Tabor
Malmsteen
....
 
1. EVH
2. Randy Rhoads
3. George Lynch
4. Jake E Lee
5. Warren DeMartini
6. David Gilmour
7. John Sykes
8. Michael Schenker
9. Steve Vai
10. Yngwie Malmsteen
 
1. Slash (I loved everything from him, he's my biggest influence and I LOVE both the Snakepit albums and I'm a real HUGE fan. I dislike his works from 2002 to his debut solo album. I love him again.. but not like in his early days and with both Snakepit bands and Bluesball)
2. Jimmy Page (everything from him is MAGIC but I don't like at all his sounds..)
3. Zakk Wylde (I loved his playing and style at the beginning.. his style changed drastically in 1995 and I liked his work on the Rock Star soundtrack)
4. Doug Aldrich (I discovered him in 2005, since then I started hearing his stuff every day..)
5. Angus & Malcom Young
6. Brian May
7. Jeff Beck
8. Randy Rhoads
9. Joe Bonamassa
10. Reb Beach
 
Paco De Lucia
Lenny Breau
Scotty Anderson
Eric Johnson
Al Di Meola
Danny Gatton
Tommy Emanuel
Tal Farlow
Allan Holdsworth
 
guthrie govan
tommy emanuel
paul gilbert
petrucci



thats all..
 
I hate these lists, because I always leave out one of my favorites! :doh:

Much of my list changes with my listening habits, but a few guys are always there. I forgot one of them in mine.

This guy...


 
1. Criss Oliva
2. Henrik Danhage
3. Tom Englund
4. John Petrucci
5. Paul Gilbert
6. Mats Haugen
7. Nick Van Dyk
8. Doug Aldrich
9. Rusty Cooley
10. Douglas Ott
 
Hmmm

Yngwie
R Rhoads
Vai
Zakk W
KK Downing and Glenn Tipton (count as 1 in my book)
Al Dimeola
EVH
Gus G (Firewind)
T. Iommi
Petrrucci

Not particularly in that order....depending on what I had for breakfast that day.

:rock:
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top