Looking for authentic guitar tabs ?	Welcome User! All Topics    Prev    Reply   New Discussion Next    Posted By Discussion Topic: who is the best guitarist in the world?   Posted By ed 09/10/2002   20:49 15 Reply     who is the best guitarist in the world???????? Posted By Rob 10/10/2002   17:14 01 Reply     My moneys still on Clappo - I just wish he'd prove it once in a while nowadays. Can't rule out the jazz guys though and remember who won in 'Crossroads' ! Posted By ed 10/10/2002   21:28 45 Reply     wel i think the best guitarist in the world has to be zakk wylde (ozzy guitarist 4 those that dont know)he rules! Posted By Steve 10/10/2002   22:26 08 Reply     1 Richard Thompson 2 Peter Green 3 Mississippi John Hurt 4 Hendrix 5 Hank sorry that's five Posted By Dave 12/10/2002   22:57 05 Reply     IMO - Joe Pass Posted By John 13/10/2002   11:39 04 Reply     Check out Tony McManus. OK, he doesn't play in a Band, but what a Guitarist Posted By Andy 24/10/2002   21:09 59 Reply     What do you mean "remember who won in Crossroads" that was a work of fiction wasn't it?!! and how about Scott Gorham when he had a "proper" sound. Posted By Rob 24/10/2002   22:08 19 Reply     what do you mean crossroads was a work of fiction - you'll be telling me next theres no father xams ! Posted By Bob 25/10/2002   16:05 50 Reply     Gotta go with Steve here, Richard Thompson - plays the things we don't even get to thinking. But also up there Buddy Guy. Posted By Andy 27/10/2002   14:56 00 Reply     Well, that told me Rob didn't it!! Michael Hedges was dam fine though. Posted By Steve 31/10/2002   14:40 20 Reply     ... an early vote for Jeff Beck. Expression, invention, technique and tone. Scarily good. Think what he might be capable of if he invested in a plectrum! Posted By Andy 31/10/2002   19:33 22 Reply     Is Hank Marvin really a good player???? Posted By steve 02/11/2002   21:16 24 Reply     BRIAN MAY Posted By Andy 03/11/2002   15:41 43 Reply     Brian May is one of my favourites, even if just for his Tone, he hasn't lost it unlike, say Jimmy Page. Posted By recording studios 04/11/2002   01:06 19 Reply     Great scotts !!!! Of course it's Tommy Emanuell !!! You guy's yer so POP ! Posted By recording studios 04/11/2002   01:07 30 Reply     Oh Yeh ?? Not "Randy Rhodes" Then ?? Posted By Tommy 04/11/2002   01:15 43 Reply     Whoa ! , Jimmy Page - Lost It !! . Thing is my son , The man defies destinction - Did he ever have it it in the first place ? . And if so what did he have and can you get it at Tesco's ? . SORRY BOY'S , JAMES PATRICK PAGE urinates on others from a great height. ELECTRIC GUITAR + ROCK & ROLL = JIMMY PAGE - 'Nuff said . Posted By Tom 06/11/2002   09:27 45 Reply     Never mind all these posing rock guitarists, what about people like Jango Reinhart - even without all his fingers he left all those mentioned for dead. Posted By Mike 09/11/2002   21:04 38 Reply     NOT FAIR! that's like asking to compare pavarotti to sid vicious, they're both singers! SRV, is I think the best portrayer of a style, he took hendricks and extended it, ZAPPA was an amazing innovator, Clapton is an fantastic stylist, but is it fair to call any one of them the best? Posted By Andy 10/11/2002   14:36 08 Reply     Tommy..I own all Led Zeppelin Albums, "nuff said" Posted By Dave 10/11/2002   19:04 11 Reply     Tom, talking about Django Reinhart, if you ever get a chance to catch anything by a guitarist called Gary Potter I can heartily recommend it. Plays in a very similar style and for sheer technical brilliance I have *never* seen anybody as good. As was lucky enough to see him stand up at a jamming session on a Weds night at a small Jazz Club in Birkenhead. He was absolutely phenomenal! Posted By rockin 11/11/2002   16:56 02 Reply     Well said Tom.There's no way you can say who's the best,due to different styles,and anyway,why cut your nose off to spite your face.For the record, Steve Vai,Chet Atkins,Birelli Legrine, Alan Holdsworth,Pat Metheny,Ernest Ranglin,Martin Taylor,Jeff Beck,Cliff Gallup,Scotty Moore or Van Halen could be the best on any given day round my way........ Posted By David 17/11/2002   20:15 33 Reply     I think the term 'best' is in itself impossible to define. So the better question might be, "who do you rate highly as providing the most influence and inspiration over your playing"? For me, the players that have done this over the years have been... 1. Santana 2. Pat Metheny 3. Robben Ford 4. Larry Carlton I would also mention Marcus Miller, cos' even though he's a bass player, his style and timing/syncopation have really influenced me. David Posted By Bob 29/11/2002   01:00 10 Reply     Best guitarist ever has to be Stevie Ray Vaughan. Posted By Beverley 12/12/2002   02:28 22 Reply     Hard one....Green, Moore, May, Garcia, Gallagher, Hendrix, Carlos ...take your pick. Any person who is into music and understands it I dont think can answer your question...and to the fans it is their personal taste!!!! Posted By Dave 12/12/2002   08:26 10 Reply     Gallagher? Do you mean Rory or Noel? ;) Posted By Mike 12/12/2002   14:14 48 Reply     It has to be 'Mike Bee' from The Bridge... Closely followed by Jimi Hendrix then Jimmy Page. Posted By Jez 12/12/2002   15:23 03 Reply     Has no-one here heard of Eric Roche - the man does stuff on a guitar that I think is not possible!! Posted By Beverley 13/12/2002   11:38 05 Reply     RORY...the other one never entered my mind..did anyone see him at Isle of Wight? Albert King is on my list too, there's a great album of him playing with SRV...highlight of SRV's life I should think. Posted By Beverley 13/12/2002   11:56 40 Reply     Has anyone heard of Jan Akkerman on his semi acoustic hollow bodied Gibson...he must have some of the fastest fingers on a fret..If you get the chance go listen and watch him, even if you are not a jazz-fusion fan you have to admire his talent. Posted By steve 15/12/2002   00:32 21 Reply     Yup, Richard Thompson, early Clapton, John Mclaughlin, don't forget Robert Johnson. Posted By Paul 17/12/2002   13:55 12 Reply     Albert Lee anyone ? Posted By Andy 24/12/2002   13:59 42 Reply     Albert Lee Wow, yes!! and he's a great singer aswell. Posted By Loz 08/01/2003   00:13 34 Reply     I'm sorry guys I'm gonna say his name- HENDRIX Preety much every Rock guitarist plays somthing simular to hendrix in their style.But MR Jimmy page is good and so is django.The truth is noone will ever be the best guitarist because everyone has taken somthing from someone even hendrix! Posted By Graeme 09/01/2003   19:41 00 Reply     Too much of a subjective question really...but I would suggest Jeff Beck ,& Hendrix , because without him NO one in modern rock/pop would have been here....... as a " wild card " Stanley Jordan? Posted By jon 15/01/2003   17:22 10 Reply     dave murray imo Posted By Kristian 26/01/2003   19:14 58 Reply     If You ask me its either Tom morello because of wat funky stuff he do with a guitar or. ill agree with ed JACK WILDE to the end! Posted By Andy 27/01/2003   22:22 20 Reply     Hendrix was amazing, but I don't think he had as much influence as people think, after all he got a lot of ideas from a lot of guys who went before him,Buddy Guy being one. Posted By Rian 29/01/2003   04:10 06 Reply     They all may be great, But what about people like Joe Satriani, and Steve Vai, or Eric Johnson. And of course Yngwie Malmsteen? They're all Guitar gods and I havn't seen them mentioned once. Posted By Charles 30/01/2003   23:24 51 Reply     I know Akkerman - ex Focus. Best air guitar track in the world being Sylvia fron c1973. Saw him in late 70's with Focus. Saw him more recently in Dublin on solo tour. More Jazz but still got it. One of the finest musicians ever!!! Posted By Andy 15/02/2003   13:20 27 Reply     Danny Gatton!!!! Posted By Barry 16/02/2003   11:27 42 Reply     Me! Posted By steve 16/02/2003   15:32 15 Reply     no me Posted By Peter 17/02/2003   13:54 35 Reply     Well, Kurt cobain has his own style which if you think is good, Very good. He not only did the Lead....He did it all. Listen to Wiskah. YOu'll know what I mean. Kurt will NEVER be forgotten! Posted By John 17/02/2003   18:40 59 Reply     Ian Bairnson has got to be in the reckoning. He's definately one of the most in-demand session guitarists in Europe and has a style and sound that is second-to-none! Check out any of the Alan Parsons Project albums to see what I mean! Posted By Andy 20/02/2003   20:04 05 Reply     Just been listening to "Road Noise" by Judie Tzuke, Mike Paxman surely deserves a mention..but can anyone tell me the make of the Telecaster type Guitar that he used in the '80s? Posted By norris 24/02/2003   15:30 05 Reply     There isn't one. N Posted By norris 24/02/2003   15:30 06 Reply     There isn't one. N Posted By Scott 06/03/2003   15:57 45 Reply     To the best of my limited knowledge there is no magic testing kit that can determine who "is" the best guitarist. Any such notions are subjective or quantative. Maybee the question "who is your favourite guitarist?", would be a little more apt. (As others has wisely stated, but alas, been ignored!) Anyway, who cares about guitarist except guitarists? I prefer the banjo and ukulele. Far more exciting. Any one for a bit of George Formby? Posted By lo 06/03/2003   21:25 20 Reply     of course the 3 most tecnic guitarist in the world are joe satriani steve vai and malmsteeng but i think the best guitarist in the world is the one who is able to realize solo that everyone enjoys, a one with a heavy and even romantic tone a tone who nobody is able to give to his own guitar : BRIAN MAY (listen to "brighton rock" and live at wembley) it s impossible to realize how he plays.................. Posted By Richard 07/03/2003   08:17 17 Reply     Could be several depending on the criteria used, ie ' hummable slols' or speed, or how many they influenced. For me, in no particular order, Vai, Satriani, MAlmsteen, Van Halen, Rhoads, Wylde, Petrucci, Gilmour, Hendrix, Beck, Blackmore, Uli jon Roth, Gilbert, Scott Henderson, Robben Ford. Posted By Alan 19/03/2003   02:51 18 Reply     Les Paul? Scotty Moore? Definitely Bert Weedon. OK, Bert may not be the best, but there are a lot of people out there playing guitar who started out with his Play in a Day book. Those guitarists then influenced many others. And they influenced even more etc. etc. That man has a lot to answer for:-) Posted By Andy 01/04/2003   21:21 01 Reply     EDDIE VAN HALEN IS BY FAR THE BEST, IT IS SO FRUSTRATING HOW NOBODY KNOWS OF THIS GOD GIVEN GIFT HE HAS. JUST LISTEN TO "ERUPTION" OR EVEN BETTER GET HOLD OF ONE OF VAN HALENS LIVE VIDS/DVD AND WATCH THE GUITAR SOLO, YOU WILL BE TRULY BLOWN AWAY!!!!!. OTHER ARTISTS WHO HAVE A SLIPPERY GRIP OF EDDIE'S THROWN ARE STEVE VAI, RANDY RHOADS AND MAYBE SRV BUT I DONT KNOW ABOUT HIM IVE NEVER HEARD HIM BUT THERE SEEMS TO BE ALOT OF CRAZE OVER HIM. PLZ PLZ PLZ GET YOUR EARS AROUND SOME EDDIE VAN HALEN, HE WILL BE YOUR FAV FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!!!! Posted By Andy 02/04/2003   20:09 36 Reply     Even though I am an old Git (44) I DO think EV had more influence on modern Guitar playing than most people..but why OH why did he desert his Marshalls and home made "thing" he had a sound that I still want to hear...but it's gone! Posted By colin 22/04/2003   15:50 14 Reply     being irish i would go with rory gallagher, but if push comes to shove its got to be jimmy page!!! the man is a fucking legend... Posted By Ryan 24/04/2003   10:37 01 Reply     JESUS has anyone been out latly...? and wen i say lately i mean the last 5 yrs or so....man of corse eddie and led and jimm are amazing...but there time has passed many years ago... now there are amazing guitarists that blow them outta the water... my2 favs are: 1. John Petrucci (in a band called Dream Theatre, is u have kazaa or morphious find an 8 min solo and it will blow ur mind to bits.) 2. Paul Gilbert (not many people know him, he is extremly under rated and shud be looked at more closely...he is a member of Mr.Big, check out a video from him in tokyo blowing away all those azns...its a sick solo) and if u want a 3. i guess it wud be the guitarist from a band called: Extreme, i dont know his name but he is fast... check out these songs/solos Flight of the wounded bumble bee. and He Man Woman Hater. corny names but sick skill... i like randy rhodes and steve vai and zakk wyle as well but they are all over rated so give my list a try and it will change ur mind i promice...thanx :D Posted By Kurt 26/04/2003   01:56 46 Reply     The best Guitarist in the world is not Zach wylde or how ever u spell his name he sucks ozzy sucks i just have to say that Stevie Vai is the best guitarist in the world and if u don't agree then oh well , Come as u are Posted By Dominiek 27/04/2003   20:35 35 Reply     Stevie Ray Vaughan...and I am a great fan of Monty Amundson !!!! Posted By Jon 29/04/2003   15:59 35 Reply     I dig the shred guys - but Jeff Beck and Stevie Ray could blow them away with their amps on stand-by. Posted By Andy 30/04/2003   20:05 52 Reply     WHY.. are all Guitarists judge by there solos..what about Rythm players.. Keith Ricnards!!1 Posted By b 04/05/2003   18:37 10 Reply     The best guitarist in the world, I am completely convinced is none other than Nels Cline. If any of you have never heard of him, go out & buy "Interstellar Space Revisited" and prepare yourself for an absolutely insane ride. Jazz times magazine called him, "The worlds most dangerous guitarist." He turns the guitar into an entirely different instrument getting sounds from it you would not think possible. Posted By colin 09/05/2003   16:07 57 Reply     ok time to set the records straight, their is only 2 guitarists that live up to that name and they are Jason Becker & Marty Friedman but i dont suppose any of u little biatches would know who they are, i dont understand how u could say kurt cobain i mean the guy was a loser and a sloppy guitarist long live the thrash and keep the sabbath dream alive Posted By brian 10/05/2003   22:49 38 Reply     to me it's got to be DAVE GILMORE, his solos are so full of feeling,,then BRIAN MAY Posted By hank 11/05/2003   00:02 22 Reply     Jimmi hendrix. then erik clapton. then santana Posted By hank 11/05/2003   00:03 00 Reply     youve made those names up. Posted By Neil 12/05/2003   11:54 38 Reply     how about George Harrison - come on - all those intros where all his ideas - things don't have to be complicated to be brilliant ! Posted By El 12/05/2003   14:33 00 Reply     hendrix, blackmore, gilmour, clapton, page, zappa, srv, gallacher, gary moore!, harrison, beck, eddie van h, paul kossoff brian may they're all mint. i reckon the best bassist around have been big Phil Lynott, your man Andy Fraser from Free and possibly the guy who played with hendrix who ive forgotten the name of... was it Chas Chandler? Posted By michael 15/05/2003   01:16 39 Reply     That's a stupid and impossible question. Classical, rock, blues... Get the point. Posted By Brenda 15/05/2003   20:54 05 Reply     Well - I have to agree that Clapton still ranks pretty high - but I would suggest you check out the abilities of Murry Woods. No - he is not famous - but should be. You can find his music at www.murrywoods.com Posted By Jason 17/05/2003   22:56 15 Reply     ZAKK WYLDE IS A FUCKING GOD Posted By Jason 17/05/2003   23:15 03 Reply     HAVE YOU EGVER HEARD OF BLACK LABEL SOCIETY STUPID FUCK ZAKKS BAND KURT YOUR STUPID MAN YOU DONT KNOW SHIT ABOUT MUSIC MAN GET A LIFE Posted By Andy 29/05/2003   21:48 01 Reply     Jason,you can't spell and your diction is the pits...are you American!!! Posted By Jeremy 03/06/2003   15:54 40 Reply     I am the best guitarist in the world Posted By Raif 03/06/2003   22:02 32 Reply     guys guys GUYS!!!! first of all, at the top of the list, yngwie malmsteen. for all you people who think he's just speed and no rhythm, listen to a song for him called "blue", that should shut u up. second, it's hendrix and satriani with a tie. but also gotta keep in mind van halen, santana, JOHN PETRUCCI FROM DREAM THEATER!! (haven't seen his name mentioned at all, and if u want proof that he's an excellent guitarist, listen to the end solo to a song by dream theter called "fatal tragedy") Posted By Raif 03/06/2003   22:05 07 Reply     oh yeah... and jason becker too! god damn genius, and it's a tragedy that he can't play no more, huge loss to the guitar world. Posted By Raif 03/06/2003   22:08 23 Reply     and ryan, flight of the wounded bumble bee was originally yngwie malmsteen's... and THAT was a fast ass piece. Posted By Andy 03/06/2003   22:49 31 Reply     Andres Segovia!!! Posted By don 26/06/2003   09:13 40 Reply     SEGOVIA,DJANGO AND ATKINS ARE DEAD, SO WOULD HAVE TO BE WAS, NOT IS, ON THOSE.PROBLEM WITH THE QUESTION IS STYLES: best: atkins/travis style: was chet jazz:was django, flatpicking: is doc watson, classical: was segovia, rock:vai,satriani. now look who has been left out: the romeros, bela fleck,page,clapton, hendrix, rev. gary davis, ry cooder, c.parkening. and guys you may not have thought of: have you ever heard david bromberg when he gets serious about playing not screwing around? The real best is probably some studio musician who has never had his name in a magazine, but who can sight read anything ever written, and can pick up by ear anything ever played, but doesn't have the right agent, looks, personna, or desire to be a headliner. Posted By Jon 26/06/2003   15:16 51 Reply     How about some of the really great 'tone' players - I'd rate Scott Henderson and Michael Landau way up there. Or some of the 70s rockers - Uli John Roth and Frank Marino are pretty hot. No. 1. - has to be Hendrix. Posted By Andy 27/06/2003   14:27 08 Reply     FRANK MARINO?????????!!! Posted By Chris 02/07/2003   18:13 28 Reply     so come on - who the hell is Frank Marino - didn't he play for Chelsea in the 70's Posted By Andy 02/07/2003   20:05 51 Reply     I think that he's from Hull,and I have a track by him...eeeech!! Posted By Bob 05/07/2003   16:48 06 Reply     His name ia Nuno Bettencourt. Posted By Bob 05/07/2003   16:50 04 Reply     What about The Edge, U2 effects meister? Posted By kyle 14/07/2003   00:14 44 Reply     I went through and looked at a lot of the guys everyone has listed as"THE BEST"and all the replyies stem from taste...THE BEST would seem to me to be takin in a technical sense and i dont see hendrix or clapton hitting that level.the blues is a whole other spectrum of the field,SRV was an incredible player and very hard to touch in the feeling he plays with.as for the shred,its all petrucci,speed and feeling oreintated,he is the man right now.the whole technical thing i believe was started by EVH and stolen from him by RHOADS,who took the playing to a higher level.Vai and Satch both picked it up and ran with it carrying it to the mass public.I am a firm believer that jason becker would have been the best and probably was for a short while if that tragic ailment had not taken his playing from us.but as of now John Petrucci carries the number one slot. and if your not familier with his playing you must check it out,not only does Dream Theater have the best guitarist but also one of the top drummers around today Posted By kyle 14/07/2003   00:18 39 Reply     oh,,,,and all the shred guys from the 80s,gilbert,bratta,beach,bettencourt,lynch........all smoke the new players.it seems cobain killed the guitar solo...what a weak junkie.....hate that guy...and i think i saw his name mentioned above...jesus how sad Posted By Andy 14/07/2003   21:48 47 Reply     Cobain..mmm, well he DID play solos and his rythm playing was stunning..and I am not a fan...Kyle the players that you mentioned are known for "that" style of lead playing...are you American? Posted By kyle 16/07/2003   09:02 58 Reply     Yes im an American.And if you think cobains playing was stunning it leaves me to question if you even play. Posted By kyle 16/07/2003   09:05 14 Reply     oh,and im a git kid 2 Posted By Andy 21/07/2003   20:34 18 Reply     Kyle..yes I do play. Posted By Mike 25/10/2003   10:41 28 Reply     Didn't intend to actually post, but I did notice that no-one even mentioned Walter Trout...He at least deserves a mention...And Eric Sardinas gave me a whole new appreciation for slide guitar...But SRV, Jimi, and Gilmour are my personal favorites. Posted By phill 26/10/2003   21:57 50 Reply     i agree with mike gilmour deserves a mention even if he does admit to relying heavily on effects, but what about ry cooder? n i probably didnt read all the rwplys on here but was robert johnson mentioned at all? Posted By Kyle 28/10/2003   05:53 02 Reply     Jimi is the most creative and emotional guitarist of all time, He develuped his own style although he was infuenced by blues, he deffently didn't copy anyone it came from inside him...Jimi is a god, altough he wasn't very technical... www.domiculumn.com Posted By Nishboat 12/11/2003   18:09 12 Reply     technical + Rythym + great riffery + amazing solos + showmanship + excellent Tone and structure.... Ritchie Blackmore from deep purple is the worlds best guitarist. Hendrix was the innovator of the style for without hendrix modern rock would be plain and simple as it was in the 40's 50's... No. fact is-someone had to do it, Just so ahappened it was hendrix. My point is Blackmores style incorporates the classical orchestrial methods of playing into riffs such as Space truckin and Smoke on the water I can picture an orchestra stringing those tunes.and btw-I love shred guitar Posted By Andy 13/11/2003   20:51 51 Reply     Nishboat "modern rock would be plain and simple as it was in the 40's 50'" well what about Charlie Christian??!! Posted By Jimi 16/11/2003   20:53 13 Reply     does Andy Summers get a mention here - shouldn't one of the criteria be someone who has created instantly recognisable riffs Posted By dan 23/11/2003   16:21 51 Reply     i think that the following are the best for different reasons- satriani-allround malmsteen and paul gilbert-speed SRV-improvising hammet-tapping Posted By jim 25/12/2003   19:38 52 Reply     "Best" is really a relative term. Some that have passed on would include Tommy Bolin and Mick Ronson. And let us never, ever forget the mighty Mike Bloomfield. My favorite Clapton era is the Bluesbreaker to Cream days. The man was very hungry and passionate at that time...trying to make his mark. Posted By jim 25/12/2003   19:40 02 Reply     Oh, Dave Edmunds gets a nod also. Posted By saed 05/01/2004   11:16 36 Reply     this s saed duzdar, clipton, for sure Posted By Mick 14/01/2004   20:23 22 Reply     where's George Benson on this list ? Posted By Simon 16/01/2004   11:59 46 Reply     I do notice that in this whole list no one has even mentioned who is clearly the best, Slash Posted By Rob 16/01/2004   14:00 42 Reply     Slash !!! - give me a break - next we'll have George Formby posted. Posted By Simon 20/01/2004   11:45 47 Reply     Come on, have you heard any of his late GNR stuff, ive heard alot of people playing and there not half as good as him. And in total guitar he was named number 3 of all time, so he cant be that bad. Posted By Andy 24/01/2004   14:59 29 Reply     Lowell George anyone? Posted By Andy 29/01/2004   21:40 36 Reply     Sacha Distel is pretty cool! Posted By Brian 02/02/2004   07:05 25 Reply     half of the guitarists you guys speak of i've never heard before so i might be wrong but i'm pretty confident hendrix is the best ever. You have to see him on video to understand how good he was. He'd add all these improvised solos and stuff that would be more complex than the actual song. half the time it would look like it was too easy for him. if you were to focus in only on his face while he was playing you couldn't tell that he was doing something extremely complicated cause he'd be really relaxed looking and he wouldn't be looking at his guitar. he could solo with his teeth, sometimes he'd run his strings over something like the mic stand and play his guitar like a violin. On a DVD i have of him playing live at berkley when i pause it in most spots his hands show up as blurs. I'd really like to see these guys that are supposedly better than hendrix play. Posted By Adrian 23/03/2004   20:08 47 Reply     Hendrix seems to have to have the majority vote up to now ! Posted By aileen 02/06/2004   04:30 58 Reply     My special favourite is Rory Gallagher closely followed by Clapton, SRV and the young Kenny Wayne Shepherd - he is good! Posted By Jon 20/06/2004   00:34 02 Reply     Alexi lahio for children of bodom but closely followed by yngwie malmsteen these are guys that really can play. plus they are both exellent songwriters. Posted By DARWIN 02/07/2004   23:18 05 Reply     It's got to be Yngwie Malmsteen for me, I've seen him on the recent DVD G3 live in Denver and he makes mincemeat off Steve Vai and Satriani put together outside stage presence and dynamics, Nuno, still fantastic live and is a great songwriter also makes him the best - who said tread was dead hey? Posted By DARWIN 02/07/2004   23:27 59 Reply     Just two more first Pat Metheny, as far as the style one goes, got to be Bireli Lagrene, check out album Front Page, cooks with gas, O' yes it's 'Shread' not tread OOPP'S Posted By DARWIN 03/07/2004   20:28 05 Reply     Mark Wymer, son of Nik Nomad lives in Suffolk, blues man Posted By Kenny 21/07/2004   22:16 11 Reply     Ry Cooder anybody ? Posted By doug 07/08/2004   06:58 18 Reply     Not sure what constitutes "best" but in my opinion Richard Thompson. Also one of the greatest writers. Posted By mark 07/08/2004   23:32 59 Reply     there are lots of guitarists in the world, to say who is the best is not entirely fair on these guys. there are lots of famous guitarists who are a class act (joe satriani, steve vai, malmsteen, petrucci, hendrix, slash, clapton) you could spend hours naming amazing guitarists. but to be fair you cannot put anyone before the other, hendrix was a true inspiration for many and made guitar playing look as easy as an every day thing. But there is not a chance that anyone could really point at a guitarist and call him the best. just comes down to preference. for speed malmsteen and petrucci are good...technicallity satriani is a class act as for song writting he is too.... hendrix is a legend, clapton was one of a kind Posted By Brandon 31/08/2004   19:29 35 Reply     I'm surprised no one's mentioned Billy Corgan. Also Soundgarden lead guitarist Kim Thyal (or something like that) is decent too. Posted By alex 24/11/2004   22:37 12 Reply     common jango reinheart was a guitaring genius he's gotta be the best along with angelo debar Posted By doug 29/11/2004   22:42 19 Reply     No-one. Best is a completely meaningless term to describe a guitarist. Playing guitar isn't a sport anyway, if it was it would be in the Olympics! Posted By Jason 07/12/2004   10:24 52 Reply     I have to say John Frusciante , Jimi Hendrix , Jimmy Page in no particular order Posted By Jason 07/12/2004   10:30 23 Reply     Yeah Billy Corgan is a decent guitarist and Kim Thyal!! Posted By Ryan 17/12/2004   17:45 14 Reply     Scrolling through these messages, people have mentioned some top guitarists like John Petrucci,Yngwie Malmsteen, Paul Gilbert and Jimi Hendrix. But i'm really shocked that no 1 has mentioned Dimebag Darrell (A.K.A-Darrell Abbott)of Damageplan and famous for Pantera. He had the utmost technuique, speed and the composing skills. Unfortunatly, his recent death was a major shock to the heavy metal industry. His name will live on. Plus, no 1 has mentioned Michael Angelo of NITRO, pure speed and accuracy, he even plays 2 guitars at the same time...once, he played 4 different guitars stuck together like an X shape in a solo, live. Posted By D 09/01/2005   02:32 43 Reply     Page Blackmore Akkerman Hendrix Van Halen Posted By D 10/01/2005   16:43 05 Reply     One level below the top 5 listed above, all are great fretmeisters: Vivian Campbell / Paul Kossoff / Ronny Montrose / Denny Diaz / Ed King Posted By doug 14/01/2005   18:19 18 Reply     ah - Montrose, first proper rock album I bought. Still love it 30 years later! Ronnie was probably the best riff-merchant from the US around that time. He was obviously influenced by Jimmy Page. That first album was a huge influence on loads of people. Posted By Rob 15/01/2005   10:56 27 Reply     What about James Burton - has he had a mention - just had the pleasure of watching him and the TCB band perform in Liverpool on Elvis's 70th birthday - awesome !! Posted By neo 01/03/2005   07:33 09 Reply     none than other the common Steve Vai... Posted By neo 01/03/2005   07:41 29 Reply     i think it must be Edward Van Halen Posted By Terry 09/03/2005   09:52 02 Reply     The best guitarist in the world is the child that picks up a guitar for the first time and strikes a note. I think you can ask all of your idols whether or not this is true. There is not greater moment nor greater performance than at that instant when the universe and reality are changed forever. By the newest "Greatest Guitarist Of All Time." Terry James Posted By Pete 12/03/2005   09:29 17 Reply     Give Patrick Rondat's 'Rape Of the Earth' a listen ! Posted By Dan 05/04/2005   17:01 10 Reply     The best guitarist in the world is too vague of a question. A rock legend would be differently judged than a jazz legend. Still, I think the best ever is Joe Pass or Wes Montgomery Posted By .Jimy 30/04/2005   00:14 23 Reply     The best I ever saw is David Chastain Posted By .Jimy 30/04/2005   00:17 17 Reply     you are so right to say whos the best would be stepping out beyond what is so true as they all have their own ways of talking on the guitar! Posted By John 02/05/2005   00:09 03 Reply     I agree with some of the replies. The term "best in the world" is pretty meaningless. There have been some great (and in my opinion some far from great) guitarists mentioned. I have a lot of favourites, some of whom are Gary Moore, Jeff Healy, Toni Iomi, Peter Frampton, Billy Gibbons and Robert Cray - just to mention a few. Some of the "unknown" ones that I have on record are also awsome. (I agree that George Benson is very good - and the brother from the Isley Brothers who does lead) Posted By warren 18/05/2005   14:34 14 Reply     before my father passed away he always talked about jango reinhart(spelling?) of many many years ago i beleived he was a french guitar player if anyone has information please email to twarzberger@aol.com thanfs thanks Posted By daria 26/05/2005   17:24 37 Reply     Maybe he thinks of Rory...? Posted By daria 26/05/2005   17:25 01 Reply     Maybe he thinks on Rory...? Posted By clay 08/06/2005   22:21 15 Reply     Clapton is deffinatly no doubt about it Posted By Tom 09/06/2005   04:28 40 Reply     Clapton is on my top ten. I like Beck, Page and other blues rock gods. Page ripped it apart , in 1969, with Heartbeaker. Sloppy, staggering, fuel injected and bend the string behind the nut. Jimmy's creative array of 27 different bends and penatonic runs of fury blew me away the first time I heard him. He does not do anything now worth talking about. I am up to date with the current scene. I think, the boys from King Diamond are fantastic. There are many different styles of music. I will aways enjoy a strat going into tube distorted amp setup. Who is the best. Who knows, but Clapton and other greats will pick me up during the day or night. I wish everyone the best and rock on. Posted By Tom 09/06/2005   04:35 19 Reply     I was not into him at first. The "No more tears" album and seeing the concert tour earned my repect. He is really freaking good and can rock with the best of them. Posted By Tom 09/06/2005   04:39 48 Reply     I thought of that myself about Jeff Beck. Of course, anyone is welcome to study his music and bring flat picking into the mix. Posted By Tom 09/06/2005   04:50 09 Reply     Yeah, I wondered about that. I read an articel about his super plexi losses that special sound. He had the tech do everything to it. Eddie still was disappointed. I think after that, he started experiment with different amplifier heads. Mabye he will find another Marshall someday that is to his liking, but he did have the tone with that old Marshall. Posted By Tom 09/06/2005   04:54 06 Reply     I am not sure about God, but I will just say he can reach the heavens. Posted By Tom 09/06/2005   04:56 39 Reply     I am too. No, just the fastest pick of the midwest. Posted By justin 22/06/2005   01:00 50 Reply     ehem, first of all. im speaking to the 2nd replier, Zakk Wylde isn't "ozzy's" guitarist. He plays in Black Label Society, Not BlackSabbath. But i agree with you. He is the best guitarist in the world along with Dime Bag Darrel (if he was alive). Posted By ryan 22/06/2005   16:00 26 Reply     Well IMHO there are many many great guitarists out there, but i think the most important quality for any "legend" has to be diversity, being able to do "everything" Okay so heres my list 1)Joe Satriani 2)John Petrucci 3)Steve Vai 4)Yngwie Malmsteen 5)Vinnie Moore Posted By michael 02/07/2005   17:39 14 Reply     come on buddy any guitarist knows it's brent mason[session player] solo artist Posted By michael 02/07/2005   17:44 22 Reply     talking bout guitarists is there any 50ishhhh musicians out there wanting to talk about real music etc[ please reply] Posted By michael 02/07/2005   17:46 33 Reply     rob you have good taste therse a musician for you shear class Posted By doug 17/07/2005   23:24 33 Reply     Me. Only joking. Billy Gibbons is amazing. I recently started listening to ZZ Tops post-Afterburner stuff. Particularly good is Antenna. Great one, great feel. Classy stuff. Posted By Dave 15/08/2005   13:14 49 Reply     Yes. Frank Marino. The greatest. Posted By Ben 22/08/2005   18:17 22 Reply     Jimi Hendrix or Jimmy Page Posted By doug 22/08/2005   22:31 47 Reply     Terje Rypdal maybe. Different certainly Posted By mark 04/09/2005   17:39 39 Reply     What an easy question!!! I know a few gooduns Albert King, Buddy Guy, B B,Wilko,Mick Green, Angus Young,Cliff Gallup,Chris Wier,Albert Collins,Robert Johnson,Big Bill Broonzy,Les Paul,Davy Graham. Posted By Gareth 06/09/2005   16:36 23 Reply     eddie van!!! but my bro's a bit handsome.. Posted By David 08/09/2005   19:17 13 Reply     The bloke who played guitar with The Sutherland Brothers and Quiver at the ABC Chester in the late 70's- Tim Renwick? Posted By David 08/09/2005   19:19 07 Reply     Only one - Bert Wheedon Posted By Geoff 15/09/2005   17:50 09 Reply     Mark Knopfler Posted By Dave 25/09/2005   07:38 58 Reply     Check out REAL LIVE by Frank Marino and then we'll talk about Knopfler, Clapton and the rest. Almost 3 hours of the most diverse intense playing ever recorded. It is truly a master class. If you have never heard of Frank then your guitar education is incomplete. If you have never heard him play, then I envy you as it's an experience you have to look forward to! :) Posted By David 25/09/2005   21:56 59 Reply     Is this the Frank Marino of Mahogany Rush fame? and if so, who has heard of him recentley, (apart fom me and you) Posted By michael 29/09/2005   17:22 19 Reply     do you mean bert weedon [ put your teeth back in] he will always be in a class of his own Posted By Dan 03/11/2005   17:40 42 Reply     Damn guys! How many of you spend too much time thinking about unanswerable questions like who is the best guitaris in the world, when you could be practicing to become the best guitarist YOU can be? (NOT "in the world") Try it, you'd be surprised. i'm gonna go practice now to make for the 5 mins of wasted practce time. c ya. Posted By Pat 03/11/2005   18:33 19 Reply     I have been following Pat Metheny since 1977 and just saw him last night in Morristown NJ so I may be biased, but I think he is THE BEST. He combines all genres and is a master of them all. He dares to experiment and put out shit like zero tolernce for silence, but this is how he forces himself to grow as an artist. He does not get stuck in one singular style for his entire career. I love the list of players mentioned and agree you really can't say who is Best but if forced to it would be METHENY. At least today. Can't forget about greats like Eric Johnson, get his instructional video for a good insight to his influences and how he gets his sound and technique. Other favs are Hendrix, Chet Atkins, Django, Clapton, Roy Buchanan, Blackmore, Lindsay Buckingham of Fleetwood Mac, Johnny Lang, Duane Allman, Jeff Beck aka the axe murderer, EVH, Rhoads, David Gilmour, Robin Trower, Santana. The G3 folks are impressive but mainly from a technical flash perspective not much soul in their guitar work that I have listened to which is only the latest G3 dvd. Posted By Terry 04/01/2006   10:35 53 Reply     As pathetic as "Who is the best shag in the world?" Whoever the hell you're with or whoever the hell your listening to at the moment. This question belongs in the Guiness Book of World Records for the most boring and lengthy discussion of all time! Posted By Tom 06/03/2006   15:29 59 Reply     Depends on the type of music - I love all the country rock stuff and for me Albert Lee is the man - check him out with Hogans Heroes if you get the chance. Posted By norris 09/03/2006   13:21 50 Reply     Why don't you lot get out more??? Check out the staggering guitar work of Herman Li and Sam Totman from British metallers Dragonforce. They are sublime. Posted By norris 09/03/2006   13:21 52 Reply     Why don't you lot get out more??? Check out the staggering guitar work of Herman Li and Sam Totman from British metallers Dragonforce. They are sublime. Posted By chris 09/03/2006   20:59 33 Reply     Frank Zappa. Underrated until the end. Second could be a toss-up between Prince and Stevie Ray Vaughn. Third is Clapton. Posted By Yolanda 13/03/2006   08:10 47 Reply     my daddy Posted By norris 16/03/2006   11:28 48 Reply     I think the most misguided self-proclaimed best guitarist in the world has to be Lou Reed who pronounced his own guitar playing on a TV broadcast in the States as better than Jimi Hendrix...yeh, right Lou. Posted By doug 16/03/2006   21:26 11 Reply     Have to agree there Noz. It's not even as if that wardrobe-sized effects rack he uses makes him sound half decent. Great songwriter (sometimes) lousy guitarist..........................................said it before, but Richard Thompson astonishes me every time I go see him. Posted By ben 02/04/2006   02:19 01 Reply     Dragon Force ive got to agree Herman Li and Sam Totman amazing, Fury of the strom absolutly INCREDABLE!!! Children Of Bodom rule aswell.theres bin some truely legendary guitarists mentioned but they're all old news music has to move on what about the new talent out there. Posted By Rick 13/04/2006   16:58 39 Reply     Clapton is still God Posted By Rick 13/04/2006   17:11 09 Reply     Then comes Robin Trower and the rest. Posted By David 07/06/2006   21:41 49 Reply     Before you base on speed Try singing and playing like Adrian Belew does when he fronts King Crimson and then get back to me on that Posted By Rick 12/06/2006   17:15 59 Reply     Rory Gallagher Posted By dominic 21/07/2006   14:11 24 Reply     U lot don't know anything..... Its Herman Li!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! top 5.... 1. Herman Li(Dragonforce) 2.Jimi hendrix(dunno) 3.Sam Totman(Dragonforce) 4. errrrr those 3 r the onlyt good ones... Posted By Kenny 13/11/2006   08:37 29 Reply     is this who is or who was as half the people mentioned here are long gone ? Posted By John 01/02/2007   15:37 20 Reply     Can't believe Nobodys mentioned Eric Johnson, Johnny Hiland, Jerry Donahue, Brent Mason, Bill Kirchen,Jimmy Bryant, Don Gibson , What are these guys, if you think not, try to keep up ! There's a ton of other, but just cause they don't play Rock, doesn't mean they are not excellent !!!!! Posted By John 01/02/2007   15:38 58 Reply     oops , I apoligize, Eric Johnson didd get a mention Posted By Rob 25/03/2008   16:09 40 Reply     At the moment its Tommy Emmanuel - if you haven't seen him check out you tube - hes all over it. Posted By andy 13/09/2008   01:39 40 Reply     All of the above!!
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