Malt 379 Posted September 10, 2013 Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 Hendrix was good, but its Slash on top spot for me.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chid 6,383 Posted September 10, 2013 Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 Imo there's better alround guitarists .... Clapton , McCartney being 2 real good ones , but there's no doubting the man was giftedI wouldn't rate McCartney at a guitarist a great musician yes,he wasn't even the best in his band Harrison was good though but still Clapton done alot of Beatles studio work so he still wins haha http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=p10p-VFUiW4#You don't rate McCartney ! You don't know class when you see it .... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Westy76 546 Posted September 10, 2013 Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 As a musician yes not a stand alone guitarist Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malt 379 Posted September 10, 2013 Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 Nobody's mentioned Brian May for some reason.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
johnny boy68 11,725 Posted September 10, 2013 Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 Hendrix was up there but I like Frank Zappa. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malt 379 Posted September 10, 2013 Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 Stevie Ray Vaughan was up there with the best too IMO Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Westy76 546 Posted September 10, 2013 Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 Hendrix was good, but its Slash on top spot for me..Without Hendrix and the like would slash have found his sound ?These guys were pushing the boundaries with all that they had a guitar and an amp and some very basic pedals(the same as everyone else had)no computers fancy studios and endless retrys which is why they sounded as good live as recorded. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Westy76 546 Posted September 10, 2013 Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 Nobody's mentioned Brian May for some reason.. Who? Freddie made queen and without him there just a tribute band Quote Link to post Share on other sites
northern lad 2,292 Posted September 10, 2013 Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 Most of the above guitar players were massively influenced by Hendrix,when Clapton saw Hendrix for the first time he shit himself (by his own admission )and realised he was going to have to raise the bar.Regarding technical ability no Hendrix wasn't particularly accomplished,he just had a natural feel for it and that was what made him great,he had no self imposed restrictions.His influence can be heard on pretty much any the big rock guitarists in the last 40 years...barring Frank Zappa and Hendrix himself Ive seen all the above live and Ive got to say Slash stands head and shoulders above the rest for me Joe Satriani is a massively talented guy,technically a genius,but it tends to become a bit boring after 4/5 tracks,Steve Vai is pretty much the same ,saw him at the Apollo one night,mind blowing talent,one of his guitars had two necks ,he was swapping from playing left to right handed seemlesly in the middle of blisteringly fast runs,for the first 20 mins I was transfixed,after that it got a bit boring ,then he murdered Hey Joe and Redhouse,by the hour mark I was ready to cut myself 21/2 hours it went on for,worse gig ever 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
northern lad 2,292 Posted September 10, 2013 Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 Hendrix was good, but its Slash on top spot for me..Without Hendrix and the like would slash have found his sound ?These guys were pushing the boundaries with all that they had a guitar and an amp and some very basic pedals(the same as everyone else had)no computers fancy studios and endless retrys which is why they sounded as good live as recorded. By his own admission Slash is massively influenced by Hendrix,and proud of it too 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kay 3,709 Posted September 10, 2013 Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 Theres loads I like ... entertainment value has to be Angus young , I also love Lindsay Buckingham .. Johnny Marr ... jimmy page .. ... David Gilmore ... 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Frann 882 Posted September 10, 2013 Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 I was just going to say Angus Young too Kay Also love Gary Moore, Jimi, Slash, Steve Vai, Malmsteen (though he's a bit of a poseur.) Brian May was THE greatest though 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blackbriar 8,568 Posted September 10, 2013 Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 BB King !! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Westy76 546 Posted September 10, 2013 Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 Both the young brothers,kirk hamnet(student of satriani),joe perry,James hetfield,chuck berry,knophler,jeff beck,izzy stradlin,Keith Richards,Pete Townsend,randy Rhodes,dime bag darrell,tommi iommi,django in no particular order I can listen to for hours loads I've missed to 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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