The Best Guitarist of all time

hyn-zie

I'm a big fan of playing the guitar, but my influence's have changed over the years, i listen to Slash, John-5, Zakk Wylde, even Richie Sambora (I know), but to this date i think if Rhandy Rhoads were still alive he would of been the greastest guitar player ever, his style was so influential to me while playing with Ozzy, Do you think he could of been the gr8est guitar player ever??

Karl Hungus

hyn-zie wrote:

Do you think he could of been the gr8est guitar player ever??

There's no such thing as greatest guitar player ever. It's completely pointless to even speculate.

mike65

Hungus = NO FUN!

Mike.

Karl Hungus

mike65 wrote:

Hungus = NO FUN!

Mike.

Yeah, and you're a bag 'o happy pills yourself.

hyn-zie

Karl Hungus wrote:

There's no such thing as greatest guitar player ever. It's completely pointless to even speculate.

Well some people wreckon Jimmy Page or Jimi Hendrix were the gr8est,

neGev

Thread failure.

Karl Hungus

hyn-zie wrote:

Well some people wreckon Jimmy Page or Jimi Hendrix were the gr8est,

"Some people"? Oh well that validates things, eh? :rolleyes:

Some people actually listen to Britney Spears. Some people like Sandra Bullock movies. Just because "Some people" say something doesn't actually mean anything. Some people are rapists, does that make rape a good idea? No, it certainly doesn't.

And for the love of Dio, it's spelled Greatest!

mike65

Anyway the answer to the question is Jeff Beck.

Or possibly Robert Fripp or is it Alan Holdsworth?.












Nah it is Richie Sambora. *coughs*

Mike.

Lemming

Allow me to answer the original question in a definitive manner by quoting (or at least paraphrasing) the immortal Bill Hicks ...

Bill Hicks wrote:

F*ck Steve Vai, f*ck Eddie Van Halen. Man, nobody beats Hendrix. Hendrix was an alien!! The mothership landed, they said "show 'em how its done Jimi. We'll pick you up in 28 years". And you know what Hendrix said?

"Alll riiiiiiight!!!!"

smackbunnybaby

i think i'm the best guitarist ever.incidently i am also the best soccer player as well.

but seriously i'd love to have seen what hendrix would have done had he lived or the aliens not come back to get him.....would he have continued doing the same stuff or would he have continued to be challenge himself

Doctor J

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

It's either him or me... I have better hair

Steoob

god why wont it stop? threads like this make baby jesus cry.. and its nearly his birthday give him a break

MagnumForce

I think "Who is the best blah blah blah" should be banned and any instigators whipped and raped by Michael Angelo Batio.

Doug Aldridge is deadly though, he's the first who came to mind, not necesserily(damn, i can never spell that word) my favorite.

Pyr0

The Edge ftw













But being serious here, Stevie Ray atm for me. Dimebag still has a place in my mind.

eddyc

What do ya mean, in Rock/Metal just or any genre?

feylya

The last time I checked, threads like these were banned...

But while it's not locked, OP - please define "greatest"

Undergod

Petrucci is among my personal favourites.
And Django Reinhardt.

Geek Nose

It's all a matter of opinion.

I personally like Greg Howe, John Scofield, Robert Fripp, Slash, Hendrix, Pat Metheny, David Gilmour, Rory Gallagher, & Brian May. These would be my top picks.

Rockee

Useless thread. Nothing constructive ever comes out of 'best guitarist EVER' threads...yawn!!!!!!!!!!!!

One mans genius is another mans sack of spuds.

Goodnight.

phantom_lord

Karl Hungus wrote:

There's no such thing as greatest guitar player ever. It's completely pointless to even speculate.

that should have been the end of the thread

Karl Hungus

We've clearly got a winner:

kinaldo

This guy!



Well maybe not the best, but certainly one of the most underrated.

If you don't believe me then check out his solo on While My Guitar Gently Weeps during the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ceremony:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6a7eVJNNBs

Talk about stealing the show! The debate rages on in the Youtube comments...

Full version is also up there btw.

Ph3n0m

thread closed by me.