Best Living Guitarist?

syringe

Living because Jimi would just pop up every single post.
I'd go for one of the more obvious, Eric Clapton.

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Winning Hand

Um methinks Jimmy Page outranks clapton by miles.

I also think slash is really handy at the geetar

Dustaz

Slash, ffs. get back in yer box

Im pretty sure that all the replies after this are going to be either blues guitarists or metal/grunge/goth types. So ill go for summat different.
The Edge or Prince (hate his recent stuff, but good god, ive heard some bootleg club gigs and he can do just about anything).

syringe

Ah! Dustaz just made me realise how naive I was. I was so young then, didn't know right from wrong. Tom Morello for his originality, and Muddy Waters cos he's funky.

Dustaz

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by syringe:
Tom Morello for his originality, and Muddy Waters cos he's funky.</font>

Hard rock and blues
BTW, An on/off switch for your pickups is original?

Slaanesh

want to hear savage guitar ?? Listen to Joe Satriani, Eric Johnson or ... Steve Vai(Guitar god), that guy can do some insane stuff on guitar. Try downloading a song by Steve Vai called The duel from the crossroads, some savage guitar in that.

slaan

Dustaz

Didnt Ry Cooder do the other parts for that Duel sequence? gotta say that was pretty good

Dont be at yourself

*cough* Slash *cough*

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K!LL!@N

Ahem, did someone mention the Edge in a "Best living guitarist?" topic ?!?
Are you on crack?!?
I'm sorry but the Edge is a pretty mediocre guitarist by anyones standards.
Don't get me wrong, i'm not saying he's not good at what he does. And i quite like some of the stuff he does. But come on, he is hardly an exceptional guitarist.
I do agree with most of the other people mentioned, Vai is an exceptional guitarist, Clapton is also really good, likewise Satriani, Page and Slash are both great as well. I really only replied because i saw The Edge mentioned.
When people think about great guitarists they always seem to mention rock guitarists. But never a mention of classical guitarists. You should really check out John Williams stuff. He is an exceptional guitarist.

GreenHell

Marty Friedman.

Winning Hand

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Dustaz:
Slash, ffs. get back in yer box

The Edge</font>

Me get back in my box? Fell off my seat laughing at that one

Also forgot Santana, Gilmore and as mentioned above, satraini

syringe

Tom Morello, yes he's original. And he's bald.

Jimi-Spandex

i'm off to resurect hendrix so i can win the arguament, but imo tis.....

BB King

Kali

yep David Gilmour, sure he's not doing anything particularly special.. but his perfection and use of the equipment are just so good.
see Comfortably Numb (played live is one of my favourite solos ever), Time, Echoes (those who have seen Pompeii video will know what I mean about equipment) or Shine On You Crazy Diamond...
Many players have tried to imitate those on Roger Waters "Live In The Flesh" tour, and its only then do you realise how bloody damn good he was/is.

Little known Floyd fact #1:
Waters originally wanted Clapton to join instead of Gilmour but thought his price would be out of their league, I personally am well damn glad they didn't get him

OSiriS

Jeff Lang - Australian Blues Guitarist
The best guitarist I have ever seen, he can play an acoustic guitar faster than I have seen anyone (including steve vai and joe satriani) can play their electrics.

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Lucutus

Nice topic...

Always a matter of taste, as there's the best in a genre, and then there's the best there is in the world.

..and they have to be living too.

Joe Satriani and Steve Vai, (Satch practically taught Vai how to play, however definatly a case of the student surpassing the master after time in the 'Space Age' guitar thing!), two talented people and by far the best two rock guitarists I have ever heard.

Eric Clapton, definatly.
BB King YES, the man taught himself how to play, and apparently couldn't even string chords together for quite some time, there's only so long you can go just playing the notes on strings one by one, BB king has gone the longest I think!

And what about classical guitarists? No-one has mentioned any names there? Probably because no-one here knows or is interested? Jazz too. Come to think of it, most rock guitarists get into jazz guitar at some stage, when they reach a certain level of skill and musical awareness.

As for some of the chancers people have mentioned... The Edge for one, give that idiot an acoustic guitar and take away his RACKS of effects pedals and you're not left with much real talent at all, I'm sure if you asked him, he'd probably admit that himself. And Slash? AHAHAHAHA

Hmmm, Osi mentioned Jeff Lang, I've seen the name around a lot, haven't heard any of his stuff, can you recommend an album to pick up Osi?


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Lucutus

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Dustaz:
oh yeh and say what ye like about Edge but at least he never appeared on stage with a 3 necked guitar in the shape of a heart..Stand up Mr Vai!</font>

ROFL, Yea, but even worse than the guitar, (which BTW, has a great sound due to it's HUGE size!), is appearing on stage with David Lee Roth *shudder* OH THE SHAME OF IT ALL!

Always liked his solos with Whitesnake tho...

I wasn't commenting on Edge's writing ability, purely guiter ability.

As for Satch and Vai's song writing, it's decent, they can write excellent songs...and both have, they just can't sing them.

Luc

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Dustaz

Look at the flame on that one.

High_Ping_King

One of the boys from the Presidents of the United States of America has got to be in there with a shout.

I mean like, come on!

Brummers

On pure talent it has to be Joe satriani.

On the most influential and unique, obviously Hendrix.

At present the best guitarist IMO would have to be Tom Morello from RATM, just cos' he is the man and also is very unique (he only started learning @ 17 or something.)

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HendrixSEVEN

Jimi Hendrix is dead??

Guess it will have to be the bass guitarist Victor Wooten.
Some of the stuff he does on his one bass album, I can't remember the name, sounds like three in one, rythm beats, got to listen to it. Can one post music on this message board?? oops sorry Napster!

Dustaz

Hmm. I feel i must defend Edge here
As Luc said its entirely a matter of taste, but i feel the edge edge has is the ability to write better music
Sure, Vai and Satriani are technically brilliant, but neither can write a decent song to save thier lives *IMO* and neither does stuff thats hugely original. oh yeh and say what ye like about Edge but at least he never appeared on stage with a 3 necked guitar in the shape of a heart..Stand up Mr Vai!
Cant argue with Dave Gilmour or Carlos Santana tho
Robbie Krieger had an interesting style too.

Shiminay

I'd definitly say Tom Morello - he's introduced (looking for the right words) a new style of playing with effects and LOADS of bands are doing it - Korn, Limp Bizkit, At The Drive In, etc...

I had my Mum (who's a church musician for over 30 years) watching a live performance from RATM and she was impressed at the sheer range of sound he was able to produce from a guitar - she couldn't believe it, so I took out my effect board and started creating some crazy sounds to convince her

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--Kaiser--

Eric Clapton and The Edge are both sh|t!

The best are Jimmy Page(god), Tom Marrello, Max Cavalera and Jeff Beck
and some others i cant think of...

nesf

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by --Kaiser--:
Eric Clapton and The Edge are both sh|t!

The best are Jimmy Page(god), Tom Marrello, Max Cavalera and Jeff Beck
and some others i cant think of...</font>

Are you serious?? (about Clapton of course ) Listen to "for Love" and the control he shows in the solo, on acoustic so he has talent

I'm suprised Ignmie Malmstein (spelling is totally wrong) hasn't come up, he's not my sup of tea, but he is a very gifted guitarist.

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boddah

well i'm gonna mention John Fruisciante (chili peppers), mostly cos no one else has mentioned him here yet
just thinks of the classic riffs from under the bridge/scar tissue, and all the cool funky stuff most people havn't heard

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black_wizardd

Best living guitarist - hmmm, could'nt pick one, but im sure if i heard more classical guitarist's then i would pick one of them, that sh!t is really hard to play.

Best ever guitarist (had to do it) - Rhandy Rhoads...An absolute god, imagine what he'd be doing today if he was still alive, he'd blow the socks off satriani/vai/malmsteem, hurts my head thinkin about it.

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Loomer

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Winning Hand:
Um methinks Jimmy Page outranks clapton by miles.
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Outrageous, I reckon even Jimmy would disagree with you there. I have to say Brain May was pretty innovative

TwoShedsJackson

Dave Navarro.

Bard

CLAPTON... great.

All else... not as great.

I have spoken.

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Bard

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