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Old 07-26-2002, 05:49 PM
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TOP 5 Guitar players of all time!

Yeah you got it...Here are my five best guitar players of all time...actually im gonna give you ten...but there are so many more...(this is just my opinion)

1. .DAVID GILMOUR
yeah so I am a little biased since I love Floyd...but all in all he is the best guitar player/vocalist/writer ever-his playing is so consistent and he has so many great albums under his belt. No one can stretch and string-out a note like Gilmour. He plays brilliantly on electric and accoustic.

2. JIMMY PAGE
When he was with Zeppelin he was unbelievable. Both on acoustic and electric. Amazing career from the Yardbirds to Zeppelin. Unfortunately his solo album Outrider is one of the worst things I have ever heard, and the new Page and Plant duo is not very convincing. Also Puff Daddy...no...I won't even go there.

3. DUANE ALLMAN
I really don't need to say anything. Fillmore East says it all. The most amazing white boy to ever play the blues. On that night in '71, Allman really could turn water into wine. Its a shame he died so young as he had plenty of guitar playing left in him.

4. JEFF BECK
Another Yardbirds prodigy. Re-invented and popularized fusion with Blow by Blow and Wired. Amazing guitar player in all respects...just never found the right band.

5. FRANK ZAPPA
So many albums and so many great solos. Very versatile guitar player who has done it all in every genre...always with a sense of humor.

6. ROY BUCHANAN
7. JIMI HENDRIX
8. JOE SATRIANI
9. CARLOS SANTANA
10. TREY ANASTASIO
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Old 07-26-2002, 07:47 PM
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um...in no particular order - these are not necessarily the greatest, but certainly the best i am familiar with:

1. Gilmour (naturally)
2. Hendrix
3. Brian May
4. Pete Townshend
5. George Harrison
(6.) SRV
(7.) Tom Morello (I just like him)
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Old 07-26-2002, 09:10 PM
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Here's six that I like and am familiar with, in no particular order:

1. David Gilmour (tone for days; I've never heard anyone replicate him)
2. Robin Trower (awesome '70s guitarist; his Bridge of Sighs album is definately worth checking out)
3. Mick Ronson (his stuff with David Bowie; the Ziggy Stardust album wouldn't have been the same without him)
4. Jonny Greenwood (from Radiohead; tasteful playing)
5. Tom Morrello (from Rage Against the Machine; probably the most experimental guitarist I've heard)
6. George Harrison (nice playing during early Beatles, got even more better near the end of the '60s).
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Old 07-26-2002, 10:17 PM
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I definitely agree with Wing'd Icarus...SRV, David G, and Hendrix....I would also add Page to the list...Are there any guitarists out there who you would like to see...getting more recognition? I am heading to Ozzfest tomorrow, and must say...Zakk may be an up an comer...
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Old 07-27-2002, 12:37 AM
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top 5?

An impossible task.

My 5 most-listened-to:
Gilmour
Knopfler
Clapton
SRV
Keith Richards

5 favorite WO.....I mean, Italians:
Steve Vai
Joe Satriani
John Petrucci
Frank Gambale
Al Petrelli

5 favorite too-young-dead:
Jimi Hendrix
SRV
Danny Gatton
Duane Allman
Randy Rhodes

5 favorite shredders:
Vinnie Moore
Yngwie the Malmsteen
Tony McAlpine
Paul Gilbert
Marty Friedman

5 favorite Kings:
Freddie, BB, Albert, Kong, Henry VIII

there's more, but I'm thru being a smartass.
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Old 07-27-2002, 02:00 AM
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hehee...classic.

can't believe i forgot Clapton. King...uh, BB, that is...would be up there too. And I just thought of one, I happen to like The Edge very much...you have to be a bad ass to have people call you The Edge.
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........ I happen to like The Edge very much...you have to be a bad ass to have people call you The Edge.
I like The Edge too.
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Hmm... Gilmour, Blackmore, Harrison, Clapton, Hendrix + a lot others.

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Old 07-28-2002, 04:16 PM
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Let's see... Gilmour at number 1, then Hendrix, Harrison, Clapton, Knopfler. No technical reasons, just feeling.
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Old 07-28-2002, 06:18 PM
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No particular order:

DG
SRV
Chris Squire (he plays his bass like a lead...)
Alex Lifeson
Eddie Van Halen

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Old 07-29-2002, 06:34 AM
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I'm gonna have to go 10 here cos its just damn difficult

no particualt order

SRV
Hendrix
Gilmour
BB
Albert King
Clapton
Page
Zappa
Harrison
Brian May

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Oh man, what a can of worms....... Only 5 huh????? Well how about the 5 most influential on my playing?

First three in no particular order...
1) David Gilmour
2) Eric Clapton
3) Stevie Ray Vaughan

Now for a departure......
4) Ry Cooder (love his slide technique)
5) Adrain Belew (from him I learned the guitar has no limits).

Too many other to name that I do love so much lessee......

DiMeolaDeluciaMcLaughlanRichardsPageKathBeckSturme rSommersFrippNugentVanHalenTedeschiKingKingKing(BB FreddieAlbert)CollinsMackBuchannanGuyWatersWaters( MuddyRoger)........
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Old 08-02-2002, 09:33 AM
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Gilmour------Hendrix-------SRV-------Clapton-----i grew up listening to these guys...my dad used to put on SRV "white boots" and we'd listen to it all hours of the night......so i'm gonna stick with my childhood influances!
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Old 08-02-2002, 11:40 AM
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In no particular order: Gilmour, Harrison, Hendrix, May, Clapton, Vai, Page...
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Old 08-06-2002, 12:33 PM
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Hi everybody. It's been a while since I've been posting. Here's my little list of guitar players. In no particular order and I have much more than five favorites. "Cause I'm a real guitar Lover.


* Jimi Hendrix (I even called my cat Jimi, well, Jimi Shadow, to be exact )
* Gary Moore
* David Gilmour ( oh can he play, listen to "High Hopes" )
* Stevie Ray Vaughn
* Jeff Beck
* Eric Clapton
* Jimmy Page
* Santana
* Lots more who I've forgotten for the moment. It'll dawn on me some later...I hope
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