Who's Your Favorite Guitarist

I really love Kurt Cobain, too, and I like Clapton when he was with Cream.

Favorite Guitarists No Longer Living:

Jimi Hendrix
Randy Rhoades
Criss Oliva

Favorites Still Alive and Kicking:

Jeff Beck
Eric Johnson
Stanley Jordan

Most Overrated:

Eric Clapton. I like his music (for the most part) but a "guitar god" he just plain isn't.

I agree, Stranglehold is great, but Sweaty Teddy is much more about a fun show an party songs than old fashion talent... I'd love to go hunting with him though!

I like that Mexican Carlos Santana. (He has his own unique style)

Jimi Hendrix (Has his own unique style too)

T-Bone Walker (Started it all electric, Clapton sounds alot like him)

Eric Clapton is severly overated.

Stevie Ray Vaughan
Hendrix
Joe Satriani

Most overrated?
Nugent

Hmm...Kurt was good, but if you ever look at any of the tabulature for his songs you'll see just how simple a LOT of it is. Not ALL of it, but a fair old chunk of it.

As far as guitarists...hmm....Ted Nugent, Hendrix (did you know that he played left handed, but instead of getting a left-handed guitar he got a regular one and strung it backwards?), BB King, Carlos Santana.

Most overrated? Slash. I was listening to Velevt Revolver the other day, and their songs have the potential to be really good....but Slash's solos are sooooooo booooring......soooo predictable.

hendrix,

steve vai

santana

Dead:

Stevie Ray Vaughn
Frank Zappa
Jimi Hendrix

Living:

Buddy Guy
Jeff Beck
Johnny Winter

Most overrated: B.B. King. He can't play bar chords.

Carlos Santana

My Son.

--I really love Kurt Cobain, too, and I like Clapton when he was with Cream.--

I also liked Cream. Did you see any of their reunion shows? I think the DVD is out already.

--Jimi Hendrix
Randy Rhoades
Criss Oliva--

I was so close to adding Randy Rhodes on my choices. If he wouldn't have died so young he would've done some amazing work. As great as he was, I liked his modesty about it.

--Jeff Beck
Eric Johnson
Stanley Jordan--

As well known as Jeff Beck is, there's still alot of people who don't realize how good of a guitarist he really is.
You should hear my version of Eric Johnson's Cliffs of White Dover. It's the equivalent of William Hung singing on American Idol.
I was so fortunate to see Stanley Jordan perform, and at a night club. too. He has magic fingers.

--I agree, Stranglehold is great, but Sweaty Teddy is much more about a fun show an party songs than old fashion talent... I'd love to go hunting with him though!--

I bet you'd have a great time with him. I know he has tons of land he hunts on, I think he's more into bow hunting.

--I like that Mexican Carlos Santana. (He has his own unique style)--

And he's playing as great as ever. His instrumental albums are very underrated.

--T-Bone Walker (Started it all electric, Clapton sounds alot like him)--

Another super blues guitarist not enough people know about. It's funny how Europeans seem to know more about American blues artists than Americans do.

--Stevie Ray Vaughan
Hendrix
Joe Satriani--

Joe Satriani is very well technically. Smooth player. Does he still teach at Jilliard? I always wanted to see him in concert.

--Hmm...Kurt was good, but if you ever look at any of the tabulature for his songs you'll see just how simple a LOT of it is. Not ALL of it, but a fair old chunk of it.--

A old friend's father was in a tejano band. One day he bet his son that he could play anything in his son's collection from just listening to the CD. He played Nirvana, Alice in Chains and Metallica like he been playing them all his life. Then he commented,"Most rock songs are easy to play." I was impressed.

--Hendrix (did you know that he played left handed, but instead of getting a left-handed guitar he got a regular one and strung it backwards?)--

Yes, I did know that. I always thought I could get the same sound if I got a left-handed guitar and strung it backwards. "Yeah right", I tell myself sarcastically.

--Most overrated? Slash. I was listening to Velevt Revolver the other day, and their songs have the potential to be really good....but Slash's solos are sooooooo booooring......soooo predictable.--

Maybe he just got lazy. I do like his playing in Guns'n'Roses' debut album. You can see a slow decline though after that.

--hendrix,

steve vai

santana--

Good choices. I seen Steve Vai in concert when he was playing with David Lee Roth. Good live performer. Wasn't he one of Joe Satriani's students?

--My Son.--

Great pick. Is your son pretty good? I did say your "favorite", so well done. I didn't even think of someone I actually knew. A good friend of mine is a fairly good guitarist. You should hear me sing some classic rock songs over his house just fooling around. Wait a minute, maybe you SHOULDN'T hear me, unless you're a masochist.

14 by uDigItTheMost Saturday, October 08, 2005

Good choices. I seen Steve Vai in concert when he was playing with David Lee Roth. Good live performer. Wasn't he one of Joe Satriani's students?

I do believe your right, not sure.

Most people do not even know stevie vai I am suprised you do.

--Stevie Ray Vaughn
Frank Zappa
Jimi Hendrix--

When I was a freshman in high school, the sister of my best friend gave me "Hot Rats" and "Roxy & Elsewhere" for Christmas. I became an instant fan. Until then I didn't even know The Mothers of Invention. What a great gift.

--Buddy Guy
Jeff Beck
Johnny Winter--

Johnny Winter played alot of clubs in my hometown. My best friend and I went to go see him and he put on a helluva show. Lots of energy. He did lots of covers, but in his own style.

--Most overrated: B.B. King. He can't play bar chords.--

Not my favorite blues artist by far, but I still like him. But I can't take a lot of him at one time.

Zappa for sure. That guy had one of the most eclectic and bizarre minds I've ever been subjected to.

Paco DeLuca. If you ever get the chance to listen to Dimeola, DeLuca and Laughlin live at the Fillmore you will not be disappointed. Possibly some of the BEST flamenco-style guitar I have ever heard. Link

Charlie Hunter. Link My friend introduced me to him years ago, and...absolutely amazing. His album 'Duo' is fairly simple, but you have to admire a person who can fill the lead guitar and bass parts plaing the same guitar. Which brings me to...

Michael Manring. Link When the same friend played the song 'Monkey Businessman' off the linked album, I was at a loss for words. This guy made a bass guitar sound like a full-fledged band. I wish I had 1/100th the talent that this guy has. And speaking of bass players...

Jaco Pastorius. Long since passed away, I'd have to say that he's probably influenced more guitarists and bassists than you would guess.

Les Claypool. I just gotta love this guy because he came from the same town I grew up in.

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And he's playing as great as ever. His instrumental albums are very underrated.

Given an instrumental by him, or a collaboration(I bought all the early Santana Albums!  My Ex stole them from me), I would go with his instrumental.  I like many of the other guitarist, but he just gets to me like no others can.

Great pick. Is your son pretty good? I did say your "favorite", so well done. I didn't even think of someone I actually knew.

He Plays Bass.  I bought him a new base a couple of years ago.  And as repayment, he learned the rif from Dazed and Confused!  It was awesome!  Almost like seeing Zeplin in concert!  He may not be the best, but he is one of my favorites!

Jimi Hendrix, Ted Nugent, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Billy Gibbons... Gee- there's really no place to stop!