Favorite guitar player

[crazyeddie]

Now there's another great guitar player Steve Vai.

Diamond Dave found him.

 

[Runwildboys]

Now there's another great guitar player Steve Vai.

Diamond Dave found him.

I like him playing with Dave, but I kinda find his solo stuff a little boring......He was awesome in The Crossroads though. There's a movie that should be remade. It'd be so much better without Ralph Macchio.

 

[StarMan2112]

Now there's another great guitar player Steve Vai.

Diamond Dave found him.

Actually, Frank Zappa found Vai first.

 

[crazyeddie]

Actually, Frank Zappa found Vai first.

I stand corrected, thank you starman.

 

[Passepartout]

Hands down, Jimmy Hendrix!!

 

[Reality]

Vertical "guitars" (cellos) count?

 

[JohnnyTheFox]

Actually, Frank Zappa found Vai first.

Here is Vai talking about his audition with Zappa, its only a couple minutes and it classic Zappa, very funny.

 

[Hoov]

Keith Richards is my fav. I know he's not the soloist as some others mentioned in the thread but I just love his style and sound.

Also like Buddy Guy a lot.

 

[Silver Surfer]

Keith Richards is my fav. I know he's not the soloist as some others mentioned in the thread but I just love his style and sound.

The opening "hook", if you will, on Gimme Shelter is one of my all-time favorites.

 

[Hoov]

The opening "hook", if you will, on Gimme Shelter is one of my all-time favorites.

For me it's "can you hear me knocking" honkey tonk woman and brown sugar. If you listen closely to the opening of brown sugar the rhythm shifts slightly each guitar riff. It's subtle but that's what makes it so great

 

[crazyeddie]

I like to chill with Santana sometimes.

Neal Schon from Journey played with Santana when he was young.

Achilles posted some great ones I forgot about.

Jimmy Page,Richie Blackmore and Nugent.

Can't believe I forgot the Motor City madman!

Ace Frehley was good till booze and drugs stunted his growth.

 

[crazyeddie]

Another unique sound that I forgot is Angus Young.

AC/DC is still rocking today.

How about Slash?

You can tell I grew up in the 70s and 80s,huh?

 

[nobody]

There are sooo many that are great and I'd have a hard time choosing, but I guess I'd probably go with Joe Satriani.

About a minute and 9 seconds into this one (but the whole song is good):





About a minute and 20 seconds into this one:

 

[YosemiteSam]

All this and not a single reference to Stevie Ray Vaughn, Kenny Wayne Sheppard, or Joe Bonamassa.

FAIL.



The first instrument played in this is a nyckelharpa.

 

[rynochop]

EVH for me. Nuno Bettencourt, is right up there as well. Kind of an underrated player I think

 

[Runwildboys]

All this and not a single reference to Stevie Ray Vaughn, Kenny Wayne Sheppard, or Joe Bonamassa.

FAIL.



The first instrument played in this is a nyckelharpa.

SRV was mentioned more than once. There's even a video.

 

[Hardline]

Eddie Van Halen
He literally created a new style

Dick Dale
He invented the surfer sound that the Beach Boys copied.

 

[JohnnyTheFox]

EVH for me. Nuno Bettencourt, is right up there as well. Kind of an underrated player I think

Underrated? Not in the least.
He is a tremendous player and puts most of the players mentioned above to shame. Its just unfair how good that man is.

 

[mmohican29]

so many great players...

everyone named is amazing. some I never heard of to be honest...

Some others I am a fan of:

Allen Collins- Skynyrd
George Lynch- Dokken/Lynch Mob
Jerry Cantrell- Alice in Chain
Joe Walsh- Eagles
Warren DeMartini- Ratt
George Harrison- Beatles
Vito Bratta- White Lion

 

[JohnnyTheFox]

so many great players...

everyone named is amazing. some I never heard of to be honest...

Some others I am a fan of:

Allen Collins- Skynyrd
George Lynch- Dokken/Lynch Mob
Jerry Cantrell- Alice in Chain
Joe Walsh- Eagles
Warren DeMartini- Ratt
George Harrison- Beatles
Vito Bratta- White Lion

O don't I feel bad about missing some of these, Lynch took Randy's teaching spot at Musonia after Randy left for Ozzy, tremendous player.
Vito was another favorite, the last thing I read about him was that he {apparently} has given up playing and had some problems. Shame.