Favorite Guitarists?

[Evan A. Beck]

I just saw that topic "Any guitar Players?" and figured I would add a related topic...

Who is your favorite guitarist?

My personal favorites are:

--Metallica's James Hetfield
--Eric Clapton
--Stevie Ray Vaughn

[This message has been edited by Evan A. Beck (edited 01-29-2001). ]

 

[gitchesum]

I like your list Evan, just gonna add a couple more.

Eddie Van Halen
Steve Via
Eric Johnson

 

[preleeguy]

ERIC, nuff said.

 

[Evan A. Beck]

Ooooh... Forgot about Eddie... Absolutely LOVE his solo performance in "Eruption. " #ad

 

[HEMI®Dart]

Jimi Hendrix
Steve Howe (from YES)
Jeff Beck
David Gilmore
Carlos Santana
Frank Zappa
Jimmy Page
James Hetfield... gotta love Metallica

and a few others I can't think of right now #ad




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[rich m]

Gary Hoey
Joe Satriani
Jimi!
Jimmy! (Page)
the one, the only, Ladies and Dieselheads, it gives me great pleasure to present the Legendary BEEEEEE BEEEEEEE KIIIIIIINNNNNGGGGG (and the crowd goes wild)
Robert Cray
Buddy Guy
Framp!
The late,great Albert King (Jimmy P "lifted" some of his material in LZ's "lemon song")
Randy Rhodes
(2nd the motion on SRV) which brings me to his mini-me, Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Mark Knopfler (now has a dinosaur named after him!)
2nd on Eddie Van Halen (without the attitude)
Duane(?) Allman
So many stringers, so few brain cells(mine)

 

[Cummnzpowr]

1}Joe Satriani
2}Santana
3}guitarist from Journey
4}James Hetfield {local from my town}
5}Scott Henderson from Tribal Tech

 

[Fireman Dave]

Hendrix.

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[Fireman Dave]

Also:
Steve Morse
Robin Trower
Ulrich Roth
Carlos Santana
Billy Gibbons

 

[Andy Perreault]

Nobody mentioned Gary Moore, the ex-Thin Lizzy guitarist who is mainly a bluesman nowadays, playing a lot of stuff that SRV fans would love. He put out a killer live blues album titled "Blues Alive" a few years ago. If you want to hear what is in my opinion the most blistering guitar solo of all time, see if you can find Gary Moore's version of the old Yardbirds song "Shapes of Things" on Napster, or on his CD titled "The Early Years". That'll make you go #ad
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There was a band that did well for a while in the 80's and then just dissappeared. Does anybody remember "White Lion"? Man, I think some of the solos are incredible in their songs. I believe the guitarist's name is Vito Bratta.
Someone mentioned Journey's guitarist, that would be Neal Schon. You know who he learned his craft from: none other than Carlos Santana. Another interesting bit of trivia: Jimmy Page was learning how to play the sitar back in the late 60's before the Beatles and Rolling Stones got into that Indian thing for a while. He never released anything, because he thought everybody would think he was copying them and jumping on the bandwagon. As far as I know, he's the only one who has played the electric guitar with a violin bow.
I've been spending a lot of time on the Napster website, I think it's great (when I manage to succesfully download a song)! If you see songs on there where the user ID is "TruckerRocker", that's me. I've been seeking out some obscure late 70's/early 80's stuff. I recently picked up a song that I remember in high school that was never put on CD: "No Time to Lose" by the "Tarney Spencer Band". Anybody remember that one?
Andy

 

[d90boy]

You can't really mention Jaymz Hetfield without including Dave Mustaine. Mustaine is as good or better and he and Hetfield invented the thrash guitar style in the early 80's. Metallica became more popular and thus Hetfield is credited more for being great, which he is. A lot of the Frank Simkowski metal guitarists are really good like Marty Friedman, Jeff Hanneman, Kerry King, Dimebag Darrell, Kirk Hammett, John Schaeffer etc. Steve Vai, Satriani, Michael Schenker from UFO, Hendrix, Page, Toni Iommi, Randy Rhodes it's all good. Plus there are classical guitarists that can really tear *** too.

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[BCFAST]

Eric Johnson. the guitarists' guitarist... and he's a Texan! Yes, the others mentioned are wonderful, but in my opinion, none have the stylistic range that Mr. Johnson has.

 

[Andy Perreault]

Yes, Eric Johnson is a great guitarist! I've been hearing radio ads here in Seattle for some club, and Eric Johnson is appearing along with "rising guitar sensation" Derrick Trucks. The ad said, "Derrick has played with bands like the Allman Brothers... " and I thought, "Wait a minute, isn't one of the Allman Brother's drummers named Butch Trucks?" I bet Derrick is Butch's son.
Andy

 

[B.G. Smith]

I didn't know anyone played the guitar except Chuck Berry, Vince Gill and Steve Wariner? bg

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[Steve M]

I have Eric Johnson "Cliffs of Dover" on cassette. Now that I've graduated to a CD player, I can't find it on CD. He's my favorite guitarist. Favorite voice goes to Mark Farner with Grand Funk Railroad.

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[tmacc]

Don't forget Lowell George of "Little Feat" fame.

OK Best concert.
Tie between Clapton In '73 at The Capital Center and Little Feat in '78 at Warner Theater in DC.

 

[rich m]

Originally posted by Steve McDaniel:
I have Eric Johnson "Cliffs of Dover" on cassette. Now that I've graduated to a CD player, I can't find it on CD. He's my favorite guitarist. Favorite voice goes to Mark Farner with Grand Funk Railroad.

Hey, Steve M!!!!--EJ's album title for "Cliffs of Dover" is "A Via Musicom" and I've got it on CD... . I've also bought (and lost #ad
2 copies of the more recent "Venus Isle" CD and it roxxxx, too.
BCFAST
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posted 01-30-2001 09:49 AM
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Eric Johnson. the guitarists' guitarist... and he's a Texan! Yes, the others mentioned are wonderful, but in my opinion, none have the stylistic range that Mr. Johnson has.

yup. he can sound like nearly anybody, (as witnessed by Venus Isle track #4 "s. r. v. ")

 

[TomGolden]

Ok, I'll throw in a few of my favorites.

Yngwie Malmsteen
Steve Vai
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Kenny Wayne Sheppard
Randy Rhoads
Ritchie Blackmore
Tom Scholtz
Sammy Haggar
and of course all those previously mentioned.



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[ftb87]

Hey Evan,

Is Jeff your brother #ad
! Your forgot to add him to the list.

Also, Neal Shone (journey lead) use to play with Carlos Santana (that is why the have the same style) fyi.

thanks
Frank

 

[Grey Wolf]

Chet Atkins