Best guitarrist? - Page 2

wacki · #11 02-25-2005, 05:27 AM

didn't we have this a month ago???

Vh gets my vote.

Vai, Yngwie, Edge, Roads, all good.

JaBlue · #12 02-25-2005, 05:30 AM

I purposefully put one of the qualifications for nomination as diversity to keep people like Steve Vai, Joe Satrianni, and Yngwie Malmsteen out. There are tons of guitar players that can shred like these guys.

istewart · #13 02-25-2005, 05:34 AM

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Given that he almost always performed drunk and high, it can very easily be said and is also true.

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I don't see the correlation between being intoxicated and consistently giving poor live performances. Take Santana at Woodstack for example.

Hendrix had quite a few great live performances. Woodstock, Berkeley and Isle of Wight all come to mind ATM.

BreakEvenPlayer · #14 02-25-2005, 05:36 AM

Monty Montgomery
Al Di Meola
John Mayer

JaBlue · #15 02-25-2005, 05:39 AM

If your music can easily be played by someone who is drunk as [censored], you're not the world's best guitar player. Also, for Hendrix, he had a few great live performances sprinkled inbetween mediocrity.

Don't get me wrong, he's a legend. I love him, but he's still way overrated and doesn't even come close to best.

JaBlue · #16 02-25-2005, 05:40 AM

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Monty Montgomery

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Do you mean Wes Montgomery? A case can certainly be made for him.

As for your other picks... I like Di Meola, but no way. John Mayer also doesn't come close.

JaBlue · #17 02-25-2005, 05:40 AM

Is there any doubt that it's Victor Wooten?

private joker · #18 02-25-2005, 05:42 AM

Peterr Buck
Jimi Hendrrix

jokerthief · #19 02-25-2005, 05:45 AM

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Page is the most overrated guitar player who ever lived. That's not to say he didn't make good music but anyone who has even a little musical aptitude and has been playing for a year should be able to learn anything he plays.

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That's a gross exaggeration, but no, he wasn't a technical god. His songwriting is great though and he's very, very accessible.

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The last part of your reply got me thinking. If by very accessible you mean that his songs are accessible for casual players to learn, then you would have a decent arguement for most influential player of all time. The best guitarist, however, needs to push both the technical and stylistic envelope in my opinion. My vote would be Tim Reynolds or Leo Kotke.

BreakEvenPlayer · #20 02-25-2005, 05:45 AM

No I mean Monty Montgomery. He's been voted the best guitarist in the state of Texas the past 10 years or something, and was named by some big music magazine in the top 25 guitarists to ever live.

And John Mayer is an INCREDIBLY good guitarist, and very young. If you've only heard his recorded material you are not qualified to comment on his ability.