smithy78 Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 Ok so I saw a topic on here for under-rated giutarists which was interesting; so I thought I would make one for over-rated guitarists to see the outcome. I think Clapton,Santana and Brian May are amongst the most over-rated guitarists ever. What do you's think?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goatlaw Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 I agree with Clapton he's not so good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky4 Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 Ok so I saw a topic on here for under-rated giutarists which was interesting; so I thought I would make one for over-rated guitarists to see the outcome. I think Clapton' date='Santana and Brian May are amongs the most over-rated guitarists ever. What do you's think??[/quote']I am assuming you are young. Clapton probably seems boring to you, but back in the mid 60s, he was it. Look up John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers featuring Eric Clapton. That's wear he made his name. Brian May's early work ranks way up there also. You need to check out A Day at the Races and A Night at the Opera. I never was a big Santana fan. I wouldn't call him over rated. I like the Woodstock footage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy78 Posted March 14, 2009 Author Share Posted March 14, 2009 Yeah I know the bluesbreakers and that's his best stuff, but in my opinion he's not as good as people make out-therefore over-rated... Even at that time you had the likes of Hendrix, Page, the stones, who are miles above Clapton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T50 Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 Although I know there are some Kiss fans here, I dare say Ace is one of the most over-rated guitarists. Kirk Hammett should make the list as well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky4 Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 I'm wondering what you have against Clapton. When I was just learning, a guy at a local music store looked at me and said "Buy Fresh Cream". Best advice I ever heard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy78 Posted March 14, 2009 Author Share Posted March 14, 2009 I definatley agree with the kiss guitarist. And yeah hammet is technically good but he is over-rated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky4 Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 Although I know there are some Kiss fans here' date='I dare say Ace is one of the most over-rated guitarists. Kirk Hammett should make the list as well...[/quote'] +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy78 Posted March 14, 2009 Author Share Posted March 14, 2009 I think he's a decent player rocky, his blues stuff is above average, but he's remembered as a great. I just don't think he was great, he wasn't new or innovative, he wasn't technically great and his music doesn't make me feel much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundergod Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 Brian May is one of the best guitarists out there, really. Brian May's early work ranks way up there also. You need to check out A Day at the Races and A Night at the Opera. +1 And yes, he is probably too young. Overrated: -Buckethead -Those slipknot guys -Michaelangelo Batio -sadly Zakk and Slash -I can't believe Kurt Cobain made the 50 best guitarists of all time list last year... but neither Robert Fripp nor Andy Summers did... just crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundergod Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 Kirk hammet? Hell yeah... he didnt even record the solos for their songs... he just couldnt nail them. ighly overrated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Duende Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 If I say someone who I think is over rated, it will only be to me they are over rated. ie I am missing something..okay here I go. I cannot abide the compositions and playing of Paul Gilbert. It just sounds very tacky and superficial to me. I know he is a great teacher and a a successful musician; My skin crawls every time I hear his music. Even his humour falls completely flat on me too :- Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky4 Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 I think he's a decent player rocky' date=' his blues stuff is above average, but he's remembered as a great. I just don't think he was great, he wasn't new or innovative, he wasn't technically great and his music doesn't make me feel much.[/quote']The popularity of the Les Paul through a Marshall was due to Clapton. After hearing that sound, other players sought out the 50s are Les Pauls (which were not being made at that time) Players like Kossof, Bloomfield,etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britabe Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 what everyone that illicits an opinion on clapton, page, townsend and the like have to remember is that these guys were not just "guitar players" like in your band at some honky tonk on saturday night...these guys were "GUITAR THINKERS". They were playing and making songs, not guitar. I can almost assure that not 1 single person posting here including myself would have laid tracks on any of those timeless hits to rival the originals. Any chimp can learn the technical aspects of playing an instrument, many fewer can express themselves in a way that speaks to others though. Personally I dont play guitar....I play songs on a guitar. I mean, can I learn and play the solo to paradise city? Sure of course. Could I have originally authored it? most likely not... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeRom Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 Ace Frehley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketman Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 Anyone that can play better than me is not over-rated. So for me, no one is over-rated.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crossroadsnyc Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 I guess it's preferable to say this here rather than the Fender forum, but at the risk of still getting flamed, I'm going to have to go with SRV. Maybe I just don't dig his style, but I could never understand the overwhelming interest in him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJustice Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 -sadly Zakk and Slash Why 'sadly'? Oh, and I note that Buckethead is on every goddamn list these days; overrated, underrated, best, worst, hated, loved... :-)) DJ -- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 More recently, I'll say Billy Corgan. I mean, some SP songs are pretty good, but I never understood the hero status the band or Billy as a guitarists got from the whole GenX, alternative crowd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil325 Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 i see where OP is headed with Clapton being overrated. i am young and im a fan of clapton but i personally wouldn't be claiming him as "god" like some people. his concert a few years back was amazing and i understand he was a big influence to majority of people who play now, but people set him up as the best musician ever which i disagree. he's an amazing and influential musician, but not the greatest if you get what i'm saying. but that is opinionated to each their own. overrated musician? i think kurt cobain was overrated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ant7629 Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 Maybe not THE over-rated guitarist ever, but the Edge from U2 is on my list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swmcv2007 Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 I think Brian May is in fact UNDER-rated, no one listens to their early stuff. Clapton is overrated as a player now. He's still one of the best and you'll never find any mess ups, but he's lost his spark. I think Eddie Van Halen is overrated. Boring, soulless, tone-less, and all of the songs could've been written by children. I also think all the Super Shredders (Ninja Turtles II reference) are overrated. Save the speed for NASCAR. I'd rather hear a groovy 2 note solo thats played with soul than a 500 note solo that people call a song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottierocker Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 Most guitarists who are "pure shredders" are terrible to listen to. Also, I don't care for most of the big-name virtuosos: Vai, Satriani, Pettrucci, ugghh. Sure they can make cool sounds and play fast, but who cares? Their music for the most part SUCKS!! I'll take Angus Young any day over the lot of them. If I want to hear mindless speed, I'll go into guitar center where I can get my fair share of 15 year old kids picking and sweeping scales as fast as they can. All the while with the most serious, somber look of concentration on their face. I think to myself, "dude, is that even fun?!?" It sounds like @ss. Jimmy Page was relatively sloppy, but he was original. He had more feel than most players who could crush him with technical speed. And for that, they pale in comparison. Songs to listen to: Overdose - AC/DC --Angus Young has the absolute most raw guitar sound on the planet in the second solo of this song. It is like his guitar is pouring out molten iron onto the recorder. Since I've been Loving You - Led Zeppelin --Page's tone, and the whole composition...it's just eery. So heavy, without being tuned to drop C#, and played to machine gun drums. Far heavier than today's most "brutal" metal, while still being absolutely audibly pleasing. David Gilmour doesn't play very fast at all, and he could blow Yngwie away. Just my 2 cents..... BTW, I'm 26 years old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callen3615 Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 I cant believe paul gilbert is thought to be overrated! Anyway I think this dude is HUGELY overrated... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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