Pinch Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Depends on which genre we're talking, I suppose. The first guitar player that really stuck out for me was Slash, but when they (GNR) came on the scene I was more into the whole songs than just the guitar parts, plus I wasn't playing yet. I still love their old stuff, and I don't care how popular/"mainstream" Slash became - to this day, I think he's truly one of a kind. Love his playing. And whenever I see him come up and jam with different artists, I always go, man, how good was that? I think he truly deserves his iconic status. I guess Iron Maiden made me want to pick up a guitar. Dave Murray was always that rare beast who could play fluidly, super fast, and still have lots and lots of melody in there. Getting into thrash and metal, you couldn't escape Dave Mustaine - he wouldn't let you, for one! Songwriting-wise, I haven't liked his stuff for years, but he's still what he always was - surgically precise. He's so exact, it's intimidating. And he at least used to write some WILDLY inventive riffs, utilising the entire guitar and not just chugging on the E string. I loved what Bill Steer and Mike Amott did in Carcass. Pink Floyd - what can you say? Knopfler - same. Andy from King Diamond - great melodies for a fast player. Chuck from Death was waaay underrated, and a sad loss indeed. Mille Petrozza from Kreator. What he did on "Extreme aggression" is not easy to duplicate. Very precise for such velocity. Pelle from Watain. Great black metal riffs. Jon from Dissection, Set from Dissection/Watain. Omega /ex-Ghost, now in MCC. And, of course, Hendrix. Marty Friedman? Him too. Wurzel from Motorhead. John 5, whose playing (outside of the minimalist stuff he did with Manson) I haven't really heard all that much of, but what I've heard is impressive. And that guy lives and breathes guitar, which is super inspiring. The guy from Dead Moon. Mick Ronson. Keith Richards. Malcolm Young. Chris Poland. It's cool to see Nita Strauss have her hard work pay off lately, too. The list goes on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinch Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 Oh! How could I forget the man who taught the world that Les Pauls are quite famous for their sustain: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelT Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 Oh! How could I forget the man who taught the world that Les Pauls are quite famous for their sustain: He's known for his solos. True story: I heard Big Bottom by Spinal Tap yesterday on Sirius, Ozzy's Boneyard channel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bongofury Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 John frusciante For me . This guy can play anything... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Attilla D' Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 Tried as I might, with so many genres of Guitar players, I could not come up with only one player, so....... I rationalized a minute and narrowed it to this: Classic Metal - Mathias Jabbs Classic Rock - Joe Walsh Classic Hard Rock - Tom Sholtz Classic Solid Rock - Eric Clapton Classic Prog Rock - Jeff Beck Prog Solid Rock - Alex Lifeson Contemporary Hard Rock - Eddie Van Halen Acoustic Contemporary - Tommy Emmanuel Acoustic Prog Hard to Listen to - Robert Fripp Acoustic Prog Easy to Listen to - Al DiMiola Electric Contemporary - Carlos Santana Electric Prog Hard to Listen to - Steve Vai Electric Prog Easy to Listen to - Joe Satriani (ALMOST) Anything Country - Roy Clark Contemporary Country-Rock - John Gray Prog Metal - Paul Gilbert Heavy Metal Lead - "Dime" Darrell Abbott Heavy Metal Rhythm - Scott Ian Skater Metal - Rocky George Neo-Classical - Yngwie Malmsteen Chameleon - Zakk Wylde Unknown but Signed - Denny Mishler OK! and now... Honorable mentions- XXXXXXX (THAT was close!) ROFLMAO! I kill me!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobalu Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 My favourite guitarist is Frank Zappa. I love listening to any of his work. Wish he was still with us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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