djroge1 Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 Since I've been hanging around here I have seen questions like who is your top 5 fav guitar player, album/cd etc. Then this poll about what genre music do you think is the most fun to play. It made me think - of the various styles of music who are your top 5 players? For me I'd be good to name 2 classical players or blue grass players. But some of the others there are a lot whom I like? blues: SRV, Albert King, Robert Cray, Danny Gatton, Otis Rush jazz: Larry Carlton, Jeff Golub, Al DiMeola, Joe Pass, Earl Klugh classic/hard rock: Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendix, Ric Emmet metal: Michael Schenker, country: Brad Paisley, Junior Brown, Jerry Reed, Chet Atkins bluegrass: classical (spanish, flamenc, etc.): Segovia, Paco Delucia other Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giant Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 Interesting thread, I guess nobody answered because it wasn't about politics, religion, guns and waging war Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstMeasure Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 Blues - Stevie Ray Vaughan, Buddy Guy, Clapton, Albert Collins, Robert Cray, Rock - ZZ Top, Led Zeppelin, Santana, Allman Brothers, BTO, Clapton, Hendrix, Floyd Metal - Megadeth, Whitesnake, Anthrax, Dio, Sabbath, Ozzy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duende Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 My geek nature means I never tire of lists Blues-Johnny A, Jeff Healey, Sea Sick Steve, Robert Johnson, BB king and Eric Clapton Classical- Marcelo kayeth, Logan Gabriel, Julian Bream and Carlos Bonell Metal-Randy Rhoads, Dave Murray, Yngwie Malmsteen Rock-Angus Young, Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix, Robby Krieger Jazz-Django Reinhardt, Roy Marchbank Country-Chet Atkins..I LOVE HIM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iSoto Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 That's not all I listen to, but these are the artists that "eat up" most of my listening-to-music time: Blues: Muddy Waters, Rory Gallagher, SRV (yeah I'm a noob) Rock: Ritchie Blackmore, Billy Gibbons, Angus Young, Jimi Hendrix Metal: Yngwie J. Malmsteen, Richie Kotzen, Steve Vai (and Vinnie Moore, but not so much in the '90s), Marty Friedman Jazz/Jazz Fusion: Al Di Meola, Allan Holdsworth (yeah I'm a noob) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninety1vee Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 absolute faves classical- Paco de Lucia blues- John Lee Hooker classic rock- Tony Iommi metal- too many to list, seriously alternative (i guess)- Bradley Nowell or John Frusciante Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twiz Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 Blues: John Lee Hooker, Buddy Guy Jazz: Les Paul, John McLaughlin, (early) Wes Montgomery Classic Rock: Iommi, Fripp, Page, Gibbons, Malcolm Young, Angus Young, Hendrix, Clapton, Van Halen Metal: James Hetfield, Dave Murray, Adrian Smith, Janick Gers, Jeff Hanneman, Kerry King, Dave Mustaine, Jim Martin, Michael Amott, Chuck Schuldiner, Glenn Tipton, K. K. Downing Other: *Yanni Papadopoulos (Stinking Lizaveta), Josh Smith (The ******* Champs), Tim Green (The ******* Champs), King Buzzo, Chris Smith (Keelhaul), Dana Embrose (Keelhaul), Doug Martsch, J Mascis * http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8URqR1MCt4o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milod Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 Hell, I don't really know how to answer... Why? Because, I guess, I tend to listen to stuff over 20 years old - or old guitar players still active - and "classic rock" to me ended pretty much with the Beatles! Anyway... "Classical" - Segovia. Period. Christopher Parkening has been an exceptional if slightly "romantic" player and was a helluva teacher, at least he was 30 years ago, IMHO. But figure this: Segovia supposedly had some 500 classical pieces note-for-note in his repertoire. Wow. That's beyond ability, beyond talent and into literal genius. "Flamenco" - Way different in concept as well as technique from "classical" guitar. Carlos Montoya. Period. Others may have been much faster in how they played, and I hear a lot different "stuff" in terms of "chords" from younger players, but for "class?" Montoya. "Jazz" - My ideas have changed over the years. Probably Joe Pass, although Django, Ellis, Kessel and such folk did really neat stuff. Charlie Byrd had neat technique on a classical guitar but the Brazilian "thing" was something kind of a "pop" in and out thing. Note that I do tend to like players who could do a solo gig because they do constant harmony as well as great melodic work. "Folk?" Sheesh. Eight quadrillion styles to pick a cupla players? Nope. Besides, how do you call it "folk" when they write and arrange their own stuff in what's not necessarily a truly "folk" style? I dunno. "Rock?" - Sorry. Again, too many different styles. Mark Knopfler is a real talent, though. Some of those called "blues" pickers listed by others here I tend to consider as "rock." "Country?" - ditto. Bluegrass is country? Not? Whatever. "Blues?" Kinda the same. John Lee Hooker because he was the first I remember hearing, but BB has real class - a blues version of how I see Montoya. "Say what?" - I wish I knew where to classify Roy Buchanan who played everything from "Misty" to "Sweet Dreams" to "Hey Joe" or "Blues Shuffle" with a Telecaster sound and made it all sound good. How do you classify Leo Kottke? The guy's incredible and has a worse sense of humor than I do on stage and still gets laughs. "Overall" - Chet Atkins. Period. I'd suggest he wasn't a "country" picker although he came perhaps from that tradition. Who else could do nearly as well at Chopin or Carter Family - and do it solo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Holy Hand Grenade Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 I do not see the difference between Blues and Early Rock Players. For example i can label SRV and Eric Clapton in both Rock and Blues catch my drift? I can also throw Jimmy Page and Jimi Hendrix in as blues players. It is all subjective and refuse to answer this thread because i am to lazy to think of a player for each genre. I also have two ways to rank my favorite guitar players for Example. Favorite Guitarist of all time : Jimmy Page. Most influential Guitarists: Jimmy Page, Freddie King, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Clapton (I love improvising on Crossroads), Robert Johnson, Jimi Hendrix, Duane Allman. My opinion on who was Technically superior of all them: Duane Allman followed by Stevie Ray Vaughan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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