Mantoocha Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 Simply name your favourite guitar player, easy as pie. I'm looking for new names, not just stating a popular name like Vai, Jimi, Malmsteen or Rhandy Rhoads, explain why do you love their sound among everyone else. I simply love how Timo Tolkki plays and his solos, i mean his sweep picking technique and I found a lot of feel in his riffs and solos like in Blackout or Phoenix. Almost the only power metal band that I enjoy is Stratovarius, too bad that timo left Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichCI Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 Hard to say as I really don't have any favorites. I'm more influenced by songs and bands as a whole. Guitar players who I do like a lot are Greg Ginn, Akira Takasaki, Malcom Young, Chuck Berry, Ron Wood and - sorry - the two Jim(i)mys, Hendrix and Page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantoocha Posted December 13, 2008 Author Share Posted December 13, 2008 Yeah, personally my fav is Timo, but i'm also extremely into Queensrÿche, Evil-Dog, Stone Temple Pilots, Angra, RATM and Paul Gilbert (Heavy Metal, punk rock, Grunge, Power Metal, Rap metal?, and virtuoso, respectfully) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 Akira Takasaki, is that the guy from Loudness? Don't know much about them except I saw them open for Motley Crue in 80 something. Couldn't understand a thing they sang, but the guitar player smoked Mick Mars, no doubt. Edite: A bit of trivia, I remember hearing that he OD'd after the show that night. Don't know if it was just a rumor or true. I don't have one farvorite player either. It depends on my mood, but most of my top list would be the regulars. There's a reason why the same names always pop up. They're awsome players with great songs. i'm sure I could come up with some obscure great player that maybe 10 people have heard of, but if they don't have songs that appeal to anyone other than guitar players I don't put them on my list. Example, Alan Holdsworth. Supposed to be one the the all time greats according to fellow guitarists. I tried listening to some of his songs and was completely bored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maestrovert Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 Robin Trower for his tone Wes Montgomery for his smooth liquid lyricism Les Paul for the sense of humor blatantly evident in his playing Django Reinhardt for the fire Jimi Hendrix for the vision Danny Gatton and Jeff Beck for putting all of the above together Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homz Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 Page! For all the obvious reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solacematt Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins. He's known for playing a strat, but the sound of the band is created by the dynamic of a Les Paul and a strat that's been modified to sound like an SG. It's not your standard stock rock guitar sound either. It's a lush wall of sound that really fills everything up. It's heavy in it's own way, not like the typical metal heaviness. A lot of his songs are comprised of a combination of using full open chords matched with power chords by the second guitar and the solos, though are semi proper, are done in a non-typical way. Very out there and completly screwy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichCI Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 Akira Takasaki' date=' is that the guy from Loudness? Don't know much about them except I saw them open for Motley Crue in 80 something. Couldn't understand a thing they sang, but the guitar player smoked Mick Mars, no doubt.[/quote'] None of them actually speak English although the singer learned some of their songs in English. Yeah, Akira RIPS: 1984: 2007: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichCI Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 Since probably most of you have no idea who Greg Ginn is, here are some more video clips. Swingin' Man http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOD0l0LA3I0 Rise Above http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAXMqvMIrOk You'll either think he's a f'ing genius or that he sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundergod Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 Brian May. Gary Moore. In that order, they are the best IMO. I find Andy Summers and Bob Marley's playing and techniqe very interesting, challenging and weird (in a good way). As for my favorite bands (which I listen to most of the time) Iron Maiden (all time favorite), Judas Priest, Nightwish, Angra. But I wouldnt place theyr guitarists amongst the best of all time... they are just fast that's all... and some of them (i.e. Angra) I just get tired of too soon, and Ive seen some unedited footage and most of them screw up a lot and then edit the stuff out. Just makes one think they might be human... :'( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckledzepplin Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 jimmy page or eric clapton or AXE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zachd33 Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 I love opeth's guitarists, they are great when it comes to heavy stuff, but their softer stuff is where they really excel. It's not so much of an overly talented thing, but the sound just appeals to me. Its so bleak sounding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXE® Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 Jake E Lee... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djroge1 Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 Larry Carlton and Jeff Golub. Here is a link of Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 Since probably most of you have no idea who Greg Ginn Didn't he have a huge hit with "The Breakup Song"? You know.... "They don't write 'em like that anymore...." Kidding of course. Some of us here are old enough to have liked to Black Flag, Rich. Ginn was a very ingenious player, IMO - and certainly one overlooked in guitar circles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichCI Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 I love Black Flag and, fortunately, got to see them a bunch of times before the broke up. Slip It In http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRUnnkpTqQw Depression (with Chavo!) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wizKUrUgFOw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadCase Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 Brian May then... Billy Gibbons. My faves! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrosurfer1959 Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 Duane Allman Ive spent 30 years trying to get the sound he had at Fillmore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSG_Standard Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 Duane Allman Carlos Santana Buckethead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichCI Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 Duane Allman Ive spent 30 years trying to get the sound he had at Fillmore Can't say I have any personal experience with these pickups, but WCR Coils gets some very good reviews. http://www.wcrguitar.com/fillmore.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundergod Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 Brian May then... Billy Gibbons.My faves! Great taste! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrosurfer1959 Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 Can't say I have any personal experience with these pickups' date=' but WCR Coils gets some very good reviews. http://www.wcrguitar.com/fillmore.html[/quote'] thanks but I think it's more me then the pickups that keep me from having that tone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmngretsch14 Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 Stevie anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantoocha Posted December 13, 2008 Author Share Posted December 13, 2008 Brian May. Gary Moore. In that order' date=' they are the best IMO. I find Andy Summers and Bob Marley's playing and techniqe very interesting, challenging and weird (in a good way). As for my favorite bands (which I listen to most of the time) Iron Maiden (all time favorite), Judas Priest, Nightwish, Angra. But I wouldnt place theyr guitarists amongst the best of all time... they are just fast that's all... and some of them (i.e. Angra) I just get tired of too soon, and Ive seen some unedited footage and most of them screw up a lot and then edit the stuff out. Just makes one think they might be human... :'([/quote'] Kiko Loureiro is definetely fast, but if you listen to his work in "No Gravity" or "Universo Inverso" you may also find his feelings into his speed. Many ppl judge speed players for having no feel, and most of them don't (Yngwie, or the chinese guy from DragonForce whose name I find impossible to remember). But great virtuosos such as Vai make you feel what they mean, or some others make you rock like no other, and that's making your music amazing, by flooding it with feelings. Listen to Evil-Dog and you'll hear the best instrumental Punk Rock ever (I found it through internet, by a really silly guitar game like Guitar Hero lol, but its definetly worth hearing). They may not go further than pentatonic scales, but who cares they rock like hell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LP Man Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 for people other than the usual's? I'd say David Gilmour because of his innovative techniques, Kirk Hammett, just because he can rock, and buckethead because of his style of playing every kind of music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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