who is your favorite guitar player?..my favorite is angus young of ac/dc he is a killer guitar player...but it lays in the image too. Eddie van halen and jimmy henriks are also favorites. just want to know your opinions =)

I bet none of the people you mentioned are even close to the ability of the best guitar player in the world.

well,,,,,,maybe the best guitar player plays boring or something.. its not just the skills. dont think many could play the shit angus plays in that kinda way. ok...if u just means skills like that..then i guess joe satriani and steve vai are way better. but my favorites guitar player are not them. maybe i should have typed..favorite guitar player instead of the best guitar player ...whatever...hehe

Johnny Ramone, of course!

well,,,,,,maybe the best guitar player plays boring or something.. its not just the skills. dont think many could play the shit angus plays in that kinda way. ok...if u just means skills like that..then i guess joe satriani and steve vai are way better. but my favorites guitar player are not them. maybe i should have typed..favorite guitar player instead of the best guitar player ...whatever...hehe


It's not a "maybe."

Slash

i would say it lays between
Jason Becker or Yngwie Malmsteen

perhaps Vai and Satriani lay in there to somewhere.....and Pertrucci

Id say jimi hendrix

My favorite of the moment is Herman Li. He'll kung fu your ass and then strangle you with his hair.

My favorite guitar player is a toss up between Brian May, Jimmy Paige and Kirk Hammett. I know these are probably not the most original of choices, but I like their music and between the three I hear a bit of everything. It works.

Interesting tidbit, Hammett took guitar lessons from Joe Satriani.

Slash, Bob Dylan and Jimi Hendrix without a DOUBT.

Buckethead is one of the fastest players in the world, but I still don't rate him very highly as he shows barely any emotion. My fave would be Jonny Greenwood from Radiohead, hes a pretty awesome guitarist, but never really lightning fast, but the effects and such that he uses on songs to give them more layers, rates him higher than most speed guitarists in my book.

J Mascis, man this guy is fucking awesome, he has some awesome riffs, he shows emotion, and my god is he fast, easily up there with the most highly ranked guitarists.

Also like TK said, Johnny Ramone, he could play for shit, power-chords...not exactly the hardest thing in the world, but he played so hard and strummed so hard and carried on going like a mad motherfucker, that he was just awesome. RIP Johnny Ramone

ok..rezo..maybe i think your favorite sux and are boring..dude..if u dont like it here then leave,man. geez..do u think everybody knows about yngve malmsten and shit,,?

Some of my old favorites are John Sykes, Michael Schenker, Joe Satriani, and Eric Johnson. The first two hearken back to my childhood, being the lead guitar players for a couple of bands I loved back in the day. I only started getting into Satriani and Johnson a few years ago.

This duo are pretty amazing.

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i think its michael angelo batio(best shreder in the world), but i like eddie van halen and michael romeo(symphony x) john petrucci (dream theater),each one has its speciality..... so its really difficult...

i know that hammet took guitar lessons with satriani..but it didnt make him any better really. but hammet is good. he plays in the best fucking band in the world

michael angelo is a speed master..hehe

I adore John Petrucci and Tom Morello's work, personally.

My favorite of the moment is Herman Li. He'll kung fu your ass and then strangle you with his hair.

Fuck yeah! Li's amazing. Totman's excellent too.

I wouldn't put the title past one Alexi Laiho, tho.

good call there on Alexi Laiho

and Michael Angelo Batio is a speed king but in terms of technicallity compared to say....Jason becker...hes a chump...Becker would shred him apart.....

and that stupid thing where michael angelo is throwin his hand around the neck is STUPId....just a show of how fast he can move his arm.....non the less a sick guitarist

ok..rezo..maybe i think your favorite sux and are boring..

I don't have a favorite guitarist.

Bob Dylan

Most would be quick to dismiss him, but he's vastly underrated when it comes to his acoustic playing.

Most would be quick to dismiss him, but he's vastly underrated when it comes to his acoustic playing.

Very true, his picking work is brilliant, and without that The Beatles wouldn't have created songs like 'Blackbird.' Talking about The Beatles, George Harrison was brillaint guitarist, I mean very few can have a sitar in their hands and after a couple of hours have learnt so much on it. RIP George Harrison.

Yep. Bob Dylan is amazingly underrated. His acoustic work is just as neat as his electric.

I just cannot believe that no one has said Joe Satriani, you people are evil! And also the lead guitarist from Slipknot and Jimi Hendrix!!!

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Satriani has been mentioned multiple times

At least three of us have named Satriani.

By the way, I am dismayed that you would put the guitar player from Slipknot on the same level as Satriani and Hendrix. :(

Not really on the same level, more on my most favoured list. And sorry, I though no one said Satriani. I loved his Surfing with the Ailen album, that was the best!

yeah..satriani is great. but why u think the lead guitar player from slipknot are one of the best..i dont know. maybe u think he is cool on stage and have good image...but c on...he is not like...real good compared to MANY others. no offence

Hey, we all have our own opinions, who would be offened by that?

yeah..satriani is great. but why u think the lead guitar player from slipknot are one of the best..i dont know. maybe u think he is cool on stage and have good image...but c on...he is not like...real good compared to MANY others. no offence
He's not really good in any sense of the word.

I've heard him live. He ain't that hot.

Hendrix is dead fags.

yeah..satriani is great. but why u think the lead guitar player from slipknot are one of the best..i dont know. maybe u think he is cool on stage and have good image...but c on...he is not like...real good compared to MANY others. no offence



Like MMM said hes not brilliant, but he does have a pretty big frethand and plays some awesomely hard chords. As for soloing, nah, not really good, but I don't expect great solo's from a nu-metal band.

Jason Becker, Paul Gilbert

Ashin...your point would be??? elvis is dead too aint he...and he is still popular...like hendrix

How can you be the best in the world if you're dead?

its all about john petrucci, dream theatre. anybody?

who is your favorite guitar player?

Yngwie Malmstein.

Im with the OP on this one, Angus it is!

You are all going to hell to suffer with listening to the Bay City Rollers for not metioning Stevie Ray Vaughn as one of the greatest guitar players off all time.

Kyle Gass from Tenacious D and Chronos from Vemon

Or even VENOM!!!

its all about john petrucci, dream theatre. anybody?


he was already metioned.... he's really great, i also like michael romeo (symphony x) and michael angelo

Jimmy Paige, and Jimmy Hendrix

There is a world of difference in band guitarists and those who have solo carriers.
The most skilled 3 are Michael Angelo, Yngwie Malmsteen and John Petrucci.
Miachael Romeo is very fast but not as creative and original as the these guys.
Playing fast and melodic at once is the key.

Jimmy Hendrix. Who cares if hes dead, hes still the best

The thing about jimi is his originality and charisma which nobody can deny and he has served as an influence to a whole lot of people, but as for the skills-a whole different story...

It's not just about fast and melodic, you gotta do more than million miles an hour arpeggios. You gotta have feeling in your playing or else it'll just sound really bland.

i would say it lays between
Jason Becker or Yngwie Malmsteen

perhaps Vai and Satriani lay in there to somewhere.....and Pertrucci
you have style, i have seen all three of the last guys you just mentioned in concert, i love dream theater

i have a cd with satriani,malmsteen and vai...malmsteen is very good..he is from the country beside mine(sweeden)..but he plays a little boring. satriani is the MAN

SRV GODDAMMIT!!!!

You mean the G3. Yngwie and satriani are better than vai but his part was most interesting, very good stage performance imo.

Some of my favorites include...

Angus Young, Slash, Paul McCartney, (I like lefties ;) ) and Jimmy Hendrix. I don't know if they're the best, but they're my personal favorites.

jeff beck, n00bs

also, vernon reid
vvvvv

Why do you guys like those old rock guitarists so much (angus and so on). I respect them for being the first ones and they served as an influence but the newer ones are so much better and not just faster.

Steve Howe of Yes.

metal..what the hell do u know?u like the nu metal guitar players better? i cant understand that....but just because the sound harder and fater does not mean they are better. i know alot of band/guitar ppl..and they would laugh of what u just said! kirk hammet is not a new metal guit player...and u telling me he is not fast? find a guitar player that plays like young and hendrix..they wouldnt compare...it lays in the fucking image too. no one is like angus on stage!...hope u got your answer

Why do you guys like those old rock guitarists so much (angus and so on). I respect them for being the first ones and they served as an influence but the newer ones are so much better and not just faster.

Why do we like them? It's just personal preference, so that question really can't be answered. Why like anything? Everyone has different tastes, so different things appeal to them. ;)

Vernon ried :D
and i also like eric clapton

Nu-metal?? NO WAY!!! Kirk is okay, but there are a lot of band guitarists that are faster and have more melodic solos. Personaly i prefer petrucci. As for stage performance, check out Dimebag Darrel :) :)

As for stage performance, check out Dimebag Darrel :) :)

That's quite a thing to say. I honestly can't see him being very lively on stage.

:) :) very funny. Check out the monsters of rock with pantera, metallica, acdc to see him doing crazy stuff. I remember one time the end of his guitar broke and just hang while he continued playing(his locking was on the other side of the guitar) it look really cool.

:) :) very funny. Check out the monsters of rock with pantera, metallica, acdc to see him doing crazy stuff. I remember one time the end of his guitar broke and just hang while he continued playing(his locking was on the other side of the guitar) it look really cool.
He's dead.

joey santiago, what a legend

So what if he's dead.

dimebag was okey. cant aargue with metal....doesnt have anything to say if hes dead. cliff burton is a legend..and is he alive?..nope

Cliff was way better then jason and that new guy (as for the skills), but jason rocks at the shows.

I would say Jimmy Page, for his sense of melody, that can be argued though. Jimi Hendrix, Randy Rhoads, Kirk Hammet, Yngwie Malmsteen are up there. Jimmy Page is my favorite though. The "Best" in the world though, is really tough to say though.

yeah..jason was the coolest

www.voivod.com for those that dont know jason have joined voivod

i dunno about best, but hank marvin was good....

Yeah, donno bout the best but Mick Thompson rules and James Root rule.

There is a world of difference in band guitarists and those who have solo carriers.
The most skilled 3 are Michael Angelo, Yngwie Malmsteen and John Petrucci.
Miachael Romeo is very fast but not as creative and original as the these guys.
Playing fast and melodic at once is the key.
finally someone who likes Yngwie Malmsteen. I don't care much for Eric Clapton though.

My personal favourites are Angus Young and Slash.

Anyone who doesn;t think Clapton is that good obviously hasn't heard anything from Cream.. Clapton in his prime right there.. good stuff.

It's sad that no one seems to mention Chuck Berry or B.B. King, they were great.

Eddie Van Halen is another I haven't seen mentioned here...

Johhny Ramone, Jimmy Page, Stevie Ray Vaughn... I could go on but meh.

i said eddie van halen:P check out the first page

Andy la roque is one of the finest. He has such a good way with solos. He is in King Diamond in case you don't know.

my faves are Slash(of course),Mark Tremonti(from Creed or Alterbridge)and Lee Gaze(he's alright, lol).....oh yeah and also Angus Young from ACDC cos he is bloody Brilliant!!

Michael Angelo, believe it or not, has achieved the title of being The Fastest Guitar Player In The World. He's not the most creative, but take a listen to this.

Michael Angelo (http://tidus8787.proboards42.com )

.... I was just having this conversation with a mate of mine.
Would have to be George Harrison : )

That is true, he is the fastest and he does some crazy stuff like playing on a guitar with two and four necks AT ONCE!!!. He is creative imo, listen to No Boundaries.

i agree with that he is the fastest

He is creative imo, listen to No Boundaries. I absolutely love No Boundaries, it's a 4 minute long solo! But some people don't think he's as inventive as Dave Mustaine or Hetfield or the like.

Here's a pic of Michael Angelo i just found. Hope it impressed some people.



Enough said.

http://forums.maxima.org/images/smilies/tribe.gif

That is horrendous. =\

It's a pic of one song while he was in a band named Nitro. James is creative but Dave Mustaine sucks. Most of the Megadeth songs are crap imo and they even steal some riffs, change them a bit and make a new song. The most inventive band is Dream Theater.

i know,but dave deserve some honour for kill em all

Most of the Megadeth songs are crap imo and they even steal some riffs, change them a bit and make a new song.

Such as?

Such as?

I don't remember the name of the song but i know the intro was a remake of The
Call Of Ktulu and all the riffs were allmost identical as in Am I Evil the timing, the mesures, the construction, even the tempo changes are the same.

Well, considering Dave Mustaine co-wrote Call of Ktulu, I don't see a problem there. Hell, you can hardly blame the guy for recycling a lot of the material he wrote for Metallica, especially after they ignored his request that it not be used.

Yeah, he had the right to use his own stuff. For example, Megadeth's Mechanix is almost completely identical to Metallica's The Four Horsemen. In fact, until Mustaine left, Hetfield sang Mechanix's lyrics, only to change them to make the song "original".

I also found something interesting; a video clip of the song No Boundaries by Michael Angelo, the supposed fastest guitarist in the world. You should check it out, b/c he's unbelievable, especially when the pace speeds up. I got it here (http://www.angelo.com/html/mp3___video.html), and it's the first item to download, off of his DVD Speed Lives. It's really incredible.

Yeah, he had the right to use his own stuff. For example, Megadeth's Mechanix is almost completely identical to Metallica's The Four Horsemen. In fact, until Mustaine left, Hetfield sang Mechanix's lyrics, only to change them to make the song "original".

Actually, Mustaine co-wrote the Four Horsemen lyrics also.

I have a video clip named Michael Angelo-getting carried away, enough said :)

The best guitar player in the world? Hmmm...

Well, there's this guy I know. His name is Clifton Smith. He plays the guitar better than anyone I've heard.

Srv,Petrucci (dream Theatre), Alexi (bodom/Sinergy), Romeo (Symphony X), Satriani, Vai, Hendrix, Becker, Smith and Murry (maiden), Timo Tolkki (Stratovarius), Jani Liimatainen (Sonata Arctica)

Those are in no particular oreder, but they are my favourite

Mine have to be Saul Hudson (slash) the mans my idol,
Jimi Henrix because he is a god,
Tom Morello (rage against machine, audioslave)
Mark knopfler (dire straites)
Kirk Hammet (mettalica)
Carlos Santana
Joe Satriani

a ac/dc consert video called let there be rock*1980 totally rocks. angus young is getting all crazy and he go back stage cause he needed a oksygen mask:P it looked like he went on speed or something

jimi hendrix munky kurt kobain

Michael Angelo is great but theres so many other excellent ones. Can't decide

Andre Olbricht from Blind Guardian is very good.

Chris Cheney from the living end is pretty good, satriani is another, and vai, these r my 3 fave

well, i think BUCKETHEAD!!!! is the best guitarist

darkshadows197, I hate you. Buckethead hardly knows how to play, relying on his triple rectifier and overloaded amp. If someone unplugged his guitar and he were playing acoustically, it would probably sound like kittens being turned into hamburger.

And you fucking brought up a fucking two year old thread just to tell us (in a retarded manner) that you like a guitarist who was rejected from Guns 'N Roses? There are more important things for you to do, like castrating yourself.

lmao at everybody who put Dragonforce, what aload of shit

lostpenis, don't be a dick. Just because YOU don't like a certain fucking band is no reason to get uppitty, and actually laugh at the people who like them. This section is for our favorite axemen or axewomen. C'mon man.

Oh, and my favorite guitarist - Victor Wooten. Go to youtube and check him out.... Holy fuck.

Best in the world is more a question of which guitar player plays/writes one's favoUrite leads and riffs. It's impossible to tell who has the best skill, for there are too many different styles. Dragonforce, while I admire their skill and everything, well, I just find them too fucking annoying to sit down and listen to. Great guitar players don't always write good music.

My picks are Randy Rhoads and Andres Segovia.

lostpenis, don't be a dick. Just because YOU don't like a certain fucking band is no reason to get uppitty, and actually laugh at the people who like them. This section is for our favorite axemen or axewomen. C'mon man.

Oh, and my favorite guitarist - Victor Wooten. Go to youtube and check him out.... Holy fuck.

No, I'm very open minded when it comes to music, I just think its hillarious that somebody would give Herman Li title of best guitarist in the world when he cant play. there are plenty of videos on youtube to prove this.

Ritchie Blackmore

John Petrucci plz.

Peter Lindgren gets an honorable mention.

John Petrucci
Michael Romeo
Yngwie Malmsteen (basically, b/c of his stuff with Derek Sherinian and the song Far Beyond the Sun)
Timo Tolkki

I'm sure I'm leaving some out, but also, DiMeola, Pitrelli, and Allan Holdsworth get some honorable mentions though...

Steve Vai, and Joe Satch are great too, but that goes without saying.

No, I'm very open minded when it comes to music, I just think its hillarious that somebody would give Herman Li title of best guitarist in the world when he cant play. there are plenty of videos on youtube to prove this.

Ah.



Well, lets get all the world's best axe men together, and make them have a Guitar Off. The one who plays the best has to play against Satan himself, and, if he wins, he wins a golden guitar (yes, Charlie Daniels Band.).

But how would such a rock off be judged?