Greatest Guitarists of all time

In a variation of the 'older I get, the faster I was' process.

Caught up with a cousin a few days ago after about 15years.
He asked me if I still played the guitar, I said I can still handle a few cords but it was no core talent.
He looked at me strange and said: 'but you were really good, I remember when.........'

I don't know which of us has been taking the drugs, but one of us is in a world of fantasy :)

So the older I get, the more talented I was.

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Very hard to choose, but I have to stick with my all time favorite band, and say it has to be Bootsy baby.....Parliament's greatest member, besides George that is, William "Bootsy" Collins.

Yeah ok he's a bass guitarist but you can't fault his skill's yo.

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Bootsy Collins got his power from the funk, and then George Clinton kicked over the edge of the mothership.....
Mighty Boosh reference for those in the know :D

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Funk aside......I'd have to make a long list of stoner guitarist's the first of which would be Josh Homme.

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Josh Homme is kind of a dick, but he's a funny one.
He's also a mean guitar player :cool:
Love the video clip for "No One Knows" with the deer :D

OK everyone, I forgive you for getting all your selections wrong. There is no one 'greatest', each genre has their own luminaries.

You might want to consider this fellow:

Geoff Achison does Whipping Post - LIVE - YouTube

An Aussie, an unbelievable talent, and almost unknown here.



You're welcome.

Cheers,

Adam

Thought this might be of interest:

The greatest guitarists of all time, in pictures - Telegraph

Its not about speed or pureness . Here is one of my favourite from BB King . No words or singing ,still so much spoken .
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ny5ajCn0xw&playnext=1&list=PLFDF27AE16698 4775&feature=results_video]B.B. King - Blues Boys Tune - YouTube[/ame]

Congrats to Jeff Lang for winning an ARIA for best blues and roots album of the year.:)

Who remembers this thread?
I do.
This, ladies, gentlemen, boys, girls, and others (Judo) is why David Gilmour is firmly at the No. 1 position IMHO :)

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCSFz_YycYA]David Gilmour in Royal Albert Hall - Coming Back to Life - YouTube[/ame]

Enjoy.
Muppet

Peter Green would have have been up there in a top 10 - well ... before he tripped out an thought he was Jesus :)
Al Di Meola album Splendido Hotel (1980)

Then some blind guitarists Jeff Healey & Jose Feliciano

Kind Regards
Lionel

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Who remembers this thread?
I do.
This, ladies, gentlemen, boys, girls, and others (Judo) is why David Gilmour is firmly at the No. 1 position IMHO :)

Enjoy.
Muppet

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I reckon that Gilmore is a wonderful song writer and a guitarist with impeccable taste, but technically he is just barely adequate. There are guys in garage bands all over Australia that could mimic his solo's perfectly because they are not difficult to play at all. Don't get me wrong, he is one of my favourite artists....and I mean artist in the truest sense of the word because he makes fantasic sound from limited technical ability. I don't know if that makes him a great guitarist though. Thanks for the link, very good. :)

No surprises here but my vote for Hendrix
I am a guitarist of 26 years
Mostly acoustic these days.
I'll put a few links up of some good ones in the acoustic sphere
But candy rat records has some of the best modern acoustic players.
Andrew