Thread: Greatest Guitarists of all time

Two of the best, 40yrs after they formed and they have it, CREAM, doesn't get much better than this

Jack Bruce Bass

Eric Clapton Lead

Ginger Baker Drums

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gH3P2P331vE&feature=related]Cream - Sunshine Of Your Love - live - Royal Albert Hall 2005.flv - YouTube[/ame]

Baz.

Beaming in from a parallel universe:

Eddie Hazel
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXq4GlHgROQ]FUNKADELIC - Maggot Brain (Eddie Hazel & Michael Hampton, Maryland 1983) - YouTube[/ame]

Sonny Sharrock
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhRnJ5DO5g0]Sonny Sharrock - Blind Willie - YouTube[/ame]

Doug Wimbish on bass
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nx4DFFoh0ck]Doug Wimbish Solo bass live at The London Bass Guitar Show 2012, Part2 - YouTube[/ame]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NcDoaH7KOY]Doug Wimbish and Will Calhoun-GrooveDuet- - YouTube[/ame]

Skip McDonald, Doug Wimbish, Keith LeBlanc

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UYmQ7Vd3A8"]Tack//Head (Original Sugar Hill Rhythm Section) - YouTube[/ame]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IPEdEIt4mg"]little axe - ride on (dutch session part 2) - YouTube[/ame]

White Room
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCc00pX_pFA&NR=1]Cream - White Room (Royal Albert Hall 2005) (17 of 22) - YouTube[/ame]

Baz

Soooo many good guitarists from o/s but closer to home and deserving of more accolades:

Ian Moss - listen to a few of his solo albums and you'll be convinced

Geoff Achison - great guitarist, little known

o/s again ...................

Robben Ford

Buddy Guy

Jeff Healy

Pete Townsend

Robin Trower

Not necessarily all top 10 but certainly deserving of a mention as great guitarists.

My tuppence worth on my personal favourite rock guitarists

Gilmour (superb, ethereal!)

Gary Moore (genious both blues and rock)

EC (Cream/Bluesbreakers era)

Steve Hackett

Mark Knofler

Lindsay Buckingham

Brian May

Ian Moss

If I had to include a Yank I'd say Neal Schon

and one more Pom -Andy Latimer (Camel), a great flautist too!

Originally Posted by Ratel10mm

Hmmmm. In no particular order:
Bo Diddley
BB King
Eric Clapton
Gary Moore
Santana
Mark Knopfler
Jimi Hendrix
Keith Richards
Chuck Berry
Not sure who the final one is...

I have to agree with you on this one. The only ones I have not seen play live are Hendirx, Chuck Berry, and I'm not sure about Bo Diddley. One of the benefits of growing up in Berkeley California during the 60's and 70's

Al Dimeola is a fantastic technical guitarist would probably finish the list for me.

Cheers,

Ken

Pete Townshend hasn't been mentioned yet

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJCXpFy0E5s&feature=related]The Who - Young Man Blues (Live) HQ - YouTube[/ame]

Originally Posted by OffTrack

Beaming in from a parallel universe:

Eddie Hazel
FUNKADELIC - Maggot Brain (Eddie Hazel & Michael Hampton, Maryland 1983) - YouTube

A brilliant pick, simply astounding playing but I think there are better examples of Maggot Brain
The studio recorded version never fails to leave me with my mouth hanging open.