Thread: Greatest Guitarists of all time

I like Buckethead (fast forward to about 6.40):

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1cz-vUNRQQ&feature=related]Buckethead - Hardly Strictly Bluegrass full performance 1080P/60 [2/2] Soothsayer - YouTube[/ame]

And Les Claypool:

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qay5OSw-tQU]Les Claypool - Iowan Gal - YouTube[/ame]

Sam

Originally Posted by Franz

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

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Just got back from "it's a long way to the top", the final show. Ian Moss did a fantastic tribute to Billy Thorpe. Moss CAN play. Bob [ noiseworks ROCKS!!! ]

Originally Posted by Franz

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

Pretty sure my little bro has played drums for Geoff quite a few times, said he's pretty good.
But asking him (bro)who he thinks our best guitarist is and he said what i said, Jeff Lang.

I'm surprised Vlatko Stefanovski hasn't made a mention yet. One of the low profile guitarists who would have to make the top 5 of all time in my book.

Goofing 'round on a classical guitar
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YNL2ISaS0A&feature=related]Vlatko Stefanovski playing on a Marvi guitar - YouTube[/ame]

With Tommy Emmanuel
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aau1maBX9r4&feature=related"]Kings of Strings - "Rondo alla Turca" - Guitar Art Festival, Belgrade - YouTube[/ame]

Solo intro
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fthDV3wFvwQ]Vlatko Stefanovski & Gibonni Kao Kakao - YouTube[/ame]

With his band Leb i Sol
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0f-ueDtYNA8]Leb i Sol - Jovano Jovanke - YouTube[/ame]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZ76AHuHo5o]Leb i Sol - Uci me majko karaj me - YouTube[/ame]

Originally Posted by JamesH

Also enjoy the sound Joey Santiago from the Pixies makes.

I quite agree on that front.

James Burton
Unless i missed it on here
He & Ricky Nelson were great friends, played for him
He's worked with most of the big names.
Was Elvis Presleys Lead guitarist from 69-77 & In 2007, James was among the first musicians to be inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame.

http://www.james-burton.net/biography/

So I gather we 're talking rock guitarists. Well in no particular order my pick would have to be
Rory Gallagher,
RICHIE blackMoore,
frank zappa,
Eric Clapton,
Jimi Hendrix,
Steve Howe,
robben ford,
jimmy page,
stevie ray vaughn,
Pete Townsend

With full respect to the dudes like Knofler and Gilmour et al who I grew up listening to, I have to mention some other guys who get quite different, but still awesome sounds from their guitars. Firstly, Thurston Moore and Lee Ronaldo from Sonic Youth have been making a fantastic racket since the late seventies. Secondly, Johnny Marr from the Smiths still makes my hair stand on end (check out 'The Queen is Dead'). And finally, every time I listen to Radiohead at least one of their three guitarists is doing something brilliant. These are guys who use their guitars quite differently from the old, blues inspired legends but still make great music.