Best Guitarist ever?

Diesel · 15-10-2006, 14:33

Who do you think is the greatest ever?

I personally feel Dick Dale is the greatest. Not only is he a great technical player, but he's also a key figure in Rock history. He's unknown to the majority, excluding maybe Miserlou which was on the Pulp Fiction soundtrack and is the backing track to Black Eyed Peas Pump It track.

On top of that, the King of Surf is also still touring, I think he's around 70 years old.

This man deserves recognition!

Now for the usual barrage of Jimmy Hendrix

shakermaker · 15-10-2006, 14:46

Interesting thread, cus you just know there's never ever going to be just one.
Musically, it's either Johnny Marr or Joe Satriani.
There is nothing they cannot do on a guitar.
However, as Satriani plays the most boring show ever and Marr ain't doing anything these days, for the showmanship etc. I think it's between Jimmy Page, Mark Knopfler and Noel Gallagher (of course

).

mrskitty · 15-10-2006, 14:46

Randy Rhoades is my first choice and Tom Delonge is my second.anyone agree?

Diesel · 15-10-2006, 14:51

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Randy Rhoades is my first choice and Tom Delonge is my second.anyone agree?

No, on the first point, Zakk Wylde is a much better player.

On the second point, WHAT!? Since when did playing a load of power chords make a good player? Not only that, but his music is a blatant rip off of Green Day.

Diesel · 15-10-2006, 14:55

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Originally Posted by shakermaker

Interesting thread, cus you just know there's never ever going to be just one.
Musically, it's either Johnny Marr or Joe Satriani.
There is nothing they cannot do on a guitar.
However, as Satriani plays the most boring show ever and Marr ain't doing anything these days, for the showmanship etc. I think it's between Jimmy Page, Mark Knopfler and Noel Gallagher (of course

).

Good post, and some great players mentioned. Satriani is an absolutely amazing guitarist!

mrskitty · 15-10-2006, 15:01

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Originally Posted by Diesel

On the second point, WHAT!? Since when did playing a load of power chords make a good player? Not only that, but his music is a blatant rip off of Green Day.

Seeing as i love Greenday nearly as much i dont mind if Blink copy them and maybe your right about Tom-maybe i just want to sh*g his brains out

Diesel · 15-10-2006, 15:17

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Originally Posted by misskitty

Seeing as i love Greenday nearly as much i dont mind if Blink copy them and maybe your right about Tom-maybe i just want to sh*g his brains out

fair enough

Len · 15-10-2006, 15:24

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Originally Posted by misskitty

maybe i just want to sh*g his brains out

misskitty??, this is a puplic forum.

mrskitty · 15-10-2006, 16:03

Sorry Len *goes and sits on the naughty step*

Diesel · 15-10-2006, 16:21

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Originally Posted by Len

misskitty??, this is a puplic forum.

Read her siggy

grannyclaret · 15-10-2006, 16:41

Hank Marvin..........&.The shadows,without a dought

Doug · 15-10-2006, 16:48

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Originally Posted by grannyclaret

Hank Marvin..........&.The shadows,without a dought

I hear you............and a few more from the late 40s on to 70s & 80s. For me it's any host of men who can take me from this dull path to a world were I can drift to any hight.

grannyclaret · 15-10-2006, 17:04

Does any body remember Dwayne Eddy.""Rebble Rouser""..Johnny and the hurricanes ,""Red River Rock""???they were good in their day....

Tinkerbelle · 15-10-2006, 17:14

It's got to be The Edge

and a very close 2nd for me is Mr Steve Rothery

yerself · 15-10-2006, 17:28

Robbie Robertson of 'The Band'

http://theband.hiof.no/band_members/robbie.html