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re: The best living guitarist?
Posted on 8/30/24 at 10:12 am to rexorotten
Posted on 8/30/24 at 10:12 am to rexorotten
Too hard to pick one*.... but I have tickets on my phone to see the first two on this thread!!
*Billy would be my choice if I was forced to due to recentcy bias, but it could change by the hour.
*Billy would be my choice if I was forced to due to recentcy bias, but it could change by the hour.
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Posted on 8/30/24 at 10:33 am to rexorotten
Yngwei Malmsteen or Paul Gilbert depending on how you define “best”. Brad Paisley may also be deserving of being in the conversation.
Posted on 8/30/24 at 10:46 am to rexorotten
Frusciante improvises new solos every night he plays. It's incredible to witness him, flea, and chad do this dance several times throughout one of their shows.
Posted on 8/30/24 at 12:29 pm to kingbob
quote:
Yngwei Malmsteen
His show was super boring to me. Cool, you can shred Beethoven and play fast.
Posted on 8/30/24 at 1:44 pm to rexorotten
There’s probably hundreds in a tie for first that no one’s heard of, but as far as pop music goes, Derek Trucks is probably the most versatile and smoothest guitarist alive right now. And I think most every other guitarist including Billy strings would agree with that
Posted on 8/30/24 at 2:47 pm to rexorotten
"Of popular music" as opposed to some classical or flamenco genius that gets no attention?
I would waver between 3 choices, primarily because of their musicality and their flexibility:
Satch
Eric Johnson
Phil Collen (Def Leppard)
Satch taught, among others, Metallica's Hemmett. That influence cannot be overstated.
Really, any of the three could play about anything you want, in any key, at any tempo and make it sound musically consistent with the song (I say this to distinguish them from some like, say Malmsteen, who is technically off the charts high, but I never appreciated any musicality in what he played).
Realistically, John Petrucci and Steve Vai could probably creep into a Top 5.
I would waver between 3 choices, primarily because of their musicality and their flexibility:
Satch
Eric Johnson
Phil Collen (Def Leppard)
Satch taught, among others, Metallica's Hemmett. That influence cannot be overstated.
Really, any of the three could play about anything you want, in any key, at any tempo and make it sound musically consistent with the song (I say this to distinguish them from some like, say Malmsteen, who is technically off the charts high, but I never appreciated any musicality in what he played).
Realistically, John Petrucci and Steve Vai could probably creep into a Top 5.
Posted on 8/30/24 at 3:58 pm to rexorotten
Richard Thompson should get a mention
Posted on 8/30/24 at 4:29 pm to rexorotten
Ace Frehley
Posted on 8/30/24 at 4:38 pm to Crow Pie
Clapton
I not only think he's the best living guitarist, but also the best ever.
I not only think he's the best living guitarist, but also the best ever.
Posted on 8/30/24 at 11:39 pm to rexorotten
Junior Brown.
Posted on 8/31/24 at 9:53 am to rexorotten
Some of my favorites
Dean Ween
Richard Thompson
Billy Strings
Al DiMeola
Trey Anastasio
Dean Ween
Richard Thompson
Billy Strings
Al DiMeola
Trey Anastasio
Posted on 8/31/24 at 9:57 am to Pisco
quote:
Ace Frehley
I'll admit I've always been a bit of a KISS fan since about 1976 when I was 10 years old but the best guitar player alive or even a good guitar player Ace is not. Surely you mean to joke right?
This post was edited on 8/31/24 at 9:59 am
Posted on 8/31/24 at 1:39 pm to rexorotten
Posted on 8/31/24 at 2:10 pm to OceanMan
Steve Vai
John Mayer
John Mayer
This post was edited on 8/31/24 at 2:12 pm
Posted on 8/31/24 at 2:58 pm to rutiger
quote:
Totally subjective and impossible to name, but I’ll throw
I agree.
David Gilmour
Posted on 8/31/24 at 8:50 pm to stonedbegonias
As others have said, way too subjective. Lots of fantastic musicians out there and many mentioned already.
Just to throw out a name I think is underrated but always impresses me with his creativity and just sheer joy of making music:
Adrian Belew
Just to throw out a name I think is underrated but always impresses me with his creativity and just sheer joy of making music:
Adrian Belew
Posted on 8/31/24 at 9:28 pm to rexorotten
Posted on 8/31/24 at 9:53 pm to rexorotten
Alex Lifeson
Posted on 8/31/24 at 10:05 pm to rexorotten
For me, tie between Santana and Don Felder.
Posted on 9/1/24 at 10:01 am to Topisawtiger
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