re: Who&#39;s your favorite guitarist of all time ?

Posted by Del Devereaux

West Hollywood, CA

Member since Dec 2011

861 posts

Posted on 10/27/19 at 6:36 am to midnight1961

Toss up between:

Posted by awestruck

Member since Jan 2015

13384 posts

Posted on 10/27/19 at 9:15 am to Del Devereaux

. . . so you don't have a favorite?

Posted by TigrrrDad

Member since Oct 2016

7959 posts

Posted on 10/27/19 at 10:12 am to midnight1961

My initial thought was Randy Rhoads - and he is my favorite lead guitarist - but I'm going to go in a different direction and go with James Hetfield.

I've been playing guitar for around 40 years, and while I've attempted to practice scales and learn how to play lead on a few occasions, it's just not in my wheelhouse. And since I strictly play rhythm guitar and only play alone, I gravitate towards music that is defined by the rhythm guitar sound. For instance, if you asked me how any given Rolling Stones song goes, while Keith Richards is a fine guitarist, the vocals are going to be what pops into my mind. But in the metal genre, the rhythm guitar is the backbone of the songs and the characteristic that makes most songs recognizable. And James Hetfield is the master of the rhythm guitar. He's likewise a skilled songwriter with an entire catalogue of instantly recognizable music. As a rhythm guitarist, he is what I aspire to be.

Posted by Del Devereaux

West Hollywood, CA

Member since Dec 2011

861 posts

Posted on 10/27/19 at 2:30 pm to awestruck

Well, since ya takin’ me to task.....

This is largely influenced by the fact that The Crüe have been my favorite band since 1984.

Posted by Lago Gato

Member since Dec 2018

2038 posts

Posted on 10/29/19 at 1:09 am to Lsupimp

SRV -otherworldly
Mike Campbell, couldn’t have said it better
Knopfler great picker
Betts

Posted by TypicalDenhamMama

God's Country

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Posted on 10/31/19 at 3:10 pm to OWLFAN86

John Frusciante.

Posted by SaintlyTiger88

Louisiana

Member since Apr 2013

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Posted on 10/31/19 at 11:00 pm to midnight1961

George Lynch from Dokken. Amazing player.

Posted by BigWillieStyle

Member since Dec 2019

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Posted on 1/28/20 at 5:24 pm to Tall Tiger

Eric Johnson
Steve Morse
John petrucci

Posted by dchog

Pea Ridge

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Posted on 1/28/20 at 5:34 pm to BigWillieStyle

Glen Campbell and Roy Clark.

Posted by auggie

Opelika, Alabama

Member since Aug 2013

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Posted on 1/28/20 at 5:40 pm to SaintlyTiger88

quote:
George Lynch from Dokken. Amazing player.

He's got a bad arse Buick too.

Posted by Pauldingtiger

Alabama

Member since Jan 2019

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Posted on 1/28/20 at 7:00 pm to midnight1961

Jerry Reed

Posted by lovethetigers7

Member since Jul 2019

567 posts

Posted on 1/28/20 at 9:57 pm to Pauldingtiger

Mark Tremonti
David Gilmour

Posted by facelessman07

Member since Jan 2019

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Posted on 1/28/20 at 10:49 pm to lovethetigers7

Finally, someone who mentions the greatness that is Mark Thomas Tremonti. People can hate Creed all they want, but his guitar work was criminally underrated with them. His performance in AB is also stellar, but Myles’ singing style after Blackbird has become harder and harder to listen to. Sounds too “nasally”, and I have no idea why he does that on purpose when a recent acoustic performance of In Loving Memory showcased what made me fall in love with his voice.

Also John Frusciante, who is quite possibly the best provider of background vocals in the entire history of history.

Johnny Rzeznik deserves a mention.

Annnnnd Steven Curtis Chapman is also a fantastic guitarist.

Posted by RabidTiger

Member since Nov 2009

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Posted on 1/29/20 at 6:41 am to midnight1961

Dimebag Darrell. I love the attitude and personality that you can feel through his playing.

Posted by xiv

Parody. #AdminsRule

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Posted on 1/29/20 at 7:21 am to midnight1961

Brian May

Posted by Telecaster

Memphis

Member since May 2017

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Posted on 1/29/20 at 7:53 am to midnight1961

Link Wray. He gives hackers, duffers and garage band jammers like me hope. And, he only had one lung.

Mike Campbell
Clarence White
Don Rich
Eddie Cochran

Posted by lsu1919

Member since May 2017

3244 posts

Posted on 1/29/20 at 8:32 am to xiv

quote:
Brian May

Damn 7 pages and unless I've missed it nobody mentioned Rory Gallagher.

May has said his sound came from imitating Rory.

Rory wasn't as big as SRV mostly because he wasn't on a huge record label in america and wasn't playing on american radio. His focus was playing live in the 60's and 70's.