Top 10 Guitarists of All Time

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Top 10 Guitarists of All Time

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***EDIT: Original thread separated into 5 threads to make it less confusing.

A few months back, I got extremely bored one day and decided to try and come up with my own personal top 10 list of musicians at each instrument commonly found in a rock band. I kinda figured that this had probably been a topic in the past, but I couldn't find any similar threads. Since Hellboy decided to post his top 10 Tool songs, I figured now would be as good of a time as any to put this out there for discussion. I tried my best to make my list as objective as possible, but in all honesty it probably ended up about 50% objective, 50% subjective (and even that might be an underestimation). Anyways, here it is:

Guitarists
1.) Jimi Hendrix
2.) Jimmy Page - Led Zeppelin
3.) David Gilmour - Pink Floyd
4.) Eric Clapton - Cream
5.) John Petrucci - Dream Theater
6.) Pete Townshend - The Who
7.) Stevie Ray Vaughn
8.) Duane Allman - Allman Brothers
9.) Jerry Cantrell - Alice in Chains
10.) Buzz Osborne - Melvins

And there you have it. Feel free to add any categories you think should be included. I'm looking forward to seeing what other people have to say.
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Greg Howe
Shawn Lane
Brian Hughes
Larry Carlton
Ryo Kawasaki
Orhan Demir
Robben Ford
Mike Miller
Steve Morse
Chris Poland
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Jeffrey Arnold Beck 8-)
Top 10 material
http://www.sfgate.com/music/article/Jef ... 920742.php
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1. Jimmy Hendrix ( and all that could have been)
2-infinity. List and justify as you see fit, it doesn't really matter
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"I invented it."
-Les Paul

then Hendrix
then infinity
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ilikecheese wrote:"I invented it."
-Les Paul

then Hendrix
then infinity
I'll graciously accept your argument as wrong ... although I appreciate where you're coming from, the first does not ultimately equal the best.
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Your mother agrees!
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As someone who doesn't really care for the technical aspect of guitar playing, my favorite guitarists are based on tonal characteristics, novelty, how they fit into the atmosphere of their music etc. To me, the actual sound of the guitar is what I love about it as an instrument--mainly, the fucking noise it can bring because its just the aesthetic I prefer. That said,

Duane Denison
Buzz Osborne
J. Mascis
Trey Spruance
Steve Albini/Santiago Durango (inseparable greatness of Big Black)
John McLaughlin
Marc Ribot
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all_one_mind wrote:As someone who doesn't really care for the technical aspect of guitar playing, my favorite guitarists are based on tonal characteristics

Duane Denison
Buzz Osborne
Trey Spruance

Yes.

You know who else is a brilliant guitarist? Deen Ween. Absolutely magnificent. Can mimic any genre with perfection. Not only mimics but brings his own flavour to the mix. And rarely does he get mentioned. Others "geniuses" with a distinctive feel who seem to get overlooked:

Paul Leary (Butthole Surfers)
Ronald Jones (Flaming Lips)
Prince (no...really)
Kim Thayil (Soundgarden)
Phil Manzanera (Eno, Roxy Music)

And I vote Fripp's solo on Brian Eno's Baby's On Fire as the greatest solo ever:

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^ PRINCE IS ONE BAD MOFO ON A GEE-TAR ... NO ARGUMENT HERE
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Yeah, I don't think Prince is overlooked in any way. Anyone who knows anything about music is well aware of his talent.
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he may be a great guitarist but he's bonkers when it comes to chem trails. I actually prefer Marty McFly.
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I've posted this clip already but Prince's guitar play on this track from Denmark earlier this year is nice

The last 2.5 minutes....love that tone :!:
Is that how it sounded in concert or did it get a studio enhancement before getting posted? Hmmm
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Prince is a trip. I've seen him live a few times and it's always an entertaining show. First time was back in the 90's in Chicago at a small club. He is an incredibly talented guitarist and bassist.

He's got a lot of great songs, but has put out a lot of shitty material over the years as well. Apparently, he's only released a small amount of what he's produced...

This is an interesting clip, if you've got the time.

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