Timeless Question....... Who is the Greatest???

[happily]

Must say Stevie Ray Vaughn is tops in my list of guitar gods, however... need to add:

Randy Rhoads (incredible, and most forget about him due to his untimely death in 1982)
YouTube - Randy Rhoads Guitar Solo

And, a must add to the list... Eddie Van Halen!

Hellen the Headbanger's three favs!

can I get an amen??

 

[fenez]

amen brotha

 

[Hellen A. Handbasket]

can I get an amen??

For you Happily...

I likes da smileys as long as they're rockin' out and wailin' on the guitar...

This is too hard to choose just a few!! Yup, definately Joe Satriani is on the list!! Nice choice.

HELLen Headbanger- Rockin out to Alice in Chains, Shinedown, Lenny Kraivitz, Metallica and Audioslave today... hey... I like it ALL!!

 

[gnsmith]

No question, Hendrix

 

[geeker]

Eddie Van Halen
Jimi Hendrix
Yngvie Malmsteen

 

[pattyjo]

Carlos Santana, Alvin Lee , Ted Nugent

 

[bri1270]

I'm going to have to go with Clapton.

 

[Terraphon]

Satch, without a doubt.

 

[mace bewley]

I love this discussion! Out of all, I think there are only a handful that I have never seen live. As a guitarist I HAVE to respect them ALL.

Mace

 

[prof beard]

I've seen Hendrix (Experience), Clapton (Bluesbreakers and Cream) - both awesome.

Saw Page (Led Zepp 2 period) - less impressed

Saw Zappa several times - awesome

But of those I've seen live I'd go for Jerry Garcia

Best ever? Got to be Robert Johnson

 

[Hellen A. Handbasket]

Yngvie Malmsteen

Now that was a great addition!

He was soooo cool. (We used to have lots of fun with his name). Have you seen him lately? Sure reminded me that time marches on. LOL He STILL is an awesome guitarist!

 

[Rechar]

Brian May.

A true guitarist builds his own guitar out of washing machine parts and mantlepeices.

 

[Elwin]

Let me throw some more sand in the gears:

Chet Atkins
Leo Kottke
Mark Knopfler

 

[mbolack]

Brian May.

A true guitarist builds his own guitar out of washing machine parts and mantlepeices.

Well, then you must be talking about Bo Diddley!

 

[geeker]

Now that was a great addition!

He was soooo cool. (We used to have lots of fun with his name). Have you seen him lately? Sure reminded me that time marches on. LOL He STILL is an awesome guitarist!

I've seen recent pictures, and time has marched all over him!

 

[JABLUES]

SRV, saw him live with Jeff Beck and Beck stood aside with his mouth open when Stevie started playing behind his back.
Buddy Guy, Scorching, smokin blues..
Peter Green, started Fleetwood Mac, beautiful, soulful, contemporary of EC back in the British Blues Explosion days..
One Moore if i could..Gary Moore
and...could go on forever

 

[redjazzy1]

helllllllooooo!!!
Carlos Santana
Al DiMeola
My fiance Mark McDowell (sorry, puke if you must but it's obligatory! and true!)
And Tommy Emmanuel... such a pleasure to work with and his accent is soooo adorable!

and then of course i have to agree with
SRV and Hendrix- I mean "Little Wing"... ah
and Rhoades...

 

[mace bewley]

LOVING IT!! ALL great guitarist. See why this is a TIMELESS question??


Mace

 

[tpboles]

Sungha Jung.... look him up on youtube! The guitar is bigger than he is.

 

[mokeyjoe]

Well... Hendrix!

But other than Hendrix:

Django Reinhardt
YouTube - Django Reinhardt Clip 1945

John Lee ......
YouTube - John Lee ...... - It Serves Me Right to Suffer

Buckethead
YouTube - BUCKETHEAD

The Holy Trinity of my guitar playing ambition. With the phrasing and fluidity of Django, the power and emotion of John Lee ...... and the speed and melodiousness of Buckethead (without the silly outfit!) - I would surely be the greatest guitarist to ever live.

Alas...