Top 3 Guitarists.

[inanitydefined]

No love for Eric Johnson or Yngwie Malmsteen?

 

[whodat2112]

I could name many that I consider excellent guitarists (trying to name those that haven't been mentioned)

Joe Perry
Tom Sholz
Steve Vai
Greg Lake
Eric Johnson
Mark Farner
Billy Joe Armstrong
Steve Hackett


and those are just off the top of my head

 

[Pictor]

After watching the programme (for at least the second time) last night, I have to add Don Felder & Joe Walsh for that piece in Hotel California!

 

[Craybee]

just wanted to throw in Robin Guthrie since he practically invented the shoegaze/dream pop sound.

Carolyn's fingers - Cocteau twins - YouTube

 

[inter_ceptor00]

1. Randy Rhoads

2. Tom Morello

3. Sungha Jung (in the future)

 

[Tamer El-Meehy]

Paco de Lucia

 

[B2L]

I agree with alot of the posts here. Love blues based rock so SRV and Derek Trucks for blues slide guitar just cant be beat. The best guitarists, IMO, are the ones that express their emotion in their playing, it just pours out. In the hard rock arena, Randy Rhoads was the best I ever heard at that.

One of the best though, if not the best is someone my brother in law turned me onto, check this out



Google Tommy Emmanuel and listen to some of his other stuff, absolutely amazing.

 

[zoiDman]

No love for Eric Johnson or Yngwie Malmsteen?

I threw a Little Love Mr. Johnson's way awhile back.

I always Wanted to see Steve Vai Live.

The G3 (Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Eric Johnson) Tour must have been Smoking Hot!

 

[whodat2112]

I saw Steve Vai with Frank Zappa

 

[B2L]

Another I had to share from Tommy

 

[Crazyinariz]

Jeff Beck, Ace Frehley and The Great Kat.

 

[Dumas Mesuri]

what about this guy?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxMMYMmOQk0&index=15&list=PLB18A7FC03A677179
No mention of Dimebag Darrell Abbott? Mark Knopfler is in my mind the best guitarist alive today by far. He does so many little things that others, myself included, ignore.

 

[Mowgli]

RIP Dimebag Darrell 1966-2004

His buddy Zakk has a few moves

The one and only Zakk Wylde has fun

 

[akuser47]

Finally saw this thread then read through my vote for a solid rocker is zack!

Live free, Ride free, or Die fighting for the right to do so!

 

[inter_ceptor00]

How bout some bass love?

Les Claypool - Tommy the Cat

 

[Tugg n chase]

Have to give some love to Charlie Hunter

 

[fishj]

Tom Morello,Knofler, SRV

 

[Woody_]

Tommy Emmanuel - No.1
Jimi Hendrix
Django Reinhardt

 

[Cloud Pump]

Where would Drop D tuning be without the great Ty Tabor?

Pleiades-Gretchen Goes To Nebraska-King's X(1989) - YouTube

Or how about Paul Gilbert?

Paul Gilbert - Scarified - YouTube

I like all those old rock and blues guys but this is 2014. Stuff has happened since the late 70's.

 

[quiter]

You guys have already hit on my older favorites. Hendrix, Beck, Page, and Clapton. I'm an old time rocker but I do try and stay fresh and learn new ways and things that keep my old hands fresh. So I'm going with.

Yngwie Malmsteen
John Petrucci (who gives awesome on-line classes by the way)
Jason Becker



They say you can't teach an old dog new tricks, but if you can play Hendrix or Clapton you can learn to Shred!

This is my Ibanez 470 with a 550 neck all Made in Japan, Lo trem, modified stock pickups. I swapped the magnets from the V7 to V8. I swear guys if you have these just DO IT. I don't know if the factories designed these and put the wrong magnets in the wrong pickups or what but everyone I know who has swapped these loves them after they do it. It's a 100% improvement. This thing plays like butter and sounds like Grade 8 solid steel.

The e-cig is a Nemesis All Copper with a 3D dripper hybrid. The dripper has it's own tank that turns it into a bottom feeder. I'm running 5.5 wraps of 28 on a 16th drillbit right at one ohm my current sweet spot for this atty, Cotton for a wick. For batteries I'm using Samsung 20r's.