Greatest Guitarist ever

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Andrew Ridgeley

johnny wrote: Andrew Ridgeley

respect

I'm siding with Mike on this one. No matter how insane he is, he's right about Hillage. Fripp would be a close 2nd.

Dunno about greatest guitarist, but I had the pleasure to chat to Steve & Miquette for about half an hour (whilst extremely pissed), and they had the good grace to put up with me talking bollocks...

For that, Steve gets my vote!

Nobody plays as good as Hooky. But otherwise John Squire.

Ravi Kumar wrote: Some bollocks

barney is def. one of the most creative guitarist.

im really stuck so heres my four

Reg Smithies/Dave Fielding Vinnie Reilly Rory Gallgher Peter Green

Rick Astley.

My pick would be Johnny Marr.

Gillian or Jimmy Page, hard to decide.

What a threadload of cabbages. None of those who didn't vote for Steve have ever heard him play.......Barney more creative than Hillage???????

OMG....seek help if you really believe that.

Can't even use Barney's one genuine outstanding talent ( he is a guitarist with a sense of rhythm, that's rarer than hobby horse shite), cos Hillage has mastered the art of counting to four too.

But you see, Barney's got magical inverted playing styles. Glasto 81 displays this rare form. Also, to be able to play "pumped full of drugs" is still an achievement. The other fooked royally person I like, is Craig Nicholls, for his stage antics.

Barney's problem is that his guitar sounds like a guitar. Since the guitar is the most horrible thin, reedy, irritating racket when played "properly", all guitarists except Hillage and Fripp are just annoying cunts.

Nicholas Arson from The Hives.

michael preda wrote: But you see, Barney's got magical inverted playing styles. Glasto 81 displays this rare form. Also, to be able to play "pumped full of drugs" is still an achievement. The other fooked royally person I like, is Craig Nicholls, for his stage antics.

Bernard is head knees and shoulders above Marr, even Marr's guitar you can hardly hear on the Queen is Dead. Sumner has a nicely minimal style. Marr's contribution on Electonic was also fairly sparse. Otherwise, Britpop (93-7) was a good era for guitarists.

James Dean Bradfield

Geno wrote: im really stuck so heres my four

Reg Smithies/Dave Fielding Vinnie Reilly Rory Gallgher Peter Green

Reg Dave, the others are pretty great as well.

leather_girl wrote: My pick would be Johnny Marr.

Agreed.

Not as much a fan a fan of The Johnny Marr/Jon Squire school of guitar-great I admit, but good Blues guitar will always make me super happy.

1. Jimi Hendrix

2. Stevie Ray Vaughan

3. Danny Gatton

Local DC area guy. Could play anything. All the players I knew worshipped him. Best player folks have never heard of.

4. Rory Gallagher.

"Irish Tour" is one of my favorite records

4. Keef

Yeah I know-amazing he still lives, but he actually plays great riffs. Check out "Talk is Cheap" a totally slept on record.

Dave Gilmour*

* not on Thursday's

best on Thursdays:

young brett, a neighbour of mine.

it has to be Slash. Anyone see the video to GnR November Rain?

The guy comes out of a church onto the plains with guitar and launches into a blistering solo (and the ruddy things not even plugged into an amp!). And he smokes a fag while managing not to burn his huge fuzzy hair! And its windy.

Truely a guitar hero in every sense. He even looks like the dude used on promotion of Guitar Hero. But which came first?

Doctor? wrote: What a threadload of cabbages. None of those who didn't vote for Steve have ever heard him play.......Barney more creative than Hillage???????

OMG....seek help if you really believe that.

that's not what i said. I would have to agree that Hillage is more skilled but its too much wankery for me.

Not everyone's cup of tea, and his guitar could do with a bit of a tune up sometimes, but I've got a lot of time for Jack White, especially live.

Jimmy Page Eric Clapton Mark Knopfler and the late John Martyn

Old Lead Foot wrote:

Geno wrote: im really stuck so heres my four

Reg Smithies/Dave Fielding Vinnie Reilly Rory Gallgher Peter Green

Reg Dave, the others are pretty great as well.

you got to play with them didn't you?

lucky shit....

Geno wrote:

Old Lead Foot wrote:

Geno wrote: im really stuck so heres my four

Reg Smithies/Dave Fielding Vinnie Reilly Rory Gallgher Peter Green

Reg Dave, the others are pretty great as well.

you got to play with them didn't you?

lucky shit....

:D

Tommy Glasgow wrote: Not everyone's cup of tea, and his guitar could do with a bit of a tune up sometimes, but I've got a lot of time for Jack White, especially live.

Bere wrote: Jimmy Page Eric Clapton Mark Knopfler and the late John Martyn

Come on, seriously??? Do any of those stand up to the likes of Bernard Butler or Will Sargent?

In case any of them drops into this thread, I feel the need to send mad love and respect to:

Richard Thompson, Kevin Shields, Buckethead, Daniel Ash, Adrian Belew, Phil Manzanera, Andy Summers, Lindsey Buckingham, Billy Bremner, Kurt Ralske, Sterling Morrison, Richard Lloyd, Bob Bogle, and Duane Eddy.

Even if none is considered the greatest guitarist ever, each has kept me interested and surprised.

Of course Johnny Marr is the best, followed closely by me, then Tim Jauncey.

The Odor has spoken.

Ravi Kumar wrote:

Tommy Glasgow wrote: Not everyone's cup of tea, and his guitar could do with a bit of a tune up sometimes, but I've got a lot of time for Jack White, especially live.

Bere wrote: Jimmy Page Eric Clapton Mark Knopfler and the late John Martyn

Come on, seriously??? Do any of those stand up to the likes of Bernard Butler or Will Sargent?

er...yeh, page wipes the floor with most people, as does clapton, jack white is pretty handy, and the other two are very good at what they do.

Mr. Marr of smiths and electronic fame

Ravi Kumar wrote:

Tommy Glasgow wrote: Not everyone's cup of tea, and his guitar could do with a bit of a tune up sometimes, but I've got a lot of time for Jack White, especially live.

Bere wrote: Jimmy Page Eric Clapton Mark Knopfler and the late John Martyn

Come on, seriously??? Do any of those stand up to the likes of Bernard Butler or Will Sargent?

without a fucking doubt bloodclot! in fact they'll all pretty good at sitare too!

and OLF - not jealous at all

Ravi Kumar wrote:

Tommy Glasgow wrote: Not everyone's cup of tea, and his guitar could do with a bit of a tune up sometimes, but I've got a lot of time for Jack White, especially live.

Bere wrote: Jimmy Page Eric Clapton Mark Knopfler and the late John Martyn

Come on, seriously??? Do any of those stand up to the likes of Bernard Butler or Will Sargent?

Who are Bernard Butler and Will Sargent? Never heard of them .

I guess you've never been to a Dire Straits / Mark Knopfler-or Clapton concert. I recommend that to you heavily. Great guitarists are in my opinion defined by being able to play more than chords. And those guys I mentioned can really play the guitar - believe me. ;)

Bere wrote:

Ravi Kumar wrote:

Tommy Glasgow wrote: Not everyone's cup of tea, and his guitar could do with a bit of a tune up sometimes, but I've got a lot of time for Jack White, especially live.

Bere wrote: Jimmy Page Eric Clapton Mark Knopfler and the late John Martyn

Come on, seriously??? Do any of those stand up to the likes of Bernard Butler or Will Sargent?

Who are Bernard Butler and Will Sargent? Never heard of them .

I guess you've never been to a Dire Straits / Mark Knopfler-or Clapton concert. I recommend that to you heavily. Great guitarists are in my opinion defined by being able to play more than chords. And those guys I mentioned can really play the guitar - believe me. ;)

Bernard Butler = (london SUEDE & the TEARS) and Will Sargent = ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN & ELECTRAFIXION)

anyone can play guitar!

by guitar hero, JOHNNY MARR!

Two of my favorites of the current generation

Derek Trucks (his uncle is Butch Trucks of The Allman Bros.)

very awesome player

Robert Randolph doing pedal steel. He learned it at church "Sacred Steel"

ShugZV wrote: Who's Steve Hillage

Not sure,think he's one of these people

Bere wrote:

cunts the lot of em. how on earth do you go from New Order to that??

Bere wrote: Great guitarists are in my opinion defined by being able to play more than chords. And those guys I mentioned can really play the guitar - believe me. ;)

You should check out Guitar George. He knows all the chords.

Ravi Kumar wrote: cunts the lot of em. how on earth do you go from New Order to that??

The same way that you go from Stock, Aitken & Waterman to New Order? :p

Ravi Kumar wrote:

cunts the lot of em. how on earth do you go from New Order to that??

Oh sorry I forgot that you are the new provoking NOOL twat.

Geno wrote:

Reg Smithies/Dave Fielding Vinnie Reilly

Bere wrote:

Ravi Kumar wrote:

cunts the lot of em. how on earth do you go from New Order to that??

Oh sorry I forgot that you are the new provoking NOOL twat.

Ok, now go back to your sauerkraut and animal porn.

Michael Jackson can knock out some great riffs (Beat It, Dirty Diana and Black and White).

Incidently I heard recently he's sold out. I thought he sold out years ago!

Ravi Kumar wrote:

Bere wrote:

Ravi Kumar wrote:

cunts the lot of em. how on earth do you go from New Order to that??

Oh sorry I forgot that you are the new provoking NOOL twat.

Ok, now go back to your sauerkraut and animal porn.

At least you didn't call me Nazi curry-boy. That's kind of a plus for you. Maybe you just act like stupid. It's always a shame that rudeness has to fill in when arguments run out.

Jimi Hendrix wrote: Are You Experienced?

Indeed!

The greatest guitarist ever is:

Porl Thompson Jeff Beck

Comrade Shampanyov wrote: The greatest guitarist ever is:

Porl Thompson Jeff Beck

The greatest guitarists ever are: ....

Snorri T. Pedant xxx

Exactly!

Snorrimon wrote:

Comrade Shampanyov wrote: The greatest guitarist ever is:

Porl Thompson Jeff Beck

The greatest guitarists ever are: ....

Snorri T. Pedant xxx

surely that should say the greatest guitarist ever is snorri t pedant? though i would have to question the accuracy of that statement.

johnny marr

hibster wrote:

Snorrimon wrote:

Comrade Shampanyov wrote: The greatest guitarist ever is:

Porl Thompson Jeff Beck

The greatest guitarists ever are: ....

Snorri T. Pedant xxx

surely that should say the greatest guitarist ever is snorri t pedant? though i would have to question the accuracy of that statement.

Snorri's response to my own post was quite right...

Er, not vouching for his accuracy, though.

is there a that's gone straight over your head smiley?

For god's sake, haven't you all realised it's ME!

Oh, no, wait, I don't play guitar. Sorry. And I'm shit on the bass.

I'll get me coat.............