July 4, 20232 yr From that grouping I'm taking Knopfler seven days of the week. Because I'd prefer to listen to his music--band, solo, and accompanist--over the rest of them. Edited July 4, 20232 yr by GhostOfTomJoad
July 4, 20232 yr Hard to say without any metrics for judging “best,” but Eric Johnson is pretty good.
July 4, 20232 yr When I'm considering who the best guitar players are, Dave Matthews always comes to mind. Him and Monte Montgomery.
July 4, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, jimmyjazz said: When I'm considering who the best guitar players are, Dave Matthews always comes to mind. Him and Monte Montgomery. As I said, I'm fascinated to hear how this list was constructed
July 4, 20232 yr 1 minute ago, G650 said: As I said, I'm fascinated to hear how this list was constructed The best part of it is it's not even limited to "players who are still alive". Forget the fact that Jerry Garcia doesn't belong, he's dead, just like Jimi and Eddie and Duane and Stevie Ray and and and . . .
July 4, 20232 yr Interesting list but not terrible. I will say this, a lot awesome guitar players make terrible music. There's all sorts of torture I would endure before being forced to listen to Dream Theater. Even EJ's music I have to be in a certain mood for. I think Dime is one of the few shredders whose music I like.
July 5, 20232 yr None of those guys are in the top 10. So is this list “who is the best 10-100 guitarist”? Man that list just sucks.
July 5, 20232 yr Who is the best drummer of all time: handcruser travis barker Sammy davis jimmyjazz’s daughter other
July 5, 20232 yr 9 hours ago, Handcruser said: None of those guys are in the top 10. So is this list “who is the best 10-100 guitarist”? Man that list just sucks. 10-100 still doesn't explain Dave Matthew's though.
July 5, 20232 yr 15 hours ago, Handcruser said: Who is the best drummer of all time: handcruser travis barker Sammy davis jimmyjazz’s daughter other Can you make this a poll? 4 hours ago, Rudiger said: The most likely answer is some studio guitarist few people have ever heard of. So, Steve Lukather?
July 5, 20232 yr Who's the best?Eric Johnson gets double points by being from Austin. Christopher Cross gets 1.5x for repping the powder blue Earl jersey.
July 5, 20232 yr I'll defend Elvis by saying that Dave Matthews is a ridiculously talented musician, just not who I'd think of when I think of best guitar players ever. He's also never made particularly interesting music.
July 5, 20232 yr Chet Atkins, or I saw Andres Segovia at The Union one time and he was pretty bitchin'.
July 5, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, ztejas said: I'll defend Elvis by saying that Dave Matthews is a ridiculously talented musician
July 5, 20232 yr 21 hours ago, ajax said: I will say this, a lot awesome guitar players make terrible music.
July 5, 20232 yr Love his amplifiers Oh lol I was just making a dumb joke, is that actually the amp guy?
July 5, 20232 yr 36 minutes ago, Celery Man said: Love his amplifiers Oh lol I was just making a dumb joke, is that actually the amp guy? Yes
July 5, 20232 yr 5 hours ago, Not that Bob said: Chet Atkins, or I saw Andres Segovia at The Union one time and he was pretty bitchin'. I just listened to Chester and Lester the other day. Fun album.
July 7, 20232 yr Of that list, the only one that has any argument for best of all time is Garcia. He has his own definitive style and is not just copying others (like Clapton). And millions of people across multiple generations (most of which are not guitar players) love to listen to extended Dead jams. It would be hard to think of another guitar player that has inspired so many non-guitar players to listen to lengthy guitar-driven instrumental music. A similar argument could probably be made for Page or Gilmore given how iconic a lot of their guitar riffs/solos are and that LZ and PF have retained relevance to a broad audience over the decades. I suspect most guitar players would say Hendrix or whoever their favorite jazz player is.
July 7, 20232 yr Popular Post 2 minutes ago, Ollie Slatt said: And millions of people across multiple generations (most of which are not guitar players) love to listen to extended Dead jams. And billions don't.
July 11, 20232 yr i take your point, but lengthy guitar-driven instrumental music usually sucks and is therefore not a strong source for metrics to understand overall guitar playing greatness
July 11, 20232 yr On 7/5/2023 at 6:27 PM, Deej said: Which one of you is this? That's me after not playing for the past 15 years. That's why I haven't started back up again.
July 11, 20232 yr plus with shoes like that you don't have time to practice. because of all the pussy
July 11, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, Celery Man said: plus with shoes like that you don't have time to practice. because of all the pussy Hip musicians with their complicated shoes
July 11, 20232 yr Who the best guitar player is mostly personal taste, a lot like what the best color is or best flavor. Everyone's different. That said the poll is so bad it makes my head hurt. My always-evolving personal top guitar players: David Gilmour Echoes Comfortably Numb Neil Young Cortex the Killer Powderfinger Walk like a Giant Ramada Inn Dead Man Theme Mark Knopfler Once upon a time in the West Telegraph Road Brothers in Arms Stevie Ray Vaughan Couldn't Stand the Weather Collins Shuffle Rude Mood Kirk Hammett / James Hetfield Orion Fade to Black For Whom the Bell Tolls Jimi Hendrix Stone Free All along the watchtower Duane Allman Statesboro Blues Whipping Post Billy Gibbons La Grange Cheap Sunglasses Slash Bent to fly Welcome to the Jungle Paradise City Joe Bonamassa Drive Sloe Gin Matthew Bellamy Thought of a Dying Atheist Supremacy J.J. Cale Cocaine Call me the Breeze Santana Smooth Black Magic Woman Robin Trower Day of the eagle Too Rolling Stoned Tim Henson Playing God Neurotica Snowy White Another Blue Night Ongoing There are so many great guitarists from Buckingham to Lifeson to Summers to Nelson to Page. The list goes on and on. If you were going to pick 4 names for a Poll, Dave Matthews just isn't making my cut.
July 12, 20232 yr On 7/7/2023 at 10:09 AM, Ollie Slatt said: And millions of people across multiple generations (most of which are not guitar players) love to take lots of drugs
July 12, 20232 yr Coach Beard had his own poll: The original poll is woefully flawed. Too many styles of guitar playing to pick just one. Do you factor in what they wrote for the guitar or just how their two hands move? I will say Knopfler is criminally underrated, Clapton is criminally overrated. Dave Matthews shouldn't be on that list at all. And as stated above, say what you will about Jerry Garcia, there was nobody that sounded like him before and almost nobody does what he does since then (though a couple of jam band guys try to some modicum of success). I love the Dead, but to this day i'm not one to indulge in most of their long-winded instrumental jams/space. But when he was on, truly on, at melding blues, folk, bluegrass, country, and rock-------------there really was nothing like him. He could have been the lead guitarist in 100 famous bands in particular genres. But instead, he was Jerry. I give a lot of credit for originality and longevity. For 30 years, nobody could do what he did. Alive or Dead, you've gotta expand a poll for folks like Chet Atkins, Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix, Brian May, Prince, Steve Vai, Les Paul, Alex Lifeson, Muddy Waters, David Gilmour, George Harrison, and Pete Townshend. Final note-every few years, I give them an hour listen and every few years it's so obvious how fucking awful their music holds up........but Robby Krieger was also an original and remains underrated. Maybe there's a reason nobody has gone back to meld Venice Beach music with Chicago Blues.......but the guitar parts were pretty fucking original, I'll give him that.
July 12, 20232 yr 12 minutes ago, YGIFS said: Dave Matthews shouldn't be on that list at all. This should be everyone's main take away from this thread.
July 12, 20232 yr 2 hours ago, G650 said: This should be everyone's main take away from this thread. And also that the offseason is as painfully boring in England as it is in Texas.
July 12, 20232 yr On 7/11/2023 at 2:02 PM, Celery Man said: plus with shoes like that you don't have time to practice. because of all the pussy
July 13, 20232 yr Guitar players that should get more love: Bob Mould Rik Emmett Christopher Cross (I'd kill for his right hand) Billy Corgan Andy Summers Alex Lifeson (yeah, he gets love, but not nearly enough)
July 13, 20232 yr 23 minutes ago, G650 said: This thread drains my life force. Can we have it put to sleep?
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