Who is your favorite guitarist

[VeronicanPlay]

Gary Moore, the solo in I Still Got the Blues (For You) sweeps my legs every time.

And also, what is the reason to start a thread asking who is your favourite guitarist and when you actually answer you are being bad mouthed?

[bobber56]

Originally Posted by MusicallyInspired

How old are you?

22. How old are you?

[Noname215]

My favorites:

Gary Moore
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Joe Satriani
Brian Setzer
Rory Gallagher
Eddie Van Halen
Angus Young
Eric Johnson
Billy F. Gibbons

Personally, I thought Jimi Hendrix was only half as good as everyone claims him to be. Being high on dope doesn’t make you great, but apparently dying from an OD on barbiturates will make anyone seen as a legend.

[Hayden]

Originally Posted by Noname215

Personally, I thought Jimi Hendrix was only half as good as everyone claims him to be. Being high on dope doesn’t make you great, but apparently dying from an OD on barbiturates will make anyone seen as a legend.

Hendrix is highly praised as a guitarist, but it's often not in regards to his technical ability. What made Hendrix so great was his ability and endeavor to experiment, which is something he did constantly. He was a pioneer; he was constantly trying new things, pushing the existing boundaries of rock and pop music, taking it into new territories, and testing out what the electric guitar could do as an instrument. As a result, he broadened the rock music playing field, in a sense, opened new doors, and paved the way for thousands of musical acts to follow.

At the time of his musical career, however, he wasn't praised in the same way that he is today. But that's only because it takes reflection to realize just how revolutionary a musician (or public figure of any kind) truly was, and it takes a retrospective to see the impact of that person on their culture, and, in Hendrix's case, on the music world. Whilst it's happening, it's hard to gage. This is why Hendrix has been exalted since his death, because it was his passing that made people reflect on him; on what he did.

Also, on top of being a revolutionary musician, he was also a top player for his time, and a very interesting man, both in musicality and personality. The guy is revered for a reason.

[Noname215]

The smashing-guitar-then-setting-on-fire thing? Yeah, he was as high as a kite. But he was a great guitarist, which is more than I can say about some so-called “greats”, who shall remain nameless. Hey Joe, Foxey Lady, Voodoo Chile (Slight Return) and Stone Crazy are all great songs.

BTW, Stevie Ray Vaughan did the best version of Little Wing, even better than Hendrix’s.

[Hayden]

Originally Posted by Noname215

The smashing-guitar-then-setting-on-fire thing? Yeah, he was as high as a kite.

What? How is this related?

[Noname215]

Originally Posted by Hayden

What? How is this related?

I’m saying that being stoned as shit doesn’t make you a great musician, but that is for some reason what people remember the most about Hendrix.

[der_ketzer]

Does this guy count?

[MusicallyInspired]

Yes. YES HE DOES. Maybe he doesn't have all the crazy techniques down that other revered guitarists do, but he has SOUL in his playing and in his compositions. There is nobody else like him.

[der_ketzer]

Originally Posted by MusicallyInspired

Yes. YES HE DOES. Maybe he doesn't have all the crazy techniques down that other revered guitarists do, but he has SOUL in his playing and in his compositions. There is nobody else like him.

Only he can make me buy a 5th copy of his first album and not regrett it.

[Noname215]

Gotta say, never really cared for Mike Oldfield. Wasn’t into that kind of music.

[MusicallyInspired]

You like following the crowd then, eh? He's got a pretty wide range of styles to choose from. On almost every album. Yet, it's all so uncategorizable at the same time. With so much variety it's hard to pinpoint just one "kind of music" that he does. You must just dislike creativity.

All kidding aside, I'd really like to know what you call his "kind of music."

[Noname215]

Progressive rock/folk/pop. There’s your answer.

[der_ketzer]

You don't like ProgRock? You MONSTER!

[Noname215]

I am a blues-rock guy. You don’t like it, I don’t care.

[KuroShiro]

My favorite guitarist: Tony Iommi.
Best/most talented guitarist: Jimmy Hendrix or Eddie Van Halen.

[JedExodus]

Originally Posted by KuroShiro

Best/most talented guitarist: Jimmy Hendrix or Eddie Van Halen.

I think you forgot to take your pills that stop you from being absolutely mental this morning.

[KuroShiro]

Originally Posted by JedExodus

I think you forgot to take your pills that stop you from being absolutely mental this morning.

Musical talent isn't all about technical ability.

[MusicallyInspired]

Originally Posted by Noname215

Progressive rock/folk/pop. There’s your answer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cMRi0oUjB4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfuCZjECAwY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4_3NZCEbQo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Md7yREriHU



I know what you mean. Still.

[JedExodus]

Originally Posted by KuroShiro

Musical talent isn't all about technical ability.

Got the wrong end of the stick, I thought that's what you were talking about.

I like Chet Atkins btw :-)