Best guitar player?

[msharley]

Mssr. Carlos...

 

[Eastexasrick]

Duane Allman,

 

[Vaquero]

I'm kinda disappointed that y'all left David Gilmore out of the first page.
But, I understand. Kinda.

 

[glenbo]

Chris Rea...

 

[Vaquero]

Chris Rea...

Oh hell yes.

 

[Eastexasrick]

Carlos Santana

 

[General Zod]

Hard to choose. Clapton, SRV, David Gilmour, Knopfler...here's a candidate kind of out of left field, because he never really highlighted his own guitar playing despite the size of his ego. I never liked him back in the day, but in retrospect the dude was amazingly talented and...as it turns out, one hell of a guitar player.

I've fast forwarded to the solo, but do yourself a favor if you haven't and listen to one of the best versions of this song performed by one hell of a supergroup. Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne, Steve Winwood and...Prince. The weird little dude sure could shred.

 

[General Zod]

Also, are we really on page 2 without mentioning Hendrix?

 

[Vaquero]

Hard to choose. Clapton, SRV, David Gilmour, Knopfler...here's a candidate kind of out of left field, because he never really highlighted his own guitar playing despite the size of his ego. I never liked him back in the day, but in retrospect the dude was amazingly talented and...as it turns out, one hell of a guitar player.

I've fast forwarded to the solo, but do yourself a favor if you haven't and listen to one of the best versions of this song performed by one hell of a supergroup. Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne, Steve Winwood and...Prince. The weird little dude sure could shred.

He could hold his own.
Weird on the outside. Soul on the inside.
Tough mix, but he did it.

 

[Vaquero]

Also, are we really on page 2 without mentioning Hendrix?

How soon we forget.
Now you know why I dared not start a poll.

 

[General Zod]

How soon we forget.
Now you know why I dared not start a poll.

I notice that Chet Atkins hasn't been mentioned either...or Dick Dale...

 

[Vaquero]

It's a tough list for sure.

 

[General Zod]

It's a tough list for sure.

And a long list.

 

[kbaxter60]

I notice that Chet Atkins hasn't been mentioned either...or Dick Dale...

Look again.

 

[Vaquero]

And a long list.

That's why I want to hear of others, and learn.

 

[Vaquero]

Eddie Van Halen hasn't been mentioned.
I don't know why.

 

[Vaquero]

 

[General Zod]

Look again.

OK, I missed Chet. But what about Dick Dale?

 

[MTA]

I like Yngwie Malmsteen from the 80s-90s years and also Michael Romeo from Symphony X


Jake E. Lee is another great guitarist who played with Ozzy in the 80s for a few albums. He is typically overshadowed by Randy Rhoads and Zakk Wylde

 

[kbaxter60]