The Alternative 10 Best Guitarists Ever....

[Mr Pig]

Ywingie J Malmsteen

Slither. I hate that wanky shredding crap. Sorry ;0)

 

[redcogs]

Ringo Starr?

 

[BigonaBianchi]

Yngwie Malmsteen is THE top guitarist ever...**** that guy can play, and ok so some dont get the shred thing (their choice/loss) but there is no denying that Big Yng is without doubt the most talented and technically adept rock guitarist out there.

Other top players I favour:

Vinnie Moore
Michael Angelo
Steve Vai
Satch
Steve Morse
Randy Rhoads

...

Do I say BoaB or shall I leave that to you BianchiKitty??

...erm that should read 'BadonaBianchi'??

Thanks for the compliment Lisa....well I'm going to take it as a compliment even if the thought never crossed your mind

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Shall we try a really alternative 10 best guitarists? You could fill a list just with African soukous and high-life pickers...

For now, let's just start with: Barthelemy Attisso (of Orchestra Boabab), Diblo 'Machine Gun' Dibala, Ali Farka Toure, Franco, Johah Sithole (of Blacks Unlimited), and Djelimady Tounkara (of the Super Rail Band).

Then the real blues guitarists: no list should be without Lightnin' Hopkins. And how about the 'Kings': B.B. and Albert? I'd be tempted to add R'n'B pioneer, T-Bone Walker too.

Jazz? Django Reinhardt, without a shadow of a doubt. Also Bill Frissel, John McLaughlin, Wes Montgomery, Pat Methany. And Stanley Jordan - have you seen this guy play? Awesome technique.

And you must, must, must have Paco de Lucia on any list. Possibly the world's greatest flamenco player.

Which leads me nicely to the greatest guitar album of all time, without any argument, Friday Night in San Fransisco by de Lucia, McLaughlin and Al DiMeola. Just three guys, three acoustic guitars, a little bit of competition and a lot of understanding and sheer talent.

There are probably many more from different areas... I just get so bored of lists of the standard rock guitarists. I'd put Hendrix on any list of great guitarists, but probably only him.

 

[dellzeqq]

James Burton and Sneaky Pete Kleinow. If you've never head of Burton click the link below.

http://www.nme.com/artists/james-burtonhttp://www.italkguitar.com/heroes/james-burton

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Davey Graham... what a talent, and indeed for much of his life, what a waste of talent. My dad says that for British guitarists in the 60s, he was the man.

 

[delb0y]

Lots of non-'alternative' players being mentioned... though maybe it's an age thing. I'd have thought Malmsteen, Alvin Lee, Randy Rhoads, Burton, the Kings, Django, etc etc have all won their fair share of places on top guitarists lists. But then I am old...

In terms of favourite players who maybe don't get so many mentions these days, I'd also mention Rory Gallagher, Lowell George, Clarence White, Blind Blake, Gary Potter, Grant Green, even George Benson.

Alas, I know next to nothing about world music, flamenco, and even classical. I'm sure there are zillions of great players out there I've missed.

In terms of shredding, IMHO Malmsteen's immense technique and speed isn't matched by the creativity and melodic invention of say, Blackmore, Schenkar, or even Randy Rhoads (and definitely Hendrix). But you pays your money.

Regards,
D

 

[Chromatic]

Günter Schickert


(Oh, and my mate delb0y. See above)

 

[delb0y]

I was going to post Gunter's name just so he got two votes - as I knew another would be coming...

 

[Flying_Monkey]

In terms of favourite players who maybe don't get so many mentions these days, I'd also mention Rory Gallagher, Lowell George, Clarence White, Blind Blake, Gary Potter, Grant Green, even George Benson.

I don't rate Benson - he might have talent but boy, as he failed to fulfill it! Rory Gallagher and Lowell George certainly... sorry, I don't know the others!

 

[delb0y]

sorry, I don't know the others!

From your previous posts in the thread, Monkey, I think you'd enjoy a few of the others. Gary Potter is a gypsy jazz (Django style) player from Liverpool. Amazing chops and invention but with a huge sense of fun and cheekiness to his playing. Blind Blake is one of the early acoustic bluesmen, but one with an incredible technique -pretty much created the ragtime blues genre, although, as with a lot of the old blues stuff you have to listen hard because of the audio quality of the old recordings. Grant Green, a jazzer from the early sixties blue note stable. Very bluesy, and - for mere mortals - a bit more accessible than some of the otheres. Clarence White - the bluegrass/flatpicker, who - back in the early seventies - pretty much brought the style up-to-date. I can do without the bluegrass "high and lonesome" vocal thing but some of the flat-pickers are amazing and they all owe it to Clarence!

Cheers,
D

 

[Soltydog]

Robin Boult

 

[Chromatic]

I was going to post Gunter's name just so he got two votes - as I knew another would be coming...

2 eh? That's one more than I'd thought he'd get.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

From your previous posts in the thread, Monkey, I think you'd enjoy a few of the others. Gary Potter is a gypsy jazz (Django style) player from Liverpool. Amazing chops and invention but with a huge sense of fun and cheekiness to his playing. Blind Blake is one of the early acoustic bluesmen, but one with an incredible technique -pretty much created the ragtime blues genre, although, as with a lot of the old blues stuff you have to listen hard because of the audio quality of the old recordings. Grant Green, a jazzer from the early sixties blue note stable. Very bluesy, and - for mere mortals - a bit more accessible than some of the otheres. Clarence White - the bluegrass/flatpicker, who - back in the early seventies - pretty much brought the style up-to-date. I can do without the bluegrass "high and lonesome" vocal thing but some of the flat-pickers are amazing and they all owe it to Clarence!

Thanks, I will follow all of these guys up...

 

[MickL]

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