jazzguy Posted September 7, 2003 Share Posted September 7, 2003 Here's a novel twist on the question of the most skilled guitar player. Check out Doyle Dykes. He is a finger-style player who arranges all of his own pieces. Most people haven't heard of him, but the things he can do with his signature Taylor will make any guitarist's jaw drop. I think the only way to get his CD is through his website: www.doyledykes.com or at his concerts. The website has tour dates. D.P. D.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vico Posted September 7, 2003 Share Posted September 7, 2003 Vinnie Moore,Tony Macalpine and John Sykes are great 80's survivors Walter Giardino form Argentina has tons of chops and emotion,my favorite at the moment. Am Ende Steht Der Sieg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MohawkHarry Posted September 7, 2003 Share Posted September 7, 2003 1. Eddie Van Halen 2. Steve Vai 3. Troy Stetina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubledown Posted September 9, 2003 Share Posted September 9, 2003 This is my first time in this or any other forum, so please forgive any dumb mistakes I may make due to lack of experience. While I haven't kept up with him lately, I'm fairly sure he's still alive. Steve Morse (Dixie Dregs) is for my money the most skilled player around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skipclone 1 Posted September 9, 2003 Share Posted September 9, 2003 I have heard so much about Tony MacAlpine but have yet to hear a single note he`s played-gonna have to check him out sometime. Same old surprises, brand new cliches- Skipsounds on Soundclick: www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandid=602491 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnyc Posted September 9, 2003 Share Posted September 9, 2003 trey anastasio trey anasatsio trey anastasio a master or improv.. tone...and crazy grooves... need i say more...trey anastasio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washburn supporter Posted September 10, 2003 Share Posted September 10, 2003 MICHAEL ANGELO!!! STEVE VAI!!!!!!!!!!! STEVE VAI !!!! MICHAEL ANGELO!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulmachine Posted September 11, 2003 Share Posted September 11, 2003 Some really great names here. I'm gonna have to go with Phil Keaggy. Jimi Hendrix was once asked what it felt like to be the world's greatest guitarist, he said "I don't know, ask Phil Keaggy". Keaggy doesn't do metal, and that's about all he doesn't do. An amazingly gifted man, has all the technique in the world, plays every style. And he's not just cold & calculating, he can brink some serious rock. I recommend his Glass Harp albums from the late 60's, and just about any of his other albums. And there is this young guy from Washington named Chris Greely AKA "SOLO" formerly of Rock N Roll Worship Circus, he's only twenty, but he's a freak of nature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorch Posted September 11, 2003 Share Posted September 11, 2003 If you guys want a real laugh check out Rolling Stones list of the 100 best guitarists of all time. Eric Johnson, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani and Yngwie are all not on the list, but Johnny Ramone, Lou Reed and Joni Mitchell are. EVH is ranked like 80 or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antimatter Posted September 17, 2003 Share Posted September 17, 2003 I'm a nut for concerts. Live CDs,DVDs, and of course live shows. I've seen many unbelievable players, known and unknown. But I am most in awe of Jeff Beck. He always looks great, plays with no pick, master of the whammy, for that matter the Strat itself. His technique is totally his own. He's been at it for 40 years and he's still amazing. Just an opinion. No Facts in judging 'the best' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarshallGibson_6 Posted September 17, 2003 Share Posted September 17, 2003 Jeff Beck for the total range of emotions He can squeeze out of any guitar. From happy to sad and from kicking to screaming mad. This bloke's got my vote. Don't sell anything. Just keep it all. Let it pile up and see it grow tall. Up thru the roof and into the sky. More is always better so pile it sky high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darklava Posted September 18, 2003 Share Posted September 18, 2003 THE WORLD IS FILLED WITH GUITAR MASTERBATERS JUNIOR BROWN WILL KICK YOUR ASS ANY DAY The story of life is quicker then the blink of an eye, the story of love is hello, goodbye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIAMOND DUST Posted September 18, 2003 Share Posted September 18, 2003 There are so many skilled guitarist.The jazz/fusion guys have raised the bar so high it's scary.I saw satriani at a chili fest in columbus,OH and there was only about two hundred people.He's definatly a bad ass.BUT,all the skill in the world won't make you sound like JEFF BECK.I saw him up close,third row.He is an absolute monster.I think he's from another planet.The whole crowd was hanging on his every note like they were at church.And they were.HE gets my vote for the badest bad ass on the planet.No joke he brought me to tears. http://b-cordova.dmusic.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarshallGibson_6 Posted September 19, 2003 Share Posted September 19, 2003 HE's made me cry too. Those sweet/sad one's like "Definitely Maybe","Cause We Ended as Lovers" I never miss HIS shows. We're lucky here in Van.B.C. HE's here every eight months or so. Jeff Beck Don't sell anything. Just keep it all. Let it pile up and see it grow tall. Up thru the roof and into the sky. More is always better so pile it sky high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwelfthRootOfTwo Posted September 19, 2003 Share Posted September 19, 2003 David Gilmore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caevan O’Shite Posted September 19, 2003 Share Posted September 19, 2003 Gotta be Bralalalala. Ask yourself- What Would Ren and Stimpy Do? ~ Caevan James-Michael Miller-O'Shite ~ _ ___ _ Leprechaun, Esquire _ ___ _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washburn supporter Posted September 19, 2003 Share Posted September 19, 2003 Michael angelo is insane...he's the creator of the quad guitar and the V-shape guitar...insane...he plays like a monster.. Steve vai and michael angelo got my vote!! i'm from malaysia!! STEVE VAI !!!! MICHAEL ANGELO!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Heins Posted September 19, 2003 Share Posted September 19, 2003 Steve Hackett! The man continues to amaze me to this day, classical, electric, it's all great Darkon the Incandescent http://www.billheins.com/ Hail Vibrania! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
servantofshred Posted September 20, 2003 Share Posted September 20, 2003 the question is who is the most skilled player alive,not who has tone,as for skills i saw a lot of talenmted players listed but also noticed that the technical players werent getting much attention.John petrucci of dream theater is amazing and almost untouchable in the rock style right now,jason becker,a young guitar player who was diagnoesed with a crippling desease and cant play anymore,but is alive,was a prodigy and will always be one of the best players/composeres of all time.even some of the 80s players were incredible,lynch,bratta,beach,.it was all good till cobain killed the guitar solo. just an observation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Hetfield Posted September 20, 2003 Share Posted September 20, 2003 Kirk Hammet, sure. In Brazil, we said: "Fallow ae?!" Davi Costa da Silva Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunchkin Posted September 23, 2003 Share Posted September 23, 2003 HASIL ADKINS! The man keeps 4 different times on the guitar and plays the drums and sings at the same time! He's written 7,000 songs and can play them all + over 2,000 covers from memory! Show me ANYONE who can do as much. He's been underground for over 50 years. He's got punk cred out the ying yang. He's possibly the last blues master. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pretzel logic Posted September 23, 2003 Share Posted September 23, 2003 I wonder if he would babtise my kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darklava Posted September 24, 2003 Share Posted September 24, 2003 Originally posted by gotMYgit: quote:Originally posted by Jim Soloway: For pure technical ability, my vote goes to Paul Galbraith. While I may love their music, I seriously doubt that any rock, blues or jazz player is even in the same universe. http://www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu/archive/1999-2000/perform/images/galbraith.jpgI'll take your word for it about Paul Galbraith - but should'nt he be wearing a helmet if he's going to ride one of those things? Classic!!!!!!!!!!!! The story of life is quicker then the blink of an eye, the story of love is hello, goodbye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darklava Posted September 24, 2003 Share Posted September 24, 2003 This forum sucks,can't we all just get along? My fave is better than your's! ps:I've seen Beck plenty of time's sometimes "GODLYKE" sometimes i must say he was just ok.Just injoy who you like you'll see it will be just fine.NOTHING NEW UNDER THE SUN The story of life is quicker then the blink of an eye, the story of love is hello, goodbye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Duncanson Posted September 25, 2003 Share Posted September 25, 2003 Well in my opinion the top 20 guitarists of all time in no particular order would have to be Eddie Van Halen, Slash, Angus Young, Jimi Hendrix, Kieth Richards, Eric Clapton, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Eric Johnson, Peter Frampton, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Duane Allman, Gregg Allman, Steve Miller, Tom Scholz of Boston, Carlos Santana, Pete Townshend, and any of Lynyrd Skynyrd's guitarists!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darklava Posted September 25, 2003 Share Posted September 25, 2003 Originally posted by MohawkHarry: 1. Eddie Van Halen 2. Steve Vai 3. Troy Stetina First of all nice hat.Finaly somebody knows who Eddie is. The story of life is quicker then the blink of an eye, the story of love is hello, goodbye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Cobelas Posted September 25, 2003 Share Posted September 25, 2003 Originally posted by hariseldon: Originally posted by P-berger: It's hard to say how any one particular guy can be the best, but I totally agree with the Allan Holdsworth and Al DiMeola mentions, they're both amazing. Eric Johnson is crazy good too, you should check out the G3 Live in Concert CD, it's got Satch and Vai on it too (!!), also worthy mentions. What about J Frusciante? I think rhythmically he's just incredible. Another dude no one's mentioned is John McLaughlin, you should really check him out and see why. Mad electric stuff with the Mahavishnu orchestra (early 70s) and alot of ridiculous acoustic guitar in the later 70s and onwards. Also Paco de Lucia? Has no one heard of him?? Honestly, he blows everyone that everyone's mentioned out of the water. I've got one album for everybody...Friday Night in San Francisco...get it and you'll see why!!I agree. I'm amazed how little credit is usually given to the unarguably best player in the world now. Paco de Lucia. He's really really worth checking out. I saw a documentary where Al di Meola and McLaughlin among other giants acclaimed him as the best. My pick is Django thoughNo one can touch Paco. Seeing him play is the most humbling experience any guitarist can have. A true guitar god. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiC Posted September 25, 2003 Share Posted September 25, 2003 OK, we are going to settle all this hype once and for all... I'M THE BEST!!! "Treat your wife with honor, respect, and understanding as you live together so that you can pray effectively as husband and wife." 1 Peter 3:7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darklava Posted September 25, 2003 Share Posted September 25, 2003 Originally posted by BiC: OK, we are going to settle all this hype once and for all... I'M THE BEST!!! Hey wait I thought the guy with no helmet was the best.Put a helmet on it paul she'll love you all night long. The story of life is quicker then the blink of an eye, the story of love is hello, goodbye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4wrggtwjnwt Posted September 27, 2003 Share Posted September 27, 2003 Originally posted by paostby: STEVE HOWEpaostby knows what hes talking about. Steve Howe is in my opinion the greatest guitarist ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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