Duke Spinner Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 try the Deluxe p'ups, the mini-humbuckers, ifn' ya don't like the PAF's or... as i prefer the single coils, like in the Special's... mostly all i use .....[] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbuckster Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 Any guitarist can play a Gibson: only a great one can play a FENDER!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockbobmel Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 Any guitarist can play a Gibson: only a great one can play a FENDER!!! What's this? Gibson v. Fender = Chevy v. Ford.. PERIOD!!!! Knock it Off....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 Any guitarist can play a Gibson: only a great one can play a FENDER!!! It's all in good fun but the fact is most ANY guitarist can play a Strat,the Les Paul is much more difficult. I also agree w/Duke about the deluxe mini humbuckers,very sweet sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Spinner Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 actually, Fish .... I find the Strat harder to play, due to the radius of the fingerboard .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKlipschFan Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 Sorry ..... Mark Knopfler.... Check out the "Sultans Of Swing" The very best of Dire Straits album... Maybe a bit of Eddie Van Halen... With Sammy Hagar on vocals of course!!... Guitar playing..... to the max!!! jim "Where are we? And why are we in a handbasket??" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garymd Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 Indeed, Segovia was a master. Garcia would have been a lot better if he could have kept the needle out of his arm. Needle or not, listen to Dick's Picks 15's version of Eyes Of The World from Englishtown Racetrack in 1977 (just one example and I could name 100). Garcia could play. Maybe not the most technically proficient guitarist of all-time but still my favorite. He had his moments like most but all his really great stuff was done live and the best of it in 1977/78 IMO. Kenny Burrell was my favorite jazz guitarist if anyone cares. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilbert Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 EeeGads, what a broad topic. I know we've strayed away from Thebes intended format, but this is a far reaching topic. There are so many wonderful guitarist to choose from. And for the Record, Jimmy Page definitely ranks with the best the world has ever known. But so does Hendrix, Clapton, BB King, and Vaughn. Scratch Vanhalen, I never really though he was that good, just fast. So, if I were to select what I considered to be the best guitarist ever, I'd have to list them by type of music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbuckster Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 Chevy is better than Ford ! I'll knock it off when Led Zepplin reforms with Bonzo. Jimmy Paige has done nothing without Robert Plant. Let"s see The Firm with Paul Rodgers, they were big huh, Paige;Cloverdale, They were real popular too. Unledded that recieved warm reviews. So don't harp about Paige being the best,though he really is ONE of the best. THE BEST is really kinda a not fair type of question with no REAL one answer. All this about the best and we all seem to overlook ESTABON!!! Peace Brother! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garymd Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 Estabon! LOL!! Isn't he the guy with the infomercials? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbuckster Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 Yeah that's him. Easy Bud, just a joke to lighten things up abit. I really think this question is getting out of hand a bit, there is NO who's the best guitarist, it's all a matter of opinion,and every answer is best!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjgeraci Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 Hendrix, SRV, Clapton, Satriani, Lifeson, Schon, and BB King. Its like trying to pick the greatest baseball player. Carl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 "Its like trying to pick the greatest baseball player." Holding back, holding back...don 't want to hijack the thread or start a new one..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksonbart Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 Here is what Rollingstone Mag says 1Jimi Hendrix 2 Duane Allman of the Allman Brothers Band 3 B.B. King 4 Eric Clapton 5 Robert Johnson 6 Chuck Berry 7 Stevie Ray Vaughan 8 Ry Cooder 9 Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin 10 Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones 11Kirk Hammett of Metallica 12 Kurt Cobain of Nirvana 13 Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead 14 Jeff Beck 15 Carlos Santana 16 Johnny Ramone of the Ramones 17 Jack White of the White Stripes 18 John Frusciante of the Red Hot Chili Peppers 19 Richard Thompson 20 James Burton 21 George Harrison 22 Mike Bloomfield 23 Warren Haynes 24 The Edge of U2 25 Freddy King 26 Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave 27 Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits 28 Stephen Stills 29 Ron Asheton of the Stooges 30 Buddy Guy 31 Dick Dale 32 John Cipollina of Quicksilver Messenger Service 33 & 34 Lee Ranaldo, Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth 35 John Fahey 36 Steve Cropper of Booker T. and the MG's 37 Bo Diddley 38 Peter Green of Fleetwood Mac 39 Brian May of Queen 40 John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival 41 Clarence White of the Byrds 42 Robert Fripp of King Crimson 43 Eddie Hazel of Funkadelic 44 Scotty Moore 45 Frank Zappa 46 Les Paul 47 T-Bone Walker 48 Joe Perry of Aerosmith 49 John McLaughlin 50 Pete Townshend 51 Paul Kossoff of Free 52 Lou Reed 53 Mickey Baker 54 Jorma Kaukonen of Jefferson Airplane 55 Ritchie Blackmore of Deep Purple 56 Tom Verlaine of Television 57 Roy Buchanan 58 Dickey Betts 59 & 60 Jonny Greenwood, Ed O'Brien of Radiohead 61 Ike Turner 62 Zoot Horn Rollo of the Magic Band 63 Danny Gatton 64 Mick Ronson 65 Hubert Sumlin 66 Vernon Reid of Living Colour 67 Link Wray 68 Jerry Miller of Moby Grape 69 Steve Howe of Yes 70 Eddie Van Halen 71 Lightnin' Hopkins 72 Joni Mitchell 73 Trey Anastasio of Phish 74 Johnny Winter 75 Adam Jones of Tool 76 Ali Farka Toure 77 Henry Vestine of Canned Heat 78 Robbie Robertson of the Band 79 Cliff Gallup of the Blue Caps (1997) 80 Robert Quine of the Voidoids 81 Derek Trucks 82 David Gilmour of Pink Floyd 83 Neil Young 84 Eddie Cochran 85 Randy Rhoads 86 Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath 87 Joan Jett 88 Dave Davies of the Kinks 89 D. Boon of the Minutemen 90 Glen Buxton of Alice Cooper 91 Robby Krieger of the Doors 92 & 93 Fred "Sonic" Smith, Wayne Kramer of the MC5 94 Bert Jansch 95 Kevin Shields of My Bloody Valentine 96 Angus Young of AC/DC 97 Robert Randolph 98 Leigh Stephens of Blue Cheer 99 Greg Ginn of Black Flag 100 Kim Thayil of Soundgarden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCOOTERDOG Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 OMG! If you believe rolling stone your in trouble. Any mag that has Keith Richards at number 10 should be shot! HE HAS GOT TO BE ONE OF THE WORST GUITARIST EVER! imo. oh man I'm sick when I see crap like that I would say half of those listed should not I repaet should not even be in the top 100. again IMO excuse me while I go puke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksonbart Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 OMG! If you believe rolling stone your in trouble. Any mag that has Keith Richards at number 10 should be shot! HE HAS GOT TO BE ONE OF THE WORST GUITARIST EVER! imo. oh man I'm sick when I see crap like that I would say half of those listed should not I repaet should not even be in the top 100. again IMO excuse me while I go puke hope you feel better soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Songer Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 Keith RIchards' is a pretty fair rythym guitarist and a helluva composer--I mean. anyone who can write the "Satisfaction" riff is OK with me. I mean, is there REALLY any question that this is the single most indendifiable riff in the history of Rock and Roll and arguably the greatest tune in the whole history of the music? To be honest I haven't even hears of half of the guys you folks are nominating, but I'll stick with Charlie Christian as the "best" or most "important" guitar player in the history of POPULAR music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sputnik Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 "Its like trying to pick the greatest baseball player." Holding back, holding back...don 't want to hijack the thread or start a new one..... I've already said that Andres Segovia was the Babe Ruth of the guitar. Eddie Van Halen is #70 on that Rolling Stone list??? I love Joni Mtchell, but should she be #72? Also, I didn't see Slash listed at all. Bogus list (even for rockers). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homemadeheresy Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 Jimi Hendrix Eric Clapton Stevie Ray Vaughan Jimmy Page Freddy King Carlos Santana Trey Anastasio Jimmy Page B.B. King Not in any particular order, depending on my mood. But best of all time, let me think...... [H] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Matthews Posted February 20, 2006 Author Share Posted February 20, 2006 ... anyone who can write the "Satisfaction" riff is OK with me. I mean, is there REALLY any question that this is the single most indendifiable riff in the history of Rock and Roll.... Almost! "Smoke on the Water." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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