Best Guitar Player EVER? (or just your favorites)

[Dee67]

Being an ex-guitar player (if there is such a thing) I'm curious what everyones take is on who they think the best guitar player of all time is/was...


Also, if you've got an extra second, I've got a couple other burning questions that I'd love settled as well [computer related]:

Question 1: Regarding bios splash screens

Question 2: Regarding himem.sys, emm386.exe and setver.exe

Question 3: Regarding optimum cache settings for netscape

oh, and my guitar player choice is Yngwie Malmsteen

 

[Electric Amish]

Good choice!

It's hard to pick out a single one.

Brian May
Nuno Bettencourt
Steve Vai
Eric Clapton
BB King
Eric Johnson
Jimmy Page
Kenny Wayne Sheppard
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Martin Barre

...are some of my favorites

amish

 

[SmiZ]

interesting strategy to get people to help you with your tech problems.


guitar player of choice:

hendrix of course, with clapton a close second.

 

[toph99]

Kirk Hammet

 

[trmiv]

Charo

 

[Mucman]

Here is my list (I always have it handy )

Alex Lifeson
John McLaughlin
Al Di Meola
Yngwie Malmsteen
Allan Holdsworth
John Petrucci
John Scofield
Mike Stern
Ler Lalonde (sp?)
Eric Johnson
Jeff Beck
Danny Gatton
Marr (from the Smiths)
David Gilmour
Nuno Bettencourt
Guy from Steely Dan (name escapes me)
Jeff Martin
Steve Howe
Paco De Lucia
Ottmar Leibert (sp?)
Steve Hillage
Larry Coryell (sp?)

Who have I left out?

 

[Russ]

Jimi Hendrix.

Russ, NCNE

 

[Electric Amish]

Mucman, I'd tell you who you left out, but I don't know who 3/4 of those people are!

amish

 

[Talon]

Mucman,

You could add these:

Jim Hall
Lenny Breau
Charlie Christian
Django Reinhardt
Pat Martino
Tal Farlow

 

[Daedalus]

Stevie Ray Vaughn
Eddie Van Halen
must have 3 names to be the best, otherwise Jimi Hendrix.

 

[Ariel]

Jimi Hendrix or Stevie Ray Vaughan with Eric Clapton a close second.

 

[Entity]

SRV & Hendrix.

Rob

 

[blurredvision]

Peter Frampton baby!!!

 

[stonythug]

Another vote for Stevie Ray Vaughn. Anyone ever see a live performance of his? That guy is absolutely ridiculous. I still remember the day he went down. :-(

 

[squirrel dog]

Berle Ives first,with Slim Whitman a close second.When Berle would wail on his axe,and start screaming "Green Peas",man it didnt get any better.

 

[piku]

Jimmy Page or Jimi Hendrix.

Angus Young rules too

 

[gittyup]

Eric Clapton!

 

[Elita1]

Well, I cannot say who the best of all time is but I can say that my absolute favorite would be:

The Edge.
(blush-drool, drool)



What a hottie!

 

[Fireman]

OK...I'm a metal fan myself and you all have great choices, but you must include Roy Clark. Not glamorous, but man that guy can play!

 

[Mucman]

Talon thanks for the additions!

I totally forgot about Django, Lenny Breau and Charlie Christian.

Amish, who do you not know? 1/4 of the guys I mentioned are jazz/fusion guitarists... If you want some info on some of these guys let me know!

 

[Tripleshot]

Les Paul, along with all the others posted here. Glad to see Frampton recognized. Has anyone ever mimicked his technique in "feel like I do"?

 

[Electric Amish]

Mucman-

Jeff Beck
Nuno Bettencourt
Eric Johnson
David Gilmour

That's all I know by name...

amish

 

[Mucman]

What about Alex Lifeson!!! You know, the guitarist from Rush

John Petruccio = Dream Theater
Ler Lalonde = Primus
Jeff Martin = Tea Party
Steve Howe = Yes

The rest are mostly jazz except Yngwie and Johnny Marr.

 

[Electric Amish]

Oh, forgot to add Yngwie. I have a couple of his albums.

I really dislike Rush.

I've heard some Dream Theater, Primus, and Yes, but I didn't know their names. Never heard of Tea Party.

amish

 

[Mucman]

AAAHHHH!!! Never mention dislike/hate/dispise Rush in the same sentence . (You do realise I give all non Rush fans a rating of 1 don't you? j/k)

I suggest that you check out Tea Party... especialy the albums Splendor Solis and The Edges of Twilight. They have some awesome guitar and are great albums.