View Full Version : Most Talented Guitarists of Our Day
ictponder
09-27-2010, 12:50 PM
Not just technically or but overall. Currently I'd have to say Satch but I'm curious to see what everyone thinks.
I'd have to agree, but throw in some other names like Buckethead, Steve Vai (or do you consider him 80's?), or even Adam Jones (I'm a huge Tool fan). There are tons of amazing guitarists out there, it's hard to select a top group of even ten imo.
ictponder
09-27-2010, 12:56 PM
Poll is up! I only added 4 guys to the poll cause there are a ton of amazing guitarists out there. And when I mean talented I don't necessarily mean most famous.
colt45 gto
09-27-2010, 01:00 PM
you missed slash! i cant vote!
I just saw Stanley Jordan out in San Francisco, and what that guy does on a guitar redefines it. His sort of Jazz isn't my favorite, but watching him play is simply mind-bending. And he sat down at a piano and played the piano with his left hand, guitar with his right hand... astounding. Then he switched so it was guitar left hand, piano right hand. I couldn't believe what I saw in those 90 minutes.
Atrosity
09-27-2010, 01:11 PM
Tom Morello is pretty damn badass....
Atrosity
09-27-2010, 01:13 PM
you missed slash! i cant vote!
(I guess it is hard to compare as they are both different kind of guitarists.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOHRTni7xg0
Intropy
09-27-2010, 01:14 PM
Tommy Emmanuel.
ictponder
09-27-2010, 01:20 PM
Slash is good but the guys on that list could play circles around him in every way.
venik
09-27-2010, 07:49 PM
Dave grohl IMO
Or if we count recently deceased, stevie ray vauhn
B-Man
09-27-2010, 08:03 PM
If you're considering those guys, def dimebag, RIP
green-lantern
09-27-2010, 08:12 PM
Not sure if your day is the same as mine but Eddie VanHalen isn't in there so I'm assuming it isn't. Out of the list it's Steve Vai but Eddie has kicked out so many more bad ass songs. I would like to note that Eddie went lame in the end but.........
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2R2KXNQR1M
A lot of the people play the way they play because of him.
CoopKill
09-27-2010, 09:32 PM
Johny P for sure! close second for Satch
93STLTH
09-27-2010, 11:50 PM
John Petrucci is a god on guitar. There's not many that can keep up with him. Some others to consider, if there's ever another poll, are Eric Johnson, Blues Saraceno, Marc Bonilla, Ty Tabor and Steve Morse.
pezcore
09-27-2010, 11:51 PM
All of them, and Omar-Rodriguez Lopez.
Oh, and except Steve Vai. I saw a show of his on Palladia... what a tool. He looks so full of himself I couldn't watch it.
ictponder
09-28-2010, 10:46 AM
No dead people cause SRV would be my vote hands down.
green-lantern
09-28-2010, 10:49 AM
No dead people cause SRV would be my vote hands down.
I approve this message. :thumbup2:
Nobody has mentioned Leo Kottke.
Now I have.
I'll add a nod to Tommy Emmanuel as well.
93STLTH
09-28-2010, 10:55 PM
All of them, and Omar-Rodriguez Lopez.
Oh, and except Steve Vai. I saw a show of his on Palladia... what a tool. He looks so full of himself I couldn't watch it.
I agree that Vai is over rated. Saw him on stage jamming with Dream Theater and Dweezil Zappa in LA and I would even say Zappa's boy was better.
Alex3000gt
09-28-2010, 10:56 PM
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x2xtreme360
09-28-2010, 11:13 PM
I just saw Stanley Jordan out in San Francisco, and what that guy does on a guitar redefines it. His sort of Jazz isn't my favorite, but watching him play is simply mind-bending. And he sat down at a piano and played the piano with his left hand, guitar with his right hand... astounding. Then he switched so it was guitar left hand, piano right hand. I couldn't believe what I saw in those 90 minutes.
He came to my hometown and played a concert.
A local band (who I know personally) were getting ready to play their gig and Jordan walked by them with a guitar over his shoulder. The band saw him and figured, eh, he's got a guitar, maybe he wants to play. So they ask him to sit down and play with them. He sits down and starts playing and from the way he told me the story, he said his eyes got very wide and he was speechless. Later that night after they were done playing, they saw him get on stage and headline the show. This band is in their mid 50-60's... they had no idea who he was but they were just blown away.
Polygon
09-29-2010, 01:14 AM
This is just too hard of a question to answer. There are FAR too many guitarists to include in the list. Some of which don't play electric guitars.
VR4's-kick-ass
09-29-2010, 02:30 AM
the reason people play rock and metal the way they do today is because of EVH. and tom morello, seriously? why is this guy known as an innovator? yeah rage is a bad ass band, but he makes nintendo noises with whammy pedals....
Tom Morello is pretty unique and awesome.
I'm a fan of Yngwie Malmsteen as previously mentioned, also for talent Michael Angelo Batio LOL, Joe Stump, Jeff Loomis and I rate Eric Clapton as well.
This is just my opinion and I pretty much agree with all the names previously mentioned in this thread, there are so many...
Valhallaz
09-29-2010, 07:12 AM
Guess I'm just surprised Carlos Santana's name hasn't come up before now.
^ Another good one.
What about Steven Seagal?
http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/uu203/timmm36/f8078e04.jpg
green-lantern
09-29-2010, 10:10 AM
:lmao:
GTOJOE
09-29-2010, 07:40 PM
^ Another good one.
What about Steven Seagal?
http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/uu203/timmm36/f8078e04.jpg
LOL gotta love Seagal hahaha.
But seriously it has to be Jimmy Page. I have never heard a guitar sing like when he plays.
Page is described by Allmusic as "unquestionably one of the all-time most influential, important, and versatile guitarists and songwriters in rock history", and by Rolling Stone as "the pontiff of power riffing & probably the most digitally sampled artist in pop today after James Brown." In 2010, Jimmy Page was ranked #2 in Gibson's list of "Top 50 Guitarists of All Time" and, in 2007, #4 on Classic Rock Magazine's "100 Wildest Guitar Heroes". Page was ranked ninth in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" in 2003. He has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice; once as a member of The Yardbirds (1992), and once as a member of Led Zeppelin (1995).
stealthee
09-29-2010, 08:48 PM
Speaking of making a guitar sing, how about Peter Frampton?
Drweldin
09-29-2010, 09:27 PM
I am currently back into a George Lynch phase (think 80's Dokken), but I love some David Gilmour too..
It's way too hard to pick a best without defining the genre somewhat...
skater334
09-30-2010, 04:18 AM
Mark Tremonti of Creed and Alter Bridge...here's some food for thought.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_tfOf7Wqaw"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_tfOf7Wqaw
ictponder
09-30-2010, 12:29 PM
Keep in mind it's not about your favorite guitarists. This is about who CURRENTLY (playing right now not 5 years ago) is the most talented guitarist. This means being able to write their music, technical ability, speed & clarity and the ability to improvise with the same exact skill as though playing memorized music.
My favorite guitarist isn't even on the list.
CoopKill
09-30-2010, 08:46 PM
Creed? Meh the worst live show I have ever had to sit through period...
VR4's-kick-ass
09-30-2010, 09:10 PM
george is a huge influence on my playing. a lot of dokken is really cheesy, but george's fluid legato playing, epic vibrato, and unique phrasing has been huge to me.
lets not forget about alan holdsworth and shawn lane. it sucks shawn is dead because he may have been the most technically advanced guitarist of all time. i'm not really into the jazz fusion thing, but damn
stealthee
09-30-2010, 09:34 PM
Creed? Meh the worst live show I have ever had to sit through period...
I went to a Creed show about 11 years ago. I was 19 at the time. It was an awesome show, though it was earlier Creed too. UPO (a one hit wonder) opened with Sevendust playing the second set that show. We sat outside drinking our asses off during UPO's set then went inside for Sevendust and had an awesome night.
GTO Assassin
10-01-2010, 04:17 AM
Keep in mind it's not about your favorite guitarists.
It's fave guitarist of OUR day. I'de have to agree with Paulie and ask why Eddie wasn't put in the list. The man was/is a pioneer for so many musicians.
You guys really like Tommy Emmanuel? The Aussie Tommy Emmanuel? WTF!
Scotty
RI 3gtvr4
10-01-2010, 11:25 AM
Well if a pedal lap steel counts .......I'm gonna say Robert Randolph
well if it's someone who is currently active...
carlos santana
alex lifeson
steve vai
in that order
close runner up:
mato nanji. if you don't know who he is & you like SRV--WTF rock have you been hiding under?
EZnTn
10-01-2010, 06:44 PM
Y'all have missed one a few ... Jeff Beck comes to mind immediately
It's still got 6 strings .. tho played with a slide .. and is called a resophonic guitar ... Jerry Douglas
Joe Bonamassa
Buddy Guy
Sonny Landreth
and Mr Hendrix .. just exists on a different plane
ictponder
10-01-2010, 09:09 PM
Y'all have missed one a few ... Jeff Beck comes to mind immediately
It's still got 6 strings .. tho played with a slide .. and is called a resophonic guitar ... Jerry Douglas
Joe Bonamassa
Buddy Guy
Sonny Landreth
and Mr Hendrix .. just exists on a different plane
Is it the same Jerry Douglas, known Dobro player? If it is, I've got some of his stuff on my USB stick, my fav is Monkey Let the Hogs Out!
Edit: Apparently the Dobra is the same as resophoninc guitar lol It's the same guy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClKSED3yM3w
CoopKill
10-01-2010, 09:41 PM
I thought it was * Most Talented Guitarists of Our Day
Try Al Di Meola! Not of our day but still alive and still Jazzin it up! Check out the timing changes at around 1:15ish and 2:44...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCOgUeyWelI&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCOgUeyWelI&feature=related
skater334
10-02-2010, 12:43 AM
Creed? Meh the worst live show I have ever had to sit through period...
I understand after the Weathered album that the band was due to split, however, Mark Tremonti has shown exactly what it is he is capable of when they formed Alter Bridge especially w/ the Blackbird album. He is great friends w/ Rusty Cooley, Michael Angilo Batio, and others. For someone who has sold well over 30 million albums, I'd say he's among the top 5.
Also Dan Donegan from Disturbed.
93STLTH
10-02-2010, 03:06 AM
I understand after the Weathered album that the band was due to split, however, Mark Tremonti has shown exactly what it is he is capable of when they formed Alter Bridge especially w/ the Blackbird album. He is great friends w/ Rusty Cooley, Michael Angilo Batio, and others. For someone who has sold well over 30 million albums, I'd say he's among the top 5.
Also Dan Donegan from Disturbed.
Ah Wes... you're so young.....
I watched your clip. I'd put him in a class with guys like Micheal Schenker and Neil Schon, but no where near as talented as the guys in the poll.
Maybe you need a refresher....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk7juplOA0w
CoopKill
10-02-2010, 09:28 AM
Ah Wes... you're so young.....
I watched your clip. I'd put him in a class with guys like Micheal Schenker and Neil Schon, but no where near as talented as the guys in the poll.
Maybe you need a refresher....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk7juplOA0w
There is not a musician on that stage that isn't God like!
EZnTn
10-02-2010, 10:40 AM
Is it the same Jerry Douglas, known Dobro player? If it is, I've got some of his stuff on my USB stick, my fav is Monkey Let the Hogs Out!
Edit: Apparently the Dobra is the same as resophoninc guitar lol It's the same guy.
Tomato .. tomaato
Dobro is a registered trademark, owned by Gibson. Everyone else manufactures & sells the resonator or resophonic. Those of us that have em .. it's a dobro
The term comes from the brothers that invented the instrument back in the early 20th century. The Dopyera Brothers perfected several different iterations of the instrument in an effort to get a louder sound out of a guitar. This was back in the time before amplified music was available for the masses.
ictponder
10-02-2010, 12:39 PM
I only said that cause I had no idea. I went to search resophonic guitar and found out they are the same.
Zaroth
10-02-2010, 12:58 PM
Keep in mind it's not about your favorite guitarists. This is about who CURRENTLY (playing right now not 5 years ago) is the most talented guitarist. This means being able to write their music, technical ability, speed & clarity and the ability to improvise with the same exact skill as though playing memorized music.
My favorite guitarist isn't even on the list.
You guys are missing a lot of the current Gods of Guitar :P. Joe Satriani and John Petrucci are definetly up there at the top for me as is SRV. My favorite current day guitarists are:
Jeff Loomis - Miles of Machines
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xP9llsABGdo
Michael Romeo - Symphony X
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbTSLVx7dgE
Paul Gilbert
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ES1RypBww_g&feature=related
Yngwie Malmsteen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Il2krz_uqcE
I could go on, but these guys are my top 4. Michael Romeo and Jeff Loomis have instrumental albums that are incredible.
ictponder
10-02-2010, 01:55 PM
I was gonna add Yngwie but all he does is scales over and over and over again.
Primus101
10-02-2010, 02:29 PM
http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/116/l_a1d7aa51cfaa291c126bf6dd48ea4fdd.jpg
Larry 'Ler' Lalonde
Zaroth
10-02-2010, 02:36 PM
I was gonna add Yngwie but all he does is scales over and over and over again.
If by scales you mean mixing scales and arpeggios together and by over and over again you mean with incredible speed and precision, then yes, he does that very well. :D
Most of the "guitar shredders" play in that style for the most part. I think I would have to vote Michael Angelo Batio the god of playing the same scale over and over again until your ear bleeds out. He can do it on two guitars at the same time though so.. I guess I have to give him some credit.
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/500/30204417/Steve+Lukather.jpg
Steve Lukather
http://www.themusiczoo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/felder1.jpg
Don Felder
93STLTH
10-02-2010, 04:06 PM
You did good with Steve Lukather, but failed with Don Felder.
93STLTH
10-02-2010, 04:32 PM
Steve Stevens is another great one, but he doesn't get a lot of credit because he's played with tools like Billy Idol and Vince Neil. But check out this solo piece by him, some amazing guitar work.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSPIkLPX3po
skater334
10-03-2010, 06:32 PM
You did good with Steve Lukather, but failed with Don Felder.
Tom, there are TONS of amazing guitarist's that have shined in our day, and the days of old. Some totally forgotten are even Ace Frehley, Angus Young, and even Eddie Van Halen. Everyone has their favs. and I do to, but their all good IMO................except Kurt Cobain.
^ Angus Young haha, he's awesome...
93STLTH
10-04-2010, 03:09 AM
You did good with Steve Lukather, but failed with Don Felder.
Tom, there are TONS of amazing guitarist's that have shined in our day, and the days of old. Some totally forgotten are even Ace Frehley, Angus Young, and even Eddie Van Halen. Everyone has their favs. and I do to, but their all good IMO................except Kurt Cobain.
Umm... considering I've been on this planet about 30 years longer than you, I think I've had the opportunity to hear many more guitarists than you have. I could list 50 guitarists that you've probably never heard of that are better than Don Felder. Hell, he's not even the best guitarist in his band, Joe Walsh is.
Fail....Felder isn't in the Eagles, anymore.
Felder can play circles around Joe Walsh....give me a break.
ictponder
10-04-2010, 09:50 AM
Dimebag Darrell could smoke both those guys with his eyes closed, however, he is dead. Felder isn't really active anymore and Walsh hasn't put out anything since 07.
If you want to compare guitarists from way back when, Stevie Gaines trumped both of those guys if not 90% of guitarists back then easily.
OK...how about Synyster Gates, Brian Carroll, and Prince?
ictponder
10-04-2010, 10:00 AM
Prince, seriously? Just because someone is famous doesn't mean they are good.
There are more fantastic guitar players around than you can shake a stick at.
John Butler is another one, a fellow from Texas named Monte Montgomery, a dead guy named Danny Gatton...
A multi-instrumentalist, Prince's public image over-shadows an incredible talent.
Prince is a very underrated guitarist....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_2tSGxGnJQ&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePw-PnJf264&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5Bor5Jw4Ss&feature=related
ictponder
10-04-2010, 10:17 AM
Albeit, he is by far not the most talented guitarist of our day.
But he is one of the most talented guitarists of our day.
And yes there are more than could ever be mentioned here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rutyA12z3Ok&feature=related
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