Best guitarist ever: your personal opinion

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#1 MackMrOrange
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My favorite (and by extension the best) guitarist in my opinion is Buckethead. He was placed in the top 10 so you have to give him credit. Who do YOU think is the best?
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#2 Jaks_Secret
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My favorite guitarist is John Frusciante.
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#3 unholymight
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Is his bucket featured in his guitar playing shows?
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#4 LastRebelKing
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I would say Slash.
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#5 -Austin-
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Best in terms of what? I don't understand how someone could say that a guitar player is best. What criteria is this supposed to be based on?
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#7 Pirate700
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Either Malmsteen or Satrian. Throw Vai in aswell.
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#8 MackMrOrange
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Best in terms of how their music sounds, their abillity to shred, ect.
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#9 GabuEx
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David Gilmour, no contest.
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#10 R0cky_Racc00n
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David Gilmour, no contest.GabuEx
Yeah, he's amazing. No one can play in the style he does, he's in a class of his own. My personal favorites are Eric Clapton, then George Harrison, then Gilmour. As for the technical best, I wouldn't know, and I don't think it's possible for anyone to really answer that.
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#11 Oleg_Huzwog
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Hendrix, of course.
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#12 MackMrOrange
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Hendrix, of course.Oleg_Huzwog

Hendrix is good.

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Robert Johnson. There is a cool video on youtube where eric Clapton explains how what Johnson plays is nearly impossible and requires two people
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#14 Live_Master_S
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Daron Malakian. I don't know anyone who can pull off BYOB's intro like he does. There's also a sweet solo he does that sounds hard to play in "Lonely Day"
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Robert Johnson. There is a cool video on youtube where eric Clapton explains how what Johnson plays is nearly impossible and requires two peoplekurtoronie
The Grandfather of the Blues never gets any credit
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THE BEST GUITARIST HANDS DOWN IS THE LEAD GUITARIST FROM DRAGONFORCE!! i seen them at mayhem festival and he is ......verry verry verrrrrrry fast and amzing.
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#17 Bauers-Twin
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Hendrix, of course.Oleg_Huzwog
yep, eaasy answer, the most iconic guitarist ever no freakin bucket head wearing freek is better then Hendrix, the one and only.
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THE BEST GUITARIST HANDS DOWN IS THE LEAD GUITARIST FROM DRAGONFORCE!! i seen them at mayhem festival and he is ......verry verry verrrrrrry fast and amzing.mclovin401

Dragonforce uses two guitars. The lead guitarist isnt playing all of that.

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THE BEST GUITARIST HANDS DOWN IS THE LEAD GUITARIST FROM DRAGONFORCE!! i seen them at mayhem festival and he is ......verry verry verrrrrrry fast and amzing.mclovin401

Dragonforce is overrated.They are absolutely terrible live and they can't mimic what they due in the studio.All their music is basically done with electronics and they try and get away with it live by playing really fast.Now,the best guitarist in my opinion is Alex Lifeson.Can't tell the difference between his studio playing and live performance.

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THE BEST GUITARIST HANDS DOWN IS THE LEAD GUITARIST FROM DRAGONFORCE!! i seen them at mayhem festival and he is ......verry verry verrrrrrry fast and amzing.mclovin401

Eh, I don't think "fast" can be translated into "good". That kind of thing just doesn't do anything for me; I don't feel any emotion, soul, or passion when listening to bands like Dragonforce.

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#21 Saturos3091
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I find shredding boring most of the time. Some great guitarists in my opinion would be Chuck Schuldiner, Karl Sanders, and Mikael Akerfeldt.
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#22 airg6
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Death and Opeth are awsome dude. Id have to agree and say Chuck Schuldiner. He's a very underrated guitarist. R.I.P. Chuck.
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Jimmy Page, Eddie Van Halen, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Slash, David Gilmour and George Harrison.

In no particular order, of course.

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#25 MackMrOrange
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what about lil wayne? he can play the guitar AND rap!!! thats two things...
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#26 Pirate700
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what about lil wayne? he can play the guitar AND rap!!! thats two things...MackMrOrange
I don't think so. Sorry.
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#27 airg6
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what about lil wayne? he can play the guitar AND rap!!! thats two things...MackMrOrange
Dont ever say that again. Lil wayne shouldent even be mentioned in this topic. He cant even Rap,let alone play guitar good enough.
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#28 KHfanboy2
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Crap... I forgot Brian May and Bob Dylan.
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[QUOTE="mclovin401"]THE BEST GUITARIST HANDS DOWN IS THE LEAD GUITARIST FROM DRAGONFORCE!! i seen them at mayhem festival and he is ......verry verry verrrrrrry fast and amzing.MackMrOrange

Dragonforce uses two guitars. The lead guitarist isnt playing all of that.

not to mention dragonforce sucks.

[QUOTE="mclovin401"]THE BEST GUITARIST HANDS DOWN IS THE LEAD GUITARIST FROM DRAGONFORCE!! i seen them at mayhem festival and he is ......verry verry verrrrrrry fast and amzing.GabuEx

Eh, I don't think "fast" can be translated into "good". That kind of thing just doesn't do anything for me; I don't feel any emotion, soul, or passion when listening to bands like Dragonforce.

i agreewith this, they are guitar spammers and are not good song writers
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#30 airg6
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Kirk Hammetmrbojangles25
I may have to agree somewhat with you.
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#31 MackMrOrange
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[QUOTE="MackMrOrange"]what about lil wayne? he can play the guitar AND rap!!! thats two things...airg6
Dont ever say that again. Lil wayne shouldent even be mentioned in this topic. He cant even Rap,let alone play guitar good enough.

Lil wayne is the best rapper alive. dont u forget it.

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Eric Clapton, Duane Allman, listen to Layla and you will see what I mean ;)
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Kirk Hammond from Metallica.
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#34 airg6
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[QUOTE="airg6"][QUOTE="MackMrOrange"]what about lil wayne? he can play the guitar AND rap!!! thats two things...MackMrOrange

Dont ever say that again. Lil wayne shouldent even be mentioned in this topic. He cant even Rap,let alone play guitar good enough.

Lil wayne is the best rapper alive. dont u forget it.

No. He's really really bad. You havent heard good rap if you think he's the best.
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#35 airg6
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Kirk Hammond from Metallica.AirForceAngel
You mean Hammett.
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jon schaffer from iced earth
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#37 CoolSkAGuy
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Stevie Ray Vaughan :)
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#38 SimpJee
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Jonas Bryssling from Spawn of Possession is my favorite guitarist. Technical, but still can make a very dark dark atmosphere with the music. I like it.
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Tom Morellopyromaniac223

morello is sick.

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#41 Bauers-Twin
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Tom Morellopyromaniac223
he's also awesome.
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#42 AirForceAngel
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[QUOTE="AirForceAngel"]Kirk Hammond from Metallica.airg6
You mean Hammett.

Lolz. Ya caught me. Sorry.

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#43 mistervengeance
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Malmsteen, slash, root, morello, oh crap there are loads of great guitarists
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#44 Pirate700
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Malmsteen, slash, root, morello, oh crap there are loads of great guitaristsmistervengeance
Thank you.
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Robert Fripp.
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#46 airg6
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[QUOTE="airg6"][QUOTE="AirForceAngel"]Kirk Hammond from Metallica.AirForceAngel

You mean Hammett.

Lolz. Ya caught me. Sorry.

Its alright. Everyone makes a mistake every once in a while.
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Though I wouldn't really call myself a Metallica fan, Kirk Hammet is probably the best guitarist, in my opinion.
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#48 Lord_Daemon
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Grant Green

David Gilmour

Junior Brown

Richard Thompson

Stevie Ray Vaughan

...pretty much any one of those guys I'd be happy with.

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