Who is the best Guitarist? In your opinion

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#1 TheTrebe
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Every one i talk to has a way different opinion. People say Steve Vai is really good but i also heard how bad he is. People always say Yngwie Malmsteen is bad too. A lot of my friends also think Jimi Hendrix sucks and Jimmy Page is overrated. I just want to know what other people think.
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#2 Chutebox
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Kirk Hammet!
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#3 Norg
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umm errrr aaaaahhhh

Buckethead i heard is pretty good

Trevor from Secret cheifs 3 was good he had his own style

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#4 HeyHowdyHey
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Tom Morello!!!

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#5 Juggernaut140
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Dave Mustaine, Kirk Hammet, Buckethead.
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#6 Bass7
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umm errrr aaaaahhhh

Buckethead i heard is pretty good

Trevor from Secret cheifs 3 was good he had his own style

Norg

Buckethead is amazing....he's just kind of a freak :P.

I remember I liked Steve Vai a lot :/.

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#8 jakecufc8888
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Steve Vai is great hombre! But at the moment, I prefer Joe Satriani.
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#9 smallcaplegend
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Tom Morello!!!

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this ^^^

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#10 rockon1215
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Jimmy Page and Jimi Hendrix were pretty damn good.I also like whatever almann brother played the guitar in the band (duane?) And I'm speaking in terms of creativity, not how many notes per second they can play. I really couldn't care less about that.
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#11 HeyHowdyHey
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..........Tom Morello?
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Whoever has the pick of destiny :o
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#14 HeyHowdyHey
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Oh im just going to keep saying Tom Morello until everyone agrees with me. Haha
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#17 foxhound_fox
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None are "the best." There are tons of highly skilled guitarists that play both cIassical and rock guitar.
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#18 Lonelynight
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don't know, but I've always found clas.sical guitarist better than most.
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#19 rockon1215
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Whoever has the pick of destiny :oTuky06
:lol:
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#20 stedtfeld
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..........Tom Morello?HeyHowdyHey
No, hes way overrated. Not even close to the best ever
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#22 Norg
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Oh im just going to keep saying Tom Morello until everyone agrees with me. HahaHeyHowdyHey

tom had his own style esp when he did solos and hooks he would bend the strings pull them twist the screws while he was playing etc etc etc

but i think this guy was going for more like traditional guitar players and tom is anything but that which makes him special

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[QUOTE="HeyHowdyHey"]..........Tom Morello?stedtfeld
No, hes way overrated. Not even close to the best ever

the word opinions comes to mind...

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#24 HeyHowdyHey
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How is Tom Morello overrated!?!?!?!!

How many other guitarists can make the sounds he makes with ease?

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#25 Norg
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[QUOTE="stedtfeld"][QUOTE="HeyHowdyHey"]..........Tom Morello?garrett_duffman

No, hes way overrated. Not even close to the best ever

the word opinions comes to mind...

alot of people think Tom Morello is not the best prob like 75%

becasue some of his Audioslave stuff was ehhhh

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#26 dann14v
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I gotta go with Tom Morello...simply for originality.

Any good guitarist can shred or come up with a nice riff...but Tom has something that most guitarists don't.

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#27 stedtfeld
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[QUOTE="stedtfeld"][QUOTE="HeyHowdyHey"]..........Tom Morello?garrett_duffman

No, hes way overrated. Not even close to the best ever

the word opinions comes to mind...

When did I say it wasn't my opinion
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#28 HeyHowdyHey
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[QUOTE="garrett_duffman"]

[QUOTE="stedtfeld"][QUOTE="HeyHowdyHey"]..........Tom Morello?Norg

No, hes way overrated. Not even close to the best ever

the word opinions comes to mind...

alot of people think Tom Morello is not the best prob like 75%

becasue some of his Audioslave stuff was ehhhh

I agree about the Audioslave stuff. But when they came to New Zealand for the Big Day Out it was epic. Even his night watchmen stuff was awesome. Haha

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#29 TheTrebe
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[QUOTE="HeyHowdyHey"]..........Tom Morello?stedtfeld
No, hes way overrated. Not even close to the best ever

yeah i completly agree

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#31 cellphone654321
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Herman Li and Sam Totman from dragonforce they are way better then tom know one can play as well as them.

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#32 stedtfeld
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Herman Li and Sam Totman from dragonforce they are way better then tom know one can play as well as them.

cellphone654321
Ok if this was FASTEST guitarist this might make sense but it's not, they suck at solos compared to the best
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Jack Owen from Deicide.
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#34 lonewolf604
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John Frusciante
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#35 Premier1101
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Van Halen, I thought jimi was boring.... but anyway, this isnt discussable if you read this-

http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5937559/the_100_greatest_guitarists_of_all_time/

pretty straightforward

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#36 m328
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Well, regarding Tom Morello, I think he is highly original and creative, and he can make very awesome sounds with his guitar.

Regarding the topic, there is no such thing as the "best"guitarrist, but some of my favorites are Allan Holdsworth, Pat Metheny, Alex Lifeson, Roine Stolt, Issei Noro, Paul Gilbert, and from the guitarrists that are best known, I think that Jimi Hendrix is a legend IMO; buckethead is awesome, and from the shredders I think that John Petrucci has an awesome combination of speed, technique, and feeling (which most guitarrist lack IMO).

Note: This was just my personal opinion.

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#37 lionheart22
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Jimmy Page

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#38 zepman71
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Pete Townshend. Great songwriter, one of the best rhythm players ever, always had great tone, ambitious, was a great showman, great live, part of one of the greatest rock bands of all time...
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Technically Joe Satriani is the best I think, because he masters every technique of the electic guitar.

But I am more a fan of guitarist like Stevie Ray Vaughan and Eric Clapton.

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#40 -Sniper99-
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Tom Morello!!!

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He is easily the most overrated player ever. Technically, he's not good at all. He just found a cool way to make his guitar sound:D
My answer is Alexi Laiho or Zakk Wylde. I just love their playing. There are many more who are great, but I prefer those two. Adam Jones from Tool is probably one of the most underrated players out there, his time signatures are ******* crazy! Oh, and Dave Murray from Maiden owns too
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Herman Li and Sam Totman from dragonforce they are way better then tom know one can play as well as them.

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Well... I knew it would come eventually.

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Buckethead
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#43 Efielret
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I would say Michael Amott, Bill Steer, or Yngwie Malmsteen.
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#44 COD4_Shinedown
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Only two come to mind at the moment, Zakk Wylde and Mark Tremonti. While there are probably better out there I just think these two are really good.
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#45 Erasorn
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Paco de lucia is pretty metal; http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=RYkz30RL_GU
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#46 Efielret
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Paco de lucia is pretty metal; http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=RYkz30RL_GUErasorn


I love that guys music, I can't believe I forgot about it. Flaminco = Brutal
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John Frusciante has been and always will be my greatest idol.
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#48 ferrari2001
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anyone who says anyone other than the great Jimi is a fool!
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#49 Bulldog19892
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Jimmy Page is a hero. J Mascis is awesome too, so is Jonny Grennwood. Issac Brock rocks as well. There are a whole ton of great guitarists.
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[QUOTE="cellphone654321"]

Herman Li and Sam Totman from dragonforce they are way better then tom know one can play as well as them.

stedtfeld
Ok if this was FASTEST guitarist this might make sense but it's not, they suck at solos compared to the best

Even if it was for fastest guitarist they wouldn't get it.