Poll

Who is the greatest guitarist of all time?

Joe Satriani6%6% - 19
Steve Vai7%7% - 23
Yngvie Malmsteen3%3% - 11
John Petrucci2%2% - 7
Eddie Van Halen5%5% - 17
Alexi Laiho1%1% - 6
Jimi Hendrix32%32% - 99
Jimmy Page6%6% - 21
Kirk Hammett5%5% - 16
Someone Else, Who?27%27% - 85
Total: 304
IG-Calibre
comhalta
+226|6955|Tír Eoghan, Tuaisceart Éireann

E7IX3R wrote:

IG-Calibre wrote:

I'd vote Ry Cooder 'cause he beat Steve Vai in Crossroads!!
Ive been playing the final bit for that all day

where is michael angelo batio? nobody can beat the quad guitar.

But I voted for Vai
Man!! the dual with Via as the Devil at the end of the movie is awesome, but it's not included in the film soundtrack, have you a linky to it at all?
King_County_Downy
shitfaced
+2,791|6810|Seattle

Rec(+)n wrote:

syntaxmax642 wrote:

-botivix- wrote:

Vai ftw!

Dimebag should be there.
Come on... Satriani taught Vai how to play... Satch is a true master...Vai is a wanna be and slightly off kilter... Heard his stuff lately? True wacko out in left field.
and satriani pretty much ripped VH off, he is the pioneer of that style, not satriani, and VH is much better at it too
ZOMG then why is there still only my vote up there for Eddie? He is teh ROXtar1
Sober enough to know what I'm doing, drunk enough to really enjoy doing it
Emil
Teh strogg!
+205|6692|Trondheim, Norway
Slash!
EricTViking
Yes, I am Queeg
+48|6764|UK
Yngwie Malmsteen - absolute virtuoso.

...and he wrote "I am a viking"

Second would have to be Kirk Hammett for being good despite not doing his homework.

All the others are girls bikes ( especially Jimmy "4-eyes" Page ).
slash_clown
Member
+9|6679|Australia

King_County_Downy wrote:

Eddie Van Halen FTW!
doc. josh
Member
+48|6757
Tim McIlrath is the best. He is the lead in rise against he pwns all others
svd_twitch
Member
+2|6646
you ALL LOSE, the best guitarist ever is Andres Segovia.  I'm a guitar teacher if that gives any credibility, and all good guitarists know that classical guitarists (me) are the most badass there are.  Thread over/
FrankieSpankie3388
Hockey Nut
+243|6743|Boston, MA
Steve Vai, followed by John Petrucci and Vinnie Moore
ATG
Banned
+5,233|6742|Global Command
Alex Lifeson is the greatest guitarist to ever walk the Earth
TheEternalPessimist
Wibble
+412|6833|Mhz

Of those, Jimi Hendrix, personal choice Herman Li (tho i agree Dimebag needs a mention)

(for those who don't know him)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herman_Li
twiistaaa
Member
+87|6881|mexico
tommy emmanuel is sick, acoustic tho. duno if hes the best, i dont know much about guitar.

check it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adfEjIZp … ical%20gas
deeznutz1245
Connecticut: our chimps are stealin yo' faces.
+483|6705|Connecticut
For all you non guitarists out there who play the name game I will let you in on a little secret. Hendrix is not the best. Excellent....yes. Innovator........yes. Original......oh yeah. The most skilled.....nope. By the way I'm not saying Dimebag is the best but he should be in the race.
Malloy must go
Smaug
This space for rent
+117|6789|Arlen, Texas

mKmalfunction wrote:

I chose Hendrix, but where's Robert Johnson? He got his skills by selling his soul for fucks sake.
No that was Tommy Johnson, Robert J. wrote a song about it (and was wrongly 'credited' for selling his soul).

Anyways, Steve Howe, Eric Johnson, Alex Lifeson, Gilmore, Blackmore,Reinhardt, Jeff Beck, Montrose, Fripp, Rabin, and more......
TheEternalPessimist
Wibble
+412|6833|Mhz

deeznutz1245 wrote:

For all you non guitarists out there who play the name game I will let you in on a little secret. Hendrix is not the best. Excellent....yes. Innovator........yes. Original......oh yeah. The most skilled.....nope. By the way I'm not saying Dimebag is the best but he should be in the race.
Poll is for 'greatest' not technically best. It's more about achievement than technical ability IMO.

Last edited by TheEternalPessimist (2006-09-29 16:49:01)

deeznutz1245
Connecticut: our chimps are stealin yo' faces.
+483|6705|Connecticut

TheEternalPessimist wrote:

deeznutz1245 wrote:

For all you non guitarists out there who play the name game I will let you in on a little secret. Hendrix is not the best. Excellent....yes. Innovator........yes. Original......oh yeah. The most skilled.....nope. By the way I'm not saying Dimebag is the best but he should be in the race.
Poll is for 'greatest' not technically best. It's more about achievement than technical ability IMO.
"greatest" at what? that wasnt specified, you just made that up. I fully explained myself and the reasons. was it not clear?
Malloy must go
lessthangreene
Member
+0|6656
i voted jimi hendrix but i say angus young
darad0
Member
+40|6834|Centreville, VA
David Gilmour is the best. hands down

Mark Knopfler is in my top 5.

Trey Anastasio is also in top 5.
INFERNO552
One shot wonder
+62|6652|canada

mnmant wrote:

the guitarist from avenged sevenfold
agreed, maybe not best but, but my fave though if i had to pick best id say dimebag

Last edited by INFERNO552 (2006-09-29 16:57:29)

Lasdferret
Member
+16|6696

mnmant wrote:

the guitarist from avenged sevenfold
I'll just pretend you know nothing about guitars...

I'm putting my money on Kirk, might not be the "Best" but hes up there.
Smaug
This space for rent
+117|6789|Arlen, Texas
Forgot Steve Morse

Last edited by Smaug (2006-09-29 17:32:28)

sergeriver
Cowboy from Hell
+1,928|6970|Argentina
Where the hell is Dimebag Darrell in that list?
J3ST3R
Member
+59|6726|Vancouver, Canada
There are to many guitarists to name and the list doesn't have some eg. Micheal Angelo Batio. Ps: Malmsteen's first name is spelt Yngwie and pronounced Yingvé
mikeshw
Radioactive Glo
+130|7050|A Small Isle in the Tropics

Jimi Hendrix!
Stealth42o
She looked 18 to me officer
+175|6884
Stevie Ray Vaughn should be in there, perhaps not the best, but should be in the conversation.



And my all time favorite!!!!!!!!


Good unplugged as well:

Last edited by Stealth42o (2006-09-29 19:18:09)

lxcpikiman
imbad @ bf2
+70|6808|Toronto-Canada
santana anywhere?

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