miamisammy29 Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 Has anyone ever actually watched Ritchie Blackmore play the guitar?! He's the smoothest, the quickest, the cleanest, and exerts the least amount of effort in the process... not to mention the loudest and the coolest looking. He's eeeeeasily Number One in my book. And oh by the way, the guy had to overcome a horrible case of STAGEFRIGHT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Baloni Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 Yeah, he definitely rocks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blind-fitter Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 There's a really good guitar player you Brits might know of, Stefan Joubert. If you ever go to Covent Garden, you know who I'm talking about. Rayzor saying how that guy played with his guitar on his lap reminded me of him. He'll sit there on his amp, turn up the echo effect, and just tap away. I remember he did a lot of U2 covers, but had some cool originals. I bought his CD, £20, but it didn't really do him justice. Anybody else here know who I'm talking about? I...er.... ...yes...how can I put it? The next time you visit Covent Garden...Joubert won't be there...I ran over him. It was a complete accident...he strayed onto the pavement...I swerved... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foolonthehill Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 Herman Li ...just kidding but he's actually technically a really good guitarist. He just has no taste in music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberjudge Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 How could a discussion of best guitarists leave off Pete Townshend and Lindsey Buckingham? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foolonthehill Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 I guess the obvious answer is that no one here thinks that either of them is the best guitar player of all time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberjudge Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 Personally I have Clapton #1. But I think they should at least be mentioned in the discussion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foolonthehill Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 I like Clapton's work with Cream a lot, but he wouldn't rank in my favourite guitarists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blind-fitter Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 ...he was about 1/3 of the way through "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dappled Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 Everyone seems to be forgetting Ollie Halsall! Visit Ollie Halsall archive and have a listen to the samples there. "Ollie may not have been the world's best guitarist, but he was certainly among the top two" With Patto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 Chuck Berry. No question his place in the top 5 is deserved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Baloni Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 ...he was about 1/3 of the way through "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"... Now I guess he never will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted March 15, 2008 Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 Visit Ollie Halsall archive and have a listen to the samples there. Ollie Halsall was very good. He lived in Spain for a while... I think I met him once or twice. He played a lot with Kevin Ayers. Mick Ronson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyguitar Posted March 15, 2008 Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 Ollie Halsall was very good. He lived in Spain for a while... I think I met him once or twice. He played a lot with Kevin Ayers. Mick Ronson Ollie Halsall was a bloody genius on the guitar. I saw him in about 75/76 with the band 'Boxer' (I think) and have never seen a better guitarist since! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted March 15, 2008 Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 The Micks: Ronson and Taylor... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott Posted March 15, 2008 Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth Having already mastered all the technique guitar has to offer, and being able to play every inversion, every note with ease Thurston grew bored, so he took the guitar to new extremes, using alternate tunings like no one else had (or has, and I doubt ever will) and got amp distortion down to a science, he has also made numerous 'prepared guitars' (a la john cage) by using household objects, and whatever he could get his hands on, to create new sounds. There was one guitar that he stuck screwdrivers under the frets, used an old piece of crap amp, cranked it all the way up, and it sounded like church bells. Stephen Malkmus- Not only can he play anything, he can come up with melodies that no one can come close to. He makes 'playing' out sound like childsplay, and has come up with more interesting guitar techniques than anyone else, including your steve vai 80s glamor types. He is also a master of dynamics, something you don't see in rock guitar...ever. and for anyone who needs proof of his prowess, see his new album 'real emotional trash' in which he proves that he can play like Hendrix- the man who deserves the number three spot. 1)Malkmus (for technique, melodic composition) 2)Thurston(creativity) 3)Hendrix 4)Django 5)Clapton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blind-fitter Posted March 15, 2008 Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth Having already mastered all the technique guitar has to offer, and being able to play every inversion, every note with ease Thurston grew bored, so he took the guitar to new extremes, using alternate tunings like no one else had (or has, and I doubt ever will) and got amp distortion down to a science, he has also made numerous 'prepared guitars' (a la john cage) by using household objects, and whatever he could get his hands on, to create new sounds. There was one guitar that he stuck screwdrivers under the frets, used an old piece of crap amp, cranked it all the way up, and it sounded like church bells. Even as a guitarist (of sorts) myself, I hate "Best guitarists" debates: it's so rare that I can ever relate to anything that anyone ever says/suggests in them. for Thurston Moore and a for you Scott; this is something of a first for me. Aside from Thurston, my "guitar heroes" are Geordie Walker (Killing Joke), Marco Pirroni (Adam And The Ants) and, uh...Steve Albini. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott Posted March 15, 2008 Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 haha, thanks man, I figured I'd break up the chatter for a bit I mean usually as far as 'technique inventing' it usually gets as deep as "Yo bra, Eddie Van Halen invented neck tapping" "no young son, neck tapping was in Edgar Winter Group!" "STEVE VAI!!!" and I just gotta say, neck tapping, big deal, what about the guy who stuck screwdrivers in his guitar to make it sound like a church bell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TW Taylor Posted March 16, 2008 Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 Jimmy Page. George Harrison. Robbie Kreiger. Keith Richards. Pete Townshend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Baloni Posted March 16, 2008 Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 Pete Townshend was great at rockin, but when it comes to sheer guitar talent, I wouldn't put him on the 'best' list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLizard Posted March 16, 2008 Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 For those interested in pure technical ability, but still face-melting rockness: Alex Lifeson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viaene Posted March 16, 2008 Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 there's just so much differences in compositions, styles, techniques, I find it very hard to throw some names as 'the best' Jimi Hendrix Jimi page Eric Clapton John Frusciante David Gilmour many more who's name I can't think of but can be even better of the ones I mentioned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott Posted March 16, 2008 Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 Jimmy Page He was in a GREAT band, and he wrote great songs but as far as his guitar-ing, he's just using riffs that have been used since the days of Robert Johnson, he plays them very well, he's very creative with them, but it's nothing 'special' See, where Jimmy Page gets his greatness, is he was playing with three other incredibly great musicians- the product of the group was greater than the sum of it's parts. Jimmy Page without Led Zep... meh, he's all right, but loses that allure. Eric Clapton- he too just does the old Robert Johnson stuff, but he does it so exceptionally well, and stays true to those roots, so he belongs on the list, not as an innovator, but as the greatest blues man perhaps ever. Frusciante- He is great, because he takes the Chili Peppers from a so-so funk band, and propels them to full on rock levels his downfall- he can only play well in two keys. Hendrix- Hendrix is great because he is an innovator, he made his own sound, experimented with what he did, and that is why he is great. which is why Malkmus and Thurston belong on the same plain as Hendrix, they all refused to play like every other guy that's picked up a guitar. and David Gilmour... Syd Barrett was much better, another example of a guy who played with his own style. blargh, I'm gonna be grumpy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ombre Vivante Posted March 16, 2008 Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 Rush: Alex Lifeson Journey: Neal Schon Roxy Music: Phil Manzanera Japan: Robert Dean A Flock Of Seagulls: Paul Reynolds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott Posted March 16, 2008 Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 (edited) Here's Thurston rocking out, this is off their latest album rather ripped their 'pop album' watch the power of his rock! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytADXZFzwH8 as an interesting side note, thurston is almost 50 (as is every other member of the band) Sonic Youth, young forever! Edited March 16, 2008 by Guest to point out the fountain of youth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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