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Subject: RE: Top 100 Guitarists of All Time From: GUEST Date: 23 Mar 07 - 09:35 PM ANDREW HARDIN |
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Subject: RE: Top 100 Guitarists of All Time From: GUEST,fat-t Date: 19 Apr 07 - 03:46 AM John Mayer should definetly be here. Even though most of the songs he writes are quite tame compared to some. He can still rip off a Hendrix or Vaughn cover, I think better than the originals. Keep setting the fret board on fire man. |
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Subject: RE: Top 100 Guitarists of All Time From: GUEST Date: 19 Apr 07 - 09:28 AM J.P. Cormier, Dave MacIsaac, Joni Mitchell,Adrian Legg are some of my faves. |
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Subject: RE: Top 100 Guitarists of All Time From: GUEST,Chris G Date: 26 Apr 07 - 07:49 PM I totally agree with the comment a few up. John Mayer should definitly be up there somewhere. He shreds it up right alongside of Hendrix, Guy, and Stevie Ray. But at the same time he can slow it down to a nice mellow acoustic jam. I mean hes all over the place. And the blues stuff on TRY! along with the colaborations with King and Guy, like damn man. Then he goes right back to his mellow stuff. I'm not saying number one or anything but he definitly needs to be up there. Also, Kurt Cobain and Jack White need to be knocked down a few and James Taylor, and Jim Croce should at least be on there. And Robert Johnson, i get it hes good, king of the blues, sold his soul to the devil and all, that has to get him somewhere. But randonly put on a few of his songs and try to tell them apart without the words, there might be some confusion. You have to admit a lot of his stuff sounds the same, its good, but all the sam. And the guy that said Tommy Emmanuel, dude I agree, hes no john Mayer though. |
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Subject: RE: Top 100 Guitarists of All Time From: GUEST,theProfet Date: 01 May 07 - 08:11 PM Wgat about Buckethead? |
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Subject: RE: Top 100 Guitarists of All Time From: GUEST,DBVOICE Date: 02 May 07 - 07:34 PM Look, even if this is a list of the "greatest rock and roll guitarists" how in the h-e double toothpicks did Ike Turner get on it? He was okay, but top 100? In the Rock genre here should be the top 5: Steve Howe (Yes) Alex Lifeson (Rush) Where is he on the list? Steve Hackett (Genesis, early days) Jimi Hendrix ( this is what burning a guitar on stage gets you, top 5 recognition for all eternity, and usually number one although not deserving) Eddie Van Halen (for technical innovation) Rolling Stone's list is obviously popularity based and should be ignored. I agree with all of those who said that the list should include a larger, more diverse range of guitar players from all genres. Andre Segovia, Les Paul, Chet Atkins, Roy Clark to name a few who would make such a list. D |
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Subject: RE: Top 100 Guitarists of All Time From: GUEST,Captain Colin Date: 03 May 07 - 02:06 PM The Gledill Brothers. Here's two of them, so one place each. |
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Subject: RE: Top 100 Guitarists of All Time From: GUEST,Captain Colin. Date: 03 May 07 - 06:46 PM Sorry, typo. I meant THERE'S two of them of course. |
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Subject: RE: Top 100 Guitarists of All Time From: GUEST,person x Date: 04 May 07 - 12:08 AM Are you a complete idiot or just half a one? Do you have any idea what a guitarist is let alone the greatest of all time. First of all you have complete retards that just play basic chords in your top five. Were you high when you made this list or are you just fucked in the head? Where is Eddie Van Halen, the boys from Iron Maiden and lynyrd Skynard, what about ted nuggent or micheal schneker? Your are a dickhead who knows nothings? And even bigger one for not changing the list even though you know it's fucked. Thank You for wasting my time in looking at list, and also thanks for the laugh. |
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Subject: RE: Top 100 Guitarists of All Time From: GUEST,Tunesmith Date: 04 May 07 - 10:08 AM person x: One could call you an idiot for not mentioning Alan Holdsworth. A guitarist that Eddie Van Halen - and a lot of critics - say is the greatest player ever to pick up an electric guitar. |
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Subject: RE: Top 100 Guitarists of All Time From: GUEST Date: 22 Jul 07 - 08:43 PM Where the hell is David Gilmore from Pink Floyd. One of the most soulfull players of all time. And the creativity, well it speaks for itself. And I'm wondering how Robbie Robertson didn't make the top 20 at least. I would put him in the top ten to be honest. |
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Subject: RE: Top 100 Guitarists of All Time From: firemonkey Date: 22 Jul 07 - 10:01 PM Billy Zoom |
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Subject: RE: Top 100 Guitarists of All Time From: Big Al Whittle Date: 23 Jul 07 - 02:09 PM What of the immortal Donkey Dick and the Bulging Y-Fronts, and the incandescent Salvador Diddley and his Surrealist Bent Timepieces? Will we see their likes again? |
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Subject: RE: Top 100 Guitarists of All Time From: GUEST,Jim Date: 24 Jul 07 - 10:22 AM Barney Kessel |
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Subject: RE: Top 100 Guitarists of All Time From: GUEST,Dennis in Quebec, Canada Date: 29 Jul 07 - 04:27 PM I would bet if you put the front page of each issue of Rolling Stone Magazine side by side and made a list of every guitarist either in a front page picture or mentioned on the front page, you would eventulally get to realize that there is a top 100 most mentioned, or mentioned as an influence. |
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Subject: RE: Top 100 Guitarists of All Time From: Little Hawk Date: 29 Jul 07 - 05:08 PM The easiest way to assess "person x"'s stature as an idiot is simply to look at his post, his use of the English language therein, and his general attitude toward others. Self-explanatory. He's definitely, undeniably an idiot. I love the rhetorical questions... "Are you a complete idiot or just half a one?" Is that a trick question? Wait. Let me get a protractor, and I'll check. Be right back. "Do you have any idea what a guitarist is let alone the greatest of all time?" Uhh...yeah. A guitarist is someone who plays the guitar. The greatest of all time, well..."all time" isn't over yet, is it, so I think we'll have to wait on that, won't we? "Were you high when you made this list or are you just fucked in the head?" LOL! I love that one. It's your best rhetorical question yet. Let me answer it with another one of my own: "Were you brought up in a cave by inbred neanderthals with 6 toes on each foot or did you learn to relate to people that way later, when you went to Yale?" "Where is Eddie Van Halen, the boys from Iron Maiden and lynyrd Skynard, what about ted nuggent or micheal schneker?" I think they're probably on tour, except for Lynyrd Skynard. Ted Nugent might be hunting, though. You never can tell. "Your are a dickhead who knows nothings?" That's not even a question. It's an assertion. Nevertheless, you ended it with a question mark. Perhaps it is just a very badly worded question. The word "nothing" does not need an "s" on the end of it, and makes no sense when you put an "s" on the end of it. I also had to add a question mark to one of your above questions, which you had ended with a period. Is something seriously wrong with you? Have you considered consulting a doctor regarding your frequent episodes of incoherence? Or are you still learning English as a second language? "And even bigger one for not changing the list even though you know it's fucked." You see? You did it again. You left the article "an" out of your sentence. It should have read: "And an even bigger one for not changing the list even though you know it's fucked." Get help, man. There is still time to reach a 4rth grade level of English writing proficiency before you die. "Thank You for wasting my time in looking at list, and also thanks for the laugh." Likewise. Thanks a bunch to you too, Roscoe! It's been very amusing. ;-D By the way, you left the word "the" out of that last sentence. It should go right in front of the word "list". |
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Subject: RE: Top 100 Guitarists of All Time From: GUEST,TJ in San Diego Date: 30 Jul 07 - 01:10 PM Since the list was, apparently, not "qualified" as pop-rock or any particular genre, I imagine Andres Segovia, The Romeros, Chet Atkins, Joe Maphis, Charlie Byrd, Django Reinhardt and any number of other late artists (nearly any of whom could roundly outplay most folks on the list) are rolling over in their rosewood coffins - if they are not snickering, that is... |
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Subject: RE: Top 100 Guitarists of All Time From: GUEST,rone Date: 01 Aug 07 - 02:25 PM all you guys out their listen to one of the all time greats guitarist little jimmy dempsey then you know that is guitar playing buy a cd titled the legendary guitar of little jimmy dempsey you can get it at www.littlejimmydempsey.com you will enjoy it. Ron. |
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Subject: RE: Top 100 Guitarists of All Time From: GUEST,Guest, Nick Date: 02 Aug 07 - 11:48 PM WHAT ABOUT 2 PEOPLE!? 1.Buckethead-amazing. Anyone ever heard Nottingham lace? how about too many humans? evan jordan is amazing, you try playing while tapping a killswitch the whole time. and another... 2.Herman Li (DragonForce)- COME ONE!! voted fastest guitarist ever! hes awesome, just listen to fury of the storm and through the fire and the flames. These need to be top ten both, theyr amazing |
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Subject: RE: Top 100 Guitarists of All Time From: Genie Date: 03 Aug 07 - 04:17 AM I agree it's kind of silly to "rank" a classical guitarist, a jazz guitarist, a folk/bluegrass picker, and a rock guitarist on the same list. It's like comparing Nureyev with Gregory Hines with Fred Astaire. There are very few guitarists that I've heard play in a variety of genres, so I wouldn't be so bold as to rank most of them, but I do think some of these folks probably deserve as much recognition as some on that list, if not more: Chet Atkins, Django Rheinhardt, Andres Segovia, John Williams, Doc Watson - Duh! I can't believe they were left off the list in favor of Joni Mitchell, Eddie Cochran, and Kurt Cobain. Others I'd nominate for inclusion: Pat Donohue - definitely - extremely versatile too Charo - she's excellent Paul Simon - very versatile Paul Stookey - one of the best folk pickers I've ever heard Roy Clark - pretty impressive pickin' there too Christopher Parkening - another longhair, so I guess that doesn't count And two women I'd nominate: Nina Berger -- I wonder if the Rolling Stone folks even have a clue about Nina Chrissy Hynde - Isn't she at least as good as some of those rock guys on the list? Anyway, I'd rank her at least as high as Joni M I've also been quite impressed with: Jason Mraz John Mayer Brian Setzer Roy Clark Dan Fogelberg not to mention quite a few studio musicians and jam buddies I've known, whose names are unknown to most of the general public. The "best" and the "best known" are not the same thing. |
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Subject: RE: Top 100 Guitarists of All Time From: Rusty Dobro Date: 03 Aug 07 - 11:45 AM Apologies if he's already credited above, but in the space of one late-night TV programme, Dave Rawlings, on and off-stage partner of Gillian Welch, went from 'never heard of him' status to my all-time top five list. Amazing accompanist and soloist, on a 1935 Epiphone Emperor. Also, have a listen to the astounding Steve Hicks via the samples on the K.Yairi guitars European website. |
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Subject: RE: Top 100 Guitarists of All Time From: van lingle Date: 04 Aug 07 - 08:26 AM Scotty Anderson has a number of clips on Youtube and he is beyond belief technically but really swings as well. Check out his "Sweet Georgia Brown" and "A Taste of Honey" with another great player, Bob Saxton. Ditto on David Rawlings, Rusty. One of my favorite flatpickers. |
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Subject: RE: Top 100 Guitarists of All Time From: GUEST Date: 26 Feb 08 - 09:29 PM Where is Saul "Slash" Hudson in this top 100 list....what a joke |
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Subject: RE: Top 100 Guitarists of All Time From: Bill D Date: 26 Feb 08 - 09:31 PM do we take it that is a nomination? Or just a complaint? |
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Subject: RE: Top 100 Guitarists of All Time From: Lonesome EJ Date: 26 Feb 08 - 11:55 PM Assuming this is a rock/pop/country list only... Jeff Baxter of Steely Dan ought to be on the list somewhere, if the break from My Old School was the only thing he ever did. Agree about Randy California. John Fogerty ranked above Clarence White? Nice to see Cipollina in the top 35. I disagree with the disparaging Neil Young comments. He's been a hugely influential guitarist. Freddie King nowhere to be found, nor Son House. |
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Subject: RE: Top 100 Guitarists of All Time From: GUEST,Tunesmith Date: 27 Feb 08 - 08:26 AM Certain guitarists have big reputations amongst general fans but are not highly regarded amongst people really deep in to a particular genre. For example, general guitar fans seem to love Manitas De Plata amd Carlos Montoya, but within the flamenco community they are not rated very highly. |
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Subject: RE: Top 100 Guitarists of All Time From: Mr Happy Date: 27 Feb 08 - 08:31 AM '........of All Time?' How can anyone possibly know this? |
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Subject: RE: Top 100 Guitarists of All Time From: bankley Date: 27 Feb 08 - 10:54 AM that's cuz Manitas is the bad boy of Flamenco... a bit rough and very improvisational... but he did more to bring this music to the world than a boatload of purists... a true Rom Baro.. and very much alive in his mid-eighties... gadji si dilo...... |
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Subject: RE: Top 100 Guitarists of All Time From: GUEST,The Mole Catcher's unplugged Apprentice Date: 27 Feb 08 - 01:45 PM in no particular order: 1. Charley Patton 2. Alan Holdsworth 3. John Williams (guitarist) 4. Martin Carthy 5. Nic Jones 6. Justin Hayward (he's a guitar techie as well) 7. John Fahey 8. Brian May 9. Jerry Donahue 10. John Jorgenson Charlotte (guitarists seen from Ma and Pa's piano stool) |
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Subject: RE: Top 100 Guitarists of All Time From: GUEST,OLD -TIMER Date: 27 Feb 08 - 04:05 PM Opinions are only opinions and do not even bring a licence to entitlement unless they are informed , balanced and impartial. Subjectivity yawns me to death !!! |
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Subject: RE: Top 100 Guitarists of All Time From: GUEST,The Mole Catcher's unplugged Apprentice Date: 27 Feb 08 - 04:21 PM "Opinions are only opinions and do not even bring a licence to entitlement unless they are informed , balanced and impartial. Subjectivity yawns me to death !!!" and that's YOUR informed opinion? *LOL* Charlotte (laughing at you, not with you) |
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Subject: RE: Top 100 Guitarists of All Time From: GUEST,OLD -TIMER Date: 27 Feb 08 - 04:39 PM Its not my opinion ---its an unalterable universally accepted FACT without subjective or objective bias.Whats the *LOL* about ? |
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Subject: RE: Top 100 Guitarists of All Time From: GUEST,The Mole Catcher's unplugged Apprentice Date: 27 Feb 08 - 05:01 PM well, sunshine, some people like to have a bit of fun, this thread is that bit of fun....now, the question you need to ask yourself is this Do myself and the rest of the posters look bovvered? and..... "Subjectivity yawns me to death !!!" right and you post here...or are you, as I suspect, just a wind up merchant? Charlotte (the fun from Ma and Pa's piano stool) |
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Subject: RE: Top 100 Guitarists of All Time From: GUEST,TJ in San Diego Date: 28 Feb 08 - 04:08 PM I'll only mention a few that have influenced me personally and whose work has passed the test of time. So, I'm eclectic... Josh White Chet Atkins Merle Travis Jerry Reed Django Reinhardt Charlie Byrd Andres Segovia Red Shea Gordon Lightfoot Laurindo Almeida Sabicas Carlos Mentoya Bud Dashiell Travis Edmonson Paul Prestopino Wes Montgomery Leadbelly |
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Subject: RE: Top 100 Guitarists of All Time From: GUEST,OLD -TIMER Date: 28 Feb 08 - 04:45 PM So sorry to impinge on your fragile pomposity Lotty.Does that piano stool do a 360 turnaround ?If it does and if you keep rotating in a clockwise direction it can actually elevate a flagging sense of humour,that is, if you dont get too self-esteemed and fall into the morasses of opinionated drivil . |
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Subject: RE: Top 100 Guitarists of All Time From: Little Hawk Date: 28 Feb 08 - 04:53 PM Look, everybody knows that Nigel Tufnel is the greatest guitar hero of all time. End of story. Don't make me say it again. |
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Subject: RE: Top 100 Guitarists of All Time From: GUEST,The Mole Catcher's unplugged Apprentice Date: 28 Feb 08 - 05:11 PM a revolving piano stool...now there's a stereo-type...those went out with the old music hall jokes...which you as an old timer must surely have witnessed, and which, it appears, you are attempting to emulate, albeit very unsuccessfully.. Charlotte (Goodbye Dolly Grey) |
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Subject: RE: Top 100 Guitarists of All Time From: The Mole Catcher's Apprentice (inactive) Date: 28 Feb 08 - 05:16 PM Oh...while I'm about it...on topic...after the interuption from the nusery school crowd Alun Davies the guitar player for Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam) Charlotte (the view from Ma and Pa's piano stool) |
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Subject: RE: Top 100 Guitarists of All Time From: number 6 Date: 28 Feb 08 - 05:58 PM Looks like everyone I can think of has been mentioned here with the exception of Randy Bachman. biLL |
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Subject: RE: Top 100 Guitarists of All Time From: Little Hawk Date: 28 Feb 08 - 06:29 PM Here's Nigel, showing off his guitars and other equipment. The man is simply the ultimate axeman of all time, and this clip makes that crystal clear. "You can't touch this one..." |
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Subject: RE: Top 100 Guitarists of All Time From: number 6 Date: 28 Feb 08 - 06:38 PM taht's Kewl L.H. Geeeesh. Actually this is one of my favourite scenes from the movie ... he has Jeff Beck down to the 'T'. biLL |
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Subject: RE: Top 100 Guitarists of All Time From: Little Hawk Date: 28 Feb 08 - 06:39 PM Yeah. (grin) Isn't his haircut just perfect? Not to mention the way he talks? |
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Subject: RE: Top 100 Guitarists of All Time From: number 6 Date: 28 Feb 08 - 06:52 PM Or that tank top ... LOL yup ... he certainly is one hell of an axeman. biLL |
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Subject: RE: Top 100 Guitarists of All Time From: gnu Date: 06 Mar 08 - 05:47 PM Randy Bachman... ya know. Not only is he amazing on guitar, look at the history, the collaborations, the tunes.... SO many tunes... it's like he wakes up spitting them out. |
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Subject: RE: Top 100 Guitarists of All Time From: gnu Date: 06 Mar 08 - 05:59 PM Perhaps, as Spaw so eloquently alluded to or maybe not, we could simply impart some of the guitar work we consider masterful? This guy is one of my favs. But, all time fun masterful guitar for me, are these guys. Hey, it ain't folk, but... or is it? Hehehehehe. |
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Subject: RE: Top 100 Guitarists of All Time From: GUEST,stevie baby Date: 26 May 08 - 08:47 PM Rik Emmett, Triumph 'nuf said. |
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Subject: RE: Top 100 Guitarists of All Time From: GUEST,Dave MacKenzie Date: 27 May 08 - 07:50 PM I started redaing this with a long list of omissions, but as far as I can see the only one no one's mentioned is Leon McAuliffe of Bob Wills' Texas Playboys. (Someone even mentioned Kazuhito Yamashita) |
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Subject: RE: Top 100 Guitarists of All Time From: GUEST,Stringsinger Date: 28 May 08 - 04:52 PM All folk and rock makes Jack a dull boy. Jazz guitarists: Joe Pass, Tal Farlow, Barney Kessel, Ted Greene, Martin Taylor, Tommy Emmanuel, Jimmy Bruno, Herb Ellis, Bola Sete, Lenny Breau, Chet Atkins, Alan Holdsworth, Jimmy Raney, Phil Upchurch, George Benson, Tuck Anders ......oh man! This list goes on forever. I just scratched the surface. You want more...visit You Tube. Then there's the classical guitarists and lutenists. Rolling Stone doesn't know s-----t! |
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Subject: RE: Top 100 Guitarists of All Time From: GUEST Date: 29 May 08 - 04:36 PM Joao Gilberto anyone? |
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Subject: RE: Top 100 Guitarists of All Time From: irishenglish Date: 29 May 08 - 05:08 PM Alan Prosser, Malcolm Jones, Dan Ar Braz-three worth mentioning if they haven't already been! Although Nigel Tufnel is pretty good too I hear.... |
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