Greatest Living Guitarists

[Seagull over SW France]

Without wishing to pick a fight with you lot.........................you're stuck in the 80's............my speciality being blues which means BIG guitar breaks,have got to mention,Joe Bonamassa,Stoney Curtis,Jonny Lang,Kenny Wayne Shepherd,Walter Trout,John Butler,and 'yes' David Gilmour(though not his new album!) Snowy White(Floyd connections) Scott Gorham..............the list is endless,but not the usual ITV advertised rubbish.....................

 

[El Presidente]

Robert Smith

Johnny Marr

Reg Smithies

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

Thin Lizzy had some of the greatest rock guitarists ever to take to a stage

Brian Robertson
Gary Moore
Scott Gorham
Snowy White

Gorham was my overall favourite. They are touring at the moment with Gorham as lead guitarist.

 

[Trufflehound]

They are touring at the moment with Gorham as lead guitarist.

But without Phil Lynott it's not really Lizzy is it? That would be like Queen going on tour without Freddie.

Oh, hang on...

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

Lynott was Lizzy but with the songs and Gorham playing it might we worth the admission price.

 

[bardo]

Can't believe no-one's mentioned Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Yngwie Malmsteen, Jon Petrucci. They all knock the pants off most names mentioned so far.

 

[Wilka]

James Dean Bradfield

 

[Charlie_g]

pete townsend - had to put that as bought my tickets for June 18th this morning - whooo hooo

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

Steve Hillage anyone

Live Herald 1979

 

[Icy Gull]

best bassist? Matt Freeman from Rancid without a shadow of a doubt!

Bassline to Rejected is simply stunning!

SOOOOO wrong - Jack Bruce or Paul McCartney

 

[Lammy]

Jonny Greenwood

 

[Trufflehound]

You are all criminally overlooking Nigel Tufnel.

 

[Icy Gull]

Has Alvin Lee had a mention?

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

Surely there is some mistake , over 50 posts and now mention of

Alex Lifeson - Rush



Alex Lifeson
Guitar

Accomplishments/Awards

Alex won Best Rock Talent in 1983 (Guitar for the Practicing Musician)
Inducted into the Guitar for the Practicing Musician Hall of Fame (May 1991)
Personal Profile

Alex Lifeson was born on August 27, 1953, in the mountain fishing port of Fernie, British Columbia. Alex's real name is Alex Zivojinovic. He started playing guitar when he was 12, having previously made an unsuccessful attempt at trying to learn viola. His first six-string was a Kent classical acoustic, which his father bought him as a Christmas present. A year later Alex acquired a $59 Japanese electric model.

His early guitar influences are Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Jimi Hendrix, and Jimmy Page. He was basically self-taught as a guitarist. His only formal training was during Rush's early days on the Toronto club circuit.

"A friend I went to school with taught classical guitar," Alex recalls. "He was a very good teacher and I studied with him for about a year and a half. That started around 1971, but then one day he was in a motorcycle accident and had to go to hospital, so the lessons kind of fell off. Also, we'd started to play in clubs a lot more, so I wouldn't really have had the time to keep them up anyway."
Other contemporary guitarists whom Alex admires include Paco De Lucia, Allan Holdsworth, Edward Van Halen, Andy Summers and Rory Gallagher.

He is currently married and has two sons, Justin and Adrian. When not on tour, he also spends time flying, and is in fact, a licensed pilot. He also has a strong reputation in the group as a gourmet cook.

He released a solo album titled "Victor" in January 1996.

 

[Trufflehound]

Surely there is some mistake , over 50 posts and now mention of

Alex Lifeson - Rush

That's because Rush were shit.

 

[Lammy]

You are all criminally overlooking Nigel Tufnel.

 

[Tricky Dicky]

Thin Lizzy had some of the greatest rock guitarists ever to take to a stage

Brian Robertson
Gary Moore
Scott Gorham
Snowy White

Gorham was my overall favourite. They are touring at the moment with Gorham as lead guitarist.

Like your taste on this one Gareth - but for me Gary Moore, guitar legend.

 

[METALMICKY]

If you like your technical metal then you must include:

Yngwie Malmsteen
Joe Satriani
Steve Vai

Perhaps with more widespread appeal i would include:

The Edge
Ritchie Blackmore
Michael Schenker
Gary Moore
Slash

Best double acts

Thin Lizzy- Scott Gorham & Brian Robertson and Gorham & Gary Moore

Iron Maiden- Dave Murray & Adrian Smith
Metallica - Kirk Hammett & James Hetfield

Best bass players:

Mark King
Billy Sheehan
Steve Harris
Jean Jacques Burnel

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

That's because Rush were shit.

What an extraordinary thing to say

 

[Trufflehound]

That's because Rush were shit.

What an extraordinary thing to say

Truth hurts sometimes...