poll. best ever guitar player?

[Guinness Boy]

Has anyone seen local guitar legend Richard Durrant?

Technically, he's as good as anyone I've ever seen on classical guitar.

Yes. Because my dad used to teach him way back when.

 

[BensGrandad]

Big Jim also recorded several records that were released in France simply as 'Sullivan'. Often sitar orientated.

Is he still about?

 

[gwpdylan]

Rory Gallagher
Jimi Hendrix
Peter Green
Jimmy Page
Lou Reed


personal faves, but jeez so many i could name

 

[readingstockport]

Best British Alvin Lee without question. Best ever, difficult but Al Di Meola would come close.

 

[Tricky Dicky]

Mick Ronson.

AND he played at the Duke in Shoreham once (with Ian Hunter)

I was there - a memorable evening indeed !

 

[sussexfatboy]

Albert Lee

 

[sussexfatboy]

Albert Lee:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqcUBdNaHq8

 

[Buzzer]

Yes. Because my dad used to teach him way back when.

He's rather good isn't he. And presumably your dad for teaching him!

 

[Trufflehound]

Nigel Tufnel

 

[METALMICKY]

This old chestnut has been asked before and is too subjective and of course people will tend to vote for players who play their type of music. Plus there is the debate of 'feel' over 'technical' ability. For what its worth i'll breakdown my selections:

Most Groundbreaking and influential:

1) Jimmy Hendrix
2) The Edge
3) Eddie Van Halen

Feel:

1) Ritchie Blackmore
2) Gary Moore
3) BB King

Technical:

1) Joe Satriani
2) Steve Vai
3) Yngwie Malmsteen

Best Twin guitar:

1) Dave Murray & Adrian Smith - Iron Maiden
2) Brian Robertson & Scott Gorham- This Lizzy (Live & Dangerous being my all time fave album)
3) James Hetfield & Kirk Hammett- Metallica

Most overrated:

1) Kirk Cobain- SMTS is great riff but otherwise nothing special
2) Hank Marvin- Dull Dull- His vibrato sends me to sleep
3) Eric Clapton- Layla is great riff but otherwise can't see what the fuss is about

 

[Trufflehound]

Most Groundbreaking and influential:

2) The Edge

The Edge stole his sound from Tom Verlaine and Andy Gill...

 

[ChubbyNVFC]

I'll get hung out to dry but for me it has to be Steve Rothery of Marillion, still a great band, live and on album.

 

[METALMICKY]

The Edge stole his sound from Tom Verlaine and Andy Gill...

Interesting. I've not heard them so i can't comment. However, i would perhaps give the Edge credit for popularising that delay technique and incorporating it in mainsteam songs without being too self indulgent.

I happen to love players like Vai, Malmsteen and Satriani but i totally admit the criticism that its self indulgent and just maybe they should realise that the song comes first before the "wow look at my shit hot technique".

 

[fatbadger]

John Fahey, by some distance.

 

[gwpdylan]

found this list which i am currently downloading


Directory: 100 Greatest Guitarists

Files:
100 Greatest Guitarists.doc
Ace Frehley - Kiss - Shock Me.mp3
Al DiMeola - Al DiMeola - Race With Devil On Spanish Highway.mp3
Albert King - Albert King - Born Under A Bad Sign.mp3
Albert Lee - Albert Lee - Country Boy.mp3
Alex Lifeson - Rush - Limelight.mp3
Allan Holdsworth - Allan Holdsworth - Metal Fatigue.mp3
Andrés Segovia - Andrés Segovia - Etudes For Guitar.mp3
Angus & Malcolm Young - AC DC - You Shook Me All Night Long.mp3
B.B. King - B.B. King - The Thrill Is Gone.mp3
Big Bill Broonzy - Big Bill Broonzy - See See Rider.mp3
Billy Corgan - Smashing Pumpkins - Cherub Rock.mp3
Billy Gibbons - ZZ Top - Blue Jean Blues.mp3
Blind Lemon Jefferson - Blind Lemon Jefferson - See That My Grave Is Kept Clean.mp3
Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley.mp3
Bob Mould - Hüsker Dü - Celebrated Summer.mp3
Brent Mason - Clint Black - We Tell Ourselves.mp3
Brian 'Head' Welch & James 'Munky' Shaffer - Korn - Got The Life.mp3
Brian May - Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody.mp3
Brian Setzer - Stray Cats - Rock This Town.mp3
Buddy Guy - Buddy Guy - Leave My Girl Alone.mp3
Carlos Santana - Santana - Samba Pa Ti.mp3
Charlie Christian - Charlie Christian - Rose Room.mp3
Charlie Hunter - Charlie Hunter Trio - Come As You Are.mp3
Chet Atkins - Chet Atkins - Chinatown, My Chinatown.mp3
Chuck Berry - Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode.mp3
Clarence White - Byrds - Nashville West.mp3
Cliff Gallup - Gene Vincent - Race With The Devil.mp3
Danny Gatton - Robert Gordon, Danny Gatton - Love My Baby.mp3
Dave Matthews - Dave Matthews Band - So Much To Say.mp3
David Gilmour - Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb.mp3
Dick Dale - Dick Dale - Misirlou.mp3
Dickey Betts - Allman Brothers Band - Jessica.mp3
Dimebag Darrell - Pantera - Cowboys From Hell.mp3
Django Reinhardt - Django Reinhardt - Nuages.mp3
Doc Watson - Doc Watson - Deep River Blues.mp3
Duane Allman - Allman Brothers Band - One Way Out.mp3
Eddie Hazel - Funkadelic - Maggot Brain.mp3
Eddie Van Halen - Van Halen - - Eruption.mp3
Eric Clapton - Cream - Crossroads.mp3
Eric Johnson - Eric Johnson - Cliffs Of Dover.mp3
Frank Zappa - Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention - Inca Roads.mp3
Freddie Green - Count Basie - Topsy.mp3
Freddie King - Freddie King - The Stumble.mp3
George Harrison & John Lennon - The Beatles - The End.mp3
Hubert Sumlin - Howlin' Wolf - Killing Floor.mp3
James Burton - Ricky Nelson - Hello Mary Lou.mp3
James Hetfield & Kirk Hammett - Metallica - One.mp3
Jeff Beck - Jeff Beck - Freeway Jam.mp3
Jerry Cantrell - Alice In Chains - Rooster.mp3
Jerry Garcia - Grateful Dead - Dark Star.mp3
Jim Hall - Sonny Rollins - John S.mp3
Jimi Hendrix - Jimi Hendrix - Machine Gun.mp3
Jimmy Bryant - Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant - Stratosphere Boogie.mp3
Jimmy Nolen - James Brown - Let Yourself Go.mp3
Jimmy Page - Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven.mp3
Joe Perry & Brad Whitford - Aerosmith - Walk This Way.mp3
Joe Satriani - Joe Satriani - Satch Boogie.mp3
John Fogerty - Creedence Clearwater Revival - Travelin' Band.mp3
John Lee Hooker - John Lee Hooker - Boogie Chillen'.mp3
John McLaughlin - John McLaughlin - Reincarnation.mp3
John Renbourn - John Renbourn - Faro's Rag.mp3
Johnny Ramone - Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop.mp3
Johnny Smith - Johnny Smith Quintet - Jaguar.mp3
Johnny Thunders - New York Dolls - Personality Crisis.mp3
Joni Mitchell - Joni Mitchell - Hejira.mp3
Keith Richards - Rolling Stones - Honky Tonk Women.mp3
Kim Thayil - Soundgarden - Rusty Cage.mp3
Kurt Cobain - Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit.mp3
Lenny Breau - Lenny Breau - If You Could See Me Now.mp3
Leo Kottke - Leo Kottke - Ojo.mp3
Les Paul - Les Paul & Mary Ford - How High The Moon.mp3
Link Wray - Link Wray - Rumble.mp3
Lou Reed - Lou Reed - Intro - Sweet Jane.mp3
Merle Travis - Merle Travis - Cannon Ball Stomp.mp3
Michael Hedges - Michael Hedges - Rickover's Dream.mp3
Muddy Waters - Muddy Waters - (I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie Man.mp3
Neil Young - Neil Young & Crazy Horse - My My, Hey Hey (Out Of The Blue).mp3
Nigel Tufnel - Spinal Tap - Tonight I'm Gonna Rock You Tonight.mp3
Pat Metheny - Pat Metheny - Missouri Uncompromised.mp3
Pete Townshend - The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again.mp3
Peter Buck - R.E.M. - Wolves, Lower.mp3
Randy Rhoads - Ozzy Osbourne - Flying High Again.mp3
Reverend Gary Davis - Reverend Gary Davis - Candy Man.mp3
Richard Thompson - Richard Thompson - 1952 Vincent Black Lightning.mp3
Ritchie Blackmore - Deep Purple - Highway Star.mp3
Robby Krieger - The Doors - When The Music's Over.mp3
Robert Fripp - King Crimson - 21st Century Schizoid Man.mp3
Robert Johnson - Robert Johnson - Cross Road Blues.mp3
Roger McGuinn - The Byrds - Eight Miles High.mp3
Ron Asheton - The Stooges - I Wanna Be Your Dog.mp3
Scotty Moore - Elvis Presley - Mystery Train.mp3
Slash - Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine.mp3
Sonny Sharrock - Sonny Sharrock - Dick Dogs.mp3
Steve Cropper - Sam & Dave - Soul Man.mp3
Steve Howe -Yes - Roundabout.mp3
Steve Jones - Sex Pistols - Anarchy In The U.K.mp3
Steve Morse - Dixie Dregs - Cruise Control.mp3
Steve Vai - Steve Vai - Blue Powder.mp3
Stevie Ray Vaughan - Stevie Ray Vaughan - Pride And Joy.mp3
Syd Barrett - Pink Floyd - Interstellar Overdrive.mp3
T-Bone Walker - T-Bone Walker - Call It Stormy Monday.mp3
The Edge - U2 - Pride (In The Name Of Love).mp3
Thurston Moore & Lee Ranaldo - Sonic Youth - Kool Thing.mp3
Tom Morello - Rage Against The Machine - Killing In The Name.mp3
Tony Iommi - Black Sabbath - Iron Man.mp3
Trey Anastasio - Phish - Billy Breathes.mp3
Uli Jon Roth - Scorpions - The Sails Of Charon.mp3
Wes Borland - Limp Bizkit - Nookie.mp3
Wes Montgomery - Wes Montgomery - S.O.S..mp3
Yngwie J. Malmsteen - Yngwie J. Malmsteen - Black Star.mp3

 

[gwpdylan]

if you want link..
http://isohunt.com/torrents/lou+reed?ihs1=11&iho1=d&iht=-1&ihp=3

 

[Northstander]

My personal fave ...and I wil be shot down...

The Edge

 

[Half Time Pies]

There's a reason for that...

Mark knofler is one of the few guitarists who has a completely individual sound. You can tell its him right from the first note. Thats why in my opinion he should be considered one of the best.

The greatest guitarists however have to be measured as the ones who break new ground and move the instrument on that is why for me Hendrix stands alone as the King of the electric guitar.

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

Michael Schenker
Brian Robertson
Ritchie Blackmore
Dave Gilmour
Slash
Mark Knopfler

 

[gwpdylan]

if you want link..
http://isohunt.com/torrents/lou+reed?ihs1=11&iho1=d&iht=-1&ihp=3

should anyone want to download the files my torrents will remain open for a day or so, and its downloading at a fair rate at the present 61 kb/s