Guitar Tricks - Most versatile guitarist?

FireAndIce24

07-14-2005, 11:05 PM

Oh, also, Paul Gilbert is EXTREMELY versatile. Seriously, take a peek at the guy's solo stuff after Racer X.

took the words right outta my mouth. he went from being the craziest metal shredder to mr. big pop rock to his solo album to bealtes covers...he wins hands down.

Akira

07-15-2005, 05:29 AM

Yeah, Paul Gilbert is really versatile. I was quite surprised when I listened to some of his solo albums after listening to Racer X.

I'd Joe Satriani is pretty versatile. He's covered a range of styles through the years, he even released a techno album!

ren

07-15-2005, 08:07 AM

Not the most technically accomplished, or the cleanest of players, but John Frusciante is in my opinion underrated and very versatile..... Check out some of his (frequently released) solo albums....

CW14

07-15-2005, 09:05 AM

Hmmm... I always thought of Paul Gilbert as a maniac robot shredder who does nothing but shred..

What are some of his good solo album songs?

Akira

07-15-2005, 12:28 PM

Hmmm... I always thought of Paul Gilbert as a maniac robot shredder who does nothing but shred..

What are some of his good solo album songs?

He covered some spice girls songs...

teleblues

07-15-2005, 05:33 PM

I would say that Danny Gatton Gatton was without a doubt the best electric guitarist that ever lived(maybe not the best emotive playing but the best technique). Most people have never heard of him but he could play literally anything. To see what I mean go to dannygatton.com and download some of the live video clips.

Kutzki

07-17-2005, 11:49 PM

you guys ever heard of an album called" picture of nector"
i would say phish's guitarist
i dono his name is the most versatile

CW14

07-18-2005, 01:47 AM

He covered some spice girls songs...
Awesome! I must see if I can get hold of these..

Did he cover any Hanson?

Akira

07-18-2005, 07:34 AM

Awesome! I must see if I can get hold of these..

Did he cover any Hanson?

Thankfully, no.

Fretfire

07-22-2005, 08:35 AM

took the words right outta my mouth. he went from being the craziest metal shredder to mr. big pop rock to his solo album to bealtes covers...he wins hands down.

Yeah, very true indeed, Paul Gilbert can do it all, from Racer X shred master to Mr Big mainstream act to a Cover artist. He even did a solo of
2 become 1 by the Spice girls. He can also play Blues, Neo classical and fussion...He is also a very good entertainer with his stage antics like playing the guitar with a drill pick and engaging a guitar duel with Billy Sheehan while in Mr Big. What a complete player.

I hope Paul Gilbert can be included in the G3 line up, or if not possible make It a G4..If that happens.... It will be an every guitarist dream concert, Imagine Paul playing with Steve Vai, Joe Satriani and Yngwie Malmsteen...WOW !! , A total wankfest for sure......................................................................................................WHO do you think will WIN?

ren

07-22-2005, 09:11 AM

Imagine Paul playing with Steve Vai, Joe Satriani and Yngwie Malmsteen...WOW !! , A total wankfest for sure......................................................................................................WHO do you think will WIN?

Yngwie.... 'cos he's the fastest wanker! :D

PRSplaya

07-22-2005, 09:35 AM

I think Zakk Wylde is a pretty versatile guitarist. He does/did the Ozzy thing, he's got the Black Label Society stuff which consists of heavey stuff along with lighter upbeat accoustic stuff. I've heard him do Hendrix covers. Even heard him do some country "chicken pickin". I'm not saying he's THE most versatile guitarist. All I'm saying is he's able to cover many different styles very well.

Ian Rossiter

07-22-2005, 11:30 AM

For those not in the know, Brent Mason is a session player from Nashville who's name you not might know....but you've heard him.
He's not only the most scary country shredder, but a formidable Jazz player. Ever watch Friends??? The end music is Brent. He's done 1000's of sessions for everything from Shania Twain to Levi's. There ain't a syle he can't nail.
Danny Gatton was another guy who could do it all;Jazz,Country,Rockabilly,Soul, Blues, Surf.....ect.
Tommy Tedesco was a Hollywood session player in the 50's,60's,70'sand 80's. Ever hear the theme song from ;M*A*S*H,Three's Company,ever hear the Beach Boys...that was Tommy. He was called the most recorded Guitarist in history. Countless TV,Film and Album work over 40 yrs!!!
Ian

The Ace

07-22-2005, 12:17 PM

you guys ever heard of an album called" picture of nector"
i would say phish's guitarist
i dono his name is the most versatile

TREY ANASTASIO?! I love that guy! Not a huge phish fan though...

alucard0941

07-24-2005, 01:01 AM

Awesome! I must see if I can get hold of these..

Did he cover any Hanson?
I can just imagin him doing Umm Bob

FireAndIce24

07-24-2005, 06:04 PM

I hope Paul Gilbert can be included in the G3 line up, or if not possible make It a G4..If that happens.... It will be an every guitarist dream concert, Imagine Paul playing with Steve Vai, Joe Satriani and Yngwie Malmsteen...WOW !! , A total wankfest for sure......................................................................................................WHO do you think will WIN?

hes been invited a guest apperance a couple times but hes probably not going to be part of the main line up beacuse he dosent have that much intrumental material compared to vai and stach.

Cryptic Excretions

07-24-2005, 10:01 PM

I think that Mikael Akerfeldt of Opeth and Jimmy Page ought to be worth mentioning.

Raskolnikov

07-24-2005, 11:16 PM

I think Larry LaLonde is worth mentioning here.

Akira

07-25-2005, 04:59 AM

hes been invited a guest apperance a couple times but hes probably not going to be part of the main line up beacuse he dosent have that much intrumental material compared to vai and stach.

I think Paul could pull it off.

If that ever did happen though, i'd be needing to change my pants.

ren

07-25-2005, 05:13 AM

I think Paul could pull it off.

If that ever did happen though, i'd be needing to change my pants.

Have you seen the Ibanez anniversary show with Andy Timmons, Steve Vai & Paul Gilbert? Pretty cool - although my pants remained intact....

FireAndIce24

07-25-2005, 10:25 AM

that sound like this Namm vid i saw of vai, satch, PG, shawn lane, reb beach and andy timmons. ALOT of guitarists.

i could prolly post up here if anyone wants it.

Jolly McJollyson

07-25-2005, 11:06 AM

hes been invited a guest apperance a couple times but hes probably not going to be part of the main line up beacuse he dosent have that much intrumental material compared to vai and stach.
Scarified, Metal Dog, Screamin' Blues O Mania, Gilberto Concerto, The Jig, Technical Difficulties, Viking Kong, the list goes on.

Leedogg

07-25-2005, 11:42 AM

that sound like this Namm vid i saw of vai, satch, PG, shawn lane, reb beach and andy timmons. ALOT of guitarists.

i could prolly post up here if anyone wants it.

I'd like to take a look, or if it's not allowed, just hit my profile and send me an email with a link. I had no idea that Satch and Vai ever played with Shawn Lane. Wow! :eek:

FireAndIce24

07-25-2005, 05:10 PM

Scarified, Metal Dog, Screamin' Blues O Mania, Gilberto Concerto, The Jig, Technical Difficulties, Viking Kong, the list goes on.

from an interview w/ him, and he doesnt have anywhere near as much as stach or vai

Your album seems more nostalgic than the stuff you've done with Mr. Big. The closest I came to anything Mr. Big was "Double Trouble," which leads me to believe that when people go off and do solo albums, and the music is totally different from the bands they were in, it makes me think they've been dying to do this because they have their own way of writing.

That's why I wanted to do the album in the first place. I was writing stuff for Mr. Big. And the main inspiration was to do songs that I can sing, because I've had a lot of offers, over the years, people who've suggested that I do an instrumental guitar record. I've just never been that big a fan of instrumental guitar music. I can take a song here and there, but, in general, the stuff I listen to always has a singer. That's what I like. Whenever I write, lots of times I write simultaneously the guitar and vocal part. When I write, I'm the one that's singing, so I'll write for my voice. Everybody's voice is different. Sometimes, when I write a song and play it for Mr. Big, Eric, the singer, would go, "Man, it doesn't feel comfortable for me to sing it, because you wrote it for your voice." Some of the songs were written during the Mr. Big era. Some are more recent.

FireAndIce24

07-25-2005, 05:14 PM

I'd like to take a look, or if it's not allowed, just hit my profile and send me an email with a link. I had no idea that Satch and Vai ever played with Shawn Lane. Wow! :eek:

i can post it up here, ill do a bit later on faster computer.

EDIT: have fun

http://s22.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2F7SUDDNM66VO1XCZFGW5BT04U

Leedogg

07-25-2005, 06:30 PM

i can post it up here, ill do a bit later on faster computer.

EDIT: have fun

http://s22.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2F7SUDDNM66VO1XCZFGW5BT04U

That's the coolest bootleg I've seen in a long while. Where'd you happen across that gem?

FireAndIce24

07-25-2005, 06:36 PM

my friends at the Racer x board gave it to me. i just wish the camera man would have stayed still.

Jolly McJollyson

07-25-2005, 09:27 PM

from an interview w/ him, and he doesnt have anywhere near as much as stach or vai

Your album seems more nostalgic than the stuff you've done with Mr. Big. The closest I came to anything Mr. Big was "Double Trouble," which leads me to believe that when people go off and do solo albums, and the music is totally different from the bands they were in, it makes me think they've been dying to do this because they have their own way of writing.

That's why I wanted to do the album in the first place. I was writing stuff for Mr. Big. And the main inspiration was to do songs that I can sing, because I've had a lot of offers, over the years, people who've suggested that I do an instrumental guitar record. I've just never been that big a fan of instrumental guitar music. I can take a song here and there, but, in general, the stuff I listen to always has a singer. That's what I like. Whenever I write, lots of times I write simultaneously the guitar and vocal part. When I write, I'm the one that's singing, so I'll write for my voice. Everybody's voice is different. Sometimes, when I write a song and play it for Mr. Big, Eric, the singer, would go, "Man, it doesn't feel comfortable for me to sing it, because you wrote it for your voice." Some of the songs were written during the Mr. Big era. Some are more recent.
That doesn't mean he has too little material to tour with G3.

FireAndIce24

07-26-2005, 12:16 AM

no but just another reason why he probably wont....which sucks...

Akira

07-26-2005, 06:30 AM

no but just another reason why he probably wont....which sucks...

He has some tracks in which he sings, which he could probably play.

I think it's possible, easily. But who knows eh?

Leedogg

07-26-2005, 02:30 PM

my friends at the Racer x board gave it to me. i just wish the camera man would have stayed still.

Yea, no doubt. I'd stab a nun in the neck to get a higher quality video of that performance. The guy who recorded it has the worst case of Parkinsons I've ever seen.

Jolly McJollyson

07-26-2005, 02:34 PM

I'd stab a nun in the neck to get a higher quality video of that performance.
HA! Brilliant.

Randal Floyd

08-28-2005, 02:40 PM

I would say Eric Clapton...

Kdemonti

08-31-2005, 05:35 PM

Alex Skolnick, from http://www.testamentlegions.com/index2.htm to http://www.alexskolnick.com/index.asp

Hamberg

08-31-2005, 06:15 PM

anyone of the beatles; even Ringo

kill em all

09-01-2005, 05:55 PM

Joe satriani may be the most versatile guitarist ever. Certainly the most soul in his playing.

Rsam16

02-08-2006, 10:09 PM

I think one of the most versatile guitarist ever is Eric clapton. He Plays rock,blues,reggae,r&b,acoustic guitar very well.

Not to mention Country(Lay Down Sally) and Classical/Spanish style(Live concert versions of Layla unplugged and other songs, He is Actually quite good at that style)

jiujitsu_jesus

02-09-2006, 01:31 AM

Yeah, everybody who's been mentioned thus far is incredibly versatile, but, in my humble opinion, John McLaughlin takes the cake.

magicninja

02-09-2006, 05:49 AM

I'm pretty versitile......some day I'll be very versitile....as long as I keep the drive to learn new things. I think Randy Rhoads was versatile but never had the chance to really show it. Dee was imo a good little ditty.

tuscan16

02-09-2006, 07:33 AM

Can I just throw Tommy Emmanuel into consideration here? He is amazing. He started off palying electric stuff, and now plays the most amazing fingerstyle guitar. He can pretty much play any style (and doesif you listen to his albums). If you haven't seen or heard of him, go to his web site and buy his live DVD - it is jaw droppingly good.
www.tommyemmanuel.com

jiujitsu_jesus

02-10-2006, 12:37 AM

The first Tommy Emmanuel piece I ever heard was his adaption of Mozart's "Rondo Alla Turca". It still wows me every time I hear it.

Superhuman

02-10-2006, 11:56 AM

Havent seen John Petrucci mentioned in this thread, he does everything from prog rock to shred to classical and everything else in between. I just heard an amazing cd with him and the keyboard player from Dream Theatre where they basically jammed for a few hours on front of a crowd. It sounds incredible, check it out if you like JP.
Satriani is also hugely versatile, his techno album is testament to that. Another great player worth a mention is Greg Howe, neo-classical, shred, prog, fusion, accoustic, rock etc.

jiujitsu_jesus

02-10-2006, 01:54 PM

Yeah, I think John Petrucci could make a decent living as a classical guitarist.

foursquaremusic

02-12-2006, 11:48 AM

The most VERSATILE guitarist that I've ever encountered was Tommy Bolin :eek: :D lin.. Rock, Jazz, Fusion, mellow, heavy, island.. you name it.. He died in '76, but was in James Gang and Deep purple, Billy Cobham, Alphonze Mouson, others.. and had 2 excellent solo albums as well. I'd recommend his solo work.. Teaser and Purple's Come taste The Band albums..