Best guitarists top list

I agree.
But on the other side, did you record anything, have you band etc..

Branislav, it looks like your site update has messed something up, the pictures aren't there, and we land directly on the vote page!!

yeah :)
thanks
I uploaded into wrong directory
It's ok now

The best metal guitarist right now, in my humble opinion, is Jeff Loomis of Nevermore. He can do everything, and do it very, very well.

For a great primer, listen to these Nevermore tunes:
- Seven Tongues of God
- Inside For Walls
- Engines of Hate
- Narcosynthesis
- Fault of the Flesh

Here's a Link to his picture:
http://www.vampster.com/alive/gallery/show.php3?id=8

There we go.

Good Ole:

-Randy Rhoads
-Jimi Hendrix
-Chris Poland
-Marty Friedman
-Mikael and Peter of Opeth

But Jeff Loomis still Rules them all.

hey, if you added Lilamacefolle to your list I'd like to get on too. Here's my picture.........................
http://www.guitarplayer.com/archive/lessons/sesn0102.shtml

I don't think it's ok to put ourselves on the list.
It could spoil the fun

I vote for you chris!!!! I didn't realize it was you!!!! I had read that article!!

Originally posted by mrcrowley
The best metal guitarist right now, in my humble opinion, is Jeff Loomis of Nevermore. He can do everything, and do it very, very well.

There we go.

Yeah man, I just got 'dead heart in a dead world' and its awesome, loomis is killer..

I made Deplhi program for voting and sorting votes, so now it's much easier
Send me pic for that "metal maniac" (and others you voted for) :) and I'll post him

what would qualify a guitarist to be on the list, his technique? i bet there are many unknown guys that can play faster and cleaner than most of the shredders but they will never get a record deal, you know that image counts today.
So i guess that creativity is what counts the most.
I would say that Vai and Hendrix are among the best players
not because of their techniques but because of their musical skills.


[Edited by Percival Blues Shredder on 01-09-2002 at 08:05 PM]

I never said that faster guitarist is the better one.
Hendrix is slower that the half guitarists from that list and he is better too. Creativity and style are the most impotant to me, and I put on the list anyone "more-less" famous I find picture for, but not depending on my taste, because I don't like at least third guitarists there, but I still have them.

Originally posted by lukather/timmons
This is starting to get stupid, Neil Young and Keith Richards DO NOT belong in the 'BEST GUITARISTS' poll. Come on guys get real...

Yes, I agree. A best Guitarists Poll is no place for people who play chords. I mean I heard a Stones song once and they were playing chords all the way and listen to this, there was no 18bps guitar solo. I mean ho do people listen to that. Everyone knows only wankin-lead guitarists are any good.


By the way I was being sarcastic.

I agree with that, but only particulary.
At one side, they suck (Neil Young and Richards) but at the other side, people voted for them.
Try to make the right order on the list by postibg your votes :)

Okay, people...I cannot believe what I am hearing!

First, let me clear up what I personally believe makes a guitarist better than another. The guitarist has to have a number of things. Technique helps, but it's not the most important. Style isn't a big thing(it can even hurt guitarists sometimes). Speed is good, but unless they can pull it off smoothly, speed doesn't mean dick. Their image is actually quite important. It takes a bit of skill to play a guitar good, but it takes a LOT of MIND to be able to make people think you are attached to that guitar when you squeeze off a beautiful solo. I mean, look at Hendrix...you could SEE his entire BODY playing the guitar, not just his fingers. The most important thing, though, is sound. They have to have an effect that compliments the solo, a solo that matches the song, an actual FEELING in the sound, and a sound that's not cluttered in finger-tapping metal distortion.

Well, now that I have that aside, I would like to claim my votes. These votes are very important...SO PAY ATTENTION!

1. Yngwie Malmsteen (any arguments??? didn't think so)
2. Kirk Hammett...who could dislike this guy?
3. Slash...very, very beautiful stuff
4. Dimebag Darrell...has anybody in Guitartricks.com heard this guy?...he's incredible!
5. A tie with Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughn, and Jimi Hendrix

Okay, now I have to make comments on everybody (sorry, it's in my blood).

Lalimacelolla(or whatever) - I have got to hear some of your stuff. Everywhere I go on this website, I see you. I'm gonna have to check up on you. Where is some music of yours I can download? Then, maybe I'll vote for you.

Now, someone mentioned Axl Rose...CAN HE EVEN PLAY THE GUITAR?!!!! He's the SINGER for G'nR.

I agree that you all shouldn't vote for yourselves. I mean, I believe that I'm really good too...but there's a factor you are overlooking. If you are good enough to be on a "Best Guitarist" list...than you should have record deals out the butt, fans out the butt, and you should be in every guitar magazine. If you aren't...apparently SOMEBODY doesn't like SOMETHING about your playing.

I wish I could've saw that pic of "Mick Jagger/ Keith Richards." You all sound pretty sure of yourselves that it's one or the other.

WHY DIDN'T ANYONE MENTION YNGWIE MALMSTEEN IN HERE?! Is he not one of the greatests? He can play fast or slow from the bottom of the neck to the top without blurring ANY of the notes. Please, everyone comment...

well, my link is at the bottom of my post, go to my site...

I agree with you TimE.
I don't know where Axl come up from?
It was Mick, I'm sorry everyone :(
If you want that pic I can sand it to ya :)

About Yngwie.
Don't get angry, but I hate him, because he has nohing bat the speed, but on the other side I was the first who added him on the list because I know there are people who like that style, and he is one of the most famous now.

1)Slash
2)Slash
3)Slash
4)Slash
5)Axl rose (he plays guitar in the first part of dead horse and in madagascar-live- but I think someone unplugged his guitar cause you can't hear it)

I'll add ONE vote for slash, don't think Axl deserves to be on the list