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View Poll Results: Best Guitarist
Jimi Hendrix 24 64.86%
Jimmy Page 13 35.14%
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Old 10-23-2006, 09:59 PM   #231 (permalink)
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I have a number of guitar influences, but no one single person can really claim the title of greatest guitarists.

heres my list:

clapton - blues
instramental guitar - vai or satch
shred - Michael Angelo Battio (fastest shredder in the world i think)
Rock - Saul Hudson (Slash)
Michael Angelo also knows how to make slower stuff sound good.
Listen to any of his albums straight through, you'll know what I mean.
Therefore I pick him.
Page and Hendrix are way overrated.
Vai, Satriani, Batio, Malmsteen, and Petrucci are very talented too.
There's not a single best.
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Old 10-23-2006, 10:11 PM   #232 (permalink)
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I don't think I have ever heard Batio done anything remotely tasteful, and I have heard a lot of his work, Cooley too.

And I dunno, I still value Hendrix and Page the most, they are skilled (though not extremely) but they also have a little something, attitude, flavor, etc.
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I only listen to Santana when I feel like being annoyed.
I only listen to you talk when I want to hear Emo performed acapella.
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Old 10-23-2006, 10:39 PM   #233 (permalink)
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I don't think I have ever heard Batio done anything remotely tasteful, and I have heard a lot of his work, Cooley too.

And I dunno, I still value Hendrix and Page the most, they are skilled (though not extremely) but they also have a little something, attitude, flavor, etc.
If this is based on skill then batio wins over both hendrix and page.
I disagree with his work being untasteful.
Have you heard his instrumental version of Dream On?
Or his Zeppelin compilation?

If its not him, then its definitely not hendrix or page.
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Old 10-25-2006, 02:13 AM   #234 (permalink)
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I'll try to be as nice as I can, but I don't even see what makes Keith Urban country let alone a great guitarist, but then again I haven't heard much from him, so I'll keep an open mind, any recomendations?
First off I hope I'm using this quote thing right.
On your comment about what makes Keith Urban country, besides the fact that he's won numerous country awards, is regulary played on country radio, and all of his videos are played on GAC and CMT I really can't explain.
Now what I meant by him being one of the greatest guitarists is that in country music I think he is one of the best. I think he's pretty good for not being even 40 years old. Personally I don't believe there is one great guitarist, because there are too many, and there are too many genres to choose just one person. Take a listen to Better Life by Keith Urban and listen to his guitar solo towards the end of the song.
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Old 10-25-2006, 10:59 AM   #235 (permalink)
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there are so many good guitarrist

i can think of

dave mustaine
marty friedman
slash from gnr
pantera, especially dimebag darrel
eagles
eric clapton
jimi hendrix
jimmy page


there is no 1 good gutarrist but many are pretty good
i mean there is death/heavy metal that my friend lkes and the instrumentals are good but its not my type- the voices are a pain to listen to
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Old 10-25-2006, 04:45 PM   #236 (permalink)
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it all depends on what were looking at like greatest overall:? or in terms of technicallity or musicallity ,creativity etc.
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Old 10-25-2006, 11:39 PM   #237 (permalink)
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If this is based on skill then batio wins over both hendrix and page.
I disagree with his work being untasteful.
Have you heard his instrumental version of Dream On?
Or his Zeppelin compilation?

If its not him, then its definitely not hendrix or page.
This is more than skill, this is greatness, skill plays a very minor role in that, if any role at all.

But even in terms of skill Batio isn't that great, because everything he plays is fundementally the same in structure, sure you may say all his solos sound different (though I will never understand how) but being a shredder, that's all he does, oh yeah he can play a novelty blues song, thats not a dead ringer for versatility.

To me there are too many more important things than speed, theres also timing, improvising skills, tonality and versatility that should be taken into consideration, which many musicians dwell in much much better in than Batio... Steve Hackett for example, he can be a technical sumbitch when he wants to be, but he chooses to play tastefully rather than wanking at every oppurtunity just because he can, who cares?... Millions can do what Batio does, maybe not as fast, but in terms of style, he's just one of way too many Yngwie clones.... I simply find his music to be very uncreative and unpleasant, a bachelors degree in theory is no excuse.

Page and Hendrix may not be super skilled, but they are two of the most significant guitar players in rock music, as opposed to Batio, who isn't even important enough to be a footnote in R&R history, what's his claim to fame?... Being in Nitro?... Honestly, I think the only noteworthy and useful thing he has ever done was being Tom Morrelo's mentor.

Don't use the "you haven't heard any Batio" rebuke either, because no matter how many times I say "Yes I have" it dosen't change the fact that it's the only form of argument you people know.
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Old 10-27-2006, 11:41 PM   #238 (permalink)
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Good point.
I guess he's probably not the greatest.
But I can't say who is. And Page and Hendrix were only footnotes because they came along at the right time and started playing interesting stuff.
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No, their influence is gigantic, hence they're big names in the industry, and they have been for over 4 decades... Like em or not, that makes them more than footnotes.
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Old 10-29-2006, 11:50 AM   #240 (permalink)
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I love them.
I'm just saying the really good guitarist, the BEST guitarists aren't in the spotlight. I dunno why.
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