Most Underrated and Overlooked Guitarists

~~frazgoo~~ · 02-05-2007, 01:19 PM

johnny rzeznick!

InvokeTheDarkAge · 02-05-2007, 06:48 PM

Chuck Schuldiner (Death)
Trey Azagaorth (Morbid Angel)
James Hetfield (seriously that man can write riffs or used to... )
Roger Mcguin (The Byrds) used to like em and he was the first to really implement 12-string guitar proved to be very influential

Luthier · 02-06-2007, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by InvokeTheDarkAge

Chuck Schuldiner (Death)
Trey Azagaorth (Morbid Angel)
James Hetfield (seriously that man can write riffs or used to... )
Roger Mcguin (The Byrds) used to like em and he was the first to really implement 12-string guitar proved to be very influential

Clarence White was a better guitar player than Roger Mcguinn
Albert Lee is a great guitar player too

Moon Pix · 02-11-2007, 01:48 PM

Tony Thewlis. A total master of the noisey, stinging approach to guitar playing.

Mondo Bungle · 10-02-2011, 06:43 PM

I wish to vent my frustration about how underrated Thurston Moore is. That guy did some outrageous things on that axe.
Also, Jack White. Not a big White Stripes fan, but that guy shreds.

Ska Lagos Jew Sun Ra · 10-02-2011, 07:00 PM

John McLaughlin, albeit well appreciated, is far superior to Clapton, and most the people found in top 100 lists above him.

I think Agata from Melt Banana is extremely underrated. A guitarist who gets some of the most unique, and interesting sounds out of the guitar of anyone:

lucifer_sam · 10-02-2011, 07:53 PM

Elliott Smith.

Seriously, the guy was an acoustic shredder and nobody pays any attention to his technical abilities, maybe because he sings so quietly. But his songs can deceptively difficult to cover, even simple 4-chord progressions like Between the Bars. He was capable of incorporating intricate harmonies and weaving them into the melody so seamlessly that it makes you forget about the guitar, but he's had too many great moments on the guitar to regard him as just another asshole indie darling...

Elliott Smith - Tomorrow Tomorrow - YouTube

Elliott Smith: "Angeles" - YouTube
(Don't be fooled by the speed at which he fingerpicks, that's difficult.)

Engine · 10-02-2011, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Ska Lagos Jew Sun Ra

John McLaughlin, albeit well appreciated, is far superior to Clapton, and most the people found in top 100 lists above him.

I agree but countless Jazz and/or Fusion fans worship and copy his guitar work (even though hardly anybody likes that music anymore). Fuck top 100 lists. The guy rates fine.

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Originally Posted by lucifer_sam

Elliott Smith.

Seriously, the guy was an acoustic shredder and nobody pays any attention to his technical abilities, maybe because he sings so quietly. But his songs can deceptively difficult to cover, even simple 4-chord progressions like Between the Bars. He was capable of incorporating intricate harmonies and weaving them into the melody so seamlessly that it makes you forget about the guitar, but he's had too many great moments on the guitar to regard him as just another asshole indie darling...

(Don't be fooled by the speed at which he fingerpicks, that's difficult.)

That's a pretty good point. He was an asshole indie darling who turned into a Beatles wanna-be and succeeded at that because he had the technical skill to pull it off. I never really though much about his guitar skills but you're right. His fantastic suicide method is also pretty underrated.

Here's mine:
Jose Gonzales.
He can play Flamenco guitar exquisitely but instead of exploiting that market he uses his crazy talent to back up his melancholy Nick Drake-style mumblings.

TheNiceGuy · 10-03-2011, 01:48 AM

Steve Hackett.

Howard the Duck · 10-03-2011, 01:56 AM

7 pages and there's no mention of Kevin Shields (My Bloody Valentine)?

ok he may not be technical or skilled, but the sounds he created are God-like

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