Poll Best G3 Guitarist (metal, classic, quote, bands, songs)

Guybrush · 12-15-2008, 09:08 AM

Gods dammit, cliffs of dover is just a good song .. it's not the grandest piece of guitar wank ever made. Not on any level, technical skill, feeling or pure sound aesthetics.

That was an opinion, but I like to think it's somewhat educated one. I do like Eric Johnson and I've also had Ah Via Musicom in my collection for a long time, but I find him a little boring. Cliffs of Dover is definetly the best song from that album, I think, but I'm not sure it fully deserves all this godly praise. :p

~~The Unfan~~ · 12-19-2008, 08:40 AM

Having a hard time choosing between Vai and Johnson. Both are stupidly good musicians.

jenkyfats · 01-15-2009, 09:54 PM

petrucci. just a personal favorite. an idol for me. i'd love to be able to play like him someday.

this poll is a little silly if you think about it. all of these guitar players are incredible and extremely versatile, though i haven't heard much johnson.

yngwie is a little overrated maybe, but he's still fun.

Kurt_Cobain · 01-19-2009, 12:18 PM

They all play well, but without sould. None of there stuff makes me tingle, I think they pretty much sound the same. When you listen to Beck or Clapton, you realise just how empty those listed guitarists really are

khfreek · 01-19-2009, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Kurt_Cobain

They all play well, but without sould. None of there stuff makes me tingle, I think they pretty much sound the same. When you listen to Beck or Clapton, you realise just how empty those listed guitarists really are

Tell me that piece has no soul, and I'll have to make the assumption that YOU have no soul.

dac · 01-19-2009, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by khfreek

Tell me that piece has no soul, and I'll have to make the assumption that YOU have no soul.

I have no soul.

But seriously... that bored me to f*cking death.

khfreek · 01-19-2009, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by dac

I have no soul.

But seriously... that bored me to f*cking death.

What do you think of Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton?

EDIT: And now that I think about it, what do you think of classical music?

dac · 01-19-2009, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by khfreek

What do you think of Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton?

I usually enjoy them a lot more than the G3 bunch.

khfreek · 01-19-2009, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Wayfarer

oh come on, people always use that song as an example of "shredding with soul". it's like the only song the Vai/Satriani/Malmsteen/whatever crew have ever come up with that has even the slightest bit of emotion.

...and it gets boring like halfway through.

I used that example BECAUSE it's so widely excepted as soulful, he and Satch have other good ones. But of course, there's plenty of their songs that aren't emotionally touching in the least, but then that isn't their purpose. That's like writing off any number of metal bands as poor because you get no emotional response from their music.

Guybrush · 01-19-2009, 03:56 PM

Bah, what's the point of arguing this? They're virtuosos, they're obviously good at what they do .. otherwise, they wouldn't be famous for being good.

If you don't like it, fine - most people don't. If you do like it, then that's also fine.

Many of these discussions seem to eventually burn down to "my taste in music is better than your taste in music" and unless it really entertains you, that's a stupid argument to have with someone on a forum.

View Poll Results: Who is your favourite G3 guitarist?
John Petrucci	5	12.50%
Joe Satriani	12	30.00%
Steve Vai	5	12.50%
Eric Johnson	2	5.00%
Paul Gilbert	11	27.50%
Yngwie Malmsteen	5	12.50%
Voters: 40. You may not vote on this poll

12-15-2008, 09:08 AM	#31 (permalink)
Guybrush Juicious Maximus III Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scabb Island Posts: 6,525	Gods dammit, cliffs of dover is just a good song .. it's not the grandest piece of guitar wank ever made. Not on any level, technical skill, feeling or pure sound aesthetics. That was an opinion, but I like to think it's somewhat educated one. I do like Eric Johnson and I've also had Ah Via Musicom in my collection for a long time, but I find him a little boring. Cliffs of Dover is definetly the best song from that album, I think, but I'm not sure it fully deserves all this godly praise. :p __________________ Something Completely Different

01-19-2009, 12:18 PM	#34 (permalink)
Kurt_Cobain Alan Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: In bed, with Cheryl Tweedy Posts: 275	They all play well, but without sould. None of there stuff makes me tingle, I think they pretty much sound the same. When you listen to Beck or Clapton, you realise just how empty those listed guitarists really are __________________ http://kungfucrazy.forum-motion.com/

01-19-2009, 03:56 PM	#40 (permalink)
Guybrush Juicious Maximus III Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scabb Island Posts: 6,525	Bah, what's the point of arguing this? They're virtuosos, they're obviously good at what they do .. otherwise, they wouldn't be famous for being good. If you don't like it, fine - most people don't. If you do like it, then that's also fine. Many of these discussions seem to eventually burn down to "my taste in music is better than your taste in music" and unless it really entertains you, that's a stupid argument to have with someone on a forum. __________________ Something Completely Different

12-19-2008, 08:40 AM	#32 (permalink)
~~The Unfan~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Methville Posts: 2,116	Having a hard time choosing between Vai and Johnson. Both are stupidly good musicians.

01-15-2009, 09:54 PM	#33 (permalink)
jenkyfats Groupie Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Goshen, IN Posts: 30	petrucci. just a personal favorite. an idol for me. i'd love to be able to play like him someday. this poll is a little silly if you think about it. all of these guitar players are incredible and extremely versatile, though i haven't heard much johnson. yngwie is a little overrated maybe, but he's still fun.