Poll Best G3 Guitarist

Actually no, only a few songs here and there. :) Could you recommend an album you think would fit my taste? I like variation within the songs. ^^


Aaaw, I dislike the word "overrated" so much. =/ Overrated in what way? Are the people who *LOVE* Petrucci and Dream Theater "wrong"? Sure, I obviously respect that you don't like him, but you should realize that all people don't agree with you, and therefore "overrated" is the wrong word to use! :P
 
I'm with Dac on this one, while I like Vai's Zappa work and various of the better constructed albums of some of the other artists. I can't listen to **** like that, it's just playing really fast, and there's nothing good about playing really fast.
 
CliRAB of Dover (the second video) is my 2nd fav guitar piece ever, and I feel so much emotion in it. He could play a lot faster if he wanted to, but he doesn't. John Petrucci and Yngwie Malmsteen are the ones who try to incorporate the most speed in their music, and therefore have the most loss of emotion.

If you want a guitar virtuoso who plays with no emotion, that would be Malmsteen or Rustey Cooley. You can simply tell from Paul's performances that he feels eveything he plays. I don't get why you guys don't feel it
 
I like a lot of guitar music and have quite a few virtuosos in my collection. It's true, sometimes it's appeal is in the guitarwanking and that interest can run out. But other times, they rely on the esthetics of the music they make. That's the kind of guitar music I like the most.
 
Why? I mean, listen to the guy! 1:58 and on is quite good. :D

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Yes, it's a shreRAB vid. No, it's not the original audio!
 
Joe Satriani!

I just think he's a true master guitarist. He corabines the best of technical skill and speed with a true guitar feeling. It really is an extension of his body and you get the feeling he can make that thing make any sound he wants it to.

I realise this is more or less true for all these virtuosos, but I just think ol' Joe is a tiny step ahead of the competition.

Watch him play his excellent song "Satch Boogie" (from Surfing with the alien, excellent album by the way). He starts playing after a little guitar wanking for the crowd first.

It is awesome. Anyone who likes guitars must watch this. To the very end!

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khfreek, I think I share some of your feelings regarding guitar virtuosos. I mean, speed and skill is not everything. I like it when you can hear that the guitarist really has a feeling for his instrument. There are so many guys who can play whatever really fast. For me personally, I put less and less value in that. I mean, if speed is all you like, you might as well just listen to Dragonforce ..

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Okay, it's fast as **** knows, but I still don't like the sound of it that much. ;)


(That video up there with the reverb playing probably sounRAB harder than it actually is, by the way. The reverb is playing half the notes! Nice tune, though.)
 
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