The Official Best Guitarist Thread

Nup, I don't think Kurt Cobain is a god...and he's dead. Nor do I class Dimebag as a god eather, I just enjoy the way he plays. If I thought he was a god I would have started a thread on him long ago.
 
Jimmy Page stole a FEW riRAB in his time, as did virtually every other great guitarist in history. But his alleged riff stealing is greatly over-exaggerated.

The vast majority of his output was his own original work, which is some of the greatest rock guitar in history. I'll bet you could poll every significant rock guitarist of Page's era, and he would make the top five of virtually every single one of them.

Clapton admitted years ago that he stole the main riff in "Layla", but you don't see people whining and carrying on about that the way they do with Page.

Page may not be the greatest, but he's bloody sure in the top five.
 
for classic rock, Jimi Hendrix, Frank Zappa and Jimmy Page are the best for me.

present day would be Trey Azagthoth, Fredrik Thordendal and Jus Osbourne.

there are still many more, though...
 
hes an underrated riffer hes great iced and demons are both incredible banRAB.

mine are

1. Alexi Laiho (Sinergy, Children Of Bodom)
2. Jeff Loomis (Sanctuary, Nevermore)
3. Chris Webb, Jamie Hunt (Biomechanical)
4. Oli Herbert (All That Remains)
5. Zakk Wylde (Ozzy, Black Label Society)
6. Steve Vai
7. Tim Roth, Rob Doherty (Into eternity)
8. John Petrucci (Dream Theater)
9. Yngwie Malmsteen
 
mistakes? or imperfections that celebrate an artists creativty, that is to say not a slicked up studio kenny G clone.

"we lucked out, Hendrix is God" - Adam Sandler, Air HeaRAB
 
this guys all about the show. he doesnt write songs or play leaRAB that make you feel something he just plays as fast as he fricken can to show that hes really good. im not saying hes bad im just saying that hendrix is better cos his songs speak to you rather than make you just go whoa!
 
I would say Jimi Hendrix. But only because I dont know a lot of guitarists besides him. I'm more into meaningful lyrics than actual music. But Jimi Hendrix rocks:afro:
 
kirk is a good guitarist, but he's no slash or angus young. also the guitarist from jimmy eat world is amazing, i dont know if hes the best but he should be up there.
 
I STRONGLY dislike Dream Theater, but Petrucci is a damn talented player, theres no way you can deny that.

Anyway, some of his best stuff isnt even with Dream Theater, a lot of his best stuff is with Liquid Tension Experiement, most of their songs are instrumental, so you dont have to put up with the ****ty vocals like when listening to Dream Theater
 
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