Poll: Best guitar player of all time?

[Mark]

Hit the poll button on the right>>>>>




It may take some time for the poll to show up, as I am inserting the guitar players. By this, I mean electric BTW.

 

[datalink7]

Don't see your poll (might still be loading), but I would have to choose between these four:

Eric Clapton
Jimmi Hendrix
Carlos Santana
Jimmi Page

(Hope I spelled all those right)

 

[hpkeeper]

don't forget:

randy rhodes
Eric Johnson
Joe Satriani

 

[Lily27]

i'm gonna have to go with Steve Vai.

 

[casimec]

I have seen this topic before.
Here it is. Best Guitar Player

 

[oldandquitemad]

buddy guy blows ALL of them away.

You have no idea who I am talking about, do you?

 

[zbalat]

Slash and Kirk Hammett tied for the lead with Prince a close second.

 

[toph99]

Kirk Hammett and Randy Rhodes both get my vote

 

[DefRef]

NEITHER of your choices! (Esp. Page.)

The BEST is a hard to quantify term, very subjective and imprecise. It'd be better to ask who's been the most influential. In that sense, in semi-chronological order, it may be:

Robert Johnson
Django Reinhardt
Chuck Berry
Bo Diddly
George Harrison
Keith Richards
Pete Townsend
Eric Clapton
Jeff Beck
Jimmy Page
Jimi Hendrix
Carlos Santana
Jerry Garcia
John McLaughlin
Ry Cooder
Brian May
Eddie Van Halen
Andy Summers
The Edge
Randy Rhodes
Joe Satriani
Steve Vai
Kirk Hammett
Stanley Jordan
Wes Borland

I could go on and on, but you can see that there no way you can compare apples to tireirons, so don't bother. A lot of great music has been made by a lot of great musicians. Why turn it into a winner-take-all battle royale?

 

[amb#cog]

Wes Borland, Slash, Prince???

In the same class with Jimi Hendrix, Clapton, SRV, etc.???

WTF??? :|

That is insulting!

*amb#cog slaps all your faces with a glove*

 

[Ornery]

You forgot some: Chet Atkins and BB King to name two!

 

[Dean]

Everyone forgets to add Jeff Healey to the best lists

 

[Talon]

oldandquitemad

Buddy Guy? Are you kidding? Of course I do.

DefRef,

Some great selections.

Les Paul deserves a mention.

 

[Pyxis]

The best guitar players of all time are Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton.

 

[glenn1]

'favorite' might be a better question to ask than 'best'. I love Stevie Ray Vaughn myself, but i don't know if i can call him the best of all time...

 

[MISTER 2 U]

also
John butcher
Sammy Hager ( i saw him w/ VH and he blew Eddie away

 

[MISTER 2 U]

I KNOW I KNOW I KNOW
The kid who plays in the movie karate Kid.
I saw him in this movie call Crossroads
HE ROCKED

 

[hpkeeper]

BUMP!!!!

 

[hpkeeper]

BTW: if you don't know who Eric Johnson is download "Cliffs of Dover" and if you don't know Joe Satriani Download "Summer song"

 

[shiner]

Kirk Hammett? You have to be kidding me!!! He isn't fit to hold ANY of those other guy's jocks.

How come no Ace Frehley or Dick Dale?

 

[DaLeroy]

What??? No Angus Young?? :frown:

 

[ZeroCool420]

I vote Van Halen and his two hand tapping guitar technique!

 

[lotust]

Tim reyonlds. Guest of the dave mathews band. man this guy is awsome

 

[Pacfanweb]

Most influential in rock would have to be a toss-up between Eddie Van Halen and Hendrix.
Clapton it right up there too.

If you take all the newer players on that poll and ask them, they will all mention Van Halen and Hendrix.
Remember, all the faster, more pyrotechnic-type modern playing started with Edward, and in retrospect, also can be traced to Hendrix.

 

[Triumph]

Listen: Kirk Hammett does NOT belong ANYWHERE near the top of Any list. He is in a good band (or what was once a good band). That is ALL. that is his only claim to fame. I could argue more about this, but I don't feel like typing. If anyone wants to pose reasons why he is good at all, I'll gladly refute them.