2nd Best Guitar Player of All Time

Sp1nGoddess

It's definitely personal preference.. nobody's said Kirk Hammett.

CountryBoy65

Anyone who makes a topo ten guitar list and does not include David Gilmour has to be on crack.

Gilmour
Hendrix

all others.

iam_thatdude

You may not like his music, but Prince is the #1 guitar player in my book.

Love Prince on guitar...sadly he hardly ever plays it. Everyone talks about "Lets go Crazy" but I love his solo on "I could never take the place of your man"

iam_thatdude

I think we have confirmed that I am right and all of you are wrong, so let's start with out next less controversial topic.

ABORTION!

LuckyLeprechaun

i just think this category is way too broad for anyone to have the ability to call anyone ~wrong~ for their opinion.

I agree with Snow, comparing (for example) Van Halen guitar to BB King guitar isn't really a good comparison.

It's like asking what do you like better: perfectly cooked steak dinner or your favorite dessert? Different category, different answer.

My answers were Blues guitarists, but if you don't like Blues then you don't think much of BB, huh?

california_peach

I think we have confirmed that I am right and all of you are wrong, so let's start with out next less controversial topic.

ABORTION!

Wrong! Religion is much more controversial!

Brittany1979

Everybody forgets about or hardly remembers Mike Campbel's amazing skills..... lead guitarist for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, my friends.

hamncheese67

Definitely some of the classic guys like Hendrix, Page, Clapton, Beck. Also Vai is incredible as is Satriani. Have to mention Eddie Hazel since his work with Parliament/Funkadelic is just highly underrated.

For fans of jazz fusion, one dead guy whose work I find amazing is Shawn Lane.

iam_thatdude

Everybody forgets about or hardly remembers Mike Campbel's amazing skills..... lead guitarist for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, my friends.

underrated, but again a better songwriter than player

AtticusFinch

Brian May.

With ya sista - Brian May for me too, with possible reserve contenders: Gary Moore or Mark Knopfler

iam_thatdude

Brian May.

With ya sista - Brian May for me too, with possible reserve contenders: Gary Moore or Mark Knopfler

oh God how did I leave Gary Moore undiscussed. SO, SO underrated RIP Gary

w_i_n_d_y

Beck, Page, SRV, Steve Vai, Stanley Gordon, Al Dimeola, all are better EVH. Vai probably the best.
Bass players: Les Claypool, Getty Lee, Flea, Steve Harris, Cliff Burton

And don't bother arguing my list, I respect the opinion of REAL musicians, ones who've made a living doing this and even played with a few of rhe greats listed above.

Beastette

You may not like his music, but Prince is the #1 guitar player in my book.

Love Prince on guitar...sadly he hardly ever plays it. Everyone talks about "Lets go Crazy" but I love his solo on "I could never take the place of your man"

I did not mention him, because he is in fact my #1. In everything. He was my first husband. I married his poster when I was eight. It's legal in SC, pretty sure.

Beastette

Beck, Page, SRV, Steve Vai, Stanley Gordon, Al Dimeola, all are better EVH. Vai probably the best.
Bass players: Les Claypool, Getty Lee, Flea, Steve Harris, Cliff Burton

And don't bother arguing my list, I respect the opinion of REAL musicians, ones who've made a living doing this and even played with a few of rhe greats listed above.

I love Flea very very much. Especially in The Wild Thornberries.

iam_thatdude

Beck, Page, SRV, Steve Vai, Stanley Gordon, Al Dimeola, all are better EVH. Vai probably the best.
Bass players: Les Claypool, Getty Lee, Flea, Steve Harris, Cliff Burton

And don't bother arguing my list, I respect the opinion of REAL musicians, ones who've made a living doing this and even played with a few of rhe greats listed above.

I love Flea very very much. Especially in The Wild Thornberries.

Flea plays the bass

iam_thatdude

Beck, Page, SRV, Steve Vai, Stanley Gordon, Al Dimeola, all are better EVH. Vai probably the best.
Bass players: Les Claypool, Getty Lee, Flea, Steve Harris, Cliff Burton

And don't bother arguing my list, I respect the opinion of REAL musicians, ones who've made a living doing this and even played with a few of rhe greats listed above.

um ok, so I am a real musician and there is not way any of those guys are better than EVH, ESPECIALLY Vai, Gordon and Dimeola...all good players, but nto better. Good bye

On your bass list, you forgot Billy Sheehan, but the list is up there...also it is Geddy Lee...I respect guy who know how to spell the names of their heroes.

Beastette

Beck, Page, SRV, Steve Vai, Stanley Gordon, Al Dimeola, all are better EVH. Vai probably the best.
Bass players: Les Claypool, Getty Lee, Flea, Steve Harris, Cliff Burton

And don't bother arguing my list, I respect the opinion of REAL musicians, ones who've made a living doing this and even played with a few of rhe greats listed above.

I love Flea very very much. Especially in The Wild Thornberries.

Flea plays the bass

I know. Are you saying bassists don't count? Even the dude from Cake?

iam_thatdude

Beck, Page, SRV, Steve Vai, Stanley Gordon, Al Dimeola, all are better EVH. Vai probably the best.
Bass players: Les Claypool, Getty Lee, Flea, Steve Harris, Cliff Burton

And don't bother arguing my list, I respect the opinion of REAL musicians, ones who've made a living doing this and even played with a few of rhe greats listed above.

I love Flea very very much. Especially in The Wild Thornberries.

Flea plays the bass

I know. Are you saying bassists don't count? Even the dude from Cake?

Bassists would be a whole different thread, but really there is only like 6 dudes on the whole list.

Beastette

Beck, Page, SRV, Steve Vai, Stanley Gordon, Al Dimeola, all are better EVH. Vai probably the best.
Bass players: Les Claypool, Getty Lee, Flea, Steve Harris, Cliff Burton

And don't bother arguing my list, I respect the opinion of REAL musicians, ones who've made a living doing this and even played with a few of rhe greats listed above.

I love Flea very very much. Especially in The Wild Thornberries.

Flea plays the bass

I know. Are you saying bassists don't count? Even the dude from Cake?

Bassists would be a whole different thread, but really there is only like 6 dudes on the whole list.

LMAO! PAUL MCCARTNEY. So, there.

w_i_n_d_y

Beck, Page, SRV, Steve Vai, Stanley Gordon, Al Dimeola, all are better EVH. Vai probably the best.
Bass players: Les Claypool, Getty Lee, Flea, Steve Harris, Cliff Burton

And don't bother arguing my list, I respect the opinion of REAL musicians, ones who've made a living doing this and even played with a few of rhe greats listed above.

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um ok, so I am a real musician and there is not way any of those guys are better than EVH, ESPECIALLY Vai, Gordon and Dimeola...all good players, but nto better. Good bye

On your bass list, you forgot Billy Sheehan, but the list is up there...also it is Geddy Lee...I respect guy who know how to spell the names of their heroes.

My phone must have corrected it. And I agree with Billy from Maiden love that guy. As far as your arguement about being a real musician not one guitarist I know would put Eddie at #1, top 10 sure, not #1.

I know someone who played with EVH and Zakk Wylde, I value his opinion a bit more.