Best guitar player Live or dead. I say John Pettruci

[Pycoba_rng]

Originally Posted by Onadan [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I agree that Petrucci has some AMAZING emotion/feeling in his playing (thought lately DT albums make me cringe). Love the Petrucci and Rudess live album.

NO mention of Marty Friedman????

was to you ^^^^

[teganyavo]

Originally Posted by Zadrian [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Aleksei Arkhipovsky

Sure he doesn't play guitar, exactly, but give him a guitar and I wonder what he can make!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JqeSU7lSLE

lol this guy balalaika'd my face off


alive, Dave Longstreth. dead, Nick Drake. Give me awesome/weird chord voicings over sweep arpeggios plz

[quellren]

Originally Posted by Tokum-6n0m3 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ddn4M...feature=relmfu

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsD6uEZsIsU



Even if you don't like his style of music, this guy can play, I love me some Andy Mckee......

First link is one that most people tend to be most impressed with, tho honestly Im burned out on it.

This guy blew my mind. Maybe I was just 'in the right mood' but Art of Motion is amazing.

Also: definitely not the best, but Kirk Hammett is seriously underrated IMO.

[Onadan]

Originally Posted by Pycoba_rng [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

was to you ^^^^

totally missed it ;P

[bizzum]

Since this thread seems to be open to just awesome guitar players and not who you think is best, Ill put in somebody I don't think has been mentioned.

Christopher Arp, especially because of his great use of odd time signatures and dissonance / odd keys and key changes. They wouldn't let him in Limp Biskit or however you spell that abonimation of a band because he was too good [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Look up "Imogen's Puzzle pt.2" (homage to this hilarious old game, I think) if you want to listen to something that doesn't do damage to the eardrums, but "Death, I" has a great intro some sweet transitions.

I also like Zappa as a guitarist and composer. Lots of other ones I think of are already mentioned.

[Tumdumm]

Originally Posted by Atern [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Stevie Ray Vaughan

/agree

lots of other greats listed in this thread though

[Malrubius]

David Gilmour of course.

[Badmartigan]

nils lofgren > all... come on guys.. gotta respect the powerhouse behind the MAIN MAN bruce springsteen!

[Rhodes]

Put me down for Chet Atkins.

[Abacab "The REAL truth"]

Originally Posted by Hasbinbad [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

What's funny is that you probably haven't even listened to these guys if all you can say about them is "technically talented." Each one of these men *is* in fact technically talented, but that technical ability is the LEAST of what makes them great guitar players. Ah well, ignorance is bliss my friend, ignorance is bliss.

Nah I listened to them all and the first thought in my head was...

"I CANT MOSH TO THIS SHIT!"

It was soft, non-awesome music that just blends in with the paint on the wall, essentially the nascar of the music world. But I'm a knuckle-dragging neanderthal and the only music I like is loud, abrasive, chugging that sounds like rocks being smashed over pterodactyl's