Greatest Guitarist of All Time?
 

Who's the greatest guitarist of all time?


**I voted for Jimmy Page, although I think Jimi Hendrix is just as good...

Phil Keaggyis one of the greatest right now. I don't know if he's of all time, but right now he takes all both acoustic or electronic.

HENDRIX OWNS!

:D

I love Hendrix.. so good :burger:

I think that Page and Hendrix tie... But I voted Hendrix because :

he played amazing guitar while singing... Page only played
he has crazier live stuff. Damn he can shred.

Good point...my vote goes for Hendrix for the same reason...

*listens to Voodoo Chile in surround sound setup*

OoooOooooOoooh yeah...

Jimi Hendrix, it's not even a contest.

Sorry, however Kirk Hammett from metallica takes this. Hes the guy that does alot of the solos and also alot of the picking parts in songs which are extremely hrd, and are played fast. Hendrix is great, don't get me wrong, but in my opinion hes jsut not as good.


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All of those guitarists are great, but Jimi takes the cake.

There is a HUGE contest. Jimmy Page is amazing... I mean amazing!!! That was really a hard decision for me to make.

Well... It wasn't really hard... Just had to think for a moment.

Chuck Berry, as if you didn't know. :rolleyes:

Hendrix. He is the only one who is so good that he acctually made me feel like playing

Hendrix... he could make any guitar sound good.... if he were still around today he could even make a squier strat sing!... his playing was great, not least because he could play some pretty soulful stuff.... playing fast and shredding (80's lycra rock!) just isn't cool IMO!.

Also Hendrix managed to sound good with an upside down right-handed strat that went out of tune through excessive use of the trem bar every 5 minutes... also becuase it was way before floyd roses were invented to prevent tuning problems, he was way out of tune in most live performances, but still managed to make it all work, and sound amazing too :)

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Um? No... Hendrix and Page all the way. I don't even see how you can compare Hammett with Hendrix and Page? I just don't.

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John Petrucci anyone?

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Purple Haze

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all around

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I voted Jimmy Page, but more for his performance on the BBC Sessions CD, which is mind numbingly superb. I think Hendrix gets too much attention and often gets votes just because thats what people think they should say.

Hendrix is amazing, but Jimmy Page was so good people thought he made a deal with the devil to get his talent.

The best right now? The lead guitarist from Slayer. I just started getting into them and the sheer speed and technical prowess of his work will make you're jaw drop. Artistically he's not that great, but for technical ability he is hands down the best.

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That there be a man by the name of Kerry King.

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Just download "Heartbreaker" from the "How the West Was Won" Cds.... Holy moly, Page truly outdoes himself there.

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I've listened really closely to a few LZ songs lately, and Page seemed to be the better guitarist and Hendrix more the guitar freak :p

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Other:

Eric Johnson.

Joe Satriani works too, as does Steve Vai.

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Jesus Christ, this is two years old!

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Is this an old thread?

Anyway, my vote is Stevie Ray Vaughan. Just imagine what he'd be doing if he still lived. Though, I do love Page, and if I didn't love blues so much and have a soft spot for the Texan guitarist, I'd nod to Page.

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I would like to nominate: Santana. :)

Also, I like Paul Simon but I don't rhink he's a real guitar player. :p

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The bow solo on "Dazed and Confused" is even better, IMO.