The Official Best Guitarist Thread (blues, favorite songs, hendrix, AC/DC)

mosesandtherubberducky · 11-13-2005, 03:26 PM

yay for jazz, i know this is off topic but i was watching conan and this guy was playing and i can't remember his name but he played a song called "black coffee" i think and he was really good. it was all fingerpicking

From Cosmic Left Feild... · 11-13-2005, 03:29 PM

im sure the guys in proach can't imporvise at all, but were gunna get back to what metal is or is not. Metal guys improvise very well.

mosesandtherubberducky · 11-13-2005, 03:32 PM

legato style though

From Cosmic Left Feild... · 11-13-2005, 03:43 PM

whats legato style? Jazz or metal? either of them can easily go stacato at the dop of a hat...

mosesandtherubberducky · 11-13-2005, 03:45 PM

both i guess, im not one for metal and i dont listen to jazz that much.

the white stripes are playing right now

boo boo · 11-13-2005, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by From Cosmic Left Feild...

im sure the guys in proach can't imporvise at all, but were gunna get back to what metal is or is not. Metal guys improvise very well.

It depends, some can, like Marty Friedman and Randy Rhoads, but others like Dave Mustaine and Zack Wylde cant improv at all.

Spikey · 11-14-2005, 06:16 AM

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Originally Posted by boo boo

If we are talking about the most skilled players ever, hell yeah...My list of the most skilled players, just a few i can name, it would take years to name them all.

John Mclaughlin
Shawn Lane
Yngwie Malmsteen
Allan Holdsworth
Steve Vai
Michael Hedges
Paco De Lucia
Lenny Breau
Ron Thal
Chet Atkins
Ritchie Blackmore
Phil Keaggy
Marty Friedman
Joe Pass
Buckethead
Andres Segovia
John Petrucci
Paul Gilbert
Ian Akkerman
Joe Satriani
Andy Latimer
Frank Zappa
Ry Cooder
Pat Matheny
Steve Howe
Rusty Cooley, his music still blows ass
Steve Morse
Django Reinhardt

That is one big list man! OHHHH WOW You have Joe Satriani he's my favourite!! The others are bloody good too! Wow You really thought this through..

Chronic · 11-14-2005, 06:26 AM

I will never understand why Joe Satriani is among people's favourite guitarists. Yes, he's got technically talented, but really...

Spikey · 11-14-2005, 06:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Chronic

I will never understand why Joe Satriani is among people's favourite guitarists. Yes, he's got technically talented, but really...

Quoi? Que? You're high aren't you?

boo boo · 11-16-2005, 05:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Spikey

That is one big list man! OHHHH WOW You have Joe Satriani he's my favourite!! The others are bloody good too! Wow You really thought this through..

Thanks, it only took me about a half hour.

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mosesandtherubberducky butt say x Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: so i read the question as "Where YOU live" which was kinda funny instead of "Where you live" Posts: 1,649	yay for jazz, i know this is off topic but i was watching conan and this guy was playing and i can't remember his name but he played a song called "black coffee" i think and he was really good. it was all fingerpicking __________________ Can I have a youtube video for a sig? There's a thing that says "Wrap [YOUTUBE] tags around selected text"

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mosesandtherubberducky butt say x Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: so i read the question as "Where YOU live" which was kinda funny instead of "Where you live" Posts: 1,649	legato style though __________________ Can I have a youtube video for a sig? There's a thing that says "Wrap [YOUTUBE] tags around selected text"

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mosesandtherubberducky butt say x Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: so i read the question as "Where YOU live" which was kinda funny instead of "Where you live" Posts: 1,649	both i guess, im not one for metal and i dont listen to jazz that much. the white stripes are playing right now __________________ Can I have a youtube video for a sig? There's a thing that says "Wrap [YOUTUBE] tags around selected text"

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Chronic Music Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 46	I will never understand why Joe Satriani is among people's favourite guitarists. Yes, he's got technically talented, but really...