The Official Best Guitarist Thread (jimi hendrix, member, classic, talent)

[ZutonFever840]

Originally Posted by duckcatmouse

santana period.

Jimi Hendrix period.

[zerophyte]

okay, i know a lot of you havent heard of Malmsteen, but he does rank as the best, I dont rank Hendrix as the best soloist, nowhere near. Neither do i put clapton up there... I go for melody mainly, not speed, but malmsteen has both, hendrix has neither... it's incoherent and messy most of the time, although, i will admit - some of the stuff is excellent... Paige has perfect melodies. Van halen has the speed...
1. Yngwie Malmsteen
2. Jimmy Paige
3. Eddie Van Halen

[TheBig3]

Originally Posted by zerophyte

okay, i know a lot of you havent heard of Malmsteen, but he does rank as the best, I dont rank Hendrix as the best soloist, nowhere near. Neither do i put clapton up there... I go for melody mainly, not speed, but malmsteen has both, hendrix has neither... it's incoherent and messy most of the time, although, i will admit - some of the stuff is excellent... Paige has perfect melodies. Van halen has the speed...
1. Yngwie Malmsteen
2. Jimmy Paige
3. Eddie Van Halen

But didn't Malmsteen rip alot of his ****e from Vivaldi? or whoever that violinist from the norselands was?

[zerophyte]

Originally Posted by TheBig3KilledMyRainDog

But didn't Malmsteen rip alot of his ****e from Vivaldi? or whoever that violinist from the norselands was?

He grew up listening to all the composers... Malmsteen didnt rip him off tho... He even wrote his own Symphony for Electric Guitar... So it's classical, but amazing (i know that sounds detrimental to classical, sry) I dont know bout that violinist thing...