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Penny Lane
10-01-2002, 06:47 PM
Who do you think is the greatest guitarist of the rock era?

I choose(in no particular order)
BB King
Eddie Van Halen
Eric Clapton
Carlos Santana
Joe Walsh
Chet Atkins
Jimmy Paige


I am not going to poll this one, just want your opinions:guitar: :guitar: :guitar:
TJL
10-01-2002, 07:20 PM
Hmm..

As far as technical wizardry, Eddie Van Halen is amazing, but for overall musicianship (if that's a word) I would have to go with Clapton.



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Jinny Girl
10-01-2002, 08:36 PM
Rhandy Rhoads would have been. he was like 23 and a huge rock Icon i mean... if he were still alive with 20 more years of guitaring under his belt hed be so great. makes me sad that he died before i had a chance to be alive while he was. I LOVE U RANDY!
JoPol_wannabe
10-02-2002, 11:48 AM
Ricky Skaggs
Stevie Ray Vaughan
B.B. King
Billy Mclaughlin
Doug Smith
Eric Clapton
sara
10-02-2002, 07:52 PM
Eric Clapton Angus Young Eddie Van Halen
ABlairican Pie
10-02-2002, 10:09 PM
Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath)
Angus Young (AC/DC)
Randy Rhoads (Ozzy Osbourne--even played with Quiet Riot)
Dave Murray/Adrian Smith/Janick Gers (Iron Maiden)
Steve Vai
Reb Beach (Winger--even played with Dokken)
George Lynch (Dokken, Lynch Mob)
Marty Friedman (Megadeth)
Alex Lifeson (Rush)
Eric Johnson
John Petrucci (Dream Theater)
Joe Satriani
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Warren DiMartini (Ratt)
Alex Skolnik (formerly of Testament)
Chris Oliva (late guitarist for Savatage)
Jeff Beck
Nuno Bettencourt (Extreme)

so many others..........:guitar: :guitar: :guitar:
Faith
10-03-2002, 10:00 PM
Carlos Santana
Jimi Hendrix
Eddie Val halen
Jimmy Paige
Eric Clapton
ABlairican Pie
10-03-2002, 10:18 PM
Jake E. Lee (Ozzy)
Zakk Wylde (Ozzy)
Dimebag Darryl (Pantera)
Jeff Scheets
Phil Keaggy
Yngwie Malmsteen
:guitar: :guitar:
GoldenGuy
10-05-2002, 08:55 PM
Lindsey Buckingham
Mijada
10-05-2002, 09:19 PM
Originally posted by GoldenGuy
Lindsey Buckingham
I agree, He is sooo underrated.
Brian
10-06-2002, 12:53 AM
I think Jimi Hendrix is among the greatest. He was the first guy to string a guitar so that a lefty can play it. That shows that being a southpaw results in being weird, which results in creativity.:D
Curtis3331
10-06-2002, 08:09 PM
Robert Johnson (King of the Delta Blues)
- He paved the way. Everyone was influenced by him. (Rolling Stones, Zepplin, Clapton, etc.) And boy did he use that slide guitar..........he certainly had amazing skills. He was awesome.

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Mossopp
10-09-2002, 01:39 PM
Slash from Guns N Roses is the king!
dlemond
10-09-2002, 01:56 PM
Jimi Hendrix
Stevie Ray Vaughn
UpstairsSteak
10-09-2002, 05:25 PM
Eric Clapton
Jimi Hendrix
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Jimmy Paige
Robert Cray
Steve Vai
BB King
Eric Johnson
Jeff Beck
Eddie Van Halen
David Gilmour
Penny Lane
10-09-2002, 07:04 PM
Originally posted by BJL
I think Jimi Hendrix is among the greatest. He was the first guy to string a guitar so that a lefty can play it. That shows that being a southpaw results in being weird, which results in creativity.:D

Paul McCartney is a southpaw. I would not classify him as weird! PLEASE!:lol:
ABlairican Pie
10-09-2002, 09:14 PM
Tony Iommi is also a southpaw.
Bootsy Whoosh
10-09-2002, 10:42 PM
Originally posted by Mossopp
Slash from Guns N Roses is the king!

Slash, by his own admittance, idolized and patternized himself after his hero, the great Joe Perry. ;)

Joe of course gets my vote, as does Brad Whitford.

Others include but are not limited to Eddie Van Halen, Hendrix, Clapton, and Santana.
MBFTfan
10-11-2002, 05:37 PM
Jimi Hendrix
Eddie Van Halen
Eric Clapton
BB King
Jimmy Page
Pete Townshend
Angus Young
Carlos Santana
Slash