Best Guitarist

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pretty much what the title says. I'd have to say joe satriani/steve vai

 

Tough question - I'd have to go for Jason Becker as my all time favourite, but there are others (esp Vai) who I love almost as much

wait - shouldn't that be "whom I love"?

 

Dick Dale.

 

Jaco Pastorius

 

Probably some unknown dude who can finger pick some spanish/jazzy/fusion thing out of a worn out old acoustic with nylon strings. I've always found that absolutely amazing. I have enough trouble as it is shredding on a Jackson.

Best guitar player is Alexi Laiho. I enjoy all of his solos, and that's the difference between him and someone like Satch or Vai. John Petrucci is second.

 

Jaco is technically a bass player. But since the bass IS a guitar, I'll let it slide.

 

Guitarists:

• Timo Tolkki
• Alexi Laiho
• Michael Amott
• Christopher Amott
• Roope Latvala

Bassists:

• Marco Hietala
• Sharlee D'Angelo
• Jari Kainulainen

EDIT: How about 'best singer', 'best drummer' and 'best keyboardist' threads too?

 

Al Di Meola
Lenny Breau
Pat Metheny
Joe Satriani
John McLaughlin
Stevie Ray Vaughn
David Gilmour
Jeff Beck

Slightly off-topic, but in response to Xei Win Toh: best drummer would be one of any number of jazz drummers. But the best rock drummer is Neil Peart of Rush. Period.

 

My god! have you all forgotten teh king of all guitars? Wheres Jimi Hendrix?

 

If we speak about technique, then Ritchie Blackmore, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Yngwie Malmsteen and Eddie Van Halen. If we speak about feeling, Rory Gallagher (R.I.P.) and Gary Moore rule.

Of course Hendrix is beyond any comparison.

 

Oh, also, if u have a favorite type ie finger picking, heavy picking, with a lot of articulations(hammer on's/pull offs)

 

Most people have put down their favourite which isn’t the question right?

The best – (living guitarist)

Paul Gilbert

 

Stephan Forte slays.

www.adagio-online.com ---> 'mp3' ---> "Prophecies of Loki"

 

Sarevok- the "best" guitarist is hard to define, since music is a very subjective thing. You can talk about technique, in which case maybe someone like Rusty Cooley or Ron Thal/Bumblefoot is the "best" (though its still hard/impossible to judge). Trying to talk about the best in any other way is pretty meaning IMO

"Best" drummer - Atma Anur/Mike Portnoy
"Best" bass player - Billy Sheehan/John Myung

Can you guess what my 3 choices for best keyboard player would be?

 

@ metal leper
One of them would be Jordan Rudess?

I'd throw in Janne Warman - heez good!

 

I would still go for Hendrix, because he popularized so many new techniques, and helped "make" heavy metal.

 

John Tesh? Or maybe Liberace?

 

My favorite guitarist is without a doubt Popa Chubby, closely followed by B.B. King, Jimi Hendrix, Brian May, and Carlos Santana. I'm actually a bit surprised that those last two weren't mentioned here yet.

 

My favourite guitarist would without a doubt be Randy Rhoads. No one else can shred with that much feeling.

 

Favourite guitarist is hard because I like so many, but I do know one guy (apart from me ) who is awsome at spanishy, acoustic guitar solo things...

Kyle Gass. Someone must know of him?

Hendrix is hard to beat IMO, when it comes to electric guitar though.