Stupid Friday OT Poll

[sterlingcomics]

[Anfield Fox]

[Wally's Comics]

 

If you think that is bad you should see Roth before and after

 

Haaaddd Damn!

 

 

[Wally's Comics]

 

he played the guitar??

 

 

[Paratrooper]

Not sure my pick is the best, but sure is my favorite;

 

Stone Gossard from Pearl Jam

[deathlok]

per Rolling Stone Top 100 Greatest Guitarists

 

1 Jimi Hendrix

2 Duane Allman of the Allman Brothers Band

3 B.B. King

4 Eric Clapton

5 Robert Johnson

6 Chuck Berry

7 Stevie Ray Vaughan

8 Ry Cooder

9 Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin

10 Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones

11Kirk Hammett of Metallica

12 Kurt Cobain of Nirvana

13 Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead

14 Jeff Beck

15 Carlos Santana

16 Johnny Ramone of the Ramones

17 Jack White of the White Stripes

18 John Frusciante of the Red Hot Chili Peppers

19 Richard Thompson

20 James Burton

21 George Harrison

22 Mike Bloomfield

23 Warren Haynes

24 The Edge of U2

25 Freddy King

26 Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave

27 Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits

28 Stephen Stills

29 Ron Asheton of the Stooges

30 Buddy Guy

31 Dale

32 John Cipollina of Quicksilver Messenger Service

33 & 34 Lee Ranaldo, Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth

35 John Fahey

36 Steve Cropper of Booker T. and the MG's

37 Bo Diddley

38 Peter Green of Fleetwood Mac

39 Brian May of Queen

40 John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival

41 Clarence White of the Byrds

42 Robert Fripp of King Crimson

43 Eddie Hazel of Funkadelic

44 Scotty Moore

45 Frank Zappa

46 Les Paul

47 T-Bone Walker

48 Joe Perry of Aerosmith

49 John McLaughlin

50 Pete Townshend

51 Paul Kossoff of Free

52 Lou Reed

53 Mickey Baker

54 Jorma Kaukonen of Jefferson Airplane

55 Ritchie Blackmore of Deep Purple

56 Tom Verlaine of Television

57 Roy Buchanan

58 Dickey Betts

59 & 60 Jonny Greenwood, Ed O'Brien of Radiohead

61 Ike Turner

62 Zoot Horn Rollo of the Magic Band

63 Danny Gatton

64 Mick Ronson

65 Hubert Sumlin

66 Vernon Reid of Living Colour

67 Link Wray

68 Jerry Miller of Moby Grape

69 Steve Howe of Yes

70 Eddie Van Halen

71 Lightnin' Hopkins

72 Joni Mitchell

73 Trey Anastasio of Phish

74 Johnny Winter

75 Adam Jones of Tool

76 Ali Farka Toure

77 Henry Vestine of Canned Heat

78 Robbie Robertson of the Band

79 Cliff Gallup of the Blue Caps (1997)

80 Robert Quine of the Voidoids

81 Derek Trucks

82 David Gilmour of Pink Floyd

83 Neil Young

84 Eddie Cochran

85 Randy Rhoads

86 Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath

87 Joan Jett

88 Dave Davies of the Kinks

89 D. Boon of the Minutemen

90 Glen Buxton of Alice Cooper

91 Robby Krieger of the Doors

92 & 93 Fred "Sonic" Smith, Wayne Kramer of the MC5

94 Bert Jansch

95 Kevin Shields of My Bloody Valentine

96 Angus Young of AC/DC

97 Robert Randolph

98 Leigh Stephens of Blue Cheer

99 Greg Ginn of Black Flag

100 Kim Thayil of Soundgarden

[deathlok]

Best by Decade:

 

1950s

 

Chuck Berry

Bo Diddley

Mickey "Guitar" Baker

Scotty Moore

Lowman Pauling

Cliff Gallup

James Burton

Eddie Cochran

Link Wray

Carl Perkins

 

1960s

 

Jimi Hendrix

Eric Clapton

Jeff Beck

Frank Zappa

Keith Richards

Peter Green

Pete Townshend

Dave Davies

Steve Cropper

George Harrison

 

1970s

 

Jimmy Page

Richie Blackmore

David Glimour

Duane Allman

Brian May

Carlos Santana

Tony Iommi

Angus Young

Ry Cooder

Mick Ronson

 

1980s

 

Eddie Van Halen

Stevie Ray Vaughan

Joe Satriani

Steve Vai

Yngwie Malmsteen

Randy Rhoads

Eric Johnson

Paul Gilbert

Steve Morse

Jason Becker

 

1990s

 

John Petrucci

Kenny Wayne Sheperd

Tom Morello

Buckethead

Marty Friedman

Zakk Wylde

Vito Bratta

Dimebag Darrell

Mike McCready

Jerry Cantrell

[shadroch]

Thats some bizarre list.

Duane is rated second all-time,yet fourth in his decade?

Robert Johnson,who never played an electric guitar, ranked top 5?

and Jhonny Ramone listed as a top guitarists?Thats got to be an inside joke.

John knew four chords. He could play the *spoon* out of them,but to rank him above Warren Haynes,David Gilmour and the like?

[deathlok]

Thats some bizarre list.

Duane is rated second all-time,yet fourth in his decade?

Robert Johnson,who never played an electric guitar, ranked top 5?

and Jhonny Ramone listed as a top guitarists?Thats got to be an inside joke.

John knew four chords. He could play the *spoon* out of them,but to rank him above Warren Haynes,David Gilmour and the like?

 

the By Decade list isn't in any order, it just lists some of the best by decade.

[Monstro]

there are thousand of amazing guitar players out there. but there are three that stand above the rest.

and there really is no debate about it. not only for me but for every peir that they have. the order is

up for dibate however.

 

stevie ray vaughn

jimi hendrix

eric clapton

 

we don't know what jimi thinks but eric has said numerous times that stevie ray vaughn is the best he

has ever heard.

 

the thread can be closed

[mica]

I realize that the majority here are Rock fans, and I myself am a huge LZ fan, but if this subject of guitarist were expanded beyond rock for a few minutes I would think Chet Atkins and Les Paul would be higher up on the list.

 

Course I wouldn't argue against Hendrix, Eddie Van H. and Page getting the top spots.

 

I personally think Bo Diddley has been overrated throughout the years.

[deathlok]

Okay, Top 100 Greatest Guitarists (All genres) by www.digitaldreamdoor.com

 

1. Andres Segovia

2. Django Reinhardt

3. Jimi Hendrix

4. Chet Atkins

5. Wes Montgomery

6. T-Bone Walker

7. Charlie Christian

8. B.B. King

9. Robert Johnson

10. Joe Pass

11. John Williams

12. Julian Bream

13. John McLaughlin

14. Merle Travis

15. Phil Keaggy

16. Sabicas

17. Jeff Beck

18. Pat Metheny

19. Lenny Breau

20. Micheal Hedges

21. Paco De Lucia

22. Les Paul

23. Sol Hoopii

24. Ry Cooder

25. Eric Clapton

26. Leo Kottke

27. George Van Eps

28. John Fahey

29. Jimmy Page

30. King Bennie Nawahi

31. Danny Gatton

32. Jim Hall

33. Christopher Parkening

34. Al DiMeola

35. Buddy Emmons

36. Eddie Van Halen

37. Speedy West

38. Allan Holdsworth

39. Chuck Berry

40. Eddie Lang

41. Lonnie Johnson

42. Joe Maphis

43. Derek Bailey

44. Adrian Legg

45. Albert King

46. Carlos Montoya

47. Buddy Guy

48. Duane Allman

49. Narciso Yepes

50. Stevie Ray Vaughan

51. Bill Frisell

52. Davy Graham

53. Elmore James

54. Doc Watson

55. Stanley Jordan

56. John Scofeild

57. Larry Coryell

58. Robert Fripp

59. George Benson

60. Albert Lee

61. Steve Vai

62. Steve Morse

63. Jerry Byrd

64. Bola Sete

65. Tommy Emmanuel

66. Steve Cropper

67. Laurindo Almeida

68. Ramon Montoya

69. Tal Farlow

70. Eric Johnson

71. Koo Nimo

72. Raymond Kane

73. Yngwie Malmsteen

74. John Renbourn

75. Freddie Green

76. Bert Jansch

77. Baden Powell

78. John Abercrombie

79. Randy Rhoads

80. Sandy Bull

81. David Gilmour

82. Noel Boggs

83. Gabby Pahinui

84. Ledward Kaapana

85. Manuel Barrueco

86. Shawn Lane

87. Blind Willie Johnson

88. Sonny Sharrok

89. Freddie King

90. Fred Frith

91. Maybelle Carter

92. Muddy Waters

93. Sonny Greenwich

94. Larry Carlton

95. David Russell

96. Joe Satriani

97. Tony Rice

98. Charley Patton

99. Paco Pena

100. Kenny Burrell

[Wally's Comics]

I personally think Bo Diddley has been overrated throughout the years.

 

hearing that reminds me I need to watch this flick again

(it's that time of year for my yearly viewing)

 

Bo (the pawn king): Burnt my fingers, man.

Winthorpe: I beg your pardon?

Bo: Man, that watch is so hot, its smokin'.

Winthorpe: Hot? Do you mean to imply stolen?

Bo: I'll give you 50 bucks for it.

Winthorpe: Fifty bucks? No, no, no. This is a Rouchefoucauld. The thinnest water-resistant watch in the world. Singularly unique, sculptured in design, hand-crafted in Switzerland, and water resistant to three atmospheres. This is *the* sports watch of the '80s. Six thousand, nine hundred and fifty five dollars retail!

Pawnbroker: You got a receipt?

Winthorpe: Look, it tells time simultaneously in Monte Carlo, Beverly Hills, London, Paris, Rome, and Gstaad.

Bo: In Philadelphia, it's worth "50" bucks.

 

 

[langur88]

Okay, Top 100 Greatest Guitarists (All genres) by www.digitaldreamdoor.com

 

1. Andres Segovia

2. Django Reinhardt

3. Jimi Hendrix

4. Chet Atkins

5. Wes Montgomery

6. T-Bone Walker

7. Charlie Christian

8. B.B. King

9. Robert Johnson

10. Joe Pass

11. John Williams

12. Julian Bream

13. John McLaughlin

14. Merle Travis

15. Phil Keaggy

16. Sabicas

17. Jeff Beck

18. Pat Metheny

19. Lenny Breau

20. Micheal Hedges

21. Paco De Lucia

22. Les Paul

23. Sol Hoopii

24. Ry Cooder

25. Eric Clapton

26. Leo Kottke

27. George Van Eps

28. John Fahey

29. Jimmy Page

30. King Bennie Nawahi

31. Danny Gatton

32. Jim Hall

33. Christopher Parkening

34. Al DiMeola

35. Buddy Emmons

36. Eddie Van Halen

37. Speedy West

38. Allan Holdsworth

39. Chuck Berry

40. Eddie Lang

41. Lonnie Johnson

42. Joe Maphis

43. Derek Bailey

44. Adrian Legg

45. Albert King

46. Carlos Montoya

47. Buddy Guy

48. Duane Allman

49. Narciso Yepes

50. Stevie Ray Vaughan

51. Bill Frisell

52. Davy Graham

53. Elmore James

54. Doc Watson

55. Stanley Jordan

56. John Scofeild

57. Larry Coryell

58. Robert Fripp

59. George Benson

60. Albert Lee

61. Steve Vai

62. Steve Morse

63. Jerry Byrd

64. Bola Sete

65. Tommy Emmanuel

66. Steve Cropper

67. Laurindo Almeida

68. Ramon Montoya

69. Tal Farlow

70. Eric Johnson

71. Koo Nimo

72. Raymond Kane

73. Yngwie Malmsteen

74. John Renbourn

75. Freddie Green

76. Bert Jansch

77. Baden Powell

78. John Abercrombie

79. Randy Rhoads

80. Sandy Bull

81. David Gilmour

82. Noel Boggs

83. Gabby Pahinui

84. Ledward Kaapana

85. Manuel Barrueco

86. Shawn Lane

87. Blind Willie Johnson

88. Sonny Sharrok

89. Freddie King

90. Fred Frith

91. Maybelle Carter

92. Muddy Waters

93. Sonny Greenwich

94. Larry Carlton

95. David Russell

96. Joe Satriani

97. Tony Rice

98. Charley Patton

99. Paco Pena

100. Kenny Burrell

 

Now wer'e getting serious. Thanks for posting this.

[Mad Dog]

Mr Slowhand is the best imo... nothing beats Claptons take on Laila or Cocaine

[topofthetotem]

SRV

Niccolò Paganini

[Wrightson fan]

Okay, Top 100 Greatest Guitarists (All genres) by www.digitaldreamdoor.com

 

1. Andres Segovia

2. Django Reinhardt

3. Jimi Hendrix

4. Chet Atkins

5. Wes Montgomery

6. T-Bone Walker

7. Charlie Christian

8. B.B. King

9. Robert Johnson

10. Joe Pass

11. John Williams

12. Julian Bream

13. John McLaughlin

14. Merle Travis

15. Phil Keaggy

16. Sabicas

17. Jeff Beck

18. Pat Metheny

19. Lenny Breau

20. Micheal Hedges

21. Paco De Lucia

22. Les Paul

23. Sol Hoopii

24. Ry Cooder

25. Eric Clapton

26. Leo Kottke

27. George Van Eps

28. John Fahey

29. Jimmy Page

30. King Bennie Nawahi

31. Danny Gatton

32. Jim Hall

33. Christopher Parkening

34. Al DiMeola

35. Buddy Emmons

36. Eddie Van Halen

37. Speedy West

38. Allan Holdsworth

39. Chuck Berry

40. Eddie Lang

41. Lonnie Johnson

42. Joe Maphis

43. Derek Bailey

44. Adrian Legg

45. Albert King

46. Carlos Montoya

47. Buddy Guy

48. Duane Allman

49. Narciso Yepes

50. Stevie Ray Vaughan

51. Bill Frisell

52. Davy Graham

53. Elmore James

54. Doc Watson

55. Stanley Jordan

56. John Scofeild

57. Larry Coryell

58. Robert Fripp

59. George Benson

60. Albert Lee

61. Steve Vai

62. Steve Morse

63. Jerry Byrd

64. Bola Sete

65. Tommy Emmanuel

66. Steve Cropper

67. Laurindo Almeida

68. Ramon Montoya

69. Tal Farlow

70. Eric Johnson

71. Koo Nimo

72. Raymond Kane

73. Yngwie Malmsteen

74. John Renbourn

75. Freddie Green

76. Bert Jansch

77. Baden Powell

78. John Abercrombie

79. Randy Rhoads

80. Sandy Bull

81. David Gilmour

82. Noel Boggs

83. Gabby Pahinui

84. Ledward Kaapana

85. Manuel Barrueco

86. Shawn Lane

87. Blind Willie Johnson

88. Sonny Sharrok

89. Freddie King

90. Fred Frith

91. Maybelle Carter

92. Muddy Waters

93. Sonny Greenwich

94. Larry Carlton

95. David Russell

96. Joe Satriani

97. Tony Rice

98. Charley Patton

99. Paco Pena

100. Kenny Burrell

 

 

#54 On this list is the great Doc Watson. He was born/raised/lives in the same small area where I was raised in the mountains of North Carolina. The town of Wilkesboro has a yearly festival called Merlefest, named in honor of Doc's son Merle who was killed in a farming accident. Performers from all over the world come to my small hometown for this festival and it draws thousands. I have had the privelege to go several times and you will not see a more intimate festival atmosphere anywhere. Doc is getting really old and doesn't perform very often, plus his blindness limits how much he wants to travel, but he is a true American treasure. Also he invented the style of playing called "flatpicking"

 

Scott

[drice6900]

Jimmy Page is my fav

[jools&jim]

The greatest guitar player in my life was a dude named Kenny Vidmar, who played in the band "Apogee" at my high school wayyyyy the hell back in 1980 or so. He was about 3 years older than I was, and was the first guitar player I ever saw in a live band, rocking the hell out of a cheapie red Japanese double-cut LP copy (Ibanez maybe). Apogee played one of our freshmen mixer dances in the gym that year, and tore through a whole lotta ROCK, including AC/DC's "Highway to Hell" and "Problem Child", Led Zep's "Hot Dog", "Brown Sugar" and a few other Stones chestnuts, a bunch of Grand Funk tunes, some Foreigner, "Rock and Roll All Night" (of course!), and even a little early new wave if I remember correctly.

 

My buddies and I started our first band within a few weeks of seeing those guys; It was a great time to "discover" rock and roll, and I'll never forget it.

 

That was 26 years ago, and I've been playing guitar (badly) in rock and roll bands ever since...

[Wrightson fan]

My buddy and everyones fellow board member Guy (thedongerneedfood) is the guitarist for this band. Here is the link....check his band out.

 

 

Scott

 

http://www.sledgeback.com/