Greatest Rock Guitarist

[drewzMMM]

Originally Posted by jgoens

Yeah, buckethead is pretty unique--doubt anybody here knows about him. I have seen one of his shows and it does blow you away...but there aren't real songs per se.

Buckethead is a shredder and that's about it. Forgettable. There are tons of bedroom guitarists with as much talent as him. Saw him with GN'R and he did very well at turning Slash's amazing original solos into crap.

Saying he is better than. anyone on the list before his mention is just ignorant. And, kinda stupid.

Lots of great answers here, but Jimi is the man. Ask all these guitarists on this list that question, and they will likely answer the same way. Clapton saw Jimi play live and praised him as the best. Eddie VH and Satriani will say the same...

[BayMoWe335]

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Originally Posted by drewzMMM

Buckethead is a shredder and that's about it. Forgettable. There are tons of bedroom guitarists with as much talent as him. Saw him with GN'R and he did very well at turning Slash's amazing original solos into crap.

Saying he is better than. anyone on the list before his mention is just ignorant. And, kinda stupid.

Lots of great answers here, but Jimi is the man. Ask all these guitarists on this list that question, and they will likely answer the same way. Clapton saw Jimi play live and praised him as the best. Eddie VH and Satriani will say the same...

Buckethead is not just a shredder or "bedroom guitarist" lol. You lost all credibility because you clearly aren't familiar with his work, other than your beloved GNR, which he played effortlessly and better than Slash, IMO. I get it, people have an emotional connection with GNR so they don't think straight, but Slash isn't 10% the guitarist as Buckethead.

Dave Mustaine even said Buckethead is twice the guitarist of both himself and Slash combined.

http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/dav...lash-combined/

Just one example of Buckethead not shredding, but you won't listen to it because you've made up your mind.

[IllSic_Design]

Originally Posted by drewzMMM

Buckethead is a shredder and that's about it. Forgettable. There are tons of bedroom guitarists with as much talent as him. Saw him with GN'R and he did very well at turning Slash's amazing original solos into crap.

Saying he is better than. anyone on the list before his mention is just ignorant. And, kinda stupid.

Lots of great answers here, but Jimi is the man. Ask all these guitarists on this list that question, and they will likely answer the same way. Clapton saw Jimi play live and praised him as the best. Eddie VH and Satriani will say the same...

You obviously have no idea what you are talking about. He makes music from every genre depending on the album/mood. From funk, to blues, to jazz, rock, metal, atmospheric, etc.. His discography is soooo amazing, I recommend you ACTUALLY look into him and his work before saying foolish nonsense. Some of his songs have so much soul and character and meaning it will practically have you in tears. He has made over 300 studio albums and 1000's of songs, the man is just a genius/machine, and definitely a virtuoso on the guitar.

[BayMoWe335]

Here is Buckethead not covering Jimi, but paying respect to Jimi in something he rarely does - play the music of others. I think he did pretty damn well. Link me to a "Bedroom guitarist" playing like this.

[zgood4u]

Ritchie Blackmore

[BayMoWe335]

Originally Posted by IllSic_Design

You obviously have no idea what you are talking about. He makes music from every genre depending on the album/mood. From funk, to blues, to jazz, rock, metal, atmospheric, etc.. His discography is soooo amazing, I recommend you ACTUALLY look into him and his work before saying foolish nonsense. Some of his songs have so much soul and character and meaning it will practically have you in tears. He has made over 300 studio albums and 1000's of songs, the man is just a genius/machine, and definitely a virtuoso on the guitar.

He's limiting his experience to his beloved GNR, which he feels Buckethead ruined because he didn't play the Slash solos like a sloppy mess with fake emotion.

He played them better, like he did here.

or his exact replica of Eruption as a warm up...

[drewzMMM]

Originally Posted by IllSic_Design

You obviously have no idea what you are talking about. He makes music from every genre depending on the album/mood. From funk, to blues, to jazz, rock, metal, atmospheric, etc.. His discography is soooo amazing, I recommend you ACTUALLY look into him and his work before saying foolish nonsense. Some of his songs have so much soul and character and meaning it will practically have you in tears. He has made over 300 studio albums and 1000's of songs, the man is just a genius/machine, and definitely a virtuoso on the guitar.

Buckethead is a sham. I have all his albums and even his guitar instruction videos. Shredder with a gimmick. Done.

[IllSic_Design]

Originally Posted by drewzMMM

Buckethead is a sham. I have all his albums and even his guitar instruction videos. Shredder with a gimmick. Done.

[JerryW235]

Originally Posted by JohnnyCanuck

I remember walking into the old Yale Hotel in Vancouver to this wall of sound by this player sitting on a chair with his guitar across his lap. Took all of a minute to realize that we were enjoying greatness ... that was before the release of See the Light so he was pretty much unknown at that point.

Especially considering he was blind.

[BayMoWe335]

Originally Posted by drewzMMM

Buckethead is a sham. I have all his albums and even his guitar instruction videos. Shredder with a gimmick. Done.

[jgoens]

Thread turned into a buckethead debate.

[IllSic_Design]

Originally Posted by JohnnyCanuck

Well, if someone's going to go Glen Campbell (who is very underrated), then there's a bunch of Southern rock guys: Hughie Thomasson, Al Collins, and the slide work of Gary Rossington.

But, for never getting his due and never getting recognized as one of the true greats: Randy Bachman!

Definitely some lesser known greats listed here!!!

[JohnnyCanuck]

Originally Posted by IllSic_Design

Definitely some lesser known greats listed here!!!

Bachman really shouldn't be lesser known. Responsible for two of the all-time greatest riffs, and such a wide range of genre bending skill. For me, his ability to weave so many different influences into a singular sound (eg. Undun and Blue Collar) was so cool.

[Captain Blood]

I love the Jeff Beck mention earlier.

No love for the motor city mad man? Ted Nugent. I wouldn't want him in my band (he's a real diva like eddie V), but the man can hang with anyone. Really fucking talented. And if the zombie apoclypse happens, he is the number one guy i want in my camp (Kill it and grill it?).

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[Kid Eh]

Originally Posted by Real Dodger

I love the Jeff Beck mention earlier.

No love for the motor city mad man? Ted Nugent. I wouldn't want him in my band (he's a real diva like eddie V), but the man can hang with anyone. Really fucking talented. And if the zombie apoclypse happens, he is the number one guy i want in my camp (Kill it and grill it?).

Ted Nugent??? That guys a clown.

[Kid Eh]

Most people think he's a dick but John Mayer is actually a pretty good guitar player.

[IllSic_Design]

Originally Posted by Kid Eh

Most people think he's a dick but John Mayer is actually a pretty good guitar player.

He for sure has some chops! Not into most of his music(I like a couple songs) but he really is a pretty damn good blues guitarist(Eric Clapton and other greats agree)

Originally Posted by Kid Eh

Ted Nugent??? That guys a clown.

I'm not much a fan of him anymore(how he is/acts as a person) but he can get down on a guitar.

[Captain Blood]

Originally Posted by Kid Eh

Ted Nugent??? That guys a clown.

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Listen to some of his popular songs, solo or with "Damned Yankees". They guy is one of the 10 best, ever.

[Kid Eh]

Originally Posted by Real Dodger

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Listen to some of his popular songs, solo or with "Damned Yankees". They guy is one of the 10 best, ever.

Now that's a good one.

Not even on Rolling Stones top 100 list.
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.ph...ristsOfAllTime

[Steeler]

Originally Posted by JohnnyCanuck

I remember walking into the old Yale Hotel in Vancouver to this wall of sound by this player sitting on a chair with his guitar across his lap. Took all of a minute to realize that we were enjoying greatness ... that was before the release of See the Light so he was pretty much unknown at that point.

Yessir also saw him late 80’s in Halifax.
Post “see the light”

[Captain Blood]

Originally Posted by Kid Eh

Now that's a good one.

Not even on Rolling Stones top 100 list.
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.ph...ristsOfAllTime

Screwed up list. They have a few right, but missed on many.

[Kid Eh]

Originally Posted by Real Dodger

I disagree with many of their picks. Is that the one where Willie nelson is #7?
Leifson at #99? Not a perfect list.

I agree but to not even make it? The list was compiled from votes from these pretty distinguished folks. Not like they picked them out of a hat.

Trey Anastasio, Dan Auerbach (The Black Keys), Brian Bell (Weezer), Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple), Carl Broemel (My Morning Jacket), James Burton, Jerry Cantrell (Alice in Chains), Gary Clark Jr., Billy Corgan, Steve Cropper, Dave Davies (The Kinks), Anthony DeCurtis (Contributing editor, Rolling Stone), Tom DeLonge (Blink-182), Rick Derringer, Luther Dickinson (North Mississippi Allstars), Elliot Easton (The Cars), Melissa Etheridge, Don Felder (The Eagles), David Fricke (Senior writer, Rolling Stone), Peter Guralnick (Author), Kirk Hammett (Metallica), Albert Hammond Jr. (The Strokes), Warren Haynes (The Allman Brothers Band), Brian Hiatt (Senior writer, Rolling Stone), David Hidalgo (Los Lobos), Jim James (My Morning Jacket), Lenny Kravitz, Robby Krieger (The Doors), Jon Landau (Manager), Alex Lifeson (Rush), Nils Lofgren (The E Street Band), Mick Mars (Mötley Crüe), Doug Martsch (Built to Spill), J Mascis (Dinosaur Jr.), Brian May, Mike McCready (Pearl Jam), Roger McGuinn (The Byrds), Scotty Moore, Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth), Tom Morello, Dave Mustaine (Megadeth), Brendan O’Brien (Producer), Joe Perry, Vernon Reid (Living Colour), Robbie Robertson, Rich Robinson (The Black Crowes), Carlos Santana, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Marnie Stern, Stephen Stills, Andy Summers, Mick Taylor, Susan Tedeschi, Vieux Farka Touré, Derek Trucks, Eddie Van Halen, Joe Walsh, Nancy Wilson (Heart)