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1. Jimi Hedrix
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well, frusciante's an improvement, but seriously, does no one think that the younger guys are better than the older guys? i guess i'm too young to appreciate the older guys... i like Eddie Van Halen though...


Well it's almost expected that older guitarists will be better than younger guitarists. A kid who's a natural at guitar and has been playing for 5 years still won't be able to compare to the older people who started playing at the same age as said kid. And we are talking greatest guitarists here.


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"Well it's almost expected that older guitarists will be better than younger guitarists. A kid who's a natural at guitar and has been playing for 5 years still won't be able to compare to the older people who started playing at the same age as said kid. And we are talking greatest guitarists here."


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BEST FIVE GUITARIST IN MY LIFE HAS BEEN WES MONTGOMERY, LES PAUL, CHET AKINS, ROBERT JOHNSON, ERIC JOHNSON. :D


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You know who I haven't heard mentioned here yet. You probably will all laugh. Ok....here it comes.....Roy Clark.

I know, the Hee Haw guy!?!? He was one hell of a guitar player. I once heard him cover "Have You Ever Loved A Woman" and his version just blew away Eric Claptons' version. Really.

I've seen him play flawless slide guitar with the sides of his shoes....yeah, while the shoes were on his feet. He just held the neck down and started sliding. It was perfect. The man deserves some props.

Another who will never get metioned here is, believe it or not, Charo. GOOCHIE GOOCHIE. She's ranked among the best flamenco guitar players in the world.

The greatest guitar players in the world aren't even in any of the popular genre's. Jazz, classical, flamenco.....loaded with brilliant musicians that would blow away anyone listed here so far.

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1.hendrix
2.clapton
3.mayer
4.page
5.townshend

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Reinhardt, Eric Johnson,Robin Trower,Stevie Ray Vaughan,Danny Gatton,Jim Weider plays a nice country blues guitar,The list is endless.

I play a Eric Johnson Strat through a Vox AC30cc2.


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well:

1. Robert Johnson
2. Slash
3. Eric Johnson
4. Angus Young
5. Zak Wylde :)


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oh and dont forget.......


6. My Idol: Randy Rhodes.


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cryingstrat wrote:
"Well it's almost expected that older guitarists will be better than younger guitarists. A kid who's a natural at guitar and has been playing for 5 years still won't be able to compare to the older people who started playing at the same age as said kid. And we are talking greatest guitarists here."


Great answer!!!


that may be true, but as an up-and-coming artist myself, i don't think it's fair that we aren't given the same consideration simply because of our age. i think we at deserve the chance to prove ourselves before someone else judges us...

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i think many younger artists are getting credit where credit is due, but you have to be a good player and very creative to be considered with some of the greats... seeing as a lot of bands play only power chords, which theres nothing wrong with, they don't get considered usually, but some guitarists today like john frusciante, slash (well hes a bit older), and some others are getting credit for their work... i think if someone comes along and just blows us away with their playing they should definately be considered, but not a whole lot of new artists are doing anything new or exciting


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still, i don't think it's fair that i get overlooked just because of my age. i know that i'm not about to compete with greats like SRV, Van Halen, Clapton, or Hendrix, but there are a lot of people around my age (18) who have the pure talent and potential but are over looked. a little consideration is all i'm asking....

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jessholl wrote:
cryingstrat wrote:
"Well it's almost expected that older guitarists will be better than younger guitarists. A kid who's a natural at guitar and has been playing for 5 years still won't be able to compare to the older people who started playing at the same age as said kid. And we are talking greatest guitarists here."


Great answer!!!


that may be true, but as an up-and-coming artist myself, i don't think it's fair that we aren't given the same consideration simply because of our age. i think we at deserve the chance to prove ourselves before someone else judges us...


It's not a put down of new artist's. Not at all. The catagory is Greateast of All Time. You wouldn't find a rookie in any field on a list of the best of the best. It takes decades of consistency to earn a title like that. No one makes the Hall of Fame in their early years.

One new guy I really love to listen to right now is Daniel Sproul, the guitar player for a band out of Boulder, Co called Rose Hill Drive. It's like listening to Cream or Led Zepplin in the late 60's. Very cool stuff. Will he make the Hall of Fame......only time will tell.

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jessholl wrote:
cryingstrat wrote:
"Well it's almost expected that older guitarists will be better than younger guitarists. A kid who's a natural at guitar and has been playing for 5 years still won't be able to compare to the older people who started playing at the same age as said kid. And we are talking greatest guitarists here."


Great answer!!!


that may be true, but as an up-and-coming artist myself, i don't think it's fair that we aren't given the same consideration simply because of our age. i think we at deserve the chance to prove ourselves before someone else judges us...


The fact of the matter is, by the time a musician has 'proven' themselves to be a great guitarist, they probably won't be young anymore. I'm sure there are young people that can play songs from all the guitarists that have been listed in this thread, but it's going to take a while before they will get noticed. I just started noticing that Fruciante was amazing and he's about 37 now. Not exactly old...but almost twice my age.


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1. Herman Li (Dragonforce)
2. Jus Oborn (Electric Wizard)
3. Yngwie Malmsteen (Yngwie Malmsteen/Rising Force/Alcatrazz/other band he has been kicked out of)
4. Micheal Angelo Batio (Micheal Angelo Batio)
5. John Norum (Europe, John Norum)
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