General Chat / guitarists

Well, i posted this at a forum on a guitar tabs site, but it somehow was lost to the coding of the forum...
So screw that forum, im posting it here, just for kicks. Think of it as a list of sorts... but guitarists instead of parks.

-start post-

well, i'm goin to go about this in a structured manner.

guitarists that inspired me (ordered from my earliest era, to most recent):

Greenday and Offspring Era(naive era) - when i first started playing guitar in 7th grade.

Creed and Goo Goo Dolls Era(depressed era) - I finally realized i liked guitar ALOT in 8th and 9th grade, and wanted to get better at it. I listened to acoustic tracks.

Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds Era(psychotically obbsessed era) - i became obbsessed with writing guitar music because of Dave throughout 9th to 11th grade, and his rhythmic style has an almost noticeable influence in my playing. I learned the value of poetry as lyrics from him. And Tim reynolds was my god after hearing stream (and hearing that he finger picks it, not strums it... and that it is only one guitar... live). Anyway...

Metallica and John Mayer Era (the "OMG! there are guitarists other than dave?!" era) - 11th grade up until i met brad in 12th (another guitarist friend of mine, who got me into shred guitarists...).

Yngwie and Satriani Era(shred and classical guitar era) - 12th til now (first year college). Brad, who played a totally different style than me, got me into the "van halen" kinds of guitar work (finger-tappin'-good), and a list of those who have inspired my work since catching vanhalen, and in what way they inspired me:
Yngwie Malmsteem - his speed and flawless technique and innovation
Van Halen - tappin
John Petrucci - musicality
Joe Satriani - innovation
Eric Johnson - musicality
Eric Clapton - musicality
B.B. King - blues
Keaggy - funk
Steve Vai - technique


anyway, that concludes "inspiration"

now for my personal faves, regaurdless of talent:

Dave Matthews
Yngwie Malmsteem
Joe Satriani
John Mayer
Guitarist from Blue Oyster Cult
Guitarist from ELO
Guitarist from ZZTop
Santana
Jimmy Page

I'm not going to explain any of these, I just like em.

And now the list of people who deserve a friggin nod (aka, RESPECT):

Of course, the first nod goes to...

Andre Segovia - He was the best ever, in any style of guitar. THE god of guitar playing. People like joe satriani and steve vai and jimmy page all stopped what ever they were doing and listened every chance they got to listen to segovia play. Once, Segovia was sitting with some other professional guitar players, and one of them played an extremely fast solo to a drum machine (im talking yngwie fast). After seeing this, Segovia takes up his guitar, and begins playing exactly what the other guy just played... without a pick... you know... with his fingers... at the same speed the other guy sweep picked it. He played it flawlessly, and when he was done, he turned to the guy and said "mm, not bad". I may get bored of his compositions sometimes, but i CANNOT even for a second forget how skilled this man was.

Steve Vai - Supreme technique and is the master of wrapping up psychotic little riffs that just seem too far gone... but not to him.
things you should download or buy(tysdob):
-ballerina(ballet?) riff, and other solos.
-(Get some vids off kazaa, and see his unworldy tapping technique)

Yngwie J. Malmsteem - Believe it or not, his ability to play guitar is on par with steve vai, as far as technicallity goes. Ynwie is a matter of an acquired taste. When you finally realize what hes doing, it'll snap in your brain, like an epiphany. His sound and style come from taking classical style phrases and using them as a "texture" in the riff. Some say he overplays, but they don't get that it's simply the "style" he plays, to come up with transitions and textures that stylize the melody and cadence.
(tysdob):
-black star
-demon driver
-his blues riff/solo
-(he also has an instructional vid circulating kazaa, so get that)

Joe Satriani - is also about as able as the first two, this guy is nuts when it comes to creativity. Bells of Lal, Satch boogie, and numerous tracks that'll make you go "wtf?"... but in a good way.
(tyadob):
-Bells of lal part I and II
-Satch Boogie(download the vid!)
-the extremist

The lesser fellas (deserving of a nod, but not quite that big of one):

John Petrucci - he writes some strange strange stuff, but writes it so damn proffesional, it blows the mind. The only reason he is of a lesser nod is due to most of his expertise being a simple extention of his drummer, who is the world reknowned mike portnoy.

Van Halen - He didn't invent finger tapping. You heard it hear folks, he most definitely didn't invent it (stupid gullible people). He did, however, popularize it. If you can popularize a skewed concept of guitar to the masses in a personlized form, then you pretty much rock.
-runnin with the devil
-eruption (overrated, but still friggin awesome)

Eric Johnson - the most diverse shredder in existence, like a mini-segovia. His fingers look like they are 6 friggin inches... he has ungodly reach (as does van halen). His sweep picking is as mind numbing to watch as yngwie's.
-(get the cliffs of dover vid thats been circulating kazaa)

Jimi Hendrix - jimi created a sound so addictive, that for the next 30 years, people would copy it and it would become the biggest modern universal influence in guitar playing today. That is worth something. Incase you were wondering, he really was the first to put "hard" into rock.
-just look, its not that hard to find something...

Tim Reynolds - finger picks like lightning... classical technique and rhythmic style make this guy unbearably good. Damned if I ever get that fast any time soon(I use no pick).
-Stream (Live@Luther College version... which by the way, is a live recording, hence it being... LIVE at luther college)

well, that is it for my 2 cents.

-end of post-

well... whaddya think? Who is YOUR fave guitarist =P
(note, people who say Kurt Cobain can and WILL be ridiculed, god hath mercy )

i don't really have a favorite.

Thom Yorke, Ed O'Brien, Jonny Greenwood.

"honorable mentions"

I love J Mascis' solo work on all of the Dinosaur Jr. albums. It's really the one reason to listen to that band unless you really like his odd country music like vocals.

SLASH.
im done.

i like Yawin

JIMMY PAGE. Probably the most innovative guitarist of all time, and my second favourite, behind Hendrix of course. I also like Iommo a lot, he was awesome at riffs. Blackmore, Clapton, there are just too many to name...

Hello.


Trey Azathoth of Morbid Angel.

'nuff said...


Raven-SDI
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i used to respect jimmy page alot more, but recently found out that he stole his style and alot of his riffs from unknown blues artists. Thats is just a really underhanded thing... I still like the songs though

Kirk Hammet. He's a fucking God.

Kirk Hammet.  He's a fucking God.

hahahahahahahahahahaha

Mark Tremonti. that guy is very talented. Creed holds him back. I have heard some of his shredding abilities and he can play all sorts of music. I wouldn't be surprised to see him star a band of his own as a side project.

Troy Stetina. This guy is very talented. He plays a lot of metal style but is mostly a teacher. His books are very good for all oyu guitarists out there who are interested.

Van Halen, John Mildrum, Dave Matthews, Cantrell, and the list goes on.....

Steve Vai - So creative. I still love Flexible the best.

Mark Ribot - Very unique style, always something unexpected. Not for the shredheads.

Django Reinhardt - Ooooooold school. My favorite jazz guitarist, and possibly the first. I love his recordings from Paris in the '30s with Grappelli.

I dont think anyone has said one of the greatest guitarists ever:



STEVIE RAY VAUGHN

Mark Tremonti.  that guy is very talented.  Creed holds him back.  I have heard some of his shredding abilities and he can play all sorts of music.  I wouldn't be surprised to see him star a band of his own as a side project.

They say he's one of the best guitarists in the world.

I dont think anyone has said one of the greatest guitarists ever:



STEVIE RAY VAUGHN

Forgot to mention him. Another great one.

Oh, a couple more I forgot...

Jimmy "Chank" Nolen - Best onomatopoetic nickname ever! And he always put it in the pocket.

Eddie Van Halen - He didn't invent simplistic keyboard parts in metal bands, but he popularized it.

Nigel Tufnel - He goes to 11.

actually, stevie definitely belongs in one of my mentions =\
oops.

That bassist who did the solo in Maxwell Murder...

*i have no idea what i'm talking about*