Best Living Under 50 Guitarist

[SiYuan]

Well. Take out the oldies.

Like Clapton, Angus Young and Hendrix, you get an open game.

Who would you say is the best?


Steve Vai? Joe Satriani? Zakk Wylde? Joe Petrucci?

Well guys. Have your vote.

 

[viiinz]

Slash?

 

[SiYuan]

Slash. Of the Velvet Revolver and GNR?

Good choice.

 

[viiinz]

Slash. Of the Velvet Revolver and GNR?

Good choice.

yep him, his guitar solos are crazy

 

[SiYuan]

Yeah.

Haven't really heard his Velvet Revolver ones but his GNR ones are crazy.

Check November Rain and stuff like that. Mad!

 

[viiinz]

this is Velvet Revolver with their song She Builds Quick Machines



check the solo

 

[Cold_Boy]

In this order imo:

Yngwie Malmsteen
Satriani
Steve Vai

 

[Moz]

Slash gets my vote too. He is perhaps my favourite ever guitarist.

 

[duffer]

Prince is pretty darn amazing.

 

[Werewolf]

Kirk Hammett

 

[Spammy]

Gary Barlow.

 

[MehdiMahdavikia]

Billy Howerdel closely followed by Alan Jones.

 

[Alex]

http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5937559/the_100_greatest_guitarists_of_all_time/

 

[Gazza]

http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5937559/the_100_greatest_guitarists_of_all_time/

no John Squire in a top 100?

 

[redender]

Serge Pizzorno

 

[Possumfish]

Depends what you bean "best"... you mean technically best? If so then Carlos Vamos is up there.

 

[Ronaldo07]

John Frusciante

 

[Van Piorsing]

Steve Vai

 

[RedNome]

Nuno Bettencourt

This guy was unbelievable and was my guitar hero when I was growing up.

 

[RedNome]

Also mentions for:-

Robbie Kreiger - Doors
Johnny Greenwood - Radiohead
Jimmy Page - Zepp
Slash - G 'n' R
Dave Gillmore - Pink Floyd

 

[Man Utd Mrs]

Tony Dowler.

 

[Man Utd Mrs]

Rory Gallagher ,if he hadn't died.



Love this guy.

 

[Jiggs'Hamstring]

Satriani and Vai are bullshit. They're fast as hell, but 'best', that's crazy.

I'd say Billy Corgan, James Dean Bradfield, Tom Morello, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez. They are amazing guitarists, and they write amazing songs. I think you could talk about them alongside people like Young etc.

And Squire and Marr, in their way

 

[SiYuan]

It's an under 50s game.

 

[Jiggs'Hamstring]

I dunno if that was to do with me but ... they're all under 50. And they're all incredible. I think ...

 

[SiYuan]

Nothing to do with you.

 

[francobaresi]

Kirk Hammett

 

[Jiggs'Hamstring]

Fair enough Si ... .. They all rule though, I promise ...

 

[SiYuan]

Fair enough Si ... .. They all rule though, I promise ...

SiYuan actually.


There's no denying of their talent. over or under 50.

 

[Jiggs'Hamstring]

Billy Corgan has everything

 

[Jiggs'Hamstring]

So SiYuan, who are your big ones? You're not into spanners like Vai, are you?

 

[relx]

Satriani and Vai are bullshit. They're fast as hell, but 'best', that's crazy.

I'd say Billy Corgan, James Dean Bradfield, Tom Morello, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez. They are amazing guitarists, and they write amazing songs. I think you could talk about them alongside people like Young etc.

And Squire and Marr, in their way

Good call

Alexi Laiho deserves a mention as well

 

[SiYuan]

So SiYuan, who are your big ones? You're not into spanners like Vai, are you?

Nope.

I was wondering who to listen to actually.

Have been listening to oldies. Like AC/DC. Hendrix and Nirvana.

I must say I enjoy Slash quite a bit.

Also listen to some Dragonforce(Herman Li)

 

[Cold_Boy]

Satriani and Vai are bullshit. They're fast as hell, but 'best', that's crazy.

I'd say Billy Corgan, James Dean Bradfield, Tom Morello, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez. They are amazing guitarists, and they write amazing songs. I think you could talk about them alongside people like Young etc.

And Squire and Marr, in their way

Thats bullshit.

Vai and Satriani are class.Its just that they are not mainstream.

Anyways I am not a fan of them but they are clearly good technically.

 

[Salvation]

Satriani and Vai are bullshit. They're fast as hell, but 'best', that's crazy.

I'd say Billy Corgan, James Dean Bradfield, Tom Morello, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez. They are amazing guitarists, and they write amazing songs. I think you could talk about them alongside people like Young etc.

And Squire and Marr, in their way

They aren't bullshit but not the best either

Malmsteen though is very good musically

Disagree with those who say Hemmett, purely cos he hasn't bothered to turn up since long. Mustaine and Freidman are notable absentees from this thread

Cliff Burton too had he been around as well

 

[gaffs]

Joey Santiago - The Pixies
Rodrigo Sánchez - Rodrigo y Gabriela
Jack White - White Stripes

 

[Ronaldo07]

Thats bullshit.

Vai and Satriani are class.Its just that they are not mainstream.

Anyways I am not a fan of them but they are clearly good technically.

They're not mainstream because they can't write a tune to save their lives and no one in their right minds would buy their cd's. They can do pretty much anything on a guitar, but the music that they make is pure shite

 

[ste_michaels]

slash

 

[francobaresi]

slash

nah

 

[SiYuan]

Joey Santiago - The Pixies
Rodrigo Sánchez - Rodrigo y Gabriela
Jack White - White Stripes

Jack Black - Tenacious D

Shit.