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i was just wondering who everybody here thinks is the best thing to ever happen to guitar.... i myself cant really decide... theres so many greats... Eric Clapton and B.B. King are just smooth... theyre great... but then theres also greats like Joe Satriani and Kirk Hammett.... Hendrix isnt really on my list.. hes good and all, but i just dont think of him as much as i do the others...
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my personal favorite is Clapton, I love his tone
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Jimmy Page, Eddie Van Halen, Randy Rhoads.. are all awesome guitarists but not the best thing to ever happen.. Clapton on the other hand can do it all.
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Clapton
BB King
Hendrix
Stevie Ray Vaughn (i don't dig his music much, but i respect him)
(since this is a "favorites" and not "best" thread) Tim Reynolds, of course.


also, is Kirk Hammet really *that* good?
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Dancing Ants wrote: also, is Kirk Hammet really *that* good?
in a word - yes
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Hendrix, Clapton, Page, Satch, Hammet, SRV, Andres Segovia, Robert Johnson.
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Myself.. :mrgreen:
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Post by delta »

hendrix....altho,anyone who can play left handed, over their head and still manage to make it sound like music is pretty high on my list
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i'm pretty partial to jack johnson at the moment. he's not my all time favorite, but i cant think of who that is - probably leo kottke or clapton.
jack just has such a mellow style, there's nothing flashy about it. thats an attractive style to me right now.
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Post by Osty »

John Petrucci
Jason Becker
Al Di Meola
Paul Bilbert
Ynwie Malmsteen
Marty Friedman
Steve Vai
Joe Satriani

In no order, even though I personally think Petrucci is the most original and interesting (not necessarily the most talented)
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i worship at the altar of jimmy page


also, anybody heard of tommy emmanuel? he's a fingerpicker... wow
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Wes Montegomry and Hendrix
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Don Ross....I have brought him up before. Download something from this guy!!! Or better yet, buy his albums. All fingerpicking, and absolutely amazing. Try "Klimbim."
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I can't believe I forgot Jerry Cantrell
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