Your top ten favourite guitarists - Progressive Rock Music Forum

Author

Message

Topic Search

Topic Options

CharlesPL

Forum Newbie

Joined: September 21 2013
Location: Cracow,Poland
Status: Offline
Points: 31

Posted: May 16 2014 at 23:45

1.John Petrucci
2.Shawn Lane

3.David Gilmour
4.Steve Rothery
5.Joe Satriani
6.Adrian Smith/Dave Murray
7.Steve Vai
8.Andy Latimer
9.Eric Johnson
10.Al Di Meola
11.John McLaughlin

Tom Ozric

Prog Reviewer

Joined: September 03 2005
Location: Olympus Mons
Status: Offline
Points: 15926

Posted: May 07 2014 at 05:21

Nick Barrett is hitting the spot for me lately.........he just soars, and often puts his heart and soul into his solos. Like Gilmour........and Rothery.............

Ruby900

Forum Senior Member

Joined: April 03 2009
Location: UK
Status: Offline
Points: 739

Posted: May 07 2014 at 04:43

1. Gilmour

2. Mclaughlin

3. Fripp

4. Howe

5. Banks

6. Hillage

7. Hackett

8. Zappa

9. Akkerman

10. Di Meola

Edited by Ruby900 - May 07 2014 at 04:44

"I always say that it’s about breaking the rules. But the secret of breaking rules in a way that works is understanding what the rules are in the first place". Rick Wakeman

fusionfreak View Drop Down

Forum Senior Member

Joined: August 23 2007
Location: France
Status: Offline
Points: 1317

Posted: April 18 2014 at 15:01

Randy California

Robert Fripp

Steve Hackett

John Mc Laughlin

Jimi Hendrix

Steve Howe

Robin Trower

Ax Genrich

Al Di Meola

Jan Akkerman

I was born in the land of Mahavishnu,not so far from Kobaia.I'm looking for the world

of searchers with the help from

crimson king

Neo-Romantic View Drop Down

Forum Senior Member

Joined: January 09 2013
Status: Offline
Points: 928

Posted: April 18 2014 at 14:50

silverpot wrote:

Neo-Romantic wrote:

Originally posted by HemispheresOfXanadu

HemispheresOfXanadu wrote:

Neo-Romantic wrote:

Like with most of my lists, there's a decent mix of old and new. Not really in any particular order, but Fripp might be first if I had to pick just one.

Robert Fripp

Jon Preston Bouda

Piotr Grudzinski

Mikael Åkerfeldt

Jonas Engdegård

Steve Hackett

Steve Howe

David Gilmour

Alex Lifeson

John Petrucci

Cool of you to mention Piotr Grudzinski! Cosmogenesis is probably the most accurate musical representation of a ride through space that I know of. Thumbs Up

Ha thank you! I really like his melodic approach to playing, particularly on Second Life Syndrome. He's the shining point on that album I always believed.

Yes, and very Gilmourish, don't you think?

Very much so, yes! I never get tired of hearing those parts. Not a boring or uninspired one in the bunch, and that Gilmour influence is so prevalent in each one. Props to him for making it not sound derivative, too!

Horizons

Collaborator

Honorary Collaborator

Joined: January 20 2011
Location: Somewhere Else
Status: Offline
Points: 16952

Posted: April 18 2014 at 12:19

Johnny and Ian are fab too.

Crushed like a rose in the riverflow.

Polymorphia View Drop Down

Forum Senior Member

Joined: November 06 2012
Location: here
Status: Offline
Points: 8856

Posted: April 18 2014 at 12:07

Horizons wrote:

javajeff wrote:

I feel guilty that I left some good guitarists out from bands on this site, but I think Johnny Marr and The Edge are really good in the Alternative Rock genre. Doesn't anyone else think there are good alternative rock guitarists?

Yep as I said in my post Marr is one of the few guitarists I care about. Lovely playing and a real star on The Smiths albums.

Edge is great too but much more inconsistent. Unforgettable Fire has been my favorite release of theirs and the title track has great playing.

not to mention:

John McGeoch

Jonny Greenwood

Thurston Moore

Lee Renaldo

Ian Williams

Horizons

Collaborator

Honorary Collaborator

Joined: January 20 2011
Location: Somewhere Else
Status: Offline
Points: 16952

Posted: April 18 2014 at 11:00

Crushed like a rose in the riverflow.

richardh

Prog Reviewer

Joined: February 18 2004
Location: United Kingdom
Status: Offline
Points: 29684

Posted: April 18 2014 at 02:17

yes certainly but I don't know their names. The Editors - Back Room is one I would pick for great guitar work in that genre.

Kati

Forum Senior Member

Joined: September 10 2010
Location: Earth
Status: Offline
Points: 6253

Posted: April 18 2014 at 00:14

King Crimson776 wrote:

ProgMetaller2112 wrote:

Hardly any love for Gary Green here

Hmm, true. He is awesome but so is everyone in GG, so I don't often single him out.

Gentle Giant fan, I see

hugs xxx

King Crimson776 View Drop Down

Forum Senior Member

Joined: October 12 2007
Location: United States
Status: Offline
Points: 2779

Posted: April 18 2014 at 00:12

ProgMetaller2112 wrote:

Hardly any love for Gary Green here

Hmm, true. He is awesome but so is everyone in GG, so I don't often single him out.

Kati

Forum Senior Member

Joined: September 10 2010
Location: Earth
Status: Offline
Points: 6253

Posted: April 17 2014 at 23:54

cstack3 wrote:

Robert Fripp

John Goodsall

Steve Howe

Steve Hackett

John McLaughlin

Al Dimeola

Alan Holdsworth

Brian May

Richie Blackmore

Michael Shenker

...and many more!!

cstack!

I like your choices, especially because you mentioned Al DiMeola while no one else here mentioned him, I went specifically looking for his name here, no one else mentioned him. I love him and Race with the Devil on a Spanish Highway is one of my ultimate favorite tracks! Bravo,

hugs and again

xxxxxxx

ProgMetaller2112 View Drop Down

Forum Senior Member

Joined: December 08 2012
Location: Pacoima,CA,USA
Status: Offline
Points: 3150

Posted: April 17 2014 at 23:43

Hardly any love for Gary Green here

To hell with you all here are some of my faves:

Alex Lifeson
Gary Green
Steve Howe
Steve Hackett
Stevie Ray Vaughan
David Gilmour
Andy Latimer
Carlos Santana
Jorge Santana
Johnny Marr

and many more!

Edited by ProgMetaller2112 - April 17 2014 at 23:50

“War is peace.

Freedom is slavery.

Ignorance is strength.”

― George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four

"Ignorance and Prejudice and Fear walk Hand in Hand"- Neil Peart

King Crimson776 View Drop Down

Forum Senior Member

Joined: October 12 2007
Location: United States
Status: Offline
Points: 2779

Posted: April 17 2014 at 22:31

Maybe, but they're playing alternative rock and thus have little opportunity to play anything good.

javajeff

Forum Senior Member

Joined: September 01 2009
Location: Florida
Status: Offline
Points: 467

Posted: April 17 2014 at 22:26

I feel guilty that I left some good guitarists out from bands on this site, but I think Johnny Marr and The Edge are really good in the Alternative Rock genre. Doesn't anyone else think there are good alternative rock guitarists?

King Crimson776 View Drop Down

Forum Senior Member

Joined: October 12 2007
Location: United States
Status: Offline
Points: 2779

Posted: April 17 2014 at 17:56

1. Allan Holdsworth
2. Roine Stolt
3. Steve Hackett
4. Robert Fripp
5. Andrew Latimer
6. Frank Zappa
7. Steven Wilson
8. Pat Metheny
9. Wes Montgomery
10. David Gilmour

HemispheresOfXanadu View Drop Down

Forum Senior Member

Joined: June 28 2012
Location: Canada
Status: Offline
Points: 4339

Posted: April 17 2014 at 16:57

Neo-Romantic wrote:

HemispheresOfXanadu wrote:

Neo-Romantic wrote:

Like with most of my lists, there's a decent mix of old and new. Not really in any particular order, but Fripp might be first if I had to pick just one.

Robert Fripp

Jon Preston Bouda

Piotr Grudzinski

Mikael Åkerfeldt

Jonas Engdegård

Steve Hackett

Steve Howe

David Gilmour

Alex Lifeson

John Petrucci

Cool of you to mention Piotr Grudzinski! Cosmogenesis is probably the most accurate musical representation of a ride through space that I know of. Thumbs Up

Ha thank you! I really like his melodic approach to playing, particularly on Second Life Syndrome. He's the shining point on that album I always believed.

I just realised I was thinking of the wrong guy. LOL

(Gru)

Same first three letters of both names. Wacko

At any rate, Riverside is definitely awesome.

@ProgFollower on Twitter. Tweet me muzak.

silverpot

Forum Senior Member

VIP Member

Joined: March 19 2008
Location: Sweden
Status: Offline
Points: 841

Posted: April 17 2014 at 14:50

Neo-Romantic wrote:

HemispheresOfXanadu wrote:

Neo-Romantic wrote:

Like with most of my lists, there's a decent mix of old and new. Not really in any particular order, but Fripp might be first if I had to pick just one.

Robert Fripp

Jon Preston Bouda

Piotr Grudzinski

Mikael Åkerfeldt

Jonas Engdegård

Steve Hackett

Steve Howe

David Gilmour

Alex Lifeson

John Petrucci

Cool of you to mention Piotr Grudzinski! Cosmogenesis is probably the most accurate musical representation of a ride through space that I know of. Thumbs Up

Ha thank you! I really like his melodic approach to playing, particularly on Second Life Syndrome. He's the shining point on that album I always believed.

Yes, and very Gilmourish, don't you think?

Neo-Romantic View Drop Down

Forum Senior Member

Joined: January 09 2013
Status: Offline
Points: 928

Posted: April 17 2014 at 14:42

HemispheresOfXanadu wrote:

Neo-Romantic wrote:

Like with most of my lists, there's a decent mix of old and new. Not really in any particular order, but Fripp might be first if I had to pick just one.

Robert Fripp

Jon Preston Bouda

Piotr Grudzinski

Mikael Åkerfeldt

Jonas Engdegård

Steve Hackett

Steve Howe

David Gilmour

Alex Lifeson

John Petrucci

Cool of you to mention Piotr Grudzinski! Cosmogenesis is probably the most accurate musical representation of a ride through space that I know of. Thumbs Up

Ha thank you! I really like his melodic approach to playing, particularly on Second Life Syndrome. He's the shining point on that album I always believed.

HolyMoly

Special Collaborator

Retired Admin

Joined: April 01 2009
Location: Atlanta
Status: Offline
Points: 26138

Posted: April 17 2014 at 07:29

David Gilmour
Andy Latimer
Alex Lifeson
Steve Hackett

got those four popular choices out of the way, and now:

Richard Thompson
Reine Fiske
Lee Ranaldo (Sonic Youth)
Steve Malkmus (Pavement, Jicks)
Justin Hayward
Terje Rypdal

My other avatar is a Porsche

It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased.

-Kehlog Albran