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Poll Question: Who is the better guitarist? (by your own terms)
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    Posted: May 21 2007 at 21:55
Vote for whoever you consider better. Your consideration can be a mix of skill, influence, style, or anything you think creates a good guitarist.

My vote goes to Andrew Latimer, although both are undeniably virtuosos. Gilmour was influential in his use of tremolo, but in the end Latimer gets my vote.
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Gilmour was influential not just for his use of tremolo, but for his enormous tone and his blues-raised-to-glory phrasing.

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Points: 126 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 21 2007 at 22:55
Andy is a musical genius!!  Sure, Gilmour is amazing in his own right, but in my opinion Andy was more consistently excellent!
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Points: 65268 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 21 2007 at 22:57
I'd agree Latimer is the superior player, but not the superior artist.



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Points: 1210 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 21 2007 at 23:05
Gilmour was more innovative (created many commonly used guitar effects) and had his moments of brilliance on the guitar, but overall, Latimer (as the best Symphonic guitarist - yes even better than the precious Hackett) has better soloing chops and has a better ear for melodic lines.

Gilmour is a marginally better singer though - Vote to Latimer
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I agree with the general consensus; Gilmour was a better stage act, a better artist, but as a guitarist, Latimer has him beat
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Gilmour by a hair. He's more original and influential than Latimer and I prefer his solos by a small margin.

On the other hand, Latimer is more technically skilled, slightly more versatile/creative and has a slightly nicer tone.
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Points: 1210 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 22 2007 at 00:52
I forgot, Latimer is also a very good flautist
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Points: 338 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 22 2007 at 07:00
Gilmour for meBig%20smile one of the greatest guitarists ever!!!
But Latimer is very good too, I like his style very much too.
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Latimer is good but David is the history.....
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Originally posted by jikai55 jikai55 wrote:

both are undeniably virtuosos.
 
Confused Sure about that?
Both are fine guitarists but I wouldn't elevate them into virtuoso status.
 
Anyway my vote went to Gilmour.
 
 
 
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Latimer for me, though I love Gilmour too.
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Points: 7559 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 22 2007 at 13:09
Ouch - that most rare of things, a really, really tough poll.
 
On the one hand, we have Gilmour, with the most recognisable tone and most magnificent lead melodies in rockdom, and on the other, we have Latimer, the only man who can make a single note sound like an entire symphony, and with a wider variety of styles and techniques in his general arsenal than Gilmour, that he puts to stunning use in creating leads of a more quixotic and less immediate nature.
 
Therefore Latimer - but only just.
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Gilmour is a good guitarist, but Latimer is an artistClap
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Points: 4702 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 22 2007 at 15:21
Not that tough for me - Andy Latimer (all the best of health to him!!!)
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Andrew Latimer (Camel)
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Points: 6336 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 22 2007 at 17:05
It´s always better, when there is no best... only Fripp, but that´s another story

I vote for Latimer, one of my favorites!!!
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Very tough call; I finally chose Latimer, maybe influenced by the sad news of his serious illness
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Points: 2523 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 23 2007 at 03:49
latimer for me
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Gilmour makes me float the highest
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