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Topic: Best guitarist - Technique and speed...
Posted: April 28 2008 at 07:56

I wonder why , the credit of such perfect solo guitarist must often be taken only with his bands , Robin Trower , with no doubt , is a hell one of the best guitar players since Procul Harum , Bridge of sights is one of the best albums ever in the world of rock , why not to show his excellent releases specially during the 70's to new generations of rock , no matter what was the genre selected by expert to introduce it for the public .................. A call from the heart ....... Tracks Toni ....

--- Remark = a quiet remarkable line of these artists are still on hold for the new generations of rock ,

and involved in making our lives beautiful ....................,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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Posted: April 12 2008 at 02:12

though this is not a "fripp" thread, it is amazing on larks 4, how he rips through scales so fast, and PICKS EVERY SINGLE NOTE!!! me, i can play most any scale, but if i am trying to make it sound "fast", i will pick once for 3 notes, fripp has amaZing stamina for a man his age!

to me, it is not about how fast once can shred. it is about feel as much as technique. my guitar teacher amused me, in how he would talk trash about some, yet he could back it up on the fretboard! lol! while yngwie pulled top 3 (G, B & D) string arpeggios, my guitar teacher could effectively rip through them using ALL STRINGS!

i think adrian belew is an anomaly, in that he does not know scales, per se, yet he plays them with such emotion, and i was drawn to his weird sense of vibrato when i saw him live, fronting crim! (i was front, center stage, i could have touched mr. belew's shoe!).

also, i am amazed in how he breaks up "scales", skiping octaves like in "three of a perfect pair" and "walk around the world". this is good practice. king crimson are great at building songs from excercizes! lol!

i like how joe satriani modulates scales. he has a real feel for that, and is a master at it! a lot of jazz players do this, and joe brings this into rock. though, i am not a fan of the 80s van halen tapping, and satch did this sort of thing, i still dig joe! i like some of the touch guitar stuff he does. (yes, "tap" IS different from "touch";-)

the guitar player from behold the arctopus seems like a real shredmeister. they have a "prog meets speed metal" type feel. sort of controlled chaos.

anyhow, there are my 2 pennies.

"gravity: it's what's for dinner!"

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Posted: April 11 2008 at 05:04

Tommy Emmanuel, Joe Satriani and Paco D'Lucia come to mind.

Paco D'Lucia, I'm yet to hear.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLGe6d5adfU

Saw Tommy Emmanuel a few months ago. Played a few of his guitars. Excellent. I like The combination of Al Dimeola and Paco De Lucia sometimes with John McLaughlin

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cadbYIzhqQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7ypeZ6R-t0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vakx58fh4bA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StHhwqZwIDs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClbE6YEO6e0

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Posted: April 11 2008 at 04:49

John McLaughlin, Al Dimeola and Paco de Lucia as a trio..............

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Posted: April 11 2008 at 04:47

weetabix wrote:

Got to be Robin Trower

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiNU22nLf48

Maybe Frank Marino and Mahogany Rush?

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Posted: April 11 2008 at 04:46

everyone wrote:

Jean Luc Ponty...'nuff said.

LOL.....good violinist..........

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Posted: April 11 2008 at 04:41

Uli John Roth, Tony Bourge, Jan Akkerman, Rick Witkowski, Buck Dharma, Bill Nelson, J.Geils, Micky Jones, Deke Leonard, John Cippolina, Frank Zappa, Al Dimeola, Rory Gallagher.................for starters.........I cannot narrow it down.........I have hundreds that I like and they are all so different............

Edited by KrakAtack - April 11 2008 at 04:43

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Posted: April 10 2008 at 03:25

Got to be Robin Trower

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiNU22nLf48

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Posted: April 09 2008 at 22:05

Okay, let me toss this out. Say you are a fretboard genius born with a pick in your hand. Say someone walks up to you and asks, "We would like you to go toe to toe tonight with Stevie Vai, (or Beck at his hottest, or a couple dozen others). The audience will be all the most caustic critical guitarists or the past 75 years."

Who would feel comfortable?

When you are talking about what exactly is sitting where up in the cream of the top 1%, it becomes just a little academic. In that rarefied atmosphere a bad night or even the wrong comment can put the artist out of the running. On the other hand, when everything is grooving and smoking, you almost fell into the zone, and the lick is playing itself while you stand back in the third row and watch, amazed...

For consistent technique, use Eric Johnson as a weather vane. Maybe not the ultimate all time best, but there are very few players out there who won't stop and pay attention when he extols some neat little finger trick.

For the ultimate, it is a matter of choice. I once saw Zappa run off a lick that was so fast, so complex, and so technically perfect, it would have been impossible for any guitarist, himself included, to have kept running that jamb for more than a few seconds. Your hands would cramp or go numb. I am certain there are many of you out there who can recall a similar riff by some other artist. What is the use comparing them?

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Posted: April 09 2008 at 04:46

there will always be people who focus on the negative side ... I'm not one of them. I'm more happy to talk about what I like, than about what I dislike. Smile

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Posted: April 09 2008 at 04:16

Why does this topic always rear it's ugly head? Will the perfect master please stand up and tell us all, not who is the very tip top ultimate best toilet flusher, but how to perfectly and properly critique the flushing.

The beauty is in the ear and mind of the beholder. Please don't compare my Santana with my Satriani with my Andress with my Johnson with my Reinhardt and so on. They all danced with Estelle the cosmic whore at one time or another. Let's just appreciate them for what they have accomplished.

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Posted: March 22 2008 at 00:04

I'm not a fan of Night Ranger's music, but they had two really great guitarists on board, Jeff Watson and Brad Gillis. For those that aren't aware, Gillis also played with Ozzy Osbourne, the 2nd guitarist, after Bernie Torme, to replace Randy Rhoads.

Youtube both of these guys, both very cool, although I myself are more a Watson fan, a pioneer of 8 finger tapping

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Posted: March 12 2008 at 04:15

For those that still think Rusty Cooley has no feeling: http://youtube.com/watch?v=fGVec549bpk

It's my personal favorite Cooley solo btw.

Edited by HughesJB4 - March 12 2008 at 04:16

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Posted: March 11 2008 at 23:09

burritounit wrote:

MisterProg2112 wrote:

burritounit wrote:

Haven't anybody mentioned Michael Angelo Batio? or A.J. Minette from The Human Abstract?

In my opinion Batio isn't worth mentioning, he is a tad obnoxious with his "quad guitar". I do admit he's talented but he doesn't have to be THAT flashy.

If you don't know what I'm talking about take a look..

I'd have to agree with you and indeed I don't like this sort of "extreme" show off in a guitarist but if you look at the subject most of these guitarist that have this sort of talent always do something to be flashy enough. But then again leaving his quad guitar out of the subject he is pretty good. I just like his solos. They are pretty intense.

I agree 100% with you that he is a great guitarist, I just don't like the flashiness. You can be flashy to a certain extent, but after a while it gets ridiculous. Just my opinion though, some people think it adds to the show or character of the person. For instance : Alice Cooper, he is really flashy and a bit out there but it makes him who he is, and I love who he is btw

(not to much for my taste) .

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Posted: March 11 2008 at 15:21

MisterProg2112 wrote:

burritounit wrote:

Haven't anybody mentioned Michael Angelo Batio? or A.J. Minette from The Human Abstract?

In my opinion Batio isn't worth mentioning, he is a tad obnoxious with his "quad guitar". I do admit he's talented but he doesn't have to be THAT flashy.

If you don't know what I'm talking about take a look..

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Posted: March 11 2008 at 15:08

HughesJB4 wrote:

MisterProg2112 wrote:

I can't choose

I absolutely love that DVD

I watch it at least once a week, Vai plays "The Audience Is Listening", my favorite song of his, Satch is absolutley amazing, and Petrucci's always been my favorite guitarist..the jam at the end is amazing too

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Posted: March 10 2008 at 05:53

MisterProg2112 wrote:

burritounit wrote:

Haven't anybody mentioned Michael Angelo Batio? or A.J. Minette from The Human Abstract?

In my opinion Batio isn't worth mentioning, he is a tad obnoxious with his "quad guitar". I do admit he's talented but he doesn't have to be THAT flashy.

If you don't know what I'm talking about take a look..

That pic makes me laugh everytime

"Ohh this one's awesome, this is the Micheal Angelo preset right here, yeah, what happens is Michael Angelo Batio drops down from the roof with four guitars and slices your face open with each and every one"

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Posted: March 06 2008 at 05:15

Steve Hillage; just get to see "Live in England 1979" DVD!

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Posted: March 06 2008 at 01:50

Actually, that's a pretty good point, something I wasn't thinking of.

Just wondering, does anyone know how long Broderick's minimum term with Megadeth will be?

I haven't been able to find anything about a contract, or much detail as to how long he has to stay with the band.

I personally love Megadeth, but they peaked with RIP in 1990 IMO. I'm also hoping Broderick will perhaps get his fame that he long been deprived of for such a great talent, and embarks on a solo project or perhaps a really cool Prog-Metal band where he could show his full capabilities.

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Posted: March 05 2008 at 18:17

HughesJB4 wrote:

telecaster90 wrote:

Shane Gibson

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F34YELEkTR8

Chris Broderick

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X75VYYnHbrI

And of course...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSlR90VEKlY&feature=related

Broderick is awesome

It's a shame he didn't stay on with Nevermore.

Megadeth is probably the easiest gig his had so far, not that it's necessarily a bad thing, but unless he gets a solo spot with Megadeth, the full extent of his talent and technique won't get a chance to shine

Well, I see Megadeth as a launching pad for Chris into the mainstream, mainstream being very relative. For example, most people in the 80's outside of the guitar world might have known Steve Vai from Whitesnake or David Lee Roth. If the following Megadeth tours/albums possibly go well, the next thing Chris does might be a solo album, which I'm sure would set new bars for modern guitar playing.

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