Your most UNDERrated quitarist?

Tonedef · 2011-02-23T13:51:26+00:00

As a corollary to DingWall's thread. (Have a go, Pete! It's positive!) ? My first choice would be Lenny Kravitz - he isn't famous imo for his guit skills,...

Your most UNDERrated quitarist?

BMU

Has anyone said Per Nilsson yet?

One of the two current reigning metal shredders imo, the other being Jeff Loomis. Much as I love Loomis' playing, Nilsson takes the prize for me. Smoothest legato this side of Holdsworth, jaw dropping sweep and tapping tecnique and most of all a very unique style, while Loomis shows his Jason Becker influences pretty clearly.

While Loomis has instructional videos etc, you're hard pressed to find much on Nilsson. There are some clips on Youtube. I.e: underrated!

(He is, of course, with the band Scar Symmetry)

Squonk

even with distortion off he rocks

Malkav

Lessons \?/

BMU

Ah CAB, you da man. I hadn't seen those before. (Ok we won't put you in the looney bin just yet, despite your nefarious Page transgressions.)

Malkav

BMU wrote: Ah CAB, you da man.

Sometimes I'm not as bad as I seem 8)

BMU

CAB - I take that back, you're pure evil. ? Those dim arp stretches (vid 2, 1:30) are torture, ran into them before on some of Paul Gilbert's stuff.
Per makes it look trivial (of course, that's why he's in this thread).

arjunmenon

Per Nilsson is definitely underrated. CAB, those videos are terrifying.

Jack-Flash-Jr

Arjun Menon wrote: Per Nilsson is definitely underrated. CAB, those videos are terrifying.

It's only a hoodie.

Bob-Dubery

Mike Campbell. Seriously good player who always does the job the band need rather than trying to steal the limelight.

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X-rated Bob wrote: Mike Campbell. Seriously good player who always does the job the band need rather than trying to steal the limelight.

+1. Good call, Bob. Inventive, interesting player.

theantirockstar

a little folk singer called ani difranco. man that girl plays the crap out of her guitars. Saw her
live in the UK, just her and a double bass player best show I have ever seen, and I've seen
a few.

huge fan of keaggy, and he was at some point called the greatest, but recently gone quiet.
listen to lights of madrid, man what an album.

Andrew922

Troy van Leeuwen
Stone Gossard
Dave Knudson
Mike Sullivan

EttieneB

Mike Landau and Scott Henderson

arjunmenon

EttieneB wrote: Mike Landau and Scott Henderson

Oh Scott Henderson definitely. Was listening to Dolemite earlier this afternoon.

Conrad

I think, from the electric guitarists I like, Michael Romeo has never really received enough credit.

Hammeron

Arjun Menon wrote:
Norman86 wrote: Haha, dont you wish Arjun!!!
Do you have any CD's to buy or something?
? Not yet, but i'm working on changing that (hopefully in about 4 - 5 months).

Has that changed yet ?

stu

Its me

arjunmenon

Tamla Kahn 'Hammeron' McMahon wrote:
Arjun Menon wrote:
Norman86 wrote: Haha, dont you wish Arjun!!!
Do you have any CD's to buy or something?
? Not yet, but i'm working on changing that (hopefully in about 4 - 5 months).
Has that changed yet ?

Unfortunately not. I've got material all written down but no reliable recording setup (nor the moolah to go into a studio). Life seems to get in the way too.
One of these days though...

joealien22

-Robby Krieger
-John Frusciante
-Mike Einziger

Squonk

stu wrote: Its me

+ 1
I think we should stop underestimating ourselves