Who is your favourite guitarist?

edre-v · 2008-08-26T21:37:27+00:00

Hi I thought it be interesting to see who everyones favourite guitarist.

Who is your favourite guitarist?

SpeedStar

Steve Vai
Godspeed
Kurikinton Fox
Hellman Jigogotouku
A2C (Mintjam)
Sizna (Sugar)
Paul Gilbert

All Japanese except Gilbert and Vai of course

josh

JIM ROOT & JOHN MAYER!!!

singemonkey

SpeedStar wrote: Steve Vai
Godspeed
Kurikinton Fox
Hellman Jigogotouku
A2C (Mintjam)
Sizna (Sugar)
Paul Gilbert

All Japanese except Gilbert and Vai of course

Hey SpeedStar, maybe you should post a topic with a little introduction to Visual Kei. I doubt I, or many forum members will go nuts for it, but there must be some people out there just waiting for this style - and yet most of us know next to nothing about it. What's the history? Who are the artists? Who are the bands? What are the hits?

Even if a few of us scoff, it'd be really good to be brought up to speed(star). ?

Switch-Munky7

My favourite guitarists, not in order:
Jeff Loomis
Paul Gilbert
Mark Morton
Willie Adler
Dimebag Darrell
John Petrucci

dee

I don't see John Lowery, a.k.a. John 5 mentioned enough here.

Any guy who plays in a metal band one day (Rob Zombie), writes for Pop Idol the next, and has songs featuring country style chicken picking on his solo album is ok by me...

O, and he has a love for Tele's that puts most Fender lovers to shame.

Stuart-Goodwin

In no particular order:
Jeff Beck
Joe Bonamassa
John Mayer
Guthrie Govan
Ritchie Kotzen
Joe Satriani
SRV
Jimmy Page
Steve Vai
Johnny Marr
Johnny Winter
Geez...look at all the John's, Johnny's or Joe's ha ha ha

Locally: Chris Geden, Gerrie Pansegrouw, Johan Meiring, Jonathan Crossley, Coakley, Patlansky,

Bob-Dubery

Stuart Goodwin wrote: Locally: Chris Geden, Gerrie Pansegrouw, Johan Meiring, Jonathan Crossley, Coakley, Patlansky,

I recently saw Alaistair Coakley playing with Terrence Reis and Kate Normington. I was moer of impressed. Not just by his skills but by the taste and judgement with which he played. Reis got most of the solos, Coakley played complementary parts and fills. He has that gift (not to be underestimated) of knowing when to not play, or of just playing one note when he could get in several but the one will work better.

rich365

There is a very noticeable lack of South African guitarists in this thread. Surely there must have been South African guitarists that have been inspiring to local players, present and past.

I am aware that there are many great guitarists in SA but not all have recorded music that has been inspiring from a guitar playing perspective, but what about the guitarist from the band Factory, already mentioned in another thread, who's music, although old now, still features excellent rock guitar playing and great solos. I've downloaded these songs and played it to friends who were amazed and couldn't believe that he was a local player. Check it out at http://www.myspace.com/factory247

Come on guys, there has to be other recorded guitarists in South Africa who have inspired you. Surely we don't have to always go back to the usual international suspects like Clapton, Page, Van Halen, Santana etc etc etc.

............................and don't forget about Al Di Meola! ?

Xroadkid

rich365 wrote: There is a very noticeable lack of South African guitarists in this thread. Surely there must have been South African guitarists that have been inspiring to local players, present and past.

I am aware that there are many great guitarists in SA but not all have recorded music that has been inspiring from a guitar playing perspective, but what about the guitarist from the band Factory, already mentioned in another thread, who's music, although old now, still features excellent rock guitar playing and great solos. I've downloaded these songs and played it to friends who were amazed and couldn't believe that he was a local player. Check it out at http://www.myspace.com/factory247

My vote for SA is Andre Meyer too - he's cool! (and my dad knows him) ?

Then there is Eric Johnson and Yngwie Malmsteen! Have they been mentioned?

StephenG

rich365 wrote: There is a very noticeable lack of South African guitarists in this thread. Surely there must have been South African guitarists that have been inspiring to local players, present and past.

Allan Faull - local cape townian....

BobC

When it comes to Blues, Dan Patlansky is the Man!! Cleaner, more flawless playing I have not seen or heard in a long, long time, but he is by no means rigid or mechanical and plays with soul and feeling. Dan is my Blues Hero and in my opinion, in his lifetime, Dan will earn his place amongst the greats.

kp247

Since I'm originally from Cape Town I will only suggest Cape Town guitarists who have recorded great guitar stuff and who have inspired me personally:

John Mair - Rock Guitar - The Sweatband (No Sweat, Lank Sweat) http://www.rock.co.za/files/sweatband.html
Nico Burger - Rock/Blues Guitar - All Night Radio (Three albums, mostly rubbish songs, but excellent guitar playing) http://bluesmissionary.blogspot.com/2005/08/nico-burger-was-greatest.html
Andre Meyer (recently discovered) - Rock Guitar - Factory (Industrial Rock) http://www.myspace.com/factory247
Robin Gallagher - Rock Guitar - Bluescream (Bluescream) http://www.rock.co.za/bluescream/index.html
Errol Dyers - Jazz/Goema Guitar - http://www.sheersound.co.za/artistpage.php?artist=Errol%20Dyers

We have great local guitarists, if you care to look!

Bob-Dubery

There's no doubt we have many fine players here in South Africa. However, this thread is a place for people to name their FAVOURITE players. You'd expect such lists to be short - anybody who has 50 "favourite" players is probably not being selective enough - and it's quite possible that none of them would be South African.

If we want a thread to honour South African players - and there's no reason why we shouldn't - then we should start a separate thread for that purpose. This one is for listing of "favourites", irrespective of origin.

kp247

BobC wrote: When it comes to Blues, Dan Patlansky is the Man!! Cleaner, more flawless playing I have not seen or heard in a long, long time, but he is by no means rigid or mechanical and plays with soul and feeling. Dan is my Blues Hero and in my opinion, in his lifetime, Dan will earn his place amongst the greats.

Dan is a great blues guitarist. However, he has not recorded truly inspiring original guitar work like the others I've mentioned. Blues is a rigid format (and rightly so, just like classical music) and if you don't stick to certain rules it's not blues anymore. Therefor guys like Dan will always be extensions of those who have gone before him. We have seen this over and over, starting with Robert Johnson, Chuck Berry, Jimmy Reed, Clapton, SRV, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, etc etc. He needs to break out and record his defining guitar album whilst steering clear of traditional slide and blues styles. His latest effort sounds like thousands of other American indie or rock 'n roll bands who are all much better at doing that style of music anyway.

Don't get me wrong - I have seen him play quite a few times and I love Dan's playing, but I'm more likely to be inspired by guys who tread new ground with fresh melodic solo ideas, playing techniques and styles and infuse these into their original compositions.

kp247

X-rated Bob wrote: There's no doubt we have many fine players here in South Africa. However, this thread is a place for people to name their FAVOURITE players. You'd expect such lists to be short - anybody who has 50 "favourite" players is probably not being selective enough - and it's quite possible that none of them would be South African.

If we want a thread to honour South African players - and there's no reason why we shouldn't - then we should start a separate thread for that purpose. This one is for listing of "favourites", irrespective of origin.

Excellent remarks Bob.

Why don't you start something on South African recorded guitarists, not just guys who play well. I'm a bit too hyper critical for my own good and will probably p**s people off ?

Renesongs

Why should SA guitarist be put in a special "handicapped" category we have our share of top class guitarist. Trevor Rabin, Johnny Fourie. I like John Mayer but IMO John Mair was doing the same act a with a lot more balls a decade earlier.

Bob-Dubery

Renesongs wrote: Why should SA guitarist be put in a special "handicapped" category we have our share of top class guitarist.

No reason at all. If your favourite or one of your favourite players is South African then go right ahead and say so. But this is not a thread about South African guitarists.

Guitar4ThePeople

Joey Santiago of The Pixies - he plays pretty simply and with absolutely no vibrato - but he's responsible for the guitar parts in all the songs that ever made me cry. :'( (in a good way...)

---mario---

I like Eddy van Halen's guitar work but not the band as a whole really, think I'll go with Kirk Hammet :bopping:

Fingerpicker

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