Who is the greatest guitarist of all time?

• Speedofsand

  

  Rude Mood
  
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• coyotes22

  

  lets_go_devils;755067 wrote:I'm surprised the Youngstown guy didn't show some love for the man that even the great Jimi Hendrix said was the GOAT guitar player....
  
  Youngstown's own PHIL KEAGGY

  
  THIS! I love the album Emerging. And have Reemerging, put out around 2000, with a couple new songs they recored to go on the end of the cd.
• tsst_fballfan

  

  I know it's only 4 strings but he has to be in the conversation. Sheehan!
  
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1d_mq5lEN4
• osudarby08

  

  tsst_fballfan;757061 wrote:I know it's only 4 strings but he has to be in the conversation. Sheehan!
  
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1d_mq5lEN4

  
  Holy shit that was insane!
  
  I guess Ill give some bassist input...my two favorites:
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  This intro is absolutely insane...RIP Cliff Burton
  
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  Les Claypool is awesome
  
  Combine the two, and you get this epic performance (I wish Primus played the whole song):
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• dwccrew

  

  ccrunner609;756255 wrote:Cool he played the same 8 notes over and over again while siutting in a chair.

  
  Clearly you know nothing of playing a guitar, guitar theory, scales, legato technique, arpeggios and the difficulty to play with the speed and precision Satriani does. He is one of the most respected guitar players in the world and has taught Steve Vai and Kirk Hammet of Metallica (among his many pupils).
  
  Crushing Day, the song I posted, is one of the most difficult songs to play as a guitar player. It goes to show the greatness that is Satriani.
  
  Funny you mention he plays the same 8 notes while sitting doesn then post a video of SRV (who is actually one of my personal favorite guitarists). SRV played the same notes in almost all of his solos. He could make them sound great, but his range was not even close to Joe Satriani's. I recommend you look up some more Satriani. The guy is a guitar virtuoso.
  
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Satriani
• dwccrew

  

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• dwccrew

  

  Vinnie Moore hasn't been mentioned, but he is another great one. Here is a live vid, not the best sound quality, but you can hear him shred.
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