In my opinion.
1. Steve Vai
2. Joe Satriani
3. Paul Gilbert
4. Yngwie Malmsteen
5. Herman Li
Post your list!
2007-12-18 06:15:19 · 14 answers · asked by Trogoth 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Celebrities
1: Jimi (Jimi who? ...Like You don't know...)
2: Brian May
3: Frank Zappa
4: Bassist Michael "Flea" Balzary
5: David Gilmour
The guys you listed are, I agree, very TECHINICALLY PROFICIENT, but these are the guys I like to listen to and who pioneered the styles that made Steve and Joe start playing in the first place... Except Flea... He just rocks like Stonehenge...
2007-12-18 06:34:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I like 1. David Gilmore ( Pink Floyd) 2. Andrea Segovia 3. Jimi Hendrix 4. Eddie Van Halen 5. Stevie Ray V. not necessarily in that order.
2007-12-18 06:31:41 · answer #2 · answered by Mango 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. Django Reinhardt
2. Joe Satriani
3. Chet Atkins
4. Yngwie Malmsteen
5. Eddie Van Halen (how could you leave him out?)
That's my list. I play guitar, and I read music. Of course some idiots are gonna put Slash or Jimi in. Slash and Jimi are good, but they aren't the greatest. Slash just sweetpicks and hope it sounds good! Jimi isn't a great composer, but he's my favorite improviser of all time, he could really think on his feet.
2007-12-18 06:20:21 · answer #3 · answered by Dave 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A good list, for sure. I think I'd put Claypool higher, though. I need to add Entwistle, McCartney and Lesh. Entwistle for combining the creative use of electronics with his musical talent. McCartney for making the bass the most important thing in the mix and Lesh for pioneering melodic departures from the root of the chord. That means 3 of yours have to go, so I'd take out Novoselic, Burton and I guess Flea. Not easy to stick to 5. Help me understand why you chose #s 2 and 4. Collins is a no-brainer.
2016-05-24 22:11:41 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jimi Hendrix
Jimmy Page
Alvin Lee
Richie Blackmore
Eric Clapton (Cream Years)
2007-12-18 06:19:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In no particular order . . .
Eddie Lang
Django Reinhardt
Eric Clapton
Jimmi Hendrix
I can't think of a fifth one in this category, so I'll say Jose Feliciano. The first time I ever saw Feliciano was on theJohnny Carson show, long before he was famous. He played 'The Flight of the Bumblebee' on the guitar. I was impressed!
2007-12-18 06:22:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not in order:
Eddie Van Halen
Randy Rhoads
Jimi Hendrix
Billy Gibbons
Zakk Wylde
2007-12-18 06:35:33 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Clapton once told me he would accept being on the top ten, but no higher, and that the all time no foolin' second place is way distant best player..and who only had nine fingers to boot.... was Jerry Garcia.
Electric, acoustic , guitar, mandolin, country folk blues rock and space....the man could.and did, frequently in the same song, do everything.
Gilbert, Clapton, Duane Allman would round out my list
you going to argue with EC?
2007-12-18 06:33:46 · answer #8 · answered by yankee_sailor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jimi Hendrix
Omar rodriguez
Tom Morello
2007-12-18 06:29:02 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first 4 would be the members of the Los Angeles guitar quartet.
The last one would be Andres Segovia.
2007-12-18 06:20:59 · answer #10 · answered by gg 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋