Who are the best Duelling Guitarists? What bands feature them? Priest, Iron Maiden..

[AdamCalifornia]

I wonder what bands have presently or had in the past the best 'duelling' guitarists?
Two bands come immediately to mind:

K. K. Downing & Glenn Tipton (Judas Priest)

Dave Murray & Adrian Smith (Iron Maiden)
They added Janick Gers in the 1990s so they've got three lead guitarists!!

Lynyrd Skynyrd also had three lead guitarists:
Allen Collins & Gary Rossington & Steve Gaines

Metallica: Kirk Hammett & James Hetfield

The Allman Brothers Band: Duane Allman & Dickey Betts

The Rolling Stones: Keith Richard & Ron Wood

Megadeth: Dave Mustaine & Marty Friedman

Kiss: Ace Frehley & Paul Stanley

Scorpions: Rudolf Schenker & Uli Jon Roth

Motorhead: Wurzel & Phil Campbell (Live at Brixton'87)

AC/DC: Angus & Malcom Young

Aerosmith: Joe Perry & Brad Whitford

Not all of them are pure 'duelling' guitarists because, for instance,
Malcolm Yound (AC/DC) played rhythmic guitar.

How about Metallica and other bands?

There are many other bands featuring 'duelling' gitarists.
Post their names here. Who are your favourite ones? Who are the best?
Do they belong to the greatest rock guitarist of all time:

Guitar Gods - Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, RSV, Eddie Van Halen, Steve Vai, etc.

I think that K. K. Downing & Glenn Tipton of Judas Priest are the greatest 'duelling' guitarists of all time.

See you on the 'duelling' gitarists

Side of the Moon

 

[soozieq]

Sorry I can't contribute. . .

. . . but on the subject of duelling guitars, does anyone know who the other 'duelling' guitarist was on 'Black Widow' (Welcome to my Nightmare)?

I heard it the other day, but couldn't find out who it was. It's the one that's not Alice Cooper

 

[jilgiljongiljing]

Metallica wouldnt qualify for duelling guitarists in general, except for maybe "Kill 'Em All".

Hammet and Hetfield dont belong there IMHO

 

[Masonjar]

Quote:

Originally Posted by jilgiljongiljing /img/forum/go_quote.gif Metallica wouldnt qualify for duelling guitarists in general, except for maybe "Kill 'Em All". Hammet and Hetfield dont belong there IMHO

Neither does AC/DC, Malcolm is strictly rhythm guitar. (oh, I should read the post, sorry about that...)

I don't know who could match Downing/Tipton or Smith/Murray in their primes.

Really. They wrote the first two chapters of the book of The Dueling Leads of Metal.

 

[monolith]

Try Nevermore.

 

[roadtonowhere08]

Mikael Åkerfeldt and Peter Lindgren from Opeth. They will not win any shredding or virtuosity contests, but to me, they are the best.

 

[Grahame]

In The beginning ...

Wishbone Ash,

Thin Lizzy

From the Wikipedia Article

Though others had earlier used similar techniques, Thin Lizzy is widely recognised as one of the first hard rock bands to employ double lead guitar harmony (the twin guitar clash) - a technique pioneered by Wishbone Ash in the UK, whilst independently in the USA by Lynyrd Skynyrd and The Allman Brothers Band. This style was later refined and popularised by bands of the emerging New Wave of British Heavy Metal, Judas Priest and Iron Maiden especially. The latter group in particular has praised Thin Lizzy extensively and even covered the song "Massacre" from Lizzy's popular Live and Dangerous album. Examples of this dual guitar harmony technique include "The Boys Are Back in Town" and "Cowboy Song" from Jailbreak. Brian Robertson's unconventional use of the wah-pedal as an extension of the instrument during soloing rather than as a purely rhythmic effect, as described in the Total Accuracy video "Still in Love with the Blues" (featuring Brian Robertson & Stuart Bull), is a distinctive and influential sound.

 

[DarkAngel]

If you are talking true sick vicious skull crushing shredfest tagteam:

Early (first 3 albums) SLAYER

Kerry King & Jeff Hanneman

 

[diogenes]

Cacophony: Becker & Friedman

 

[skudmunky]

Dragonforce!

 

[Happy Camper]

Flatt & Scruggs
Lennon and Harrison
Manning and Harrison (Oh, wrong team)

 

[Csericks]

Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant

 

[Jahn]

Need you ask?

 

[immtbiker]

Why stick to rock or Heavy Metal?

The greatest dueling guitarists of all-time:

Friday Night in San Francisco, "Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin, Paco de Lucia"

The there's "Dueling Banjos" from "Deliverance"

That's some arse kickin' riffin'

 

[Thelonious Monk]

Gorguts - Obscura

i think that luc lemay & steeve hurdle win this, hands down.