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Headphoneus Supremus
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I think the rhythm guitar category is by far the most difficult to nail down, since, not to take anything away from the importance of rhythm guitar, it's possibly the least flashy part of a band. (cowbell and tamborine, excluded) When's the last time you heard someone take center stage and break into a rousing rhythm guitar solo? With rhythm guitarists, their skill often lies in what and when they don't play than what and when they do. Let's face it, the best technical guitar player in any band, usually plays lead. Eric Clapton is a fantastic rhythm guitar player, when he plays rhythm .... but people never think of him as a rhythm guitarist. So ya, there's a zillion competent guitarists in the world who can strum chords and provide great "rhythm" licks, but to identify which one is the best "rhythm guitarist" in the world as opposed to simply "best guitarist", without considering their synergy with the rest of the band as the rhythm guitarist along with the quality and importance of the music they helped create, is impossible, IMO.
Who would be your choice?
IMO they are not clearly the best rhythm guitar players of all times, sorry...not even considering what they did in the bands, or the legacy for the humanity they have left behind... |
I think the rhythm guitar category is by far the most difficult to nail down, since, not to take anything away from the importance of rhythm guitar, it's possibly the least flashy part of a band. (cowbell and tamborine, excluded) When's the last time you heard someone take center stage and break into a rousing rhythm guitar solo? With rhythm guitarists, their skill often lies in what and when they don't play than what and when they do. Let's face it, the best technical guitar player in any band, usually plays lead. Eric Clapton is a fantastic rhythm guitar player, when he plays rhythm .... but people never think of him as a rhythm guitarist. So ya, there's a zillion competent guitarists in the world who can strum chords and provide great "rhythm" licks, but to identify which one is the best "rhythm guitarist" in the world as opposed to simply "best guitarist", without considering their synergy with the rest of the band as the rhythm guitarist along with the quality and importance of the music they helped create, is impossible, IMO.
Who would be your choice?