[KONAKONA]

Well, I've been told that there are only two guitarists in the world, those who are Jeff Beck and those who are not.

Not sure if it is true or not though.

 

[CDBacklash]

you missed the anime thread by a bit

 

[flecom]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Homeless /img/forum/go_quote.gif Just because I have loved everything he has done, and he's a jack of all trades...Dave Grohl...

agreed

*runs away*

 

[Jingo Lingo]

Mike Oldfield perhaps?

 

[nolocus]

Warren Ellis.

 

[jonnybee123]

Phil Spector?

 

[Skorpitarius]

Buckethead is good ... he can play drums / bass too apparently ...Dave Grohl too, all that plus he manages to sing pretty well within that pop-rock context ...(seems to understand making pop rock with good hooks/etc too )
All 3 guys in the band Rush ...
All the living members of the band Yes ... Chris Squire especially ...
Trey Anastasio (Phish) ...
Joey DeFrancesco (jazz organ) ...
Joshua Bell (classical violinist - saw him play here live and was astounded ...)

 

[Skorpitarius]

Prince !!!

how could I forget his talents ... he plays every instrument , sings of course and produces and engineers his albums and live shows pretty much ...(not to mention his sense of showmanship and dazzle when they play live ...)

 

[robm321]

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Originally Posted by johnwmclean /img/forum/go_quote.gif The most underrated guitarist and possible one of the finest musicians of this century is John Williams. Segovia set the stage in the beginning and mid 20th century, for this brilliant virtuosos. If you have never seen or heard him play you really owe it your yourself to have a look at this. YouTube - BWV - 1006 - Prelude from lute suite 4 - John Williams

John Williams seems to get a lot of attention, because his recordings are ubiquitous, but from my point of view Christopher Parkening is the best guitarist now that Segovia is not around. I like John and Christopher about equally as far as listening enjoyment, but Christopher (who I was fortunate enough to see live) comes closer to that perceived perfection goal.

However, one of the greatest experiences is when I throw on one of my many Segovia LPs and get lost in listening one of the most musical musician of all time.

 

[Paste]

Matt Bellamy

 

[Landis]

^A bit of a bump I see!
 
Not a bad thread to bring back, though.
 
 
Overall, although he's dead, I'd say that Frank Zappa was one of the most innovative, intelligent and creative artists I've ever heard. He could write the music for all the instruments in the band, was an excellent guitarist, pianist and composer who gave life to many young artists and created some beautiful music. Sad that he's dismissed by the ignorant as a parody or silly musician half of the time due to some of his music which has humorous lyrics or names. Michael Hedges was another one that came to mind, but is also deceased.
 
Currently, Roswell Rudd and Toumani Diabate have peaked my interest in the past few years as excellent composers and musicians who make very original sounding music with all the collaborations with other artists from different genres and ethnic groups. Eric Clapton is another favorite of mine, although he reinvents/covers a lot of old classic blues so I can't give him a lot of credit the composition department, but as an actual musician, very talented.

 

[LFF]

Prince and Paul McCartney

 

[J.Pocalypse]

Trent Reznor. Period.

 

[Kukuk]

As far as lyrics and music in general go, Bob Dylan's got everyone beat by a mile.
 
Greatest guitarist would be Joe Satriani.

 

[balderon]

David Gilmour and Jeff Beck are some of many "greatest" guitarists.