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Best sounding rock guitarist

Photobitstream said:
Kids these days :whip:

In order:

Chet Atkins
Les Paul
Duane Eddy
Joe Pass
Bill Frisell
Richard Thompson
Larry Coryell
Stanley Jordan
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he said rock guitarist. :p:

and you forgot kenny burrell. :D
 
Yes when I think ROCK guitarist 2 come to mind!

Angus Young and Eddie Van Halen!

I'm not saying they are most talented or technically better them some of the great
legend guitar players but if I wanta ROCK out and had to pick a gutair player, one of
these 2 would be extemely high on the list!

Matty and Star, You guy's got it right in my book!
 
Scotty Moore
Chuck Berry
Luther Perkins
Buck Owens
Don Rich
Deke Dickerson
Jimmy Page
Jeff Beck
Billy Gibbons
Johnny Ramone
Angus Young
Malcolm Young
Andy Gill
Steve Diggle
K.K. Downing
Glenn Tipton
Mick Jones
Joe Strummer
Tony Parsons
Adrian Smith
Mike Palm
Billy Zoom
 
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Best Sounding Guitarist

How about Alvin Lee from Ten Years After.I have NEVER,and I am 49 years old, never heard anyone that could play "I'm Going Home"note per note.Back twenty or so years ago when some guy that thought he could play, and alot of these guys were pretty good, ask what song do you want to here,all you had to say was "i'm going Home" by Alvin Lee and they would just walk away. :)
 
Every name mentioned so far is fantastic, and I second all of them... But I gotta say boys, there's one that's missing. Angus would having nothing to riff on if it weren't for Malcolm Young. He may only have one sound, but that sound IS AD/DC!
 
joe satriani , steve vai, eric johnson, john lee hooker, les paul, srv, hendrix,
rory gallagher, bb king, neil young ,steve morse, blackmore,axel rudi pell,.....
 
Cosmic Charlie said:
Would Duane Allman and Dickie Betts fit in this catagory? I like Carlos Santana, Joe Walsh, How bout Slash?.
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Yep, I can't believe Duane Allman and Stevie Ray weren't listed on the first page! :nono:


Retro
 
Yeah, I know he said Rock guitarists, but I had to have some fun.

BTW, Duane Eddy and Les Paul were Rock guitarists.

As for Alvin Lee, as Mance Lipscomb once told a friend of mine, "Son, that's a whole lot of notes but it ain't got no feelin'."

This discussion should begin and end with Stevie Ray Vaughan. He's the best there ever was.
 
Well, this is a tough one. I've been looking through some of my back issues of The Tonequest Report for inspiration and hereby would suggest Phil Brown, Jimbo (James) Mathis, and Billy Gibbons as candidates. Then, looking through my CDs and records, I have to give a nod to Charlie Whitney of Family and Streetwalkers; Albert Lee (he was a rocker back with Heads, Hands, and Feet); Peter Green and Danny Kirwan (before Fleetwood Mac became a top 40 band); the versatile Chris Spedding; and, finally, to Phil Manzanera, who has quite a knack for making a guitar unleash some rather interesting soungs.
 
RITCHIE BLACKMORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:guitar:
And might I add, Joe Perry
and if you go back to his Rounder releases, George Thorogood.
 
fotno said:
Every name mentioned so far is fantastic, and I second all of them... But I gotta say boys, there's one that's missing. Angus would having nothing to riff on if it weren't for Malcolm Young. He may only have one sound, but that sound IS AD/DC!
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Can't disagree with that! By Malcolm doing what he does allows Angus to do what he does!
 
Who was the main guitar sound for the Early days of DIO?

That was some great rocking riffs!
 
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