They are both very good IMO but I would say Satriani considering that Vai took lessons from him when he first started. Vai showed up with a guitar with no strings and a pack of strings and wanted to learn how to play. Mind you Vai did get alot of his style from Frank Zappa which is why they only sound a little bit alike. Another one of my favs is George Lynch...
Carlos Santana. Gary Moore, Larry Carlton, Lee Rittenauer, Michael Hedges, Phil Keaggy, Jimmy Page, Luther Allison, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Buddy Guy, Eric Clapton... and a hundred other guitar slingin' muthafukkahs.
This is the source of where it all flowed from for both of them
Actually the first real heavy distorted rock guitarist was Jeff Beck when he was in the yard birds. Jimi could sing and be upfront but the first was Jeff Beck.
I took guitar & bass lessons with Joe Satriani. Personally, I think Vai and Satch rock, but they aren't the best around. Jeff Tyson and Alex Skolnik is by far the most amazing students of Satriani. While I find this type of playing impressive, it lacks profound depth and sentiment.
My rock favorites would include:
Peter Green, the original guitarist of Fleetwood Mack (back when they were a blues band with songs like Black Magic Woman [original version], Green Manalishi with the Two Prong Crown, The Albatross.
Gary Moore, Thin Lizzy and solo career.
Jimi Hendrix, the god.
Michael Schenker, this guy sings. Listen to UFO's Strangers in the Night all the way through in one sitting. MSG, UFO, Scorpions.
George Lynch, listen closely to his solos off the first Lynch Mob album. The River of Love guitar solo uses alot of John Coltrane sax elements.
Frank Zappa. Without Zappa there would be no Steve Vai.
Eddie Van Halen, party rock at its finest.
Jimmy Page, awesome song writer.
Eric Clapton, Cream.
There are other rock players I like alot. I won't mention jazz players since it is completely different.
Originally posted by tony404 Actually the first real heavy distorted rock guitarist was Jeff Beck when he was in the yard birds. Jimi could sing and be upfront but the first was Jeff Beck.
The first distorted (overdrive) guitar were the Kinks.
The Yardbirds were an incredible band: Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, and Eric Clapton!
I say Neither. Satriani is fast but I don't particularly feel anything in his music; it's almost synthesized. Steve Vai rocks but he's still not my favorite.
I think Roy Buchannon is the best "emotional" guitar player, he tells a story when he plays and his guitar sounds alive. I think Hendrix owns the guitar world for ass-kicking rock and creativity. I'm not old enough to have seen Hendrix play live and I hear a lot of his experimental stuff missed the mark but the catalog of work he left behind is still awesome in my opinion.
By the way, "best" is unfair; there are too many artists with too much skill but if I had to pick the ones who stand out completely, they would be the oens in my post above.
Other notables include Stevie Ray Vaughan, Carlos Santana, Ry Cooder, B.B. King and Gary Hoey.
Vai. Technically, tonally, emotionally and as a stage performer. Satriani writes better melodies however.
The post says Vai vs Satriani and all you cocks start talking about other guitarists like Tom Morello and Kurt Cobain etc. These guys are no where near the same league as Vai and Satriani.
Steve Morse on the other hand and is way up there with Satch and Vai.
Anyway Vai is touring Australia in July and I'm as happy as a cock in a hahahahashop about it.
"vai and satch are good but no distinguisable style or sound"... are you high no one sounds like Vai. You can tell it's Vai instantly. no one else has vibrato like that.
as for
hendrix
page
van halen
leslie west
schenker
rhodes
beck
clapton
young
iommi
slash blowing them away... bullshit! they are all good, innovative guitarists but Vai is last person you'd ever want to have a head cuttin' duel with.
Satch has that great balance of chops and melody. The songs he writes are more memorable in my opinion. Loved the live in San Fransisco dvd. Wore it out last year. I'd be thrilled to see either one play live though.
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