Can I get 50???

Actually, they do...it's just that the way the music industry is currently constructed prevents people from hearing it, since it is more profitable for the people in control of the music biz to create and promote throwaway lip-sync dance acts that devalue artistic musicianship.

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listening to the rainbow one right now.

Thanks alot, I LOVE IT.

LOL, what makes you think that Satriani or Vai cant play that just as good?

He is good, but no way near the greatest, also some stuff doesnt add up, he migt have recorded some parts that he played wrong afterwards......

I thihk he is playing part of it.
a big part is from the playback and he is adding his guitar along with it.

No probs, enjoy. :winkwink:

At one point in time or another, I've had a guitar owned and played by all of these guys in my hands.

I still suck.

the playback on the first video: there is a guitar effect used there - some kind of harmony generator or pitch....something that makes the guitar sounds like 2 guitars in different octave....it's a very famouse effect used in heavy metal, mostly in the 80's...what is that effect called? some one know what I mean?

Right on! I have that same Strat for the VERY SAME reasons :thumbsup

Hendrix was WAY ahead of his time.

As for this "greatest player in the world video"...while he is very good, many of his notes were flat, especially his bends. I watched the vid a couple times and counted no less than 10 notes that he TOTALLY missed.

So...no...the guy in this vid is not even CLOSE to the greatest. Listen to Hendrix, or Stevie Ray, or Clapton. Or for other styles, Al Dimeola and Paco de Lucia. These guitarists understood how to bring their guitars to life.

aye aye ugh............. If you were looking for new guitar based music to listen to all you had to do was ask.

The best ever- No.

The kid may be able to play his guitar. ( vid looked a little off) And from your comments I take it you do not play. ( which is cool) I can not speak for the generation after me. ( I'm in my mid-30's) But I can't think of many guitar players in the 80's that couldn't have shredded all over that song, you would have been hard pressed not to hear something just as impressive in any guitar shop on a saturday morning during the 80's and early 90's.

I agree with most of the comments in this thread.

Via, Beck, Hoey, all great players.

Grab a copy of anything Via if this was good for you. Eric Johnson and Satriani while your at it.

I would'nt normally say it but even Malmstein would be something you would enjoy.

with all that said, if the kid was playing the music in the video he can play the guitar. Nothing more , nothing less. I was far more impressed with the kid playing the nintendo music on his guitar, it was much more difficult to play.

He also had excellent taste in Drummers.

http://www.superfineporn.com/Winos Do Not March.mp3
http://www.superfineporn.com/Black Napkins.mp3
http://www.superfineporn.com/Sleep Dirt.mp3
http://www.superfineporn.com/Stevie's Spanking.mp3 > about Zappa's friend Steve Vai

oops, i forgot to remove spaces..

Seriously though where do i find more of Jean Larrivee's recorded stuff?

you can try to listen bands like dream theatre etc. amazing musicians there.

no one mentioned Yngwie Malmsteen

Because he's not the best in the world
(note: I have just about all his records)

Vlatko Stefanovski :thumbsup

I don't think that you heard for this player, but Mark Knopfler also thinks that he is the best guitar player...
:2 cents:

The Who right?

I saw him open for AC/DC on their Jail Break Tour in Dallas, Tx

jimi hendrix still does it for me

Listened to a couple of songs, and that explains why I never heard of the guy...

http://www.asiandivagirls.com/gfy/adg_fender.jpg

Beauty, Style and a Guitar Fetish......

Can I get one of these... to go.. wait.. I will take 2 if avail.... :1orglaugh :1orglaugh


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PS Are you guys forgetting Clapton?

If there's a single best all-around guitar player, it's Al DiMeola.

People also mentioned John McLaughlin and Paco de Lucia... I'd rank them up there, and in fact, there are a couple of albums by what's called the "Guitar Trio" that are probably the absolute pinnacle of amazing guitar collaborations, and the trio is Al DiMeola, Paco de Lucia, and John McLaughlin.

Nobody metioned Alvin Lee yet, as one of the greatest of all time......If you have ever heard him play live it blow you away. Especially at Woodstock when he sang I'm Goin' Home. http://www.alvinlee.com/

This is like having an argument about which tastes better..chocolate,strawberry or vanilla. Everyone mentioned on this list so far has had their moment of brilliance.

definitely black label societys Zakk wylde
hes been doing the licks for ozzy since 19
and still kicks ass with his band

FZ without any doubt.
Hendrix
Alvin Lee
Clapton

This guy has got skills... I like his haircut :1orglaugh :thumbsup

http://xushi.co.uk/xushi/sv/Speed%20...peed_lives.wmv

not the greatest of all

but Rory Gallagher was great

http://merismos.com/Rory_BW.jpg

RIP

those guys might be fast, but all those solos fucking suck cock

it might be what everyone else has said already but i must concur, jimmy hendrix!

getty lee

you cannot say who the best is, ever

nobody likes the same exact shit as someone else, and music isnt a contest or sporting event, so "the best guitar player" does not exist now nor will it ever exist. Its like arguing about politics or religion.

so who's the best mrpheer?

i have this,it's AWESOME

pre death Jimmi
pre death Randy Rhodes

Present:

Steve Vai
Yngwie
Slash lol :P

the best guitarman for me are Jimi Hendrix, Carlos Santana, and Eric Clapton

Go rent Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure and fast forward to the mall scene...

Kirk Hammett is one of my favorite string players.

I would say Les Paul without him the whole thing wouldnt of happened.

Hendrix and of course, John Petrucci of Dream Theater. That's the way you play the guitar.

I've seen that video 55 times.. well, now 56 times. notice how his guitar keeps changing? :)

Nice comp video though... very clean.

http://www.photobotic.com/images/pho...h%20vendor.jpg
this lady by far, carries a wicked Fender

VR! :thumbsup

No mention of Eddie van halen is a disservice to the guitar community. I think alot of industry professionals who have been around a long time would say he is damn near the top. Obviously music being subjective. Much honorable mention must go to some of the following axe men

Malmstein
George Lynch
Michael Schenker

and a few others not mentioned :2 cents:

http://mypage.bluewindow.ch/pbalzer/...oy_Orbison.jpg
He's my favorite Blind guitarist. :thumbsup

There's a couple:
Octaver (used to either create a second guitar but up to a few octaves down, or to make the actual guitar sound octaves lower w/o having to tune down the strings)
Harmonizer (dual guitars effect sounds, prolly what you were referring to)
Pitch Shifter (name says it all)

Some multi-effects processors allow you to mix these effects as well.

Anybody heard of Marty Friedman and Jason Becker (played together in Cacophony)?

yep! "concerto" from that one is my fav track ever (it is the reason I learned guitar):
http://www.mp3.com/albums/2601/summary.html

Don't even think that's him playing....