Top 5 Most Innovative Guitarists

[meg58]

Duane Allman

Allen Collins

Hughie Thommason

Jimi

Eric

 

[Shmoopie]

larry lalonde

Dimebag

jerry cantrell

Toki Wartooth

Skwisgaar Skwigelf

 

[Creepies]

You've all forgotten...

::the wind whispers::

"...Esteban..."

 

[Super Turbo Deluxe Custom]

Not necessarily my favorite, but:

-Vernon Reid
-Jerry Cantrell
-Tom Morello
-John 5
-Reeves Gabriel (Sp?)

 

[lide]

Thats a eazy one

Allan Holdsworth  Scott Henderson  John Scofield  Jeff Beck    Edward Van Halen. 

Hendrix obviously!
 

 

[Maltozombie]

You've all forgotten...

::the wind whispers::

"...Esteban..."

:laughing7:

i'm sorry...but that was hilarious....

my $.02...the list moves forward in time, not forward in terms of better

5. Hendrix (took the blues into outer space)

4. EVH (the King of rock, imho, 2 handed tapping + floyd rose into the mainstream)

3. Vai (the quintessential guitar god...i mean...he has a fan solely for the purpose of blowing his hair in the wind...that's badass  arty07

2. Adam Jones (not the most innovative player, but Tool is the definitive "Drop D" band, and that tuning has been beaten to death by countless players)

1. Buckethead ( imo the best player today..no one plays like that guy)

 

[kreig]

i mean...he has a fan solely for the purpose of blowing his hair in the wind...that's badass  arty07

Pat Travers has been using that fan waaaaaaay before Steve,btw

trivial tidbit brought to you by yours truly :icon_thumright:

 

[guitlouie]

he has a fan solely for the purpose of blowing his hair in the wind...that's badass

I think that you and I have very different definitions of bad-ass.

 

[Superlizard]

You've all forgotten...

::the wind whispers::

"...Esteban..."

^^^ I'm with this guy's opinion. ^^^

 

[Superlizard]

And let's not forget this lad from Squatney:

He's only the World's Loudest Guitarist, after all... and with innovations like the Amp Capo and the Folding Wine Glass, he certainly belongs up there with the best of them.

 

[Superlizard]

Yeah that's why I put Blackmore on there.  I always think of him as the granddaddy of shred. 

Yup.  Blackmore was the guy who started the Neo-Classical thing.

 

[Creepies]

And let's not forget this lad from Squatney:

He's only the World's Loudest Guitarist, after all... and with innovations like the Amp Capo and the Folding Wine Glass, he certainly belongs up there with the best of them.

YES! YES!!

 

[Graffiti62]

I guess I can't pick a top list of guitarists, but I can make a list of the best types of guitarists.

Here's my list:

Best country guitarist:  Jerry Reed
Best jazz guitarist:  Charlie Christian
Guitarist who wrote the rules:  Les Paul
Guitarist who re-wrote the most rules:  Jimi Hendrix
Best folk guitarist:  Bob Dylan
Best alternative guitarist:  Peter Buck
Biggest idiot:  Terry Kath ("Don't worry--its not loaded!")
Guitarist who made the most money:  Jimmy Page
Best blues guitarist:  BB King
Best prog guitarist:  David Gilmour
Guitarist who created the broadest sound:  Andy Summers
Best British guitarist:  Eric Clapton
Guitarist most idolized by a generation:  Eddie Van Halen
Best female guitarist:  Bonnie Raitt
Best classically-trained rocker:  Ritchie Blackmore
Best slide artist:  Elmore James
Best "guitar player's guitar player:"  Jeff Beck
Best at getting the crowd going:  Rory Gallagher
Most retro guitarist:  Brian Setzer
Best white blues guitarist:  SRV
Most underrated:  Brad Whitford
Biggest class act:  TIE--Ronnie Wood or Joe Walsh
Best guitarist that doesn't play a guitar:  Lemmy Kilmister

There are a LOT of guitarists that I wanted to add, but I couldn't think of the categories.

 

[DocNrock]

What ever happened to Joe Satriani?  Is he up there with Rodney Allen Rippy?