Greatest rock guitarists

[SH73]

https://www.guitarworld.com/news/steve-vai-and-nuno-bettencourt-react-to-brian-may-being-crowned-greatest-rock-guitarist

 

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[paul_5]

Meh. “Man who hasn’t made a record for 20 years is better than other, dead man”
 

Slow news day.

[Guest]

So a magazine with a readership of four, one of who is a small dachshund named Colin, vote and that somehow supposed to be world changing news?

[ezbass]

Bassists in glass houses and all that.

[skidder652003]

Blimey there’s 30 seconds of my sad meaningless existence I’ll never get back..!

[4000]

For me, Brian would unquestionably be up there in my personal top 5. Utterly unique and always unfailingly musical.

[MacDaddy]

Basschat needs a "who's the best guitarist" thread as much as the ozone layer needs another hole.

[fleabag]

I also dont need another hole, ta

[skankdelvar]

I think we need a 'best worst guitarist' thread.

I nominate Dave Davies. Or Paul Weller. Either will do.

[andytoad]

1 hour ago, skankdelvar said:

I think we need a 'best worst guitarist' thread.

I nominate Dave Davies. Or Paul Weller. Either will do.

Oh come on dear boy, you can do better than that!

https://images.app.goo.gl/4GYydkJzZwmuB7rK6

[SH73]

I was expecting Jimmy Hendrix

[SICbass]

5 hours ago, skankdelvar said:

I think we need a 'best worst guitarist' thread.

I nominate Dave Davies. Or Paul Weller. Either will do.

....walks away whistling tunelessly and trying to look disinterested.

[Barking Spiders]

57 minutes ago, SICbass said:

....walks away whistling tunelessly and trying to look disinterested.

Aaaargh!  lt's only early morning and my brain isn't ready for this 18 rated horror

[ClassicVibes]

1 hour ago, SH73 said:

I was expecting Jimmy Hendrix

That's the only answer. 

[fleabag]

Robin Trower

[skidder652003]

[skankdelvar]

12 hours ago, andytoad said:

Oh come on dear boy, you can do better than that!

https://images.app.goo.gl/4GYydkJzZwmuB7rK6

I take your point but would respectfully add that Mr O'Range was merely an insipid strummer whereas Messrs Weller and Davies were frenzied chord-manglers whose right hand's velocity exceeded their left hand's dexterity.

For example: a cursory listen to any Jam live album will reveal that in his pomp Granny Weller sounded like an angry scaffolder trying to remove a clamp with a lump hammer yet this presented no impediment to his career. It was only when he embraced his feminine side and did that Wildwoody sort of stuff that people could hear just how stiff and forced his technique really was. All rock, no roll.

[Dan Dare]

Brian who?

[Dood]

Blimey! Lockdown getting to ya all? 🤣

[merello]

19 hours ago, SICbass said:

....walks away whistling tunelessly and trying to look disinterested.

Johnny Depp?

[KevB]

Each to their own but from my personal perspective he'd struggle to get in my top ten. Then again Queen wouldn't get in my top ten greatest rock bands, might not even make top 20 so my view is naturally biased.

[Bill Wy,Aye,Man]

I read a poll for the all time top twenty basslines, after going past the likes of Geddy, Jaco, Jack Bruce and Chris Squire, we arrived at the number one spot, John Deacon's Another One Bites The Dust, three notes with '3 On The E'.

Howay!

[stevie]

I'd have thought that bass players would appreciate Brian May's talent, as it's based on musicality and inventiveness rather than how many notes you can play in a second. There will always be somebody who can play faster than you, but crafting the kind of solos that Brian May produced is much more worthy of respect, IMO.

[inthedoghouse]

On 12/06/2020 at 09:27, ClassicVibes said:

That's the only answer. 

+100000 ... as long as we spell his name correctly 🙂

[4000]

On 12/06/2020 at 07:37, SH73 said:

I was expecting Jimmy Hendrix

Is he related to Jimi Hendrix?😉😂