Who's Better?

[janiejones]

The Allmans, but of course!

My boy Duane plays some beautiful guitar. Almost brings tears to my eyes.

[LeCounts1099]

Hi, Bigfish!

If you do know better Guitar- players, than Jimi H., David Gilmour, & Duane Allman... please tell me the names! I'd love to hear them!

The only ones I know who are close are Jeff Beck, Clapton, Alex Lifeson, Alvin Lee, Santana, Randy Rhoads (& maybe Howling Wolf)... But that's about it? Yes, I think my first three are better still than these!

Though: I admit I'm not a huge Zappa, Segovia, Vai, Jerry G. nor McGlochlin fan... at least not as compared to the names above! Is one of these names who you meant? (And have you heard all Gilmours' work? Solo & all Floyd?? His first solo album was killer!)

I often get tears when I hear the brilliance of Duane (& Jimi & Randy & Skynyrd & Pretenders) too, Janie! Truly, mostly the "best die young!")

[BigFish]

If you think Steve Vai rates that high then we need not even have the discussion.......Stevie Ray Vaughn gets my vote up there with Clapton, Hendrix, Duane Allman and maybe 1 or 2 others......Santana, Beck and Jimmy Page are there too!

Before you slam me for Stevie.....I have seen him live about 10 times and I have seen Beck, Clapton about a dozen times.....never seen better than Stevie Ray and I have seen many of the best around besides those listed. Stevie Ray Vaughn was on a whole different plateau when he played!

For the record I respect your opinions....this is all about what we like personally when you boil it down.

[BigFish]

Oh....and Zappa??? YUCK!

[LeCounts1099]

We're on the same page, BF! I simply guessed you'd say names like Garcia, Vai & J.M. & Jorma, or whoever, were better than Duane! Bet others here will!

Stevie Ray was great live... but can his studio stuff really match Duane & Jimi's best? Wasn't Stevie to a large degree a Hendrix disciple/ imitator? Can't accept he was Jimi or Gilmour- good?

Other honorable mentions of the great "pickers" (on the third- level down from my "big three" & next set of names):

James Honeyman- Scott (Pretenders); Steve Howe (Yes, Asia); Dave Mason, Traffic/ Solo; Neil Schon (early Santana & Journey); Mick Taylor (Stones); Brian Jones (Stones); Joe Perry (Aerosmith); Tom Scholz (Boston); Neil Giraldo (Pat Benetar's band-- amazing, trust me!); Dave Davies (Kinks); Trevor Rabin (Yes & Solo); Gary Ritchrath (REO-- pre- sell- out); Steve Hackett (early Genesis); Martin Barre (J. Tull)...

Or at least those are my heroes of Guitar! Am I missing any?

[striperman36]

SRV

[NIB]

Stevie Ray Vaugh is one of the most fluid guitar players have ever seen.Chords an leads all seem like the same thing one big flowing tone.Amazing.Gilmore gets more out of a note with his sustain than many.I know I will get alot of flack for this i think eric clapton is way over rated.Its no doubt Duane wrote the lead to his most popular song.Jimi Page said there would be no rock Guitar if it weren't for Jimi Hendrix.Randy Rhodes was truely amazing.I remember my head exploding when I first herd him.He would not have been if Eddie Van Halen had not dropped the classical piano an picked up a guitar.Satriani is a god in some circles as well as Billy Gibbons.I like the Late Diamond Darryl (later became Dimebag Darryl)from Pantera.some won't like the band as a whole but this guy got some amazing sounds from his ax.First an foremost Tony Iommi is my favorite guitar player.His simple slow pounding style is like sweet velvet to my ears.I played since i was 11 yrs old.Black Sabbath gets a bad rap as some demonic band but most of there songs revolve around repent.Ozzie's antic's didn't help.but who cares. I always had a preference to bands that revolve around the sounds of the guitar as oppsed to lyrics or whatever.i like it all.I remeber i had several Zappa albums yrs. ago.I usta by a album a week when i was young.I saw him at the Rutgers athletic center(The RAC).Maybe it was 1980.He usta do this thing where u could ask him a question.I asked him how he like his eggs.Sunny side up..
I remember seeing Rush at the Beacon theatre NYC. (the Allmans do 11 shows every yr around this time of yr).when they headlined for Motorhead an the Cro Mags.on the Bomber tour an fell asleep.ZZZZZZZZZZ.I recently been playin some LS an they have alot of songs that are fun to play.Like the one from the bush beer comercial.
I find it funny some folks on here put these rock stars On some kinda pedestal.if they weren't stars there drug rapps would be a mile long.Many who couldn't shake it died from it.Then I see the same names slam some sports caster when he as a battle with his demons.they are all people one in the same.An drugs are nasty sh!T.
Just something to think about.EaT A Peach..