Kelly Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 Jimi Hendrix Prince Chuck Berry (maybe not greatest, but influential) Buddy Guy Van Halen (not my taste) Eric Clapton SRV Roon ->UltraRendu + CI Audio 7v LPS-> Kii Control -> Kii Three Roon->BMC UltraDAC->Mr Speakers Aeon Flow Open Link to comment
wwaldmanfan Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 Jimi HendrixJ.J. Cale Jeff Beck is OK but he mostly makes cool sounds rather than play actual music. I'm not his biggest fan, but this IS great music: Link to comment
Emcee Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 I'm not his biggest fan, but this IS great music: [ATTACH=CONFIG]30722[/ATTACH] He definitely can play music but most of his stuff is not what I'd call ''musical''. Guys like Steve Vai and Joe Satriani leave me cold. On the other hand while not as flashy and technical J.J. Cale has a seemingly simple, understated style that has influenced people like Eric Clapton and Mark Knopfler. In an interview Eric Clapton has even admitted ''I don't know how he does it'' Jeff Beck is somewhere in the middle, Hendrix could do it all. Link to comment
DuckToller Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 Some contenders: Neil Young Lou Reed Prince Steve Wynn Doug Martsch Honorable mention: Jimi Hendrix Link to comment
budy Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 Late great, Alvin Lee - fastest guitarist in the west. Sent from my Nexus 6P using Computer Audiophile mobile app Win 10 (64), (Front Room) Phil's Audio Optimizer, Tidal/Roon, HQPlayer, RME ADI-2 DAC fs, Hegel H300, van den Hul - The Clearwater, PMC Twenty.24's. Link to comment
Don Hills Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 1 Jimi Hendrix 2 Jan Akkerman 3 Eric Clapton 4 Jeff Beck 5 Frank Zappa "People hear what they see." - Doris Day The forum would be a much better place if everyone were less convinced of how right they were. Link to comment
cbee Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 "Late great, Alvin Lee - fastest guitarist in the west." Way back then we used to discuss this a lot and Alvin was considered the fastest until Johnny Winter came along. I think he may still hold the title. Link to comment
wwaldmanfan Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 He definitely can play music but most of his stuff is not what I'd call ''musical''. Guys like Steve Vai and Joe Satriani leave me cold. On the other hand while not as flashy and technical J.J. Cale has a seemingly simple, understated style that has influenced people like Eric Clapton and Mark Knopfler. In an interview Eric Clapton has even admitted ''I don't know how he does it''Jeff Beck is somewhere in the middle, Hendrix could do it all. I don't disagree with anything you've said. I'm not a Jeff Beck fan, particularly. The best part of that show was Imelda May's vocals, but Beck spearheaded it. I do think threads like this are pointless on Computer Audiophile, and are more suited to the Steve Hoffman Music Forums, where 90% of the posts are twaddle. You can't name the "greatest" guitarists, only those most popular or influential. I agree that Hendrix fits that description. I saw him perform in person, and, he was amazing. Having said that, there are players named in this thread that I've never heard, and plenty that I think are important that haven't been mentioned. Music is an art form, with individuals who express themselves, and it cannot be said that one is "greater" than another. Link to comment
89reksal Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 You can't name the "greatest" guitarists, only those most popular or influential. The original post for this thread is confusing since it's tilted "The Greatest Guitarist of All Time" yet it appears to actually be looking for "most historically important": Name up to 5 (ok, max. 10 if it's not enough) guitar players who in your opinion are the most historically important figures of all time. Link to comment
sphinxsix Posted November 15, 2016 Author Share Posted November 15, 2016 The original post for this thread is confusing since it's tilted "The Greatest Guitarist of All Time" yet it appears to actually be looking for "most historically important":Yes, what I actually meant was (as stated in the thread description) most historically important guitarist(s). I used the word 'greatest' in the thread's title simply to keep it short. Link to comment
sphinxsix Posted November 15, 2016 Author Share Posted November 15, 2016 @Ralf11 Please read my first post in the thread. No mainstream jazz or classical guitarists. Jazz-rock is ok though. Link to comment
budy Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 1. Jimi Hendrix 2. Eric Clapton 3. Jimi Page 4. Peter Greene 5. Jeff Beck 6. Carlos Santana 7. Duane Allman 8. Alvin Lee 9. Ritchie Blackmore 10. Stevie Ray Vaughan (Not necessarily in order) Sent from my Nexus 6P using Computer Audiophile mobile app Win 10 (64), (Front Room) Phil's Audio Optimizer, Tidal/Roon, HQPlayer, RME ADI-2 DAC fs, Hegel H300, van den Hul - The Clearwater, PMC Twenty.24's. Link to comment
Emcee Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 I don't disagree with anything you've said. I'm not a Jeff Beck fan, particularly. The best part of that show was Imelda May's vocals, but Beck spearheaded it. I do think threads like this are pointless on Computer Audiophile, and are more suited to the Steve Hoffman Music Forums, where 90% of the posts are twaddle. You can't name the "greatest" guitarists, only those most popular or influential. I agree that Hendrix fits that description. I saw him perform in person, and, he was amazing. Having said that, there are players named in this thread that I've never heard, and plenty that I think are important that haven't been mentioned. Music is an art form, with individuals who express themselves, and it cannot be said that one is "greater" than another. I also think such threads are pointless and when I saw the title I rolled eyes and said ''really?'' to myself. But for some reason I was compelled to reply. With the exception of popularity (commercial succe$$) you can't really quantify greatness. The rest is very subjective. Personally I define greatness by originality, creativity and what moves me vs technical prowess. I'll take a Joe Pass a Kenny Burrell or a nice soaring rock ballad over a techno shredder any day. I don't get how Robert Johnson ends up on so many of these lists though. There are many unknown studio and sessions guitarists that I would qualify as great also just because they can do a good job in so many varied scenarios. Think of Bowie who would go from SRV to Adrian Belew to Earl Slick. Or how about this local guy who Montrealers simply refer to as Réj.E (Reggie) humbly backing up egomaniac Dennis DeYoung. Unless you hung around Montreal bars you most likely have never heard of him. Could Clapton do a better job in this context? Link to comment
Ralf11 Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 this doesn't require you to quantify greatness, just rank it and one can clearly say that Billy Shakespeare was much greater than a minor lake poet also, Charlie Christian invented rock & roll guitar or fusion if you want... or pre-proto-fusion Link to comment
ShawnC Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Too wwanldmanfan and Emcee It makes no sense to post your non participating opinions. Simply list your results. Of course there's hundreds of unheard of great guitarists (session players) and yes this has been done before. Just bite or ignor it. It's fun or should be. Computer setup - Roon/Qobuz - PS Audio P5 Regenerator - HIFI Rose 250A Streamer - Emotiva XPA-2 Harbeth P3ESR XD - Rel R-528 Sub Comfy Chair - Schitt Jotunheim - Meze Audio Empyrean w/Mitch Barnett's Accurate Sound FilterSet Link to comment
AnotherSpin Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Jerry Garcia is my personal choice. He was not the flashiest or sexiest from all mentioned above, but he was playing from the heart. Link to comment
AnotherSpin Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 I'll toss in a couple of others I haven't seen above (sorry if I missed them): John McLaughlin Keith Richards Pete Townshend (turn the intro to Pinball Wizard way, way up and tell me he's not) +John McLaughlin +Keith Richards +Pete Townshend Link to comment
Rt66indierock Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 I'd put in: Grady Martin. Hank Garland, Jerry Reed, Clarence White and Glen Campbell. Link to comment
m&m's Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 wow, can't believe no one put rory gallagher on their list. rory gallagher the voodoo child s r v duane allman david gilmour richie blackmore terry kath gary moore alvin lee jimmy page robin trower johnny winter if blues buddy guy albert king b.b. king freedie king peter green pappo main system; mac mini/mac os mountain lion/bel canto usb/cambridge audio dac magic/creek destiny intregrated/reference 3a mm de cappo i/svs pb-12-nsd/dh labs cables and wires/denon ah-d2000 Link to comment
Mauldintn Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 I thought I'd add a favorite that hasn't been mentioned. Nils Lofgren. Sent from my iPad using Computer Audiophile Link to comment
astrotoy Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 I'll give ya that a PhD in astrophysics is impressive. Is "Brain" his nickname? What is most impressive is that he got his PhD in astrophysics at age 60! Larry (who also has a PhD in astrophysics) Analog-VPIClas3,3DArm,LyraSkala+MiyajimaZeromono,Herron VTPH2APhono,2AmpexATR-102+MerrillTridentMaster TapePreamp Dig Rip-Pyramix,IzotopeRX3Adv,MykerinosCard,PacificMicrosonicsModel2; Dig Play-Lampi Horizon, mch NADAC, Roon-HQPlayer,Oppo105 Electronics-DoshiPre,CJ MET1mchPre,Cary2A3monoamps; Speakers-AvantgardeDuosLR,3SolosC,LR,RR Other-2x512EngineerMarutaniSymmetrical Power+Cables Music-1.8KR2Rtapes,1.5KCD's,500SACDs,50+TBripped files Link to comment
wwaldmanfan Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 Is "Brain" his nickname? What is most impressive is that he got his PhD in astrophysics at age 60! Larry (who also has a PhD in astrophysics) I assumed it was a typo by the OP, but I have nothing more productive to do than flame another member here (in fun, of course). Link to comment
sphinxsix Posted November 17, 2016 Author Share Posted November 17, 2016 What is most impressive is that he got his PhD in astrophysics at age 60! Facts like this are always so uplifting! Link to comment
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