Your top 5 guitar gods?

Are bass players Guitar Gods?

Are bass players Guitar Gods?

Yep, I think Jack Bruce has already been nominated.

Are bass players Guitar Gods?

I would say no myself and Mani has been mentioned as well.

Three pages in and no mention of Leo Kottke… Another vote for Lindsey Buckingham here too.

Might I throw Robin Trower into the mix, don’t believe he’s been mentioned yet.

Absolutely all of the above and I’d like to throw in Jerry Garcia
Missing a finger on his picking hand and the ability to do what he did in what was usually, shall we say, an enhanced state of mind.

Robin Guthrie
Debbie Smith
Peter Hook
Robert Smith
John Squire

Eric Bell
Scott Gorham
Brian Robertson
Gary Moore
Snowy White
John Sykes
Get the theme ?

A first mention here for –

Steve Howe

followed by –

Jimi Hendrix
Eric Clapton (early years)
Seasick Steve
Dave Gilmour

Not that I’m saying Steve Howe is better than Hendrix, it’s just he’s never mentioned in the top 5/10 threads.

As for bass players –

John Entwhistle
Chris Squire
Geddy Lee
Mani
John Paul Jones

Some way back I missed my 5th one because I knew there was one I hadn’t thought of.

Now i have.

5 – Jeff Buckley.

Richard Thompson
Davey Graham
Rory Gallagher
Jimi Hendrix
Martin Simpson

But,
Frank Zappa
Peter Green
Bert Jansch
John Renbourne
Pat Metheny
Eric Clapton
Jeff Beck etc etc etc

Nope, you’re all wrong. This is THE list:

John McLaughlin
Kirk Hammett
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Jerry Cantrell
Lyndsay Buckingham (though I’m no fan of the Mac he plays a mean guitar)

Richard Thompson, BB King and Dave Gilmour are up there, too.

Dimebag Darrell
Joe Satriani
John Petrucci
Tony Iommi
James Hetfield

Oooh, can’t resist this:

Richie Blackmore
Eddie Van Halen
Brian May
Steve Vai
Joe Satriani
Yngwie Malmsteen

Sorry, I can’t count either 😀

Cripes! That’s difficult – so many amazing players! As with everything, it’s almost impossible to separate taste from ability (and ability from technique for that matter).

Surprised to see May listed as a technician though! EVH too – he’s really not a “technical” player. Not a Queen fan but Brian May is real hair on the back of neck twitching stuff.

Friedman: Totally unique soling – At his best there’s no one to touch him in metal IMO.

I don’t get the Johnny Marr thing, though – maybe I’ve just not heard the right track but he never sounds particularly “outstanding” to me…

Don’t think I could limit to 5 but here’s 5 good ones that (I don’t think) have been mentioned yet:

Danny Gatton
Eric Johnson
Greg Howe
Ed Wynne
Jerry Reed

Page
Bonemmassa
ERIC Johnson
Knobfler
Gibbons

(Today, may be different tomorrow)

Robert Fripp
Frank Black
Frank Zappa
Geddy Lee
Steve Howe
(will prob change tomorrow, too)

Damnit Camo16 you made me spit coffee all over my keyboard when I saw Kirk Hammett in a list of good guitarists!!

Mark Knopfler
Jimi Hendrix
Eddie Van Halen
Vinni Reilly
Carlos Santana

Mattias IA Eklundh plays guitar at my sons daycare, (his son also attends), someone suggest that I YouTube him, wow! 😮

Hmm, no point in mentioning someone who’s already been picked, so

Andy Gill
Steve Jones
Daniel Ash
Kurt Cobain (didn’t notice him)
Nick Zinner

(and honourable mention to goddess Ritzy Bryan)

Frank Usher

I don’t get the Johnny Marr thing, though – maybe I’ve just not heard the right track but he never sounds particularly “outstanding” to me…

Think it depends what you like, Marr seems to crop up often in those who, like me, couldn’t give two flying hoots for the diddlydiddlydiddlydiddly type guitaring (there’s probably a more technical less derisive way of describing that), and those who like the more layered integrated less **** type :wink:. Not having a go, the diddly is a tremendous skill and could only dream of being able to do it, but it does nothing for me on a musical level. There seems two very different types of list here with only a few crossovers.

Richie Blackmore 🙂

There seems two very different types of list here with only a few crossovers.

Originality for me every time. And there’s no-one else plays/ed like Andy Gill (Gang of Four) (unless, of course, they copied him).

I don’t get the Johnny Marr thing

Who the hell told him he could sing??

Blimey, is this still going?

Thinking of nominations for another instrument but may get told to jog on!

John Scofield

Pat Metheny

Walter Becker

George Benson (really, get past the poppy vocal stuff and listen carefully to the guitar playing.. especially the early albums)

Mike Walker

Charlie Burchill, anyone? Much overlooked IMHO.
Also Nic Jones

and more votes for
Steve Rothery
Mark Knopfler
James Dean Bradfield