Favourite Guitarist

Danny Poole · 07-01-2005

Can you tell me your favourite guitarist and why?

Mine is Dave Matthews... Because he doesn't rely on FX or distortion to play a good riff or write a good tune.

.Sphinkta · 10-01-2005

I'm gonna have to give this one to Slash (Saul Hudson), an original member of Guns N' Roses, and Velvet Revolver. I love his work with the gunners, and the way that his songs don't sound like repeats of one another.

angelofdeath · 11-01-2005

okay, my vote goes to dave mustaine, megadeth. you cant really go far wrong with eighties speed metal

rischoll · 14-01-2005

Tommy Emmanuel. The man is a wizard!

Nathanial · 18-01-2005

i reckon Tom Delonge of Blink 182 just because hes such a good and entertaining guitar player

fretdancer · 25-10-2005

Dave Gilmour from Pink Floyd
.
I may be biased because I like the music so much?
Is the reason we like the guitarist, the fact that we like the choon?

Danny Poole · 26-10-2005

I always use two guitarists as examples of soloing at different ends of the scale.

Dave Gilmore

Melodic soloist (you can sing his solos)
good use of common scales

Joe Satriani

technically brilliant (fast)
will tend to use modal scales and try to get odd sounding solos

I think it's hard to be melodic when playing fast and some of the best solo you can play air guitar and sing along with

.

JustinThyme · 30-10-2005

I'd have to go with David Gilmour. Every note is absolute delicious perfection. I recently got the 'Making of Dark Side of the Moon' DVD; even now that Gilmour looks like a typical British old age pensioner, he's lost none of that incredible tone and note control. The fast stuff (Vai, Satriani et al) is not for me - give me quality over quantity every time!

I'm going to cheat and put in my 'number 1 equal' - Carlos Santana. There may be a bit of that 'because I love his latin music/sound' in there too. Amazing he could still play the way he did at Woodstock whilst in the midst of an acid trip!

JT

fretdancer · 30-10-2005

Justin,
in another thread you are asking where to get guitar licks,
seeing as you are a Floyd fan, here is a site with all their tab for you to practice:
http://www.guitarnoise.com/pink_floyd/

Have fun

JustinThyme · 31-10-2005

Pete - thanks for the heads-up! Some good midi backing tracks in there too.

JT

jackmullen47 · 08-11-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by Danny Poole

Can you tell me your favourite guitarist and why?

Mine is Dave Matthews... Because he doesn't rely on FX or distortion to play a good riff or write a good tune.

Personnaly I dont see distortion or FX as a way to conceal your guitar playing. It just brings so much power to your playing, hence bringing you into the music. I can sometimes get sucked into the music by just putting in some wah / reverb / distortion. Im a a sucker for effects ill admit

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Danny Poole Administrator Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Townsville, Australia. Age: 37 Posts: 3,184 Rep Power: 10	Favourite Guitarist Can you tell me your favourite guitarist and why? Mine is Dave Matthews... Because he doesn't rely on FX or distortion to play a good riff or write a good tune. __________________ Remember, If it was meant to be easy everybody would be a great guitarist. Last edited by Danny Poole : 31-10-2005 at 01:10 PM.

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Danny Poole Administrator Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Townsville, Australia. Age: 37 Posts: 3,184 Rep Power: 10	Gilmore, Man of melody! I always use two guitarists as examples of soloing at different ends of the scale. Dave Gilmore Melodic soloist (you can sing his solos) good use of common scales Joe Satriani technically brilliant (fast) will tend to use modal scales and try to get odd sounding solos I think it's hard to be melodic when playing fast and some of the best solo you can play air guitar and sing along with . __________________ Remember, If it was meant to be easy everybody would be a great guitarist.

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.Sphinkta Active Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Townsville Age: 19 Posts: 30 Rep Power: 0	I'm gonna have to give this one to Slash (Saul Hudson), an original member of Guns N' Roses, and Velvet Revolver. I love his work with the gunners, and the way that his songs don't sound like repeats of one another.

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angelofdeath Newbie ! Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 14 Rep Power: 0	okay, my vote goes to dave mustaine, megadeth. you cant really go far wrong with eighties speed metal

14-01-2005	#4
rischoll Newbie ! Join Date: Nov 2004 Age: 34 Posts: 25 Rep Power: 0	Tommy Emmanuel. The man is a wizard!

18-01-2005	#5
Nathanial Newbie ! Join Date: Jan 2005 Age: 17 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	i reckon Tom Delonge of Blink 182 just because hes such a good and entertaining guitar player

25-10-2005	#6
fretdancer Active Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 36 Rep Power: 0	Dave Gilmour from Pink Floyd . I may be biased because I like the music so much? Is the reason we like the guitarist, the fact that we like the choon?

30-10-2005	#8
JustinThyme Newbie ! Join Date: Oct 2005 Age: 51 Posts: 13 Rep Power: 0	I'd have to go with David Gilmour. Every note is absolute delicious perfection. I recently got the 'Making of Dark Side of the Moon' DVD; even now that Gilmour looks like a typical British old age pensioner, he's lost none of that incredible tone and note control. The fast stuff (Vai, Satriani et al) is not for me - give me quality over quantity every time! I'm going to cheat and put in my 'number 1 equal' - Carlos Santana. There may be a bit of that 'because I love his latin music/sound' in there too. Amazing he could still play the way he did at Woodstock whilst in the midst of an acid trip! JT

31-10-2005	#10
JustinThyme Newbie ! Join Date: Oct 2005 Age: 51 Posts: 13 Rep Power: 0	Pete - thanks for the heads-up! Some good midi backing tracks in there too. JT

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