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Apr 2, 2017 · There isn’t a greatest guitarist to everyone. Some just speak to us. I am a huge Buck Dharma and Michael Schenker fan; and have seen them both live, as well as a lot of others, a few on these lists. All are amazing. What strikes me as odd is that Dharma is so often overlooked. BOC has always been a fringe band.
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- Michael Schenker. Mike McReady (Pearl Jam): "It’s really hard to pick just one guitarist. It would have to be… early on, I’d say Ace Frehley and Paul Stanley.
- George Harrison. Elliot Easton (The Cars): "To me, George Harrison is the one. A lot of the guys in my generation that saw Harrison play, that’s how we learned how to be a lead guitarist in a band.
- Malcolm Young. Scott Ian (Anthrax): "Malcolm Young has gotta be the most unsung, underrated guitar hero of all time. He was the backbone of AC/DC, the greatest rock band ever, and wrote some of the most amazing riffs you’ll hear.
- Paul Gilbert. Jim Davies (The Prodigy, Pitchshifter): "As a guitarist with The Prodigy and Pitchshifter, I guess I might be considered an unlikely fan of Paul Gilbert.
- Brett Milano
- Jimi Hendrix. Let’s face it, rock will never come up with a more visionary guitarist. Not only did Jimi Hendrix expand the sonic possibilities of what a guitar could do, but he also found uncharted places that a guitar could take you to.
- Chuck Berry. The blues had a baby, they called it rock’n’roll, and the guitar intro on Chuck Berry’s “Maybelline” was the moment of conception. Berry was a master of the short and tasty solo (though you can check out 60s albums like Concerto In B Goode if you want to hear his solos at length), and there’s been no worthy rock guitarist who hasn’t absorbed a little Chuck.
- Wes Montgomery. During his too-short career, this jazz great was rightly renowned for his octave technique (playing phrases on two strings an octave apart, giving a clear sweet tone), and his aggressive thumb strokes (something Jeff Beck and others emulated).
- BB King. You might say that BB King was half of the greatest vocal duo in blues history. The other half was his guitar, Lucille, whose elegant, pleading tone said everything that the words couldn’t completely express.
Thanks! Ben Monder, the jazz guitarist on the last David Bowie record. Even within the genre of jazz he’s underrated and plays circles around all his contemporaries. Master player with rock, jazz, prog, free improv and more, incredible range and versatility. Lots of things that no other guitarist can do but hun.
Jun 1, 2024 · We have had a good long break, a much needed one after so many years of not letting off the gas pedal. I think it was a healthy choice. But now we are back in the saddle, re-energized, eager to write new music, tour the planet and take the band to the next level. I hope people are as jazzed up for the next chapter of this band as we are.
Oct 13, 2023 · That’s why thinking about what makes a great guitarist is so much fun. Rolling Stone published its original list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists in 2011. It was compiled by a panel of musicians ...
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