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Mar 25, 2012 12:01 PM CSTwho is the best guitar player
stevenduder
stevenduderstevendudernational park, New Jersey, USA1 Threads 1 Polls

who is the best guitar player(Vote Below)

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eric clapton
8
11%
jeff beck
2
3%
jimi hendricks
17
23%
jimmy page
8
11%
eddie van halen
5
7%
carlos santana
7
9%
tony iommi
1
1%
brian may
3
4%
keith richards
0
0%
other
23
31%
Total Votes
74
Who is the best guitar player from the 70's
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Mar 25, 2012 12:49 PM CST who is the best guitar player
Kargyle227
Kargyle227Kargyle227Home of the B-2, Missouri USA17 Threads 4 Polls 480 Posts
Add
Mark Knopfler
~Dire Straits
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Mar 25, 2012 2:24 PM CST who is the best guitar player
wolfenfun
wolfenfunwolfenfunriddle, Oregon USA16 Threads 5 Polls 302 Posts
hey good poll steve,so far confirms what i've said all along that jimihendricks is not the best. there's a bunch of freaks here that, haven't listened to many different artists,i think different genre's help too, though rock is my favorite,grew up in the 50's-60's haha thanks for the memories, steve have a great day and poll.cheers wolfen
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Mar 25, 2012 3:26 PM CST who is the best guitar player
Rubicon76
Rubicon76Rubicon76Doha, Qatar308 Posts
What your poll has highlighted to me is that (in my opinion) guitarists have improved vastly in the last 40 years.

Not so much technically, plenty of the guys on the list could play very well but in terms of making guitar music accessible and sound better than it used to.

Back in the 70's I would listen to all those guys but the recording sound quality back then was very poor and the guitars themselves were inferior also. Today guitar design, construction and treatments have really gone ahead in leaps and bounds and I believe that the artists themselves do a better job of writing progressive music with them which fits the other instrumentation, vocals and the tone of the songs better. Plus, of course, the production quality is from a different galaxy than it was in the 70's. It all helps.

Bascially, they have better ears and gears than they used to.

I'm sure there will be plenty here who disagree but that is my 5 cents worth.
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Mar 25, 2012 3:29 PM CST who is the best guitar player
van halen then & now
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Mar 25, 2012 3:30 PM CST who is the best guitar player
jackaroo11
jackaroo11jackaroo11elsmere, Kentucky USA6 Threads 1 Polls 95 Posts
felixis99: van halen then & now
thumbs up thumbs up thumbs up thumbs up
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Mar 25, 2012 3:31 PM CST who is the best guitar player
there are so many great guitarists out there, with different styles who each bring something different to the table, so to ask who the best from the 70's is, is kinda like having to choose which one of your kids is your favourite....


rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing
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Mar 25, 2012 9:59 PM CST who is the best guitar player
Nikogas
NikogasNikogasMetro, Oregon USA46 Threads 5 Polls 4,037 Posts
I voted for Brian May but Carlos Santana is amazing and not on the list Robert Fripp and Andre Segovia....so many truly fantastic guitarists both live and dead.
Nikogash..
;-)
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Mar 25, 2012 10:23 PM CST who is the best guitar player
Mysticalli
MysticalliMysticalliTeresina, Piaui Brazil6 Threads 5 Polls 1,303 Posts
Kargyle227: Add
Mark Knopfler
~Dire Straits


well said! thumbs up
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Mar 25, 2012 11:04 PM CST who is the best guitar player
Class5
Class5Class5Skankytown, Queensland Australia4 Threads 1,010 Posts
Conrad73: you mean Django Reinhardt,of course.


Of course, my error. He only had two fingers and played like a monster.
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Mar 26, 2012 12:06 AM CST who is the best guitar player
loco_is_right
loco_is_rightloco_is_righthyattsville, Maryland USA12 Posts
Its meangel
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Mar 26, 2012 2:07 AM CST who is the best guitar player
Class5: Of course, my error. He only had two fingers and played like a monster.
You bet he did!laugh
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Mar 26, 2012 2:09 AM CST who is the best guitar player
heatherlamont
heatherlamontheatherlamontwhangarei, Northland New Zealand7 Posts
stevenduder: Who is the best guitar player from the 70's


jimi by far always can tell the first few riffs of his stuff
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Mar 26, 2012 2:10 AM CST who is the best guitar player
Conrad73: You bet he did!
But to try determine the best Guitarplayer,without considering the Genre is next to impossible!

I'd say it is next to impossible to compare Stevie Ray Vaughn and Andres Segovia!
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Mar 26, 2012 2:13 AM CST who is the best guitar player
heatherlamont
heatherlamontheatherlamontwhangarei, Northland New Zealand7 Posts
Conrad73: you mean Django Reinhardt,of course.


funny you should say that stevie ray vaughan because i feel dexy when dancing to his music, in fact i feel very liberated??

no idea why but after reading the comments on your choice well i now understand

no need to feel weird when doing it
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Mar 26, 2012 2:20 AM CST who is the best guitar player
heatherlamont: funny you should say that stevie ray vaughan because i feel dexy when dancing to his music, in fact i feel very liberated??

no idea why but after reading the comments on your choice well i now understand

no need to feel weird when doing it
I too like the music of Stevie Ray,but like I said,it's near impossible to compare Players across Genre,and say,"yes,this one was the best"!thumbs up conversing
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Mar 26, 2012 2:24 AM CST who is the best guitar player
The_Professor
The_ProfessorThe_ProfessorKeighley, West Yorkshire, England UK2 Threads 1 Polls 30 Posts
Roy harper (60's/70's)

Reminds me of college days drinking wine beer rolling on the floor laughing
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Mar 26, 2012 7:16 AM CST who is the best guitar player
uptall
uptalluptallQuiet village..., Durham, England UK57 Threads 1 Polls 12,860 Posts
What about Peter Greenguitar...
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Mar 26, 2012 7:21 AM CST who is the best guitar player
Kristia49
Kristia49Kristia49toowoomba, Queensland Australia31 Threads 2,039 Posts
stevenduder: Who is the best guitar player from the 70's

Don't know about the 70s but i liked tommy Emanuel on electric.
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Mar 26, 2012 5:45 PM CST who is the best guitar player
Bonifay
BonifayBonifayDurban, KwaZulu-Natal South Africa1 Threads 8 Posts
Kargyle227: Add
Mark Knopfler
~Dire Straits

I endorse that!!!
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Mar 26, 2012 5:48 PM CST who is the best guitar player
drbombay
drbombaydrbombayStaten Island, New York USA42 Threads 5,391 Posts
There are quite a few depending upon individual taste but for me being self-taught & not a total fan has to be Jimi Hendricks & Les Paul who is the father so to speak...wine
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Mar 26, 2012 5:49 PM CST who is the best guitar player
Bonifay
BonifayBonifayDurban, KwaZulu-Natal South Africa1 Threads 8 Posts
Mysticalli: well said!

Also let us not forget Gary Moore
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Mar 26, 2012 5:54 PM CST who is the best guitar player
Rory Gallagher , he was a brilliant IRISH guitarist, among the world's very best, and wrote some great rock.

R I P Rory sad flower
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Mar 26, 2012 5:55 PM CST who is the best guitar player
Sunnydaze14
Sunnydaze14Sunnydaze14Dublin, Ireland105 Threads 3 Polls 2,870 Posts
Rory Gallagher was the best guitarist, even Jimi Hendrix said so

in a 1969 interview shortly after Woodstock Jimi Hendrix was asked what's it like to be the worlds best guitarist

Jimi Hendricks said "I dunno, ask Rory Gallagher
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Mar 26, 2012 5:56 PM CST who is the best guitar player
Sunnydaze14
Sunnydaze14Sunnydaze14Dublin, Ireland105 Threads 3 Polls 2,870 Posts
Nuliiiiiii: Rory Gallagher , he was a brilliant IRISH guitarist, among the world's very best, and wrote some great rock.

R I P Rory


Nulii, I see you got there before me! wave
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Mar 26, 2012 7:26 PM CST who is the best guitar player
Urbuddy
UrbuddyUrbuddyYellow Brick Rd , Larganville, Mayo Ireland94 Threads 4 Polls 2,441 Posts
Kargyle227: Add
Mark Knopfler
~Dire Straits
Great choice Kargyle thumbs up
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Mar 26, 2012 9:14 PM CST who is the best guitar player
teddybear wave {{{{jackaroo}}}}

I love the intro on take your whiskey home!!!
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Mar 26, 2012 9:20 PM CST who is the best guitar player
dancing buddies violin

ONE WAY TO ROCK!!!


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Mar 26, 2012 9:37 PM CST who is the best guitar player
YesWho
YesWhoYesWhoWoodbury, New Jersey USA2 Threads 2,322 Posts
I ;ike Jeff Beck but Pete Townsend and Steve Howe are right up there.
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Mar 26, 2012 10:01 PM CST who is the best guitar player
tenlalapis
tenlalapistenlalapissan diego, California USA8 Posts
stevenduder: Who is the best guitar player from the 70's


...Excellent list so far, and John McGlaughlin deserves honerable mention too....
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Mar 26, 2012 10:30 PM CST who is the best guitar player
Kargyle227
Kargyle227Kargyle227Home of the B-2, Missouri USA17 Threads 4 Polls 480 Posts
How about Greg Lake...?
~ EL&P

Melissa Etheridge...??
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