The REAL List: SDUGF's Favorite Guitarists

[Hot _Grits]

None of my top five made the list and I'm neither surprised nor angry. I can't say I'm shocked by that list and there are some great players on there. Kudos to the viking for doing all of this. Must have been a lot of work.


But I must confess, I really wish the April fools list was in actuality the real one. Not because any of my favorites were on the fake one (I think favorites are rather personal and it isn't important who inspires you, but rather that someone inspires you) but rather because I like to see people get unraveled when silly norms are upset.

Like when guitar players read that Rolling Stone top 100?

[Hot _Grits]

For the most part, I don't take exception to the guitarists on the RS list, only their rankings.

I do agree with you that ours is a guitarist's list, while the RS list is a listener's list. The RS list also includes some historic icons that ours omits, since ours is about personal favorites rather than historic importance.

- Keith

True. There's a lot of 'historically important' players in the RS list.

[3'scompany]

Like when guitar players read that Rolling Stone top 100?

Hahaha. Yup. I don't see why people make such a stink about such topics. Its a list. It doesn't invalidate you as a person/musician if your top rankings aren't mimicked, just like it doesn't invalidate others that don't have the same tastes as you (not you Nitty Gritty, but figuratively speaking - which I'm sure you could figure out, I just wanted to call you Nitty Gritty). Some people just take themselves too seriously I guess.

[Hot _Grits]

Hahaha. Yup. I don't see why people make such a stink about such topics. Its a list. It doesn't invalidate you as a person/musician if your top rankings aren't mimicked, just like it doesn't invalidate others that don't have the same tastes as you (not you Nitty Gritty, but figuratively speaking - which I'm sure you could figure out, I just wanted to call you Nitty Gritty). Some people just take themselves too seriously I guess.

Totally. I think we can put reactions to polls like these down to 'serious music lover' weirdness. Players or non-players.

[Pink Unicorn Horsey]

Sometimes it's fun just to debate, even if for debate's sake alone.

[wahwah]

Sometimes it's fun just to debate, even if for debate's sake alone.

No it's not.




Cheers...............................wahwah

[Pink Unicorn Horsey]

No it's not.

Is too! Derrr.

[wahwah]

Is too! Derrr.

No, no, no, no, no, no......infinity.



Cheers.................................wahwah

[Pink Unicorn Horsey]

Dammit! Infinity always gets me.

[daemon barbeque]

Both Blackmore and Schenker way in front of Malmsteen. This is why this forum is ahead of others

Yeah ,ahead in talking ,not playing

[SlyFoxx]

Mine

Gilmour
May
VH
Lifeson
Malcom Young


I bet I'm the only one who voted for Mal.

[Pink Unicorn Horsey]

Mine

Gilmour
May
VH
Lifeson
Malcom Young


I bet I'm the only one who voted for Mal.

You are. Still, when I think of rhythm guitarists, he's probably the first one who comes to mind. He's so solid and the perfect complement to his little brother.

[daemon barbeque]

Malcom Young


I bet I'm the only one who voted for Mal.

He is actually "AC/DC"...you can change evry member ..Malcolm would still make it classic AC/DC....Great player..Stable ,steady...And great tone!!!

[Johtosotku]

Check out this post from two days ago. This guy had zero inside information and NAILED IT!!!

- Keith

The post of my life... sniff... And now only to look back fondly at my glory days, only revel in sweet sorrow that I had my time, but alas, it is gone.

[BigAlTheBird]

Dammit! Infinity always gets me.

Infinity+1!

Duh!

[sosomething]

It just so happens that I rank Rolling Stone rather low in my list of the 100 Greatest Periodicals of All Time.

[SnakeAces]

Wow! Joe Strummer didn't make it ?

Did no one here grow up listening, being moved, and inspired not just musically but as a human being by the only band that mattered, The Clash ?


No disrespect to some other players on there but come on, what exactly did Marty Friedman contribute to the world ? lol

I love Joe Strummer, but his guitar playing was definitely not what he was known for. If anything we should be talking about Mick Jones for his musical genius of adding melody to music that moved so fast!!

[SnakeAces]

A further observation: you have to get to number 9 before you get to a known Seymour duncan user.

What about Gilmour??

He had a set of Duncan singles...

[Rainmaker]

...Jeff Beck at number 7.

[Pastor of Muppets]

Nobody else voted for Mike Bloomfield?

Heathens!

That aside, great list - good work Keith.