Greatest Live Rock Guitarists

George · **Joined:** Thu Oct 07, 2010 12:43 pm **Posts:** 5612

ha... actually i thought about it some more, and realized that brian may could match ej in soberness and general goodytwoshoeness

Gray · **Joined:** Sun Jul 10, 2011 5:49 pm **Posts:** 3043

Brian May has a degree in astrophysics.

pave · **Posted:** Fri Jul 29, 2011 1:30 pm

^we should put that in the criteria, just to shut Taro up about the Gilmour/May debate.

criteria: influence, originality, creativity, skill, knowledge of astrophysics

Georgi · **Joined:** Thu Oct 07, 2010 4:37 pm **Posts:** 9165

Nah, Gilmour still wins. Pink Floyd invented SPACE rock.

Negative Creep · **Joined:** Tue Oct 12, 2010 6:21 pm **Posts:** 13572

Yousha wrote:

Hence, Ted Nugent is voted as one of the greatest assholes in music history .... :cool:

Irrelevant. The guy still knows good guitar playing.

Lonnie Mack is the other guitarist he admires the most, after Jimi.

Rusty · **Joined:** Mon Feb 14, 2011 8:54 am **Posts:** 150

Negative Creep wrote:

1. Blackmore
2. Allman
3. Vaughan
4. Clapton
5. Hendrix
6. Garcia
7. Santana
8. Johnson
9. Schenker
10. Page
11. Gallagher
12. Gatton
13. West
14. Buchanan
15. Townshend
16. Trucks
17. Lee
18. Anastasio
19. Bonamassa
20. Moore

I would put Jeff Beck in the top 20. While he never really improved on his best studio solos live (same can be said for quite a few on the list though) he always improvises his solos and has quite a lot of great live work, particular in the Jeff Beck Band era around 71 and also during 75-79. And even to this day when he's inspired he can spit out inspired improv flurry's with ease. I'd put him ahead of Moore and Bonamassa for one. I think because Beck does mostly instrumental music live he doesn't have as much room as some of the others and perhaps his improvisation don't shine through as obviously, but its there anyway and he's one heck of a live player. Perhaps not top 10 material but top 15-20 surely.

Gray · **Joined:** Sun Jul 10, 2011 5:49 pm **Posts:** 3043

I dont know any live Beck, but I agree just because I couldnt imagine him not being a great live guitarist.

Negative Creep · **Joined:** Tue Oct 12, 2010 6:21 pm **Posts:** 13572

Yah, Jeff can replace Gary Moore at #20, I think.

ClashWho · **Posted:** Sun Jul 31, 2011 10:54 pm

Taro wrote:

Please define sloppy playing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqV32GlceWo

Yousha · **Posted:** Mon Aug 01, 2011 4:39 am

Plant sounds awesome :eek:

...

Page...umm...still rocks ...

SanTropez · **Posted:** Mon Aug 01, 2011 10:28 am

Got any new material clash?

Echoes · **Joined:** Thu Oct 28, 2010 12:43 am **Posts:** 4564

We need to have Jack White in the top 25!!!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3E-a_IJpsw[/youtube]

:metal:

His live ROCK tone is easily one of the greatest ever.

Yousha · **Posted:** Mon Aug 01, 2011 4:28 pm

GOD NO !!

i used to really like this song, and thought it was heck creative, but hey, he doesnt even play that snake charmer note on his freaking guitar, not to mention his last part sounded tremendously like something Page would do ..... so not much originality at all, he seems pretty sloppy (not a bad thing) but you cant really use him for immaculate technique , nor is he as entertaining as Bellamy or Townshend with his presence to make up for it .....

if there was any sort of criteria for this list, Bellamy would beat this guy in every single category ....

Echoes · **Joined:** Thu Oct 28, 2010 12:43 am **Posts:** 4564

Yeah, he is influenced by Page. On this one he sounds like Townshend:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qQC3GtBEx4[/youtube]

But at the end he has his own style and his tone is absolutley amazing. He should be ahead of Bellamy.

Yousha · **Posted:** Tue Aug 02, 2011 8:13 am

of course , on your own personal list....be my guest :cheers:

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