My post below from your other thread. I picked Jimmi on the poll, since once again you left out SRV. You just don't like him do you?
http://board.freeones.com/showpost.php?p=804901&postcount=4
OMG CaDDaFy!!!!!!!!!!! Where is David Gilmour of Pink Floyd on your list?!?!?!?
HUH? HUH?
true. agree about Kurt, we sucked worse than Vai, at least Vai can actually play.No Gilmour? No Tom Morello? Jonny Greenwood? Joey Santiago? Robert Johnson? Chuck Berry?
My point being this is all about opinion, there is no greatest guitarist. This has had the arse kicked out of it. Oh and if anyone mentions Kurt Cobain, they will be laughed at. He was awful.
Steve Vai sucks. he's just flashy, there's no presence there.
what about Darrell Abbott aka Dimebag Darrell of Pantera fame? Later started up the band Damageplan. Great guitarist senslessly shot dead onstage! R.I.P. Dimebag! 1966 - 2004
i have tried mate, but i find it really difficult. his stuff is boring. his first album is possibly the worst record i've ever heard - he's trying to be Frank Zappa on there and misses by a mile. second wasn't much better, and after that he just kept on doing the same boring, overproduced crap he's now famous for. it's boring, sterile and only encourages stupid kids to shred and play as fast and flashy as they can, when they should be learning the blues.try listening to him play. i mean really listen.
i have tried mate, but i find it really difficult. his stuff is boring. his first album is possibly the worst record i've ever heard - he's trying to be Frank Zappa on there and misses by a mile. second wasn't much better, and after that he just kept on doing the same boring, overproduced crap he's now famous for. it's boring, sterile and only encourages stupid kids to shred and play as fast and flashy as they can, when they should be learning the blues.
Vai's stuff with Zappa was good, his playing was better, because Frank was conducting him and writting the stuff. without Frank, Vai is nothing.
:2 cents: