TOP 10 GUITARISTS

[Matt]

3. Both guys from Necrophagist

8. Jari from Ensiferum and Wintersun

Hell yeah, I love them.

 

[Rock Hydra]

My Top 10 Favorite guitarists:

Kirk Hammett
Dimebag
Jon Donais
Marty Friedman
Alexi Laiho
Dave Mustaine
Zakk Wylde
Slash
Michael Amott
Michael Romeo

 

[HateCrewDeathroll]

Hell yeah, I love them.

rock!

 

[Hell Awaits Us All]

1) Chuck Schuldiner
2) Marty Friedman
3) Michael Romeo
4) Jorn Viggo Lofstad (pagan's mind)
5) michael akerfeldt
6) Muhammed suicmez (necrophagist)
7) Daniel Mongrain (martyr)
8) Trey Azagtoth (morbid angel)
9) Luc lemay (gorguts)
10) Paul Gilbert

 

[progmetaldan]

1. John Petrucci
2. Tony MacAlpine
3. Steve Vai
4. Jason Becker
5. Marty Friedman
6. Ron Jarzombek
7. Paul Gilbert
8. Mattias IA Eklundh
9. Chris Broderick
10. Brett Garsed

 

[Krakatau]

Top 10 guitar albums:

1. Yngwie Malmsteen - Rising Force
2. Tony MacAlpine - Maximum Security
3. Al Di Meola - Elegant Gypsy
4. Anders Johansson, Jens Johansson, and Allan Holdsworth - Heavy Machinery
5. Warmen - Unknown Soldier
6. Symphony X - The Divine Wings of Tragedy
7. Jonas Hellborg, Shawn Lane, Jeff Sipes - Temporal Analogues of Paradise
8. Deep Purple - Machine Head
9. Steve Vai - Passion and Warfare
10. Ozzy Osbourne - Tribute to Randy Rhoads
11. Joe Satriani - Surfing with the Alien

People will think I'm crazy for putting Unknown Soldier over Divine Wings, but whatever, I love the vibe of those riffs and Sami Virtanen's leads are sick... and I know I put 11.

 

[anacrucix]

11. Joe Satriani - Surfing with the Alien

you know, i was listening to that in the car yesterday and decided its just plain shit, 37 minutes, 4 good songs. joke of an album

 

[progmetaldan]

^ That's a shame, I know it's not the most interesting of albums, but it is still quite enjoyable to listen to IMO

 

[progmetaldan]

TOP 10 MOST INFLUENTIAL SHRED ALBUMS:

1. Yngwie Malmsteen- Rising Force
2. Tony MacAlpine- Maximum Security
3. Vinnie Moore- Mind's Eye
4. Cacophony- Speed Metal Symphony
5.Steve Vai- Passion And Warfare
6. Jason Becker- Perpetual Burn
7. Marty Friedman- Dragon's Kiss
8. Watchtower- Control And Resistance
9. Racer X- Street Lethal
10. Joe Satriani- Surfing With The Alien

 

[progmetaldan]

Don't know if anyone has seen this, but it's got MJR at number 9 which is pretty cool... Some of it I agree with, though how some of them are above others, is pretty gay...

http://www.digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_guitar-metal.html

Anyway, let the discussion begin...

 

[hangtime]

That list is funny right there

 

[anacrucix]

dont get me wrong, i think dragonforce are wank, but as i lay dying's guitarist at 49 and herman li at 81, on what grounds is as i lay dying's guitarist better than herman li.

personally i reckon lamb of god are about 20x better than as i lay dying as well, and yet their guitarist is much lower down the table.

 

[OfSinsAndShred]

8. Deep Purple - Machine Head

Listening as we speak.

 

[Krakatau]

^ Nice! That is THE guitar album for beginers IMO.

My current list (it's almost the same):

1. Yngwie Malmsteen
2. Tony MacAlpine
3. Sami Virtanen
4. Shawn Lane
5. Michael Romeo
6. Al Di Meola
7. Ritchie Blackmore
8. Randy Rhoads (just remebered how great he was)
9. Allan Holdsworth
10. Steve Vai
11. Mike Stern

I'm listening to Suspended Animation right now.... I've never been a big fan of Petrucci, but I'm trying to get into his music more 'cause I plan to go to G3... what if I become as much of a fanboy of him as I am of Malmsteen and MacAlpine.

 

[progmetaldan]

Suspended Animation is a great album of guitar playing, aside from the fact that it is JP playing... THey're all really great songs, except for Tunnel Vision which I find a bit annoying...

My list at the moment:

1. John Petrucci
2. Tony MacAlpine
3. Steve Vai
4. Jason Becker
5. Marty Friedman
6. Ron Jarzombek
7. Michael Romeo
8. Jeff Loomis
9. Chris Broderick
10. James Murphy

 

[Meedleyx10]

Don't know if anyone has seen this, but it's got MJR at number 9 which is pretty cool... Some of it I agree with, though how some of them are above others, is pretty gay...

http://www.digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_guitar-metal.html

Anyway, let the discussion begin...

they lost credibility as soon as the put greg howe on a "metal" guitar list and listed him as being in Planet X (I love greg howe......but the guy's only recorded 3 albums that could be considered metal and only one of those was even done willingly)

 

[wchuck]

what has Michael Schenker to do in that list???
And why is Jason Becker on place 31 only?
Very strange list indeed, but thanks for sharing

 

[ABQShredHead]

^ Because it's your opinion versus theirs. They just happened to publish their list for all to see.

 

[The Stormbringer]

Too little love for Mr. Steve Hackett here. That man's got a brillant sense of melody and can do magic with chords... two things I look for in a guitarist more than anything else.

 

[progmetaldan]

i'm really loving James Murphy at the moment, he is definately underrated as a top metal guitarist, as well as Ron Jarzombek...