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Offline Miyazaki74

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Re: Your own personal Mount Rushmore of guitar players
« Reply #70 on: March 27, 2012, 02:57:19 PM »
Joe Satriani
John Petrucci
Alex Lifeson
Eddie Van Halen
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Re: Your own personal Mount Rushmore of guitar players
« Reply #71 on: March 27, 2012, 02:59:12 PM »
John Petrucci
Steve Vai
Paul Gilbert
Alex Lifeson
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Re: Your own personal Mount Rushmore of guitar players
« Reply #72 on: March 27, 2012, 08:35:22 PM »
David Gilmour
John Petrucci
Paul Gilbert
Alex Lifeson
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Re: Your own personal Mount Rushmore of guitar players
« Reply #73 on: March 27, 2012, 09:01:07 PM »
Interesting, all the love for Lifeson, he's been overshadowed his entire career by his bandmates and the flashier soloists.
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Re: Your own personal Mount Rushmore of guitar players
« Reply #74 on: March 27, 2012, 09:04:22 PM »
Quote from: Priest of Syrinx on March 27, 2012, 09:01:07 PM
Interesting, all the love for Lifeson, he's been overshadowed his entire career by his bandmates and the flashier soloists.

Maybe so, but when you stand back and look at his entire body of work, it is pretty astounding. 
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Re: Your own personal Mount Rushmore of guitar players
« Reply #75 on: March 27, 2012, 09:24:47 PM »
Giving it minimal thought (which I might later regret) It'd have to be this four for me....


David Gilmour (Tone, feel)
Eddie Van Halen (All around: tone, under-rated rhythm, legendary sonic lead)
Randy Rhoads (Metallic virtuoso with pure classical ability, would certainly have further changed the music world had he lived longer)
Tony Iommi (all about those riffs... for me no one has been a better riff writer for longer)

Jimmy Page is an extremely close fifth


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Re: Your own personal Mount Rushmore of guitar players
« Reply #76 on: March 28, 2012, 01:33:00 AM »
David Gilmour
John Petrucci
Brian May
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Re: Your own personal Mount Rushmore of guitar players
« Reply #77 on: March 28, 2012, 01:40:38 AM »
Brian Carroll (Buckethead)
Petrucci
Brian May
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Re: Your own personal Mount Rushmore of guitar players
« Reply #78 on: March 28, 2012, 04:17:22 AM »
Quote from: El Barto on March 27, 2012, 11:17:52 AM
I thought about Steve Howe, but carving his visage into rock 60 feet high has to be some kind of crime against decency (if not humanity).

I agree but the texture would be spot-on.
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Re: Your own personal Mount Rushmore of guitar players
« Reply #79 on: March 28, 2012, 04:46:41 AM »
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Paul Gilbert  :corn

John Petrucci  :angel:

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Re: Your own personal Mount Rushmore of guitar players
« Reply #80 on: March 28, 2012, 10:56:55 AM »
Quote from: MrBoom_shack-a-lack on March 28, 2012, 04:46:41 AM
Mattias IA Eklundh  :hefdaddy

IA is a fucking maniac. I love his stuff.
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Re: Your own personal Mount Rushmore of guitar players
« Reply #81 on: March 28, 2012, 12:09:54 PM »
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Yes, although I wouldn't put him in my all-time favorite list.

Frank Marino
Ritchie Blackmore
John Petrucci
David Gilmour
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Re: Your own personal Mount Rushmore of guitar players
« Reply #82 on: March 30, 2012, 02:20:33 AM »
I'll mention who I think are the most influencal guitarists who helped bringing rock /prog music to the point where it is today...

Jimi Hendrix
Pete Townshend
Eric Clapton
Jeff Beck

As much as I love John Petrucci, he mostly picked up other player's style and refined it to perfection. And that would also include the four gentlemen mentioned. If you know what I mean...
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Re: Your own personal Mount Rushmore of guitar players
« Reply #83 on: March 30, 2012, 03:47:44 AM »
I think most modern day players can be traced back to one of these four.

1. Jimmy Hendrix
2. Jimmy Page
3. Richie Blackmore
4. Eddie Van Halen


Hmmmm....maybe Jeff Beck should be there....right I'm confused now !
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Re: Your own personal Mount Rushmore of guitar players
« Reply #84 on: March 30, 2012, 08:34:37 AM »
Quote from: Silent Man on March 30, 2012, 02:20:33 AM
I'll mention who I think are the most influencal guitarists who helped bringing rock /prog music to the point where it is today...

Jimi Hendrix
Pete Townshend
Eric Clapton
Jeff Beck
I'd think Les Paul should have a shot at a list like that.  He's a pioneer of the instrument the majority of this music is based around, and a lot of rock guitarists are very fond of him.

I don't know earlier guitar history well, but someone like Segovia might belong here, too, where would rock be if the guitar had never become a respected instrument?  Maybe he's not the right choice, but some early innovator of technique that also helped push the guitar forward should be included.
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Re: Your own personal Mount Rushmore of guitar players
« Reply #85 on: March 30, 2012, 09:15:03 AM »
Quote from: Bill Carson on March 30, 2012, 03:47:44 AM
I think most modern day players can be traced back to one of these four.

1. Jimmy Hendrix
2. Jimmy Page
3. Richie Blackmore
4. Eddie Van Halen


Hmmmm....maybe Jeff Beck should be there....right I'm confused now !

No Chet Atkins?  :huh:

Since this OP specified a "personal Mount Rushmore of guitar players", my list didn't include who I felt were the definitive trend-setters, but rather the players who've made the greatest positive impact on me.
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Re: Your own personal Mount Rushmore of guitar players
« Reply #86 on: March 30, 2012, 10:13:30 AM »
John Petrucci - That tone!

Johnny Ramone - That speed!

Alan Doyle - Fantastic folk guitarist for the band Great Big Sea

James Hetfield - Memorable riffs
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Re: Your own personal Mount Rushmore of guitar players
« Reply #87 on: March 30, 2012, 10:54:05 AM »
Quote from: yorost on March 30, 2012, 08:34:37 AM
Quote from: Silent Man on March 30, 2012, 02:20:33 AM
I'll mention who I think are the most influencal guitarists who helped bringing rock /prog music to the point where it is today...

Jimi Hendrix
Pete Townshend
Eric Clapton
Jeff Beck
I'd think Les Paul should have a shot at a list like that.  He's a pioneer of the instrument the majority of this music is based around, and a lot of rock guitarists are very fond of him.

I don't know earlier guitar history well, but someone like Segovia might belong here, too, where would rock be if the guitar had never become a respected instrument?  Maybe he's not the right choice, but some early innovator of technique that also helped push the guitar forward should be included.

You could be right - I don't know Les Paul very well (he was even before my generation, mostly). But there was only space for 4 on the mountain  ;D

Segovia - I'm a big fan, and you're right, he promoted the CLASSICAL guitar playing.
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Re: Your own personal Mount Rushmore of guitar players
« Reply #88 on: March 30, 2012, 11:09:26 AM »
Yeah, only 4, if I was going to the non-personal route I think it would include...

-1 pioneer of earlier guitar like Segovia, though I don't know who would be most appropriate
-probably Les Paul, could consider other pioneers of electric guitar, but Paul has obvious prominence and seems more of a rock influence that others
-Hendrix
-probably Clapton
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Re: Your own personal Mount Rushmore of guitar players
« Reply #89 on: March 30, 2012, 11:47:31 AM »
Quote from: Priest of Syrinx on March 30, 2012, 09:15:03 AM


Since this OP specified a "personal Mount Rushmore of guitar players", my list didn't include who I felt were the definitive trend-setters, but rather the players who've made the greatest positive impact on me.

Yep, that was the idea.  But any list that is based on most influential, rather than personal taste, that doesn't have Eddie Van Halen on it is major fail.  Aside from Hendrix, he is probably the most influential electric guitar player ever.
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Re: Your own personal Mount Rushmore of guitar players
« Reply #90 on: March 30, 2012, 12:37:10 PM »
Maybe, but Clapton vs Van Halen?  You have a point, and I put 'probably Clapton' thinking a guitarist that emerged later might be more suitable.  I don't know, though...
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