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Re: Top 25 Favorite Guitarists countdown thread! (lists due by 04/15!!)
« Reply #175 on: April 11, 2023, 08:13:51 PM »
Nope, you were good.  We had gone a few countdowns in a row without any rulebreakers, so I guess we were due.

224 guitarists on the list.  I would guess that 25% are ones I had never heard of until seeing their names on the lists here. 

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Re: Top 25 Favorite Guitarists countdown thread! (lists due by 04/15!!)
« Reply #176 on: April 11, 2023, 08:19:24 PM »
Is there still anyone on every list?

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Re: Top 25 Favorite Guitarists countdown thread! (lists due by 04/15!!)
« Reply #177 on: April 12, 2023, 01:40:15 AM »
-List each guitarist by their stage name (first and last name or just one name if it's someone who goes by just one name like The Edge or Slash; do not send acronyms or just first or last names assuming I will know who you mean).

I'll hold my hands up as one of the guilty ones. In my defense though, I did read the rules. The person I sent goes by one name, like Slash or The Edge, a lot of the time. In hindsight, he is also known by his nickname followed by surname, but whenever I discuss him, in real life or online, I use his single name and that seems widely accepted.

To be on the safe side in future, I'll be doubly sure and add full names  :tup

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« Reply #178 on: April 12, 2023, 11:37:04 AM »
Men: 25
Women: 0

Alive: 25 (AFAIK)
Dead: 0

British:  7
Canadian:  2
German:  3
American:  13

Primarily metal:  15
Not primarily metal:  10

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Re: Top 25 Favorite Guitarists countdown thread! (lists due by 04/15!!)
« Reply #179 on: April 12, 2023, 12:00:24 PM »
I haven't spent nearly as much time with this as I'd like to (though it's just building on decades of listening and occasional making similar lists for myself and elsewhere, so a lot of the work had already been done), but I've had a couple weeks for my initial draft to percolate, so I'll probably take another look at the order and send maybe tomorrow.  I'm gonna have to try not to think too hard about the order anyway, it's already maddening.  But it's a better and more comprehensive list than I've done before, for sure.  I have a top 60 or so including honorable mentions and I'm pretty happy with who I've selected in the whole grouping. 

Anyone else have someone on this list AND the vocalist list?  I've got one, maybe two.

Just one.  Maybe a third of them do lead vocals on occasion, but most just aren't up to par for the vocal list. 

Assuming I don't make any swaps in the next day or so - I have one that has passed, and 12 that are not from or no longer in the US.  Genre is impossible to figure out, pretty much all have some relation to rock at least, but a lot are on my list for having some stylistic breadth. 

I suspect there are about a third that have a shot at only being on my list, but I wouldn't be shocked if a few of those do get a vote or two.  I have a pretty poor sense of what the overall final top 25 will be, but I'm suspecting most of mine won't be on it. 
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« Reply #180 on: April 12, 2023, 12:08:54 PM »
-List each guitarist by their stage name (first and last name or just one name if it's someone who goes by just one name like The Edge or Slash; do not send acronyms or just first or last names assuming I will know who you mean).

I'll hold my hands up as one of the guilty ones. In my defense though, I did read the rules. The person I sent goes by one name, like Slash or The Edge, a lot of the time. In hindsight, he is also known by his nickname followed by surname, but whenever I discuss him, in real life or online, I use his single name and that seems widely accepted.

To be on the safe side in future, I'll be doubly sure and add full names  :tup

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Re: Top 25 Favorite Guitarists countdown thread! (lists due by 04/15!!)
« Reply #181 on: April 12, 2023, 12:10:16 PM »
Did you guys use some obscure one name guitarist that The Schmev doesn't know?
would have thought the same thing but seeing the OP was TAC i immediately thought Maiden or DT related
Winger Theater Forums........or WTF.  ;D
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« Reply #182 on: April 12, 2023, 12:17:56 PM »
Did you guys use some obscure one name guitarist that The Schmev doesn't know?

Not obscure in the slightest for me.

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« Reply #183 on: April 12, 2023, 12:18:45 PM »
Did you guys use some obscure one name guitarist that The Schmev doesn't know?

mine was dime - that's what everyone called him anytime I was in the same room so I just adopted it and referred to him as such since.  Though technically not his full stage name, he had a few of those too.  I do appreciate the reach out vs ignoring the list altogether, KevShmev!

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« Reply #184 on: April 12, 2023, 12:20:45 PM »
Did you guys use some obscure one name guitarist that The Schmev doesn't know?

Not obscure in the slightest for me.

Kev does not know who the hell The Gizz is!


Did you guys use some obscure one name guitarist that The Schmev doesn't know?

mine was dime - that's what everyone called him anytime I was in the same room so I just adopted it and referred to him as such since.  Though technically not his full stage name, he had a few of those too.  I do appreciate the reach out vs ignoring the list altogether, KevShmev!

Oh ok. Gotcha. Wouldn't Dimebag Darrell be acceptable? I don't even know what his real last name is. That's all I've ever heard him being called.
would have thought the same thing but seeing the OP was TAC i immediately thought Maiden or DT related
Winger Theater Forums........or WTF.  ;D
TAC got a higher score than me in the electronic round? Honestly, can I just drop out now? :lol

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« Reply #185 on: April 12, 2023, 12:22:33 PM »
I think for Dimebag, only his full name of Darrell Lance Abbott should be accepted.

Though, I guess Diamond Darrell is also acceptable.
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« Reply #186 on: April 12, 2023, 12:23:08 PM »
Did you guys use some obscure one name guitarist that The Schmev doesn't know?

Not obscure in the slightest for me.

Kev does not know who the hell The Gizz is!


Did you guys use some obscure one name guitarist that The Schmev doesn't know?

mine was dime - that's what everyone called him anytime I was in the same room so I just adopted it and referred to him as such since.  Though technically not his full stage name, he had a few of those too.  I do appreciate the reach out vs ignoring the list altogether, KevShmev!

Oh ok. Gotcha. Wouldn't Dimebag Darrell be acceptable? I don't even know what his real last name is. That's all I've ever heard him being called.

That's the one I landed on

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« Reply #187 on: April 12, 2023, 01:29:01 PM »
Shit, I literally just sent my list with Dimebag on it and didn't include his name, I should've caught up on the thread first.
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« Reply #188 on: April 12, 2023, 01:31:42 PM »
Shit, I literally just sent my list with Dimebag on it and didn't include his name, I should've read the thread first. I should've caught up on the thread first.

But that's what he's known by. Same as Slash.
would have thought the same thing but seeing the OP was TAC i immediately thought Maiden or DT related
Winger Theater Forums........or WTF.  ;D
TAC got a higher score than me in the electronic round? Honestly, can I just drop out now? :lol

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« Reply #189 on: April 12, 2023, 01:36:50 PM »
oops.

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« Reply #190 on: April 12, 2023, 01:41:52 PM »
I came up with a list of 25 pretty easily.  Ranking that list will be the hard part.  :facepalm:
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« Reply #191 on: April 12, 2023, 02:13:52 PM »
Well, that was pretty much quick and dirty.  If I think about it too much, it'll just drive me crazy.  It is what it is...

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« Reply #192 on: April 12, 2023, 02:17:47 PM »
Yea mine was Dimebag too  :lol

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« Reply #193 on: April 12, 2023, 02:36:57 PM »
Sent my list.
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« Reply #194 on: April 12, 2023, 02:37:40 PM »
Shit! I just saw this. Ok, I'm on it!!!

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« Reply #195 on: April 12, 2023, 02:38:41 PM »
Shit! I just saw this. Ok, I'm on it!!!

I expect face melters and hell raisers!

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« Reply #196 on: April 12, 2023, 02:40:07 PM »
Shit! I just saw this. Ok, I'm on it!!!

I expect face melters and hell raisers!

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« Reply #197 on: April 12, 2023, 02:53:25 PM »
Some of the criteria that factored into my ranking in no particular order.

Influence
Popularity
Longevity
Technicality
Personal preference (the X factor)
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« Reply #198 on: April 12, 2023, 02:57:06 PM »
Mine are almost 100% personal preference

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« Reply #199 on: April 12, 2023, 02:57:47 PM »
Its all personal preference for me but there will be some obvious ones included. Working on mine now.

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« Reply #200 on: April 12, 2023, 02:58:28 PM »
Mine are almost 100% personal preference

This. Technicality had nothing to do with it.
would have thought the same thing but seeing the OP was TAC i immediately thought Maiden or DT related
Winger Theater Forums........or WTF.  ;D
TAC got a higher score than me in the electronic round? Honestly, can I just drop out now? :lol

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« Reply #201 on: April 12, 2023, 03:04:22 PM »
Mine are almost 100% personal preference

This. Technicality had nothing to do with it.

Mine are based on song writing skills and just overall what pumps my nads, my Temple Balls.

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« Reply #202 on: April 12, 2023, 03:57:57 PM »
Yeah, I'd imagine that personal preference is what it basically comes down to in the end.  :hat :hefdaddy
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« Reply #203 on: April 12, 2023, 04:01:24 PM »
List submitted. This wasn't that easy and I just realised I left off someone who I should definitely have had on there but that's ok - not sure if they make it overall anyway.

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« Reply #204 on: April 12, 2023, 04:09:47 PM »
Mine are almost 100% personal preference

This. Technicality had nothing to do with it.

Mine are based on song writing skills and just overall what pumps my nads, my Temple Balls.
Actually, for me it's almost all down to how much their music has my reaching for my air guitar!

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« Reply #205 on: April 12, 2023, 04:24:25 PM »
Mine are almost 100% personal preference

This. Technicality had nothing to do with it.

Mine are based on song writing skills and just overall what pumps my nads, my Temple Balls.
Actually, for me it's almost all down to how much their music has my reaching for my air guitar!
You reach for your air guitar and Glasser reaches for his nads.  ;D
would have thought the same thing but seeing the OP was TAC i immediately thought Maiden or DT related
Winger Theater Forums........or WTF.  ;D
TAC got a higher score than me in the electronic round? Honestly, can I just drop out now? :lol

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« Reply #206 on: April 12, 2023, 04:24:48 PM »
I may have the youngest at 20.

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« Reply #207 on: April 12, 2023, 04:42:00 PM »
Mine are almost 100% personal preference

This. Technicality had nothing to do with it.

Mine are based on song writing skills and just overall what pumps my nads, my Temple Balls.
Actually, for me it's almost all down to how much their music has my reaching for my air guitar!
You reach for your air guitar and Glasser reaches for his nads.  ;D
You getting hot under the collar imaging that combo?

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« Reply #208 on: April 12, 2023, 04:45:22 PM »
would have thought the same thing but seeing the OP was TAC i immediately thought Maiden or DT related
Winger Theater Forums........or WTF.  ;D
TAC got a higher score than me in the electronic round? Honestly, can I just drop out now? :lol

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