Steevo Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 I am so SICK of people saying sloppy, no technique blah blah...what about FEEL/CREATIVITY FCOL, not everyone has to sound like a damn metronome. Yes to Page and Yes to Hendrix, they command more in their little finger than most players today. And please leave the Kurt Cobains out of it, they're not even worth mentioning in this, and I love Nirvana. I still say Clapton is way overrated though, sorry, especially when you compare him to the creative genius of Page or Beck. No offence Ancient, just the way I see it fwiw. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steevo Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Hammet too, a lot of his solos have the same shape - sound the same? Oh he's awful; predictable and boring. Wanna take an axe to his damn wah as well. As far as metal, he is the clear winner!  Ok, that's enough rage for one day... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Presto-digitation Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Yngwie Mslmsteen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 I am so SICK of people saying sloppy, no technique blah blah...what about FEEL/CREATIVITY FCOL, not everyone has to sound like a damn metronome. Yes to Page and Yes to Hendrix, they command more in their little finger than most players today. And please leave the Kurt Cobains out of it, they're not even worth mentioning in this, and I love Nirvana. I still say Clapton is way overrated though, sorry, especially when you compare him to the creative genius of Page or Beck. No offence Ancient, just the way I see it fwiw.Clapton has great tone and technique, but I don't see him as a tremendous innovator. Page gets dogged as having ripped off the classic bluesmen...but how does Clapton get a pass? Eric is obviously an amazing talent, but his godly status among the rock critics makes him the most overrated for me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Not Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 (edited) Slash... Definitely Slash. Maybe the guitarists of Metallica too, James and Kirk. There's one time I can listen to Metallica: when someone else is covering them. Edited May 13, 2013 by Mr. IsNot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible airwave Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Gene Simmons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steevo Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Gene Simmons :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enemy Within 77 Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Sammy Hagar, he is definately overratedWhat? You hardly hear anything of Hagar's playing. If anything he's underrated- not a guitar god, but the man can play. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enemy Within 77 Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Gene Simmons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMCXII Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Jimmy Page. He might have been a creative genius in the studio and a great guitar player but he doesn't belong on the top of every "best guitarist" list like he seems to be.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted May 13, 2013 Author Share Posted May 13, 2013 Jimmy Page. He might have been a creative genius in the studio and a great guitar player but he doesn't belong on the top of every "best guitarist" list like he seems to be.. http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KtSB1ImLapM/TxTi5MaJibI/AAAAAAAAAeE/97mtTdMY_P0/s1600/Spock_Finds_You_Illogical.jpg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bathory Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Jimmy Page. He might have been a creative genius in the studio and a great guitar player but he doesn't belong on the top of every "best guitarist" list like he seems to be.. http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KtSB1ImLapM/TxTi5MaJibI/AAAAAAAAAeE/97mtTdMY_P0/s1600/Spock_Finds_You_Illogical.jpg hahah, no shit! he talks about how great jimmy page is and then says he's not a great guitarist? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombstone Mountain Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Sammy Hagar, he is definately overratedWhat? You hardly hear anything of Hagar's playing. If anything he's underrated- not a guitar god, but the man can play.It was obvious that he pushed EVH as well in terms of upping his game. Hagar is no slouch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bathory Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 I feel like most of you don't understand what the word overrated means...this thread isn't for guitarists you simply dislike. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombstone Mountain Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 John Petrucci, fantastic technique but no feel or soul. Just beats out Satriani.Holdsworth fits this bill as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bathory Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 I'm not sure if you guys have soul-meters, but I don't think any of you can honestly tell me that you can tell whether or not a guitarist has "soul" or not... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bathory Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 guys like petrucci, malmsteen and holdsworth really seem to enjoy what they're doing. they've dedicated their lives to playing guitar! and somehow you all have the magical power to read their souls. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombstone Mountain Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 guys like petrucci, malmsteen and holdsworth really seem to enjoy what they're doing. they've dedicated their lives to playing guitar! and somehow you all have the magical power to read their souls.I'm writing in response to OP statements about Ted Nugent, whom I don't enjoy all that much. He's soul-less, his chops suck, and he's way overrated according to the OP. Well, I disagree. The OP has given us displays of Holdsworth's virtuosity plenty of times, yet I can't think of one memorable thing he wrote. I've spent lotsa dollars and much tim trying to appreciate his music. Can anyone give me something of Holdsworth's that will make me think he's nothing more than some shredder who's "a really great phraser"? Where's the feel? Where's the soul? His guitar playing is stunning in terms of playing weird shit. But according to Treeduck he's speaking an " advanced harmonic language". But it's so far out there people sleep during his shows. Or should I say, guitarists who drag they're significant other to see him play. Please give me some stuff that will help me see the light...I'm not for slamming AH...I'm just applying the same light TD did on the Nuge, to Allan Holdsworth. As the great musicians from the band Poison once lamented "Gimme something to believe in" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick N. Backer Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Yngwie does absolutely nothing for me. Great call. He has absolutely zero feel for a song. He and Ronnie James Dio did a cover of Dream On. Horrible. Because of Malmsteen. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZamjrXCDvo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick N. Backer Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Along the same lines as Malmsteen, I'll nominate Steve Vai. All the dexterity in the world. Completely bloodless though. Which is why, incidentally, Joe Perry doesn't belong on this list. Perry may not be a virtuoso by the standard of EVH, Vai, Malmsteen, etc., but he's written some great tunes, and plays what's appropriate for them. And I don't hear many people overrating his playing ability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbine Freight Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Along the same lines as Malmsteen, I'll nominate Steve Vai. All the dexterity in the world. Completely bloodless though. Which is why, incidentally, Joe Perry doesn't belong on this list. Perry may not be a virtuoso by the standard of EVH, Vai, Malmsteen, etc., but he's written some great tunes, and plays what's appropriate for them. And I don't hear many people overrating his playing ability. :goodone: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geddyforlife Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 I WAS going to say Keith Richards but then I looked up the definition of overrated and realized Keith didn't fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geddyforlife Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 (edited) Wes Borland Edited May 13, 2013 by geddyforlife Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geddyforlife Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Randy Rhoads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geddyforlife Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Herman Li Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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