thirteen Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Rush = Geddy, Neil and Alex. Van Halen = EVH and those other guys haha. EVH vs May, no shame in that. Two brilliant guitarists in my opinion. Dynamics and speed = EVH Tone and texture = May. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBob Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Brian May! FTW Of course I don't see him beating EVH, but I sure hope so! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
default236 Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 If it was up to me, two guitarists not on the list that should've won are Guthrie Govan and Nels Cline. IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeaveMyThingAlone Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 QUOTE (WCFIELDS @ Oct 7 2012, 03:10 PM) EVH over Alex....not even close. Shocked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animate Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Even though the whole scoring was a bit messed up, it is kind of cool to have a totally non-RS approved list in the end, with the normal top slot holders (e.g. Hendrix, Page, Clapton etc) shaken up. And, seeing Alex at #3 of such a list makes me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your_Lion Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 QUOTE (vital signz @ Oct 10 2012, 04:07 AM) QUOTE (JARG @ Oct 9 2012, 04:49 PM) QUOTE (Shreddy Lee @ Oct 8 2012, 07:00 PM) As others have said, Hendrix is always going to win the top spot anyway, so what does it really matter. Man, I feel bad for anyone who got paired up with Hendrix. Especially the first bracket. That's just not fair. It's down to Van Halen vs. May. Someone, somewhere has rigged the thing if that's the case. May taking out Page and Hendrix? Not a chance in the real world. He took out Jeff Beck, too. Don't get me wrong, I love me some Brian May, but I love me some Jeff Beck even more. Did poor Gary Moore get taken out in the first round? That's just not acceptable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYM86 Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 alex is the best guitarist ever. here is a guy who understands that as good as he may be, it's not all about him. he strikes the perfect balance every time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animate Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 QUOTE (NYM86 @ Oct 12 2012, 09:50 AM) alex is the best guitarist ever. here is a guy who understands that as good as he may be, it's not all about him. he strikes the perfect balance every time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thirteen Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 I did my own best guitarist poll-thingy (using the guitarists from Guitar Player) and ended up with Django Reinhardt vs Ritchie Blackmore in the final battle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CygnusGal Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 QUOTE (thirteen @ Oct 12 2012, 07:16 PM)I did my own best guitarist poll-thingy (using the guitarists from Guitar Player) and ended up with Django Reinhardt vs Ritchie Blackmore in the final battle. Who won? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thirteen Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Blackmore via having more fingers hahaha. Nah seriously though I'd give Blackmore the hypothetical win, but damn Django was something real special. Imagine if he had access to all the 'trickery' of today's shredders (delay effects, noise gates etc)? Two fingers of fury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CygnusGal Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 QUOTE (thirteen @ Oct 12 2012, 07:38 PM)Blackmore via having more fingers hahaha. Nah seriously though I'd give Blackmore the hypothetical win, but damn Django was something real special. Imagine if he had access to all the 'trickery' of today's shredders (delay effects, noise gates etc)? Two fingers of fury. Totally agree. Blackmore was the finest of them all, imo. He usually gets crowded out in favor of Jimi or Jimmy. Good choice! Of course, it is all rather superfluous. They are all great players each with their own wonderful and unique style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traeplien Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 If the guitarists in this poll were the ones voting, Hendrix would have smeared all comers. Ask the great guitarists who was the best ever, and you'll have the proper result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silas Lang Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 QUOTE (D3strukt @ Oct 8 2012, 06:35 AM)Eddie just does stupid tapping shit. He is one of many same sounding late 70's, 80's guitarists. Don' tell me "You're wrong" or "You're on crack" or whatever whimsical retort you have. It's not going to change my opinion. As a former guitarist, I never EVER wanted to EVER Idolize that horrible man. His talent isn't the best either. Alex is an AWESOME guitar player, and has more emotion in his fingertips than Eddie does in his whole body. f**k technical shit. Emotional playing is where it actually comes from. I've got to agree...I think Alex is clearly the better player and superior all around musician. I look at it like this: Alex could most likely learn the VH material and do a credible job playing a gig with them whereas I have my doubts how well Eddie could pull off playing a full Rush show. So they ended up with a final pairing of Eddie Van Halen & Brian May? That's pretty weak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silas Lang Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 QUOTE (CygnusGal @ Oct 12 2012, 06:50 PM)QUOTE (thirteen @ Oct 12 2012, 07:38 PM)Blackmore via having more fingers hahaha. Nah seriously though I'd give Blackmore the hypothetical win, but damn Django was something real special. Imagine if he had access to all the 'trickery' of today's shredders (delay effects, noise gates etc)? Two fingers of fury. Totally agree. Blackmore was the finest of them all, imo. He usually gets crowded out in favor of Jimi or Jimmy. Good choice! Of course, it is all rather superfluous. They are all great players each with their own wonderful and unique style. Blackmore's way way up there in my book. I think of him as the missing link between Hendrix and Van Halen. Someone who never gets enough recognition in these types of discussions is Peter Green. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JARG Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 (edited) QUOTE (Silas Lang @ Oct 12 2012, 09:09 PM) QUOTE (D3strukt @ Oct 8 2012, 06:35 AM)Eddie just does stupid tapping shit. He is one of many same sounding late 70's, 80's guitarists. Don' tell me "You're wrong" or "You're on crack" or whatever whimsical retort you have. It's not going to change my opinion. As a former guitarist, I never EVER wanted to EVER Idolize that horrible man. His talent isn't the best either. Alex is an AWESOME guitar player, and has more emotion in his fingertips than Eddie does in his whole body. f**k technical shit. Emotional playing is where it actually comes from. I've got to agree...I think Alex is clearly the better player and superior all around musician. I look at it like this: Alex could most likely learn the VH material and do a credible job playing a gig with them whereas I have my doubts how well Eddie could pull off playing a full Rush show. As I said earlier, Alex is my favorite guitarist by far, but I think you have it backwards: Alex would struggle to pull off Eddie's licks and Eddie would find Alex's stuff a walk in the park. Edited October 14, 2012 by JARG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCFIELDS Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 (edited) I've been playing guitar for over 20 years, and I get a real kick out of some of the comments in this thread. Sure Alex is a great guitarist, but the best? Not even close....no chance. Of course on this board, lots of people are going to say that. Also, I'm willing to bet that Ed could easily play most of Al's guitar parts like nothing, not the other way around. Edited October 14, 2012 by WCFIELDS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steevo Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 QUOTE (Animate @ Oct 13 2012, 03:10 AM)And, seeing Alex at #3 of such a list makes me Yeah that was quite a shocker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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driventotheedge Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 QUOTE (traeplien @ Oct 12 2012, 06:08 PM) If the guitarists in this poll were the ones voting, Hendrix would have smeared all comers. Ask the great guitarists who was the best ever, and you'll have the proper result. This. They all worship at the altar of Jimi, even someone as great as SRV, Clapton, etc. I read or heard an interview with Alex where he said something along the lines of Hendrix going way beyond what anyone had ever done before or since. Jimi's not my favorite, Gilmour is. But, "greatest" starts and ends with Hendrix IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CygnusGal Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 QUOTE (Silas Lang @ Oct 13 2012, 12:15 AM)QUOTE (CygnusGal @ Oct 12 2012, 06:50 PM)QUOTE (thirteen @ Oct 12 2012, 07:38 PM)Blackmore via having more fingers hahaha. Nah seriously though I'd give Blackmore the hypothetical win, but damn Django was something real special. Imagine if he had access to all the 'trickery' of today's shredders (delay effects, noise gates etc)? Two fingers of fury. Totally agree. Blackmore was the finest of them all, imo. He usually gets crowded out in favor of Jimi or Jimmy. Good choice! Of course, it is all rather superfluous. They are all great players each with their own wonderful and unique style. Blackmore's way way up there in my book. I think of him as the missing link between Hendrix and Van Halen. Someone who never gets enough recognition in these types of discussions is Peter Green. Peter Green. Good call. Lindsey Buckingham is a great player too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ThinkingBig Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 (edited) EVH was a new sound in the wake of Jimmy/Jimi domination. The attitude of VH came from David Lee Roth... The cover songs mixed with originals and the fresh sounding solos. The riff on the first albums were standouts. Ain't Talking 'bout Love. Jamie's Crying. Alex is a great guitarist in his own way. Too complicated to explain, because his style is Bruce Lee -- not having a 'style'. He reinvents himself every couple of albums. I'm just so proud that Alex Lifeson, after being the most underrated member of RUSH, he is getting a lot of good recognition. Edited October 14, 2012 by ThinkingBig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steevo Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 QUOTE (ThinkingBig @ Oct 15 2012, 11:54 AM)Alex is a great guitarist in his own way. Too complicated to explain, because his style is Bruce Lee -- not having a 'style'. He reinvents himself every couple of albums. I'm just so proud that Alex Lifeson, after be the most underrated member of RUSH is getting a lot of good recognition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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