Greatest Guitarist

[Belfast_city]

fav guitarist for me is peter green of the old fleetwood mac,rory gallagher and the lead singer from megadeth dave mustaine,im strictly a chords man my self as it suits my style of writing songs <a class="postlink" href="http://soundcloud.com/danny-burns-1/sets" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://soundcloud.com/danny-burns-1/sets</a> feel free to listen to

 

[pendlebury blue]

has to be Ritchie Blackmore

 

[Bill Walker]

It depends what style, theyre all different

Blues = Clapton, Green, BB King, Mick taylor, Joe Bonamassa, Buddy Guy, Robert Cray, SRV

Rock = Hendrix, Jeff Beck, Satriani, Gilmour, May, Joe walsh, Rory Gallagher, Santana

Jazz Fussion = John McCloughlan, Pat Metheny,

Theyre all feckin brilliant, with different assets, there is no 'Best' its subjective.

I suspect Hendrix will go down as the greatest of all though because of his monumental impact, Ive watched him at Woodstock about 50 times over the years and what he was doing was just awesome.

As for Bass, for me no-one can touch the late Jaco Pastorius, but again its subjective

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQeUosK3oz4&feature=related[/youtube]

 

[Banned Tosspot]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sj3ec2cCaJw[/youtube]

 

[buckshot]

Different style than most of the guys mentioned but this guy is pretty good:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JFgC3Ub10E[/youtube]

Adam Aijala is pretty good too, he takes a solo around 2:19 here:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOBSGComSuI[/youtube]

I'm going to see these guys tonight so I'll get to hear a lot more.

 

[Bill Walker]

Jeff Beck shows his sheer awesomeness here, his control over the delicate intricacies in the way he bends notes is mind blowing, the young Aussie girl, Tal Wilkenfield also plays a mean bass solo;

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=larPhmtg8vE[/youtube]

 

[Mrmcfc]

Jeff Beck shows his sheer awesomeness here, his control over the delicate intricacies in the way he bends notes is mind blowing, the young Aussie girl, Tal Wilkenfield also plays a mean bass solo;

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=larPhmtg8vE[/youtube]

got to agree
jeff beck is my favourite.

 

[scenecreamer]

Mick Barr got his start in the mid nineties Washington DC post hardcore scene. Groups like CromTech, Meta Matics and Aylers Angels were mixing the hardcore with free jazz and no wave. Today he is a well respected avant composer. YouTube has many clips of his compositions being performed by various groups. As well as performances with noted opera soprano Jaqueline Fontaine. This is not easy listening!
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SunbqL3zXk&feature=youtube_gdata_player[/youtube]

 

[hackneyslim]

Yeah, can't take anyone seriously who never takes his fucking hat off.

Like SRV or Billy Gibbons? Or Hank Williams? Or Abraham Lincoln? Or Donald Duck?

 

[Ancient Citizen]

Yeah, can't take anyone seriously who never takes his fucking hat off.

Like SRV or Billy Gibbons? Or Hank Williams? Or Abraham Lincoln? Or Donald Duck?

Ah yes, but SRV and Billy Gibbons, I believe, were/are Texans, or at least Southerners, so were born with hats that would have to be surgically removed; Abe wasn't wearing headgear when he was shot by that Booth chappie and Donald duck has been seen regularly bare headed.
The Edge is a vain man who shuns a syrup for a woolly hat, therefore is deserving of our scorn.
You might be right about the brilliant Hank Williams, though. ;)