Who is the best guitarist of all time??

Eddie Van Halen...first guitarist to ever make me actually notice shredding.

Matt Bellamy - The new Hendrix. He mixes ability with songwriting where other guitarist's focus solely on ability and descend into pretentious, self-satisfying rubbish (Eddie Van Halen).

Originally posted by pcp
Matt Bellamy - The new Hendrix. He mixes ability with songwriting where other guitarist's focus solely on ability and descend into pretentious, self-satisfying rubbish (Eddie Van Halen).

You do realise he has to have a billion and one guitar effects built into his guitar to do what he does, right? He's a good guitar writer, he's not the outstanding player everyone thinks, and certainly not the "new" Hendrix.

There is no new Hendrix, but if there was, it would be Tom Morello. Does everything Matt Bellamy can do, better, with barely anything more than a regular guitar.

-AC

Though, I don't think Matt Bellamy is the greatest guitarist of all time. I do think he's an extraordinary musician. It's evident on songs like Unintended and Space Dementia, in which his abilities shine through.

He's a talented man, but he's overrated.

-AC

john chaffer(sp?) from iced earth

My new favourite rock guitarrists: Hendrix. Eric Johnson. Steve Vai. Joe Satriani. John Petrucci ( or however it's spelled 😛 )

jazz: Kenny Burrel, Wes Montgomery, Grant Green, Pat Metheny

Joe Satriani, Hendrix, Page

And the one guy from trans siberian orchestra

Steve Vai 🤘

I'm digging SRV right now as my favorite guitarist. Alex Skolnick too, he's very underrated imo.

Mike McCready is my fav from Pearl Jam

He's definitely up there for me as well.

Slash.

Frank Zappa is pretty good.

Underrated too. He's fantasic.

Originally posted by pcp
Matt Bellamy - The new Hendrix. He mixes ability with songwriting where other guitarist's focus solely on ability and descend into pretentious, self-satisfying rubbish (Eddie Van Halen).

It's probably impossible to say who is the "best" guitarist of all time. If we're going on ability to play then I know loads of guys who can play anything as good as Eddie Van Halen. Does this make them among the "best" guitarists of all time? Anyone can play guitar, the trick is to be innovative with it and subsequently you have a "line" of "best" guitarists - guys who make the guitar sound fresh again. Hendrix, Page, Van Halen, then we go to the Vai's, Satriani's etc. However, Hendrix will always be at the top of any innovative list so I guess that makes HIM the best guitarist of all time.

check out scot hendersen and Allan Holdsworth for some great guitarists.

Jason Becker as well.

Originally posted by amity75
Jason Becker as well.