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In reply to the discussion: Name your top 3 rock guitarists, [View all]ProfessorGAC
(65,322 posts)11. Joe Satriani...
...because of his prodigious technique, melodic sense, & harmonic sophistication.
...EVH (naturally) for his pioneering, his tone, and his playfulness,
& Elliot Easton (The Cars) for his versatility & his great skill of putting songs within songs. (You can sing his solos.)
Really hard to pick a top 3, though because I've got "silos" for different things I listen for. So, pulling players out of the solos is tough.
I could do this with a hundred players I admire.
(An example, selfishly, is John Petrucci because he's the great player closest to the way I play.)
Tough question, MCE!
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I saw Belew and Levin touring with their respective bands 10 or so years ago
AZSkiffyGeek
Mar 22
#43
Great choices all-- I respect Clapton's talent while his politics not so much. I think you have to add Hendrix
hlthe2b
Mar 22
#10
Heard of him, I would disagree that he is the greatest rock guitarist of all time,
MarineCombatEngineer
Mar 22
#53
I am surprised when I meet someone who is familiar with Kath, his death and the timing
Eliot Rosewater
Mar 23
#58
Mine comes from the 70's and were pretty acoustically awesome, watching close up by the stage..
OAITW r.2.0
Mar 22
#55
Leaving off artists that in my mind cross over between blues and rock means leaving off some of my favorites
The Polack MSgt
Mar 23
#62