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Author Topic: I still don't understand the lists of “Best guitarists”  (Read 2220 times)

OfflinePeter1981

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Re: I still don't understand the lists of “Best guitarists”
« Reply #15 on: October 03, 2024, 09:39:55 PM »
ah yeah, my top 10 of fav players:

- MK, obviously
 
then the 10 :-)

- Richard Thompson
- Stephen Stills
- Nick Drake
- Brian May
- Dickey Betts
- Slash
- Nels Cline
- Graham Coxon
- Neil Young
- Gary Louris

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Re: I still don't understand the lists of “Best guitarists”
« Reply #16 on: October 04, 2024, 09:38:27 AM »
There is no such thing as a best ever player or list because you would need to have heard everyone of them to judge, and I doubt that happens! So, it's more a favourites list.

Mark Knopfler
Chet Atkins
Mike Oldfield
Hank Marvin
David Gilmour
Chris Rea
George Harrison

They are the 7 that are my favourites in terms of their whole career, but, other players have certain songs I like, for example Always with Me, Always with You by Joe Satriani, which is amazing.
Knopfler, Oldfield and Gilmour is all the guitar I need.

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Re: I still don't understand the lists of “Best guitarists”
« Reply #17 on: October 04, 2024, 10:34:49 AM »
Personally, I don't care too much about these lists but do enjoy reading yours. The absence of Robbie McIntosh is astonishing!

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Re: I still don't understand the lists of “Best guitarists”
« Reply #18 on: October 04, 2024, 11:07:51 AM »
Yes, it is. And strangely, Carlos Santana is missing, too! For me he's one of the best 3 of the present (MK, Gilmour, Santana). There are so many who are maybe even better technically, but for me it's the tone, the soul, the touch that make the difference.
I think, MK is often underrated / overlooked because a) he doesn't fit in any "box", with his unique technique and many different styles, and b) he's too "normal", scandal-free, normal-looking etc. I'm not sure whether Jimi, Keith and a few others would figure so prominently if they or their bands hadn't set guitars on fire, killed a chicken on stage, demolished a hotel room or whatever else rockstars do all day long ;-)
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Re: I still don't understand the lists of “Best guitarists”
« Reply #19 on: October 04, 2024, 01:00:46 PM »
These lists are, as said by Chris, completely subjective.
We are all making fun of it. (except for the Allan and John ranking  :D)

There is a LOT of insanely great players. Some completely unknown for many.
To a listener perspective, be a great player is releated to play great songs. And 'great songs' are subjective.

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Re: I still don't understand the lists of “Best guitarists”
« Reply #20 on: October 04, 2024, 01:19:22 PM »
One more time. My favorite 12.

MK
David Gilmour
Andy Latimer
Steve Rothery
Steve Hackett
Eric Clapton
Snowy White
J.J. Cale
Chet Atkins
Nick Barrett
Gary Moore
Mirosław Gil
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Re: I still don't understand the lists of “Best guitarists”
« Reply #21 on: October 04, 2024, 03:59:57 PM »
I really liked those lists in my youth, now I do not care anymore.
But I always have much joy of reading them. Don't know why.

MK, until 2011 top of all
---------Top 12---------
Joe Bonamassa
Al diMeola
Gary Moore
Ry Cooder
Joe Satriani
Eric Gales
Ryan McGarvey
Eric Clapton
Jeff Healey
JD Simo
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Kenny Wayne Shepherd

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Re: I still don't understand the lists of “Best guitarists”
« Reply #22 on: October 04, 2024, 04:10:42 PM »
I really liked those lists in my youth, now I do not care anymore.
But I always have much joy of reading them. Don't know why.

MK, until 2011 top of all
---------Top 12---------
Joe Bonamassa
Al diMeola
Gary Moore
Ry Cooder
Joe Satriani
Eric Gales
Ryan McGarvey
Eric Clapton
Jeff Healey
JD Simo
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Kenny Wayne Shepherd

JD Simo is FANTASTIC.

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Re: I still don't understand the lists of “Best guitarists”
« Reply #23 on: October 04, 2024, 04:51:33 PM »
I really liked those lists in my youth, now I do not care anymore.
But I always have much joy of reading them. Don't know why.

MK, until 2011 top of all
---------Top 12---------
Joe Bonamassa
Al diMeola
Gary Moore
Ry Cooder
Joe Satriani
Eric Gales
Ryan McGarvey
Eric Clapton
Jeff Healey
JD Simo
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Kenny Wayne Shepherd

JD Simo is FANTASTIC.

Yeah. Absolutely.
Love all his albums. They are so fresh, rough and really cool.
Never heard something similar
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Re: I still don't understand the lists of “Best guitarists”
« Reply #24 on: October 04, 2024, 05:03:42 PM »
Yeah. Absolutely.
Love all his albums. They are so fresh, rough and really cool.
Never heard something similar

Yes. Mind Control is one of my favs.
I like these rough trios full of energy like JD's or Philip Sayce.
JD trio are more experimental and I like that!

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Re: I still don't understand the lists of “Best guitarists”
« Reply #25 on: October 04, 2024, 05:17:00 PM »
Exactly.
He is really experimental. I like that too.
I am really in for those Power Trio Bands.
Watched Sayce last may. Very cool too.
Sideman of Jeff Healey in the early 2000's
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Re: I still don't understand the lists of “Best guitarists”
« Reply #26 on: October 04, 2024, 06:49:11 PM »
Lists of top 'anything' are highly subjective.
There are dozens of guitarists equal to Mark. Not saying Mark isn't amazing and worthy of every plaudit he gets....
But off the top of my head -
John McLaughlin
Jeff Beck
Pat Metheny
Paco Di Lucia
Andres Segovia
Jimi Hendrix
Eric Clapton
Lee Ritenour
Larry Carlton
Steve Lukather
Joe Pass
Ry Cooder
Frank Zappa
Buddy Guy
BB King
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Nile Rogers
And more...

Hi Chris, it is a pleasure for me to be able to debate with you, of course with everyone in the forum, simply that Chris is part of my best memories of adolescence thanks to my video tape of “On the night”.
I'm glad you mention in your list Andrés Segovia and above all the great Paco de Lucía, a fellow countryman of mine, Andalusian like me. Maybe Paco is the only one I would put on the same level as Mark. Paco was unique and unrepeatable, a genius, a master, an innovator of flamenco, he dared to innovate ignoring the criticisms of the “purists” of flamenco. His “picados” are incomparable. So many things could be said about Paco. It was a pity to lose him so soon and in the way it happened.


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Re: I still don't understand the lists of “Best guitarists”
« Reply #27 on: October 04, 2024, 07:12:01 PM »
By the way, dozens of guitarists at Mark's level? In his prime? (I'll add the latter).
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Re: I still don't understand the lists of “Best guitarists”
« Reply #28 on: October 04, 2024, 07:19:35 PM »
Jeez...

Where is Eddie VH?

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Re: I still don't understand the lists of “Best guitarists”
« Reply #29 on: October 04, 2024, 11:13:20 PM »
Not saying Mark was the greatest guitarist ever, but he was certainly in the top 1.
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