For my money and being a beast live/in the studio.
YeIs there a way for us to separate lead guitarists in bands from virtuosos like Jimi and SRV?
If so, then I'll put my vote in for David Gilmour.
Yeah im stratching my head at the people that are saying hes not a great guitarist.. Lol.He is by far not the most least skilled lol. He has some of the best vibrato in the business and his solo's always fit the song like a glove. Never over did it. People can have their sweep picking shredders, give me an Angus, Slash and SRV any day. I've played for over 20 years. Aside from Angus and Slash, coming from 2 of my favorite bands, I also nominate Dimebag and Rhoads for great leads.
Anyone denying the strength of an Angus solo need to watch him play Jailbreak at Donnington live. That shit still amps me up to grab my SG.
Angus fucking Young.Ye
Yeah im stratching my head at the people that are saying hes not a great guitarist.. Lol.
Ive seen way worse nominations in this thread.
Rhodes was a good player, but i fuckin hate his tone. Just sounds like shit to me.Angus fucking Young.
A wall of power. Again, fun leads and a better player than he gets credit for.
I used to be all about the technical masters. But widdly woo *neo classical scales not necessarily appropriate* gets tiresome.
Exception, Rhoads
Agreed on all counts with the exception of Fripp.Rhodes was a good player, but i fuckin hate his tone. Just sounds like shit to me.
Theres random youtube guitarists that are more technically proficient than most of the people were discussing.
Two others i strongly disagree with mentioned, Morello and Frusciante.
I didnt mention FrippAgreed on all counts with the exception of Fripp.
He really is without equal.
Jimi Hendrix? John Petrucci? Yngwie Malmsteen? Eddie Van Halen? Eric Johnson? Steve Vai? Anyone else?
Tom Delonge
Technical skill? maybe lower than others. But his tunes make me wanna rock.I love me some AC/DC, but Angus is actually one of the least skilled lead guitar players in Rock N' Roll. It works, but when it comes down to it his skill set is average.
Is "skill" simply how fast you can play and how many different modes you can play through, in one song?