most overrated guitarist

[callen3615]

Ok who do you guys think is the most overrated of all time?

[axemanrio]

http://www.jemsite.com/forums/search.php

[Myst and rain]

I did a search and to my surprise there doesn't seem to be a poll about this yet. At least not that I can see.

[callen3615]

yeah i was bored and i searched it and found nothing. theses are people i hear accused of being overrated...not my opinions.

[jem20thlover]

I refuse to participate because Eric Clapton is not in the poll, and he is by far the MOST overrated guitar player of all time.


yea I said it .

[callen3615]

I know I didnt have room

[axemanrio]

Originally Posted by Myst and rain

I did a search and to my surprise there doesn't seem to be a poll about this yet. At least not that I can see.

I'm sorry, I forgot that every discussion needs a poll so we can draw conclusions

[Myst and rain]

I have to say that anyone who says that any of these guitarists are overrated, doesn't know what he or she is talking about. They're all great.

[Davey]

Originally Posted by jem20thlover

I refuse to participate because Eric Clapton is not in the poll, and he is by far the MOST overrated guitar player of all time.


yea I said it .

You beat me to it! Closely followed by Brian May.

[Davey]

Also, looking at that list... Cobain and the Edge shouldn't really win because everyone KNOWS they're crap, thus they can't be over-rated.

[callen3615]

Oh i missed brian may...wow

thats 2 for clapton!

[MFB]

For me its more like a "Who isn't overrated" in which case I leave out :

Buckethead - I've yet to see something he can't play
Herman Li - Not that great actual song writing but the man can do solos
Dimebag - Really? He was one of the best, and it's not even super technical playing either

[waylay00]

While Clapton might be overrated, he's (actually, he was) no slouch at all. His earlier playing is some of the finest, most innovative blues rock playing ever. A lot pf people seem to take him and his playing for granted. The base for 90% of your standard rock licks come from such players as Clapton. Right now, he's washed up though, and I do agree he still holds an undeserved aura, considering his current playing.

I just had to vote for Slash though. I still don't know if a guitarist can be overrated, but he is certainly overly exposed.

[newbieguitarmaker]

I voted for slash but I agree about Clapton and I think Kirk Hammett is overatted

[Rax13]

Voted for Slash (nothing special and nothing too innovative)... Hammett (too simple and straight-forward) and Herman Li (sloppy and g*y ) are also overrated...