Is there a "great" guitar player?

[jallen]

Originally Posted by MelodyMan

You know, I never really checked out any Jeff Beck...and watching that...wow. So beautiful.

I know- it really is unique too. The more I listen to this stuff the more I realize just how good he is. And the bar control is amazing- it's like a different voice. And it's just a Strat!

You should check out some of his latest stuff if you liked that. I know the older material is more recognized, but I love the past couple of albums. This is from one of them:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rXQ18I402w

[jairic]

I didn't know he covered Yngwie stuff. Vai is one guy that is definately up there as far as the best ever. His control over his instrument is amazing.

[sebotas86]

for me its (in no order) : Hendrix, clapton, page, van halen and vai

[crevis]

Can I just say that Shawn Lane is overated, he's a composer that happenned to play guitar, you guys say it's something else to create what he did but that's because he is from an entirely different context and methodology. Any professional composer wouldn't be nearly as impressed by his composition skills (at least the stuff your talking about, imo his best compostions had no guitar in them).

Other worldly guitarists? I can't say there is one, I listen to Chick Corea, Coy Tyner and Herbie Han**** and am bewildered by their harmonic ideas but I have struggled and failed to find anyone close to that on guitar, maybe Pat Martino or Mike Goodrick.

[crevis]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5yTatgmsIs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jc2Jj9VqYbU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2RRUVAD9Mc

Michael Manring - fretless bass:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yDay...eature=related
In this piece, he's playing a Zon Hyperbass. This isn't really the flashiest kind of thing he does but it's amazing, none-the-less. Not to mention that it's a wonderful composition. The camera is a little shaky at the start but it goes still quick enough.

That is ****ing amazing

[shogun]

I'd say scotty anderson, guthrie govan, brett garsed

[jairic]

Holy ****. Scotty Anderson is amazing, I mean whow, how can someone do that? There is so much going on there, this guy is very very impressive, that is a great suggestion to check out! Thanks!
Jake

[shogun]

EDIT: i didn't mention scott henderson who is in my opinion one of the best players in the world!!!!!

[crevis]

It doesn't seem right that we talk up ONE guy from a long line of great chicken pickers (many better than Scotty).

Scott Henderson isn't bad at all but most of the time he's playing stuff out of his league and hasn't seemed to have improved over the last 20 years, he was good in CCEB though.

[Jeremiah]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=gh2CQBOZjRs

not quite as nice as the vid in my next post but still...

[Jeremiah]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=6MOVbaIjZy0

this is me...i wish!
its scott mishoe, i thought he was pretty freakin amazing!

[jairic]

That's great stuff! Scoot Mishoe did some amazing stuff in that vid, i'm gonna look for everything I can on him now.