Has to be alive. Who would you say is the best guitar alive right now? Really curious who you guys count as top tier. Who's rising up as a great guitar player?
Who is the current best guitarist in the world?
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That’s quite a tough question. There are many genres and techniques for individual guitarists.
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For me, I’d say John Mayer. If you delve further though, you learn that even John Mayer has other guitarists that influence him and are still living.
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Based on difficulty, as a guitarist myself, I find most of his songs to be quite challenging to play correctly, and he’s usually singing whilst playing those parts which adds even more to the equation.
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John Mayer is heavily blues inspired, but again, we get into the genre issue.
If we’re gonna go into the rock and metal genre, Tim Henson immediately comes to mind. Unlike John Mayer, I can’t even learn most of Tim’s riffs without giving up. Tim Henson isn’t necessarily the fastest or most melodic, he’s definitely the most unique sounding IMO.
If we’re gonna go into the rock and metal genre, Tim Henson immediately comes to mind. Unlike John Mayer, I can’t even learn most of Tim’s riffs without giving up. Tim Henson isn’t necessarily the fastest or most melodic, he’s definitely the most unique sounding IMO.
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Glad someone enjoyed these. The world is full of wonderful players when we cast the net a little wider.
Imagine asking who the best pass-receiver in the world is....in a professional football team OR not. The response would be "Well how could I know if I don't see them televised?". People's impressions here are based on who they've seen in concert but more likely on video recordings or other prepared demonstrations. And that's a somewhat select demonstration of selected individuals. I'm not saying they are unqualified in any way. They're just not the whole universe of current players.
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The question is also often substituted by another: "who is the guitar player I prefer/connect with/...".
If your idea of "best" is based on musicianship only, then Bod Dylan is as good as Guthrie Govan or John Mayer.
If it's just about chops, people often use the speed meter, but it's not necessarily indicative of instrument mastery. Most players develop proficiency in their genre so they build chop specific their music.
For me "the best" is the one that blend both musician ship and instrument mastery. No matter how good someone is if the music does nothing for you, he or she is not better than the rando shredding on YT. In my book improvisation is also a great part of what I love in a musician that's why I don't listen to a lot of classical players.
My answer is going to change everyday, but today if I had to pick one, it would be these one. It puts a smile on my face every time, his joy and energy on this performance is palpable and a good illustration that speed and feel are not at opposite end of the spectrum. Ironically, I don't really enjoy much of his work, but the level of this performance is unmatched.
He's improvising over the changes on Cherokee, at around +300bpm, live, with an acoustic, with a big band, all the while listening and interacting with the band (he's not shredding mindlessly in his bubble for 3 min). All alternate picking as well, no legato... The level of confidence and mastery it takes to pull that one of in real time is mind blowing.
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Bukovac is one of the tastiest, and as I get older, I prefer tasty over flashy
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He’s at least better than Johns 1 through 4.
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Too subjective to nail down.
I agree John 5 can play almost anything. Watching him play those Daisy Guitars and make actual music is impressive in itself. Paul Gilbert, mentioned. Great chops, loves his predecessors. Nuno… not an Extreme fan, but the guy can play!
Can’t chime in one way or the other on any of the acoustic players listed.
I guess I’ll go by who grabs my YouTube views. Paul Gilbert.
I always click, and rarely disappointed.
I agree John 5 can play almost anything. Watching him play those Daisy Guitars and make actual music is impressive in itself. Paul Gilbert, mentioned. Great chops, loves his predecessors. Nuno… not an Extreme fan, but the guy can play!
Can’t chime in one way or the other on any of the acoustic players listed.
I guess I’ll go by who grabs my YouTube views. Paul Gilbert.
I always click, and rarely disappointed.
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I could tell you my favourite, but in the end, trying to say "who's best" is a mug's game. One could argue for so many guitar players, but in it's all subjective.
And the folks who are the most capable often leave me flat. They are so good that the element of danger (or surprise maybe?) is gone. It's like watching a CGI stunt in a movie vs. somebody actually doing the stunt -- it's less exciting somehow.
And the folks who are the most capable often leave me flat. They are so good that the element of danger (or surprise maybe?) is gone. It's like watching a CGI stunt in a movie vs. somebody actually doing the stunt -- it's less exciting somehow.
+1 from me for Julian Lage. He seems so "free" on the guitar...
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Ah,...so this is where metal started and evolved from in the 80's,... then came the spandex,... unfortunately, lol.
Some crazy playing for a guy in a suit.
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It's all in the suit
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I noticed a correlation between spandex sales and cucumber sales at the time.
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