Greatest Guitar Riffs
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In terms of iconic riffs "smells like teen spirit" has to be considered.
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He we are now, in containers...
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And clapton specifically but the whole British invasion lot simply aped blues guitarists who came before them gipper.
Early man walked away as modern man took control. Their minds weren't all the same and to conquer was their goal. So He built his great empires and he slaughtered his own kind, and he died a confused man and killed himself in his own mind... -
My top ten rock guitar riffs:
Take It Off The Donnas
Fortunate Son CCR
Holy Diver DIO
Give It Away RHCP
Highway Star Deep Purple
Rebel Rebel Bowie
Ziggy Stardust Bowie
Breaking The Law Judas Priest
Man on Silver Mountain Rainbow
Working Man Rush
Rocking In The Free World Neil Young
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Christ Gipper. Spare me the old "only old guys are good" crap, ok?
Christ Gipper. Spare me the old "only old guys are good" crap, ok?
No, it is "the Old guys are better" crap. Or at least spare me the "young guys are better" crap.
They aren't. No more than saying that a young QB is better than Otto Graham.
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And clapton specifically but the whole British invasion lot simply aped blues guitarists who came before them gipper.
And clapton specifically but the whole British invasion lot simply aped blues guitarists who came before them gipper.
Some, sure. So?
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So you're saying the guitarists of now are only mimicking clapton who himself mimicked Robert Johnson. So what is your point about that?
Early man walked away as modern man took control. Their minds weren't all the same and to conquer was their goal. So He built his great empires and he slaughtered his own kind, and he died a confused man and killed himself in his own mind... -
I think guitar players over history have mastered certain chops and the great ones add to them. This happens generation after generation after generation.
WSS
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So you're saying the guitarists of now are only mimicking clapton who himself mimicked Robert Johnson. So what is your point about that?
So you're saying the guitarists of now are only mimicking clapton who himself mimicked Robert Johnson. So what is your point about that?
Robert Johnson, to my knowledge, never played an electic guitar. While I am sure RJ did wonders with an acoustic, you can't claim that he could make the same sounds come out of his Martin...or whatever as come out of a Les Paul
The guys today are still playing the same electric guitars as Clapton/Townshend etc. And sure, the newer players have added some stuff.....but by no means have they "eclipsed" the legends.
(but fyi, I have never been on who was all that impressed with merely guitar gymnastics. I always did prefer a good melody).
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So you're saying the guitarists of now are only mimicking clapton who himself mimicked Robert Johnson. So what is your point about that?
Robert Johnson, to my knowledge, never played an electic guitar. While I am sure RJ did wonders with an acoustic, you can't claim that he could make the same sounds come out of his Martin...or whatever as come out of a Les Paul
The guys today are still playing the same electric guitars as Clapton/Townshend etc. And sure, the newer players have added some stuff.....but by no means have they "eclipsed" the legends.
(but fyi, I have never been on who was all that impressed with merely guitar gymnastics. I always did prefer a good melody).
Robert Johnson, to my knowledge, never played an electic guitar. While I am sure RJ did wonders with an acoustic, you can't claim that he could make the same sounds come out of his Martin...or whatever as come out of a Les Paul
The guys today are still playing the same electric guitars as Clapton/Townshend etc. And sure, the newer players have added some stuff.....but by no means have they "eclipsed" the legends.
(but fyi, I have never been on who was all that impressed with merely guitar gymnastics. I always did prefer a good melody).
I think the players who have the ability to do a combination of the two are the real masters. Personally I don't think anyone is better than Steve Vai. But there are a lot of greats.
We older guys seemed to be entrenched with older guitar players, but face it kids. Eddie Van Halen could run rings around Les Paul.
WSS
www.westsidesteve.com www.myspace.com/westsidestevemusic www.cdbaby.com/artist/westsidestevesimmons -
Here's something I find really unique and impressive. I've never seen anything like it before.
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Robert Johnson, to my knowledge, never played an electic guitar. While I am sure RJ did wonders with an acoustic, you can't claim that he could make the same sounds come out of his Martin...or whatever as come out of a Les Paul
The guys today are still playing the same electric guitars as Clapton/Townshend etc. And sure, the newer players have added some stuff.....but by no means have they "eclipsed" the legends.
(but fyi, I have never been on who was all that impressed with merely guitar gymnastics. I always did prefer a good melody).
I think the players who have the ability to do a combination of the two are the real masters. Personally I don't think anyone is better than Steve Vai. But there are a lot of greats.
We older guys seemed to be entrenched with older guitar players, but face it kids. Eddie Van Halen could run rings around Les Paul.
WSS
I think the players who have the ability to do a combination of the two are the real masters. Personally I don't think anyone is better than Steve Vai. But there are a lot of greats.
We older guys seemed to be entrenched with older guitar players, but face it kids. Eddie Van Halen could run rings around Les Paul.
WSS
Maybe, but he would have to do it playing a Les Paul, no?
Where you at?
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Pretty cool.
WSS
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I'm back on the mainland. Just an f.y.i Les Paul had a big feud and lawsuit with Gibson over the guitar.
WSS
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Robert Johnson, to my knowledge, never played an electic guitar. While I am sure RJ did wonders with an acoustic, you can't claim that he could make the same sounds come out of his Martin...or whatever as come out of a Les Paul
The guys today are still playing the same electric guitars as Clapton/Townshend etc. And sure, the newer players have added some stuff.....but by no means have they "eclipsed" the legends.
(but fyi, I have never been on who was all that impressed with merely guitar gymnastics. I always did prefer a good melody).
I think the players who have the ability to do a combination of the two are the real masters. Personally I don't think anyone is better than Steve Vai. But there are a lot of greats.
We older guys seemed to be entrenched with older guitar players, but face it kids. Eddie Van Halen could run rings around Les Paul.
WSS
Personally I don't think anyone is better than Steve Vai.
WSS
How would you rank the following?
Yngwie Malmsteen
John Petrucci
Steve Vai
Joe Satriani
Eric Johnson
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Personally I don't think anyone is better than Steve Vai.
WSS
How would you rank the following?
Yngwie Malmsteen
John Petrucci
Steve Vai
Joe Satriani
Eric Johnson
That's hard to do.How would you rank the following?
Yngwie Malmsteen
John Petrucci
Steve Vai
Joe Satriani
Eric Johnson
those guys are all great. I'm not that familiar with Petrucci and I don't enjoy Satriani though I respect his ability. I love Eric Johnson and Yngwie but I don't think either is nearly as versatile Steve Vai.
Lest we forget long riffs of precise 16th notes from the old master Chet Atkins... And you didn't mention any of the country guys though I'm not sure who's hot in Nashville these days.
WSS
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jeff beck
joe bonamasso
robin trower
david gilmour
stevie ray
derek trucks
buckethead
steve vai (played w/zappa when he was like 16)
steve lukather
neil schonn
i could go on and on. all guitar players who could do both. create a hook and rip a solo.
a riff, really? i guess the 'commercial' bullshit song will win out. in that case the stones 'satisfaction'. richards couldn't play a solo to save his 25th life.
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How about these guys:
Andrs Segovia
Julian Bream
John Williams (not the composer)
Christoper Parkening
David Russell
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