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Who do you think is the best Guitarist of all time?

I will put in three who I think are the best 1 being the best and so on:

1: Jimi Hendrix

2: Eric Clapton

3: Brian May

Has anyone heard of Nathan Cavaleiri? (sp?) He is good, I remember he was playing when he was like 13 years old with Tommy Emanuel. He must be about 20-23 now though, does he still play?

schmiggens, my parent's house is across the road from Nathan Cavalieri. He's actually still plays the guitar (but I don't think he's recorded anything for a while... not sure). I dunno if you'll find anyone who's even heard of Tommy Emanuel even... though he's one of the best!

Ernie Isley goes in my top 5 guitarist list. His Live Wire album was awesome.

I was inlove with Nathan when I was about 15, I thought he was so cute. I can't belive your folks live just there. That's cool, do they know him?

I thought Tommy Emanuel was well know, even overseas?

Also I heard a story about the guitarist from Pantera, apparently before he joined the Band he used to travel around the USA entering guitar/ talent competitions and he won them and won them and so he was banned from entering any talent quests throughout America. He is good.

Mmm... yeah, Diamond Darrell I think that guys name was... the drummer's brother too. Slash from the old Guns and Roses line-up is good. Some times lame though, he goes lower down on the list...

I don't know how well known Tommy Emanuel is overseas, really. But I gave my friend one of his CDs a while ago, didn't know who the hell the guy was, but he had to admit he was a good guitarist.

Carlos Sanatan is a given. Godd one Heavens.

Anyone who has seen Desperado, does anyone know if Antonio Banderas actually plays that guitar? If so, then he's pretty good, it is hard to play that plucking style.

Tim Mahony of 311.

Santana is one of my personal favorite But I always heard that Jimmy Hendrix was the best guitarist

Ultimate guitar riff comes up smelling of Roses
By Iain Shedden, Music writer - May 04, 2004


IN the 1970s the glory days of guitar rock the nerdy aspiring guitarist's riff of choice was Deep Purple's Smoke on the Water.

Not any more. The new-century nerd has moved on. Moved on, that is, to the 1980s.

A poll in Europe's Total Guitar magazine this week installed US rockers Guns n' Roses' anthem Sweet Child O' Mine as the greatest guitar riff of all time, with Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit close behind and a 70s favourite, Led Zeppelin's Whole Lotta Love, in third.

Of the top 20 riffs, only two were recorded in the past four years. All the others, including AC/DC's Back in Black, are at least 13 years old. The new blood comes from English band Muse (Plug in Baby) and American outfit Queens of the Stone Age (No One Knows), but otherwise Metallica, with two entries, is as cutting edge and current as it gets.

This could be seen as a snub to the new breed of guitar rockers, including our own Jet, The Vines and The Casanovas – all of whom are enjoying worldwide success.

It is surprising too that there's no room for The Rolling Stones or Oasis.

Total Guitar editor Scott Rowley told the BBC that "to a new generation of guitarists, Guns n' Roses are more thrilling than the Sex Pistols. This poll shows the so-called canon of classic rock – the Led Zeppelins, Eric Claptons, Jimi Hendrix – is as popular as ever but being added to all the time".

More than 2000 readers took part in the poll.

Santana to be honored

Carlos Santana will be honored as the Latin Recording Academy's 2004 Person of the Year for his professional, cultural and social contributions to music. Santana, 56, will receive the honor Aug. 30 at a tribute concert in Los Angeles.

"Person of the Year" how very "PC"