Underrated guitarists

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yngwee or what ever that dude is pretty good but hes a cocky bastard though

prince does rock too

i bought a ty tabor guitar from ebay for 100 bucks once it was listed at like 1800 lol great buy
 
Dave_M said:
No one's mentioned George Harrison? Was anyone else playing chord inversions in 1964 rock? I don't think anyone even knew what they were. And he's got some of the tastiest leads ever.
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Townsend used many chord inversions in his leads at the time. :eek:
You are right though. I am not much of a beatles fan but the more I listen to George the more respect I have for him.

Not underrated but mostly overlooked is the dearly departed Clarence White.
 
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Awww Come on thats funny right there! :D
 
Anyone listen to the Freddy Jones band. That guitar player is pretty good, don't know his name.
And that guy from Little Feet
and that guy Chris Spedding
 
Here is a list of some of the people Chris Spedding has done session work for, quite the resume. :p


Eddie Addenberry (?)
All Occasion Brass Band
Michael Allen
Marc Almond
Laurie Anderson
Julie Anthony
Neil Ardley/Ian Carr/Don Rendell
Joan Armatrading
Arrows
Astronaut Alan & The Planets (?)
Pete Atkin

B
The 'B' Girls
Ginger Baker
Mickey Baker (McHouston Baker)
Shirley Bassey
Mike Batt
Battered Ornaments
Bay City Rollers
Art Bergmann
Michel Berger
Acker Bilk
Jane Birkin
Cilla Black
Mike Botts
Ernie Brooks
Pete Brown & his Battered Ornaments
Jack Bruce
Sonny Burgess

C
John Cale
Mark 'CAL' Callaghan
Jim Capaldi
Carmel
Cellophane Mop (?)
Joe Christ
Tony Christie
Petula Clark
Con Artists
Roger Cook
Mike Cooper
Denis Couldry And Smile
Julie Covington
Cramps

D
Mike d'Abo
Roger Daltrey
Steve Davis
Michel Delpech
Design
Willy DeVille
Barbara Dickson
Dishrags
Dolce Vita
Donovan
Bob Downes
Drifters
Julie Driscoll
Lesley Duncan

E
Dave Edmunds
Cass Elliot
Matthew Ellis
Eno
David Essex

F
Family Dogg
Mylène Farmer
Bryan Ferry
Fickle Finger
Fischer & Epstain
Herbie Flowers
Clinton Ford
Forgotten Rebels
Fortunes
Kinky Friedman

G
Art Garfunkel
General Public
Michael Gibbs
Goodies
Robert Gordon
Roger Greenaway
Randy Gun

H
Johnny Hallyday
Nina Hagen
Kit Hain
Happy Confusion
Roy Harper
Johnny Harris
Richard Harris
Jerry Harrison
Alan Hawkshaw
Tony Hazzard
Dick Heckstall-Smith
Hollywood Beyond
Bob Holman
Nicky Hopkins
Tomoyasu Hotei
Eddie Howell
Linda Hoyle

I
Kris Ife
Institute Of Formal Research

J
Jamaica
Roger James
Elton John
Samantha Jones
Judd
Mickey Jupp

K
Kenny
Rik Kenton
Paul Korda
Krimson Kake
David Kubinec

L
Cleo Laine
Penny Lane
Les Hommes Sauvages
Letch Patrol
Linda Lewis
Andrew Lloyd Webber / Tim Rice
John Lodge
Lolitas
Love Affair

M
Andy Mackay
Paul McCartney
Mike McClintock
Danny McCulloch
Mad Hatters
Michael Mantler
Manteye
Nick Mason
Brian May
Katie Melua
Alan Merrill
Lou Miami
Miki (?)
Frankie Miller
Little Milton
Mods
Elliott Murphy
Diane Murray

N
New Edition
New Prohibition
Nils
Harry Nilsson
Peter Noone
Peter Noone (Teen Idols)
Ricky Norton
Nucleus

O
Gilbert O'Sullivan
Toru Oki

P
Panhandle
Pan's People
John Andrew Parks
Annet Peacock
Pearl Harbour
John Phillips
Philwit & Pegasus
Cozy Powell
Reg Presley
Pretenders
Alan Price

R
Dee Dee Ramone
Rats Of Unusual Size
Razorbacks
Richard (?)
Frank Ricotti
Billy Lee Riley
Dick Rivers
Alexander Robertson
Rocking Chairs
Rodriguez
Roxy Music

S
Richard Sarstedt
John Schroeder
Schunge
Sex Pistols
Phil Seymour
Sharks
Sheena & the Rokkets
Sinisters
Memphis Slim
Snips
Solid Gold Cadillac
Sounds Nice
Splinter
Dusty Springfield
Stuðmenn / Studmenn
Swamp Baby

T
Teenage Head
Teen Idols (Peter Noone)
Hubert F.Thiefaine
Third World
Vaughan Thomas
Johnny Thunders
Triban
Typically Tropical

U
Ugly

V
Frankie Vaughan
Ventures
Vibrators
Vigrass & Osborne
Viletones

Various Artist
Brace Yourself (Otis Blackwell Tribute)
Jesus Christ Superstar
Peter And The Wolf
That's The Way I Feel Now
Lost In The Stars
Closed On Account Of Rabies
Farewell To Max's
Good Rockin' Tonight
Music Library - Small Group Pop

movie / TV soundtrack
Angel 3 - The Final Chapter
Candy Mountain
The Karate Kid Part II
Million Dollar Hotel
On The Borderline
Star Academy 3
What Dreams May Come

W
Tom Waits
Joe Louis Walker
Eugene Wallace
Clifford T.Ward
Carl Wayne
Jeff Wayne
Mike Westbrook
Whales (?)
John Williams
Hal Willner
Mark Wirtz
Jill Wisoff (see Con Artists)
Wombles
Bernie Worrell
Wrigleys (?)

Y
Chris Youlden
Kenny Young
other musicians with whom
Spedding has worked

Francis Campello
Clem Cattini
Bobby Chouinard
Anton Fig
Tony Garnier
Jimmy Horowitz
Busta Jones
Freddie Katz
Keith Lentin
Jon Paris
Jean-Michel Rinaldi
NONO
Felix Sabal-Lecco
David Salkin
Henry Spinetti
Rob St
 
Whow Dragon, that list is impressive and must have taken you some time to type :D :D

Okay who is the most underrated guitarist here?

Me!! And the reason is because I am still playing one of these :eek:
 

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timmerman said:
Okay who is the most underrated guitarist here?

Me!! And the reason is because I am still playing one of these :eek:
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LOL! I was gonna say it was me, and the reason being that I only play Barre chords, which means until I get to learning some other chordings, it's doubtful that I'll ever become a highly rated guitarist. But, that makes it also possible for me to become an over-rated guitarist, assuming I could manage to bit big on the strength of Barre chord guitaring along. :p

Matt
 
Wow, there are so many guitarists mentioned in this thread i have never even heard of.

What about tim wheeler from irish band Ash. dunno if you know them in america and anywhere else. when they started out he wasnt that good but over the years he has improved greatly!
 
Dave Murry from Iron Maiden is always hidden in the shadow of Adrien Smith. The are a lot of european metal guitar players that are just phenominal but are generally unnoticed in the States. All the musicians from Godsmack (well except for Sully) are really a lot better than the music they play.

Kirk from Metallica gets all the lead credit, but I'd say James is both a better lead and rhythm guitar player. Most of Hammets are almost all just a bunch of random notes played really fast.

Just my thoughts though.
 
Don Rich... of Buck Owens
Pete Anderson... of Dwight Yoakam




OOOH. and I second the Vito Bratta post.. Yes.
 
Prince is an amazing guitarist. I saw him in concert last year and be blew me away. I also agree that Buckingham is also amazing. McGuinn as always been a favorite of mine on twelve string.

--Sean
 
mjareo said:
He is not as well known becuase he does mostly Christian music, but Phil Keaggy is great. Especially when you begin to consider he is missing a finger - I think right hand, so it only affected his fingerstyle technique (certainly not enough to slow him doen any).
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There are quite a few Christian musicians whom go unrecognized, Especially lead guitarist...Phil resembles Mcartney and sounds a lot like him. I read somewhere that Paul was so impressed he met with Keaggy. I'll bet they Jammed! :D The lead guitarist in Phillips,Craig, and Dean kicks too. Another is on the Todd Agnew CD *Grace like Rain*. The song "Grace like rain" (which is an awesome song!!!). Two guitarist play lead...Steve Selvidge and Justin Rimer...You should take a listen, along with Drums, bass, Vocals, violin, and cello this song rocks...
 
Have Lennu Breau or Gary Lucas been mentioned yet?

Saw The Magic Band the other night and Gary Lucas kicked some serious ass!
 
Defintily second the frusciante one. stone gossard is also a hugely underated guitar player
 
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