wfuckinga Posted February 5, 2014 Author Share Posted February 5, 2014 Talent wise...BumblefootRichard FortusBucketheadRobinIzzyPaulDjTraciiGilbySlashTalentwise.... and Slash is at the bottom, for god sake! you have no idea what you're talking about. Paul tobias is better is he? Gilby is better no bloody way, and DJ is not a more creative or skilled guitarist than slash. You're list is compiled out of hate for Slash that's all, fact is you would kiss his ass if you ever got within sniffing distance of him - you also have no real beef with him, that's someone else's life (unless you're Axl rose) so grow up, you say you like what he did in GnR, well that means he's a talented guitar player and he wrote parts that you love... what has DJ, Traci or Paul done to deserve a higher ranking than one of the most iconic and influential guitarist of all time? Volcano you have no grip on reality, Slash is the best GnR guitar player because he is (along with Axl rose) GnR.the rest of the list is Izzy as he's also a vital par of what made that band (and you don' have to be a lead guitaist to be a good guitarist), Bumblefoot, Richard, Gilby, Finck and finally it would be Dj. tobias does not make the list as he's not a talented player nor has he had any influence on music in general.What did Paul do? Well aside from cowriting most of Chinese Democracy, he cowrote Back Off Bitch and played on GNR's best cover, Sympathy For The Devil. He also, according to Axl, helped save Guns N' Roses. Paraphrasing a little bit, but Axl said that without Paul there would be no more Guns N' Roses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR DOOM Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 GNR's best cover Sympathy For The DevilOk, now ban him (Wfuckinga I almost liked your post) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvH Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Talent wise...BumblefootRichard FortusBucketheadRobinIzzyPaulDjTraciiGilbySlashTalentwise.... and Slash is at the bottom, for god sake! you have no idea what you're talking about. Paul tobias is better is he? Gilby is better no bloody way, and DJ is not a more creative or skilled guitarist than slash. You're list is compiled out of hate for Slash that's all, fact is you would kiss his ass if you ever got within sniffing distance of him - you also have no real beef with him, that's someone else's life (unless you're Axl rose) so grow up, you say you like what he did in GnR, well that means he's a talented guitar player and he wrote parts that you love... what has DJ, Traci or Paul done to deserve a higher ranking than one of the most iconic and influential guitarist of all time? Volcano you have no grip on reality, Slash is the best GnR guitar player because he is (along with Axl rose) GnR.the rest of the list is Izzy as he's also a vital par of what made that band (and you don' have to be a lead guitaist to be a good guitarist), Bumblefoot, Richard, Gilby, Finck and finally it would be Dj. tobias does not make the list as he's not a talented player nor has he had any influence on music in general.What did Paul do? Well aside from cowriting most of Chinese Democracy, he cowrote Back Off Bitch and played on GNR's best cover, Sympathy For The Devil. He also, according to Axl, helped save Guns N' Roses. Paraphrasing a little bit, but Axl said that without Paul there would be no more Guns N' Roses.Yeah, Back Off Bitch, what an achievement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volcano62 Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Slash..........came up with the music for Estranged, Im fuckin laughing my ass off here at work along with a couple of colleagues.Thanks for that G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wfuckinga Posted February 5, 2014 Author Share Posted February 5, 2014 GNR's best cover Sympathy For The Devil Ok, now ban him (Wfuckinga I almost liked your post)I was taking that approach due to the other covers being TSI (lol) And LALD and KOHD. Its strictly personal preference, but I can't stand those two. LALD has never seemed like a real song to me, it was just a "See how long Axl can hold his scream" in the studio and "See how fast Axl and Slash can run across the stage" live. KOHD, studio version I can tolerate it I'm small doses, but imo it is just a boring cover. I actually prefer their version from the 80's. And live, KOHD is just an absolute snoozefest. 12 minutes long, yeah its got some cool guitars, but man is it boring. And it may also add that Sympathy is my favorite Stones song Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR DOOM Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Ah well, fair enough then.I will also damn with faint praise here, GNR's Sympathy For The Devil is better than Ozzy's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom2112 Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Talent wise...BumblefootRichard FortusBucketheadRobinIzzyPaulDjTraciiGilbySlashTalentwise.... and Slash is at the bottom, for god sake! you have no idea what you're talking about. Paul tobias is better is he? Gilby is better no bloody way, and DJ is not a more creative or skilled guitarist than slash. You're list is compiled out of hate for Slash that's all, fact is you would kiss his ass if you ever got within sniffing distance of him - you also have no real beef with him, that's someone else's life (unless you're Axl rose) so grow up, you say you like what he did in GnR, well that means he's a talented guitar player and he wrote parts that you love... what has DJ, Traci or Paul done to deserve a higher ranking than one of the most iconic and influential guitarist of all time? Volcano you have no grip on reality, Slash is the best GnR guitar player because he is (along with Axl rose) GnR.the rest of the list is Izzy as he's also a vital par of what made that band (and you don' have to be a lead guitaist to be a good guitarist), Bumblefoot, Richard, Gilby, Finck and finally it would be Dj. tobias does not make the list as he's not a talented player nor has he had any influence on music in general.What did Paul do? Well aside from cowriting most of Chinese Democracy, he cowrote Back Off Bitch and played on GNR's best cover, Sympathy For The Devil. He also, according to Axl, helped save Guns N' Roses. Paraphrasing a little bit, but Axl said that without Paul there would be no more Guns N' Roses.He also helped to break up Guns N' Roses (as in the classic GnR Slash and Axl)... think that outweighs a bad cover of a Rolling stones song and a few writing credits on some songs (not even the best songs from CD, may I add). Even if Axl wanted him in the band, he should never have stepped on Slash's toes by recording that extra solo on Sympathy... straw that broke the camels back I know, and they would more than likely have split anyway but his presence did not help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guzzy Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 THEY WROTE THE LEGENDSlash & Izzy & GilbyTHEY LIVE FROM THE LEGENDYes Sirs Army (Bumble, Ashba)TRIED TO CONTINUE WITH THE LEGENDFinck & Buckethead & Fortus & HugeFor the youngest here who didnt live the Illusions Era, Im sorry for you, shame you couldnt see the big difference among this new thing and the real Beast of GNR in 91-92-93. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvH Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 No love for Gilby :'( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volcano62 Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 No love for Gilby :'(Believe it or not I think Gilby is a better song writer than a guitar player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthias Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 I'm going to interpret best as in best for/in GnR. Buckethead is easily the most skilled player, but in my opinion not the best fit for GnR. SlashIzzyBucketheadRonRichard / PaulRobinGilbyDJ AshbaChanged your list a little bit, but not too much. How anyone could put Slash at the bottom of that list is beyond me. Just listen to the songs he contributed too, how could he be last? For example, I like Gilby a lot, but I would never ever put him over Slash, be it guitarskills, songwiriting, ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeez Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 It´s difficult because in Guns N´ Roses I would of course prefer the original lineup. Slash and Izzy were perfect for GN´R and what it was back in the days.But in general, I would prefer Robin Finck and Richard Fortus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NGOG Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Robin FinckPaul Tobias/BucketheadSlashRichard FortusIzzy StradlinBumblefootGilby Clarke/Tracii GunsIf we're talking personal preference, my answer would be very similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subtle Signs Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 There's no point in arguing with WFA and Volcano. They are both dissing Slash to attempt to receive party passes I did get a big laugh out of WFA saying he "forgot about Izzy" which I suppose is better than pretending to be him.I'm not sure how a list of best guitarists for Gn'R wouldn't have Slash or Izzy at the top. I'm basing my list on their contributions to Gn'R. SlashIzzyBucketheadRobinTobiasRonFortusGilbyTracii Dj Ashba 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bonham Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 BumbleBucketRobinRichardPaulDjIzzyGilbySlashEdit: Forgot about Izzy and GilbyTell me that this isn't the work of an Axl Rose Nutter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick85 Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 There's no point in arguing with WFA and Volcano. They are both dissing Slash to attempt to receive party passes I did get a big laugh out of WFA saying he "forgot about Izzy" which I suppose is better than pretending to be him.I'm not sure how a list of best guitarists for Gn'R wouldn't have Slash or Izzy at the top. I'm basing my list on their contributions to Gn'R.SlashIzzyBucketheadRobinTobiasRonFortusGilbyTraciiDj Ashba Agree completely with that list. Spot on, really, as far as genuine talent and memorable guitar work goes.BumbleBucketRobinRichardPaulDjIzzyGilbySlashEdit: Forgot about Izzy and GilbyTell me that this isn't the work of an Axl Rose Nutter.Yeah, that list is without a doubt the work of a stone cold dope....Or a legitimately deaf person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damn_Smooth Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Contribution listIzzySlashPaulBucketRonRichardGilbyRobinDJTalent listRonBucketRichardIzzySlashGilbyPaulDJ = Robin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InHereToo Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Talent listbucketheadbumblefootslash/4tus/finckizzygilby/paul hugeDj Ashba ™ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 (edited) This post is the very reason I will continue to use the term, 'Axl nutter'. Sorry but you could not create a more apt term.PSI think even Axl himself would have Slash near the top if he was forced to rate the various guitarists he has played with! Edited February 5, 2014 by DieselDaisy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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