Who has the better guitarists?

[Guest kevdo24]

I think its UK mainly because:

Eric Clapton

Jimmy Page

Slash (gained his USA citizenship after Gn'R split up so this applies only to the Gn'R era)

Paul Kossoff

Ritchie Blackmore ( i think he's British)

Tony Iommi

Adrian Smith

Dave Murray

This is all based on their impact on guitar music.

[bucket13]

Both! :krider:

[JeanGenie]

Page/Slash what a question? U fuckin' K

[Raas]

Yngwie-Sweden

[gernm18]

ah u.s.=

zakk wylde

kirk hammet

james hetfield

dave mustaine

EDDIE VAN HALEN

RANDY RHOADS

JIMI HENDRIX

* the last 3 have incredibly influential, i'd say probably more than iommi, or page, or slash

[stratomaster]

UK, you did all the explaining for me. Though the US does have jimi

[stratomaster]

ah u.s.=

zakk wylde

kirk hammet

james hetfield

dave mustaine

EDDIE VAN HALEN

RANDY RHOADS

JIMI HENDRIX

* the last 3 have incredibly influential, i'd say probably more than iommi, or page, or slash

Eddie Van Halen was born in the Netherlands... and you missed off Steve Vai.

[Nax]

Eddie Van Halen was actually born in The Netherlands.

[scottyboy_1986]

UK

[gernm18]

ah u.s.=

zakk wylde

kirk hammet

james hetfield

dave mustaine

EDDIE VAN HALEN

RANDY RHOADS

JIMI HENDRIX

* the last 3 have incredibly influential, i'd say probably more than iommi, or page, or slash

Eddie Van Halen was born in the Netherlands... and you missed off Steve Vai.

but he grew up in california and that's where he became famous to begin with

and yeah i forgot steve vai and joe satriani

with all due respect...james hetfield is NOT a brilliant guitarist or anything..

well neither is tomy iomi or the maiden guys, but all of them of them are/have been/were EXTREMELY influential, especially metallica, go to a tab website and look what band is looked/searched the most

Edited October 28, 2004 by gernm18

[Mötley_Crüe]

U S of A, Randy is my favorite guitarist

[Larkoth]

tough one to call, both the US and the UK have bloody good guitarists, so i'm gonna take a back seat on this one, don't think it can be pinned down at all!

[santana]

with all due respect...james hetfield is NOT a brilliant guitarist or anything...

3 words for you: Master Of Puppets

[Big Boy Sixxx]

UK but the US have a strong case with a certain Mr Dimebag Darrell, plus i think he's Zakk Wyld's best mate. Hammet is fast but it sounds too mechanical without any real feeling. US got too many of those Sum 187, Blink 41 types

[Hampi]

Kirky boy is very average guitarist, sure he can play fast but wheres the heart? James Hetfield plays some solid riffs but he's no trophy guitarist for the Usa. I say the Uk simply because of people like page who influenced many Us guitarists that followed no end. steve vai, Satch and many others both speak very highly of him. To me EVH will always be a dutch man!

Edited October 29, 2004 by The_night train

[Raas]

I've never liked kirk hammet's playing but james is great.

He's a damn good rythm guitarist.

So is Mustaine.

Kirk compared to yngwie kirk plays in slo mo.

Edited October 29, 2004 by Raas

[rocker52]

ah u.s.=

zakk wylde

kirk hammet

james hetfield

dave mustaine

EDDIE VAN HALEN

RANDY RHOADS

JIMI HENDRIX

* the last 3 have incredibly influential, i'd say probably more than iommi, or page, or slash

Dude c'mon...we are talking about good players.

Kirk and hetfield are not good...why not say Angus? or Ace Frehley or Joe Perry?

those are good...gods even!

Edited October 29, 2004 by rocker52

[stratomaster]

^

Also, another one that hasn't been mentioned for the UK is Jeff Beck, who just happens to be one of the best ever

[Raas]

many say ace frehley is overrated,I think that's true,he has influenced many but I don't think he's technically very good/original.

If that's what we're talking about?

One guitarist who's very underrated is mick mars,not that he's very technical but a great player.

Slash isn't a shredder either but you hear that it's slash when he plays.

Very original.

Edited October 29, 2004 by Raas

[cold*heartbreaker]

I'm voting for UK. US has some good ones but to me not many people can top Jimmy Page. I think Roger Waters is amazing too. Slash is up there too.

[Genesis]

Waters was the bassist. Gilmour was the guitarist, and a great one he is too.

[Raas]

I've actually never heard(I think)pink floyd,just the name.

What album do you recommend?

It's one album everyone seems to love "moon" something.

I'm a little ashamed now.

But I guess there's always artists/groups that everyone loves but you've never gotten into or heard of.

[Guest kevdo24]

Angus is Australian...

Angus is half-Australian, half-Scottish.

[moreblack]

I've actually never heard(I think)pink floyd,just the name.

What album do you recommend?

It's one album everyone seems to love "moon" something.

I'm a little ashamed now.

But I guess there's always artists/groups that everyone loves but you've never gotten into or heard of.

Dark Side of The Moon

that's THE Pink Floyd album. Everybody has it.

[Raas]

Yep I knew the name but just forgot it.

Maybe it's time to check them out hehe.