Guitarists who are neither overrated nor underrated

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Whitecat said:

Joe Walsh
Alex Lifeson

Agree with you on Joe - Surely Don Felder can join that list - Many tasty licks and not just solos on One of these Nights album + Hotel California 

Steve Cropper deserves an honourable mention - maybe the ultimate guy who was 'just doing his job'

downsideup11

SNAKEBITE said:

RustySpanner said:

Ken Hancock from Half Man Half Biscuit.  Not many people can play guitar solos ironically and get away with it. Him and Zappa, obviously. 

Brilliant player, under rated band though.

Sadly Ken is no longer playing in HMHB ☹️

Whitecat

guitars4you said:

Whitecat said:

Joe Walsh
Alex Lifeson

Agree with you on Joe - Surely Don Felder can join that list - Many tasty licks and not just solos on One of these Nights album + Hotel California 

Steve Cropper deserves an honourable mention - maybe the ultimate guy who was 'just doing his job'

Good shout on Steve! Definitely!

Sometimes when I hear Felder though I think he might fall into the “underrated” category... sometimes.

guitars4you

Whitecat said:

guitars4you said:

Whitecat said:

Joe Walsh
Alex Lifeson

Agree with you on Joe - Surely Don Felder can join that list - Many tasty licks and not just solos on One of these Nights album + Hotel California 

Steve Cropper deserves an honourable mention - maybe the ultimate guy who was 'just doing his job'

Good shout on Steve! Definitely!

Sometimes when I hear Felder though I think he might fall into the “underrated” category... sometimes.

I know Joe was brought in to add 'rock' to The Eagles, but all those licks on New Kid in Town, One of those nights, Long Run etc are Don - Yeah maybe underrated - Good either way and well worth a listen - Glad I saw him with The Eagles and of course with Joe

steveledzep

sev112 said:

 prowla said:

Steve Howe - exactly the right guitarist in exactly the right band at exactly the right time.

Asia ?  

No, yes. I mean Yes.

pintspiller

Albert Lee

Dave_Vader

Keef

Reverend

steven70 said:

All these discussions about Clapton, Hendrix and the like had me thinking:
What about players who are neither overrated nor underrated, but are rated 'just right.'

For example, Dave Murray and Adrian Smith out of Iron Maiden- they are pretty decent players but not generally revered.
Nor are they the subject of controversy or derision.

Or the chaps out of Judas Priest (I forgot their names) - I mean they can play a bit although they're clearly not in the league of your Malmsteens or your Vais. But then you probably wouldn't slag them off.

These are players who, I would say, are rated 'just right'

Are there any other guitarists who fit into this category?

I'd say Malmsteen and Vai are not in the league of Downing and Tipton. 
They can widdle but neither has a back catalogue to match Priest. 

Reverend

rain.parade said:

Will Sergeant - not the most technically proficient, perhaps, but his playing probably wouldn't be half as good if he were...

If anything, I think he is probably underrated. 

Sassafras

Christy Schellhoffer.

PolarityMan

Can we stop with these Lil' Wayne threads now?

steven70

PolarityMan said:

Can we stop with these Lil' Wayne threads now?

As I said earlier, the original post was a poor attempt at humour...it seems to have got out of hand.
On the plus side, there have a been a whole load of interesting players mentioned, many of whom I had not checked out before. So.. But....yeah.

PS

Mike Windus

randerson

Madonna

steven70

Reverend said:

steven70 said:

All these discussions about Clapton, Hendrix and the like had me thinking:
What about players who are neither overrated nor underrated, but are rated 'just right.'

For example, Dave Murray and Adrian Smith out of Iron Maiden- they are pretty decent players but not generally revered.
Nor are they the subject of controversy or derision.

Or the chaps out of Judas Priest (I forgot their names) - I mean they can play a bit although they're clearly not in the league of your Malmsteens or your Vais. But then you probably wouldn't slag them off.

These are players who, I would say, are rated 'just right'

Are there any other guitarists who fit into this category?

I'd say Malmsteen and Vai are not in the league of Downing and Tipton. 
They can widdle but neither has a back catalogue to match Priest. 

And that is a very very good point. Sad Wings of Destiny...perfect album in every way. They don't make 'em like that anymore.

ChuckManual

jonnyburgo said:

Leo Nocentelli from The Meters and Barrie Cadogan, two players that just have “it”

Are you me in disguise ...or am I schizophrenic? 

PolarityMan

steven70 said:

PolarityMan said:

Can we stop with these Lil' Wayne threads now?

As I said earlier, the original post was a poor attempt at humour...it seems to have got out of hand.
On the plus side, there have a been a whole load of interesting players mentioned, many of whom I had not checked out before. So.. But....yeah.

PS

Mike Windus

That was an attempt at a joke .... I kinda was hinting the Lil' Wayne is exactly as over/under rated as he should be

Sassafras

Hugh Jarse.

DrJazzTap

Rob Harris

57Deluxe

Tony Blair
Lewis Hamilton
Keifer Sutherland

guitars4you

57Deluxe said:

Tony Blair
Lewis Hamilton
Keifer Sutherland

Steven Seagal - John McEnroe - Brett Lee - Mark Butcher