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David Gilmour after he joined Floyd, but before DSOtM. Yes i know he’s not as ‘technical’ as Jeff B or many others, but who said you had to be technical to be innovative?
Having said that, Tommy Emmanuel manages to combine technique with musicality thats far to rare in guitarists.
Billy TK (of Human Instinct from New Zealand) - could knock spots off Jimi Hendrix
Steve Howe - so very rarely gets a mention in this forum, it’s a criminal neglect this forum should bow it’s head in shame, has proved a wonderfully gifted player in both Yes and Asia as well as in his own right. Who can’t fail to appreciate Mood for a Day from Fragile?
Robert Fripp - like with Steve Howe, so rarely gets a mention.
One word - Oaft !
His slide playing on going for the one is sublime too
Van Halen is, despite his undoubted ability, dated to listen to and had the misfortune of being in a cock rock sub-metal band. (Artistic misfortune, not commercial...) Heard his famous solo on Beat It playing in a shop the other day. What a squealing racket with no link or melodic reference or context to the song.
Hendrix - obviously influential and a great player. But we don’t know what he’d be doing now. The old hits? Something very different? We’ll never know. But, for me, much of his music is bogged down by not very strong songs (he wasn’t a terrific singer, was he?) and a lot of psychedelic whishy whooshy noise which...er...is of its time. I know he was moving away from that with Band Of Gypsys... but we can only speculate.
I’m so bored I might as well be listening to Pink Floyd
But of course that's boring, so my vote goes to Jimi. Unless you like Dragonforce, in which case it's Brian May on an acid trip.
What he did with the JB Group was generally great though. Jimmy Page stole some of his thunder with Led Zep though.
I’ll go Hendrix, Atkins and Vai (who’s Passion and Warfare album opened up an entirely new world of guitar and composition for me)
Remember, it's easier to criticise than create!
Coincidence, or....?
I think that Jeff is the most nuanced player ever though. An exquisite touch the like of which we haven't seen from anyone else.