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Favorite dead guitarist of all time...

8111	Date: October 8, 2006 @ 9:27 PM I have to pick Dimebag
EchoMinor	Date: October 8, 2006 @ 10:07 PM i'd say dimebag too, not really an influence, but i admired his charisma and style. was a great person besides guitarist.
imemine	Date: October 8, 2006 @ 11:36 PM Hendrix.
panicstrickin	Date: October 8, 2006 @ 11:46 PM Dime, Stevie Ray, Zappa, Hendrix, Tommy Bolin, Robert Johnson...Sorry can't pin it to just one!!
LiQuidMetamo...	Date: October 9, 2006 @ 2:40 AM Jimi ! But there are some other good contenders as noted above !!
zedsalt	Date: October 9, 2006 @ 10:43 AM There are just SO many greats that have passed, every time somebody starts a thread like this, there's bound to be a lot of "I can't believe nobody has mentioned [fill in the blank] yet!" (like Jerry Garcia- hugely influential, died not too awfully long ago). Not to mention greats who look as though they may have died (like Keith Richards) or smell like it (like...again, far too many to mention).
SimonWaldram	Date: October 9, 2006 @ 10:46 AM Keith Richards
FraDonaghy	Date: October 9, 2006 @ 12:39 PM @ Simon. I would say Bobby Fuller & Buddy Holly influenced my rhythm playing a lot as a learner.
TonyV	Date: October 9, 2006 @ 1:11 PM Jimi and/or Stevie Ray
AdNauseam	Date: October 9, 2006 @ 2:59 PM On 9th Oct 2009, zedsalt said: There are just SO many greats that have passed, every time somebody starts a thread like this, there's bound to be a lot of "I can't believe nobody has mentioned [fill in the blank] yet!" (like Jerry Garcia- hugely influential, died not too awfully long ago). Not to mention greats who look as though they may have died (like Keith Richards) or smell like it (like...again, far too many to mention). But in my opinion, Terry Kath should be first on this list.
Tattoomom	Date: October 9, 2006 @ 3:28 PM Absolutely Dimebag!
joycedavis	Date: October 9, 2006 @ 4:20 PM stevie ray and/or zappa are my losses. ---jd
celtaidd	Date: October 9, 2006 @ 5:03 PM Peter Green?
Kyle	Date: October 9, 2006 @ 5:09 PM Kurt Cobian & Jimi Hendrix
celtaidd	Date: October 9, 2006 @ 7:30 PM Sid Barett
imemine	Date: October 9, 2006 @ 9:29 PM I agree with Zed! Jerry was amazing! ....and the rest of you that say "too many to list" Jimi just poped into my head right away. What about Duane Allman!
des-olator	Date: October 9, 2006 @ 11:36 PM Syd Barrett, hes the reason I began playing guitar. And only because by the end he was so out there that he literally was unable to play the guitar anymore.
zedsalt	Date: October 10, 2006 @ 10:48 AM Is Peter Green dead?
PrincessTast...	Date: October 10, 2006 @ 10:52 AM With the exception of Clapton, Gilmour, and Fripp, all the best guitarists are dead, it's almost like you have to be dead to be a great guitarist or something?
PrincessTast...	Date: October 10, 2006 @ 10:54 AM I mean, there are a lot of great guitarists out there, but it just seems like more of them are dead than alive.
LiQuidMetamo...	Date: October 10, 2006 @ 12:09 PM Randy Rhoades is another great guitarist that is no longer with us.
Alecs	Date: October 10, 2006 @ 12:14 PM Shawn Lane! How I would've loved to meet the man!
zedsalt	Date: October 11, 2006 @ 10:59 AM Jeff Beck's not dead. Shame on you, Princess, for not mentioning him along with Clapton! And Jimmy Page! Another former Yardbird/guitar hero! Of course, I think Top Topham is still kickin', too, but he never really got that "hero" status...
TonyV	Date: October 11, 2006 @ 3:57 PM Shame on me for not mentioning Page. I dare someone not to snarl their upper lip in approval when the intro to "Whole Lotta Love" comes on.
wailingmiserere	Date: October 11, 2006 @ 4:20 PM Rory Gallagher, by a mile.
independentm...	Date: October 11, 2006 @ 10:40 PM Don't forget Jerry Garcia
imemine	Date: October 11, 2006 @ 11:43 PM Yea---Jerry Garcia!
Alwex	Date: October 23, 2006 @ 3:31 PM Like zedsalt said, so many great guitarists that died over the years, and since you guys already mentioned some of them, im just gonna add to the list George Harrison, and John Lennon.
jewsus	Date: October 23, 2006 @ 4:27 PM mmmmmm....cherry garcia
IommiGOD	Date: October 23, 2006 @ 10:50 PM SRV, George Harrison, Hendrix....
HenriRoger	Date: October 24, 2006 @ 5:36 AM Derek Bailey
zedsalt	Date: October 24, 2006 @ 10:50 AM I hadn't heard about Bailey passing away. Crap. Even in death, he doesn't get the attention he deserves. Check out his work, folks; it'll change your life.
lazrpo1nt3r	Date: November 13, 2006 @ 10:02 PM Kurt Cobain
EvalLin	Date: December 6, 2006 @ 12:36 PM Andrés Segovia
Mojosnake	Date: January 6, 2007 @ 3:11 AM if peter green was dead he'd be my pick... but since he's NOT i ave to say hendrix
JeraldHenry	Date: March 29, 2007 @ 11:59 AM Me? No, seriously, um, that's a hard one. I really like Joe Satriani, Larry Carlton, David Gilmour or was that Roger Waters?, Eric Johnson, Brent Mason, Phil Keaggy, Neal Schon, and Steve Lukather. It's just too hard to pick only one . . .
JeraldHenry	Date: March 29, 2007 @ 12:00 PM On 10th Oct 2009, PrincessTastebud said: With the exception of Clapton, Gilmour, and Fripp, all the best guitarists are dead, it's almost like you have to be dead to be a great guitarist or something? I'M NOT DEAD YET
mdearing	Date: April 8, 2007 @ 1:43 AM Steve Clark
Veracohr	Date: April 8, 2007 @ 1:56 AM On 29th Mar 2009, JeraldHenry said: David Gilmour or was that Roger Waters? Roger Waters played bass in Pink Floyd. I'm not sure if he plays guitar in his solo career or not, I never payed attention to his solo stuff. I suppose I'd have to vote for Dimebag, he was just great on all fronts. In 30 or 40 years, this question will be a lot harder to answer, since there's still a lot of greats that are alive.
celtaidd	Date: April 8, 2007 @ 3:07 AM If their dead they wont sound much good will they
GreatGooglyM...	Date: April 8, 2007 @ 1:41 PM Pfft. Django of course.
8111	Date: April 9, 2007 @ 7:28 AM On 10th Oct 2009, Alecs said: Shawn Lane! How I would've loved to meet the man! I happened upon asome Shawn Lane videos on youtube when I got high-speed net again. The fucker blew my doors down with his sweeping technique...never even heard of him when he was alive, but I never was much of a "Guitarist" groupie.
GreatGooglyM...	Date: April 9, 2007 @ 12:03 PM Actually, his picking technique and his diminished string skips were the things he was famous of, not his sweeping really.
BlackMage	Date: April 10, 2007 @ 10:41 AM Hendrix, hands down.
blacklieder	Date: April 10, 2007 @ 1:18 PM Jazz: Django. Rock: Hendrix. Classical: Uh, I'm gonna have to do some research now...
8111	Date: April 10, 2007 @ 1:54 PM On 9th Apr 2009, GreatGooglyMoogly said: Actually, his picking technique and his diminished string skips were the things he was famous of, not his sweeping really. well, excuuuuuse the fuck outta me
GeneHilbert	Date: April 10, 2007 @ 2:37 PM LOL
GeneHilbert	Date: April 10, 2007 @ 2:50 PM QUESTIONS I SOMETIMES ASK MYSELF Is Abe Vigoda still alive? Why does Bruce Springsteen have a guitar in his hand on stage? You can't hear him in the mix. I mean, he's got like four other guitarists on stage already. Including that redheaded chick. Why is she in the band? You can't hear her either. When she's not playing guitar she picks up a tambourine. The song would just have a hollow feel without that tambourine. What's the chat room symbol for sarcasm? I think she's married to Bruce. That would explain her being there. But she wasn't married to him when she joined the band. So how did she get in? I wonder. The only guy you can hear is the dude from the Sopranos. You know, the one that wears the bandana all the time. I always figured he was bald. Was I wrong or is that a wig? I think the guitar is a prop. What would he do though if he didn't have that guitar to hold onto? Resort to dance steps, or cock rock poses, like that asshole from Creed? What a shame that would be. You know, I think were better off with Bruce holding that guitar. Nevermind. Now if we could only get that guy from creed to play guitar. http://home.twmi.rr.com/bradtimmerman/QISAM.htm
PrincessTast...	Date: April 10, 2007 @ 2:54 PM Sorry for not mentioning Jeff Beck back there, he's not dead. None of the Yardbird guitarists are although Jimmy Page doesn't do much anymore.
zedsalt	Date: April 11, 2007 @ 10:16 AM The last time I saw Page was when he "rang" either the opening or closing "bell" at the NYSE (I use the quotation marks, because he did it by strumming a power chord on a Paul run through a stack with a freshly-painted Warner logo on the grillcloth).
Mojosnake	Date: April 11, 2007 @ 10:18 AM muddy waters
kingo	Date: April 11, 2007 @ 10:26 AM On 11th Apr 2009, zedsalt said: The last time I saw Page was when he "rang" either the opening or closing "bell" at the NYSE (I use the quotation marks, because he did it by strumming a power chord on a Paul run through a stack with a freshly-painted Warner logo on the grillcloth). Was he dead at the time?
zedsalt	Date: April 11, 2007 @ 10:55 AM Hard to tell. I mean, I wasn't actually there; I just saw it on t.v.
kingo	Date: April 11, 2007 @ 11:16 AM Ah, yes. Well, here's your answer: everyone on TV is dead.
kyodylee	Date: April 11, 2007 @ 10:20 PM Here's a few that haven't been mentioned yet. Brian Jones Danny Gatton Chet Atkins Paul Kossoff Robbin Crosby Big Joe Williams Mike Bloomfield Albert King Son Seals Clarence White Keith Relf Dennis Cowan Berry Oakley Danny Whitten Noel Boggs Scott Quick Howlin' Wolf Duster Bennett Jimmy McCulloch
RocShaman	Date: April 18, 2007 @ 7:55 AM These would be on my list, but all of the above are nothing short of great: George Harrison Jimi Hendrix Django Reinhardt Charlie Christian Robert Johnson Jerry Garcia Syd Barrett Kurt Cobaine so many fantastic guitarists have passed on, thank God for recorded mediums.
Orion	Date: April 18, 2007 @ 7:58 AM Bass guitarist, Cliff Burton. rip cliff
arthur15	Date: April 18, 2007 @ 4:09 PM On 8th Oct 2009, imemine said: Hendrix. +1
Rodrica	Date: April 20, 2007 @ 5:10 AM Paul Kossoff (ex-Free) ...and of course Hendrix.
shadowself	Date: April 20, 2007 @ 3:47 PM (Can someone axe the damned spammer?) I have been thinking long and hard about this question, and have finally decided that I don't have a favourite: all dead guitar players play exactly alike.
Dexter	Date: April 20, 2007 @ 4:41 PM @
moam	Date: April 20, 2007 @ 4:45 PM Whos spamming? Oh and, I just admire Twiggy Ramirez from Marilyn Manson, cause not only do I like his guitar playing, but I love his image Wicked cool, too bad he's gone
fanch-t	Date: May 27, 2007 @ 11:07 PM Twiggy died? What the hell? I saw him playing bass with NIN on the with teeth tour. It's time to put my interenet investigator hat on.
fanch-t	Date: May 27, 2007 @ 11:14 PM Oh, and my favorite dead guitar player: Fanch Taylor from Halaka. After scouring the internet I assume moam was just speaking to the fact that Twiggy seems to be gone from MM, as he seems to be very much alive, although I'm pretty sure he was primarlily a bass player with MM. He also has credits on some NIN stuff and some A PErfect Circle stuff. Although I must admit that when I saw Twiggy, Jordie with NIN it was a little disappointing, a lot of open strings and it seemed as if most of the bass stuff was handled by the keyboard player.
8111	Date: May 28, 2007 @ 10:19 AM Moam, where did you hear Twiggy died? I can't find anything on it?
dafendabenda	Date: June 3, 2007 @ 12:19 PM dimebag and Hendrix
LiQuidMetamo...	Date: June 3, 2007 @ 10:44 PM Roger Waters plays bass and guitar on his solo material, especially acoustic. And neither he, nor David Gilmour are brown bread yet !
PrincessTast...	Date: June 5, 2007 @ 8:48 AM Twiggy's not dead!

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