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Originally posted by widget
Clapton rules...
😴

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interesting fact for yiz all -
in 1973 jan akkerman (focus) was voted world's best guitarist in 'melody maker' magazine
- now, he doesn't make the top 100 list !

& take a look at http://www.langcaster.com/Jan-Akkerman.html
(35,000 years old Swamp Kauri wood guitar)

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Originally posted by rbmorris
I have major issues with Frank Zappa being #37, below Eric Clapton, George Harrison, The Edge, Joe Perry, John Fogerty...etc.

Terrible list.
Actually I think he'd be pretty surprised to be that high. By his own admission he was a damn lazy guitarist, often not picking it up for months and only doing so 4 days before a tour started. That clearly shows he had amazing talent (both in guitar and his outstanding musicality), but as an actual technical guitarist I don't think he should really be that high.

The list is indeed awful.

Oh and THE EDGE!!!!!!!???????? You have got to be kidding me! I play better than him when I'm drunk.

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after reading some of those comments i gave the list a miss.
if i had to name 10, i would include (in no particular order) hendrix, clapton, gary moore, santana, john mc laughlin, jaco pastorius, stanley clarke, jimmy page, bb king, jeff beck

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Originally posted by rbmorris
I have major issues with Frank Zappa being #37, below Eric Clapton, George Harrison, The Edge, Joe Perry, John Fogerty...etc.

Terrible list.
Agreed. I'd put Zappa in the top two or three, just for "Black Napkins".

Where are Trey Anastasio, Robert Fripp, Marc Ribot, Rory Gallagher, Tom Verlaine and other practitioners of true weirdness and badassery? If they're going to include mere metal technicians, where's Luca Turilli?

A more interesting list would be a list of the best guitarist pairs.

Finally, why is Bruce Springsteen on any complimentary list?

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Originally posted by ChronicLeaky
Agreed. I'd put Zappa in the top two or three, just for "Black Napkins".

Where are Trey Anastasio, Robert Fripp, Marc Ribot, Rory Gallagher, Tom Verlaine and other practitioners of true weirdness and badassery? If they're going to include mere metal technicians, where's Luca Turilli?

A more interesting list would be a list of the best guitarist pairs.

Finally, why is Bruce Springsteen on any complimentary list?
Short answer to all the shred-heads: I think the list is supposed to include guitarists about whom the general listening public actually give a crap.

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Originally posted by ChronicLeaky
Agreed. I'd put Zappa in the top two or three, just for "Black Napkins".

Where are Trey Anastasio, Robert Fripp, Marc Ribot, Rory Gallagher, Tom Verlaine and other practitioners of true weirdness and badassery? If they're going to include mere metal technicians, where's Luca Turilli?

A more interesting list would be a list of the best guitarist pairs.

Finally, why is Bruce Springsteen on any complimentary list?
come on people, im a zappa fan myself but a great guitarist he is not.
he does a good impression of a guitar solo but it always gets dreary after a minute or so, he is an great artist but not a real musician.

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It's Q107, of course it's a joke. I am absolutely SHOCKED that they didn't have David Wilcox or the guitarist from Helix in the top ten. (Although I see they didn't forget to leave out the amazing Kim Mitchell! *puke*).

Honestly, that radio station is the worst. They have been repeating the same playlist every day for the past 20 years. And it's the only station where you can hear the absolute worst that Canadian rock has to offer on a continuous basis. It's funny they even put Zappa on the list, as the only time I've ever heard them play Zappa is the radio edit version of "Don't Eat the Yellow Snow" at 3 a.m. on a Sunday night about five years ago (That is not a joke).

In the words of the mighty Rob Crow:

I never listen to the radio
But if they want to play our stuff that's okay with me.

They don't play Slint on the radio
They don't play Sentridoh
They don't play Zappa
They don't play Beefheart
They don't play Can
They don't play The Residents
They don't even play The Velvet Underground
Ronaldo and the Loaf
or Bongos Bass and Bob

They don't play Wesley Willis, oh no (nuh uh)
They don't play The Shaggs, oh no (nope! nope! nuh uh)
They don't play Staccato Reeds, oh no (nuh uh)
Sometimes they will play Devo.

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Originally posted by eamon o
come on people, im a zappa fan myself but a great guitarist he is not.
he does a good impression of a guitar solo but it always gets dreary after a minute or so, he is an great artist but not a real musician.
What a foolish thing to say about a man like Zappa who spent his whole life composing, conducting, recording and performing music at such a prolific and incredible rate. Amazingly foolish. I can't even look at you right now without wanting to stab your ear.

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Originally posted by ChronicLeaky
Trey Anastasio
Good call.

Trey belongs up there too.

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Originally posted by eamon o
come on people, im a zappa fan myself but a great guitarist he is not.
he does a good impression of a guitar solo but it always gets dreary after a minute or so, he is an great artist but not a real musician.
What?!?! Not a real musician?!?!? What?!?! And thrice; WHAT!!?!?!

I have just filed your name in the 'throw rotten tomatoes at if we ever meet' category.

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Originally posted by eamon o
after reading some of those comments i gave the list a miss.
if i had to name 10, i would include (in no particular order) hendrix, clapton, gary moore, santana, john mc laughlin, jaco pastorius, stanley clarke, jimmy page, bb king, jeff beck
If you're going to mention Jaco Pastorius (bass guitar), you'd also need to mention Les Claypool.

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Originally posted by rbmorris
If you're going to mention Jaco Pastorius (bass guitar), you'd also need to mention Les Claypool.
Phish or Primus doesn't get played on Q107.

Just David Wilcox and Max Webster interspersed between overplayed Zeppelin songs.

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Originally posted by darvlay
Phish or Primus doesn't get played on Q107.

Just David Wilcox and Max Webster interspersed between overplayed Zeppelin songs.
I've given up on regular radio.

Satellite radio plays some good selections, though.

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Originally posted by huckleberryhound
Nino Bettencourt
Nuno, not Nino.