Underrated guitarists

[Philly Q]

I don't think Malcolm is underrated anymore.

I think that's right - it seems like for 25 years people have been saying how underrated he is, he's the "engine" of the band etc, etc.  And Angus has always given loads of credit to Malcolm.

It's only really non-fans who think of AC/Dc as Angus and nothing else.

[gwEm]

Wolf Hoffmann. I've been working out a few Accept songs recently, some of the riffs are crazy

[Sancho]

Wolf Hoffmann. I've been working out a few Accept songs recently, some of the riffs are crazy

Yep. I've been working on Midnight Mover all week.  Lots of tasty bits in there. And it's one of the simpler tunes...

[gwEm]

Wolf Hoffmann. I've been working out a few Accept songs recently, some of the riffs are crazy

Yep. I've been working on Midnight Mover all week.  Lots of tasty bits in there. And it's one of the simpler tunes...

Doing 'Love Child' this end.. That main riff is the hardest one I've learnt since 'Victim of Changes'. Its deceptively simple - the problem is the timing of it - its like a sort of groove riff, but its also somewhat fast ;)

[Madsakre]

People sometimes forget about prince.. Kick ass guitarist/songwriter. People sometimes just tend to forget that he's both.

[Sancho]

Doing 'Love Child' this end.. That main riff is the hardest one I've learnt since 'Victim of Changes'. Its deceptively simple - the problem is the timing of it - its like a sort of groove riff, but its also somewhat fast ;)

Accept do have a tendency to move stuff slightly ahead of the beat, hold where you don't expect them to and in general complicate matters just for the hell of it :D

[Sancho]

People sometimes forget about prince.. Kick ass guitarist/songwriter. People sometimes just tend to forget that he's both.

Not around here they don't... Apparently, Prince is like Hendrix and Mozart rolled into one.
And I still don't like him :lol:

[Loomer]

People sometimes forget about prince.. Kick ass guitarist/songwriter. People sometimes just tend to forget that he's both.

Plus he's the only man who has ever managed to pull off a sleazy pencil 'stache, 5 foot nil height and high heels, and still be knee-deep in pooty-tang. Even if you disregard how supernaturally talented he is, that is one hell of an achievement.

[fbloke]

NIGEL TUFNEL!!!  His solos are his trademark.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4UJkl6eaGQ

[JacksonRR]

People sometimes forget about prince.. Kick ass guitarist/songwriter. People sometimes just tend to forget that he's both.

+1. I saw him doing a solo with a yellow Hohner Tele copy on some TV show YEARS ago. Blew my little mind. Had no idea he was that rad.

[sgmypod]

+1 Kerry Livgren, Alex Lifeson

Also
Martin Barre
Mick abrahams (tull Again)
Mike bloomfield
and random steve winwood

[MrBump]

Someone needs to cross reference this thread with the one about guitarists you don't get; see how many turn up on both lists.

[Kiichi]

I gotta throw in a really strange one in here: Stefan „Stef“ Schmidt and Ross Thompson of Van Canto.
They do a capella power metal (5 singers, one drummer) and they even do $%&#ing a capella guitar solos. And believe me, they can do it live too, seen it 5 times so far. Really nice guys as well.

Check them out!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kwz0Q8_q9yo solo @3.24min
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyHcIHssdHA Iron Maiden Cover

[darkbluemurder]

Two more underrated guitarists:

Kee Marcello of Europe - I think he played only on one of their albums but that stuff is great.

Craig Goldy - I think his playing on Dio's Magica is excellent.

Cheers Stephan

[Sancho]

Kee Marcello of Europe - I think he played only on one of their albums but that stuff is great.

I gave up on Europe when Norum left, but I remember reading an interview with Marcello where he stated something to the effect that "I play Larrivee because they are the only guitars that are deserving of my chops" or something similarly bigheaded. Never payed attention to him...

Craig Goldy - I think his playing on Dio's Magica is excellent.

I'm a big Dio fan, and an equally big Goldy fan, but I have to ask : what's the appeal of Magica?
For me it's a drab, depressing album with none of the guitar fireworks Goldy brought to Dio's live shows. I think it's my second least favourite Dio album, preceded only by the timeless stinker Angry Machines...