The Cooder/Vai duel got mentioned in passing so it's only right to give a shout out to those involved in the best (rock) guitar duel of all time, Steve Hunter and Dick Wagner on Oh Jim from Lou Reed Live. Never matched let alone bettered.

20 minutes ago, Youri McAnespie said:

I said him Spider you bloody cheat.

And best drummers? Pete Sandoval and Dave Lombardo.

Someone will probably say him out of Rush who's brown bread - bollocks.

He couldn't live with the other two - well his ghost couldn't.

Classical guitarists can in the main stick their acoustic where monkeys stick their nuts.

Mitch Mitchell 

Keith Moon

John Bonham

32 minutes ago, Rudy said:

Mitch Mitchell 

Keith Moon

John Bonham

Paved the way for Lombardo and Sandoval.

I know you think thrash and death metal is shite but watch them two.

Oh aye Steve Shelton out of Confessor.

 

Edited December 17, 20214 yr by Youri McAnespie

I watched Dave Lombardo with fixated awe for an hour once at Donington.

He’s an octopus. A furious, inch perfect one at that.

12 minutes ago, Spider said:

I watched Dave Lombardo with fixated awe for an hour once at Donington.

He’s an octopus. A furious, inch perfect one at that.

Seen them four times starting with Clash Of The Titans at the NEC.

Mesmerising.

Pete Sandoval live was something special - hypnotic.

Edited December 17, 20214 yr by Youri McAnespie

27 minutes ago, Youri McAnespie said:

Paved the way for Lombardo and Sandoval.

I know you think thrash and death metal is shite but watch them two.

Oh aye Steve Shelton out of Confessor.

I used to watch drum solos for hours at a time on YouTube. The death and heavy metal ones I used  to enjoy, slayer, iron maiden, slipknot, Metallica. 
 

?uestlove from The Roots is a great drummer, I’ve seen them a few times he does a great 10 minute drum solo where he just blends all famous drum beats. 

Drummers aren’t just mental orangutans 

Neil Peart is, from a technical point of view, actually better than all others.

He's a bit too good, if anything.

All the great drummers are brown bread... Moon, Bonham, Powell.

Peart and Palmer are technicians and not that entertaining in my book

Saw Billy Cobham at the Winter Gardens many years ago... he was good if a little jazzy.

Check out his Spectrum album

11 hours ago, mickbrown said:

Bass player

I know, I was commenting on the inclusion of McCartney as the only bass player.

I've not got through the thread but I hope some of the disco/funk guitarists having been missed off being mentioned. Nile Rogers is a guitar genius. Bootsy and Catfish Collins, and not forgetting Prince. 

Also, Rhythm Guitarists - Malcom Young god of the groove, the genius of Hetfield's downpicking - he's like a drummer and a bassist (its also why Lars only has Hetfield's guitar in his earpiece  he's that metronomic)

18 minutes ago, Not in Crawley said:

I've not got through the thread but I hope some of the disco/funk guitarists having been missed off being mentioned. Nile Rogers is a guitar genius. Bootsy and Catfish Collins, and not forgetting Prince. 

Also, Rhythm Guitarists - Malcom Young god of the groove, the genius of Hetfield's downpicking - he's like a drummer and a bassist (its also why Lars only has Hetfield's guitar in his earpiece  he's that metronomic)

I mentioned Hetfield and Prince so do I get a full reacharound?

3 minutes ago, Spider said:

I mentioned Hetfield and Prince so do I get a full reacharound?

Pig lock included for free.

Luca turilli..

One if the best ive seen.. 

Also..

 

 

Not bothered going through the thread but has anyone mentioned Hank Marvin yet?

3 minutes ago, MickyD said:

Not bothered going through the thread but has anyone mentioned Hank Marvin yet?

If not, they should have. Trail blazer.

Also add Buddy Holly to that list.

 

Also Brian Setzer of the Stray Cats - he's taught many rock guitarists. Great sound.

Just now, MickyD said:

 

Tremolo trail blazer.

16 hours ago, Rudy said:

Going for a traditional 442

 

 

                         Tosh

Squire    Gilmour    McCartney   Berry

 

Marr      Harrison       Rodgers       Page

               

                  Prince      Hendrix

 

Subs

Ionni

Green 

Pizzorno

Cobain

Lennon

Marley

Richards

Golding

Greenwood

Notable Admissions 

Townshend - Nonce

 

 

Status Quo 

Mike Rutherford .......Genesis 

Have we mentioned Gary Moore yet? Top man, died on the nest with a young bit of stuff.

I think we mentioned Carlos Santana?

The drummer out of Def Lepperd is the best by virtue of the fact he only has one arm

7 minutes ago, Zico said:

The drummer out of Def Lepperd is the best by virtue of the fact he only has one arm

Single handedly shown up two armed drummers 

Phil Collins top bummer 💣

8 minutes ago, Zico said:

The drummer out of Def Lepperd is the best by virtue of the fact he only has one arm

He’s the guy who, while in his hospital bed, had a nurse alongside him taking his observations when he said to her, “If I still had my arm, it’d currently be up your dress!”

She just smiled and replied, “I know!”