hmm...i voted 4 petrucci because he is the guitarrist i like more, all of them are very good musicians and imo there are many that should be in that list...

from the list i choose marty friedman but the real legend is jason becker

Demonaz? From Immortal? What's so special about him?

Anyway, I'd say Steve Vai.. He plays like no other..

Written by Lucas on 25.06.2006 at 19:20

Demonaz? From Immortal? What's so special about him?

Anyway, I'd say Steve Vai.. He plays like no other..

^^ nothing special, i just like the way he plays

well i think that this thread is more of who's your favorite metal guitarrist because you really can't say who's the best. this is a very hard decision of that list i would choose steve vai, he is so original, so versatil and i think he would play anything is he wants but you're missing a lot of guitarrist out there, and well this is my choose

excuse me for my bad english xD

by the way.... check this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKMYeXkYcgs

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

that is fucking awesome xDD

Where is Kiko Loureiro from Angra and the one of symohony x?
They are the best for me with John petrucci and Timo Tolkki but I prefer Timo that touch at the speed light.

Sorry for my horrible english

I don't care what anybody says Andre Olbrich of Blind Guardian is the best metal guitar player. He may not be the fastest or the most technical guitar player there is in metal but he writes the most amazing melodic leads I have ever heard in my life. He also plays with alot of feeling with his leads. I'm not that intrested in his solos although they are great but for me nothing compares to his leads anyone can write mindless technical solos if they know anything about musical theory but to able to write such lead melodies is a completely different thing IMO.

Written by Endoftherainbow on 29.06.2006 at 09:30

I don't care what anybody says Andre Olbrich of Blind Guardian is the best metal guitar player. He may not be the fastest or the most technical guitar player there is in metal but he writes the most amazing melodic leads I have ever heard in my life. He also plays with alot of feeling with his leads. I'm not that intrested in his solos although they are great but for me nothing compares to his leads anyone can write mindless technical solos if they know anything about musical theory but to able to write such lead melodies is a completely different thing IMO.

Very, very, very, very, very good point. André Olbrich rules, he's my favourite guitarist. I'd still say Vai's the 'best' guitarist - he's got the originality, the technique, the emotion, everything.

I voted for Vai, he rules. but your forgot Michael Romeo from Symphony X and Herman Li from DragonForce.

Petrucci just does it for me. He´s the best in my opinion, but the others are not far behind, all of them excellent guitarists.

Written by +{Jonas}+ on 07.07.2006 at 05:46

I voted for Vai, he rules. but your forgot Michael Romeo from Symphony X and Herman Li from DragonForce.

Those two shouldn't be compared to Vai, since (a) they don't have the emotion in their solos; (b) their stuff isn't exactly the most taxing to compose, and (c) because they both rate Vai higher than any other guitarist themselves.

As for André Olbrich, I couldn't include him, because Blind Guardian shouldn't ever be compared to fellow mortals. They, as a band, are several cuts above the rest.

Written by Guest on 26.06.2006 at 03:20

Where is the one of symohony x?

Yep, for me Michael Romeo is the best. And also an honourable mention to Michael Angelo Batio

Written by Judas on 07.07.2006 at 10:28

Written by +{Jonas}+ on 07.07.2006 at 05:46

I voted for Vai, he rules. but your forgot Michael Romeo from Symphony X and Herman Li from DragonForce.

Those two shouldn't be compared to Vai, since (a) they don't have the emotion in their solos; (b) their stuff isn't exactly the most taxing to compose, and (c) because they both rate Vai higher than any other guitarist themselves.

I was not comparing them to Vai. They're great guitar players, that's all.

Kiko Loureiro has a lot more of feeling in his solos than Petrucci and Tolkki.
Petrucci is a robot playing the guitar, it's just my opinion. Kiko Loureiro also plays very fast but not losing the melodic part and that's the problem of Dream Theater to me. Kiko has amazing solos that are fast and melodic, Petrucci can't do that. So Loureiro sorprises me a lot more than Petrucci does. Timo Tolkki plays fast solos but he doesn't play emotive solos with a lot of feeling. Kiko Loureiro and Steve Vai for me are the best examples of what is a complete guitar player.
Note: This is only my opinion and I know that a lot of people doesn't agree with me.

You make some good points, Pianoman. Kiko is truly awesome - his technique is amazing, his playing evocative, his tone impeccable. He certainly deserves more credit than he is given.

btw
Dimebag from pantera should be in the poll he made the best screams ever

Yngwie is big, but is he really the best? His solos are all very similar with his other solos.

In order:

1. Zakk Wylde
2. Michael Weikath
3. Kiko loureiro/Rafael bittencourt
4. Andre Olbrich
5. Yngwie Malmsteen
6. Katherine Thomas
7. Dushan Petrossi
8. Timo Tolkki
9. Andy LaRoque
10. Me! (just jokin') Alberto Rionda instead of me

where are joe stump, Adrian smith/janick gers/Dave murray, glenn tipton, Ritchie Blackmore, Thomas youngblood, me (jokin' again), Karl Logan...this guys (except for me) are really good!

only experienced guitar players know that Ron Jarzombek is the best...anyways...this poll is wrong...Im waiting for a new MS version to open a poll of my own...my poll would be something like this...

Ron Jarzombek
Yngwie Malmsteen
Jason Becker
Michael Romeo
Muhammed Suiçmez
Michael Angelo Batio
Steve Vai
Paul Gilbert, etc

All these guys are great guitar players, but Dimebag is the greatest metal guitar player. His solos are flawless. But I voted for Malsteen because he is also amazing.

Out of these I vote for Marty Friedman, he is a brilliant guitarist and I love his work in Megadeth

I vote for Marty Friedman. IMO Vai it isn't wghat you would call a "metal guitarist"

John Petrucci gets my vote because there is no denying his ability,
He went to Burklee and I think graduated in the top ten of his class,
co-founded the first Prog Metal Band, Dream theater, and is just absolutely
amazing.

Yngwie Malmsteen
Steve Vai
Marty Friedman
John Petrucci
Timo Tolkki
Paul Gilbert

Metal guitarist? Well,I don't consider all of the guitarists featured on the list metal guitarists,but out of them,my favorite is Steve Vai,even though I don't consider him a metal guitarist. I like Yngwie too,sometimes a bit too repetitive though. Friedman and Petrucci are both awesome,Friedman has a great unique style. Petrucci is a maestro,but sometimes he's not very intresting. Still one of the leading virtuosos of the world. Timo Tolkki is my least favorite out of these. He's a great guitarist,but doesn't hold my intrest in the same way as the rest do. One of Finland's best though and he can do all kinds of cool stuff with music. Gilbert is a monster player,but his music isn't that intresting always. But a magnificent guitarist and has a great sense of humor.

I think that dimebag darrel could be in the list, no?

john petrucci gets my vote.he is such an awesome guitarist with massive talent.

This was kinda hard for me to do. Yngwie is the best shredder, but his solo albums aren't very interesting and his melodies aren't anything too special. From the list, I voted for John Petrucci because he is the most well-rounded from the list. He can shred, but more importantly, he can write a good song. His solo album, Suspended Animation, is brilliant. It's one of the few instrumental albums I can listen to and enjoy.

My favorite guitarist is Dimebag though. No one even comes close to him in regards to writing heavy riffs.

Edit: well, now that I think about it, Jeff Loomis is definitely close to the top as well. Like Dimebag, he basically is the only consistant guitarist in his band, Nevermore, and he writes pretty much all of the songs. Plus, that dude can shred a 7 string.

Well, Yengwie is my favourite on this list even though it's hard saying "the best" all of them are very good with guitar...

Written by Arian Totalis on 30.09.2006 at 00:01

co-founded the first Prog Metal Band, Dream theater

Fates Warning predates Dream Theater by three years.

I voted for Marty Friedman. However, not a single one of those in the poll has the versitility of Mattias IA Eklundh. I will hold my tongue concerning technical ability because I'm sure somebody here will tell me that Eklundh couldn't keep up with Vai or something like that, but the man's skill is mindblowing, but he doesn't masturbate with it. The Road Less Traveled is one of the most diverse, weirdest, and most technical albums I've ever heard.