Favorite guitarists?
What are your favorite guitarists? And why? Be specific. I have several:
Marty Friedman(Megadeth) - Cuz his soloing is so very controlled, and much nicer sounding than Chris Poland's IMO. Owns most 80's thrash lead players.
Joe Satriani - Well, it's Satriani, c'mon now.Very creative and makes plays atmospheric leads, not just shredding.
Erik Rutan(Hate Eternal) - Yep, his phyrgian and egyptian scale based leads kick ass..
Karl Sanders(of Nile) - More phygian and egyptian scale soloing technique, but way more focused than Rutan, plus... it's Nile god damn it.
Van Halen - Made string tapping popular... and creates some of the most surreal sounds on a guitar.
Trey Azagthoth(Morbid Angel) - Highly influenced by Van Halen, he seems to become possessed when he plays a solo. He has improved a lot since his early days but the abstract/impressionistic vibe is still there. And he is an extremely talented songwriter.
Quorthon(Bathory) - Not a really impressive guitarist, but a genius musician and songwriter all around.
Dimebag Darell - The only thing I really like about Pantera. Made really cool melodic sounds with the use of a whammy bar which not a lot of players do, and his solos are groovy.
Vogg(of Decapitated): Probably my favorite of the moment. Extremely skillful and technical melodic solos that do nothing but compliment his already astonishing songwriting capability. A shame he's not doing as good as he can in the newer material of the band.
I also like Yngwie Malmsteen's playing, but I don't like his songs that much.
