Anyone have a favorite metal guitarist?
It seems like a lot of people are more into blues and classical rock here. I was wondering if anyone liked Randy Rhoad's style, Or Dimebag Darrel's.
Posted Aug 9, 2011, 5:01 PM UTC
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Dimebag Darrell R.I.P.
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I was a fan of Dimebag, too. I improved my playing a good deal by learning Pantera riffs. A great character into the bargain.
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I was lucky enough to meet him and his brother backstage in Kansas City during the Far Beyond Driven tour. Prior to that moment, I think my guitar hero was Kirk Hammett. I've since moved on to more modern metal, but Dimebag forever changed my playing style.
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Hetfield.
That guy defined the sound of metal.
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That guy defined the sound of metal.
I know a few other metal guitar players/band leaders who would argue against that :-)
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Well... from the mid-80s onwards.
I guess Iommi, Venom, Diamond Head, Mercyful Fate and those guys influenced Hetfield's sound, but the Master of Puppets guitar sound has been more or less 'the' sound of heavy music since it was released.
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I was more hinting towards panther-in-spanish and megadeth/mustaine amongst others.
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not sure i agree with you. I think Mustaine's impact on the overall sound (not solo technique or playing style) is less than Hetfield's.
Every time I see an amp being tested on youtube for example, they always do the 'scooped-mid' thing which is a Hetfield trademark. His influence, although sometimes ignored is far reaching.
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I respect your opinion but I honestly feel that Randy Rhoads defined the sound of metal.
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Do Tosin Abbasi and Mikael Akerfeldt count?
It isn't 'classical' metal.
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Every time Opeth releases an album I'm blown away when I try to figure the guitar parts out. The chord shapes and patterns he comes up with are pretty out of the box... This guy is original as hell.
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They totally count, seeing as how they're basically setting the tone for what metal is going to sound like in the next 10-20 years.
I'd also like to add Paul Masivdal.
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I'm a devout Gilbertian. Paul Gilbert is my religion
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Gilbert ftw. Not strictly a "metal" guitarist, but definitely my absolute favourite player - and not just for the super fast alternate picked string-skipping arpeggios. He also writes some great tunes that can be played by mortals.
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Tony Iommi
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I agree, he took the blues to a loud and exciting new level and revolutionized a genre.
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Yeah. I feel like a lot of metal guitarists just ditch the blues base. That's why Iommi's one of the few metal guys I like.
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That was lovely, I hadn't heard that before. Thank you.
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I just love when the song gets heavy at 5:20ish, gives me chills
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Chuck Schuldiner from Death. Especially on later albums like Symbolic and The Sound of Perseverance. How he got such epic tone from Valvestate amps I may never know.
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Justin Broadrick (No amazing shred here, just misery and brutality.) For shred I like Dave Suzuki, and for sheer musicality I like Devin Townsend. But I wouldn't have picked up a guitar if it weren't for Justin Broadrick.
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I am completely unaware of this Justin Broadrick.
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Jeff Loomis
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I lol'd
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Pope Benedict's the greatest bassist ever.
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Never heard of him...
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Alexi Laiho (mostly in his younger days) must be my number one inspiration.
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That man still blows my mind, whenever i see one of his lesson-style videos. seen him play vivaldi? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWx_GyTLGmQ&feature=related
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Oh yes man, I've tried to learn that piece for so many years now. He was me man that got me into Vivaldi (classicmusicpeople gonna hate).
Still can't get it properly down :(
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The one that goes
JUG. JUGGA J'JUG. JUGGA!!!...JUGGAJ'JUG. JUGGAJ'JUG...bWEEEEEEEeeeeW!
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Zakk wylde
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Luke Hoskin
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Alexi Laiho, Dimebag Darrell, and Shred Guitar Eric
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Shred Guitar Eric is quite a new beast I haven't heard of.
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Ye, he is so marvelous. With everything he does, I fall more and more in love with him.
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Dave Mustaine, Marty Friedman, and Jason Becker
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Mikael Åkerfeldt
Chris Broderick
Paul Gilbert
Mårten Hagström + Fredrik Thordendal
Jeff Loomis
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Michael Schenker is one of the best soloists. He has very unique phrasing and it just comes across so naturally. He has his ups and downs though. Check out his first solo album for starters (1980, "The Michael Schenker Group"). Then I'd recommend UFO 1975 "Force It".
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Hell yes on Schenker. Strangers In The Night is one of the most amazing straightforward hard rock/metal guitar albums ever, and Assault Attack/Into The Arena are two of my favorite songs to jam on.
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Recently discovered the album Assault Attack. For some reason I always passed it by because I thought it was a live album. Amazing album and graham bonnet rips on it as well... probably my favorite album with him. Damn, I think it's time to give that pup a spin.
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Mikael Akerfeldt. Dude's got soul.
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Kirk Hammett
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Ugh oh, get ready for the "technical experts" to try and tell you why Hammett sucks.
I agree though, he's awesome.
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yeah yeah I know. It always comes up
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Marty Friedman.