The Most Underrated Guitarist

[thesicklyill]

Moving off of the idea that TheClashTheClashTheClash gave us.

Who do you think is the most underrated guitarist.

Personally I think its Billy Joe Armstrong of Green Day, I know that you think all he does are endless chords, but he actually is very good, and my best friend is somehow related to Mike Dirnt (Bassist of GD) and met him at a wedding and went into this whole conversation about how underrated he is and how he occasionally covers Metallica songs.

[Onslaught_fei]

me

[risnuff]

Graham Coxon from Blur really doesn't get as much credit as he should.

[xXjAmEZXx]

Freddy Wong!

[Zidane]

I want to say Brian May, but then I'd feel like too much of a fanboy.

[Zeleii]

Pata and Hide of X Japan

(Who saw this coming!?)

[Chainedsoulz]

Pata and Hide of X Japan

(Who saw this coming!?)

Saw this coming, but I can agree to Hide being underrated.

[ROCKBANDFANATIC7526]

Angus Young/Tom Scholz

[WhiffleBallTony]

J Mascis. As far as tone goes, he's got it going on.

[Sargehalo51]

Neil Schon...who I think was always under-rated and has been forgotten by many, even though they know the songs well.

For those who don't recognize the name...he is from Journey.

[LegendofRock3021]

I'll say Mick Mars and Robbie Krieger.

[MrFruitLord]

Syd Barret.

[classicrockdude]

Jeff Beck is one of the best/underrated guitarist ever

[thedaniel]

Dr. Know
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjITD9LnwRY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdPjX8QWSjg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soBqy2XDpHg&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kTjT-kMFwY

[Fizzeler]

Roine Stolt of The Flower Kings

[Zidane]

Jeff Beck is one of the best/underrated guitarist ever

I think it's impossible to be inducted into the Rock n Roll hall of fame twice and still be considered underrated.

[kralle]

Omar Rodriguez-Lopèz (At the Drive In, The Mars Volta) and John Frusciante (Red Hot Chili Peppers. Yes, the latter is very well known as a band, but I think he deserves more credit as an individual and is slightly overshadowed by Flea and Anthony Kiedis.

[Fabio]

Neal Schon of Journey, just because no one thinks of Journey as a band that relies on guitar.

[tridentgum0]

me

How modest of you...

[cherokeesam]

I totally agree with Neal Schon.

Also Steve Morse of Deep Purple; John Squire of the Stone Roses; and DEFINITELY Alvin Lee of Ten Years After. Alvin's riffs on "I'm Goin' Home" at Woodstock are utterly amazing.

[Shredder87]

BAD ASS MOTHER FU**ER JOHN CHRIST!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDvPMeiv2aQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgSn0SbQJQI&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-apRCG2Nffc&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilJ1DdeCsZU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Oriplnnopc

Seriously, the man has chops and good sense of music. That one chord in Under Her Black Wings is the best thing ever.

[MrFruitLord]

John Frusciante (Red Hot Chili Peppers. Yes, the latter is very well known as a band, but I think he deserves more credit as an individual and is slightly overshadowed by Flea and Anthony Kiedis.

Because being ranked 18th greatest guitarist ever over Folks like David Gilmour, Thurston Moore, and Robbie Krieger is in no way overrated.

[zeldazeppelin]

Pata and Hide of X Japan

(Who saw this coming!?)

I saw it coming because I was about to post them

[swet07]

Jeff Beck is one of the best/underrated guitarist ever

He's been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame three different times now. I call that overrated, not saying he isn't good but definitely not underrated.

That being said I'd have to go with Omar Rodriguez from the Mars Volta and, yes, Matt Bellamy from Muse(probably just because the riff at the end of KoC kicks major arse).

[MaGna720]

Tim Millar of Protest The Hero.

[ArchangelZero]

Mark Tremonti...don't base him on Creed!

[Cosma]

Terrible Ted. People get too hung up on his OFF stage views to notice he can play the hell out of a guitar. Yes he seems to be an arrogant bastard....but on stage he has every right to be.

[Zidane]

Mark Tremonti...don't base him on Creed!

What should we base it on?

[ArchangelZero]

What should we base it on?

This (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mo3edx4-LIQ)

[HeavyChains]

Guthrie Govan

[AKALink]

Chuck Berry. Though today he wouldn't be that good back in yesteryear when the electric version was just invented he was pretty darn good.

[thedoorsdk]

BAD ASS MOTHER FU**ER JOHN CHRIST!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDvPMeiv2aQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgSn0SbQJQI&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-apRCG2Nffc&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilJ1DdeCsZU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Oriplnnopc

Seriously, the man has chops and good sense of music. That one chord in Under Her Black Wings is the best thing ever.

John Christ is sick as hell.
I always thought it was a shame that both he and Chuck Biscuits never got the credit they deserved. Danzig really hasn't been worth much after the original line-up fell apart.

[LegendofRock3021]

Chuck Berry. Though today he wouldn't be that good back in yesteryear when the electric version was just invented he was pretty darn good.

Johnny B. Goode's riff, in my view, is considered one of the greatest guitar riffs of all time. The man was a genius for coming up with that riff, it's just awesome.

[RedBaron45]

Johnny Greenwood.

[dragonanthony86]

nuno bettencourt from extreme

and

brad delson from linkin park (he's better than you think)

[cherokeesam]

nuno bettencourt from extreme

and

brad delson from linkin park (he's better than you think)

Yeah, Nuno's actually a damn good shredder....too many people give him the lawlz because of "More Than Words," but they haven't heard his hard stuff.

I heard Nuno's started working with Steve Perry now....interesting pairing.

[Shredder87]

John Christ is sick as hell.
I always thought it was a shame that both he and Chuck Biscuits never got the credit they deserved. Danzig really hasn't been worth much after the original line-up fell apart.
I know. Chuck is one of the few drummers to get me really into the drums. He just has "it".

[SenorLarry]

I think a lot of times the rhythym guitarist is overshadowed a lot by the lead. Brad Whitford... have you heard of him? If you haven't, it's because he's overshadowed by Joe Perry (Brad Whitford is Aerosmith's rhythym guitarist). An exception would be James Hetfield (Metallica, if you somehow don't know), because he's definitely not overshadowed by Kirk Hammet.