@@TwistedRiffster ... Randy rhoads wasn't on this planet long enough to make his full contribution to the music industry. What we have is a small glimpse of what could have been. But thankfully, he was around long enough, to leave his mark. Both Eddie and Randy, do not fit into the greatest of all-time. Because they are both Legends. A new goat may come along in the future. But legends, are forever.
@@HoriaNeagu science is an empirical field bro, theory is just something that can be demonstrated repeatedly in testing, not “proven fact” because there can be no “proven fact” in an empirical field
@@okuyasu4033 The law of gravity is a demonstrable fact. A scientific theory is a demonstrable fact. The topic of "music theory is just a theory" stems from a fundamental misunderstanding of the term.
@@HoriaNeagu the law of gravity is not a fact, because there is nothing that guarantees it will operate in every scenario, other than our empirical evidence that it has operated so far. you can’t construct a mathematical or logical proof for the operation of gravity, hence we are only hypothesising that it will apply in every scenario, and cannot actually “prove” it in that sense of the word. science is not a deductive system, it uses inductive reasoning to infer a hypothesis, reaching what we call a “theory”. i suggest you brush up on the difference between inductive and deductive reasoning.
Eddie said in an interview that it was Alex Lifeson and I have to agree… rush had 9 stellar albums by 1984 and after 10 more consistently good albums his creativity and expressive playing is impressive
Alex is the most underrated guitar player by far. He fills the space so nicely between the raging bass and drums. He is my favourite guitar player by far.
Jimi Hendrix left the chat edit: He literally revolutionized guitar , even if he doesn't play crazy stuff. It's just my opinion, every guitarist is good in their own styles.
Scrolling through seeing no one say Randy Rhoads makes me sad. Like hendrix his life was cut too short but those first 2 ozzy albums he played in were absolute masterpieces.
what most people seem to forget is all the great music Eddie created, not just his virtuosity. Every album he made had some of the most interesting and fun guitar parts ever devised. Change my mind ;)
I honestly think he’s super overrated. Has a lot of feel, but that’s his one trick. He’s one dimensional in that way (I know he can get a lot of different emotions out of the guitar and he has many dimensions to his playing in this way, but I think you get what I mean. His schtick is reverb, vibrato, and playing tastefully). I think guys like, say, Buckethead, who can do both the shredding and the emotive playing have to take the cake, just because there’s so much more range there and he does it all fantastically
@@ethanbensondrop some acid and come back. You did not just compare David gilmour to bucket head. Ain’t no way bro. One is an actual artist and the other is basically a sportsman.
I think you forgot Randy Rhoads. He was a remarkable for his technical prowess, innovative compositions, and classical influences. His ability to blend classical techniques with hard rock and metal set him apart. Rhoads' solos were not only technically impressive but also melodic and emotionally resonant, showcasing his musical depth. On the other hand, while Eddie Van Halen was known for popularizing tapping and his inventive use of the whammy bar, Rhoads' style was more refined and intricate. Rhoads' classical training gave him a unique understanding of music theory and composition, allowing him to create complex guitar parts. He was the actual next level, oh well he was going to be, that potential. Man what a loss to music in general.
Mark Knopfler. And I love EVH, Vai, Obasi, Richardson, Middleton... And many, many, many more. Mark spoke with the guitar. From a gentle whisper to a whining, wailing pitch harmonic. Mark's a genius and the best I've ever heard play the instrument in rock.
I am ashamed and embarrassed because I neglected the late great Jeff Beck. The guitarists I mentioned are ones I would like to meet. R.I.P. Jeff Beck. 🙏
I’m a Dave Gilmore, Jimmy, Prince, Stevie RV, Eddie, John Mayer, Clapton fan. They were all influential and featured artist careers, but I think he had the greatest influence on the music genre.
I think you have to say Eddie because his incredible technical prowess was matched with innovation, creativity and great song writing... That doesn't come in one human being usually.
If only he knew how to play ANYTHING apart from the pentatonic..... ZERO musical creativity. Just technical ability. BORING AF. (Prove me wrong. I'll go listen to anything you recommend.)
@@SpectorEuro4he definetely was. People who say he only stuck to pentatonics are dead wrong and dont know of any other scales. He used harmonic minor and phrygian too
I feel as far as his kind of music, EVH’s sound was the best overall when considering the whole song. He was a creative solo guy, but I feel his songs as a whole is what made him so great to listen to. His solo’s were fairly short in any given song so, while he was known for his tapping, I feel his rhythm playing and just how he played and picked the cords throughout his songs made him great. It’s like a lot guitar players can play EVH, but can they create as good of songs as he did, even without the solo’s, and make them sound as good as he did with so many great songs. The guy was ahead of his time in more ways than one. That’s for sure. I can’t think of one bad song by him to be honest. Maybe lyrically, but not EVH’s playing. I am not saying he was the most technical player as many other are and have been more knowledgeable. Guys like Steve Via, Satch, or maybe even John Petrucci, and guys like them, but EVH just seemed the most creative player, at least in my opinion. It’s like no body taught Eddie how to play like he played. Again, not just the solo’s but his playing throughout the whole song.
Exactly. It all depends on what you're looking for. For me, I like EVH, Hendrix, Beck, Knopfler, Clapton, Schon, and Vai. Schon, Clapton, Beck, and Knopfler can play Rock, but their guitar sounds can adapt to fit into many styles of Rock along with other genres.
EVH, built a guitar that didn't exist from scratch and changed the industry, a tone and style that inspired generation(s) to play, was beyond creative, and every album had a moment where guitar players were scratching their heads, and their albums were recorded with the band playing live in the studio, awesome
Micheal Schenker is a name most don't know and he is the best I can describe top 5 all time most melodic shredder with awesome song writing skills proven in three bands Scorpions, UFO and MSG
@@jager8521not necessarily, doom metal is a sub-category of metal which could be considered “rock” but either way still not nearly as good as Eddie. Solos sort of bland, only used trills in them etc. Sure his riffs are good but solos are really what matters the most when deciphering the best guitar player in my personal opinion
@@Tom-ok2rh I thank allen was very good the only reason I say steve is a bit better is cause he could play rock and also do what in nashville is called chicken picking like he does on honky-tonk night time man that is on the street services album I never heard allen or gary do that kind of playing but I'm not taking nothing from allen or gary the leads and playing they did do was amazing and went down in history like Allen's freebird lead and Gary's Tuesday gone intro and lead
@@keithboyd9630 I had the pleasure of attending the bulk of my concerts back in the 70s and saw just about all of the good ones, at least those bands I liked. Seeing Lynyrd Skynyrd was definitely one of the top ones for me. Not living in a big metropolitan area some I traveled to D.C. to see but could not imagine going through that again. No internet meant driving all night long to wait in line to buy tickets at a store that sold them. That’s what we did for Led Zeppelin back in 75. Drove up there I believe in Nov to get tickets for a Feb show.But anyway back to Skynyrd seeing the original lineup before the plane crash was a great show I believe it was my only time seeing them..
No other player influenced so many other players than Edward. He inspired people to play. He took other ideas and took them further, he even helped take guitar building ideas to another level to create the sounds he and others needed. He is the GOAT.
untrue. jimi hendrix is the most influential guitar player of all time and my goat. He took the guitar to new limits and pushed what people were able to do with the guitar. now eddy is still in my top 3 but by influence alone, it’s hendrix.
@@harpseal1013 I have full respect for Hendrix, but the fact is, Ed took music further and more people know about him now and will continue to know him well into the future. Jimi, in all his greatness is not seen at the same level as time goes on. Maybe if he had lived longer, we would have seen his full potential. Sadly he left us too soon.
@@noirekuroraigami2270 Really? ...You might want to rethink that, because CZcams has about 2 million videos of young kids playing Van Halen songs on guitar.
Good point, he played the keys jusr as good as guitar, wrote songs on the keyboard and made keyboard in a rock song a cool thing. He could play some difficult music by legendary players. There's not many guitarists who can do that.
Everyone talks about Eddie but his brother on drums has to be the most underrated drummer ever. His stuff is amazing. hot for teacher live performances is unbelievably fast.
A shout out for the UK. In no particular order, Tony Iomi, Richie Blackmore, and LEMMY. All utterly uniquely talented. If anyone ever plays bass like Lemmy we will know that reincarnation is a thing.
i assume that some people who don’t think eddie was and is the best think so because a lot of people can play what he did, but not only did he basically invent a new style of playing, but he also wrote all of those awesome solos that lots of people can now play
I can't count the number of times I've seen people completely derailed and stopped in their tracks as the sound of Mark Knopflers guitar hits their ears.
When Angus Young was asked how it felt to be the best guitar player in the world . Angus responded , I'm not even the best guitarist in the band.😂 RIP Malcolm Mitchell Young Jan 6 1953 Nov 18 2017
@deejsilvosa6610 he didn't actually teach Kirk how to play. Kirk took a few lessons from Satch to hone some certain skills. On a side note, I was listening to Eddie Trunk doing an interview with The Circle, and Satch stated that he purposely never learned any EVH songs because he was afraid it would change his style of playing. When he joined The Circle, he had to learn everything and said that it was very difficult to play Eddie's stuff because he had no idea what Eddie was doing, and that he would never be able to play exactly like him. Just close enough to tour. I feel like that's a huge compliment to EVH from an amazing player.
Funny because of of the guitarists from the 80s either copied Jimi, EVH or Prince who in turn copied Jimi, EVH and Santana for the most part during his 80s rise.
@@jimmyb4728 don’t get me wrong dudes in my top 10 of all time but he’s far from greatest of all time. Which is just wild to even think about. Think about how many other amazing guitarists there must be if Jimmy wasn’t the best. I mean it’s a matter of opinion and is highly subjective but still. Even when it comes down to impact of their work, creativity, showmanship etc.
@ExtremelyOnlineGuy when I say greatest of all time, Jimmy Page was the most influential guitarist of all the most well known guitarists from the late 70's on.
With the emphasis on ROCK guitar player, it is definitely EVH. There are many guitarists that are incredible in many different genres and tons that could be considered to be better players, but when you ask anyone on the street to name a ROCK guitarist? EVH. The first thing people want to learn when they pick up a guitar? Eruption He inspired a new generation of virtuoso guitar players and had a major impact on the future of ROCK as a genre.
This guy was so good at playing guitar that it got you thinking,I didn't even know that you could get these sounds from an electric guitar, and that's why he's the goat 🐐 🎸
"There is no such thing as the greatest of all-time guitar players. There are guitar players who are great at what they do." Eddie Van Halen
Exactly.
Eddie does rock. Soooo...
Ritchie Blackmore
@@TwistedRiffster ... Randy rhoads wasn't on this planet long enough to make his full contribution to the music industry. What we have is a small glimpse of what could have been. But thankfully, he was around long enough, to leave his mark. Both Eddie and Randy, do not fit into the greatest of all-time. Because they are both Legends. A new goat may come along in the future. But legends, are forever.
And time is still going and new people are getting into guitar
"There is no best. It's music theory, not music fact." -Eddie Van Halen
Spoken like someone who uses "theory" in the casual meaning, not the scientific meaning of "proven fact".
@@HoriaNeagu
science is an empirical field bro, theory is just something that can be demonstrated repeatedly in testing, not “proven fact” because there can be no “proven fact” in an empirical field
@@okuyasu4033 The law of gravity is a demonstrable fact. A scientific theory is a demonstrable fact. The topic of "music theory is just a theory" stems from a fundamental misunderstanding of the term.
@@HoriaNeagu
the law of gravity is not a fact, because there is nothing that guarantees it will operate in every scenario, other than our empirical evidence that it has operated so far. you can’t construct a mathematical or logical proof for the operation of gravity, hence we are only hypothesising that it will apply in every scenario, and cannot actually “prove” it in that sense of the word. science is not a deductive system, it uses inductive reasoning to infer a hypothesis, reaching what we call a “theory”. i suggest you brush up on the difference between inductive and deductive reasoning.
This quote is like rounding up a .5 to a whole number. Practical but let's not fool ourselves.
Eddie said in an interview that it was Alex Lifeson and I have to agree… rush had 9 stellar albums by 1984 and after 10 more consistently good albums his creativity and expressive playing is impressive
Alex is the most underrated guitar player by far. He fills the space so nicely between the raging bass and drums. He is my favourite guitar player by far.
alex never impressed me at all
akex lifeson was actually born in my hometown.
Its just that the dated synth, and geddys singing turns 90% off from ever listening to them (like me)
THIS IS THE GUY I WAS LOOKING FOR
Clapton said "Prince", then Prince said it was "Beck".. and then Beck remained very quiet lol
It is actually Segovia.
I say Hendrix
you would not be wrong@@dankowalski6925
Beck said Jimi Hendrix actually
@@tiborzkarate1 that is correct. Who do you think is the best?
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edit: He literally revolutionized guitar , even if he doesn't play crazy stuff. It's just my opinion, every guitarist is good in their own styles.
Jimmy page better
And he can stay out. Good guitarist but not the best
Overrated
@@BananaTeracottaPie he literally created The guitar techniques we use
Hendrix pretty much re created guitar as a whole
Dimebag was like the evil nephew of Eddie van Halen. His sound was so powerful and sharp
Dimebags tone is so hard to recreate, it can be done, but not without spending thousands to get it.
Eddie's racist nephew
@@moisttowelette5353eddie was racist too lol
Agreed
Also I think he surpassed Eddie by a lot.
60s was Hendrix, 70s was Page, 80s was EVH, and in the 90s it was Dimebag.
What about SRV
@@gervais.d8399 SRV was far more blues than rock. That said, I much prefer SRV to EVH.
And he didn't play a Strat or Les Paul through a Marshall like 90% of the rock players.
90’s it was Vai and Satch.
2000s I would say synister gates
Many great guitar players, I saw Stevie Ray Vaughan twice and he was the best I had ever seen live.
Some washed up boomer vs billions of disagreements
Facts. His rhythm parts were every bit as good as his leads.
This right here. 👍
I would even argue that they might be better. Eddies sense of rythm was unreal. Prime example is hang em high
*better
Better. His lead is kinda meh imo
Rhythm is a lead
Scrolling through seeing no one say Randy Rhoads makes me sad. Like hendrix his life was cut too short but those first 2 ozzy albums he played in were absolute masterpieces.
Plus Randy could play long fluid solos just as fast, picking all the notes without relying on gimmick playing like his rival
Yeah randy was awesome but even he said I watched Eddie at a show and shook my head and walked away. Eddie did it all and then some.
Randy's my guy !!!!
Randy Rhoads is The Guitar God...period!
I loooooooove randy. But EVH was the stronger player.
If you asked Eddie, he'd probably say Jeff Beck.
He said Steve Lukather.
@@diegomazzaron9191 He'd say Allan Holdsworth.
I thought he did say Jeff Beck
Thats right Johnny
Clapton!
- Eddies own words. - Allan Holdsworth
Gary Moore. I’m willing to die on that hill.
Yea Gary was also really good I really love his solo Metal albums.
❤
I’m glad you said that Gary Moore’s tone and feeling in his playing 🔥💥💥
He's good, but definitely not the best. Eric Johnson has him beat, and Guthrie Govan has Eric Johnson beat.
@@wesleythoman9873 Id take gary moore over those two without blinking wtf
what most people seem to forget is all the great music Eddie created, not just his virtuosity. Every album he made had some of the most interesting and fun guitar parts ever devised. Change my mind ;)
glam lol
Its Led Zeppelin
Gilmour
Bro looking back on it that I’m the one part is mad so is the rut hym guitar on feel your love tonight but I think the best VH song is ice cream man 🍦
After 0u812, nothing but boring
David Gilmour. His playing makes your soul scream in ecstasy
Marooned . Nuff Said .
My favorite by a mile.
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I honestly think he’s super overrated. Has a lot of feel, but that’s his one trick. He’s one dimensional in that way (I know he can get a lot of different emotions out of the guitar and he has many dimensions to his playing in this way, but I think you get what I mean. His schtick is reverb, vibrato, and playing tastefully). I think guys like, say, Buckethead, who can do both the shredding and the emotive playing have to take the cake, just because there’s so much more range there and he does it all fantastically
@@ethanbensondrop some acid and come back. You did not just compare David gilmour to bucket head. Ain’t no way bro. One is an actual artist and the other is basically a sportsman.
I think you forgot Randy Rhoads.
He was a remarkable for his technical prowess, innovative compositions, and classical influences. His ability to blend classical techniques with hard rock and metal set him apart. Rhoads' solos were not only technically impressive but also melodic and emotionally resonant, showcasing his musical depth.
On the other hand, while Eddie Van Halen was known for popularizing tapping and his inventive use of the whammy bar, Rhoads' style was more refined and intricate. Rhoads' classical training gave him a unique understanding of music theory and composition, allowing him to create complex guitar parts.
He was the actual next level, oh well he was going to be, that potential. Man what a loss to music in general.
rhoads could compose and arrange but it wasn’t superb by any means. and he isn’t a virtuoso lead guitarist either.
If he hadn’t of passed he would have put Van Halen out of the spotlight
He never forgot about him. Roads wanted to be eddie.
@@mauriciovidrio9885you're high bro
Wholeheartedly agree and Love everything you said
Just reading the title I said EVH. He is the king.
idk i think jimmy page was more influential than eddie
@@spaghettisauce445 jimmy page's entire style is stealing a riff then making it a led zeppelin hit
@@ebenezer3855 all artist "steal" from each other how else would better music be made?
@spaghettisauce445 no jimmy page stole riffs instead of making them you clearly don't understand how music making works
@@spaghettisauce445 Not hardly but nice try though
Steve Vai is my personal favorite.
i cant name one of his songs
@@RickDanner you should look into it 🤘 if you like guitar you won’t be disappointed.
And he was taught by Joe Satriani, who taught Hammett ... who taught ....
@@Nautilus1972 JS is my fav
@@SophiaShredzyeah it's cool for a but but it's really niche music for guitar nerds!
Mark Knopfler.
And I love EVH, Vai, Obasi, Richardson, Middleton... And many, many, many more.
Mark spoke with the guitar. From a gentle whisper to a whining, wailing pitch harmonic. Mark's a genius and the best I've ever heard play the instrument in rock.
300% agree 🤘
Agree
A nod to the Knopfler! While maybe not the "greatest" I would add Neal Schon and the never mentioned Peter Frampton. Steve Vai for that hard edge.
I am ashamed and embarrassed because I neglected the late great Jeff Beck. The guitarists I mentioned are ones I would like to meet. R.I.P. Jeff Beck. 🙏
taste times a million Mark had a little Django in him for sure on sultans of swing
I agree that no one can ever be named GOAT. However, I wanna shout out Nuno. Homie ain't get enough ❤. Just wow!
Yes
Eddy was my hero for the longest time ..That happy smile and fun summer time music ..Just awesome
I’m a Dave Gilmore, Jimmy, Prince, Stevie RV, Eddie, John Mayer, Clapton fan. They were all influential and featured artist careers, but I think he had the greatest influence on the music genre.
Mark Knophler is one of the greatest in my opinion. Stevie Ray Vaughan is in there also.
@@Brett235totally agree
Don't forget Jimi and Vai
Jimmy Hendrix is better than all those easily
@@aarongarcia4381 if we're talking bout pure skill, no. If we talking about songwriting, Jimi clears
Eddie and Dime are my 2 personal favorites.. RIP to them both
They’re the best and in my opinion Dime passed him. Dime is playing a genre of music that doesn’t sound that great. Yet he makes it sound great.
No doubt... it's not just the leads and tapping etc... his rhythm playing and all the little nuances in his playing that goes under the radar. Legend.
BLOODY LEGEND 🔥🔥🔥🎸🤘
when you consider discography, rhythm AND lead, innovation, chops, and melodicism, it's eddie.
His rhythm is super underrated! Mean Street comes to mind.
Was just about to post this. Complete package.
I think Jimmy Page from Led Zeppelin 😅😅
@@nguyentienhuy9513me too😂
@@6EndlessNameless9 yeah at least, about melodicism i think Page is better
Dimebag Darrel was amazing with his tone and groove. gone too soon✊🕊️
Edit: Thx for the likes guys!
He's a metal guitarist 🥲
@@nescate4607And Dime names Eddie Van Halen as one of his biggest influences. And heavy metal music is derived from rock and blues music anyway.
There are too many talented musicians to pick any one. That being said Dime was just straight up badazzzz
You could say Dimebag was the EVH of metal sort of
@@nescate4607dime, elvh, beck, jimi.
I think you have to say Eddie because his incredible technical prowess was matched with innovation, creativity and great song writing... That doesn't come in one human being usually.
Charisma too! His stage show was too notch!😮
If only he knew how to play ANYTHING apart from the pentatonic..... ZERO musical creativity. Just technical ability. BORING AF. (Prove me wrong. I'll go listen to anything you recommend.)
@@elissaalephyou arent wrong, completely agree
Honestly you can’t talk about Van Halen as an innovative or creative player. Sticks to simple pentatonics and doesn’t do anything innovative with it.
@@SpectorEuro4he definetely was. People who say he only stuck to pentatonics are dead wrong and dont know of any other scales. He used harmonic minor and phrygian too
I feel as far as his kind of music, EVH’s sound was the best overall when considering the whole song. He was a creative solo guy, but I feel his songs as a whole is what made him so great to listen to. His solo’s were fairly short in any given song so, while he was known for his tapping, I feel his rhythm playing and just how he played and picked the cords throughout his songs made him great. It’s like a lot guitar players can play EVH, but can they create as good of songs as he did, even without the solo’s, and make them sound as good as he did with so many great songs. The guy was ahead of his time in more ways than one. That’s for sure. I can’t think of one bad song by him to be honest. Maybe lyrically, but not EVH’s playing.
I am not saying he was the most technical player as many other are and have been more knowledgeable. Guys like Steve Via, Satch, or maybe even John Petrucci, and guys like them, but EVH just seemed the most creative player, at least in my opinion. It’s like no body taught Eddie how to play like he played. Again, not just the solo’s but his playing throughout the whole song.
On point 👍
So many greats! Ritchie Blackmore comes to mind, and don’t forget about Adrian Smith! Eddie will always be one of the first names on the list 🎸
I’m a little upset I had to scroll to see someone mention Ritchie!
Too many greats to pick one.
Stoopid question.
Jeff Beck has to be on that list , but there are way too many great guitarists to name the best of all time
You have to toss in Joe Satriani. Surfing with the alien!
blackmore has some of the most fun and challenging songs especially in Rainbow
I love lots of guitar players but Ed's sound and style was just so unique.
I've been playing electric guitar since 1978...and I think it's a matter of taste! Everyone has their own character, in their own way!
Exactly. It all depends on what you're looking for. For me, I like EVH, Hendrix, Beck, Knopfler, Clapton, Schon, and Vai. Schon, Clapton, Beck, and Knopfler can play Rock, but their guitar sounds can adapt to fit into many styles of Rock along with other genres.
Ya I believe this too. I like Eddie's solos but if you listen to Dave Murray they are melodic amd tell a story to me.
Little wing is the greatest guitar piece ever composed, IMHO
far beyond the sun
I like little wing but I think it’s the most over rated guitar piece composed lol
Top 5 for sure, but
For The Love Of God by Steve Vai >>>
@@4ngel0fd34thI don't know why but I can't stand the tone in that track. I prefer Tender Surrender much more
@@unacuentadeyoutube13i agree
I'm partial to Randy Rhodes. But there's a handful of dudes that are unbelievably talented
That big a fan and you still misspell his name.
Hell yeah Randy but my favorite guitarist is Alexi Laiho hands down
EVH, built a guitar that didn't exist from scratch and changed the industry, a tone and style that inspired generation(s) to play, was beyond creative, and every album had a moment where guitar players were scratching their heads, and their albums were recorded with the band playing live in the studio, awesome
Everyone has different taste. In my opinion its Gary Moore if I had to choose.
Id agree but gary is a blues player right?
@@peteromikus433 both blues and hard rock. he was in Thin Lizzy afterall.
Its Hendrix
Gary moore was class
Respectable. For me its slash
Too many guitarists out there with extreme Talent to name the best.
For me it‘s the one and only Edward Van Halen
edward
edward
Its Hendrix
All of them that ran through my stereo. They all have their own sound, and each has made huge impacts.
Gary Moore is underrated for his time he was the best in his class and covered many styles, he was wild and also had lots of emotion in his playing
Gary was a beast
Gary was a badass! Very underrated by the masses.
I was just about to say Gary Moore, probably the most underrated of all time..
Micheal Schenker is a name most don't know and he is the best I can describe top 5 all time most melodic shredder with awesome song writing skills proven in three bands Scorpions, UFO and MSG
True, Gary Moore very underrated guitarist so is Rory Gallagher.
Eddie was the most well rounded of all. Songwriting, solos/shredding, riffs, technique, tone, innovation. He had it all.
Which was why Quincy Jones phoned him to ask if would play on what became the biggest selling album of all time.
Still taking Jimmy page over him and possibly SRV
He wouldn't even be in my top 100 for songwriting and riffs. The rest of the things you mentioned, sure.
It's subjective, some may find Eddie Van Halen's solos irritating, but is mesmerized by BB King's.
Man there are so many great guitar players. One of my favorites was Tony Iommi.
This is the right answer,
Funny cuz tony mever played rock, he played doom metal
@@jager8521not necessarily, doom metal is a sub-category of metal which could be considered “rock” but either way still not nearly as good as Eddie. Solos sort of bland, only used trills in them etc. Sure his riffs are good but solos are really what matters the most when deciphering the best guitar player in my personal opinion
@@bolensam45075 if the riff sucks I won't even make it to the solo
the fact that his fingertips were cut off working in a factory on his playing hand makes his playing even more impressive
I saw Van Halen
Open for Black Sabbath in 1978
Me and my friend's also guitar players
We were absolutely stunned
Eddie single-handedly blew them off the stage on that tour.
This was sabbath in there prime.
There is no uniform standard of how to measure the greatness of a guitarist.
The greatest guitar player is the one that speaks to your soul
Steve Gaines would definitely be one of the top if he was still with us. I believe he was one of the greatest during his time.
Garry Rossinton and Stevie Gains were absolutely tops.
Your right steve was very good and I love gary but steve was a bit better
Are you forgetting about Allen Collins? I thought he was the best player in the LS lineup…
@@Tom-ok2rh I thank allen was very good the only reason I say steve is a bit better is cause he could play rock and also do what in nashville is called chicken picking like he does on honky-tonk night time man that is on the street services album I never heard allen or gary do that kind of playing but I'm not taking nothing from allen or gary the leads and playing they did do was amazing and went down in history like Allen's freebird lead and Gary's Tuesday gone intro and lead
@@keithboyd9630 I had the pleasure of attending the bulk of my concerts back in the 70s and saw just about all of the good ones, at least those bands I liked. Seeing Lynyrd Skynyrd was definitely one of the top ones for me. Not living in a big metropolitan area some I traveled to D.C. to see but could not imagine going through that again. No internet meant driving all night long to wait in line to buy tickets at a store that sold them. That’s what we did for Led Zeppelin back in 75. Drove up there I believe in Nov to get tickets for a Feb show.But anyway back to Skynyrd seeing the original lineup before the plane crash was a great show I believe it was my only time seeing them..
Everybody forgets Steve Morse. Voted Guitar Player Magazine’s best overall guitarist so many times in a row he was made ineligible.
Steve Morse is a monster player. Good shout
Good but not the greatest. Personally don’t care about voting from mags.. like eddie said there’s no greatest but great players ( i cut it short)
HENDRIX, il rock non sarebbe come lo conosciamo senza lui
Yea, if you need a magazine to tell ya, well , that’s just crap.
@@brianlongley9624 having CZcams comments do it is WAY better! Thank you for enlightening me, wise one!
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Fuck yes. Was just gonna say that
Welcome to bucket head land.
Well said.
Oh, yea ! 😹😹
Yes, definitely. Helps that his fingers are 12" long.
Best CZcams Reel i have ever seen.
Soooo many great guitarists out there. My personal favorites are Gary Moore and Randy Rhoades.
Eddie wasn’t just a guitar player but an entertainer he went above and beyond when I had that guitar in his hands
Jeff Beck has left the chat.
Then he came to his senses and blew EVERYBODY'S mind!
Jeff Beck is a Jazz-Rock guitarist.
Eddie is better
@@Devin-eg8ms nope,not even in your wildest dreams
@@bobajanfettsolo9143Eddie is definitely better. Sorry you can't accept facts
Your sense of humor and delivery is just as good as your playing! Love your videos, man!
No other player influenced so many other players than Edward. He inspired people to play. He took other ideas and took them further, he even helped take guitar building ideas to another level to create the sounds he and others needed. He is the GOAT.
untrue. jimi hendrix is the most influential guitar player of all time and my goat. He took the guitar to new limits and pushed what people were able to do with the guitar. now eddy is still in my top 3 but by influence alone, it’s hendrix.
@@harpseal1013 I have full respect for Hendrix, but the fact is, Ed took music further and more people know about him now and will continue to know him well into the future. Jimi, in all his greatness is not seen at the same level as time goes on. Maybe if he had lived longer, we would have seen his full potential. Sadly he left us too soon.
@@gr8tnowwhat hendrix was way more innovative. Eddie stood on his shoulders
@@gr8tnowwhatro you can show 20 kids a picture of Van Halen and no one would be able recognize him
Kid as in 15-30
@@noirekuroraigami2270 Really? ...You might want to rethink that, because CZcams has about 2 million videos of young kids playing Van Halen songs on guitar.
Eddie was so good he just decided to play a keyboard and everyone thought it ruled.
Good point, he played the keys jusr as good as guitar, wrote songs on the keyboard and made keyboard in a rock song a cool thing. He could play some difficult music by legendary players. There's not many guitarists who can do that.
I have to give the award to the Legend Dimebag Darrell. When Eddie put the original guitar in his casket, he won.
100% agree
100%
He did that because every night he started a show the last thing he said before they started playing was Van Halen ! True story , look it up !
Same here!
I love all the greats. Too many to name.
Meanwhile Randy Rhodes is snickering menacingly in the corner ...
Rhoads but 👍👍👍
Randy is my favorite
Everyone forgot Glenn Campbell who gave Eddie Van Halen instruction.
@@MindBodySoulOk Glenn played on everything back in the day. Phenomenal guitar player. Randy’s still my favorite.
Gary Moore
Steve Vai: Hold my beer
It's hard to say who's the best of all time, because they all had their own unique skills which would leave them all in awe of each other.
Rory Gallagher; he could do a lot more than finger tap.
Lol… and so could Van Halen. EVH may be the best swinging, grooving rhythmic player to live.
Everyone talks about Eddie but his brother on drums has to be the most underrated drummer ever. His stuff is amazing.
hot for teacher live performances is unbelievably fast.
Jason becker ❤
My favorite!! ❤️ What a brave, strong and talented person, love him
Gilmour
uh,no he was great but surpassed by so many
@@trillrifaxegrindor4411Of course, his career was cut short in his early 20s.
@@trillrifaxegrindor4411Ван Хален точно обогнали.. Джейсон лучший!!! 👍💯
Can' t argue that. Such passion when he plays!
Rik Emmet.. guy is criminally underrated
TRIUMPH my favorite band.
Seen Triumph back in the 80s, had front row center. Couldn't agree with you more, great guitarist with incredible vocals
Absolutely. My brother. He. Was. N is. Saltillo great
Great comment from our friend in Canada, eh? 😅 (I'm with you though. I'm a huge fan and yes he's underated of course)
Angus Young. Who's had a longer, more incredible career?
Yeah I was going to say EVH. It’s just hard to compete with that level of talent, stage presence, and hit songs.
No one shredded like dimebag !
Go search for Michael Angelo Batio.
Enjoy.
A shout out for the UK.
In no particular order, Tony Iomi, Richie Blackmore, and LEMMY. All utterly uniquely talented. If anyone ever plays bass like Lemmy we will know that reincarnation is a thing.
Cliff Burton played bass like a guitar.
Lemmy was a bass player
Jeff Beck entered the room .
He should leave.
... along with a bunch of other dudes, like 20 other dudes
@@binxbollingHe did.
Trey anatasio of Phish. Also their drummer top 15
Then stepped out
“How does it feel to be the greatest guitar player ever?”
Eddie: “I don’t know, ask Alex lifeson”
STFU. He never, ever said that. Ever.
And Eddie would for sure know!!!
i assume that some people who don’t think eddie was and is the best think so because a lot of people can play what he did, but not only did he basically invent a new style of playing, but he also wrote all of those awesome solos that lots of people can now play
It’s Eddie but I ❤ Randy Rhoads the most
His brown sound and sense of timing ...... And his riffs.....
I can't count the number of times I've seen people completely derailed and stopped in their tracks as the sound of Mark Knopflers guitar hits their ears.
It may be 3
@@saraprva4172 put the pipe down Skippy
@@Soknik01 shta radish glupane ?
John Sykes is pretty bad ass
Player. Tone, chops, great riffs and great singer too
I have never heard someone tell such an emotional, moving story with a guitar as well as Takanaka
Van Halen said Angus Young is the best guitarist hes ever seen.
I would say Angus Young 1977-1988
Pure rock n roll
When Angus Young was asked how it felt to be the best guitar player in the world .
Angus responded ,
I'm not even the best guitarist in the band.😂
RIP Malcolm Mitchell Young
Jan 6 1953
Nov 18 2017
Angus young is decent at best
Meanwhile, Joe Satriani waiting in the corner with a baseball bat
Is kinda sad that not alot of people know who he is but he taught some of the best guitarist we have today one example kirk hammett
My vote....
@@deejsilvosa6610 Yeah well everyone is entitled to one mistake :-D
@deejsilvosa6610 he didn't actually teach Kirk how to play. Kirk took a few lessons from Satch to hone some certain skills.
On a side note, I was listening to Eddie Trunk doing an interview with The Circle, and Satch stated that he purposely never learned any EVH songs because he was afraid it would change his style of playing. When he joined The Circle, he had to learn everything and said that it was very difficult to play Eddie's stuff because he had no idea what Eddie was doing, and that he would never be able to play exactly like him. Just close enough to tour. I feel like that's a huge compliment to EVH from an amazing player.
OVERRATED AF
It’s subjective. Like beauty. It’s in The eye of the beholder.
Yngwie Malmsteen for sure highly underrated
took me a while to find another yngwie fan
Скорее переоценен...
Surely not underrated by him
The best 🤘
@@yucatansuckaman5726 Probably because he's not really a rock player, but neither are half of these other comments like Guthrie Govern and such.
America needs a Eddie van Halen holiday on the calendar
Yes!!!👍👍🎸🐦
It’s Eddie for sure. To be that kind of player in a 3 piece plus singer is insane.
The greatest in his own time was Terry Kath.
Hendrix himself said that Terry was better than him. Extremely underrated guitarist and my biggest inspiration to start playing.
Leslie West , Ritchie Blackmore , Robbin Trower , Rory Gallagher, Alvin Lee ,Angus Young ...
We have quite similar taste. My list is similar but I kept adding more. What do you think of Billy Gibbons? He was Hendrix's choice.
@@lauracook8203 👍 and Brian Setzer.
If it wasn't for Jimmy Page half the guys from the 80's or 90's wouldn't have even played guitar.
JIMMY PAGE THE G.O.A.T
Funny because of of the guitarists from the 80s either copied Jimi, EVH or Prince who in turn copied Jimi, EVH and Santana for the most part during his 80s rise.
And let’s not forget James honeyman-scott
@@ExtremelyOnlineGuy thanks for your contribution 🤣
@@jimmyb4728 don’t get me wrong dudes in my top 10 of all time but he’s far from greatest of all time. Which is just wild to even think about. Think about how many other amazing guitarists there must be if Jimmy wasn’t the best. I mean it’s a matter of opinion and is highly subjective but still. Even when it comes down to impact of their work, creativity, showmanship etc.
@ExtremelyOnlineGuy when I say greatest of all time, Jimmy Page was the most influential guitarist of all the most well known guitarists from the late 70's on.
Buckethead is leagues ahead of most of these so-called rock gods.
No one can be the definitive GOAT in a subject based on personal preference; It’s different person to person just as any other art form is.
Nope. It's EVH. 🤘🏼
Nah, it's Eddie.
With the emphasis on ROCK guitar player, it is definitely EVH. There are many guitarists that are incredible in many different genres and tons that could be considered to be better players, but when you ask anyone on the street to name a ROCK guitarist? EVH. The first thing people want to learn when they pick up a guitar? Eruption
He inspired a new generation of virtuoso guitar players and had a major impact on the future of ROCK as a genre.
This guy was so good at playing guitar that it got you thinking,I didn't even know that you could get these sounds from an electric guitar, and that's why he's the goat 🐐 🎸
Nobody played like Jeff Beck
Agree but EVH too is a monster of Guitar
@@Ferrarista_GTO yes he was
@@baptito Jeff Beck was my favorite guitar player but Van Halen too was a leggend
That’s a weird way of pronouncing Dimebag Darrel
@ali1774 finally someone who thinks Dimebag is the king
JIMI ❤️ .
Force of Nature.
Eddie was the best but not only for his talent and making the guitar talk and sing, but also his humility made him the best
I saw Eddie with VH in 92' in Little Rock, Ar and he blew our minds! Rip EVH
I saw EVH in Atlanta, in 1993.
Eric Clapton without a doubt
King Edward, R.I.P.
So many different styles and their all amazing at what they do listen to people like Tommy emmanuel for example
We wouldn’t have any of them and the music without all of them, making the question worthless.
Jerry Garcia man was a wizard on the guitar and I can't imagine how much more incredible music we would have gotten if he didn't pass
Someone asked him what it was like to be the greatest guitar player in the world and he said ask Roy Clark
roy was incredible but not exactly a rock guitarist...
Actually it was Eric Clapton that was asked that question and he answered "go ask Jimi Hendrix".
Angus Young for me. Cause he's my childhood hero and still is today