Who is the best Guitarist, Bassist, Drummer, Keyboardist?

[floydheadnumba1]

Who do you all think the best guitarist, bassist, drummer, and keyboardist people are.

Guitar- Eric Clapton/ Jimi Hendrix
Bass- Roger Waters
Drummer- John Bonham
Keyboardist- Rick Wright or Ray Manzarek

Post Away!

[Liquid Tension]

Guitarist - John Petrucci (hands down please)
Bassist - Stu Hamm
Drummer - Marcos Minneman
Keyboardist- Jordan Rudess

[Stupified]

Way too close to call, So I have several..The one's in the bold are the best, IMO.

Guitar - Eddie Van Halen / Hendrix / Jimmy Page
Bass - Flea / Les Claypool / Tony Levin / Ryan Martinie
Drum - Neil Peart / Mike Portnoy / John Bonham / Ray Herrera
Keyboard - Richard Wright / Jordan Rudess / Matt Bellamy / Jon Lord

[LegendKiller]

Guitarist-John Fogerty
Bassist-Stu Cook
Drummer-Ringo Starr

[Sucrose]

Guitar - Eric Clapton/Jimmy Page/John Petrucci
Bass - Cliff Burton/Les Claypool/Flea
Drummer - Not educated enough in drummers. :(

[Ajax]

Drummer-Ringo Starr

Ringo Starr? He is not even close to being the best drummer. He was on one of the best bands ever but he was not that talented.

The best drummer would have to be Mitch Mitchell (http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Mitch_Mitchell.html)

[Liquid Tension]

Have you guys even heard Marcos Minneman or Tom Laing?!

Minneman can actually loop a simpsons quote (say Cletus the Slack Jawed Yokel talking), figure out the time signature in which he is talking, then make up a drum beat that goes along with the loop

[_/`\o_]

Guitarrists: Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, and Eric Clapton
Bassist: John Entwistle, and Flea
Drummers: Keith Moon, and John Bonham
Keyboardist: Ray Manzarek (I don't know much about keyboards)

[ZX-6RR]

Guitar: John Petrucci/ Steve Vai/Alexi Laiho/Peter Lindgren/Mikael Åkerfeldt
Bass: John Myung/Jaco Pastorius/Les Claypool
Drums: Mike Portnoy/Jaska Raatikainen/Martin Lopez
Vocals: Mikael Åkerfeldt
Keyboards: Jordan Ruddess

[Sucrose]

Since Ninja mentioned vocals I'm gonna chime in there.

Vocals: Bruce Dickinson...

[MalYoung]

Guitar - Eddie Van Halen
Bass - Geddy Lee
Drums - Neil Peart
Vocals - Freddie Mercury

[topherBR1]

guitar-stevie ray vaughn/ eric clapton
bass- les claypool / geddy lee
vocals- maynard/maynard/maynard
drums- niel peart/ danny carey/ sandy nelson

[RicePudding]

Best Guitarist - Jeff Beck/ Jimmy Page

I don't know about the other two, I guess I'd say Tim Bogert for Bassist...

[Disgustipated]

Guitarist - John Petrucci, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani
Bassist - Cliff Burton
Drummer - Danny Carey, Jon Theodore
Vocals - James LaBrie

[heavywinter]

Who do you all think the best guitarist, bassist, drummer, and keyboardist people are.

Guitar- Eric Clapton
Bass- Roger Waters
Drummer- John Bonham
Keyboardist- Rick Wright or Ray Manzarek

Post Away!
Its if you want to find out whats behind these cold eyes youll just have to claw your way through this disguise just thought id mention you had it backwards

[liquid jesus]

Ringo Starr? He is not even close to being the best drummer. He was on one of the best bands ever but he was not that talented.

The best drummer would have to be Mitch Mitchell (http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Mitch_Mitchell.html)



mitch mitchell are u nuts he was good but not the best drummer.

u can rip me all u want but the guy from blink 182 is amazing he has a record in guness he can do like 10 beats a second.

and of course john bohnam

[liquid jesus]

no one is giving love to john paul jones he is a better bassest then roger waters and flea

[killer scott]

guitarist-um... thats very tough... there are lots of different types of guitar players... id say reggie wooten cuz i love the slap guitar

Bassist- victor wooten or Les claypool... they are both awesome and very different

Keyboardist- Ray Manzerek... cant spell it

Drums- umm thats tough too. i dont know of too many great drummers. i wont even try.

[longlaw]

Guitarist- Frank Zappa
Keyboardist- n/a The good keyboardists don't play rock.
Drummer- John Bonham
Bass- Jaco Pastorious

[troutflosser]

Guitar- hendrix, page, vai
Bass-wooten, flea, pastorius, claypool
Drums-Chamberlin, peart, that dude in dream theater
Keyboard--no idea

another question--who is the most talented bassist that i listed? i cant choose

[Remiss]

Guitar - Dimebag Darrell - Pantera/Damage Plan
Bassist - Ryknow - Mudvayne
Drummer - Jasson Bittner - Shadows Fall
Keyboard - I really don't know
:bang:

[longlaw]

another question--who is the most talented bassist that i listed? i cant choose
id say flea or pastorious, probally jaco.

[Nacho]

Guitar - Jimmy Page
Bass - Getty Lee, or Flea, or john paul jones(same goes for keyboard)
Drums - Gene Krupa
Keyboardist - Ray Manzarek

[floydheadnumba1]

no one is giving love to john paul jones he is a better bassest then roger waters and flea
first of all, you double posted, second of all, i dont want any crap concerning modern bands. they suck. period. you already have negative reps, so dont make it worse for yourself.

[Ajax]

are u nuts.


yes

u can rip me all u want but the guy from blink 182 is amazing he has a record in guness he can do like 10 beats a second.


Mitch was better than that ass clown. Being in the gunniness doesn't mean shit. Britney spears is in it with the most hit singles, but is she the best?

[Karnage]

These are my personal favorites, I didn't use a lot of well known musicians, mainly cus I prefer nu metal and I know a lot of people here don't like that style of music.

Guitar - Greg Tribbet (mudvayne)
Bass - Ryan Martini (mudvayne)
Drummer - Joey Jordison (slipknot)
Keyboard - Shmotz (mushroomhead, don't remember his real name)

[coffeeshoptoker]

mitch mitchell are u nuts he was good but not the best drummer.

u can rip me all u want but the guy from blink 182 is amazing he has a record in guness he can do like 10 beats a second.

and of course john bohnam

im sure that guiness book of world records doesn't dabble into the sub-culture of punk very much, because if they did they would find all kinds of drummers that would break his record (including myself- i played in a hardcore punk band for 3 years)...and besides, if you ask me, playing really fast is way easier than playing slow and steady. i'm sure i can get some punk drummers to agree with me on that....

best guitarist - jimi hendrix
best bass - flea
best drummer -john bonham or if you mean traditional drumming - gene krupa
best keyboards---hmm don't know many keyboard---i suppose the keyboard player for the blue meanies kicks major ass

[Liquid Tension]

Guitar: John Petrucci/ Steve Vai/Alexi Laiho/Peter Lindgren/Mikael Åkerfeldt
Bass: John Myung/Jaco Pastorius/Les Claypool
Drums: Mike Portnoy/Jaska Raatikainen/Martin Lopez
Vocals: Mikael Åkerfeldt
Keyboards: Jordan Ruddess


2 words, HELL YEA

I love DT and Opeth, and am just now discovering Bodom
But u should know man, Mikael writes all the music in the Opeth so I think Peter is just there performing it

[fluffy-dice]

He's not the best guitarist, but I would like to say Jonny Greenwood for his unique playing style.

[fearfactory1100]

Guitar- Yngwie Malmsteed(sp)???
Bass- Les Claypool
Drums- Raymond Herrera (just because I'm a double bass freak)
Vocals- Mike Patton...Hands down bar none if anyone disagrees they are wrong.

[BrainStew]

Guitar: Zakk Wylde, Kirk Hammet, Mikael Akerfeldt, Peter Lindgren, Dan Swano
Bass: Martin Mendez, Ryan Martinie,
Drums: Martin Lopez, Lars Ulrich, Chris Alder, Danny Carey
Vocals: Mikael Akerfeldt, Jonas Renske, Maynard James Keenan

[gutenberg]

you guys r dum best guitarist is jimi hands down. no1 can revolutionize the guitar like him he was unique. best bassist: Flea, best drummer: HANDS DOWN NEIL PEART im suprised not many people put him down. than keyboardist is the asian kid from school of rock!!!

[Disgustipated]

you guys r dum best guitarist is jimi hands down. no1 can revolutionize the guitar like him he was unique. best bassist: Flea, best drummer: HANDS DOWN NEIL PEART im suprised not many people put him down. than keyboardist is the asian kid from school of rock!!!

Best Typer: gutenberg :shuffle:

[temp100]

Hmmm... - Bold is best in my opinion.

Guitarist: Jimi Hendrix / John Petrucci
(although my fav is between John Frusciante, Brian May and JH)

Bassist: Les Claypool/Victor Wooten/Cliff Harris/Flea

Drums: Don't know much about them, but I'd say John Bonham

Vocals: Freddie Mercury (amazing)

Keyboards: Don't know enough

[opivy2689]

i think you are all gay

guitar - jimmy hendrix
bass - matt freeman
drums - neil peart
keyboard - who gives a shit you queer

bye!!

[Deathw1sh]

This thread is strange because people are going in way different directions. What are we talking about, best? Chops? Part Writing? Best all around?

here's from a full time musician's point of view:

Going by chops, or technical skill

bass: Stu Hamm/Vic Wooten/Billy Sheehan/Michael Manring
guitar: Yngwie Malmsteen/Rusty Cooley/Michael Angelo Batio
drums: Neil Peart/Terry Bozzio/Buddy Rich
keyboard: Jordan Rudess/Kevin Moore/Jens Johansen

But hold up... that's not what's important. These are all great players, and playing a million notes a second in 10 different styles is nice, but here's how I see it all around best.. ie, they have great chops, the music parts they write are amazing, they are versatile - can play many styles of music, they are able to support and solo as well, they know how to be team players, just the all around most kickass musicians, any way you look at it:

bass: Flea/Chris Squire/Tony Levin
guitar: Steve Vai/Joe Satriani/Allan Holdsworth
drums: Vinnie Colaiuta/Dave Weckl/Steve Gadd
keyboard: Rick Wakeman/Keith Emerson/Jon Lord

[fadetoblack5297]

Guitar- Dave Gilmour or Zakk Wylde
Bass- Roger Waters or that guy from Foghat
Drums- Nick Mason or Carter Beauford(DMB)
Keys- Richard Wright or that guy from Deep Purple

[Deathw1sh]

why do some people think Roger Waters is a great bassist?
A great singer, an amazing lyricist, but he's an average bassist at best.

[DukeofNoodlenes]

Guitar: Paul Gilbert//Jason Becker//Marty Friedman//Prince

Vocals: Jeff Martin//Christina Aguilera//Paul Gilbert

Bass: Jaco Pastorius//John Alderete//

Drums: Buddy Rich (no contest)

Lyrics: Paul Gilbert//Bjork//too many too many

[Deathw1sh]

Guitar: Paul Gilbert//Jason Becker//Marty Friedman//Prince

Vocals: Jeff Martin//Christina Aguilera//Paul Gilbert

Bass: Jaco Pastorius//John Alderete//

Drums: Buddy Rich (no contest)

Lyrics: Paul Gilbert//Bjork//too many too many
Ahh, yes, nice to see someone else appreciates Alderete... I call him Juan, but I'm pretty sure he goes by both names. Anyways, it was nice to see him get some recognition by being on the cover of this month's edition of Bass Player mag :D

Nice slashes, too

[DukeofNoodlenes]

Ahh, yes, nice to see someone else appreciates Alderete... I call him Juan, but I'm pretty sure he goes by both names. Anyways, it was nice to see him get some recognition by being on the cover of this month's edition of Bass Player mag :D

I know...he looked strangely hot! :shuffle:

Anyway, he goes buy Juan in Mars Volta and John in Racer X. In fact he changes his name for most bands he's in for some reason.

Nice slashes, too

:angel: Why Thanks.

[Liberation]

Vocals-Pete Doherty
Guitar- Carl Barat
Bass- John Hassel
Drums- Gary Powell
(Guess The Band)

anyways my suggestions

Guitar - Graham Coxon (Blur)
Bass - Mani (The Stone Roses)
Drums - Dave Grohl (Nirvana) Even tho I don't like Nirvana..
Keys - Jools Holland

[Acacia Tree]

Guitar-Jimi Hendrix
Bass-Jaco Pastorius/Victor Wooten/Stanly Clark
Vocals-John Lennon
Drummer-John Bonham/Keith Moon
Keyboards/piano-Rick Wakeman
Xylaphone-Kurt Cobain

[placebo]

Guitar - Randy Rhodes
Bass - Les Claypool
Drums - John Bonham

[Deathw1sh]

Guitar-Jimi Hendrix
Bass-Jaco Pastorius/Victor Wooten/Stanly Clark
Vocals-John Lennon
Drummer-John Bonham/Keith Moon
Keyboards/piano-Rick Wakeman
Xylaphone-Kurt Cobain
it's Stanley Clarke, and I'm going to be taught by him for a week this summer :eek: :D

[Acacia Tree]

it's Stanley Clarke, and I'm going to be taught by him for a week this summer :eek: :D
Get Out! STFU! man thats sweet, the acustic bass he used belongs to Wooten now and Victor brought it to his summer camp which my friend(who is also an exceptional bass player condsidering he was only 16 and got into the camp for 18and up.) was at and my friend got to play it.

[Deathw1sh]

that's pretty awesome. I didn't know wooten and clarke new each other. I considered going to Wooten's camp, but Tennessee is quite a ways from here. :(

Anyways, this one doesn't have any requirements by age, I dont think (though it says teen-adult, so I guess you have to be 13).. it's just a skill prerequisite for the course, at least for the one with Stanley.. they have beginner camps too though, so nobody's left out of the program as a whole, maybe they get to meet him too :D
http://www.guitarworkshoporders.com/classes/summits/basssummit/
anyways, there it is, I'm taking the funk/fusion course :cool:

So yea.. it was kinda misleading when I said that he would be teaching me... it will be in a small group, and he's a guest instructor.. but still!

And, I just noticed you said your friend played a bass that both Stan and Vic played.. that's fucking amazing! :eek: :thud: