Most Underated Guitar Players

[OnlineStageGear]

It took me a long time to "get" Neil Young. He's not a particularly good singer or guitar player by most definitions. But that dude can sit down all by himself with just an acoustic guitar and deliver the goods. He plays and sings from the heart and can tell a story. In his music, that is all that is necessary. The music scales up and down really well too - it is complete whether it's just him or if he's got a full band. It only took me 20 years to appreciate Neil Young

I will give him that. The dude can write song melodies, but his guitar leads get on my nerves.

[dtt001]

A very good thread - one I didn't see was
Ian Crichton - listen to the EP of Catwalk, cd: Heads or Tails.

As well I still think Randy was underated or at least under covered. His untimely passage cut short what should have been a very productive career to this day.

[ihocky2]

I'm gonna have to throw another plug for
Criss Oliva- Savatage
Alex Skolnick-Multiple Projects

and I'll add
Chris Caffery-Savatage, solo work, Trans-Siberian Orchestra

[npacheco]

Wolf Hoffmann from Accept

+1

That dude never got his props. I dug his riffs, and his leads. His leads always break away from the song and take it to a higher level, then bring it back down to where the song was before. His solos just sounded perfect for the song.

[spazzyone]

Probably overrated now with the Def L gig, don't really follow him now, but loved Vivian Campbell's work on his first two albums with Dio. Some great riffs and soloing in there.

Brad Paisley is probably way underated due to his style of music, but that guy can play his ass off, more evident live and on his instrumentals than the radio stuff. Lot of nice fills in his music too if you can get into the country stuff.

VIV was a true God i was at the Spectrum when they filmed
a special from the spectrum vid and his tone was that hot the vid only does it half justice (Twisted Sister was pretty good that night too)

next would be John Sykes another tone God

and im going to Brad Paisley next month i hate country but that dude rips

and the most underated would be Jeff Beck
way better than than those other wankers from that era
and smokes half the players today using only two of his fingers
another tone God

[Larz]

VIV was a true God i was at the Spectrum when they filmed
a special from the spectrum vid and his tone was that hot the vid only does it half justice (Twisted Sister was pretty good that night too)

next would be John Sykes another tone God

and im going to Brad Paisley next month i hate country but that dude rips

and the most underated would be Jeff Beck
way better than than those other wankers from that era
and smokes half the players today using only two of his fingers
another tone God

That's funny, I think that DIO VHS tape is still in my old bedroom at my parents house along with a Malmsteen VHS and the Ozzy/R. Rhoads tape that existed back then. Wore that Dio one out back in the day.

Loved Sykes on the Blue Murder record too, still love hearing We All Fall Down to this day.

Actually saw Paisley last Saturday night in Colorado. World class guitar player, just not the main genre around here.

[DC_rhoads82]

Definately would agree with Chris Oliva and Vivian Campbell. Some killer playing on Dio's early albums thanks to that man.

[markb]

There are all kinds of players in this thread who have gotten all the recognition you could possibly get, or are known by any reasonably serious guitarist. If they seem underated, its becasue guitar in general isn't a big deal to the general public. There was a period in the mid to late 80's when guitar heros were very much in the public eye, it was hip to be a scorching player. that ended almost 20 years ago. No one really cares anymore. You can't get the same level of recognition these days no matter how good you are.

[cabram]

Vinnie Vincent
Alex Skolnik
Danny Spitz
Louie Svitek-Fuckin' MOD baby!
Michael Wilton
Chrid Degarmo
Trey Spruance

[jtr]

JEFF BECK!!! GARY MOORE! enough said.

[metalcore]

i think Rusty Cooley is the most underrated :O

[FusionFarmer]

It took me a long time to "get" Neil Young. He's not a particularly good singer or guitar player by most definitions. But that dude can sit down all by himself with just an acoustic guitar and deliver the goods. He plays and sings from the heart and can tell a story. In his music, that is all that is necessary. The music scales up and down really well too - it is complete whether it's just him or if he's got a full band. It only took me 20 years to appreciate Neil Young

Neil also was a leader in using dropped tunings, all in all Neil Young is one talented guy

[Schnook]

Gary Moore
Roope Latvala
Lindsay Buckingham
Glenn Tipton
K.K. Downing
Tony McAlpine
Doug Aldrich
Reb Beach
Phil Collen

[Schnook]

Jake E. Lee

[horns666]

Top taking guys from my list!!

Actually, I should add Phil Collen to the list..He can throw down..he just doesn't do it in Def Leppard, he holds back and plays for their formula that works for them..but the bro's got game!!