Went looking for Rik Emmitt, left satisfied. A bit surprised by a few of the choices, not that they are there, just that these lists tend to skew to the pretentious side; but can't really argue with the players I recognize.
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Healey should be #1 and Lifeson #2 IMO, but otherwise good list.
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Gotta say, Don Ross should be top 5. Extremely innovative, brought percussive fingerstyle to a whole new level, and a great songwriter too. But I'm partial to acoustic fingerstyle guitar...
Went looking for Rik Emmitt, left satisfied. A bit surprised by a few of the choices, not that they are there, just that these lists tend to skew to the pretentious side; but can't really argue with the players I recognize.
Me to, Colin James is just a natural for the list, the guy is flat out amazing and makes my jaw drop and my head explode whenever I see him.
Emmitt really should be top 5, the guy is flat out one of the best guitar players on the planet.
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Always a shame when they miss Devin Townsend, even if you hate the music he just might be an (evil) genius. On a side note, this is a good chance to watch the unbelievable Gene Hoglan, one of the greatest drummers ever:
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I guess for the first time ever Alex Lifeson isn't being underrated. But yeah I mean pretty obvious choice for #1. My question is where is Chad Kroeger? Do you really think writing basic power chord riffs over and over again is easy?
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Always a shame when they miss Devin Townsend, even if you hate the music he just might be an (evil) genius. On a side note, this is a good chance to watch the unbelievable Gene Hoglan, one of the greatest drummers ever:
came to post this. Devin may be one of the most criminally under-rated Canadian artists of all time. the man is is a musical savant, but because of the genre he plays in no one in the mainstream knows it
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25 Greatest Canadian Guitarists
