this one is for you Mike

[Clockworkmike]

A guitar player i have always liked , who i think is underrated,the man himself Ritchie Sambora..

Richie IS grossly underrated. He has a great soulful style and has a great tone. He was stifled by Jon Bon Jovi too much when he was with the band and i think thats why he never got his proper due.

 

[Session 5]

So true Mike...

 

[Ramo]

At the risk utter HERESY and gasps of shock and disgust, I'm gonna say it: Jake E Lee was and still is my favorite guitarist from Ozzy Osbourne's solo era. Yes, i know who im placing him above too lol

Randy was a virtuoso and an instant legend, Zakk is the longest enduring guitarist with pinch harmonics from God, and then Brad Gillis and Joe Holmes were great too in their short stints ( never was a Gus G fan). But Jake had something about him that I clicked with. The Ultimate Sin tour home video I owned on VHS as a kid got worn out so bad the tape dissipated lol

I liked him before i knew his name, my brother love watching football ( yes in Europe we call it football, not soccer ) during half times they would play some music clips on Tv and thats when i saw Jake E lee doing crazy solo. I was mesmerised, then i had my vhs ready to record Anyone with electric guitar didnt care who it was as long as played electric guitar.


Anyway it was this clip

 

[Session 5]

Ramo do you know who taught that guy! nope it wasn't me...

 

[Clockworkmike]

I liked him before i knew his name, my brother love watching football ( yes in Europe we call it football, not soccer ) during half times they would play some music clips on Tv and thats when i saw Jake E lee doing crazy solo. I was mesmerised, then i had my vhs ready to record Anyone with electric guitar didnt care who it was as long as played electric guitar.


Anyway it was this clip

This is what made me become a full Jake junkie, same video i owned, bout as bad of quality as mine became lol but hey, hes doing the Finger slide tricks you're doing too!

 

[Ebidis]

That was great playing, and on a properly pointy guitar. :dood:

 

[Clockworkmike]

Mentioning an underrated guitarist from the 80s: i was listening to some LA Guns yesterday and Tracii Guns was and still is an absolutely phenomenal guitarist. Guy has a helluva sound and technique

 

[Ramo]

Mentioning an underrated guitarist from the 80s: i was listening to some LA Guns yesterday and Tracii Guns was and still is an absolutely phenomenal guitarist. Guy has a helluva sound and technique

Talking of undated Vitto Bratta is one of them, he had really tasty solos.

 

[Clockworkmike]

Talking of undated Vitto Bratta is one of them, he had really tasty solos.

I never liked White Lion but Vitto Bratta IS a phenomenal guitar player. He was the only thing i DID like about the band lol

 

[Ramo]

I never liked White Lion but Vitto Bratta IS a phenomenal guitar player. He was the only thing i DID like about the band lol

Same lol

 

[Clockworkmike]

Same lol

Lots of those 80s guys were great guitarists that get unfairly judged because they were in "hair bands". But thats a narrow and lame statement really.

Vitto Bratta, Tracii Guns, Chris Holmes, Warren DiMartini, John Sykes, George Lynch, Carlos Cavazo, Mick Mars, Richie Sambora, Vivian Campell, Phil Collen, Dave Snake Sabo, Reb Beach, Nuno Bettencourt, Jeff LeBar, Oz Fox were all great players who often get overlooked sadly

 

[Mitch Pearrow SJMP]

I liked White Lion
I am still a big fan of Jake

 

[Session 5]

And don't forget Randy Bachman. Oh i almost forgot another great guitarist of mine Colin James.

 

[Mitch Pearrow SJMP]

Lots of those 80s guys were great guitarists that get unfairly judged because they were in "hair bands". But thats a narrow and lame statement really.

Vitto Bratta, Tracii Guns, Chris Holmes, Warren DiMartini, John Sykes, George Lynch, Carlos Cavazo, Mick Mars, Richie Sambora, Vivian Campell, Phil Collen, Dave Snake Sabo, Reb Beach, Nuno Bettencourt, Jeff LeBar, Oz Fox were all great players who often get overlooked sadly

So true, but you could never get me to like Poison lol

 

[Mitch Pearrow SJMP]

And don't forget Randy Bachman..

A different era but a great guitarist

 

[Ramo]

Lots of those 80s guys were great guitarists that get unfairly judged because they were in "hair bands". But thats a narrow and lame statement really.

Vitto Bratta, Tracii Guns, Chris Holmes, Warren DiMartini, John Sykes, George Lynch, Carlos Cavazo, Mick Mars, Richie Sambora, Vivian Campell, Phil Collen, Dave Snake Sabo, Reb Beach, Nuno Bettencourt, Jeff LeBar, Oz Fox were all great players who often get overlooked sadly

Thats great list, Warren dimartini is great love his tone, lynch was good dont like him now i think he lost it.... sykes is sick man love his solos Reb beach black magic is killer track

 

[Clockworkmike]

So true, but you could never get me to like Poison lol

Lol yeah them and Winger...i just cant do that. Reb Beach was a great guitarist in an awful band. CC deville, never cared much for to begin with lol

 

[Mitch Pearrow SJMP]

And if we get in the way back machine. Mark Farner

 

[Clockworkmike]

Thats great list, Warren dimartini is great love his tone, lynch was good dont like him now i think he lost it.... sykes is sick man love his solos Reb beach black magic is killer track

Sykes is one of my favorite ever probably. That dude was a beast. If its any statement on how awesome he was: Whitesnake had to hire Vivian Campbell and Adrian Vandenberg just to replace him as a single guitarist when he got canned lol

 

[Session 5]

Starting at 4;16 in the video check out Randy's solo.