Your Top Five Underrated Guitarists

Porch Dweller · 04-21-2016, 03:44 PM

The death of Prince gave me the idea for this thread. These are the guys that in your opinion have amazing skill but don't seem to get lumped up there with the Guitar Gods such as Clapton, Jeff Beck, Hendrix, Van Halen, etc.

Mine are:

1) Robert Fripp. Just an absolute monster on the guitar, with blazing speed and technique.
2) Frank Zappa. Fans of Zappa know just how incredible he was, but mainstream music fans just seem to go "Oh, that 'Don't Eat the Yellow Snow' Guy. Whatever."
3) Rory Gallagher. If there had never been a Clapton or Hendrix he might be a household name like those two are.
4) Prince. As I said in the other thread, his chosen genres of music might have overshadowed his ability to blow the roof off of the house.
5) Adam Jones. His playing with Tool is the very definition of textured.

04-21-2016, 03:44 PM	#1
Porch Dweller Life is for living Join Date: Oct 2012 First Name: James Location: Mississippi Gulf Coast Posts: 8,252 Trading: (24)	Your Top Five Underrated Guitarists The death of Prince gave me the idea for this thread. These are the guys that in your opinion have amazing skill but don't seem to get lumped up there with the Guitar Gods such as Clapton, Jeff Beck, Hendrix, Van Halen, etc. Mine are: 1) Robert Fripp. Just an absolute monster on the guitar, with blazing speed and technique. 2) Frank Zappa. Fans of Zappa know just how incredible he was, but mainstream music fans just seem to go "Oh, that 'Don't Eat the Yellow Snow' Guy. Whatever." 3) Rory Gallagher. If there had never been a Clapton or Hendrix he might be a household name like those two are. 4) Prince. As I said in the other thread, his chosen genres of music might have overshadowed his ability to blow the roof off of the house. 5) Adam Jones. His playing with Tool is the very definition of textured. __________________ A 1911 in the hand is faster than 911 on the phone