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List your favorite 2nd guitarist
Posted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 9:27 am
by jnurp
So many bands have two guitarists and theres always a superstar lead player and the "other" guy. name some of those other guys that you like.
Malcolm comes to mind first, his riffs are the backbone of that band.
Izzy Stradlin, does anybody even remember that he exists?
Growing up I always loved Ratt and robin Crosby was definitely the other guy. I don't know if he could play but he lived in the shadow of warren.
Re: List your favorite 2nd guitarist
Posted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 9:29 am
by TurboPablo
When Izzy left G&F'nR, even Slash commented that they couldn't ever figure out just what the hell Izzy was playing all those years.
Rhythm genius. Along with Steven Adler.
After they left, it was over for G&F'nR.
Re: List your favorite 2nd guitarist
Posted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 9:31 am
by benjamin801
Brad Whitford
Joe Strummer
Scott Ian
Re: List your favorite 2nd guitarist
Posted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 9:34 am
by nakedzen
I don't really count him as the "second" guitarist since he wrote the best material, but Hanneman.
Re: List your favorite 2nd guitarist
Posted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 9:36 am
by Devin
Brad Whitford instantly comes to mind. Dude is a badass
Also +1 on wondering wtf purpose Izzy Stradlin served. I always forget he was even in the band
Re: List your favorite 2nd guitarist
Posted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 9:40 am
by Telephant
I came in thinking about Izzy. He helped write a lot of the songs didn't he? Pretty sure he a was pretty integral part of the band but its been awhile since I brushed up on my GnR history.
Re: List your favorite 2nd guitarist
Posted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 9:41 am
by benjamin801
nakedzen wrote:I don't really count him as the "second" guitarist since he wrote the best material, but Hanneman.
Yeah, Kerry is/was definitely the louder, more visible personality, but Hanneman probably wrote eight of my ten favorite Slayer songs.
Re: List your favorite 2nd guitarist
Posted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 9:42 am
by TurboPablo
Devin wrote:Brad Whitford instantly comes to mind. Dude is a badass
Also +1 on wondering wtf purpose Izzy Stradlin served. I always forget he was even in the band
That's the thing. They didn't even realize how important he was to their sound until he was gone. Go back and listen, really listen to Appetite. The real genius of that album has little to do with Slash. He overdubbed all his solos. The real flavor on that album is Izzy all the way. He and Steven Adler knew how to interact perfectly.
Gilby Clark was no Izzy Stradlin.
Re: List your favorite 2nd guitarist
Posted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 9:56 am
by madkeithv
Kirk Hammet.
Re: List your favorite 2nd guitarist
Posted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 10:09 am
by nightflameauto
benjamin801 wrote:Scott Ian
nakedzen wrote:I don't really count him as the "second" guitarist since he wrote the best material, but Hanneman.
See, this is the problem with most of the bands I've listened to for long enough to really have an opinion about. You can't call Scott Ian and Jeff Hanneman seconds guitarists unless you want to refer to James Hetfield as a second guitarist, and somehow we intrinsicly know that's not right.
EDIT:
Ninja'd. ^^
Re: List your favorite 2nd guitarist
Posted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 10:25 am
by wrongnote85
kk downing
dan spitz
jeff young
Re: List your favorite 2nd guitarist
Posted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 10:32 am
by benjamin801
wrongnote85 wrote:kk downing
KK Downing is a badass. I love how much wildness and attitude are in his leads as compared to the slicker, more perfect Tipton leads.
wrongnote85 wrote:dan spitz
Well, now that Ian and Spitz have both been named in the thread, I guess they cancel out.
Re: List your favorite 2nd guitarist
Posted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 11:27 am
by madkeithv
nightflameauto wrote:benjamin801 wrote:Scott Ian
nakedzen wrote:I don't really count him as the "second" guitarist since he wrote the best material, but Hanneman.
unless you want to refer to James Hetfield as a second guitarist, and somehow we intrinsicly know that's not right.
EDIT:
Ninja'd. ^^
Re: List your favorite 2nd guitarist
Posted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 11:53 am
by 100 watt
Woodroe Weatherman.
MONSTER guitar player who gets very little recognition. Dude's got a super cool vibrato. Lots of tasty licks.
Re: List your favorite 2nd guitarist
Posted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 12:38 pm
by Yarbicus
Eric Peterson. It is his rock-solid foundation that allows Skolnik to do what he does.
Re: List your favorite 2nd guitarist
Posted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 12:43 pm
by Walt
Stone Gossard
Re: List your favorite 2nd guitarist
Posted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 3:48 pm
by Gunslinger
Chris Caffery
Re: List your favorite 2nd guitarist
Posted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 3:50 pm
by TurboPablo
Stone Gizzard
Re: List your favorite 2nd guitarist
Posted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 3:53 pm
by Gunslinger
Does Scott Gorham count?
Re: List your favorite 2nd guitarist
Posted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 3:58 pm
by benjamin801
Gunslinger wrote:Does Scott Gorham count?
Yes! And he's great.
Re: List your favorite 2nd guitarist
Posted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 4:34 pm
by Ry Manchu
Mick Taylor
Adrian Smith
Dickey Betts
Allen Collins
Nels Cline
John Sykes
Duane Allman (Derek and the Dominos)
Marty Friedman
Bob Weir
Roger Fisher
Rick Hunolt
Marc Ford
Jake Cinninger
Tommy Shaw
James Iha
Steve Windwood
Don Felder
Johnny Winter (with Rick Derringer)
Steve Clark
Adrian Belew
Tom Johnston
Eric Bloom
Christopher Amott
Tommy Skeoch
Stephen Stills to Neil Young
Re: List your favorite 2nd guitarist
Posted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 4:59 pm
by jnurp
when was marty ever the 2nd option? even with cocophony I wouldn't say he was #2 even though Jason was infinitely more creative and talented than him back then.
Re: List your favorite 2nd guitarist
Posted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 5:02 pm
by Ry Manchu
jnurp wrote:when was marty ever the 2nd option? even with cocophony I wouldn't say he was #2 even though Jason was infinitely more creative and talented than him back then.
Mustaine was center stage, song writer and it was his band. Marty was clearly the main lead guitarist.
Re: List your favorite 2nd guitarist
Posted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 5:58 pm
by Repner
I don't know if I can count Jon Schaffer since he's the main guy of the band, but as the rhythm guitarist, I would say him. Some of his stuff is tiring to play.
Re: List your favorite 2nd guitarist
Posted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 7:00 pm
by downstemmed
Karl Sanders. Nile's amazing, but he's got C cups.