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Who's better, MIke FaceMelter Mccready or Eddie Van Halen?

BinauralJamBinauralJam Posts: 14,158
edited May 2010 in The Porch
Tough Call for me, i Guess i give the edge to Mike, but only because i think he play's on more songs i like.
Eddie F'n Amazing though.
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  • dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam Posts: 139,724
    :shock: u ask whos better between GOD and a human??
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  • upina2001upina2001 Indiana Posts: 764
    mike mccready would say Eddie Van Halen.

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  • PapPap Serres, Greece Posts: 29,798
    upina2001 wrote:
    mike mccready would say Eddie Van Halen.
    +1
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  • CitizenRickCitizenRick Posts: 1,079
    EVH is on the Mount Rushmore of rock guitarists...but Mike Mccready is a badass guitar player who plays by feel like nobody else.

    Mike would be on the Mt Rushmore of the Alt. rock scene though. BTW...I like Mike's style better.
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  • Mr RockoMr Rocko Posts: 647
    Mate you can't do that comparison... they are both ONE as a whole, they complement each other!
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  • demetriosdemetrios Posts: 96,644
    upina2001 wrote:
    mike mccready would say Eddie Van Halen.
  • BinauralJamBinauralJam Posts: 14,158
    dimitrispearljam wrote:
    :shock: u ask whos better between GOD and a human??

    Sticking to your gun's huh :mrgreen:
  • veddertownveddertown Scotland Posts: 5,260
    upina2001 wrote:
    mike mccready would say Eddie Van Halen.
    More than likely and technically he is probably right if MM had been around during VH's peak years but I'd rather listen to Mike's free flowing Hendrix style any day.
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  • Scout It OutScout It Out Posts: 2
    McCready killed it last night!
  • restlesssoulrestlesssoul Posts: 6,952
    ive never been a fan of van halen's noodling. yes, its fast and very technical, but its just not for me. I like slow and melodic.

    EVH> MM in the world of guitarists.
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  • Jokertt14Jokertt14 Posts: 2,566
    that's like asking if eddie Van Halen could play Black better then mike . :o
  • rickygeddesrickygeddes Posts: 7
    They both have their strong points
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  • PoncierPoncier Posts: 17,805
    dimitrispearljam wrote:
    :shock: u ask whos better between GOD and a human??
    I'm not really sure Eddie is a God, but from 1977-1982 he may have been.
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  • Break The SkyBreak The Sky Posts: 1,276
    There's a difference between being able to jerk off a guitar neck and being a great guitarist.

    The clear choice here is Mike.
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  • StillHereStillHere Posts: 7,795
    From my perspective that's a silly question heheheeee :lol:
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  • WobbieWobbie Posts: 31,175
    I love EVH, but don't think he has (had) the versatility of MM. :think:
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  • SomethingCreativeSomethingCreative Kazoo, MI Posts: 3,407
    Big Drop wrote:
    There's a difference between being able to jerk off a guitar neck and being a great guitarist.

    The clear choice here is Mike.

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  • LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSunLikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun Posts: 6,097
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  • demetriosdemetrios Posts: 96,644
    I say it's time for Mike to step up & release some customized Mike McCready line of guitars.
    What say's you? :mrgreen:
  • BlahBlah Posts: 469
    Cready in a laugher. It's not even a fair comparison. Eddie Van Halen is out of his league if you compare him to someone with the soul of a Mike McCready.
  • FahkaFahka Posts: 3,187
    Beach Bum wrote:
    Cready in a laugher. It's not even a fair comparison. Eddie Van Halen is out of his league if you compare him to someone with the soul of a Mike McCready.


    + 1
  • BinauralJamBinauralJam Posts: 14,158
    Beach Bum wrote:
    Cready in a laugher. It's not even a fair comparison. Eddie Van Halen is out of his league if you compare him to someone with the soul of a Mike McCready.

    How old are you? why do i get the feeling you were born in the late 80's?
  • jrnycjrnyc Posts: 537
    upina2001 wrote:
    mike mccready would say Eddie Van Halen.

    Exactly!

    Mike is an awesome guitarist for sure, I think he is very underrated , but EVH is one of the greatest guitarist ever, hands down. If you asked 10 non Pearl Jam fans, who is a better guitarist, 9 out of 10 of them would say "Mike who"?
  • dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam Posts: 139,724
    Mike is God..
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  • FlaggFlagg Posts: 5,856
    Big Drop wrote:
    There's a difference between being able to jerk off a guitar neck and being a great guitarist.

    The clear choice here is Mike.

    Please. That doesn't describe EVH at all. The man literally redefined the way the instrument is played.

    Everyone here loves Mike but let's not get crazy.
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  • aNiMaLaNiMaL Posts: 7,117
    upina2001 wrote:
    mike mccready would say Eddie Van Halen.
    Yep.
  • Paul AndrewsPaul Andrews Posts: 2,489
    Look at it this way:

    Eruption v Yellow Ledbetter...

    I'm not into finger tapping and dive bombing whammy. I'll go with Mike, but it is a matter of style, not ability.
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  • SuperStickmanSuperStickman Posts: 80
    Apples and Oranges.

    But I will say, I've always felt EVH is SUPER over-rated...
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  • BinauralJamBinauralJam Posts: 14,158
    Perhaps i shouldn't have phrased it, Who's better? .....
  • Paul AndrewsPaul Andrews Posts: 2,489
    KO282453 wrote:
    Perhaps i shouldn't have phrased it, Who's better? .....

    Who do you prefer may have been better, but then the answers may be biased on this forum. Maybe we could look at it this way.

    Would there be a Mccready if there had not been an EVH or SRV or Ace Frehely or Brian May. Would ther ehave been any of these guys if there had not been a Jimmy Hendrix or Jimmy Page? Would there have been any of these guys if there had not been a Chuck Berry et al?
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