Where does Mike fit in?

GardenOfStone

Tell me where Mike McCready fits in your list of top guitar players of all time... And why.

Dont rag on each other, Im just curious to hear others opinions.

Here's my list right now... It does change often.

1 - Mike McCready

2 - Mark Tremonti (Alter Bridge)

3 - Brad Paisley (Solo)

4 - Mark Kendall (Great White)

5 - Zakk Wylde (Black Label Society)

6 - Brian May (Queen)

7 - Jimmy Page

8 - Eric Clapton

9 - Joe Walsh (Eagles)

10- Ritchie Sambora (Bon Jovi)

sennin

Of course he's my favorite guitarist in my favorite band....but in reality.

....He'd be about 30th on my list.

B nice

srv
jimi
jack white

hopethatuchoke

LOL

That list is a joke right?

intheflesh

Mike's awesome!!!...but there's about 5 or 6 guitarists I put ahead of him on my list...David Gilmour holds the #1 spot.

GardenOfStone

hopethatuchoke wrote:

LOL

That list is a joke right?

Serious man... you're entitled to your opinion, but remember, we're not here to tear each other down!

FnCircus

there have been some great guitarist.........just not sure he would crack my top ten.

IMO, just not sure he's in the same group as Jimi, Stevie Ray, Jimmy Page, PT, Stanley Jordan........

mozman88

hopethatuchoke wrote:

LOL

That list is a joke right?

I hope so....because it sure made me laugh! haha

Cosmo

I like Mike... and he is great... and his work fits Pearl Jam like a glove...
BUT... not up there with Jimi, Eric, Jeff, Jimmy, Stevie Ray, Duane Allman, John McLaughlin, Tommy Bolin, Peter Frampton or Jack White.

sennin

Jimi
SRV
Clapton
BB King
Page
Richards
Townsend
Waren Haynes
Eric Johnson
Jeff Beck
Chuck Berry
Santana
Mark Knopfler
Buddy Guy
EVH
Buckingham
Neil
Angus Young
Les Paul
Bo Diddly
Kirk Hammet
Allman
Veron Reid

B nice

Bronson Arroyo

Mohab

Mcready is awesome, plays with a lot of feel and is quite original while at the same time derivitive, a great lead guitarist, but Gossard is obviously the tru guitar wizard in Pearl Jam in my poorly read (and spelt) books

Ledbetterman10

I love Mike but can think of at least 30 guitarists who are better

rarghrargh-brownstar

sennin wrote:

Of course he's my favorite guitarist in my favorite band....but in reality.

....He'd be about 30th on my list.

i respect you for your honesty.

tara

he's up there with jimi, and those allman bros dudes

Gary Carter

mikes good but there are bout 30-40 guitarist that are better then him

bookmuse

Steve Vai is a pretty sweet guitar player
Eddie Van Halen

angryyoungman

B nice wrote:

srv
jimi
jack white

i know we're not suppossed to do be negative here but how is jack white a top guitarist? they play the most basic riffs ever. . . i havent played my guitar in months and i could pick it up today and play just about any white stripes song within 10 minutes

pc_loadletter

in my opinion, mike is the best guitarist to come out of the 90s, BUT hed have to be ranked in the 40s or 30s of the best of all time.

Spunkie

He's pure love, baby!

Rushlimbo

Courtney Love

BetterManningNYG

angryyoungman wrote:

i know we're not suppossed to do be negative here but how is jack white a top guitarist? they play the most basic riffs ever. . . i havent played my guitar in months and i could pick it up today and play just about any white stripes song within 10 minutes

+1... a lot of people like jack white's music and that's fine (i suppose), but i saw the raconteurs opening for bob dylan and i can't say i was overly impressed with his guitar playing. it seemed kinda bland to me. i don't know... maybe i'm just getting old...

hendrix tops my list, hands down. then there's clapton, page, SRV, slash, bb king, les paul, tony iommi, randy rhoads, many others... i could go on forever. mike mccready is great, and he was probably the sole reason why i started playing guitar myself, but i wouldn't put him quite on the same level as some of those other guys. perfect fit for pearl jam though.

leethal

angryyoungman wrote:

i know we're not suppossed to do be negative here but how is jack white a top guitarist? they play the most basic riffs ever. . . i havent played my guitar in months and i could pick it up today and play just about any white stripes song within 10 minutes

I hear what your saying but you couldn't get that tone in 10 minutes. Sure his riffs are simple but he manages to fill so much space with great fills. Have you heard him play slide guitar live? He is incredible. That said i prefer Hendrix, page, and company.

My personal favourite guitar player is Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys. Simple and primitive but he is untouchable in terms of rythm and style (which is based totally on personal opinion of course.) That said i love mike; particularly on Yield and Binaural. Also love stone, there is only one stone.

I thought id mention that i can not tolerate Malmsteem, Vai, or Van Halen. How can they have so much talent and still produce rubbish? I hate each their tone and i hate their music. I can definitely understand why people like them because of their talent. Their music on the other hand is insufferable. I know i shouldn't say that but i hate the way my favourite players (Mike included) are looked down upon by these guys.

leethal

pc_loadletter wrote:

in my opinion, mike is the best guitarist to come out of the 90s, BUT hed have to be ranked in the 40s or 30s of the best of all time.

If you told Mike was the 40th best guitarist of all time he would be stoked. He would probably place himself lower; i think part of what makes my favourite players great (mike included) is that they don't approach guitar with their ego. Its much more tastelful that way; particularly in the context of a band such as Pearl Jam. I love watching interviews where Hendrix denies his talent. He did not think he was the greatest player. The "shredding elite" that think they are the greatest become preoccupied with meaningless technicalities.

GivenToWalk

B nice wrote:

Bronson Arroyo

hhahahhah

chris01

Mike is one of my fav's, my no.1 is John Frusciante but Mike is up there with the best.

pjten77

sennin wrote:

Jimi
SRV
Clapton
BB King
Page
Richards
Townsend
Waren Haynes
Eric Johnson
Jeff Beck
Chuck Berry
Santana
Mark Knopfler
Buddy Guy
EVH
Buckingham
Neil
Angus Young
Les Paul
Bo Diddly
Kirk Hammet
Allman
Veron Reid

I second this list.....only Duane Allman would be at the top and Derek Trucks would be added

DEMON CLEANER

wow!no mention for jerry cantrell?
also randy rhodes rip.
but my personal favourite is zakk wylde.

intheflesh

if you don't think Jack White is a great guitar player it's because all you know are the singles on the radio.

if you heard deeper tracks, you'd realize his exquisite style

Lizardking

One guy I always wonder gets left off is Randy Rhoads. He was an amzing guitarist!! Not saying he was best or anything I just think people forget him.

cuyler41

sennin wrote:

Of course he's my favorite guitarist in my favorite band....but in reality.

....He'd be about 30th on my list.

I'm the same