Where does Mike fit in?

GardenOfStone
GardenOfStone Posts: 21
edited February 2008 in The Porch
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)
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  • sennin
    sennin Posts: 2,146
    Of course he's my favorite guitarist in my favorite band....but in reality.

    ....He'd be about 30th on my list.
  • B nice
    B nice Posts: 182
    srv
    jimi
    jack white
    life has nothing to do with killing time
    Bring it on cause I'm no victim

    b nice loves pearl jam like ed vedder loves america
  • hopethatuchoke
    hopethatuchoke Posts: 2,927
    LOL

    That list is a joke right?
  • intheflesh
    intheflesh Posts: 170
    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.
    was it?....
  • GardenOfStone
    GardenOfStone Posts: 21
    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!
    "He said little man you got no buisness gettin' frustrated, you gotta rest, you gotta rest you gotta rest... Reach Doooooown... And pick the crowd up... Carry back in your hands, to the promised land!
  • FnCircus
    FnCircus Posts: 439
    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
    mozman88 Posts: 38
    hopethatuchoke wrote:
    LOL

    That list is a joke right?

    I hope so....because it sure made me laugh! haha
    2000 - Indianapolis(8/18)
    2003 - Champaign(4/23), Indianapolis(6/22),
    Columbus(6/24), Hershey(7/12)
    2006 - Chicago (5/16), Chicago (5/17), Cincinnati (6/24)
    2007 - Vic -Chicago (8/2), Lollapalooza - Chicago (8/5)
  • Cosmo
    Cosmo Posts: 12,225
    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.
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  • sennin
    sennin Posts: 2,146
    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
    B nice Posts: 182
    Bronson Arroyo
    life has nothing to do with killing time
    Bring it on cause I'm no victim

    b nice loves pearl jam like ed vedder loves america
  • Mohab
    Mohab Posts: 310
    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
    Ledbetterman10 Posts: 17,003
    I love Mike but can think of at least 30 guitarists who are better
    2000: Camden 1, 2003: Philly, State College, Camden 1, MSG 2, Hershey, 2004: Reading, 2005: Philly, 2006: Camden 1, 2, East Rutherford 1, 2007: Lollapalooza, 2008: Camden 1, Washington D.C., MSG 1, 2, 2009: Philly 1, 2, 3, 4, 2010: Bristol, MSG 2, 2011: PJ20 1, 2, 2012: Made In America, 2013: Brooklyn 2, Philly 2, 2014: Denver, 2015: Global Citizen Festival, 2016: Philly 2, Fenway 1, 2018: Fenway 1, 2, 2021: Sea. Hear. Now. 2022: Camden, 2024: Philly 2, 2025: Pittsburgh 1

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  • rarghrargh-brownstar
    rarghrargh-brownstar Posts: 1,272
    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. :D
    Rarghstarfarian.
  • tara
    tara Posts: 293
    he's up there with jimi, and those allman bros dudes
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  • Gary Carter
    Gary Carter Posts: 14,077
    mikes good but there are bout 30-40 guitarist that are better then him
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  • bookmuse
    bookmuse Posts: 277
    Steve Vai is a pretty sweet guitar player
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  • angryyoungman
    angryyoungman Medford, NY Posts: 1,028
    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
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  • pc_loadletter
    pc_loadletter Posts: 164
    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
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    He's pure love, baby!
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