Why Chris Broderick Is The Greatest Guitarist Alive

This is obviously a subjective thing, but Chris Broderick proves to be one of the best guitarist alive...and the fact that he's now in Megadeth makes me psyched more than ever for their new album.  However, let me present my case.

How quickly you can move your fingers has nothing to do with your skill as a guitarist.

Maybe he'll use that skill to play a good song at some point.

Pretty damn good. The classical guitar is what first grabbed me. I'd raise you one, but I think arguing Jimi Hendrix as the best guitarist ever is trie and overused.

It's impressive, but I've never really been into artists that are just amazing players. I've always preferred substance over skill. For example, I love this guy's style:

Ah, what the hey. Let me show you the best guitarist!

"How quickly you can move your fingers has nothing to do with your skill as a guitarist."

Impressive, but  I still think Steve Vai is the guy to beat.

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How quickly you can move your fingers has nothing to do with your skill as a guitarist.

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Arkthemaniac said:

"Ah, what the hey. Let me show you the best guitarist!"

Don't knock it, man.  That was the third song I ever learned on guitar.  People gotta start somewhere.  Hope the kid continues to play and get better.

HandsomeDead said:

"Maybe he'll use that skill to play a good song at some point."

....like "Sugar, We're Goin' Down", right?  -_-

"HandsomeDead said:

"Maybe he'll use that skill to play a good song at some point."

....like "Sugar, We're Goin' Down", right?  -_-"

Segovia is good as well, but my only problem with him is that he still lacks technique after all the years.  He writes amazingly atmospheric music...but if you ever really listen to his stuff, his fingerpicking always resides on a 3:1 pattern that is very typical.  Emmanuel has range and shows it very fluently.  He's also a bit of an egomaniac about the fact that he's amazing, but when Chet Atkins says you are one of the greatest guitarist on the planet, then you know you've got something going for you.  However, when you watch his percussion solos with the guitar...that's when you realize that no man should be THAT fucking talented.

Oh yeah?

Now THIS guy is my favorite guitarist ever.

"Oh yeah?

OH YEAH!?!

Well, how about . . . SHAZZAM!

Yeah . . . recover from that pwnz/

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Wow! That guy is amazing. Was that a Candid Camera stint or something? No way he's just hanging out on the street with talent like that."

Rad videos, Ark and Bulldog.  I was worried about the one you had posted, Bulldog, but it proved to be vastly worthwhile.

WOOTEN AINT SHIT!

Anyone who writes a song (albiet a terrible one) about how awesome they are, loses in my book.

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Sir, Clapton is NEVER the wrong thread!!!  Clapton is a God on his instrument.  The only time I've ever seen anything better was B.B. King's infamous sustain.

Man, it must be cool to have talented musicians from your area or state or whatever. I have:

I used to hate Clapton. Mostly because of that awful Tears In Heaven song, but my buddy made me listen to some Cream and damn, the man can play guitar.

"Man, it must be cool to have talented musicians from your area or state or whatever. I have:

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I need Blackwater`s opinion on Chris or this board = Fail.
On a serious note, I love Chris and he is an amazing guitarist, I can`t wait for Megadeth`s new album with him on lead.

Cream, Yardbirds, and Derek and the Dominoes were all amazing, and his solo stuff is just as good.  "Cocaine" is a song that I've wanted on one of the music/rhythm games for a while, but obviously it ain't gonna happen.  =  (

You know, I'm sick of people talking shit about Fall Out Boy as well.  I thoroughly enjoyed the Cork Tree album, from start to finish.  Infinity on High was alright, nothing amazing to me.

"jakob187 said:

You know, I'm sick of people talking shit about Fall Out Boy as well.  I thoroughly enjoyed the Cork Tree album, from start to finish.  Infinity on High was alright, nothing amazing to me.

Wow in a split second I just lost respect for you, sorry dude."

"jakob187 said:

You know, I'm sick of people talking shit about Fall Out Boy as well.  I thoroughly enjoyed the Cork Tree album, from start to finish.  Infinity on High was alright, nothing amazing to me.

Wow in a split second I just lost respect for you, sorry dude."

Would like to remind people that "TEH BEST GUITARIST EVAR" is purely subjective, it falls within ones own taste. You can give me all the Hendrix you can, in the end, he will not be the best in my opinion. Key word being "OPINION". But then again, I've never met one man or woman who disagrees when I say that Holdsworth is the best skillwise. But again, that is purely opinion.

I love the Pumpkins. I just hate where they are now, and how Corgan refuses to reinvent them in any reasonable way. The thing I like a lot about Rush is that they have constantly explored and reinvented their sound. My favorite Rush album is Vapor Trails by a decent margin, and that came out in 2003. Corgan has issues with the fact that a 40 year old man saying "I'm so alone" sounds creepy.

Well, I guess now would be the perfect time for me to include one of my favorite guitar videos in here:

Yeah Chris Broderick is pretty good but, in my opinion, I still think Paul Gilbert is better.

Someone's compensating.

"Well, I guess now would be the perfect time for me to include one of my favorite guitar videos in here:

  

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I like John McLaughlin a lot. He's bizarre. Also, Billy Cobham is a god of the drums.

"Your back in my books as a cool guy, I love michael angelo batio, even if alot of his solo are about speed, he has amazing accuracy and dexterity."

im not gonna be doushie and be like NO WAYZOR1!! SLASH IS TEH POWNAGE!

Not a fan of Megadeth but Broderick has played in Nevermore (one of my favourite bands) so he's pretty cool in my book. Rusty Cooley is awesome too and I his work in Outworld. It's not often that those uber virtuoso guitarists make good music but this is one of the rare exceptions to the rule.

I think arguements about how guitarist X is better than guitarist Y are completely pointless so instead I bring you some sweet guitar and bass videos.


Nevermore live: Chris Broderick and Jeff Loomis guitar solo duel

"jakob187 said:

You know, I'm sick of people talking shit about Fall Out Boy as well.  I thoroughly enjoyed the Cork Tree album, from start to finish.  Infinity on High was alright, nothing amazing to me.

Wow in a split second I just lost respect for you, sorry dude."