I need a hero!

[scott anthony]

Starting thinking about yesteryear and began to wonder, who are the guitar gods of today?

A lot of 'em are still alive and doing great stuff, but where is the young Brian May? Steve Vai? Eddie Van Halen? out there working on their first or second album?

[pscottm]

i'm sure they're out there, probably just know better..

[Rick Hunter]

I would start here.

http://messageboard.tapeop.com/viewtopi ... 30&start=0

[phalex]

Rick is correct, we have the next Steve Vai in our very own MP3 forum. His name is ampguy.

[scott anthony]

i'm sure they're out there, probably just know better..

Know better than to what, work with a big label?

I know there are tons of great guys out there... I still get tingles all the time by some guys playing smaller rooms. But the "god" thing seems to have passed...

[scott anthony]

Rick is correct, we have the next Steve Vai in our very own MP3 forum. His name is ampguy.

Will check him out tonite. No sound card at work...

One of my friends

http://www.demolitionstringband.com

Boo is an incredible player. They run up and down the east coast, if ya get a chance

[pscottm]

sorry, too much coffee. that, and i was just subjected to a 45 second loop of a not-so-impressive vai-esque lead while on hold w my utilities company (on speakerphone). no offense.

[scott anthony]

sorry, too much coffee. that, and i was just subjected to a 45 second loop of a not-so-impressive vai-esque lead while on hold w my utilities company (on speakerphone). no offense.

none taken! with this written communique thing, I need to ask for clarity 10 ro 20 times before getting offended...

[cassettefetish]

I know there are tons of great guys out there... I still get tingles all the time by some guys playing smaller rooms. But the "god" thing seems to have passed...

Yeah, there are no good women guitar players, like Kristin Hersh.

[scott anthony]

I know there are tons of great guys out there... I still get tingles all the time by some guys playing smaller rooms. But the "god" thing seems to have passed...

Yeah, there are no good women guitar players, like Kristin Hersh.

really?

[aurelialuz]

aww, i thought this was gonna be about the bonnie tyler song.

alex

[cassettefetish]

I was sort of taking the definition of "guys" literally. I guess you more meant it in the context of "guitar players" than "guys." Sorry.

Anyway, Kristin Hersh is a guitar god(dess).

You can get her new band (50 Foot Wave) mp3's at throwingmusic.com It's heavy metal/punk. I rather like it.

They have a free mp3 at Amazon, of their song Clara Bow.
(don't know how one little woman can scream so loud and make such big guitar sounds!)

Don't I sound like a little street teamer!

--Nick

Mp3 link:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/de ... ital-music

[djslayerissick]

the only modern guitar players i know of that are true Guitar Gods are from the metal/death/black metal scenes.

Marten Hagstrom and Fredrik Thordendal of Meshuggah

Mikael ?kerfeldt of Opeth

Alexi Laiho of Children of Bodom

Dimebag Darrell

Chad Kroeger.... j/k

[Rick Hunter]

That dude from Meshuga is a fucking monster. In a good way.

[jamoo]

Starting thinking about yesteryear and began to wonder, who are the guitar gods of today?

They're here. They're people who can play really well but realize that being a guitar god is stupid and very uncool. They are artists who make a concerted effort to avoid becoming nightmares.

Another thought is there are so many people who play well, it's like, well, what else you got?

And rock is mature. It's alive but not vital. Gods come from vital.