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+20shamgar75 Onkel Ben Dave the Boss Lari Schbopo sam James B. thejokeriv XYZ Thrasher73 DeathCult MetalGuy71 ultmetal manny metalhead777 Smindas INVADERS Leatherface mc666 Troublezone 24 posters |
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Pick | 1. George Lynch | | 60% | [ 15 ] | 2. Warren Demartini | | 20% | [ 5 ] | 3. Reb Beach | | 20% | [ 5 ] |
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Guest Guest
| Subject: Re: Best hair metal guitarist Wed Jun 03, 2009 10:33 am | |
| - detuned wrote:
- Back in the 80's there used to be a term called "pop metal", which was what was generally used for bands like Dokken, White Lion, etc. I have no problem with using that label because it doesn't have the negative connotations that are associated with the term hair metal.
My buddies and I used to call it "Commercial Metal"... |
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Guest Guest
| Subject: Re: Best hair metal guitarist Wed Jun 03, 2009 1:09 pm | |
| I went with Reb and almost feel guilty about it as Lynch is such a great guitarist. |
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XYZ Card-carrying Van Halen Freak
Number of posts : 2600 Age : 35
| Subject: Re: Best hair metal guitarist Wed Jun 03, 2009 1:29 pm | |
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MetalGuy71 Bukkake Tsunami
Number of posts : 25557 Age : 53
| Subject: Re: Best hair metal guitarist Wed Jun 03, 2009 1:35 pm | |
| - TheNazgul wrote:
- I went with Reb and almost feel guilty about it as Lynch is such a great guitarist.
I was never much of a Winger fan, but I did get to see Reb live during his brief tenure with Dokken and I was thoroughly impressed with his axe-skills. Not incredibly flashy, but impressive nonetheless. _________________ I used to be with it, but then they changed what "it" was. Now what I'm with isn't it, and what's it seems weird and scary to me, and it'll happen to you, too.
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thejokeriv Metal is my Life
Number of posts : 12811 Age : 55
| Subject: Re: Best hair metal guitarist Wed Jun 03, 2009 1:52 pm | |
| Lynch - all three are good, but Lynch out of that list | |
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James B. Scurvy Skalliwag
Number of posts : 12875 Age : 60
| Subject: Re: Best hair metal guitarist Wed Jun 03, 2009 3:36 pm | |
| of those choices, Lynch... The guy from Shotgun Messiah was talented, perhaps nothing original ? nonetheless, talented. | |
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sam Metal is in my blood
Number of posts : 3012 Age : 35
| Subject: Re: Best hair metal guitarist Wed Jun 03, 2009 6:50 pm | |
| from this list beach, otherwise I would go with MAB. | |
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Schbopo Ate his vegetables
Number of posts : 4958 Age : 34
| Subject: Re: Best hair metal guitarist Wed Jun 03, 2009 6:53 pm | |
| Eddie Van Halen | |
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XYZ Card-carrying Van Halen Freak
Number of posts : 2600 Age : 35
| Subject: Re: Best hair metal guitarist Wed Jun 03, 2009 6:55 pm | |
| - Schbopo wrote:
- Eddie Van Halen
Some would say they're hair metal, but they were definitely more darker than the average hair band (Women And Children First, Fair Warning). | |
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Guest Guest
| Subject: Re: Best hair metal guitarist Wed Jun 03, 2009 7:24 pm | |
| Lynch rules.
Warren Demartini, Michael Sweet and Oz Foz are all great. |
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Lari Metal is Forever
Number of posts : 6398 Age : 44
| Subject: Re: Best hair metal guitarist Mon Jun 08, 2009 6:16 am | |
| I'll go with Lynch, too.
But how about Nuno Bettencourt? He'd be my number two choice. | |
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Dave the Boss Metal is in my blood
Number of posts : 2690 Age : 33
| Subject: Re: Best hair metal guitarist Mon Jun 08, 2009 7:19 am | |
| Mick Mars. I've always dug his bluesy style. | |
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Onkel Ben Metal novice
Number of posts : 42 Age : 36
| Subject: Re: Best hair metal guitarist Mon Jun 08, 2009 3:52 pm | |
| Lynch I suppose, but all deserve honorable mentions! | |
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shamgar75 Metal master
Number of posts : 683 Age : 49
| Subject: Re: Best hair metal guitarist Mon Jun 08, 2009 11:28 pm | |
| Vito Bratta - White Lion Always thought that he had such great guitar tones. | |
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MetalRob331 Dinky Do
Number of posts : 4830 Age : 43
| Subject: Re: Best hair metal guitarist Tue Jun 09, 2009 5:58 am | |
| Well in that ERA of hair bands I will choose:
Vito Bratta and Nuno Bettencourt although these aren't hair bands IMO. | |
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shamgar75 Metal master
Number of posts : 683 Age : 49
| Subject: Re: Best hair metal guitarist Tue Jun 09, 2009 8:54 pm | |
| - MetalRob331 wrote:
- Well in that ERA of hair bands I will choose:
Vito Bratta and Nuno Bettencourt although these aren't hair bands IMO. True, but they are lumped into that category so I voted as so. | |
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manny mini boss
Number of posts : 21101 Age : 54
| Subject: Re: Best hair metal guitarist Tue Jun 09, 2009 9:06 pm | |
| - Dave the Boss wrote:
- Mick Mars. I've always dug his bluesy style.
I am a Motley Crue fan, but Mick Mars to me is a horrid guitarist, lucky he hooked up with Motley Crue who are even worse musicians then he is. Like I said I am fan (grew up in the 80's) but if I were to make a list of my top 2000 favorite guitar playersof all time, Mick Mars would rank at # 2010.
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Lari Metal is Forever
Number of posts : 6398 Age : 44
| Subject: Re: Best hair metal guitarist Tue Jun 09, 2009 10:05 pm | |
| Mick Mars would make it to my top #1000 quite easily, I'd think. But honestly it'd mostly be because of his accolades of being involved with Motley Crue. So yeah, he's no virtuoso. And I'm not even that anal about technical skill, but Mars really doesn't have a very exciting way of playing no matter how you look at it. | |
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Troublezone Road Warrior
Number of posts : 17180 Age : 48
| Subject: Re: Best hair metal guitarist Wed Jun 10, 2009 1:01 am | |
| - shamgar75 wrote:
- MetalRob331 wrote:
- Well in that ERA of hair bands I will choose:
Vito Bratta and Nuno Bettencourt although these aren't hair bands IMO. True, but they are lumped into that category so I voted as so. All of them have been a part of the hair metal scene in some way at some time in their careers. Doesn't mean they didn't branch out later though. | |
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Martin Metal novice
Number of posts : 41 Age : 48
| Subject: Re: Best hair metal guitarist Wed Jun 10, 2009 2:45 pm | |
| From the list: Lynch.
But my fave is probably Jake E. Lee with Richie Sambora close behind. | |
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Fat Freddy Metal, Movies, Beer
Number of posts : 37971 Age : 54
| Subject: Re: Best hair metal guitarist Wed Jun 10, 2009 9:31 pm | |
| - James B. wrote:
The guy from Shotgun Messiah was talented, perhaps nothing original ? nonetheless, talented. Here I thought I'd be the only guy who'd mention Harry Cody of S.M. -- great stuff, especially on the SECOND COMING album... Others that I don't believe have been mentioned yet...Marc Ferrari of Keel (dunno exactly why but I always dug his playing), Akira Takasaki of Loudness (who may not have been purely a "hair metal" band but they did put out some very slick, commercialized stuff in the '80s) _________________ "If you're a false, don't entry, because you'll be burned and died!"
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manny mini boss
Number of posts : 21101 Age : 54
| Subject: Re: Best hair metal guitarist Wed Jun 10, 2009 9:44 pm | |
| I always forget about Akira Takasaki when great guitar players of the 80's is the topic, but that guy is a monster and one of the sweetest guitar tones out of any pop/hair metal band, but in reality I never considered them a pop or hair metal band. | |
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Schbopo Ate his vegetables
Number of posts : 4958 Age : 34
| Subject: Re: Best hair metal guitarist Wed Jun 10, 2009 11:26 pm | |
| Carlos Cavazo is another guy I've always enjoyed. | |
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shamgar75 Metal master
Number of posts : 683 Age : 49
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Guest Guest
| Subject: Re: Best hair metal guitarist Thu Jun 11, 2009 9:21 pm | |
| - MetalRob331 wrote:
- Well in that ERA of hair bands I will choose:
Vito Bratta and Nuno Bettencourt although these aren't hair bands IMO. White Lion is most certainly hair metal. Yellow spandex = Hair metal. |
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