Zakk Wylde - Guitar god?

[metallithrax]

Apparently he was only 17 when this video was shot

http://www.eternalrandyrhoads.com/ZWZYRIS.mpg

[Ayepecks]

That's good for 17, but I don't exactly find him to be a "guitar god". He's damn good, though.

[metallithrax]

I haven't heard too much of his stuff, outside Ozzy(still prefer randy rhodes) so I don't really know myself. Thought this was amazing though.

[Chouzan]

I am not a fan of Black Label Society but that was damn impressive.

[Apollo]

yeah he's a goddamn good guitar player but definately not a guitar god.

[ceminess]

He is an awsome guitar player, and i am a fan of the Black Label Society, but i do not think that he is a guitar god.

[Toxikk Veteran]

one of the best. thx for sharing this.

i wonder how much of that was "freestyling"

[Rivers]

We had this kinda debate on another subject of best guitarist.

Zakk will always be THE guitar god!! He rules.. period :yes:

[threetonesun]

That was badass. Playing with your face always gets the chicks :rofl:

But, that was hosted on a Randy Rhodes site, and Randy really was the better guitarist.

[Waqas]

my friend says its Saint Ryani (or something like it..i am not in guitars)

[dDrumz]

I agree with ceminess; I am a fan of BLS but he his not a Guitar God. Satriani or Vai can do circles around him.

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I agree with ceminess; I am a fan of BLS but he his not a Guitar God.  Satriani or Vai can do circles around him.

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Bull****. Being fast doesn't make you a Guitar God. :no: Zakk is a ****ing monster on guitar. Far more kick ass. He writes far more interesting and awesome material. Don't get me wrong. I have a lot of **** from Vai etc... but Zakk's a melodic metal guitarist who understands that a good hook and melody is far more important that speed picking. But the cool thing is, Zakk plays blisteringly fast as and when he feels fit. Which means he can do both.

My two favorite players are Slash (no1) and Zakk (no2) because the know more about guitar playing than how to pick fast mixolydian scales...

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[Apollo]

Bull****.  Being fast doesn't make you a Guitar God.  :no:  Zakk is a ****ing monster on guitar.  Far more kick ass.  He writes far more interesting and awesome material.  Don't get me wrong.  I have a lot of **** from Vai etc... but Zakk's a melodic metal guitarist who understands that a good hook and melody is far more important that speed picking.  But the cool thing is, Zakk plays blisteringly fast as and when he feels fit.  Which means he can do both.

My two favorite players are Slash (no1) and Zakk (no2) because the know more about guitar playing than how to pick fast mixolydian scales...

:cool:

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have you ever heard satriani's "Flying in a blue dream" album?

do not speak of melody without hearing that album.

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have you ever heard satriani's "Flying in a blue dream" album?

do not speak of melody without hearing that album.

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I'll speak of melody all I want.

[Rivers]

My two favorite players are Slash (no1) and Zakk (no2) because the know more about guitar playing than how to pick fast mixolydian scales...

:cool:

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Yeah and at one point Zakk joined GNR for about a month.. damn if that actually had worked and took off that would have been the mother of all line ups/bands.

[azcodemonkey]

I agree with ceminess; I am a fan of BLS but he his not a Guitar God.  Satriani or Vai can do circles around him.

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There are a lot of people that can play circles around Zakk. I think his stuff gets old quick. Granted, I haven't listened to any of his BLS stuff, but I wasn't even interested after getting bored with him in Ozzy. Don't get me wrong, though. He is a good guitar player, but I wouldn't put him up there in the pantheon of Guitar Gods.

[Galbi]

Randy Rhodes rocked!

[XPGoD]

What an interesting post.

How can you take Zak and put him against Vai?

Yes most here can agree that while Vai takes the "fast" approach at music, this doesn't make him better, it's just that Vai is Dr. Yes, Dr. Steve Siro Vai is his name and knowledge is key.

Satriani himself will agree that yes Zak is very good. But I feel he lacks in orginality. This may not be true coming from a guitar perspective, but he does "stick" to certain "genres" of musical being to provide us notes. Satch would also say he himself is no guitar god.

Take a look at www.jasonbecker.com and you will see a masterful artist. Yes he was a speed demon, but I have tracks of him that are classical and tasteful to listen to.

For all of you Satch fans, I recommend going over to www.foreverjoe.com (What up SAM????) Stop in, say hello, and check the download audio section. There you will find 4 tracks (audio) of Joe Satriani, and Steve Vai at "The Mothership" studios located at Steve's house of them Jamming. Pay close attention to what you hear, it's great :D

[gettempapa]

zakk wylde is randy rhodes with jingle bells on his guitar. rhodes was way better.

[Slipdisc210]

Apparently he was only 17 when this video was shot

http://www.eternalrandyrhoads.com/ZWZYRIS.mpg

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Link is broken. Anyone else got a link to this video?

[audioscheine]

not this argument again! **** i spent the last few days with my musician buddies arguing about this... there is no such thing as the worlds greatest guitar player... cause there are 100 greatest guitar players, and i dont think you can put numbers on them, just say they are all #1 and instrumental in music today.

[CJC]

Yeah, the link is down. I'd also like to see this ;)

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[Jon]

Zakk is an amazing guitar player, he's one of those practice 12hrs a day people (along side Vai etc) who just understands. He gets it.

Personally I think he is a METAL god, watching him on stage is amazing, he is the meaning of the word heavy (and not in a fat way!).

[negative_zero]

Buckethead.