Rhythm guitarist that deserves mentioning.

f.sciarrillo · Post by **f.sciarrillo** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 12:26 pm

What rhythm guitarist, or guitarists, do you feel deserves to be mentioned? There are way too many good ones over shadowed by the lead guitarist.

The first two that come to mind for me are:

Malcom Young, from AC/DC

and

Brad Whitford, from Aerosmith.

Note: This has to be rhythm guitarist only. A lead singer who is also the rhythm guitarist does not count.

todd17063 · Post by **todd17063** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 1:37 pm

Tom Fogerty - CCR

RobTheDrummer · Post by **RobTheDrummer** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 2:25 pm

Willie Adler

Banned · Post by **Banned** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 3:51 pm

Nick Catanese

Banned · Post by **Banned** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 4:39 pm

Dave Mason

Besides playing in his won band for decades, he played for Traffic and was the rhythm guitarist on the great recording "All Along The Watchtower" by Jimi.

banderson · Post by **banderson** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 5:42 pm

Izzy Stradlin

Charltor · Post by **Charltor** » Sat Apr 30, 2011 12:40 pm

SkeezerBoy wrote:Nick Catanese

Horns High for the Evil Twin!

Banned · Post by **Banned** » Sat Apr 30, 2011 2:42 pm

jimi hendrix

this one's too easy

f.sciarrillo · Post by **f.sciarrillo** » Sat Apr 30, 2011 3:14 pm

faster pussycat wrote:jimi hendrix

this one's too easy

Who was he a rhythm guitar player for?

Banned · Post by **Banned** » Sat Apr 30, 2011 3:32 pm

f.sciarrillo wrote:
faster pussycat wrote:jimi hendrix

this one's too easy
Who was he a rhythm guitar player for?

uhh "the jimi hendrix experience"

hendrix is one of if THE best rythm guitarists ever existed.

f.sciarrillo · Post by **f.sciarrillo** » Sat Apr 30, 2011 8:24 pm

faster pussycat wrote:
f.sciarrillo wrote:
faster pussycat wrote:jimi hendrix

this one's too easy
Who was he a rhythm guitar player for?
uhh "the jimi hendrix experience"

hendrix is one of if THE best rythm guitarists ever existed.

I knew that. I said that a rhythm guitar player who is also a lead singer dose not count. So Hendrix doesn't count.

Banned · Post by **Banned** » Sat Apr 30, 2011 9:15 pm

faster pussycat wrote:
f.sciarrillo wrote:
faster pussycat wrote:jimi hendrix

this one's too easy
Who was he a rhythm guitar player for?
uhh "the jimi hendrix experience"

hendrix is one of if THE best rythm guitarists ever existed.

Who was he overshadowed by? That was implied in the original post.

Banned · Post by **Banned** » Sat Apr 30, 2011 9:50 pm

f.sciarrillo wrote:
faster pussycat wrote:
f.sciarrillo wrote: Who was he a rhythm guitar player for?
uhh "the jimi hendrix experience"

hendrix is one of if THE best rythm guitarists ever existed.

I knew that. I said that a rhythm guitar player who is also a lead singer dose not count. So Hendrix doesn't count.

what do you mean he doesn't count? someone that can sing and play counts less ??why?

f.sciarrillo · Post by **f.sciarrillo** » Sun May 01, 2011 12:46 am

faster pussycat wrote:
f.sciarrillo wrote:
faster pussycat wrote: uhh "the jimi hendrix experience"

hendrix is one of if THE best rythm guitarists ever existed.

I knew that. I said that a rhythm guitar player who is also a lead singer dose not count. So Hendrix doesn't count.
what do you mean he doesn't count? someone that can sing and play counts less ??why?

Who is he over shadowed by?

mjb · Post by **mjb** » Sun May 01, 2011 8:43 pm

The one and only George Harrison! nuff said!

mjb · Post by **mjb** » Sun May 01, 2011 8:51 pm

faster pussycat wrote:
f.sciarrillo wrote:
faster pussycat wrote:jimi hendrix

this one's too easy
Who was he a rhythm guitar player for?
uhh "the jimi hendrix experience"

hendrix is one of if THE best rythm guitarists ever existed.

unless u want to consider his stint with the Isley brothers in the early sixties as a rythm guitarist? not sure when that was 63ish maybe?

songsmith · Post by **songsmith** » Mon May 02, 2011 4:08 pm

Yup. He played for Little Richard, too... Chitlin circuit.

f.sciarrillo · Post by **f.sciarrillo** » Mon May 02, 2011 4:32 pm

I never knew that Hendrix played for Little Richard? That is cool. So I guess he would be a good Rhythm guitarist. For them, but not for The Jimmy Hendrix Experience.

ZappasXWife · Post by **ZappasXWife** » Tue May 03, 2011 1:12 pm

John Lennon (he was the rythm guitarist for the Beatles, not George Harrison)!! And if Lennon's guitar playing was not technically great, well he made up for it with songwriting.

f.sciarrillo · Post by **f.sciarrillo** » Tue May 03, 2011 1:39 pm

ZappasXWife wrote:John Lennon (he was the rythm guitarist for the Beatles, not George Harrison)!! And if Lennon's guitar playing was not technically great, well he made up for it with songwriting.

Lennon would be a great one, if he wasn't also the lead singer. Good call though.

Banned · Post by **Banned** » Tue May 03, 2011 3:39 pm

songsmith wrote:Yup. He played for Little Richard, too... Chitlin circuit.

I read where Little Richard was getting too jealous of Hendrix in the band, he was taking too much attention away from the star, Little Richard.

lonewolf · Post by **lonewolf** » Tue May 03, 2011 4:17 pm

Your choice of who you think the Stones' rhythm is: Keith Richard or Ron Wood. I'm not sure if either is really a lead guitarist.

Pete Townshend when with the Who (he probably uses more chords than anybody except maybe Alex Lifeson). Pete's not really what I call a soloist either, but he gets the job done.

Lonesome Dave Peverett (RIP) of Savoy Brown and Foghat fame. He was rhythm guitar in Savoy Brown, so he qualifies under the ridiculous "no singers" clause. He later shined as lead vocal and 2nd guitarist for Foghat (2nd, not rhythm).

Somebody from Lynyrd Skynyrd, although I'm not sure if you can call any of them rhythm guitarists. Allen Collins or Ed King maybe?

songsmith · Post by **songsmith** » Tue May 03, 2011 5:53 pm

Yeah, the no-singing rule is kinda pointless. I played rhythm guitar in a few bands, and I held up my end of the deal, but I sang, too, which would apparently negate me from being a good rhythm guitarist. Rhythm playing is a good talent to have, and I appreciate it, but being good at it WHILE singing seems like a plus, to me.