Top Ten Best Effects Guitarists
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1)
Tom Morello
“This is a man that knows his stuff. He doesn’t just play a pentatonic scale for every solo or riff that he does. He experiments and uses the, as he says, happy accidents that occur during rehearsal and practice.”
2)
Matt Bellamy
“The funny thing is, his favourite guitarist as a child was in fact, Tom Morello. Obviously the knowledge has rubbed off on him, with solos in the songs ’Supermassive Black Hole’ and ’Thoughts of a Dying Atheist’.”
3)
The Edge
“The man behind the music of one of the most influential bands of all time, The Edge can play. Best known for his echo effects, this guitarist is pretty awesome.”
4)
David Gilmour
“For David Gilmour, it was a test. A test to see how many pedals he could fit into one effects unit. When he plays, it’s a trip to the dark side of the moon for us.”
5)
Jimi Hendrix
“Just remember that this is the best effects guitarists, not guitarists. This man was a pro of pyrotechnics and full-on sonic freakouts. Just listen to his rendition of ’The Star Spangled Banner’.”
6)
Jeff Beck
“Sure, he doesn’t use that many effects, but I’m going to put him in here for his expert use of the whammy bar. The amazing thing is, he could manouvere it fantastically and it seemed that his guitar didn’t even go out of tune!”
7)
Jack White
“King of distortion in my opinion. This man knows how to mix crazy heavy sounds with blues and feel. And his great use of octave pedals for ’Seven Nation Army’ just makes him known worldwide.”
8)
Joe Satriani
“Four words for you. ’Surfing with the Alien’. Just listening to that track shows you his amazing capabilites with effects, like his scream by pushing the pickups while manouvering the whammy bar.”
9)
Thurston Moore
“Sonic Youth guitarist Thurston Moore bring the word ’Sonic’ to a whole new level. It’s truly amazing how far you can take technical abilties these days. And man he knows how to scream.”
10)
Kurt Cobain
“I’d say that this legend is the knig of the quiet-loud contast, notable in songs ’Smells Like Teen Spirit’ and ’Lithium’.”
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