11 Greatest Guitarists Ever | Zakk Wylde's Picks
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- Опубліковано 21 лют 2023
- Having done time in Ozzy Osbourne, Pantera and his own band Black Label Society, Zakk Wylde is pretty damn qualified to speak on our genre's guitar heroes. From Lord Tony Iommi and King Edward Van Halen to saints Dimebag Darrell and Randy Rhoads, Wylde picks the 11 greatest guitarists who ever held a pick and praises their indelible influence on heavy music writ large. See his picks above and let us know some of yours in the comments below!
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I love his respect for these legends. “Lord Iommi” “St. Rhoads” “King Edward” “St. Dime”. Can we get a round of applause for this man 👏🏻
This. ❤
The thoughts on why these are his choices, speaks monumentally of his musical intelligence.
I have a signed Diary of a madman shirt from Zakk that says St. Rhoads is the G.O.A.T.
I think it's cringe. Eddie would be a saint now anyway.
@@Krullmatic Edward is King, as the hospital I was born in, Being named "King Edward memorial" in His honour is testament to His legendary status as the only King Edward that exists is the one who left behind the music we have forever thanks to the Man known as EVH.
Saying Iommi basically employs all of us makes a LOT of sense
Ritchie Blackmore definitely deserves a honorable mention.
@@shawnmartin6210 He does!
Yes, and educated in music also.
@@shawnmartin6210deserves more than that; he's actually still playing....
Always wondered why people argued about who was the first metal band. It's so obvious.
Great to see a heavy metal icon like mr. Wylde giving props to Holdsworth, Mclaughlin, and DiMeola.
Jan Akkerman of Focus 70s . A technical master .
Paco
For me the guy that incursion in every genere and makes my mind explode was Mr. Beck, and the best of the best point him as the most incredible guitarist beyond Hendrix, and Beck respected him a lot. His sound change the rock game since the Yardbirds with every record with Truth & Beckola, JBG2, BBA and Blow by blow and all the records he makes until his death in this year. No mention Jeff Beck is envy, because can’t be emulated and you can certify this when you make a blind test all guitarist sound like others but Beck sounds like Beck. By the way there are incredible guitarist like Tekro, Rypdal, Apetrea etc…that nobody names.
Paco what a beast!!!
I'm 69 years old and have seen all these great players live in concert and I agree with your list and could add a few more on top of it. I had the ultimate pleasure and honor of seeing Al DiMeola, John McLaughlin and Paco DeLucia in concert in Frankfurt Germany and as far as guitar playing is concerned, that was by far the greatest evening of just pure straight guitar virtuosity I've ever witnessed.
I am really envy of you. As far as guitar playing they are at the top of the mountain.
I have seen them several times but solo.
Check out Justin Johnson he is the best guitarist of all time
Off the top of my head, Steve Howe would have to be in any top ten conversation. I'm guessing that since he's a prog rocker that some haven't even heard of him.
@@regev1970 it's a normal list for normal people that don't think outside of the box.
@@ronaldmorgan7632Totally agreed. Fripp is great as well.
Roy Clark man, laugh if you want but watch a couple videos and he'll blow your mind. He was doing all that flamenco, tapping and hammer ons back in the day.
Absolute love for Roy Clark!!! Amazing on banjo, as well. Laugh, if you must, but the man was fascinating.
"Charo" was definitely impressive , and not just because she is a woman ♫
Alex Lifeson is so underrated! You gotta consider songwriting, variations of styles, body of work, ability, technique, etc.
I agree wholeheartedly. Alex is fkng amazing! He's def in my top 3 or 4
@@vaekkriinhart4347 same, easily top 5.
Nzinn73 Rush is one of my favorite bands.
Lifeson = chord quality
Like everything about Lifeson, except whenever he played a lead.
Zakk, you left yourself off that list! The guitar work on No More Tears, the entire album, was a masterpiece
His solo for Mama I’m Coming Home is truly a timeless masterpiece.
I agree ,,love that album!!!
Zakk your guitar is very distinctive. You have a unique sound, easy to pick out. 🙏👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🤟
😂😂😂Not even in my top 100
agreed, he's nobody..
Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple/Rainbow) is a real pioneer of fast-playing neo-classical guitar. has so many killer solos ( Child in time, highway star, Burn, Stormbringer, light in the black, stargazer, gates of Babylon) + loads more.
I agree,i think Blackmore had as much influence over metal than Iommi
Just so many great songs with killer hooks and melodic solos. I think he’s somehow underrated. Jimmy Page is my favorite rock musician, but he’s publicly said that Blackmore is a much better live guitarist. Props to Jimmy for his honesty and recognition of Blackmore’s greatness. And Blackmore was always a fan of Page’s. Can’t have Page and Iommi in a Top 10 without including Blackmore. Mt. Rushmore!
temple of the king RITCHIE BLACKMORE WAS A GENIUS
@@IceMan-cp6ep Tommy Bolin
@@IceMan-cp6ep Blackmore was a much superior soloist than Iommi IMO
Yes, Frank Marino! Thank you , thank you , thank you for recognizing such an underrated player. Saw him live and it was game changing as a teenager.
Frank was and is still huge on me... Love FM..
Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush was in rotation on KISW FM 100(now 99.9) in Seattle back in the late 70S and Early 80S. Appreciate the choice👍✌️❤️🤘
Indeed. I listened to him on CHOM out of Montreal 'back in the day', and saw him live in Montreal in '78.
It’s about time Frank got kudos, thanks Zak.
I got to see him live opening for Kansas back in the late 70’s in Boston. He blew Kansas away!!!
I really love in Zakk that he can speak with such enthusiasm about the musicians who inspired him ❤️
Glad to hear a guitarist with superior technical chops call out No Quarter live solo. JP's technique is not as sharp as some of the others on this list, but to hear the reaching, the spontaneous inventiveness, the fact that he couldn't just hi-speed shred through scales yielded a truly breathtaking solo. You can hear his mind trying to find it in his fingers, rather than the fingers just going through the motions. It's the feel and the emotion that make it stand out as one of the best recorded solos ever, in any style.
Disappointed that there was no mention of Ritchie Blackmore, who obviously preceded Yngwie and was a huge influence on him. Also wrote some of the most iconic riffs in history...
Yeah absolutely! He’s a warlock so people diss him
Agree, deep purple was creating metal at the same time as sabbath, and I think that's the issue. Being overshadowed by sabbath
Whilst I love deep purple, they always struck me more in the led zep brand of rock rather than the heaviness of Sabbath... child in time, amazing, but a more prog rock sound
Uli Jon Roth did it better even than Richie. In my list they are both there.
@@armaggedonsblade
Yeah, Yngwie ripped off quite a few Uli licks (especially from Catch Your Train) and just sped them up to twice the speed.
Thank you Zach for mentioning Frank Marino . Incredible axeman from the great white north .
He nailed it. It is the song. I have said that for years. David Gilmour isn’t fast, he’s not going to shred, but my God his playing and the melody and the songs themselves are epic.
I’ve always said two of the best solos (my opinion) are from one song…Comfortably Numb and Dave gives me chills every time I hear it.
I mean if you like atonal droning from a band that has the name of a gay bar I guess.
@@blurplebear8573. The name came from co-founder Syd Barret's favorite blues musicians, Pink Anderson and Floyd Council. You are apparently too young or tone deaf to appreciate the music of Pink Floyd, and especially David Gilmour's ability play the guitar with so much emotion and skill.
@@jack-1955 No, I'm just not on a heavy dose of psychadelics and other narcotics. Pink Floyd is atonal ear sodomy and anyone that has any type of critical musical ear will tell you that. It's all release and no tension and most likely a Tavistock construct to control minds. As far as guitar playing goes Gilmour is pedantic at best compared to hundreds of other guitarists in music. You apparently have no comprehension of actual musical composition.
So apart from a snarky comment, do you have something of value to add?
ST. Eddie's playing on the song " I'm the One" is mind blowing!!!! That song for me solidified their debut in my top 4 GREATEST debut albums FOREVER!!!!!!!
I’ll never understand why that song wasn’t the biggest hit on the album.
greatest metal debut album: Blizzard of ozz
@@KevyNova because it's not as good as the other songs
Great list, with concise, insightful and vivid articulation of what has made each of these players special. I'd love to hear Zakk talk about 11 more of the greatest guitairists ever, since there really are scores of true geniuses out there.
Leave it to a great guitar player to put Frank Marino on a top guitar player list! I’m so happy to see it, because Frank is not just underrated, he’s often completely overlooked. I’ve seen top 50 lists where he doesn’t even get an “honorable mention”! Mahogany Rush was the first band I saw live, and he’s perhaps the best guitar player I’ve seen in person, although Steve Howe is fantastic too. They are quite different stylistically, so I wouldn’t know how to compare them.
Great list of guitar innovators.
Glad you spoke so highly of Tony Iommi. Not many musicians can claim they created an entire genre of music.
And played with missing finger tips.
Iommi doesn't claim it. He plays it.
Yeah what an amazing story, lost the tips in a machine at work like the day before he was going to leave to go play, If memory serves his doctor said he wouldn't play again.
The absolute King of RIFFS. Iommi's riffs ain't lightning fast, they're CATCHY. They just invoke heaviness, drama, and DOOM! So moody, so atmospheric.
Django Rhinehart created his own genre with two fingers!
@@klmullins65 Indeed - a burns victim.
Superb guitarist. Along with Wes Montgomery and Jeff Beck, Django was certainly a one-off cast mold type musician.
I love how much reverence that Zakk has for these guys who influenced him and the rest of us. Seriously such a decent guy. I met him at ozzfest years back and told him I wished I could have him talk to my guitar teacher at the time because he's a huge fan of ozzy but clearly he was busy finishing the autograph line. His manager was like "yeah no way kid, Zakk can't do that he's got a set soon" well to my surprise Zakk literally said "nah fuck that, go over there, get your teach on the phone and I'll say hi to him". Got his voicemail and he left a message for him... Ironically it turned out five minutes before he came to start doing autographs my teach was on the tour bus hanging out with Zakk anyway, so the voicemail was kind of worthless but I'll always remember that interaction because not many famous people behave that way and would do something that nice for some rando fan who came for an autograph. Zakk is a stand up dude for sure.
i read that line in zakk's voice in my head. definitely something he would say
he has always been very respectful of the guys who came before him
No Satriani? No Hendrix? No SRV? Interesting list! Also have to say I've seen a lot of great guitarists live and Zakk Wylde absolutely KILLED IT when I saw him with Ozzy in the 90s
The fact that EVH's Bumblebee Strat is buried with Dimebag should tell you he was revered by the the greats. Terrible loss.
If there's one person that doesn't have to introduce themself, it's Zakk Wylde.
No it’s Ozzy Osbourne
No it’s Papa Smurf.
I can say I got to see him in absolute prime. I’ve had all his stuff he’s put out from Ozzy to BLS to Pride and a bunch of other stuff. He’s a goofy fun kick ass guy all the way with killer amazing guitar skills!
@@Bleghhhh oh but of course!
Lord Iommi ! Thank you, and good night!
I get Tony Iommi and Sabbath being origins of Metal but the rhythm section was still pretty jazzy at times, which was cool. I think that Judas Priest Glenn Tipton & K K Downing deserve credit for being the first legitimate "Heavy Metal" band. Awesome vocals, harmonizing guitar solos, spikes and leather.
Hello Mr. Zakk... really enjoyed your guitarist list video. Thank you for having a spot on your list for my friend Frank Marino..... I speak to him once and a while and he's a genuine human being! Merci et bonne journée!
Frank Marino... Nice pull. Caught him in High School as the opening act, Holy S! Thanks a ton Mr. Wylde.
Some pleasant surprises (Holdsworth, Di Meola), but a list without Jeff Beck is always able to be challenged
Everybody knows he was good, not many people can actually name a song. Dude did weird shit but wasn't very influential. I really hope that his death wont breed a bunch of weird Jeff Beck style players because it gets old after about 5 minutes to most players.
…and Jimi Hendrix, Ritchie Blackmore, Johnny Winter, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Clapton….
Excellent list my brother! Glad to see that Marino made it in there!
I like that you highlighted Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush .. I loved them! .. used to listen to them a lot way back in high school. Fantastic sounds!
The solo in No Quarter from the live Song Remains has always raised the hair on my neck for 45+ years. I nearly busted out laughing that Zakk tossed that in with Whole Lotta Love as #1. Also Stairway live from that same album. There is magic there.. I always felt it.
The version of No Quarter on Song Remains The Same, in my opinion is probably the finest example of Zep live - the synergy of the 4 of them was unrivaled to this day.
Since I've been loving you on that song remains the same dvd... Man it gives me chills... It's an amazing solo and just playing all around
Did he say that " they shortened the solo" on the CD version?!? 🤔 Was that on the newer CD where they added the four songs?
Does anyone have the original LP of Zep Live - Song Remains...?
If so, what is the length of No Quarter?
It's my favorite Jimmy Page solo of all time so I need the time stamp to make sure that I'm listening to the whole solo.
It's impossible to remove any part of that solo without ruining the direction that Jimmy felt at that time.
It's a Composition.
It won't work if you take a section out!
I see on UA-cam, "Led Zeppelin - No Quarter (Original Solo Live from Madison Square Garden 1973) [REMASTERED] 12:45
Is that the real one? It's confusing because of the words "Original" & "Remastered".
thank you in advance.
@@hanleyk Hi Kerry, I’ve just pulled out the original 1976 pressing of the dbl album TSRTS. No Quarter goes for exactly 12:30.
When CD’s came out in the mid 80’s, original recordings were simply transferred onto CD format as you would know, so with no remastering & no additional tracks added to the track listing, again NQ, of course, still goes for 12:30.
Interesting to know that the guitar solo on NQ on the above soundtrack is different from the same in the actual movie. Likely, from the footage shot over the 3 nights, the better suited celluloid made it to the screen for JPJ’s fantasy sequence & the preferred solo made it to the soundtrack.
Long answer to a short question, easy to get carried away with one’s fave band!!! Hope this helps. Best 👍☮️🎸
Words of wisdom. This comment to me wrapped it up. When you are learning guitar you find guitarists to study but you keep look for someone better. It always leads you to these guys, some of these guys you never heard of.
Thanks Zak You struck a chord with so many of us Frank Marino fans who've recognized his playing for so many years. He would play for hours and every single show was different. A true Legend.
Man, Zakk is just a blessing
Thank you for the music, guitar, voice and above all for being a straight up nice guy
It's a good day when Lord Zakk is sharing inspiration and stuff that we don't know about or stuff that inspired us as well.Getcha Pull 🥃-CHEERS 🍻🤘🏿😎👹🤘🏿
Excellent list! John McLaughlin was a damn beast!!
Truly
He's still alive, I hope, just retired.
Love the first two Mahaviahnu albums!
@@billtomson5791 He's not retired. Still touring
@@dannycruz5446 The third album Visions of the Emerald Beyond is my favorite - fantastic album
Vai was a madman back in the 80’s especially when playing with Billy Sheehan chasing each other around the stage while playing incredible guitar and bass
SRV is always underrated and I would ALWAYS have Gilmore in my top 5.
How SRV didn't make this list feels almost criminal
no he's not he is an absolute B leaguer. could not do a rock ...
Not “underrated” by any means. The most OVERUSED term on YT is UNDERRATED.
@@spacejockey4746 overrated and underrated are hack terms..SRV is nowhere near underrated he is a B leaguer
Don't tell the noob the TheRockOracle that SRV is a freaking Legend
Another demonstration that musicians often don't really fit in the box people try to put them in. What a pleasure to hear that Allan Holdsworth was in Zakk's musical orbit as an influence, and to hear about Al Di Meola with even a mention of non-guitarist Chick Corea, whose music I love. I'm getting old, and my tastes have mellowed from the metal of my youth to a lot of fusion players who still shred from time to time. I still trot out the hard stuff once in awhile, much to wife's chagrin (and my kids'). Cheers!
I don't know how old you are but I myself am getting up there in age. But I will tell you this never stop riding the lightning that you love. I tell my wife when I'm 90 years old I'll be walking with a cane and tell her put on some Judas Priest honey. For some reason whenever the body aches from getting older when I play my metal and Ride the Lightning I always feel better.
Dime's guitar in Cemetery Gates completely hooked me!!!! I distinctly remember hearing that song at a party at my friend's apartment. It was 1991 I believe. I didn't know who it was and because the song was one of many played that night, I literally borrowed every cd my friend had played in order to figure out what band and guitarist that was!! And then I found Pantera and became obsessed!!! Saw them live 5 or 6 times. Had the honor and privilege of meeting Dime and Rex in 1995! They were part of the soundtrack of my 20's....😁
You really are a fortunate soul!!!
Lucky you! You picked the same one I did 🌈🙏🌈🙏Rest in power Dime & Vinny
this is one of the best, well thought out and described top 11' ever. Kudos to Zakk Wylde for hitting the nail on the head with these choices.
Ritchie Blackmore should be on any list of rock guitar legends. He wrote some of the greatest rock tracks ever penned, Smoke, Child in Time, Burn, Mistreated, Stargazer, Light in the Black, Maybe Next Time…etc etc…
I love that you gave some credit to Frank Marino! I was listening to him back in the day saying WTF? How is this guy not a legend already 🔥🔥🔥
Yes
His 'What's Next" album was an amazing piece of music!
You've made a few marks yourself my friend.
All your stuff is cool but your work on the
"No More Tears album
always hits me hard!
Like hearing Page or Iommi.
It just takes me there....
You know what I mean!
totally agree with Frank Marino, the guy is from another planet with his playing. My top 10 would certainly have Trower and also Buckethead, huge fan of both.
The first time I saw a Frank Marino solo on UA-cam I was like “wow, that’s where Zakk got his style from.” Huge influence for sure.
Buckethead is in a class by himself.
@@cswal118 no there are plenty of B leaguers unless you mean weirdos who don KFC buckets...then yes he has no peers for that
@TheRockOracle everyone is entitled to their opinion Rock, and you are no exception.
I would say if you get the chance to see him live, go for it.
Try to get past the bucket and appreciate the music.
@@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle B leaguers ,, Like Michael Schenker lol, no thats more like D
So great to see a metal guy mention the fusion guys. Hopefully this will turn some viewers on to that amazing music of the 70s.
Randy Rhoads was and will always be my favorite guitar player of all time and the reason I started playing guitar. My favorite song he wrote is Diary Of A Madman. That song is absolutely mind blowing and I still tear up whenever I hear it. Every one of his solo’s are so different from one another but all are classics. I often wonder if his life wasn’t cut way to short at just 25 what other mind blowing music he would have wrote and produced. God Bless You Randy I know your in Heaven and I hope to meet you on the other side one day!
Hell Yea Randy Rhodes NEVER went CRAZY on the Tremelo bar like Zack. Boy that dude KILLED and Destroyed music with constant Tremelo dives. worse than a kamikaze piolet.
@@gm7304 I find his constant over-use of pinch harmonics to be far more irritating.
Same! My favorite of all time!
I love Randy as much as anybody and he's still a huge influence on my playing. But he definitely "borrowed" the chords from Diary from Leo Brouwer. I guess the story is Ozzy heard Randy practicing it and Ozzy said we're definitely using that. ua-cam.com/video/36_X-bojjUY/v-deo.html
Iommi is the riff king and the originator of metal 🤘🙂
Jimmy Page
@@bobbymcfee2974 NO the attitude and the image with the heavy riffs makes it metal. It not just a certain tempo or down tuning so it’s Sabbath and it’s the combo of Iommi and geezer
Nah, Blackmore is the riff king!
Iommi's vibrato sounds like a dead cow, he's good for rhythm, lead is a different story
@@juiceman8108I always get flack when I say that, glad I'm not the only one
Excellent list. Impossible however to make a top 10. There is Leslie West, Michael Schenker, Les Paul, Uli Roth, Alvin Lee, Robin Trower, Rick Derringer, Joe Satriani (To skip over him is sacrilege) Gary Moore, and many more
Joe Satriani (To skip over him is sacrilege) 100%
totally agree about Joe Satriani even more so since he was via's teacher and via said Satriani was better than himself. Paul Gilbert is great too as well as SRV.
Rory Gallagher
So many good players. Especially from the 80's. Schenker and Satriani for sure. Probably need a top 30 list to be fair.
Toy Dolls did a Beethoven tune that sounds like Primus. So many good ones.
Hey Zakk why not get a bunch of guitar friends together and do a tribute concert for Frank Marino. Many like him and have been influenced by Frank. Eric Gales , George Lynch , Paul Gilbert , Walter Trout , Vai and many more.
Absolutely awesome list. Was beyond shocked that he included Frank Marino. I doubt many of the younger generation knows much about him. Just listen to Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush Live Album. You will butter your britches.
i was fourteen when this album came out .i didn't sleep for months lol trying to copy this guy .amazing album and guitar player..underrated like Uli jon Roth
That record blew me away!
@@reacteur84 We're the exact same age. I first saw him in '78 when it first came out. MR was opening for Aerosmith, and to this day, I've never seen a concert where the opener absolutely blew the headliner off the stage so bad!
I'd been a Sabbath/Purple fan from about 8 years old, but this was the first time where a guy really made me want to play guitar. I started about a year later...
Why were you shocked, Zakk has stated Frank as one of his biggest influences since he first joined Ozzy.
@@paulevans6925 Marino isn't nearly as well known as some of the others listed. I was glad to see it, 'sall.
All awesome choices!! Zach you’re awesome! I would have to give honorable mention to Joe Satriani, Jeff Beck, Frank Zappa and Alex Lifeson. My overall favorite is King Edward!!😎👍
Honorable mention is also a nice idea.
Zappa was a Tool 💯
Alex Lifeson's total career production of music, start to finish spanning 40 years, makes him the most creative guitar composer in rock history. No one touches him, the Beethoven of guitar.
Thanks for the heads up on these players.
Thanks you so much for mentioning Frank Marino and Al DiMeola, these guys were killing it when I was growing up and blowing my mind with their playing! I am surprised you mentioned Steve Vai before Joe Satriani though, all rule in their own way
I prefer Steve over Joe personally. Both great, though!
@@Lovell93 yup both are awesome, but Joe taught Steve. The thing is, there's a ton of guitarists that are great but get no recognition which is sad
@@Lovell93 I think I do too. A lot of other guitarists could be on a list like this too such as Eric Johnson, John Pettruci, Steve Morse, Ritchie Blackmore etc.
It's hard to choose just 11 guitarists...there are so many great guitarists in the world. solid list Zakk.
Phenomenal choices and explanations for each! Agreed! Thank you for the overview and introductions to the greats! Obviously you wouldn’t say it because you are the presenter, so I’ll be happy to step in and say it like it is and that’s that you, Mr Zack Wylde, are on this list! You bet! You guitar playing is aggressive and unique only to you, in a way that’s on par with the rest, so thank you for your rich history in metal and guitar playing ( and performance, and thanks again for this rundown! God Bless and God Speed in you endeavors into the future!
Nice list and informative. I'm so glad he named Frank Marino to his personal list. I definitely would have placed Marino on my own list along with Johnny Winter and Alex Lifeson. I'm surprised he didn't name Ritchie Blackmore and David Gilmour, or even Angus Young. 🙂🤘
St. Rhoads, King Edward, St. Dime, Lord Iommi, Father Steve, Father Yngwie. I love the titles. ❤🔥
Wow. Zack nailed it. His choices have such a broad variation of styles and he has an exquisit knowledge that underlies these choices.
jeff beck and zappa
Very informative,great
share!
Thank you for mentioning Frank Marino, he is sick. and underrated by the general public.
What a humble and great fella Zack is , Heck he for sure is on this list !
Absolutely Dime on “Cemetary Gates” is one of my top 5 solo favorites. It was amazing. Zakk is great too!
Zakk is great, but he is not Rhoads. Who dwarfs Dimebag
@@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oraclejake e lee better than both 😮
@@j.jaguilar9770 Jake E Lee was arguably Ozzie’s best sounding guitarist. But even he is no Dimebag 🤘🏻
@@j.jaguilar9770no lmao
@@REGIZ1 musics subjective so that’s cool that you think that. lots of people could agree with you and lots could agree with me as well. no right or wrong 🤷🏽♀️
I have to admit this is not at all what I expected when I clicked on this. What I just watched is a very thoughtful and extremely educated rundown. And for the most part I could not agree more Zakk!
Man Frank Marino was so awesome to see, he would tour around just playing in jazz clubs around the time of Juggernaut- all over Ontario. One club had a riser of maybe only six inches and I spent two hours listening to the better part of "IV" while he played three feet in front of me, I so looking forward to this, saying how crazy I was going to get, but I drank maybe two beers 'cause I was just so taken in. Just an incredible player.
Zak is so humble when I met him he rambled about Brad Gillis and Gary Moore and how great they are … Also loved Steve Irwin the Croc Hunter. Love you Zakk SDMF for ever mate
I know zakks influences so well I called at least 8 of these right off the bat. Surprised he didn't mention rory Gallagher or Albert Lee, 2 of his biggest influences
Thanks to have talked about the great frank marino in a such amazing way !
Every player on this list deserves to be there. All have given something brilliant to the art. Thanks Sir Zakk.
My Top 11 which is more NY faves since I don't play is
1)Eddie Van Halen
2) Randy Rhodes
3) Alex Lifeson
4) Tony Imommi
5) Jake E Lee
6) Steve Vai
7) Pete Townsend
8) Angus Young
9) Prince
10) Iron Maiden lol. Hard to say which!
11) Billy Gibbons
Prince was rad. Never got respect he deserves as serious player
god bless you Tony Iommi... love your tone, your solid carreer... creative, innovative, prog, all balanced!
Great list, glad to see some fusion guitarist included.
Speaking as a metalhead, I appreciate Allan Holdsworth. Al DiMeola is in that category as well.
Didn't know what to expect from Zakk and d@mned well loved every minute of it! A well rounded and humble list and gotta love the fanboy tone! To throw his contemporaries on there (Dime, Yngwie and Vai) is high praise for all! But I also really loved seeing someone give Frank Marino props! It's a shame he doesn't get mentioned very often. That was a pleasant surprise!
Zakk mentions Frank Marino alot....one of his biggest influences...
I literally jumped up out of my seat with a "hell yeah THANK YOU" when he mentioned Frank.
@@warinsidemyhead8939 Zakk must be a bit older than me. Never heard of Frank Marino until today. Going to explore that rabbit hole...
It's cool to hear what others like and find another awesome player to ad to my already large catalog of killer players.
Zakk's whole persona just cracks me up. I'd never heard the guy talk when I first heard Book of Shadows. If you/d have told me this is how he talks, I wouldn't have believed it lol
Zakk, I know you won't see this, but well done brotha! Articulate and concise...💚🎸
You forgot one... Ritchie Blackmore Great list!!
Well that's a good list, but you sir are a humble man with your own amazing skills and techniques. Recently had the privilege and honor of seeing you in Boise . Mad respect . Peace and love
"Over The Mountain " is my total favorite from Ozzy!!!! Randy kills it no matter what song he plays on!!!!
Yeah love the guitarist the lyrics everything and diary of a madman really hits home with Me too helped me through some very dark times.
Thank you Zack. I have been on a crusade to enlighten the willing of the No Quarter live guitar solo.(in its entirety). The only place I can find it, like you said, is the soundtrack to the movie SRTS. Not in my opinion the best LZ show I have heard. But I can't imagine not having it, especially in my younger years. But the exceptions to that, I think, are Quarter and SRTS/Rain Song. Both of those fall into my 'better than studio version file'.
SRV, Joe Satriani, Billy Gibbons, Roy Clark, Hendrix, Joe Bonamassa, Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Great job Zakk. Your picks were bang on brother! Cheers from Canada. Frank Marino for sure and Honarable mentions to Alex Leifson and Mark Knofler
#12, Mr. Saint Zakk Wylde, lol .Zakk has to be one hell of a blast to hang out with......Excellent list. Excellent video here. Thanks
Zakk's not a saint yet - he's still alive 😎
@@dmitryowens is yngwie dead? xD
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He's been looking pretty healthy the last few years after being overweight for a while - I hope that Svedish mofo lives a long time 🤘
Great list so glad Zak mentioned the fusion guys & Frank Marino. Nobody mentions these guys. I’d also have to put Robin Trower in there.
Happily surprised that "No way out" was sampled for Yngwie. I always have been amazed by that song .
Zakk .. I didn't see YOUR name on this list .. why? .. you are one of the greatest in MY book !!! .. I absolutely LOVE your work with Ozzy .. some of my most favorite sounds .. you're awesome!
Saw you at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville with Vai, Yngwie and Nuno .. you were incredible! .. all of you! .. you solo'd out into the audience, right in front of me .. you're amazing!
Met Vai last year and he was the Guitar idol I always thought he was. Fantastic man!
Zakk from a NJ dude your breakdown was awesome a lot of my favorites, but u left out the godfather of shred one Ritchie Blackmore the classical wizard!
Honorable mention for:
Warren DeMartini
Joe Satriani
Vivian Campbell
Really wonderful list!!! So many great guitarists!! It’s so hard to pick any list!!
Great list.....Zakk is obviously a student of the game.....and I like the way he applies the titles to some of them (Saint, King, Lord).....very respectful!
Blackmore and Hendrix
Great list Zac. Nothing against the 3 jazz wizards you picked but I would've definitely included Uli Jon Roth and Michael Schenker. No doubt.
I thought Schenker would be in there for sure!
They may have been 12 13 😉
Jimmy. Michael Randy top 3
Hey Zakk, if your watching, I saw you on the generation axe tour in Oakland, and man you stole the show. I'm a big Vai fan and saw him last year and got to meet him - super nice guy, gracious, had time for the fans and I'll never forget that - it was surreal. But yeah, when you did the warpigs solo going through the audience, dude you owned the crowd amd gave us all a baddass memory. Thanks dude
at the Fox theater?
This was a great informed list and one that shows Zakk listens across genres.
I agree with the comment below regarding Alex Lifeson. He's so underrated. What was curious to me about his choices is that he omitted Joe Satriani who was Steve Vai's sensei.
I thought the same thing! Vai, but no Satriani?? Makes NO sense!
Agreed, I'd have chosen Joe Satriani... Far more versatile & artistic.
So glad you included the most overlooked guitarist of all time, Frank Marino. But no Alex Lifeson, Joe Satriani, Uli John Roth, Michael Shenker, or the Maestro, Ritchie Blackmore?
Fresh to see the reality of how humble guitar greats such as Zakk are, to give praise and admiration to their idols including other guitarists that inspired them and inspire them to push
Zakk learned from Rhoads...indirectly, you praise everyone, never be petty and appreciate people who play the instrument Rhoads was that in his interviews and that guitar seminar
This is an amazing line up by the guy that should be in the line up!! Zakk has played some of my favorite riffs along with these other great players!!
I think Alan Holdsworth is the best guitarist of all time. He was so good people still don't understand just how good he was.
Holdsworth was from a different planet. And I mean that in the very best of ways, too!
He's a guitarist guitarist. Not much non musicians would know bout Mr Holdsworth
He's really the only guitarist EVH spoke highly of.. He said he liked Clapton, but only the Cream stuff.. He spoke about Holdsworth with real enthusiasm
Nzinn73 I don't think there is just one best player, but Holdsworth is on my list for a guitarist of the highest level. I am not sure if Allan had the picking technique of some of the alternate picking wizards like Jimmy Rosenberg, because he played so much legato. Maybe he did and just chose to not pick every note. His theory knowledge was elite, though. One of the most incredible players I have heard is Rory Hoffman who plays everything. I think Zakk's list is great, but let me add some others. Danny Gatton, Scotty Anderson, Jimmy ,Stocholo Rosenberg, Scotty Anderson, Shawn Lane, Guthrie, there's so many great players. Frank Vignola, Tommy, Phil Emmanuel, Stephan Joscho, Tony McManus, Martin Taylor, Pierre Bensusan, Martin Simpson, .....
@@vaekkriinhart4347I think he also mentioned Jeff Beck in a similar way iirc
I figured Blackmore would be on the list for sure.
Surprised by no Jeff Beck or Hendrix.