Guitar World's 15 reclusive guitar greats

[Louis Cypher]

GW 15 reclusive guitar greats

Awesome that the list inc Rowan Robertson, Paul DiBartolo & espcially Harry Cody
Vito is obviously on there too

Shame though that Marc Diglio isn't on there, absolute monster player

 

[Demiurge]

I don't know if the label, "reclusive", is entirely fair in all these cases. Good on all of these people for recognizing that creating music at one point in their lives did not trigger a lifelong obligation to the public eye.

 

[Spaced Out Ace]

Oh fuck off. Vinnie Vincent is only #1 because he's a goddamn shit show in the middle of a train wreck hurricane tearing through a junk yard.

 

[christopher0660]

That VV story sucks for a number of reasons, but back in the ESP boards heyday (circa 05 maybe?), someone posted a pic of VV holding a guitar in a bathroom with one foot up on a toilet. For years, people would demand that new people "post a VV pic" and there was a whole thread of people holding a guitar with a foot on a toilet. What a time to be alive.

 

[Spaced Out Ace]

Almost forgot. Where the hell is John Sykes?

 

[Spaced Out Ace]

That VV story sucks for a number of reasons, but back in the ESP boards heyday (circa 05 maybe?), someone posted a pic of VV holding a guitar in a bathroom with one foot up on a toilet. For years, people would demand that new people "post a VV pic" and there was a whole thread of people holding a guitar with a foot on a toilet. What a time to be alive.

 

[christopher0660]

That's the one! Bonus points for the boots lol.

 

[Zado]

I'd add Brad Gillis, Joey Tafolla, Impellitteri, Joe Holmes.

 

[eaeolian]

I'd add Brad Gillis, Joey Tafolla, Impellitteri, Joe Holmes.

Night Ranger still plays regularly. Hardly reclusive.

 

[ArtDecade]

The one guy that is totally off the map in spite of his band/music out there is Warren DeMartini. Also... we could use a little more Blues Saraceno. Come home, Warren and Blues. Anyway, here is the list:

1. Vinnie Vincent of KISS/Vinnie Vincent Invasion
2. Vito Bratta of White Lion
3. Paul DiBartolo of Spread Eagle
4. Randy Holden of Blue Cheer
5. Eric Bell of Thin Lizzy
6. Harry Cody of Shotgun Messiah
7. Michael Kelly Smith of Britny Fox
8. Jim Martin of Faith No More
9. Steve Farris of Mr. Mister
10. Nigel Pulsford of Bush
11. Sid Fletcher of Roxy Blue
12. John Squire of The Stone Roses
13. Chris Weber of Hollywood Rose
14. Matt Smith of Poison
15. Rowan Robertson of Dio

I'd add Brad Gillis, Joey Tafolla, Impellitteri, Joe Holmes.

Night Ranger is always on tour.

 

[Seabeast2000]

That's the one! Bonus points for the boots lol.

Retvrn to boots

 

[Decapitated]

Chris DeGarmo…?

 

[Decapitated]

Harry Cody recently posted in a thread over at another forum. Was pretty cool.

 

[Emperor Guillotine]

Does Buckethead count? The guy has always been the literal, by-the-book definition of a recluse ever since he was a kid.

 

[Omzig]

A few more players id love to have heard/seen more solo stuff from are.... jeff tyson, Jeff Watson,Stephen Ross,Craig Small,Brett Garsed & T.J. Helmerich

 

[Decapitated]

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Does Buckethead count? The guy has always been the literal, by-the-book definition of a recluse ever since he was a kid.

In the time it took me to post this, Buckethead released 2 albums.

 

[BigViolin]

What about like, every fusion player?

 

[Emperor Guillotine]

In the time it took me to post this, Buckethead released 2 albums.

Oh, you mean two unmixed, unmastered slabs of incoherent music bounced straight out of the DAW (with no professional polish) that are just him noodling aimlessly over backing tracks that he and/or Dan Monti made?

 

[jaxadam]

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In the time it took me to post this, Buckethead released 2 albums.

 

[wheresthefbomb]

Feel like they could've tried harder but that's always the way.

I never knew the guy's name, but glad to see Stone Roses mentioned at any rate.