Grunge Era Guitarist's
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Cantrell.
DeLeo would be 2nd, but I was obsessed with both Layne and Jerry like I was the other guys who were major influences, Gilmour, Vai, EJ, Petrucci, etc. Cantrell opened the door to heavy music for me. Always has an amazing guitar tone that’s just gotten better over the years. I love the weight of his playing, the riffs, all of it. If I’m not ripping off AIC with vocals, I’m most definitely ripping off a Cantrell riff in any given song I write.
I’d LOVE to hear DeLeo and Cantrell write together these days. Cantrell’s newest solo album sounds like something I could hear Dean getting in on.
DeLeo would be 2nd, but I was obsessed with both Layne and Jerry like I was the other guys who were major influences, Gilmour, Vai, EJ, Petrucci, etc. Cantrell opened the door to heavy music for me. Always has an amazing guitar tone that’s just gotten better over the years. I love the weight of his playing, the riffs, all of it. If I’m not ripping off AIC with vocals, I’m most definitely ripping off a Cantrell riff in any given song I write.
I’d LOVE to hear DeLeo and Cantrell write together these days. Cantrell’s newest solo album sounds like something I could hear Dean getting in on.
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Added Kim totally forgotNo Billy Corgan, but King Buzzo? JFC
(Yeah yeah yeah there is an “other” option)
I’d add Kim Thayil, J Mascis etc. before Buzzo, and I love the Melvins.
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I'm with Drew on this one. It's very close. I love Cantrell's tones; always heavy af, and real ballzy. Dean has a really unique tone, seems like on every album as well. But I prefer the heavier guitars. Not a lot to choose from though.
The scene was diverse enough though, that for me, I loved AIC, & STP, but the rest were meh.
The scene was diverse enough though, that for me, I loved AIC, & STP, but the rest were meh.
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Hahah YEah i guess you could say my Poll is somewhat biased , never was into SP and BillyNo Billy Corgan, but Kim Thayil? JFC
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I considered that too, since both guys are so close for me. But I think of that as under the songwriting umbrella. If it was a choice as to which one I liked better for the songs (even though I know Dean didn't actually write a lot of them, he's still very important to how they ultimately sounded, due in large part to his chord voicings, unless Robert showed him those as well...
), I'd have to go with Dean.+1Hahah YEah i guess you could say my Poll is somewhat biased , never was into SP and Billy
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Kim Thayil for me.
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Hahah YEah i guess you could say my Poll is somewhat biased , never was into SP and Billy
Poll: “Which Of My Favorite Guitarists Of The Grunge Era Do You Like”
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Well to be fair i did put other
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I was a small child when grunge hit so Kurt always had a home in my heart. I also didn't know any better because I didn't know of any other grunge era bands at the time, I mean, one of the first music videos I've ever seen was Black Hole Sun but all of my friends and other peers listened to gangster rap.
Maybe not favorite in my mind as a pure guitarist, but as a frontman/songwriter.
Maybe not favorite in my mind as a pure guitarist, but as a frontman/songwriter.
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A lot of people don't know that Chris both wrote a lot of those epic riffs, and also tracked the rhythm guitars
in the studio. Kim was/is great.... but was often a lead only player on Soundgarden songs (in the studio).
