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MoonliteShred
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09/20/2005 10:39 am
I just want to know whos the better guitarist in terms of techincalities???
John Petrucci or Eddie Van Halen...

I dont want to say John pettrucci coz im a dream theater fan..
I have only heard a few song of van halen so its unfair to judge..

any one here particular about this 2 guitarist????
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09/20/2005 1:16 pm
trucci definitally. Find me a live video were he makes a mistake. he's all about technique...
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09/20/2005 2:28 pm
Yeah my vote goes to petrucci too. He's insane. I always thouht Eddie Van Halen was a little sloppy personally. Just what i think. He's a fine player in his own right however.
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09/20/2005 4:10 pm
Definitely Petrucci.

Though of the two, I'd much rather listen to Van Halen.
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09/20/2005 5:20 pm
Petrucci for sure!! (even though im a DreamTheater fan) :cool:
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09/20/2005 7:32 pm
Yeah, Petrucci. But Van Halen was, I believe, one of Petrucci's favorite guitarists. I KNOW he was one of Paul Gilberts.
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09/21/2005 7:51 am
i think petrucci is the best technical guitarist ive ever known
For the love of music not for the love of money!!! :D

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09/21/2005 9:08 am
trucci = good tech
eddie = good listening
but , i'm a fan
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09/21/2005 8:05 pm
I'm gonna have to go with Petrucci as well...
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09/21/2005 10:17 pm
John, of course.

Eddy was 15 years before John.
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09/22/2005 9:11 pm
John Petrucci... i have their dvd concert at the budokan.. he rocks!
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09/22/2005 9:44 pm
My opinion:

Petrucci is technically better but Eddie puts more feeling into his playing.
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09/22/2005 10:07 pm
John Petrucci... i have their dvd concert at the budokan.. he rocks!
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09/23/2005 6:43 am
how bout truci compared to malmsteen
For the love of music not for the love of money!!! :D

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09/23/2005 7:12 am
Originally Posted by: MoonliteShredhow bout truci compared to malmsteen

Petrucci. Malmsteen can't do half the techniques Petrucci can.
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09/24/2005 1:26 am
Originally Posted by: JFRICKMy opinion:

Petrucci is technically better but Eddie puts more feeling into his playing.


i concurr.

man im feeling like im betraying eddie. but yeah petucci is better in the tecnical scence. but i love vanhalen so much. id rather listen to them anyday.
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09/24/2005 10:32 pm
Originally Posted by: MoonliteShredhow bout truci compared to malmsteen

John man,
not many people out do John.

Almost every neo-classical guitar player now can blow Malmsteen back to sweden
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09/25/2005 8:37 am
Originally Posted by: CW14I find it to be more like 10 minutes

Yeah, but let's keep in mind that he blows us all clear out of the water as far as speed goes. Yngwie's music tends to get on my nerves after a while (a very short while), but I think we should respect his dedication to improving his speed. It's taken a lot of discipline and we tend to ignore that in favor of bashing his musicianship.
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09/25/2005 9:02 am
I'm no fan of Yngwie, but I saw him live in Dublin a few months ago and he is a serious player. I read a lot of posts saying that his technique is sloppy and that he is boring. Well, the technique was amazing at the gig. Very impressive, you could hear each indiviually picked note and the arpeggio sequences were flawless. However, by the end of the gig the solos did start sounding the same. There were a few high points and then a lot of the same thing, but he still put on a grea show.
I vote Petrucci as the better player though. He can play any style and always tries to play something "new". His technique is perfect and if you doubt his ability beyond Dream Theatre, check out Liquid Tension Experiment - excellent instrumental project with a lot of improv.
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09/25/2005 3:06 pm
Ok it's been driving me crazy for a while now, so what does " Thren keld wing nut; Why not rheam?!" mean??
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