Discussing who “the better” guitarist is/was is about as pointless as championing a particular time zone. Being more or less skilled at the instrument (especially at the level of skill both posses(ed)) is largely irrelevant to the quality of the music they are able to make. In fact, one of the traps many virtuoso musicians fall in is to create demonstration pieces for their skill that are entirely bewildering or boring to the casual listener.
Regarding your final statement: see Buckethead… Absolute virtuoso that has played on hundreds of albums. Most of his solo stuff is just wanky self indulgent noodling - Unlistenable
Soothsayer… Yes… Awesome… But also sterile and lame.
I think Marty is superior to Alexi from a technical standpoint but Alexi is by far the better songwriter while also being able to sing while playing leads.
I think that probably the best overall guitar player of the same era is Jeff Loomis: https://youtu.be/id3_l_tqArY
Most underrated probably goes to Vogg: https://youtu.be/HHPGGMjHapw (he cites Limp Bizkit as an inspiration lmao)
Discussing who “the better” guitarist is/was is about as pointless as championing a particular time zone. Being more or less skilled at the instrument (especially at the level of skill both posses(ed)) is largely irrelevant to the quality of the music they are able to make. In fact, one of the traps many virtuoso musicians fall in is to create demonstration pieces for their skill that are entirely bewildering or boring to the casual listener.
Regarding your final statement: see Buckethead… Absolute virtuoso that has played on hundreds of albums. Most of his solo stuff is just wanky self indulgent noodling - Unlistenable
Soothsayer… Yes… Awesome… But also sterile and lame.
It’s all subjective. Just poking a little fun.
I think Marty is superior to Alexi from a technical standpoint but Alexi is by far the better songwriter while also being able to sing while playing leads.
I think that probably the best overall guitar player of the same era is Jeff Loomis: https://youtu.be/id3_l_tqArY
Most underrated probably goes to Vogg: https://youtu.be/HHPGGMjHapw (he cites Limp Bizkit as an inspiration lmao)