Ritchie Blackmore VS Tony Iommi

Who is The Better Guitar Player?


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OzzyVanHalen

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Both of these guitar players are very skillful and phenomenal at what they do. Both guitarists have earned and deserved their way into the greatest guitar players of all time lists. But who is the better guitar player in all areas of guitar including technique, sound, riffs, solos, ect.. You Decide!

Ritchie Blackmore of Deep Purple, Rainbow
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Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell
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Nololob

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Ritchie is so fast... but Tony is so doomy... but Ritchie makes perfect solos.... but Tony makes good riffs... but Ritchie is awesome... but also Tony is awesome.... GAAAAH I CAN'T DECIDE! :pullhair::pullhair:
 

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Some of my favorite Deep Purple recordings are with Steve Morse on guitar and I prefer Tony Iommi's riffs. He has come up with so many excellent riffs. I voted for Tony.
 

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Two legends...going with Ritchie, I just like Purple a little more than Sabbath.
 

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Tony wrote some of the greatest riffs of all time but I think Richie was more widely talented.....as much as I want to vote for Tony since he is actually still playing rockin' guitar I have to go with Richie.
 

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I'll have to give Blackmore the edge in this one, just due to his insane solos (The one in "Burn" gets me every time), which is certainly not to say Iommi's a slouch by any means. Iommi would take the cake in terms of riffs though, he's got so many crackers to choose from.
 

Hydrazoic Acid

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It's extremely hardest choice. But, in my list of favorite guitarists, Blackmore is on 2-nd place, Tony - on 3-rd. So - Ritchie Blackmore.2_sm5.gif
 

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