JJ Cale
Lyndsey Buckingham
Jimmy Page
Leo Kottke
Richard Thompson
Martin Barre
Vai
Satriani
Van Halen
Gibbons
Morley and Matthews
Lifeson
Are we allowed bassists as well?
If so...
Lee
Childs
Hill
Sheehan
Jimmy Page
Jack White
Brian May
Oh Crap, guy out out of Guns 'n' roses
Jonny Marr
Kerry King
Bob Mould
Jimi Hendrix
Jimmy Page
Jimmy Page
Jack White
Eric clapton
Jimi Hendrix
(edit): damn you grumm thought I was going to get in there first with Hendrix!
+1 Jack White
Rodrigo AND Gabreila
+1 Jimmy Page
Hendrix
Adrian Borland
John Squire
Jimmy Page
David Gilmour
Nick McCabe
Sorry forgot Captain Sensible
Alex Lifeson
Dave Gilmour
Newton Faulkner. Saw him on TV palying at Glasters and was mesmerised by his guitar palying skills.
Johnny Marr. More for his catchy riffs.
Bob Fripp
Satriani
SRV
Hendrix
Martin Carthy
Robert Cray
Django
Brian May
Johnny Marr
Steve Howe
Steve Hackett
Les Claypool (I know he is a Bassist, but he plays it like it is a guitar)
+1 Alex Lifeson
Mark Tremonti
Billy Gibbons
John Lee Hooker
Paul Gilbert
Adrian Smith
Joe Bonamassa
Randy Rhoads
Mark Knopfler
Jonny Marr
David Gilmour
Neil Young
+1 Joe Satriani
Early Frank Gambale
+1 Johnny Marr
Nile Rogers
Martin Taylor
Tony McManus
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All of the above
Tom Morello?
Depends.
Couldn't care less about technical ability "for the sake of it" . Music for me has to say something, be intelligent, have soul, integrity and all to often lack of those things is excused by the proficiency of the musicians, who cares if they haven't (or couldn't) have an original idea for years, just look at the blur of fingers on the fretboard...
Ah...forgot Bonnamassa, Rhoads and Knopfler!
Too much choice!
Jimmy Page
Dave Gilmour
Gary Moore
Peter Green
Eddie Van Halen
Tony Iommi
the lad in blur seems pretty good to me, though I'm no guitarist
can't generally be doing with intricacy/musicianship for its own sake so some of the above don't do it for me
nor does stanley clarke
Eric Clapton
Mark Knopfler
The Edge - didn't say he was brilliant - just like his stuff
John Williams
Ritchie Blackmore
+ another 1 for Bonamassa. Seeing him in December.
Paul Gilbert
Joe Satriani
Used to like Nuno Bettencourt, but I was young.
Never really got on with Vai.
Keb Mo anyone? But more for the songwriting than the playing.
Duane Allman
Derek Trucks
Jack Pearson
Ritchie Blackmore
Jan Akkerman
Lowell George
Dickey Betts
Matt Schofield
Jules Fothergill
Vai's stuff that he did with Frank Zappa (who was an amazing guitarist as well) was pretty good, but a lot of his later stuff, his solo work, and the Whitesnake stuff was a bit meh and too much flash over substance.
The Edge is pretty distinctive, I have always wondered what would happen if you stole all his delay pedals though 😉
Tommy Emmanuel
Jimmy Hendrix
Steve Vai
Joe Satriani
Clive Carrol
Andy Makee
David Gilmour
Martin Taylor
Richard Thompson
and the Bon Jovi guitarist whatsisname 😉 Ritchie Sambruuuuka i think
ace! 😀
Joe Bonamassa (my current guitar god).
Jimi Hendrix.
Aynsley Lister (new kid on the block, check him out).
Gary Moore.
Johnny Marr
Pete, the guy who used to live down my street in the 70's.
Lots of the above and Ty Tabor of King's X, a very talented man...
Buddy Guy
Muddy Waters
couldn't agree more with NickC - the song is king
and for that reason
Steve Cropper
Robbie Robertson
James Burton
Nick Drake
George Harrison
late 60s/ early 70s Keef
Marr
Bernard Butler
Keith Richards
Neil Young
Marc Ford
John Martyn
Noel Gallagher :lol:, but Rory Gallagher is supposed to be very good, no relation.
+1 Bob Mould
Joey Santiago
J Mascis
Kim Thayil
James Dean Bradfield
thin lookin chap from radiohead
Kirk Hammett
Dave Mustaine
Frank Black
Adrian Smith
James Hetfield
Kerry King
Damn Forgot Angus Young
And Don Ross
Rory Gallagher
Richard Thompson
Wilco Johnson
Andre Segovia
Django Reinhardt
Billy Gibbons
Albert lee
Robert Johnson
Link Wray
Tom Morello
Bob Wootton
Sarah Dougherty Carter
Charlie Rich
Nils Lofgren
Fred "sonic" Smith
Lenny Kaye
And many more depending on my mood.........
And by Rich I meant Christian but for some reason typed rich.....
D Boone
Doc Watson
Sterling Morrison/Lou Reed
Neil Young
Emmett Kelly
Davey Graham
David Rawlings
Michael Karoli
Teenie Hodges
Mike McCready
+1 Neil Young
+1 Steve Cropper
+1 Fred Smith
Johnny Thunders
Ry Cooder
Thurston Moore
Greg Ginn
Ali Farka Touré
and loads more that I can't think of now
Dave Gilmour
Chris Rea
Eric Clapton
Jimmi Hendrix
Mark Knopfler
Angus Young
Alex. (v pleased a few people chose him as he is kind of overshadowed by Geddy & Neil in his day job)
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Adam Jones (Tool)
Bob Fripp
Elmore James
Eric Johnson
ben harper
carlos santana
eliott smith
jeff buckley
peter frampton
jimi
leslie west
steve van zandt
robert fripp
tony levin (bass)
Robben Ford
Larry Carlton
Warren Haynes
Elvin Bishop
Scott Sharrard
Ah, should have added
Bonnie Raitt
Stevie Ray Vaughan
also - I saw Rory Gallager and he was excellent and second Aynsley Lister - saw him too and he was good.
Can't recall the names of the guys in The Hamsters but they all seem to play drums and lead and bass guitar and I couldn't tell the difference between their playing. Well worth checking out.
Liked Budgie, too...
Andy Gill
Paco De Luca
Matthew Ashman (RIP) 🙁
Julian Bream
How could I forget Neil Young!
and Marc Bolan
Glad someone mentioned Mike Mcready and Kim Thayill!
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Mick Jones
Dave Grohl
Angus
Pete Townsend
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I was mightily impressed by guitarhero of this forum
that you would know - Randy Rhodes
That you won't know
Pete Lesperance -
Derry Grehan -
the mighty Tim Pierce - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtbdf8-q3Qc
That nobody seems to know - this chick - completely unbelievable
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98y0Q7nLGWk - completely destroys every guitarist I have ever seen in 7 mins 43 seconds
Ana Popovic, very good blues lady.
rainer
jack white
leo kottke
ry cooder
carlos santan
For a different sound ...
John Williams
Julian Bream
At work so can't provide youtube links!
Billy Duffy. Might not be the best but looks good with his trusted White Falcon.
Flippin blink! That Asian lass certainly has nimble fingers!! excellent.
Brian Setzer
Adrian Belew
John McGeogh
Can't believe no one has said Frank Zappa and good call with Marc Bolan, hugely underated as a guitarist.
Ted Nugent
Gary Moore
Mark Knopfler
Eric Clapton
Jeff Beck
Walter Trout
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Robert Cray - if you've not seen this video it's very moving
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paul kosoff ?
david gilmour
jonny marr
neil young
Honestly can't believe neverfastenuff was the first to mention Jeff Beck... 🙂
zakk wylde
dave gilmour
matt heafy
John Petrucci