Yes, it's a Favourite Guitarists thread....

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  • NJK
    NJK Posts: 194
    The late great Dimebag Darrell :twisted:
  • fletch8928
    fletch8928 Posts: 794
    I reckon he could play a pumas whisker and make it sound good.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNoPNC3ebYQ
    fly like a mouse, run like a cushion be the small bookcase!
  • softlad
    softlad Posts: 3,513
    softlad wrote:
    not forgetting George Formby....

    or more seriously....

    Stuart Adamson
    Charlie Reid
    Brian Setzer
  • edhornby
    edhornby Posts: 1,780
    john scofield
    "I get paid to make other people suffer on my wheel, how good is that"
    --Jens Voight
  • Jez mon
    Jez mon Posts: 3,809
    Danni Evans from Alestorm (mainly because I got a picture and a chat with him before a show!)

    Janick Gers, Dave Murray and Adrian Smith

    Kirk Hammett, not the best technical metal guitarist, but just an all round solid metal lead guitarist

    Jimmy Page

    Jimi Hendrix, probably the person that showed the world just what could be done with six strings, a plank of wood and some pick ups!!

    Tony Iommi, saw him play with heaven and hell, last year at Wacken Open Air, there were much faster guitarists that weekend, but none that played with such feeling!!
    You live and learn. At any rate, you live
  • gabriel959
    gabriel959 Posts: 4,227
    A bit different but top class...

    Andres Segovia
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9efHwnFA ... re=related
    Paco de Lucia
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oyhlad64-s
    Tomatito
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BCoZiSbGtY
    Niño Josele
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4xxg-Rn2To
    Jimi Hendrix
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vo_WAbnK ... re=related
    Wes Montgomery
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOm17yw__6U
    Django Reinhardt (and he only had two fingers!)
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoIJ4W7k ... re=related
    Robert Fripp (from King Crimson)
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nm3SAtzQ ... re=related
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  • andymc22
    andymc22 Posts: 6
    Daron Malakian, System Of A Down :-)
  • finchy
    finchy Posts: 6,686
    Julian Cope and all of his session guitarists
    Sterling Morrison (Velvet Underground)
    Dave Davies (Kinks)
    Ron Asheton (Stooges)
  • hopper1
    hopper1 Posts: 4,389
    skyd0g, well done... I can't believe Angus has only one mention... 2, now!
    And Ritchie Blackmore...

    Garry Moore.
    Ted Nugent... Made my ears bleed in '78!!! :shock:
    Seasick Steve :wink:

    Showing my ignorance, who plays/played lead with Lynnyrd Skynnyrd? :oops:
    Start with a budget, finish with a mortgage!
  • essexian
    essexian Posts: 187
    Les “Fruitbat” Carter from Carter USM/ Abdoujaparov

    Not only a great guitarist, but also a cycling fan (hence the name of his band) and a top, top bloke.
  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    Muddy Waters- great acoustic bluesman, then invented the electric blues
    Son House- Taught him.
    John Lee Hooker
    Richard Thompson
    Stuart Braithwaite
    Tad Kubler
    Billy Bragg
    Bruce Springsteen is way underrated too!
    "In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"

    @gietvangent
  • andy162
    andy162 Posts: 634
    Jimi Hendrix
    Bernard Butler
    Graham Coxon
    The two Jonnies (Marr&Greenwood)
    Josh Homme
    Peter Green
    John Squire
    Jimmy Paige
    Angelo Bruschini ( Blue Aeroplanes/Massive Attack)
    Mark Knopfler (m.o.r but superb technique)

    .....Francis Rossi, give over! Valentino Rossi is probably a better guitarist. One handed, while on one wheel over the finish line.
  • spanielsson
    spanielsson Posts: 776
    Have either of these been mentioned:

    Nuno Bettencourt

    Tom Morello
  • Bear77
    Bear77 Posts: 60
    Nick Drake
    Davy Graham

    In addition to most of the above :)
    The revolution will not be televised
  • Sevenfold
    Sevenfold Posts: 86
    Herman Li/Sam Totman
    Mason Williams ("Classical Gas")
    Mike Oldfield
    Michael Schenker/Rudi Schenker
    Michael Paget
    Björn Gelotte
    Synyster Gates


    +1
    Mark Knopfler
    Jimmy Page
    Eddie Van Halen
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    spanielsson wrote:
    Have either of these been mentioned:

    Nuno Bettencourt

    Tom Morello

    As much as I dislike Extreme, he good!
  • tebbit
    tebbit Posts: 604
    + 1 Fruitbat, concussed myself stage diving at a Carter gig in the early 90s as a student
  • hopper1
    hopper1 Posts: 4,389
    andy162 wrote:
    Jimi Hendrix
    Bernard Butler
    Graham Coxon
    The two Jonnies (Marr&Greenwood)
    Josh Homme
    Peter Green
    John Squire
    Jimmy Paige
    Angelo Bruschini ( Blue Aeroplanes/Massive Attack)
    Mark Knopfler (m.o.r but superb technique)

    .....Francis Rossi OBE, give over! Valentino Rossi is probably a better guitarist. One handed, while on one wheel over the finish line.

    Fixed that for you :wink:

    I had a similar thought, when I saw his name, too!
    Start with a budget, finish with a mortgage!
  • ExeterSimon
    ExeterSimon Posts: 830
    Kevin Shields from My Bloody Valentine.

    And whichever of the Reid brothers from The Jesus and Mary Chain.
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    Trek 1.5 (2009)
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  • attica
    attica Posts: 2,362
    edited February 2010
    +1 for Jimmy Page, Tony Iommi, Richie Blackmore and Jimi Hendrix (and many others already mentioned)

    I'll throw in George Harrison and Billy Duffy
    "Impressive break"

    "Thanks...

    ...I can taste blood"
  • mask of sanity
    mask of sanity Posts: 610
    Page
    Alexi Laiho
    Yngwie Malmsteen
    Satch
    Randy Rhoads
    Glenn Tipton
    K.K. Downing
    steve gaines
  • Bikerbaboon
    Bikerbaboon Posts: 1,017
    I do feel that

    stevie ray vaughn
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAG-kX_IlUw

    needs a mention.

    credentials
    used heavy guage 0.13 strings and base frets to make playing harder so you can hear in the tone.
    had to use super glue on his finger tips and the 0.13 used to rip the caluses off his fingers.
    massive addiction to clumbian marching powder
    died b4 his time in a helicopter crash.

    Randy rodes (played for ozzy after he left sabbath in the 80s.)
    many many clasic tracks fomr him but must mention his death
    He dided when the bus driver of the bands buss took them home.
    after driveing all night on marchign powder he desides to take randy up in his plane. Ozzy was invited along on the flight but he had passed out. as you do on a flight they tryed to wake up ozzy by flying low and fast over the tour bus. The just missed the bus but flew smack in to the drivers house..

    2 greats both will be missed.
    Nothing in life can not be improved with either monkeys, pirates or ninjas
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  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    :roll: forgot to mention Les Paul, early innovator of the electric guitar AND multitrack-recording. He was still playing into his 90's. A remarkable musician and inventor, a huge influence and he could really play!
  • Andy
    Andy Posts: 8,207
    SCR Pedro wrote:
    Mark Tremonti

    YES!
  • JonEdwards
    JonEdwards Posts: 452
    Can't believe Clapton has only been mentioned once. Sure he's had some duller moments, but listen to the Cream reunion gig at the Albert Hall. He's still got the fire when he wants to.

    Also:-
    SRV
    Hendrix
    Billy Gibbons
    Brian May
    Jimmy Page
    Peter Green
    Jim Hall
    Wes Montgomery
    George Harrison
  • cheesebeanie
    cheesebeanie Posts: 21
    Dave Gilmour
    Jimmy Page
    Scott
    Felt
    Scott
  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    JonEdwards wrote:
    Can't believe Clapton has only been mentioned once. Sure he's had some duller moments, but listen to the Cream reunion gig at the Albert Hall. He's still got the fire when he wants to.

    Good point, I wasn't dissapointed when I saw him in Hyde Park a few years ago.

    Think Badge is my favourite of his songs (OK, I know it was Cream) but didn't he write it with George Harrison, think he might have played on it too...
  • attica
    attica Posts: 2,362
    Ooh, and Steve Hackett. (If only for the dramatic tail off in quality after he left Genesis)
    "Impressive break"

    "Thanks...

    ...I can taste blood"
  • iain_j
    iain_j Posts: 1,941
    Oh yeah, Seasick Steve too :D
  • Westerberg
    Westerberg Posts: 652
    Keith Levene

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