Your favourite guitarists

[Disco_Dale]

Hendrix
Rory Gallagher
Peter Green

[militantmandy]

Josh Homme (Pre-queens)
Dimebag Darrell
Martin Hagstrom / Fredrick Thordendal (Meshuggah)
Brent Hinds
Kirk Winstein
Joe Duplantier

Many many more!

[Malam]

Steve Vai
Frank Zappa
Prince
Buckethead
John Petrucci
Jimi Hendrix
Wes Montgomery
Joe Pass
Guthrie Govan
Mike Keneally
Dimebag Darrell
Andy McKee
Robby Krieger
Robert Fripp

Edited by Malam on Monday 6th July 16:37

[Obiwonkeyblokey]

alex lifeson

[Dai Capp]

In no particular order:

Frank Zappa - mind melting technical genius
Roddy Frame - my dad got me started playing lounge jazz (albeit badly) when I was 9. Roddy Frame's music showed me how to use the chords and how to structure songs!
Django Reinhardt - better with 2 fingers than I'll ever be with 5 (ooer missus)
Tom Morello - for me, took rythmn guitar to a whole new level and his lead licks are handy too
John Frusciante - the guitarist who I sounded most like when I played in a band of my own - the only difference is he's successful!

Cheers

DC

[...Mole...]

Robert Fripp
Steve Morse
Django Renhardt
Steve Vai
John Petrucci
Pat Metheny
Allan Holdsworth

ah and forgot Steve Howe there

Edited by ...Mole... on Monday 6th July 20:09

[snowy slopes]

Okay,

SRV
Scott Gorham
Steve Vai
John Frusciante
Matt Bellamy
Ricky Medlocke(early Blackfoot)
Malcolm Young
Yanick Gers(gillan era)
Eric Bell
Randy Rhoads(god rest his soul)



There is plenty more, but i cant think of all of them at the moment

[Elskeggso]

Dai Capp said:

Frank Zappa

Shoot me in the head with a massive gun, but for some strange reason I've never listened to Zappa properly, where would be a good place to start?

[Malam]

Elskeggso said:

Dai Capp said:

Frank Zappa

Shoot me in the head with a massive gun, but for some strange reason I've never listened to Zappa properly, where would be a good place to start?

One Size Fits All, Apostrophe, Over-nite Sensation, Chunga's Revenge, Bongo Fury, Shut up and play yer guitar...

There are too many

[Dai Capp]

Elskeggso said:

Dai Capp said:

Frank Zappa

Shoot me in the head with a massive gun, but for some strange reason I've never listened to Zappa properly, where would be a good place to start?

He's got a massive back catalogue but I reckon it's best to start with his more accessible stuff like 'Joes Garage', 'The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life' or 'Broadway The Hardway'.

Alternatively there's Hot Rats which is basically 45 minutes of guitar solo recorded, according to Zappa folklore, for Executive irritation

Cheers

DC

[Elskeggso]

Malam said:

Elskeggso said:

Dai Capp said:

Frank Zappa

Shoot me in the head with a massive gun, but for some strange reason I've never listened to Zappa properly, where would be a good place to start?

One Size Fits All, Apostrophe, Over-nite Sensation, Chunga's Revenge, Bongo Fury, Shut up and play yer guitar...

There are too many

Cheers Malam

[Elskeggso]

Dai Capp said:

Elskeggso said:

Dai Capp said:

Frank Zappa

Shoot me in the head with a massive gun, but for some strange reason I've never listened to Zappa properly, where would be a good place to start?

He's got a massive back catalogue but I reckon it's best to start with his more accessible stuff like 'Joes Garage', 'The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life' or 'Broadway The Hardway'.

Alternatively there's Hot Rats which is basically 45 minutes of guitar solo recorded, according to Zappa folklore, for Executive irritation

Cheers

DC

Cheers DC, I'll spend some time on Amazon I think, I find their reviews on this sort of stuff are very good

[DocJock]

Aside from the obvious guys who have had loads of mentions already...

Rory Gallagher
Jeff Beck
Alvin Lee
Roy Buchanan

[suthol]

Albert Lee
Rory Gallagher
Roy Buchanan
Danny Gatton
Jerry Donohue
Roy Nicholls
Robert Fripp
Phil Emmanuel
Mick Box

[ITMonkey]

For sheer virtuosity...
Allan Holdsworth (even Eddie van Halen & The Mighty Boosh say so)
Steve Hackett

As part of a band...
Johnny Marr
Andy Summers

Edited by ITMonkey on Monday 6th July 22:49

Edited by ITMonkey on Monday 6th July 22:49

[Forthright MC]

ratbane said:

..in no particular order - Frank Zappa.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBQPkLuwy80&fea...

+1 he really was rather excellent!

Good call on Dave Mustaine too, very talented player IMO

[Elskeggso]

Forthright MC said:

ratbane said:

..in no particular order - Frank Zappa.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBQPkLuwy80&fea...

+1 he really was rather excellent!

Good call on Dave Mustaine too, very talented player IMO

Yep, Megadeth's Rust in Peace especially, one of my 'desert island' CDs.

[LaurenceOnSynth]

+1 for Andy Mckee and Johnny Marr

And definatley Micheal Hedges: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmQwPJHGP7U

[Meteor Madness]

some of my favourites ....

Merle Travis
Dick Dale
Grady Martin
Danny Gatton
Cliff Gallup
P.Paul Fenech
Darrel Higham
Jyrki Juvonen
Jerry Reed

[ross89]

Simon Neil
Nick Zinner
Brian Aubert
James Iha
Thurston Moore
Lee Ranaldo

None of them necessarily the best, but def my favourites...

Edited by ross89 on Tuesday 7th July 00:18