Your favourite guitarists

[LaurenceOnSynth]

I think this kind of topic is too good not to be a repost.
But still it's worth a go

I'll start the ball rolling with Tom Morello, my favourite by far: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cEeCsduGdo

[SaliMali]

Tracii Guns for his playing on 'LA Guns' and 'I'm Addicted' from 'Cocked and Loaded'
Slash for his genius at hitting just the right note.
Doug Aldrich for being a sober,spit-free (and better) version of Zakk Wylde
John Petrucci when only shredding will do
Reeves Gabrels for the stunt guitar

[br d]

Albert Lee, by a country mile.
Brian Setzer.
Bill Nelson.

[kiteless]

To be genre specific:

Metal: Marty Friedman
Rock: John Sykes
Blues: SRV
Jazz: Martin Taylor
Classical: Simon Dinnigan
Off Topic: Jeff Beck
Fusion: John Petrucci

[Mojooo]

richie blackmore
uli jon roth
mcihael schenker
david gilmour

[just1]

VAI
Satch
Paul Gilbert
Bonamassa
Eddie Van Halen
Nuno Bettencourt

predictable but still like these guys best

[rednotdead]

Steve Rothery (Marillion)
Neal Schon (the early Journey stuff)
Knopfler
Lukather
Sykes
May
Tom Scholz

[maddog993]

Jeff Beck
Jimmy Page
Dave Gilmour
Joe Satriani
Johnny Marr

[maddog993]

and I forgot; Peter Green

[Elskeggso]

Jason Becker
Vinnie Moore
Marty Friedman
Al Di Meola
Ry Cooder

[Sir Snaz]

Audley Freed
Denis 'Piggy' D'Amour
Jimmy Page
Kim Thayil

[ratbane]

..in no particular order - Frank Zappa.

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

Edited by ratbane on Monday 6th July 11:11

[jesusbuiltmycar]

In non particiular order:

Jimmy Page
Dave Navarro (Jane's Addiction)
Adam Thomas Jones (Tool)
Omar Rodríguez-López (The Mars Volta, At the Drive In)

[mp3manager]

Francis Dunnery ex-It Bites

[JaymzDead]

Away from the predictable Satch/Vai/Blackmore/Page/Slash/insert guitar god name here worship which always ensues when this topic comes up anywhere (me inluded usually!) for a more esoteric selection I'd go for Sammy Pierre Duet (ex Acid Bath and Crowbar, current Goatwe guitarist), Ihsahn from Emperor, Steve Von Til and Scott Kelly from Neurosis, Mikael Akerfeldt and Peter Lindgren from Opeth as favourites of mine.

[gbbird]

Ritchie Blackmore
Jimmy Page
Dave Mustaine
Chuck Schuldiner

[paulmurr]

I'm sure we've done this before but I can't find the thread...

I'm sure I said something like...

Slash
Prince
Warner Hodges
Ginger
Johnny Ramone

Edit - Thread here

Edited by paulmurr on Monday 6th July 12:29

[Dick Dastardly]

Slash
Dave Navarro
John Frusciante
Joe Perry
Jimmy Page
Jimi Hendrix
Tom Morello (though some of his solos ruin an otherwise great track)
Keith Richards

[james_gt3rs]

gbbird said:

Dave Mustaine

Highly underrated IMO.

[Elskeggso]

gbbird said:

Chuck Schuldiner

Not the most technically skilled guitar player in history, but an amazing songwriter