Wanted: Your 10 favorite guitarists any genre......

These are all from the Rock Genre, 'cos that's what I like.

Favourite is

Brian May - Very distinctive and a Unique sound.

Closely followed by

Richie Blackmore
Dave Gilmour.


Behind these three I would have (in no particular order)

Peter Green
Jeff Beck
Jimmi Hendrix
Jimmi Page
Richard Thompson
John Squire
Dave Murray


These are of course my Favorite Guitarists, those that move me, that I enjoy listening to etc. If you asked who I thought was most influential or technically gifted then I would have a different list.

This is surprisingly hard. I started writing a list and got to 20 without any effort, so, on the proviso that I can add or delete at a later stage, my initial top 10 are:

Eric Johnson
Jimi Hendrix - of course
Jerry Douglas
Michael Hedges
Stevie Vai
Robben Ford
Sonny Landreth
Albert King
Jeff Beck
Stevie Ray Vaughan

Dave

Hang on, hang on, I forgot Ry Cooder. He's got to be there

Dave

Ry Cooder definitely deserves a spot IMHO as well!

Ry Cooder
Richard Thompson
Kimberley Rew
Bert Jansch
Larry Carlton
Eric Clapton 1966-74
David Lindley
Lowell George
Wilko Johnson
Pat Metheny (sometimes)

Larry Carlton
Eric Clapton
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Gary Moore
Lee Ritenour
Wes Montgomery
Jimmy Hendrix
Chuck Loeb
Jeff Golub
Richard Smith

Not my top 10, but all guys who can/could "play a bit" who might not otherwise get a mention:

Larry Coryell
Stanley Clarke
Mick Ronson
Django Reinhart
Martin Thompson
Felix Papalardi
Gordon Giltrap
Joe Walsh
B.B. King
Albert Jaarvinen

Interesting Thread.

10 off the top of me 'ead...

urmm...

Kenny Burrell
Jimmy Reed
Wes Montgomery
Steve Cropper
BB King
Frank Zappa
Larry Carlton
Charlie Whitney
Chuck Berry
Walter Becker
Roy Buchanan.....

Far too many to mention really.


P

Rory Gallagher....

Jerry Joseph
Sonny Landreth
Doug Lancio
Warren Haynes
Jim Hall

Jerry Garcia - I suppose I shouldn't be surprised I'm the first person to mention him...!
Neil Young - I am surprised here...
John McLaughlin
Tom Verlaine
etc. [but mostly Garcia]

Garcia and McLaughlin should've been on the list already IMO
Lots of others haven't made an appearance yet. What about Duane Allman, Buddy Guy, Earl Hooker, John Cippolina, etc., etc.?

Rory Gallagher
Paul Kossoff
Peter Green
Billy Corgan (Smashing Pumpkins)
Kim Thayall (Soundgarden)
Mike McCready (Pearl Jam)
David Gilmour
Jimi Hendrix
Jimmy Page
Neil Young

I would add .....

Mark Knopfler
Nils Lofgren
Carlos Santana
Lee Ritenor
Martin Taylor



Steve D

John Fahey
Leo Kottke
Bert Jansch
Richard Thompson
Steve Albini
Tom Herman
Gary Lucas
Zoot Horn Rollo
Robert Johnson
Charley Patton


-- Ian

Sorry its all a bit predictable but
Rory Gallagher
Jimi Hendrix
Johnny Marr
John lee hooker
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Wilko Johnson
George Thorogood
Jeff Beck
Ry Cooder
Jimmy Page
Eric Clapton
I know its more than 10 but if someone chooses brian May after the Queens birthday farce display I'll have more than 10 (Greeny, why haven't you got David St Hubbins also).

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I know its more than 10 but if someone chooses brian May after the Queens birthday farce display I'll have more than 10 (Greeny, why haven't you got David St Hubbins also).

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This hardly makes him a crap guitarist, a prat maybe, but still a superb guitarist. I think there's plenty of occasions where other guitarists have gone somewhat overboard (Page/Hendrix anyone), doesn't mean they aren't good though.

Listen to any Early Queen and then tell me he doesn't deserve to be on this list.

It's a male thing - we like having order in our lives. and lists of things help with that.

DS

OTD - The Disco Evangelists - De Niro

One good thing about music lists is after writing your list it energises you to go pull out the artist referenced and listen to them again.
The ultimate pleasure is in sitting back in front of the black boxes and nodding your head in confirmation along with comments'like "Ahy, that lad can play a bit I new Ï were right

Holding strictly to ten, in no particular order, and ever-changing ...

Bill Frisell
Joni Mitchell
Jimi Hendrix
Pat Metheny
Ralph Towner
Bonnie Raitt
James Taylor
Greg Liesz
Jerry Douglas
Robben Ford

Bob Mould

All of the Chess blues posse

My brother-in-law

In no particular order:

Jimmy Page
Jimmi Hendrix
Eric Clapton
Larry Carlton
Neil Young
Michael Hedges
Steve Vai
Tony Iommi
Randy Rhodes
Ian Bairnson
David Gilmour
Alex Lifeson
Jhonny Marr
Carlos Santana
Eddie Van Halen (simply cos he hasn't been mentioned yet)

It would also appear that I can't count so I will stop now

Mike

In no particular order:

Ian Moore
Duane Allman
Carlos Santana
Robben Ford
Robert Cray
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Mark Knopfler
Robbie McIntosh
Wes Montgomery
D'Gary

Pleasantly surprised to see Robben Ford on so many lists.

[This message was edited by jayd on FRIDAY 14 November 2003 at 00:25.]

Ben Harper
Nick McCabe
John Squire
Jimi Hendrix
BB King
Ry Cooder
Eric Clapton
Peter Green
Dave Gilmour
The Edge

Wot no - Prince

Shurely shome mistake.

Other faves

Joni Mitchell (those weird tunings)
Ralph Towner
Bill Frisell (of course)
Metheny
Whoever the hell plays the guitar intro to "Don't tell me alive" by Steely Dan.
Mclaughlin
Townshend
Montgomery

[This message was edited by Colin Lorenson on FRIDAY 14 November 2003 at 02:12.]