Your all time favorite guitar players

[Cyndee]

There are just so many, I'll start with just 5 in no particular order, my choices here are influenced by the era I've grown up in, but have many likes of more contemporary players.

 

Jimi Hendrix

Jimmy Page

Steve Howe

Eric Johnson

Eddie Van Halen

 

Your turn

[Jani]

I'll add to this list.

 

Jeff Beck

Miles Gilderdale

Johnny A

[Cyndee]

@Jani excellent choices and good morning

[Jani]

Good morning!!  I had landscapers here yesterday and they did a great job, which lifted my spirits.  Then all the conversation here just made it better! 

[Cyndee]

35 minutes ago, Jani said:

Good morning!!  I had landscapers here yesterday and they did a great job, which lifted my spirits.  Then all the conversation here just made it better! 

 

NICE !

 

I think I am gonna listen to some Jeff Beck, you got me thinking in that direction.

 

 

[Teri Anne]

In no specific order but a few that there work influenced me and my playing style.

Jimi Hendrix (saw him live in 1969).

Axel Rudi Pell.

John Mclaughlin. Mahavishnu orchestra

David Gilmour. Pink Floyd

Eddie Hazel from the band Funkadelic

John Hayes and Moses Mo from the band Mothers Finest

[Sally Stone]

David Gilmore and Mark Knopfler get my vote for best rock guitarists, but Joe Bonamassa is the absolute best blues guitarist.  

[Teri Anne]

David Gilmore is just so smooth.

[Maddee]

Ritchie Blackmore

Les Paul

Albert Collins

Albert King

Danny Gatton

Billy Gibbons

Peter Green

 

Digging Arthur Adams on Jimmy Smith Root Down lately

 

Tooo many. 

 

[Carolyn Marie]

Mark Knopfler  and Jimmy Hendrix for rock.  I also love classical guitar, and there is none better than John Williams (Australian), but Christopher Parkening is a close second.

 

Carolyn Marie

[Teri Anne]

There are so many really good guitar players out there so its hard to make a choice.

[Heather Shay]

@Cyndee gosh this is a tough one and so many good ones already named so i will put some less obvivous ones or at least not mentioned yet

Leo Kottke

Steve Howe

John McLaughlin

Michael Hedges

Roy Buchanan

Rory Gallagher

Bonnie Raitt 

Steve Lukather

Chet Atkins

Glenn Campbell

Carlos Santana

Joe Satriani

Billy Gibbons

Duane Allman

Eric Clapton

Steve Vai

Phil Keaggy

[Rowan.]

I'll bite

 

1. Django Reinhardt - I'm pretty sure he actually invented lead guitar.
2. Mark Ribot - Played with Tom Waits on Rain Dogs, Real Gone and I think a couple of other albums.
3. David Rawlings - Gillian Welch's partner.
4. Slash - The guy in the hat from Guns and Roses.
5. Me - I added my self, nit because I'm conceited, rather I was asked this question one while busking. A stranger came up and sat down beside me and asked me who my favorite guitar player was. I gave him the old side-eye, smiled and said "I am". He just laughed... in a good way. Then he told me a random story involving walking barefoot and fear of coyotes.

[Wilma R]

Although you have all named some excellent guitarists I'm surprised that no one has mentioned

Hank Marvin of the Shadows.

Loving the Music section by the way.

 

Wilma R

[Kastia]

 

Nice Heather, Leo Kottke is a great one.

Of course Vai and Satriani

Joe Walsh

Randy Rhoades

Tony Iommi

Mike Campbell

Vivian Campbell

Doug Aldrich

Allen Collins

Robin Trower

Dime

EVH

John Petrucci

Of course John and George

Brian May

Angus and Malcom

Alex Lifeson

SRV

JJ Cale

Neil Schon

Robbie Krieger

Frampton

Gary Moore

Les Paul

Soo many more.

Fun thread !🎸

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Vidanjali]

John Frusciante of Chilli Peppers & J Mascis of Dinosaur Jr. 

[Davie]

Wait! Wait just a darn minute! One of the greatest:

Jeff Beck,

Jeff Beck,

Jeff Beck,

and

Jeff Beck.

[Kastia]

Lol Jani had already listed JB. But have you heard the 2 new songs he did with Ozzy? Pretty cool.

[Davie]

5 hours ago, Kastia said:

Lol Jani had already listed JB. But have you heard the 2 new songs he did with Ozzy? Pretty cool.

Yeah. I see that. I'll check those out. Beck should be on any list of players who can really make it sing. My mom was a professional cellist. One of her favorite quotes was from Pablo Casals: "I play the cello because I cannot sing!" There are many ways to sing—mine?

 

Pudding Creek Haiku   

 

Strings of sea weed and seal laughs  
mix into seven sea gull filled waves
until fog hides our eyes from us.

 

       — Davie

 

[Kastia]

1 hour ago, Davie said:

Yeah. I see that. I'll check those out. Beck should be on any list of players who can really make it sing. My mom was a professional cellist. One of her favorite quotes was from Pablo Casals: "I play the cello because I cannot sing!" There are many ways to sing—mine?

 

Pudding Creek Haiku   

 

Strings of sea weed and seal laughs  
mix into seven sea gull filled waves
until fog hides our eyes from us.

 

       — Davie

 

Nice, cello is cool, what do you think of apocalyptica? Bows are hard, violin was my first instrument as a child and the bow was tricky. I play guitar because I can't dance! Hehe

 

 

Oh and you can't beat a J's giant burger looking at the trestle of the old haul road! I think. Let me know if I've walked in your haiku.

[LaurenA]

Carlos Santana

Chet Atkins

 

[Davie]

3 hours ago, Kastia said:

Nice, cello is cool, what do you think of apocalyptica? Bows are hard, violin was my first instrument as a child and the bow was tricky. I play guitar because I can't dance! Hehe

Thanks, @Kastia. Yes, Apocalyptica are fine! Awesome arrangements! Mom performed strictly classical but she also loved jazz and experimental music. And she could play a wild ragtime piano but never played more than a few measures of it--out of respect for the masters. She passed away before the internet, but I'll try to find something.

[monicacapri]

Clarence White

Stevie Ray Vaughn

Tony Rice

Tak Matsumoto

Mike Zito

[Koko S.]

mine are: 

alexi laiho (children of bodom)

jerry reed

waylon jennings 

hank willimas iii 

 

they are huge influences for me as a guitar player : )