Who are your favorite guitarists?

[MK41144]

I always like things like this because I inevitably am introduced to someone I did not know about. (In no particular order after #1)

1) Stevie Ray Vaughan (no explanation needed)
-- Joe Satriani (I love his instrumental work. Also check out "Chickenfoot" to hear him in a traditional setting)
-- Gary Moore (I love his in your face style of playing.)
-- Buddy Guy (Blues master!)
-- Neal Schon (I love Journey, but also check out Hardline. Their debut, "Double Eclipse", is a melodic hard rock masterpiece with a lot of great guitar work.)
-- Andy Timmons (Instrumental like Satch, but has his own unique style.)
-- John Sykes (I like everything he has done, be it Tygers of Pan Tang, Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake, or Blue Murder. Always blistering guitar work.)
-- Richie Sambora (Bon Jovi is great, but get his debut solo album, "Stranger in this Town" to hear him rip it out both lyrically and on guitar. One of my favorites.)
-- George Lynch (Dokken was great and so is Lynch Mob.)
-- Brad Paisley
-- Ted Nugent
-- Jeff Healey
-- Luther Allison
-- Vito Brata
-- Chris Duarte
-- Roy Buchanan
-- Tom Scholz

More to come when I think of them.

[d90king]

Jerry Garcia
Warren Haynes
Buddy Guy
Duane Allman
Robert Cray
David Gilmour
Derek Trucks
Clapton
Hendrix
Luther Dickenson
Santana
Steve Howe
Trey Anastasio
Johnny Winter
Neil Young
Randy Rhoads
Robert Randolph

[soberbyker]

Jerry Garcia
Warren Haynes
Buddy Guy
Duane Allman
Robert Cray
David Gilmour
Derek Trucks
Clapton
Hendrix
Luther Dickenson
Santana
Steve Howe
Trey Anastasio
Johnny Winter
Neil Young
Randy Rhoads
Robert Randolph

That's a damn fine list right there, I'll add .....

Frank Zappa
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Steve Vai

[Gary in Pennsylvania]

John Petrucci

Larry "Ler" LaLonde

[markshere2]

Ronnie Montrose

Jeff Beck

Robin Trower

Mark Knopfler

Robert Cray

[P89]

1) Stevie Ray Vaughan (no explanation needed)

Well, we agree on #1.

Adrian Belew is another.

Some people just play...others feel it.
It's tough to narrow it down.

Gotta add Dimebag to the list...not to jump on that bandwagon but the dude could play.

[chrisjames_71]

I picked my favs from bands (added some of the band names, in case some of y'all don't know) I actually listen to. Many more..

J. Mascis - Dinosaur Jr
Neil Young
Tom Morello - The Nightwatchmen
Robert Johnson
David howell Evans aka The Edge (listening to them right now - New Year's Day)
K. K. Downing - Judas Preist
Jerry Garcia
Johnny Ramone
David Gilmore
Robby Krieger
Kim Thayil - Soundgarden
Greg Ginn - Black Flag

[d90king]

Ronnie Montrose
Jeff Beck
Mark Knopfler

Not sure how I left those guys and Vai off...

I will also add:
John Scofield
Edgar Winter
Robert Johnson
Stephen Stills
Robby Krieger

[Alchymist]

Ha, any of you youngins ever hear of Don Helms?

[P89]

Link Wray
Chet Atkin
Marc Bolan
Les Paul (how in the hell did we miss him?)

I'll even throw Jimmy Vaughn in here even though he roally pissed me off when he sold out his brothers music for a Nissan commercial.