Who is you're favorite guitar player ?

This guys pretty good for this django style.

Actually this guy is my very favorite guitar player and was very instrumental in helping me develop my personal playing style.

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Gotta love Lightnin Hopkins and that mean Texas blues...he was an innovator.

He was also a huge influence on SRV, Hendrix, Clapton, Freddie King, Keith Richards and a whole list of others.

Hi everyone
Thanks a lot for all you're amazing posts !!!
Lots i have to check out myself :-) And thanks for not making this thread into a LOL just joking. These icons are very funny,even for adults...
Pink Floyd Comfortably Numb

Dire Straits Brothers In Arms

Led Zeppelin Stairway to Heaven





[edit on 24-8-2008 by flymetothemoon]

Ace Frehley is my fave.

Stevie Ray Vaughan Superstition

SRV still makes me cry after all these years. Saw him live twice. Amazing.

On the flip side, I have to give mad props to Michael Hedges.



(and back on the electric side, I highly admire Steven Wilson of Porcupine Tree who seems to be carrying on in the footsteps of David Gilmore quite nicely.)

Here are two more of my favorites...actually playing together.


Warren Haynes and Derek Trucks with a bit of acoustic slide :w:

Nick Zinner from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, that guy is the most creative guitar player I've heard in a long time..

jonny greenwood
johnny marr
adrian boreland
bernard summner
thurston moore
issac brock
robert smith

not many people listed on this thread have made relevant music in the last 30 years But then i do subscribe to the idea that technically good muscians usually make the WORST music. Just my 2 cents.

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Pat Metheny
Eddie VanHalen
Al DiMeola

Dire Straits Mark knopfler Private Investigation Alchemy

This is why Eddie VH..is the best..
www.youtube.com...


They called him, WHITE LIGHTNING

Great find on Eddie Van Halen!

Stevie Ray Vaughan - Mary Had A Little Lamb

Originally posted by flymetothemoon
hallo,hallo
My favorites count a list of 10 to be honest, but here are my 3 favorites
David Gilmour
Carlos Santana
Mark Knopfler






[edit on 23-8-2008 by flymetothemoon]

flymetothemoon, Great post/question...didn't read the subsequent thoughts though...

Here's an old guys opinion...

Number #3 - Clapton!

Number #2 - JH

Number #1 - ?

History lesson...ok?...Back before Jay Leno....before Joan Rivers....after Jack Parr....was an hilarious guy named....HERE"S JOHHNY!!!!!!!! Johnny Carson...

Johnny asked Jimmi....way way back in the day...quote..."how does it feel to be the world's BEST GUITARIST?"

Jimmi, replied...." I don't know...better ask Phil Keaggy."

Dude's still around...here's his Bio... he's my #1 - philkeaggy.com...

OT out!

Oooh I forgot:

- JJ Cale
- The Allman Brothers (whichever one played guitar - freakin' amazing guitar rifts!)

- Carrot

Brian May

Originally posted by OldThinker

Dude's still around...here's his Bio... he's my #1 - philkeaggy.com...

OT out!

Thanks !!! What a lovely way to introduce you're nr 1. Honest i didn't knew about this talent untill now...Did not read it all yet, but will get there...
A search at UT
This sounds so beautiful !!!

Phil Keaggy - The Wind and the Wheat



Btw old ? depends LOL

Originally posted by CA_Orot
Oooh I forgot:

- JJ Cale
- The Allman Brothers (whichever one played guitar - freakin' amazing guitar rifts!)

- Carrot

JJ Cale... Mr Slowhand himself introduced me to his track Cocaine
:w:

Here is one of my all time favorite guitar performances ever.


Jimi Hendrix - Machine Gun


"Your cheap talk don't even cause me pain...so let your bullets fly like rain"










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