Who is your favorite guitarist?

[irie]

The sea saint sessions is one of the greatest unknown album. Very surprised anyone here knew that. Wow!

could not agree more, found tab through pandora talk about a happy accident.

between stogies and music you and I have the potential to be great friends haha.

 

[Catawbamatt]

could not agree more, found tab through pandora talk about a happy accident.

between stogies and music you and I have the potential to be great friends haha.

Completely agree... Shoot me a pm with you favorite albums!

 

[acc05R1]

I enjoy listening to:
SVR (The Sky is Crying-Live version)
Page
BB King
Eddie Van Halen
Steve Vai
Clapton
My list may not contain the "best", but those whose music I enjoy listening to

 

[redneck_toy]

Page all the way. Followed by Hendrix, Randy Rhodes,Angus, Eddie Van Halen,Gilmore, Zappa,SRV

I'm gonna take a lot of shit for this, but IMO, Clapton is overrated. He's good, but not great. And I'm with the others about Satriani and the like. Guitar shredding only goes so far in my book.

Edit: of course my list only includes rockers/blues men. The true bluesmen are in a class of their own

 

[boltman]

Joe Bonamassa

 

[bassboat]

thank you for sharing tommy, and joe b. as well. just saw tommy a few months ago in a very small theatre, got to chat after the show (his daughter was there too) great guy. however, he bored the shit out of me during his set (2+ hrs) so talented, i enjoy fingerstyle. chet atkins must be on your list as well then. and joe b. is the best blues guitarist out right now, seen him too. WAY too cocky/autistic (as is malmsteen), but talented nonetheless. my favorite unknown is oziel zinho (brazilian kid, destroys the heavy fret guitars)

That piece by Zinho is mind-blowing, thanks for the link! My brother plays fingerstyle, I absorb if from him (ok, ok I rip his CD's when he's not looking

 

[BourbonBinder]

Tuomas Saukkonen from Before the Dawn (Wolfheart). He's a melodic Death Metal guitarist/lead singer from Finland

 

[Horseshoe]

Eric Clapton is my favorite.
And I think John Mayer is under rated. He is one of my favorite newer guitar players.

 

[K Williams]

We need to fo a "Who's your favorite harmonica player?"

 

[jfettlol]

There are so many guitarists that I consider great, but you ask for our favorites...so these are the ones that influenced me the most whilst learning guitar
Gary Rossington
Allen Collins
Angus Young
Paul Goddard (bass)

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those are very notable. wish more knew them.

 

[Catawbamatt]

those are very notable. wish more knew them.

Skynyrd gets over looked because of their popularity down south and overt redneckness lol. But amazing guitarist, how about steve Gaines though. Short career up to the plane crash, but I think he was better than the other guys

 

[Catawbamatt]

Also, Duane allman
Jim James from my morning jacket
Charlie Starr from blackberry smoke
Toy Caldwell from marshal tucker

 

[Catawbamatt]

Damn keep thinking of more...
Jason isbell
Jimmy thackery
Gary Clark jr

 

[CaptainSaint]

• Dimebag Darrel

 

[Theon]

Roy Buchanan
Danny Kirwan

 

[drewvonah]

Fred Frith
Nels Cline
Joe Baiza
Greg Ginn
James Blood Ulmer
Sonny Sharrock

 

[havana1]

We need to fo a "Who's your favorite harmonica player?"

Kim Wilson! James Cotton!

More of my favorite guitar players:
Chet Atkins
Roy Clark
Eddie Adcock can make a guitar sound like a banjo and a banjo sound like a guitar.
Albert Collins
Johnny Winter
Roy Buchanan was another local blues man.
So many more......

Wasn't real impressed with Joe Bonomassa but what do I know.

 

[Tom1984]

SRV
Jimi Hendrix
Albert King
EVH
Eric Johnson

 

[SouthernerInSask]

Anybody like Tab Benoit or Tinsley Ellis?

Tinsley Ellis & The Heartfixers. They played around Atlanta alot back in the day. Great blues music!

 

[jfettlol]