Favorite guitarist.

[tdub0199]

Easy one.... David Gilmour by a long shot...

 

[wsmerwin@hotmai]

I like just about every one mentioned here but I thought I’d throw out a few names that were not listed. Tosin Abasi (Animals As Leaders), Terje Rypdal (ECM), Reeves Gabrels (Tin Machine), Phil Manzanera (801 and Roxy Music), Robert Cray, Grant Green, Ralph Towner, Joni Mitchell, Bonnie Raitt, Joan Armatrading, Eddie Hazel (Funkadelic).

 

[Phalex]

Steve Howe
Ottmar Liebert
Joe Pass
Tuck Andress
Roy Clark
Jerry Reed
Chet Atkins
Les Paul

The list goes on and on and on and on........

 

[champlainbass]

Jerry Garcia- my all time favorite

Peter Green (John Mayall era)

John Gutwillig (Disco Biscuits)- I spent approx. 5years following these guys around the east coast from 2000-05/6. Although I think they have lost that "something" recently. (Or I'm just getting older)

Nels Cline (currently w/ Wilco)

 

[OPBASSMAN1994]

Steve Howe, Mark Knofler, Robert Fripp, Alex Lifeson, Steve Hackett, David Gilmour

 

[The Mouse]

Jac.. Errr...

Probably my favourite is David Byrne

Good choice!!

You can add Graham Coxon & Johnny Marr to the list

 

[Rockmusician]

Eric Clapton
Neil Schon
Brian May
Rik Emmet
Jimmy Page
Ritchie Blackmore
Peter Frampton
Ted Nugent

 

[Skitch it!]

John Scofield
Danny Gatton
Wes Montgomery
Bill Frisell
Roy Buchanan
Jeff beck
Johnny Marr

Way too many to list....

 

[hdracer]

Lemmy

 

[JTE]

Jeff Beck
Freddy King
Duane Allman
Eric Clapton
Joe Pass
James Marshall Hendrix
Steve Cropper
Albert Lee
Neil Young
Stephen Stills
Larry Carlton
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Danny "Kootch" Kortcmar
Tuck Andress
Michael Hedges
SRV's much more talented and interesting older brother Jimmy
Robben Ford
Bill Frissel
Robert White, Joe Messina, and Eddie Willis- The Funk Brothers
Pops Staples
Steuart Smith
Hank Garland
Hubert Sumlin
Dave Evans a/k/a The Edge

John

 

[stratovani]

I've been playing guitar since I was 18, and I've got so many favorites I don't even think I can name them all, but these are the ones that have influenced me the most:

Eric Clapton
Pete Townshend
Jimmy Page
SRV
Jimi Hendrix
Alex Lifeson

 

[Gaius46]

Appropos to this discussion we saw Robin Trower last night. I've always admired his guitar work but live the man is phenomenal. One of the most evocative players in the business.

And at 65 he still rocks and looks like he's having the time of his life on stage.

 

[Hawkbone]

So many greats!

Also forgot:
Belew and Fripp
Rik Emmett
Shawn Verrault (Wide Mouth Mason)
Ritchie Blackmore
Pete Townsend
Randy Bachman (he can be a cheesy songwriter and a half-assed singer, but I love his playing)
Jerry Cantrell
Kim Thayil
Stone Gossard
Mike McCready
jeff Beck

yes, Robin Trower! I love that Seven Moons DVD with him and Jack Bruce.

Clapton (Cream and Blind Faith, some solo stuff)

Jeff Healey

 

[skidrawk]

Chuck Berry
Hendrix
SRV
Kim Thayil
Jimmy Page
Billy Gibbons
Billy Zoom
Philo Cramer

 

[NoahKnapp]

Tosin Abasi of Animals as Leaders.

 

[Aussie Player]

Kossoff
Clapton
Page
Gibbons
Gilmore
Hendrix.

Anyone else just copied them. They originated all we hear today.

 

[ThudThudThud]

Richard Thompson.

 

[BassBrass]

These questions are always absurd.
has anyone included Sonny Sharrock, Mick Box, early McLaughlin (vs his later incarnations ha ha), James Blood Ulmer, Joe Pass, Fred Frith, Henry Keiser, Nicky Scopeletus (sp?) or 12,000 more? Frizell was mentioned...Joni, Cocteau Twins? Lindsey Buckingham was pretty good...

 

[lunarpollen]

I don't have one favorite... Here's a list of just 20 that come to mind, some influential on me and some just inspirational, in no particular order except alphabetical...

1. Matthew Ashman (Bow Wow Wow)
2. Kurt Bloch (the Fastbacks, the Young Fresh Fellows, Thee Sgt. Major III)
3. Boz Boorer (the Polecats, Morrissey)
4. Jonny Bull (Rialto, Kinky Machine)
5. Bernard Butler (Suede, the Tears)
6. Simon Chardiet (Simon & the Bar Sinisters)
7. Cliff Gallup (Gene Vincent & the Blue Caps)
8. Crispin Gray (Daisy Chainsaw, Dizzy Q Viper, Vapid Dolly, Queen Adreena, the Dogbones)
9. Robin Guthrie (Cocteau Twins, Violet Indiana)
10. Justin Hayward (the Moody Blues)
11. Chuck Hughes (the Hillbilly Hellcats)
12. Ashley Kingman (Big Sandy & his Fly-Rite Boys)
13. Brian May (Smile, Queen)
14. Eddie Phillips (the Creation)
15. Marco Pirroni (Adam & the Ants)
16. Robert Quine
17. T.K. Smith (Big Sandy & his Fly-Rite Trio)
18. Dick Taylor (the Pretty Things)
19. Pete Townshend (the Who)
20. Larry Wallis (the Pink Fairies)

 

[groooooove]

pat metheny, george harrison, joe pass, bill frisell, charlie hunter