Favorite guitar player

[darthseinfeld]

That was good, i never heard that before, thanks. Petty makes it sound like the Traveling Wilbury's a little.

Its good to see Prince throw down some pure blues

 

[haleyrules]

Roy Clark, man was gifted if it had strings he could crush it. Ukulele, banjo guitar

lol. Yes, l forgot about Roy Clark. He was excellent!! Another old time country picker was Chet Atkins.

 

[yesfan]

Al Di Meola

 

[JohnnyTheFox]

So so many great ones come to mind, I could sit down and name favorites all day.

EVH, especially pre 82 was very special


Saw Randy Rhoads about 6 weeks before the crash and he was tremendous.



Yngwie ......heard tapes of the man when he was 15 yrs old which was around 79 and yes even then{at least technically}he could play others under the table, easily. And yes that includes the 2 above.


Others ...
Alex Lifeson...
Steve Howe....
Ritchie Blackmore...
Jimmy Page......
Ted Nugent.....

 

[strollinruss]

I like to chill with Santana sometimes.

 

[LittleBoyBlue]

I'm an 80s metal guy,so I gotta go with Eddie Van Halen.He's the one guy you can tell is plating if you close your eyes.

Billy Gibbons is up there too,just because I've really like some bluesy sounds sometimes.


Randy Rhodes is another favorite of mine.I often wonder what he could have done with a guitar now days had he lived.I do know he'd be in the conversation as one of the best ever.

Randy could lay down a track. You could hear EVERY note as he picked it. I've never heard anyone like him. Then and now.

He could lay a track on top of a track on top of a track. It was melodic genius.

Absolutely RR was excellent. Shame what happened.

If you guys loved Randy.
This is a great read.

The "guy" who was with him in the recording studio. Lucky guy!

http://jasobrecht.com/randy-rhoads-max-norman-interview/

 

[StarMan2112]

John Petrucci

 

[big dog cowboy]

Saw Randy Rhoads about 6 weeks before the crash and he was tremendous.

Saw RR 6 days before the plane crash and is absolutely my #1 on this list.

Randy Rhodes is another favorite of mine.I often wonder what he could have done with a guitar now days had he lived.I do know he'd be in the conversation as one of the best ever.

He would have crushed it.

 

[crazyeddie]

I was a young teen when Randy passed,never saw him live,but was blown away by his guitar playing on Blizzard of Oz.Especially the Mr Crowley solo.

I get goose bumps every time I hear that solo.

 

[CalPolyTechnique]

Lil'Wayne

 

[Yakuza Rich]

Prince.

And I wasn't even a big fan of his music, but his guitar skills were unworldly.

Every time I watched him I was mesmorized.





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[haleyrules]

I like to chill with Santana sometimes.

YES. I always enjoyed Santana. Good music.

 

[Silver Surfer]

A lot of great ones mentioned already. Just to be different..... Eric Johnson. Soft spoken when I met him with little stage presence, but a great player who can play faster than I can think.

 

[Runwildboys]

I'm an 80s metal guy,so I gotta go with Eddie Van Halen.He's the one guy you can tell is plating if you close your eyes.

Billy Gibbons is up there too,just because I've really like some bluesy sounds sometimes.


Randy Rhodes is another favorite of mine.I often wonder what he could have done with a guitar now days had he lived.I do know he'd be in the conversation as one of the best ever.

All great choices, but I'm going with SRV.

 

[Runwildboys]

I'd like to see some rare links of anyone's favorites if they have/find any.

I usually listen to this when i listen to Stevie Ray Vaughan.

My favorite is Blues at Sunrise, with Albert King........Just an incredible performance.

 

[RS12]

Love the big 3. Jimi, Jimmy and Eric. I think the most under rated is Tony Iommi. Also agree with Mick Taylor's greatness, Stones were never the same without him. He played some shows with them in 13 and made a huge difference.

 

[Runwildboys]

Prince

Prince didn't get nearly enough recognition for his guitar work. He was a brilliant writer, singer, and musician. I remember when he first came on the scene he was yet another one being hailed as "the next Jimi Hendrix". I think that lost him some would-be fans, as they stopped listening once they realized his music was so different from Jimi's, they didn't bother listening to what he was doing.

 

[crazyeddie]

All great choices, but I'm going with SRV.

Can't argue with that.

 

[crazyeddie]

Prince didn't get nearly enough recognition for his guitar work. He was a brilliant writer, singer, and musician. I remember when he first came on the scene he was yet another one being hailed as "the next Jimi Hendrix". I think that lost him some would-be fans, as they stopped listening once they realized his music was so different from Jimi's, they didn't bother listening to what he was doing.

Prince was awesome on many musical instruments.


I also think Keith Urban is a phenomenal guitar player. I saw him live last year and he ripped off an awesome solo that really surprised me.

 

[Runwildboys]

Prince was awesome on many musical instruments.


I also think Keith Urban is a phenomenal guitar player. I saw him live last year and he ripped off an awesome solo that really surprised me.

Not real familiar with Keith Urban's music, but I saw Travis Tritt about 20 years ago, and he ripped off a solo that had the whole audience stunned. If you had your eyes closed, you might have thought it was Steve Vai playing!