Favorite Guitarist?

[BoraBora]

With all of the guitarist on this forum, I was wondering which guitarist you all enjoy listening to. So, besides Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughn, and Eddie Van Halen, (those 3 are legends and we all know everyone enjoys them) who are your top 5 favorite guitarist?

Here are mine:

1.) Robben Ford
2.) Michael Landau
3.) Steve Lukather
4.) Doyle Bramhall II
5.) Eric Gales

:D

[slowburn]

in no particular order:

slash
ritchie kotzen
santana
david gilmour
the edge

[ryman150]

Brad Paisley
Keith Urban
Vince Gill
Dan Tyminski (sp?) - from Union Station
Jerry McPherson


-Ryan

[pittster]

David Gilmour
Gary Moore
Doyle Bramhall II
James Hetfield
B B King

[Stan Malinowski]

Hum, Good Question...

(In no particular order):

- Robert Cray
- Coco Montoya
- Jimmy Thackery
- Tommy Castro
- Scott Henderson

[SteveK]

Robben Ford
Gary Moore
Albert Collins
Neal Schon
Carlos Santana

This list could go on indefinitely though....

[Casper]

I have old tastes- (hey I'm 40!!)

George Benson
Terry Kath
Steve Lukather
Grant Guiessman
Jay Graydon

shaun

[dpeterson]

no order:
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ty tabor (king's x)
yngwie malmsteen
paul gilbert
blues saraceno
nuno bettencourt

Dave

[Stan Malinowski]

Can I enter 5 more I thought of?

- Buddy Whittington (John Mayall Band)
- Walter Trout
- Bernard Allison
- Melvin Taylor
- Debbie Davies

[scottiK]

Robben Ford
Jeff Golub
Robert Cray
Charlie Hunter
Clapton

[scottiK]

Originally posted by BoraBora
5.) Eric Gales

wow....hadn't heard that name for a while. Is he still around? GREAT player!


scott

[Stys]

Jeff Beck
Neal Schon
Lindsey Buckingham
Satriani
the guy from Los Lonely Boys

[mbrown3]

-Phil Keaggy
-Jeff Beck
-Phil Keaggy
-David Gilmour
-Phil Keaggy

:D

[pluto]

Funny thing is that I don't particularly care for EVH, SRV or Jimi! Sacrilege!! My top 5 is IN this order-

Michael Schenker
Uli Roth
Greg Howe
Eric Johnson
Gary Moore

[Gary F.]

Hey, if Stan can have 10, can I have six?

Robben Ford
Eric Johnson
Jeff Beck
Mark Knopfler
Steve Kimock
Eric Clapton (derek & the dominos era)

p.s.- ScottiK, Check out "Power of Soul," the recent Hendrix tribute album. Eric Gales kills on his version of 'May this be love.' Check out John McLaughlin's mind-blowing lead on 'Wind Cries Mary,' as well, with Sting covering vocals.

[BoraBora]

Originally posted by scottiK
wow....hadn't heard that name for a while. Is he still around? GREAT player!


scott

Scott, Eric Gales released an album in 2001 called "That's What I Am". There is some great playing all over that disc.:)

[pcbb]

gary moore
danny gatton
mike stern
steve morse
pepe romero

[-CM-]

Some of my favorites I can think of without looking at a list like this one (http://www.digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_newguitar.html):

Mike Oldfield
Chris Isaak
Justin Hayward
Pat Travers
Dave Edmunds

[mapleneck]

Bill Frisell
Michael Hedges
Chris Whitley
The Edge
Kevin Shields
Vito Bratta

[MapleGuitar]

Mark Knopfler
Tommy Emmanuel

-MapleGuitar (no relation to MapleNeck:)

[John Price]

since I can't put #1 (Edward!)

here are just a few in no Particular order:
Steve Morse
Michael Hedges
Pat Metheny
Allan Holdsworth
Gambale Lukather Johnson Timmons Verheyen Moore Wylde..

You might not know the last pick but he's real good!!!!!:D

[oscar100]

glad someone mentioned danny gatton!

he rox or countries or something

;)

[funalij]

Very difficult to choose only 5, but here they are (and my favourite album from some of theirs):

- Hellecasters (Will Ray,John Jorgenson,Jerry Donahue) (Escape from hollywood)
- Robben Ford
- Michael lee Firkins (Chapter eleven)
- Scot Henderson
- Grew How (Paralla X)

[Turrican]

greg howe
frank gambale
jason becker-marty friedman(i'm counting them as a duo)
brett garsed
shawn lane

Sharpnel rocks!

[Darren B.]

Chan Kinchla - Blues traveler
Pete Townshend
Warren Haynes
Derrick Trucks
Peter Buck

[Gary F.]

Pete Townshend, yeah! A perfect example of how A, G & D in the hands of lesser talent sound like an A, G & D. In Townshends world, it becomes 'Won't get fooled again.' Great economical player who still defines what makes rock great.

[wodka]

Let's see:

1. Chris Whitley - complete genius as a player and songwriter.
2. Jeff Beck - keeps evolving unlike some of his contemporaries.
3. Richard Thompson
4. Mark Knopfler
5. John Frusciante
6. Junior Brown

Many more, but this group comes to mind first.

[Tom Gross]

No order -

- Shawn Lane
- Terry Kath
- Emily Remler
- Robben Ford
- Ronnie Earl

[Marty S Horne]

Larry Carlton, Chuck Loeb, Wes Montgomery, Mike Stern, Jimmy Herring ( in no particular order).

[scottiK]

Originally posted by Marty S Horne
Larry Carlton, Chuck Loeb, Wes Montgomery, Mike Stern, Jimmy Herring ( in no particular order).

Oh Yeah! I love his playing on the ARU stuff. Caught them live in St. Louis back in the Col. Bruce days....he wore his Tele out!

scott

[jjhboots]

Tom Verlaine
Richard Thompson
Billy Gibbons
Keith Richards
Danny Gatton

(Honorable Mention: Chris Whitley and Junior Brown)

[jimmieb]

Top Ten

Slow Hand E.C.
Jimi
SRV
Ty Tabor
George Harrison
Edge
Carlton
Luke... even though he's so foul
Santana
Neil Schon

Jimmie B