Who is your favorite guitarist?

[zappaslaughter]

I hope some has said D'jango Rienhardt

That guy is THE acoustic melodic shred-meistro.

:shock:

 

[zappaslaughter]

WHAT! I can't even get an AMEN BROTHAH on the D'jango?

That guy is the prototype shredder!

 

[tramp]

Eric Johnson............he's all the other other guys you might mention would say was there tops!

nuff said!

 

[flieger67]

Probably too many to list but SOME of my favorites are:

Joe Stump
Ritchie Blackmore
Steve Morse
Doug Aldrich
David Grissom
Steve Lukather
Larry Carlton
Pat Metheny
Steve Vai
Joe Satriani
Paul Gilbert
Marty Friedman
Jason Becker
Shawn Lane
Andy Timmons (listening to his new disc a lot lately)
Warren DeMartini
Alex Lifeson
SRV

and the list could go on and on...

 

[andrew_1990]

Well there are just to many. I love many blues players like BB King, Johnny Winter, Warren Haynes, Jimmy Page and SRV. But shredders:

Eddie Van Halen
John Petrucci
Paul Gilbert
Ritchie Blackmore
Yngwie Malmsteen
Dave Murray
Steve Vai
Joe Satriani
Michael Angelo Batio
Michael Romeo
Randy Rhoads
Zakk Wylde
Kirk Hammet
Dimebag
Jake E Lee
Dave Mustaine
Alexi Laiho

Afew more guys just cant remember.

 

[allstar1234]

Paul Gilbert
Goncalo Pereira(http://youtube.com/watch?v=sTljsTkbX4s)
Ron Thal
Rusty Cooley
Mario Parga
Stephen Ross
John Scofield
Django Rhienhardt
Brad Paisley(Time warp and make a mistake with me are such good songs by him)
Yngwie Malmsteen
Marty Friedman
Jason Becker
Joe SAtriani
SRV
Satch
Vai
Petrucci
Pat MEtheny
Guthrie Govan
PAco DE lucia
AlDi Meola
and Bela Fleck (lol)

 

[Eric]

Randy
Jimmy
Stevie

Alex Skolnik
D Mustane
Marty Friedman
Dime
Kirk and James

Vitto Bratta
Nuno Bettencourt
Reb beach
Vinnie Moore
Gary moore

 

[Buddy]

WHAT! I can't even get an AMEN BROTHAH on the D'jango?

That guy is the prototype shredder!

Yeh man ! and with minimal fretting hand !

Oh , and Neil Young , David Bromberg , Jorma Kaukanen , Leslie West , Frank Zappa , Lee Ritnauer .... Duane Allman , Joe Walsh , Hobby Jones ..

 

[cliff hetfield]

mr. james hetfield.

he plays with more feeling and emotion than most guitarists, in my opinion.

 

[Johnny_Fred]

John Petrucci
Paul Gilbert
Alex Lifeson
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Dave Mustaine
Jimi Hendrix
Tommy Emmanuel

 

[square_one]

Jade Puget

 

[clutch71]

One I did not see...Stanley Jordan. His version of Elenor Rigby made me cry.

I don't remember seeing Kim Thayil, Tim Sult, Pat Travers, Billy Gibbons, Ted Nugent so I'll throw those in...

My biggest influences
Randy Rhoads
Tom Morello
Adam Jones
Jerry Cantrell
Jimmy Page

 

[73h Nils]

The Man; John Petrucci. :twisted: 8)

 

[Spirithunter]

So many to name but Phil Keaggy was one i saw and blew me away. 8)

 

[ursinus]

After seeing some private videos of Guthrie Govan, I'll say that he is the man right now. He can play ANYTHING! and, he does it with feel. And, to top it off, he is humble.....

 

[SpudBoy]

Eric Johnson has had more impact on my playing than anyone else to date.

 

[stadidas]

Favourites would have to be James Root from Slipknot / Stone sour - I haven't heard anyone use effects as well or layer harmonies like he does, especially in metal, and Muhammed Suicmez from Necrophagist, shred guitar done properly!
Also a big fan of Mick Thomson from Slipknot (definitely knows his tone), and Stevie Ray Vaughan, again for tone and also for his technical ability.

 

[bluntage]

Jimi Hendrix
Jimmy Page
John Frusciante

 

[sgtbaker]

Hendrix (more rhythm than lead)
Woody Weatherman
Pepper Keenan
Frank Zappa
Tony Iommi
Jimmy Page (after IV)
Eddie Hazel
Jeff Beck
Warren Haynes
Tom Morello
Tim Roth

 

[Rocky]

My favs, in no particular order:

Brad Paisley
Pete Anderson
Ritchie Kotzen
Steve Morse