Rev. Billy Gibbons

Santana...The Gypsy KIngs...

Duane Allmann

Jimmy Page is a guitarist, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer who is best know for being the founder and guitarist for rock band Led Zeppelin. He is known for creating guitar riffs with various guitar tunings, melodic and technical solos, as well as distorted guitar tone. He was influenced by folk and eastern music. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of fame twice, once as a member of the Yardbirds and a second time for Led Zeppelin.

Have a look at this video and make sure you watch it until the guy with the red hat plays. Enjoy!

 

 

 

 

Oh guys! You have missed a few great names that definitely should be in the top. It´s funny when people make a list of something, that it´s only the mainstream that is talked about.

Here is a list:

 

Jumi Hendrix:

 

Angus Young:

 

Mark Knopfler:

 

Carlos Santana:

 

Jimmy Page:

 

Stevie Ray Vaughan:

 

B.B. King:

 

Paul Simon, Willie Nelson and Joe Walsh.

Junior Brown's playing puts goose-bumps on my goose-bumps.

 

 

Eddie Van Halen could definitely make the list.

 

For acoustic guitar, I’d like to submit Michael Hedges

 

7 minutes ago, ProbPossConf said:

Santana...The Gypsy KIngs...

Ok we'll have some of that 

 

33 minutes ago, CharlieH said:

Glen Campbell comes to mind for me.

One of the most underated guitarists of his era, I remember when he died most people just thought of him as another "pretty boy", he was doing session work well before he became famous.

 

 

Great thread! Thanks Chip. ????

 

Made me enjoy my Saturday morning coffee soo much, that I just changed it for a bottle of beer. ????

6 minutes ago, Airalee said:

Eddie Van Halen could definitely make the list.

 

For acoustic guitar, I’d like to submit Michael Hedges

 

Talented for sure

Roy Rogers.

 

 

 

4 minutes ago, vogie said:

One of the most underated guitarists of his era, I remember when he died most people just thought of him as another "pretty boy", he was doing session work well before he became famous.

 

 

Agree, my then wife dragged me to a concert in Glasgow in the 70's and I came out very pleasantly surprised, he put on a great show.

 

Another couple that I just remembered ...

Bert Jansch (acoustic solo artist)

Johhny Marr (The Smiths)

damn you Chip, I am supposed to be working not thinking of guitarists.

Please, don't forget Eddie Van Halen.

 

I'm surprised that nobody mentioned Frank Zappa. 

 

(6) Frank Zappa - Guitar Solo - YouTube

19 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Have a look at this video and make sure you watch it until the guy with the red hat plays. Enjoy!

 

I like them jamming sessions great line up there

3 minutes ago, teacherclaire said:

I'm surprised that nobody mentioned Frank Zappa. 

 

(6) Frank Zappa - Guitar Solo - YouTube

Coming to him soon slow down posting before I get banned 555

6 minutes ago, CraigInBangkok said:

Another couple that I just remembered ...

Bert Jansch (acoustic solo artist)

Johhny Marr (The Smiths)

damn you Chip, I am supposed to be working not thinking of guitarists.

 

Good thread Chip Butty. For sheer technical ability how about Dimebag Darrell from Pantera. Or does metal not count as rock?

2 minutes ago, RickG16 said:

Good thread Chip Butty. For sheer technical ability how about Dimebag Darrell from Pantera. Or does metal not count as rock?

It's about Great Guitarist or who you think is good, many amazing guys and gurls out there that we haven't heard of

While Prince was not strictly known for his guitar playing, having been one of the most successful musicians of all time. However, not many know that he was also considered to be a guitar virtuoso. His music blended together a huge variety of genres including R&B, funk, soul, synth-pop, psychedelia. This led to him pioneering the funk rock sub-genre of the Minneapolis sound.

Rory Gallagher was a blues and rock guitarist and multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and producer. He formed the band Taste in the late 1960’s and later released solo albums through the 70’s and 80’s. He has sold over 30 million albums around the world. Sadly, he passed away due to complications with a liver transplant in 1995, when he was only 47.

Listen to Rory 

 

Tony Lommi (of Black Sabbath) known as the Godfather of Metal guitar is worth mentioning.

 

 

 

You've got to listen to this one 

 

Hendrix, Clapton, Prince, Mark Knopfler, Michael Hedges, Andrew York, Andres Segovia, Stanley Jordan, Christopher Parkening, Leo Kottke, Ry Cooder