Sunday Fun Favourite Guitarists

[MichaelC]

We seem to be missing Larry Carlton and Denny Diaz...

 

[Marchbanks]

It occurs to me that many of my favourites come in pairs

An excellent point. I’m prepared to change my mind re my earlier post and allow Vim Fuego onto the list of greats as part of the classic Fuego/Dennis partnership.

 

[wylton]

I asked my mate Adrian, who plays guitar in a semi-pro band, for his list:

Peter Geeen
Mark Knopfler
Chet Atkins
George Harrison
Dave Gilmore
Barny Kessel

 

[Caliente]

Wot no Ritchie Blackmore yet!

Also, Santana and Trower

 

[vince rocker]

Most of the names in this thread* are either old (white, men) or dead (white, men). Of course this reflects the pfm demographic (not the dead bit, obviously) but surely we must know and like some players who are youngish with probably their best work still to come?
Gwenifer Raymond
Annie Clark
Billy Strings
Mdou Moctar
Chris Forsyth
Shirley Tetteh - she plays a great solo on the recent Maisha RSD release

Or, perhaps the musical collective is now more important than the individuals in it?
* including my contributions!

 

[eighties_boy]

Gary Moore
Joanne Shaw Taylor
Billy Gibbons

Probably different on any given day...

 

[BillT]

All time favourites for me would be:

Glenn Campbell
Mick Green
Pete Townshend
Wilko Johnson
Jimi Hendrix
Nile Rodgers
Boz Scaggs

Looads more, the list could go on and on.

 

[TonyScarlett]

Always felt Steve Rothery from Marillion is underrated, the solo in Jigsaw is one of my favourite pieces of guitar playing.
TS

 

[Arkless Electronics]

Jimmy Hendrix
Prince
Richard Thompson
Alvin Lee
James Taylor
Peter Green
John Martyn
Mark Knopfler
Brian May
George Harrison
Bob Dylan
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Jeff Healey

 

[paulfromcamden]

Mdou Moctar

I've seen him play with his trio a couple of times and can confirm the whole band is cool as **** - proper rock stars.

 

[Woodface]

Whoever makes the cut on a Steely Dan record

Django Reinhardt

Steve Cropper

JJ Cale

 

[Dave J]

Michael Landau

Eef Albers

Jerry Douglas

Guthrie Trapp

Johnny A

 

[jon l]

Caspar Brotzmann

 

[goatiebaby]

Some not mentioned that I rate:- Buck Dharma (BOC) Diblo Dibala, Tony McPhee (Groundhogs), Eddie Hazel (Funkadelic), Steve Vai (his stuff on the first David Lee Roth album with Billy Sheehan is stunning), Michael Hedges (check out Aerial Boundaries), and of course the Allman Brothers Band quad of Duane Allman, Dickey Betts, Warren Haynes and Derek Trucks.

 

[Ponty]

Loads already named, I’d add...

Mike Stern
Lee Ritenour
Pat Metheny
Hiram Bullock
Andy Fairweather Low

 

[roman]

Hendrix
Joey Santiago
Jack White
Malcolm young
Johnny marr

 

[leroyd]

Rory Gallagher
Ritchie Blackmore
Steve Vai

 

[fegs]

Hendrix
Joey Santiago
Jack White
Malcolm young
Johnny marr

Great choices

 

[roman]

Hendrix
Joey Santiago
Jack White
Malcolm young
Johnny marr

Forgot to mention David Gedge!

 

[Seeker_UK]

We seem to be missing Larry Carlton and Denny Diaz...

Maybe I can help. Where did you last see them?