Favorite Guitarists.

[dark_paladin_Quest]

In order of top 5-

Jimmy Paige - Led Zeppelin
Ritchie Blackmore - Deep Purple
Jimmie Hendrix - Jimmie Hendrix Experience
Eric Clapton
Randy Rhodes

 

[demoman_chaos]

Randy Rhodes
Cliff Burton
Jimmy Hendrix
Dave Mustaine
James Hetfield (he does both guitar and vocals)

 

[ThePantomimeThief]

Apart from Dave Gilmour, these three are pretty high on my list:

Spoiler: yeah!

Robin Finck:


Johnny Greenwood:


Chris Corner:

I'm not too fussed about actual technical ability, but about tone, and how they can make weird-ass sounds that effect the music they're with.

Also, since I play with this guy I think I should say he's bloody amazing too, has a funky loop pedal to make some awesome sounds

 

[AyrSuppli]

Billie Joe Armstrong
Jimi Hendrix
Dave Groehl ( I think it's him. I might be confusing him with someone else.)

 

[Betancore]

Jimi Hendrix, David Gilmour, Axel Rudi Pell. Maybe even Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page.

 

[guyroxorz]

Tough one, really you should specify genre because otherwise this is waaay to open

personal favourites though

Andy McKee
Steve Vai
Zakk Wylde
Mark Morton
Dave Mustaine

fuck it thats all i can think of for now i's 3am... SLEEEEEP

 

[crazypsyko666]

Justin Chancellor. Yeah, he plays a bass guitar, but I'm not a huge fan their whiny six-stringed midget cousin.

 

[Forgetitnow344]

I hate guitarists. There are other instruments in the world, you know.

What a douchey thing to say.

OT: I'd have to second Rodrigo y Gabriela. Good pick, OP.

 

[AMMO Kid]

That guy with the bucket of KFC chicken on his head is pretty good

 

[Uberpwn-w00t]

My first post on this forum, perhaps the first of many. I've been lurking around, and have taken a liking to it.

Anyway, in no particular order:

Claudio Sanchez and Travis Stever (Coheed & Cambria)
Zach Kamins (An Endless Sporadic)
Thomas Erak (The Fall of Troy)
Brent Hinds and Bill Kelliher (Mastodon)
Asher W. (Piglet, a band burried so deep I've never been able to find the guy's full name)
Tim Millar and Luke Hoskin (Protest the Hero)
Chris Letchford and Travis Levrier (Scale the Summit)
Brooks Tarkington (Tetrafusion)
John Petrucci (Dream Theater/Liquid Tension Experiment)
Tosin Abasi (Animals As Leaders)
Misha Mansoor (Bulb/Periphery)
Ben Sharp (Cloudkicker)
Tymon Kruidenier (Cynic/Exivious)

Probably some I'm missing... Recently I've been getting into Veil of Maya. I like their guitarist, Marc Okubo.

 

[rt052192]

Dimebag, Hendrix, Josh Homme. Not a guitarist but I have to say Les Claypool slaps a mean bass.

 

[Nautical Honors Society]

OT: I'd have to second Rodrigo y Gabriela. Good pick, OP.

Why thank you kind sir.

 

[Popadomus Ohio]

Mick Thomson
Jim Root
Kurt Cobain
Luke Hoskin
Jeff Kendrick
Dimebag
Zakk Wylde
Mark Morton
Zoltan Bathory
Willie Adler

 

[Ulquiorra4sama]

Choices, choices... I'll just type down as they come to mind.

Slash
Zakk Wylde
Steve Vai
Eric Johnson
Joe Satriani
Herman Li
Richie Sambora
Tom Morello
Matt Bellamy
Dave Murray
Adrian Smith
Janick Gers

The list just goes on and on...

 

[Wayneguard]

Marty Friedman is the best.

 

[Nigh Invulnerable]

My favorites:

Tony Iommi
Matt Pike
Scott Hull
Joe Satriani
John Petrucci
Dave Mustaine
Enver Izmailov
Ler

 

[DyslexicWalrus]

David Soltany. What he can do with the acoustic guitar is amazing.

 

[Kavachi]

Rage Kage
Slash
Harry Sacksioni

Think those weren't mentioned yet (slash probably, but he deserves it )
Almost all guitarists mentioned here are great, so it is useless to type them all down ^^

 

[Wardnath]

Mick Kenney (Anaal Nathrakh, Frost, Professor Fate)
Plague (Senthil, Nivathe, Triphane, Thra'el)
Vladimir Cochet (Mirrorthrone, Unholy Matrimony, Weeping Birth)

That's just a few of mine.