Your favorite guitarist?

[Bucket0Bones]

Buckethead is without a doubt my favourite guitarist. He's extremely hard working (he has 25+ studio albums out and has worked on up to about double that), he makes brilliant music and is one hell of a guitar player. His music is also incredibley varied and diverse so

Paul Waggoner (Between the Buried and Me) deserves a mention as well. His live performances are spot on and are exactly like they are on the album. Plus the solo in Selkies: The Endless Obsession is just godlike.

 

[Zildjin81]

Eric Johnson is kind of amazing.

 

[The Shade of Time]

JACK "FUCKING" BLACK

 

[Le_Lisra]

There are so many awesome guitar plays mentioned in this thread..

But one is especially dear to me:

Blind Guardian's Andre Olbrich (and his rythm guitar partner Markus Siepen).

 

[TheBarefootBandit]

Tom Morello!

I love R.A.T.M

 

[Jharry5]

There are so many to choose from, but Tom Morello gets my vote.

 

[Booze_Hound]

Eric Johnson - the king of Tone

 

[Chuplayer]

Yngwie Malmsteen is awesome.

 

[MrDeano89]

Tom Morello

 

[Sronpop]

Fav Dead : Chuck Schuldiner + Dimebag(got a pantera tattoo today, woo hoo)

Living : Alexi Laiho, hard to say though, it changes alot, Laiho is the monly solid one.

Honorable mentions: Vai, Satch, Buckethead, Akerfeldt, Hendrix, Olbrich, Gus G, Randy Rhodes, Angus Young, Deron Miller, Gilbert, Jerry Cantrell, Silenoz, Galder, Pepper Keenan, Ihsahn, Peerson and Grutle from Enslaved, Joe Duplantier, Iommi, Tagtgren, Abbath, Geolette and Stromblad, Adrian Smith, Andy LaRocque, Robert Flynn, Jeff Loomis, Chris Broderick, Dave Mustaine, James Hetfield, The dudes from mesuggah, Muhammad Suimez, Luca Turelli, Satyr, The Dude from scar symmetry, Daron Malakan, Jani from Sonata, and the 2 other most important, Jari Maenpaa and Devon Townsend.

Every single one of these guitarists has touched my life in someway, that, to me, makes them amazing guitarists.

 

[SixFootGinger]

Synyster Gates of Avenged Sevenfold or Brian May of Queen =D

 

[katie monsterxRAWR]

Ray Toro for lead guitar and Frank Iero for rhythem. It's hard to pick a fav because thye both have different styles.

 

[FinalHeart95]

Randy Rhodes personally. The riff from Crazy Train is one of my favorites.

 

[Aldan9]

John Petrucci, Buckethead, Devin Townsend and Richie Kotzen.

 

[Gamurga]

Buckethead is without a doubt my favourite guitarist. He's extremely hard working (he has 25+ studio albums out and has worked on up to about double that), he makes brilliant music and is one hell of a guitar player. His music is also incredibley varied and diverse so.

I second that! And here's why:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-1zb4TDQwU

 

[Craig FTW]

Bryan 'Monte' Money definitely.

 

[Skizle]

strange list i've got here so here it goes

Joe Satriani
Tak Matsumoto (guitarist for Japanese band B'z)
Jerry C (look up Canon Rock)
Dave Mustaine - megadeth
Ritchie Blackmore - original Deep Purple

 

[Lukeje]

Django Reinhardt, obviously. I mean, playing gypsy-jazz guitar with a hand with only two fully-mobile fingers? How is anybody supposed to compete with that?