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PHATJPHATJ Posts: 348
edited January 2006 in Other Music
Who are your favorite guitarists? I gotta go with:

My favorites include:

David Gilmour of Pink Floyd
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Mike McCready of Pearl Jam
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Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin
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The Edge of U2
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Pete Townshend of The Who
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Trey Anastasio of Phish
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Tim Reynolds
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Dean Ween of WEEN
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    inner senseinner sense Posts: 74
    david gilmour would have to be one of my favorites. he's got an excellent sense of timing and his guitar playing is just amazing. for example listen to meddle or obsured by clouds.
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    OmaramaOmarama Posts: 267
    Jimmy Page
    Mike Mcready
    Mark Knopfler
    are the first that spring to mind

    i need a kick up the arse for forgetting hendrix!!!
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    mookie blaylock 10mookie blaylock 10 Posts: 4,042
    joe satriani
    steve vai
    tom morello
    kirk hammett
    neil young (now the most proficient...but he gets a sound that's difficult to duplicate)
    hendrix
    yngwie j. malmsteen (not a big fan of his tunes, but he has "mad" skills)
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    CantKeepFukinUpCantKeepFukinUp Posts: 168
    Jerry Cantrell
    Mike McCready
    Kim Thayil
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    LedZepFanLedZepFan Posts: 1,009
    Mike McCready
    Jimmy Page
    Jimi Hendrix
    John Frusciante
    Slash
    Tom Morello
    The Edge
    Kim Thayil
    Eric Clapton
    Billy Duffy(The Cult)
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    shahrilshahril Posts: 288
    Slash
    Mike McCready
    Tom Morello
    George Harrison
    Jonny Greenwood

    i dont like Malmsteen at all.he furthers the thinking that guitar playing is about being fast. all the names i put up dont play particularly fast, but the sound that comes out is something that is great..its the sound..the way it gets to the listerner..not the speed..

    unless u like masturbation solo sounds then yeah Malmsteen is good. ;)
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    intodeepintodeep Posts: 7,228
    I like a lot of the ones already mentioned. I'll throw a new name into the hat though:

    J Mascis :D

    Love his solo's
    Charlotte 00
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    Atlanta 12
    Greenville 16, Columbia 16
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    moster78moster78 Posts: 1,591
    All listed here are great, I'm just going to throw one more out there, as I think he never gets enough credit for being a great guitarist:

    John Mayer
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    FinsburyParkCarrotsFinsburyParkCarrots Seattle, WA Posts: 12,223
    Jimi Hendrix, and er, who else?

    Oh yeah, no-one else.
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    MoondemonMoondemon Posts: 93
    Jimi Hendrix
    Mike McCready
    Joe Satriani
    Kirk Hammett
    Tom Morello
    Kerry King (Slayer)
    "I gather speed from you fucking with me"
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    Pearl JuliPearl Juli Posts: 1,213
    *Mike McCready
    *Stone Gossard
    *Jimmy Page
    *Jimi Hendrix
    *Slash
    *The Edge
    *Pete Townshend
    *Eric Clapton
    *Kim Thayil
    *Tom Morello
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    Atomic PunkAtomic Punk Posts: 2,941
    EVH...no question about it
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    enharmonicenharmonic Posts: 1,917
    Oooph...this could be a long list. I will try to keep it short, and will focus on the guitarists who have influenced me in addition to being a favorite.

    David Gilmour
    Kim Thayil
    Buzz Osborne
    George Harrison
    Alain Johannes
    Josh Homme
    Jimmy Page
    Michael Hedges
    Jeff Buckley
    Tony Iommi
    John McLoughlin
    Warren Haynes
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    JellyrollsJellyrolls Posts: 523
    Dimebagg Darrell
    Robert fucking Flynn
    Matthew Heafy
    Tony Iommi (SP)
    Adam D
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    *given*to*fly**given*to*fly* Posts: 325
    moster78 wrote:
    All listed here are great, I'm just going to throw one more out there, as I think he never gets enough credit for being a great guitarist:

    John Mayer



    i have to agree having recently discovered im in LOVE with john mayer ...he really is very good




    i have to say tho what about Van Halen ? ...anyone ? ... no ?
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    merkinballmerkinball Posts: 2,262
    I'll quote Robert Hunter from Mickey Harts Mystery Box album to answer this question:

    From the corner of my eye I saw the sun explode
    I didn't look directly 'cause it would have burned my soul
    When the smoke and thunder cleared enough to look around
    I heard a sweet guitar lick, an old familiar sound
    I heard a laugh I recognised come rolling from the earth
    Saw it rise into the skies like lightning giving birth
    It sounded like Garcia but I couldn't see the face
    Just the beard and the glasses and a smile on empty space
    "You're no help," he told the lime. This was unfair. It was only a lime; there was nothing special about it at all. It was doing the best it could.

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    MccreadySeasonMccreadySeason Posts: 23
    shahril i dig what you are saying and i would say that yes the guitarists listed on your top five dont always have to play fast, but your top three can really shred if they want to, cant eliminate speed altogether
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    nepalnepal Posts: 143
    Not yet mentioned,

    Jeff Beck
    Petri Walli
    ...the dreams ain't broken down here now,
    they're walking with a limp
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    InkdaubInkdaub Posts: 235
    Favorite guitarists...hmmm.

    Buzz Osborne
    John Frusciante
    McCready
    Gossard
    Ty Tabor
    Kim Thayil
    Mike Scaccia
    Jeff Martin
    Trey Spruance
    Josh Homme

    I'm sure their's more.
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    InkdaubInkdaub Posts: 235
    enharmonic wrote:
    Alain Johannes
    Jeff Buckley

    I second these two.
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    mookie blaylock 10mookie blaylock 10 Posts: 4,042
    Atomic Punk wrote:
    EVH...no question about it

    good call, i honestly forgot about him...how did that happen?!?!
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    mookie blaylock 10mookie blaylock 10 Posts: 4,042
    Moondemon wrote:
    Jimi Hendrix
    Mike McCready
    Joe Satriani
    Kirk Hammett
    Tom Morello
    Kerry King (Slayer)

    yep, kerry king, another good call...
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    iluvslashiluvslash Posts: 121
    1. Slash
    2. Jimmy Page
    3. Angus Young
    4. Mike McCready
    5. Jimmy Hendrix


    Oh and Eddie Van Halen is good to!
    With your bitch slap rappin' and your cocaine tongue you get nothing done!
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    VONVON Posts: 259
    John frusciante
    Mike McCready
    Jeff Buckley
    Jimi Hendrix
    Jack Johnson
    Angus young
    ......and......
    Stone Gossard - I cant believe nobody has said him.
    :D
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    U-RU-R Posts: 223
    for what it's worth i'll recommend one to check out if anybody feels so inclined: an aussie guy named tommy emmanuel. he has to be amongst the best in the world, or at least an honourable mention. his music speaks for itself, he's a freak talent i'd recommend to any fan of the great art of guitar playing.

    my other faves as they come to mind:

    hammett
    merello
    corgan
    gilmour
    frusciante
    dimebag
    hendrix
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    brain of cbrain of c Posts: 5,213
    todd rundgren

    eric stewart
    d'oh!!!!!!

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    reeferchiefreeferchief Posts: 3,569
    only one mention for Stone? i'm shocked
    and one of the dudes out of Slayer has a girls name?

    digging the lists so far i'd say Josh Homme deserves some respect also, and Muddy Waters dont think i've seen him mentioned yet.
    also Dave Navarro
    John Squire
    and Steve Jones
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    mookie blaylock 10mookie blaylock 10 Posts: 4,042
    i think there's actually four mentions for stone now.
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    RygarRygar Posts: 8,685
    In no particular order:

    Bettencourt
    EVH
    Satriani
    Vai
    McCready
    Gossard
    Lebert
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