Name your top 3 guitarists

axisus

Strat54 said:

Yesterday: Chuck Prophet, Doyle Bramhall, Jimmie Vaughan
Today: Robben Ford, David Grissom, Danny Gatton.
Tomorrow: Jim Campilongo, Allen Hinds, Redd Volkaert
............

You are Dory and I claim my £5 prize

lasermonkey

vale said:

manuela rickers.

Xmal Deutschland were great. I loved Tocsin.

professorben

Elx said:

3. John Petrucci (Pre-dogshit Dream Theater) - 

Love this, pre-dogshit...exactly how I feel about pretty much everything they've done since A Change of Seasons...

BCaSL was great I thought. 
But I don't like Rudess, there I said it. 

hubobulous

So very difficult to list three. I've gone for the ones whose music truly affects me emotionally in the , 'Fuck me, that's just so brilliant' way. I'm afraid it's a list of four since I can't chop one out:

• Mark Knopfler
• Satriani
• Steve Rothery
• Gary Moore

Out of them, I have almost no Knopfler or Rothery in my playing style, but would like to change that. They epitomise melody, emotion and feel for me. Knopfler made me play air guitar for the first time and Rothery is the soundtrack of my life really, from very early teens to current day. He has a sound that's immediately identifiable, and his solo work on Jigsaw, Incubus, Fugazi, Forgotten Sons and 3 Boats Down from the Candy always raises the hairs on the back of my neck to this day.

Satriani and Moore excite me and have a rare ability to retain melody even when playing fast. For me, Satriani has lost his way now, but everything from Surfing, through FIABD, The Extremist and Crystal Planet is some of my favourite ever music.

Gary Moore, in both his rock and blues phases had such a fantastic approach to soloing, whilst Midnight Blues is the perfect 'lights down, eyes shut, glass of wine, immerse in the music' song for me.

proggy

This is very difficult, but for me it has to be:

Bill Nelson

David Gilmour

Lowell George

Players with feeling.

bloodandtears

RocknRollDave said:

bloodandtears said:

Tricky...

..what, the Bristol-based Trip Hop pioneer.....?

Bad man!!! ;-)

DamianP

Matte Henderson
Junior Watson
Aynsley Lister

Dickey Betts
Richard Thompson
Grant Green

Henry Kaiser
Ritchie Blackmore
Ronnie Earl

Julian Bream
Roy Buchanan
Tony Iommi

David Torn
Jimmy Bryant
Tony Bourge

Leslie West
Sete Gibernau
Bill Ivy

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MagicPigDetective

Very difficult....this is based on who I have listened to and enjoyed most consistently over my guitar playing life:

Jimi Hendrix.... the greatest and always an inspiration
J Mascis - I was in tears during the solo of Out There at a recent Dinosaur Jr gig. Epic.
Kim Thayil - I love Soundgarden, what he brings to the songs and his unusual approach to riffs and soloing.

enjo

Most have been mentioned already so I'll go with a trio that haven't but had a massive impact on my playing:

Scott Gorham
Mike Einziger
George Harrison

Handsome_Chris

Ritchie Blackmore
Glenn Tipton
James Dean Bradfield

Handsome_Chris

I wish I'd said Michael Schenker as well. 

shoodurs

Gary Moore

John Sykes

Alex Hutchings

Slartibartfarst42

This is really difficult....

The first one is easy as for me, it simply has to be Gary Moore and that choice hasn't changed in a long time. For me, Gary Moore was the complete package as he could shred as fast as anyone but also played with bags more feeling than any other guitarist I've ever heard.

I think my second choice would have to be Jeff Healey because when I did finally see him play live, I remember my jaw was on the floor most of the night. He was an insanely talented guitarist.

I think my third choice is far less obvious but I just really like Adrian Smith. The fact that one of his major influences is Gary Moore is probably partly why his playing appeals to me. I love the way he has constantly evolved and developed as a player, always pushing himself. I also love the way he never really shreds for the sake of it but solos are carefully crafted and have a strong melodic feel to them.

fendergibson

Clapton

  Satriani

  Vai

fendergibson

But Guthrie Govan and Rabea Massaad are my current faves !

bingefeller

shoodurs said:

Gary Moore

John Sykes

Alex Hutchings

Yea Hutchings is great, I love his JTC packs.  

monaro

Davie Allan
Buck Dharma
Kim Salmon

Veganic

1. J. Marr
2. A. Lifeson
3. V. Reilly

steviebee74

So many to choose from but I'd have to pick:

James Burton - just check any of the live stuff with Elvis
Steve Cropper - Any of the Stax material
Mark Knopfler - I've often deflected comments about how "boring" his music is but they just don't appreciate the amazing feel to his playing!

Limehouse_Blues

Charlie Christian

Kossoff

Satriani