Your top twelve favourite guitarists.

bluecat

This thread may have appeared on the forum in the past from another member but there are a lot of new members since. Your selections may inspire me to listen to something else. Here goes , not in any particular order.
SRV.
Roy Buchanan.
Mark Knopfler.
Carlos Santana.
Ry Cooder.
Jeff Beck.
Stefan Grossman. 
Slash.
Billy Gibbons.
Jimi Hendrix.
David Gilmour.
Jimmy Page.
There are a lot more great guitarists I really like but I have just limited it to twelve. Where do you stop?

Philly_Q

Top twelve?  Duodecimal makes a change from top ten or top five.  I'll have a think about it.

Lewy

bluecat said:

There are a lot more great guitarists I really like but I have just limited it to twelve. Where do you stop?

I actually stop at about 8, after which I'm just thinking up guitarists I don't dislike. In no particular order

Marc Ribot
Magic Sam
Tony Rice
Doc Watson
Yngwie Malmsteen (yes really)
Hollywood Fats
Junior Watson
Bryan Sutton

Fez

Top 12 well here goes.
Johnny Winter
Rory Gallagher
Tony Iommi
Chantel Mcgregor
Joanne Shaw Taylor
Peter Hammill
Steve Hillage
Kavus Torabi
Jimmy Page
Ritchie Blackmore
George Harrison
Keith Richards

Whitecat

Alan Sparhawk
Keith Scott
David Gilmour
Alex Lifeson
Bryce Dessner
Adam Granduciel
Kim Mitchell
Dave Depper
Chris Walla
Kevin Shields
Kurt Vile
Walter Becker

and an honourable mention to Trevor Rabin

munckee

I’m into songs rather than guitarists if that makes sense as vai, satriani etc mean nothing to me as although I appreciate their skill I don’t like their music. 

So the guitarists associated to my favourite songs are:

john squire
joey Santiago 
frank black
johnny greenwood
david gilmour
Mark knopfler
all associated with the byrds and rolling stones
robbie Krieger. 

Noel gallagher
james dean bradfield. 

thecolourbox

As always I'll point out that I know these people are not the BEST guitarists, but merely my FAVOURITE guitarists which is a different thing. I'll struggle to get to 12 though i think... in fact yes i've only got to 7 that I like specifically, as opposed to guitarists who are undoubtedly great and I appreciate them, just not favourites

1. Jack White
2. Nick Zinner
3. Jeff Buckley
4. Jimi
5. Johnny Greenwood
6. Brian May
7. St Vincent

dazzajl

Okay, todays 12 in no order

Joni Mitchell
Ry Cooder
James McMurtry
Brian May
David Gilmour
Kenny Burrell
Malcolm Young
George Harrison
Joe Walsh
Mark Knopfler
Richie Blackmore
Chris Hayes

wesker123

Rhett Shill
Tyler Bryant
Rob Chapman
Santana
Clapton
BB King
Danish bloke from YouTube who likes to play Hendrix Strat that isn't.
Aaron Lewis
Eddie Vedder
Dave Grohl
Noel Gallagher
Chris Buck

Fishboy7

at the moment, lets go with:


Jeff Beck
George Harrison
Kim Thayil
J Mascis
Robert Smith
Ry Cooder
Kurt Rosenwinkel 
Joe Pass
Grant Green
Al Di Meola
Derek Trucks 
Frank Zappa

...... could be different tomorrow 

Powderfinger

Ooooh impossible.

But here goes... alternative list... with rationale.

George Harrison - mesmerised as a child and made me want to pick up a guitar, fabulous guitarist.

Jimi - Well, he changed everyting for me.

Guthrie Govan - Just perfect and more inspiration to practice harder.
 Brain May - That sound, that sound! like no other - and he built his own, genious.

Chet Atkins - a whole new sound from the heart.

Scotty Moore, A game changer with Elvis, nothing else that followed would have happened without Scotty

Angus Young - I bought highway to hell and thought... now thats what I'm talking about.
Malcolm Young - Dont underestimate the rythym boys and he was the best.

Pat Metheny - Just check out 'And I love her' on yewchube.

Mona and/or Lisa Wagner from the Mona lisa twins, I just like a curve ball no and then.
Django Reinhardt - He had two fingers for Gods sake and look at him go.

Paul banks (shed seven) - just sublime playing, could listen all day.

Oooh Ive missed so many!

Offset

Jimi
Robin Trower
Johnny Winter
Richard Thompson
Sonny Landreth
Ritchie Kotzen
Brian May
Manny Charlton
James Dean Bradfield
Eric Schenkman
EVH
Joe Satriani

I could easily add another 12 and then another - these are just the first 12 that popped in to my mind :-)

Fishboy7

I'm conflicted on Pat Metheny.  Possibly one of my favorite ever players, absolutely love bright size life etc.  But some of his albums veer in to hotel lobby muzak territory. 

rlw

Eric Clapton              God.  No question

Freddie King             God learned a lot from this man

BB King                     And quite a bit from this man too

Robert Johnson        King of the Delta Blues - EC nicked a few of his songs and turned him into a legend

Ry Cooder                If you have to ask....

Carlos Santana        Soulful, melodic, Woodstock

Graham Hine            Probaly never hear of him - Brett Marvin and The Thunderbolts but also a brilliant player of blues

Peter Green             A hero - the one I would like to play like...

Mick Abrahams        Blodwyn Pig - anothe great blurs guitarist

Rory Gallagher        Saw this man soooooooo many times

Joe Bonnamassa     Because - Keeping the Blues Alive - and a brilliant player and mimic

Kenny Vaughan       You've got to love a bit of Tele twang

David Grissom         One of the best gigs ever with Joly Ely at the Forum.   So loud too

stonevibe

12? WTF?  

1. J Mascis
2. Dave Navarro
3. Troy Van Leeuwen
4. Keith Richards
5. Joey Santiago
6. Johnny Winter
7. Jimi Hendrix
8. John McGeoch
9. Paul Kossoff
10. Billy Corgan
11. Bill Steer
12. Leslie West

It will be a different 12 next time I think about it. 

Bellycaster

Jimi Hendrix
Larry Carlton
Dann Huff
Steve Lukather
Steve Vai
Joe Satriani
Francis Dunnery
Brian May
Gary Moore
Nile Rodgers
Adrian Smith
David Gilmour
Luke Morley

These are in no particular and I chose "The Baker's Dozen"

Powderfinger

rlw said:

Eric Clapton

Freddie King

BB King

Robert Johnson

Ry Cooder

Carlos Santana

Graham Hine

Peter Green

Mick Abrahams

Rory Gallagher

Joe Bonnamassa

Kenny Vaughan

David Grissom

Oh God, Peter Green, how can I forgive myself...

But no one is saying why... Give it a go, otherwise it will just be a boring list of guitarists.

This is favourite guitarists, not best guitarists uh? Be good to know why.

Also forgot Nial

CoffeeAndTV

In no order, but the ones that I really love to listen to.

Pat Metheny

Pat Martino

Wes Montgomery

Jimmy Rainey

Jim Hall

Julian Lage

Paul Gilbert

Dominic Miller

80’s Steve Vai

Graham Coxon

Brian May

Chris Eldridge

Funkfingers

Can't help noticing that the overwhelming majority of names dropped so far are:
a) Male
b) Over forty

Fishboy7

Funkfingers said:

Can't help noticing that the overwhelming majority of names dropped so far are:
a) Male
b) Over forty

Ok - favorite 12 female guitarists under 40yo ?

CoffeeAndTV

Funkfingers said:

Can't help noticing that the overwhelming majority of names dropped so far are:
a) Male
b) Over forty

That’s a good point, thinking about your comment against my list with the exception of Julian Lage and Chris Eldridge, my musical taste was forged by them and hasn’t really changed too much.