Your top twelve favourite guitarists.

Revolutions

I’d take a leaf out of Tyler’s book & put me down as
all 12 

Vintage65

Buddy Holly
Eddie Cochran
Mick Ronson
Ronnie Wood
Steve Jones
Frank Zappa
Bob Marley
Porl Thompson
Johnny Marr
Joey Santiago
PJ Harvey
Jonny Greenwood

Subs bench: The two guys from Television, Wilko Johnson, and Marc Bolan.

Vintage65

Funkfingers said:

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

Send everybody to a re-education camp!  

Reverend

Tony Iommi
Uli Jon Roth
Michael Schenker
Dave Menniketti
Dave Chandler
Al Morris III
Murray/Smith
Tom G Warrior
Bill Steer
Quorthorn
Tony McPhee
Josh Homme (pre-QOTSA)
Dr Know
Smith/Kramer
Tipton/Downing
Gary Mooore (pre-blues)
Bill Steer
Wino
Mark Farner
Steve Cropper
Jeff Hanneman
Gary Holt

ewal

Litterick said:

Is anybody reading these lists?

I scan them looking for names I recognise. There's not many. Could all the lists be re-posted with the bands they play in? 

Eviltwin14

• James Hetfield
• Marc Ford
• Rory Gallagher 
• Keith Scott
• Ritchie Blackmore
• Date Navarro
• Joe Perry 
• Tracii Guns
• Paul Kossof
• Jimi Hendrix
• Jimmy Page
• Angus Young

Schnozz

It's actually really hard to do.

stickyfiddle

In no particular order, without looking at any other posts or googling or looking at my own music collection: 

1. Steve Cropper
2. The Edge
3. Jason Isbell
4. Pete Townshend
5. Adam Granduciel 
6. Malcolm Young
7. Peter Buck
   
8. Derek Trucks
9. Keith Scott 
10. Phoebe Bridgers / Harrison Whitford
11. Aaron Dessner / Bryce Dessner 
12. Prince

mankytom

In no particular order

Prince
Jimi
Knopfler
Hetfield
Hammett
EVH
Albert King
Graham Coxon
Mayer
Morello
Page
Young

Flanging_Fred

Let’s have a go then in no order…

1. Gary Moore - Thin Lizzy, Solo, 
2. Billy Gibbons - ZZ Top
3. Uli Jon Roth - Scorpions, Solo
4. Michael Schenker - Scorpions, UFO, MSG
5. Adrian Smith - Iron Maiden, Solo, Smith/Kotzen
6. Marty Friedman - Solo, Megadeth
7. Steve Rothery - Marillion
8. Tim Smith - Cardiacs
9. Steve Stevens - Billy Idol, Solo, Vince Neil
10. Mathias Jabs - Scorpions
11. Joe Satriani - Solo, Chickenfoot
12. Ed Wynn - Ozric Tentacles

There are loads in ‘honourable mentions’ but I won’t go on.

GuyBoden

Charlie Parker a true genius.

Cols

Twelve, eh?

Jimmy Page
Paul Kossoff
Brian May
Nuno Bettencourt
Jimi Hendrix
Eric Clapton.  Well, up until the end of Cream.  After that he went off the boil a bit.
Tony Iommi
Prince
Rory Gallagher
Stone Gossard 
Billy Gibbons
Kim Thayil

swiller

In order..

Jimi H
Johnny Marr
Nile Rodgers
East Bay Ray
Julian Bream
Mark Knopfler
Matt Bellamy
The Edge
Don Felder
Kingfish
Noel Gallagher
Taj farrant

Fishboy7

12 is so few. Someone should start top 25 players thread

jamesoliver1234

In no particular order
chuck berry
micky gee
redd volkaert
bill kirchen 
danny gatton
elmore james 
johnny guitar watson 
grady martin 
ry cooder 
t bone walker 
junior watson 
mick green.

downbytheriver

1. My mate Pedro
2. Billy F Gibbons
3. Dave Edmunds
4. Robben Ford
5. Matt Schofield
6. Robbie Macintosh 
7. Malcolm Jones
8. Stuart Adamson
9. Bruce Watson
10. Chris Spedding
11. Joni Mitchell
12. Peter Green

the order is a bit random but I’m firm on the top three. 

And I’ve left out Alvin Lee, Lindsey Buckingham and Joe Walsh so maybe 15 would be a better number 

Creed_Clicks

@LionAquaLooper yep, a good song choice indeed! It's my favourite album as well. Love the bass playing on it, and the retro guitar sounds.

SteppedOut

Freddie King
  John Mayer
  Eric Clapton
  Josh Smith
  Kirk Fletcher
  Stevie Ray Vaughan
  Jessie Davey
  BB King
  Mike Bloomfield
  Hubert Sumlin
  Guitar Slim
   Fenton Robinson
   

CHRISB50

Litterick said:

Is anybody reading these lists?

Yes. All of them. 

Otherwise there was little point in opening the thread. 

Creed_Clicks

Jimi Hendrix
Frank Zappa
Adam Franklin
Chris Cornell
James Hetfield
Peter Buck
John Butler
Jeff Lang
Robert deLeo
Aaron Turner
Tony Iommi
Reeves Gabrels

and I've missed out on a load of players I can't think of right now.

Edit: Alan Sparhawk, Dave Navarro, Nuno Bettencourt, Matthew Caws