Your 5 favorite guitarists

[Nisse]

1. Mike McCready
2. The Edge
3. Peter Buck
4. Kim Thayil
5. Dave Murray

 

[1stepcloser]

1. Johnny Marr
2. The Edge
3. George Harrison
4. Dave Gilmour
5. John Frusciante

 

[The Disciple]

PRINCE

The Edge

Jose Feliciano

Santana

Jimi Hendrix

 

[MrBrau1]

Steve Cradock: Ocean Colour Scene.

The worlds most underrated guitarist from the worlds most underrated band.

He rips with soul.

 

[LMP]

David Gilmour

Pete Townshend

Matt Bellamy

Jonny Greenwood

Mick Ronson

If you don't know who Mick Ronson is, listen to any early '70s David Bowie album, he's the badass on lead guitar.

 

[U2lunatic]

The Edge
Brian May
Richie Blackmore
David Gilmour
Randy Rhoads

 

[Bono'sZooBaby]

kind of an older thread but i still want to reply soo..

1. is tied between

The Edge (of course)
and

John Frusciante (not only is he amazing in RHCP but his solo albums and Ataxia are some of the best music out there...plus i personally think he's hot )

2.

Tim Farriss (he's not considered one of the best guitar players out there but you gotta love INXS)

3.

Omar!

4.

Stone Gossard

5.

you gotta have Jimi Hendrix

 

[gherman]

 

[discothequeLP]

The Edge

possibly the best guitarist ever?

i love it. fresh, original, catchy, good.

 

[Auhiz]

So many awesome guitarists already mentioned, tough job to narrow it down to five, but.. my favourites at the moment:

The Edge
John Mayer
Mike McCready
Lindsey Buckingham
John Butler

No mention of Kirk Hammett? Joe Walsh? Unless I missed 'em.

Good call on Bono though.

 

[BrownEyedBoy]

Steve Vai (I wish someone would post an awesome picture of him)
Brian May
Joe Satriani
Hendrix

...and right now, John Mayer

 

[LemonMelon]

possibly the best guitarist ever?

Yes. Yes he is.

 

[Kiki]

Henry Garza
The Edge
Santana
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Martin Gore

 

[Hewson]

Steve Vai (I wish someone would post an awesome picture of him)

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

winner.

you had me at tiny tim... YOU HAD ME AT TINY TIM

 

[BrownEyedBoy]

Thank you!


For those who would like to know, that´s a regular electric guitar neck, a 12 string neck and a fretless neck.

 

[elevated_u2_fan]

The Smothers Brothers!!!

FTW!

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

we're talking favorite, not neccesarily best, right? okay then...

 

[dietcokeofevil]

Murray the Wiggle with his red guitar...

as long as George Harrison keeps popping up on the list

 

[UberBeaver]

Jimmy Page
Jimi Hendrix
Joey Santiago
David Gilmour
Bob Mould

 

[Snowlock]

1. Edge
2. Tom Morello
3. Slash
4. Paul Westerberg
5. Mike McCready

 

[Snowlock]

Jimmy Page
Jimi Hendrix
Joey Santiago
David Gilmour
Bob Mould

Bob Mould. Nice. I couldn't get him into 5, but definately in by 7.

 

[Hewson]

winner.

you had me at tiny tim... YOU HAD ME AT TINY TIM

One problem, Tiny Tim plays ukelele, not guitar, whole different thread, top 3 uke players:

And one of these days you're gonna hear an account of one of 2 things happening at a Pearl Jam concert in Boston:
A. EdVed will cover "Tiptoe Thru the Tulips"
or
2. EdVed will hurl Luke the Uke at an audience member in anger after said audience member requests "Tiptoe Thru the Tulips" in very loud voice for the umpteenth time in Boston when Ed graces the stage with his uke. And yes that audience member will be yours truly. Every time he walks out with Luke, I yell for Tiny Tim's signature song, and I know Mr. Vedder has heard me on a couple of occasions.

 

[tpsreports2424]

1. Mr. Ace Frehley

2. Keith Richards

3. Jimmy Page

4. EVH

5.Slash

6. because of honorable mention The Edge

 

[silvrlvr]

It doesn't have to be rock guitarists, does it? My list is all guitarists whose work is recognizable at a few notes.

1) The Edge -- because he is a true original

2) Les Paul -- the inspiration for generations that followed

3) Chet Atkins -- one of the loveliest men to ever walk this earth, as well as a fantastic artist

4) Mark Knopfler -- a real musician's musician, able to play just about anything

5) Carlos Santana -- so sexy, and proof that music can excite and soothe

Honorable mentions have all been listed by other posters -- and Bonnie Raitt is a fine guitarist, herself!

 

[powerhour24]

No real order:

Edge (Has created so many different sounds over the years and remains as creative and rocking live as ever, plus we're on a U@ board, no reason to justify it haha)
Hendrix (I suppose for longevity, I should have included someone else, but I've been listening to him a lot lately)
Santana (Anyone really want to say Clapton's better?)
Tom Morello (no one can make a guitar do the things he can)
Mike McCready (doesn't need to have a distinctive style, his mutability makes him legendary)

 

[powerhour24]

I forget an important one in Joe Perry, not enough love for him.

 

[the rockin edge]

my favorite 5.

i cant order them, that would be way too hard as this changes all the time for me...


David Gilmour
Mark Knopfler
Bruce Cockburn
Jimi Hendrix
Dave Matthews