best guitarist

[Newman]

Mark Knopfler

 

Bruce Springsteen

 

Prince

 

Alex Lifeson

 

David Gilmour

 

Andy Summers

 

Robert Fripp...

[Placebo]

I don't think he's been mentioned yet and you youngins may have never even heard of him but, "Chet Atkins" knew a thing or two about playing guitar.

 

http://www.misterguitar.com/

[gatortater88]

Herman Li from Dragonforce.... enough said

[Newman]

I don't think he's been mentioned yet and you youngins may have never even heard of him but, "Chet Atkins" knew a thing or two about playing guitar.

 

http://www.misterguitar.com/

 

 

 

That's who I was trying to remember! Thanks.

 

 

 

Another guy I thought of, Lenny Breau.

[jkr]

Carlos Santana

 

Neil Schon (Journey)

 

B.B. King

[italianstallion]

Alex Skolnick, Al Pitrelli, Chris Caffery

 

Never heard of them? Its the trio that makes up the Trans-siberian Orchestra. If you have ever seen or heard these guys perform live, you know where I'm basing this decision off of. Spectacular.

[kenn810]

Pete Townshend

[slicer365]

Stevie Ray Vaughn

[rymack]

Best ever: Stevie Ray

 

Most creative modern: Tom Morello.

 

Nobody can make more different sounds with a guitar and amp than tom.

 

Have you seen the DVD where Tom plays the guitar with the amp cord. Most creative by far.

[scrove]

Jonny Greenwood from Radiohead, if you want to hear some crazy sounds coming from a guitar.

 

You should all check out Victor Wooten to hear some of the craziest stuff on an electric bass, ever, and then check out his brother Reggie on guitar. It's nuts.

[Shaitan]

Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers has some pretty good bass stuff, too.

[t_m_harris]

Picking out a great guitarist is like trying to choose your favorite golf club ever...there are so many talented individuals that are all so very unique.

 

My vote for living guitarist: Steve Kimock

http://www.kimock.com/frames/index_home.html

 

:drinks:

[specialblend218]

Another vote for Herman Li

[gatortater88]

Herman Li

 

 

Another vote for Herman Li

 

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I knew more of you agreed...

[TeeBonZ]

Hendrix

[Warszawa]

Oh crap! I forgot Robert Fripp! A total genius.

[Phloyd]

David Gilmore-Pink Floyd, Alvin Lee- Ten Years After

[Viking Golfer]

SRV, Hendrix, and Clapton

 

GOOD POST !

 

Would also like to add:

 

Carlos Santana and BB King........

 

I have all that Stevie Ray Vaughn made on CD and I still play airguitar every time I listen to his music :rolleyes:

[mat562]

Steve Vai

Eddie van Halen

Steve Lukather

[capt.murphy]

best in current era: satch. all time? impossible to debate.

[Marty164]

JIMI, Alvin Lee and Johnny Winter

[sigmamason]

Random guy like Carlos Santana

 

Another random guy like Jimmy Hendrix

 

A little 5'2" guy called Prince...underrated...

 

Of course there are tons of great guitarist depending upon the music genre...rock, jazz and country are loaded with some heckva guitar players...

[calc61]

any votes for U2's "the edge"?

[beachgrovejunior]

definitely eric clapton

[titleist1638]

#1: Hendrix

#2: Clapton

#3: Jimmy Page

#4: Slash

#5: Angus Young

#6: Jeff Beck

#7: Santana

#8: Robin Trower

#9: SRV

#10: Pete Townshend

 

*note: not in best to worst order

[1603]

the one and only

 

clapton

[sg56]

Old school: Jimi Hendrix, Frank Zappa

New: John Frusciante

[golfer_junior]

SRV (damn plane crash) and Hendrix (damn drugs)

[pitch]

I went to the end of this post and didn't read all of the replies. But it has to be ERIC CLAPTON!!!!

 

Nobody else qualifies.

 

Honorable Mention to Chet Akins.

[OldNavyDad]

Jose Feliciano: Listen to him do "Light my Fire"