Favorite Guitarists of All Time

[Did a search for this, can't believe no-one's asked]

Who are your favorite guitarists of all time?

Me:
Tom Verlaine (Television)
The Edge (U2)
Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth)
George Harrison (duh)

Mike McCready - Pearl Jam

david gilmour
steve vai
jerry cantrell
piggy (voivod)
rocky george (suicidal tendencies)
the guy from incubus (who is criminally underrated, no matter how cheesy their music gets)

Good list, but you forgot:

Will Sargent (Echo & The Bunnymen)
Billy Zoom (X)
Johnny Ramone (double duh!)

Edited to add:

Pete Townsend (triple duh)
Johnny Marr (The Smiths)
Steve Jones (Sex Pistols)



[Edited on Aug 03, 2003 by souljacker]

this is a tough one, cuz there are so many.
muddy waters
johnny thunders
chet atkins
fast eddie clarke
merle travis
wayne kramer/fred "sonic" smith
t-bone walker
cheetah chrome
billy zoom
god, i'd better stop or i'll be here all damn day!

[Edited on Aug 03, 2003 by mulhollanddrive]

I forgot Billy! I probably wouldn't've put the other two. Important guys, but not my "favorites".

You know, I really like Nuno Bettencourt from Extreme. As cheesy as it was, "Play With Me" had some mega-kickass riffs.

Oh, and Steve Hackett's early work with Genesis. The guy was a genius.

[Edited on Aug 03, 2003 by Sarcazmo]

.jimmy page
.brian may
.david gilmour

steve tibbetts
john fahey
robert fripp
christian fennesz
keith fullerton whitman
tony iommi
eric johnson
seichi yamamoto
richard thompson
brij bhushan kabra
michael hedges
sam prekop
terje rypdal
glenn branca
rhys chatham
fred frith

Greg Ginn, Steve Albini, Thurston Moore, Lee Renaldo, James Williamson

-Tim Sult (Clutch)
-Billy Zoom (x)
-Ruyter Suys (Nashville Pussy)
-Kerry King (Slayer)
-Al Jourgensen (ministry, 1000 homo dj's, acid horse, revolting cocks, and many more)
-Dick Dale (fucking rocks, Fender invented thwe 100watt amp upon HIS request ,they where 45watt before him)
-Rocky George (Suicidal Tendencies)
-Ian MacKaye (Fugazi)
-Wayne Kramer






[Edited on Aug 03, 2003 by Stirfry]

You sound like a folk music fan.

george harrison
ry cooder
steve vai
tom morello
kerry king
pete townsend

[Edited on Aug 03, 2003 by conan]

Can't believe I forgot Pete!

Also, I'd like to add Carrie Brownstein of Sleater-Kinney, who is a total badass.

Carlos Santana & Slash!!! m/m/

[Edited on Aug 03, 2003 by TNS_Superstar]

jimi hendrix
marty friedman
joe satriani
django reinhardt
robby krieger
reb beach
steve vai
ry cooder
randy rhodes
slash
joe perry
tony iommi
george harrison/john lennon
jimmy page
dimebag darrel (or however he spells it)
every guitarist that ever played with king diamond
larry lalonde
yngwie malmsteen
rocky george
eddie van halen
ted nugent
scott ian
brian setzer

and myself, of course

and also jack black and kyle glass...that's a no-brainer.

(these are in no particular order)

I'm so happy no one has said Clapton. *tear* I could hug you all.

Kenny Burrell
(and at the risk of being trite)
Robert Smith & Johnny Marr

(never mind...see above)

[Edited on Aug 03, 2003 by souljacker]

jorma kaukonen
bb king
keith richards
jerry garcia
jimmy page
bela fleck
billy corgan
robby krieger
dickie betts
dave grohl
john mclaughlin
buddy guy
george harrison
woody guthrie
reverend gary davis

dood slash in the man. anyone who can play like that and never be able to see because all of the hair and that top hat blocking his view.

Well goooooolly!!!

Buckethead.
yes yes....