Who is Your Favorite Guitar Player?

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  • tigersword
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
    Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Slash, and B.B King

    I always forget about Slash. Absolutely love the guy's sound.
    Appetite for Destruction was the first album I ever owned as a kid. Slash is the reason I picked up a guitar in the first place.
  • jodycoady
    jodycoady Posts: 598 Member
    Jimi Hendrix

    Kirk Hammett

    YES

    Jimmy Page, Slash, Steve Vai, Angus Young, oh my...SOOOO MANY
  • Jersey_Devil
    Jersey_Devil Posts: 4,142 Member
    My favorite is Slash... i love that bluesy rock sound he has... he's not the best guitarist, but my fave by far.
  • Jersey_Devil
    Jersey_Devil Posts: 4,142 Member
    DJ Ashba is up there too.
  • Oldtimer_65
    Oldtimer_65 Posts: 89
    Gilmour, hands down.
  • luv_lea
    luv_lea Posts: 1,094 Member
    Jimmy Page,

    or

    Joe Satriani (only because I've seen him play live and he's amazing!)
  • Spaghetti_Bender
    Spaghetti_Bender Posts: 509 Member
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    my favorite guitarist. and he's even sexier now :smooched: :heart: :heart:


    Is that Jerry? If so, that's a cool pic!
  • broox80
    broox80 Posts: 1,195 Member
    David Gilmour!!!! Been my idol since I was a kid!! I also really liked Dime Bag :( RIP, and Zach Wilde is a beast of a man who knows how to hold that guitar. I can pretend to be a guitar!!!!
  • otillie03103
    otillie03103 Posts: 107 Member
    John Petrucci from Dream Theater


    yup. 90% of the names in this thread aren't even close to this guy's skill level

    agreed. I've seen Dream Theater a few times in concert. Absolutely incredible.
  • GlassslippersAndFairyDust
    GlassslippersAndFairyDust Posts: 518 Member
    I have four: Eddie Van Halen, Slash (Saul Hudson), Jeff Beck and last but certainly not least, Eric Clapton
  • kinmad4it
    kinmad4it Posts: 185 Member
    God!! AKA Hendrix
    Iommi, he gave birth to heavy metal
    Angus Young
    Mustaine
    Dimebag
  • jonnythan
    jonnythan Posts: 10,161 Member
    Yeah I got to see DT up on the barrier in Madison Square Garden when they opened for Iron Maiden. That was amazing.
  • sassypants0923
    sassypants0923 Posts: 7,188 Member
    Chieflrg
  • LeGaCyGiAnT124
    LeGaCyGiAnT124 Posts: 158 Member
    John Petrucci from Dream Theater


    yup. 90% of the names in this thread aren't even close to this guy's skill level

    agreed. I've seen Dream Theater a few times in concert. Absolutely incredible.

    Yes. He is an animal!!

    Some others that I really enjoy are Oli Herbert from All That Remains, Adam Dutkiewicz from Killswitch Engage, and Paul Waggoner from Between The Buried and Me.
  • IronMikeFox
    IronMikeFox Posts: 458
    John Petrucci from Dream Theater


    yup. 90% of the names in this thread aren't even close to this guy's skill level

    <<sigh>> I hate it when people do this to a "favorite <<insert category of choice>>" discussion. Favorite does not, in any way, imply best or most technical or anything else along those lines. A quick look at today's music charts clearly shows that most people's musical preferences are not determined in a void by the technical proficiency of the musician. Personally, I have some favorites that are favorites because of their technical skill and other favorites that are favorites because I just plain like their sound and like the way their music makes me feel.

    Sorry for my over-reaction. I tend to get fired up about comments that denigrate other people's favorite musicians because of some past experiences with "music snobs". LOL
  • jonnythan
    jonnythan Posts: 10,161 Member
    I also really like Dave Murray of Iron Maiden. Seeing him play live just blows me away. He's not super-proficient, though he is very good. He has a certain style.. it sounds like the notes are just falling off the guitar. It's very smooth and it really pulls together the band's whole sound. And he can shred when he needs to.
  • MrAlanJahicDeactivated
    MrAlanJahicDeactivated Posts: 293
    Angus Young \m/


    Edit: Randy Rhodes, Tony Iommi

    ANGUS YOUNG aka Guitar God. No seriously, Angus is my favorite, but there's a few more.
  • IronMikeFox
    IronMikeFox Posts: 458
    I forgot to add Jake E Lee. I LOVE his work in Badlands! I wish they had more records.
  • clb105
    clb105 Posts: 112 Member
    Not in any order (and it wasn't said what type of guitar)...

    The Edge
    Flea
    Phil Collen (Def Leppard)
    Eddie Van Halen
    Matthew Bellamy & Christopher Wolstenholme (Muse)
    John Taylor - (and just because he's Gorgeous) ;)

    There's more but those are some of my faves!!
  • Myhaloslipped
    Myhaloslipped Posts: 4,317 Member
    Les Claypool
    Jimi Hendrix
  • BigBrunette
    BigBrunette Posts: 1,543 Member
    Adam Jones
  • Mia_RagazzaTosta
    Mia_RagazzaTosta Posts: 4,885 Member
    I love a good bassist...Jason Newsted is one of my favorites.
  • debbiesweety
    debbiesweety Posts: 52
    Prince. He is my favorite everything
  • Sinisterly
    Sinisterly Posts: 10,913 Member
    Carlos Santana.
  • BanalAppeal
    BanalAppeal Posts: 26 Member
    Rory Gallagher. He was truly amazing.
  • tlcarolinagirl
    tlcarolinagirl Posts: 1,700 Member
    Right now-Synyster Gates...of all time-Hendrix
  • Rosie_McA
    Rosie_McA Posts: 256 Member
    In honor of Eddie Van Halen's birthday (my personal fave) list your fave player and a song or two or three on your personal fave.

    See, I'm all grow'd up now. Not trying to start an argument, music is subjective. That is unless you disagree with me, then you're just wrong (i keed, I keed)
    Got to be Eddie, though Gary Moore was pretty awesome. Real shame he's no longer with us.
  • Chieflrg
    Chieflrg Posts: 9,097 Member
    Chieflrg
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  • sassypants0923
    sassypants0923 Posts: 7,188 Member
    Chieflrg
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    Oh hi :)
    He's my favorite singer too :)
  • LoreleiEvil
    LoreleiEvil Posts: 65 Member
    Joe Bonamassa

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