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Who is your favorite guitarist?

gdboogietime74 5 July 9
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Too many to name. What genre?

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My vote goes to Brian May of Queen.......

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I don’t have a favorite, but there are a lot of greats - Jeff Beck, Chet Atkins, Duane Allman, Jimmy Page, Wes Montgomery, Django Reinhardt, Jerry Reed, Eddie Hazel, Stanley Jordan, Clarence White...

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Garcia and Cale are 2 tops on my list

@CrazyQuilter gotta be Jerry Garcia.

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So many. Like Jerry Cantrell from Alice in Chains and Slash.

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Tony Iommi from Black Sabbath

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I've had the pleasure of hearing a number of great guitar players in person.

It would be difficult to think of one more influential than Merle Travis (with the possible exception of Chet Atkins). Doc Watson definitely earned his status a legendary bluegrass picker.

Leo Kottke, Laurence Juber, Pepino d'Agustino, and Pierre Bensusan are/were amazing.

There are plenty of others that I am forgetting.

As far as the most amazing technical playing I have ever seen, that would be Musashi Suzuki (look him up).

But my personal favorite is probably Richard Thompson.

Tommy Emmanuel for technical, no?

@gdboogietime74, I saw Musashi Suzuki play in Long Beach. It was a small crowd, but there were a number of really good guitar players there. I lost count of the number of jaws on the floor. Not only was he pristine technically, he also played with amazing feeling. And he did this in multiple genres.

I hope he comes back from Japan sometime soon.

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When other 13 year olds were swooning over David Cassidy I was lusting after Jimmy Page.

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Django Reinhardt

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Johnny Cephas, Roy Buchanan, Stevie Ray, Doc Watson, Clapton. Honorable mention to Jimmy Page and Hendrix.

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Hendrix

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Me, but I can't play anymore. Just kidding. There have been many in all genres, but the ones who come immediately to mind are Clapton, Hendrix, Van Halen, B.B. King, Zappa, and Hooker. There are many more.

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Rory Gallagher

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The Godfather of Metal, the Riff Master, the Iron Man: Mr. Tony Iommi

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Too many to name just one!

C'mon..gimme one of your tops

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Jorma Kaukonen

Hot Tuna these days

@gdboogietime74
Hot Tuna then as well. Hot Tuna was a sort of back up band for Jefferson Airplane.

@Gatovicolo

Wassup homey!? ???

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Stevie Ray Vaughn.

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Currently alive: Tosin Abasi.
Alive in memory: Jeff Hanneman.

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Steve Howe

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Lindsey Buckingham Eric Clapton and that member of the Eagles that did that incredible instrumental on their remake of Hotel California

Oops, meant to love Angus Young on comment below.

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Devin Townsend, Buckethead, Paul Masvidal to name a few

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Depends on the genre of music. In otherwords, I have several.

List em up

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Eric Clapton......Dave Gilmour.......Paal Waaktaar-savoy.

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For innovation: Link Wray.
For skill: Angus Young, Steve Vai.
For fantastic, beautiful sounds: Too many to list.

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