Favourite Guitarists

In no particular order...

Richard Thompson (with Fairport, with Linda and solo)

Jim Messina

Ralph Towner

Carlos Santana, particularly Santana III, Caravanserai, Lotus and Welcome

Larry Coryell’s post Fusion recordings

David Hidalgo and Cesar Rojas of Los Lobos

Derek Trucks

Jimi

Jeff Beck, in particular Rough and Ready and Blow by Blow

Mick Taylor

John George and Paul on White Album, Let it Be and Abbey Road

Allman Bros.

John McLaughlin, particularly Mahavishnu MK1, Shakti and his acoustic trio recordings with DiMeola and de Lucia.

Ronnie Earl

Danny Kirwan

Albert Lee

Grant Green’s Blue Note recordings

Bert Jansch

Warren Haynes

EC with Mayall, Cream, Blind Faith and the Dominos

Freddie King (after he switched from the LP to the 345/355)

Peter Green

Tony Rice

Garcia -- ’70 - ’77

Pat Martino

John Abercrombie

Bill Connors with RTF and his subsequent acoustic ECM recordings

Bob Weir, particularly ’72 - ’74

Roy Buchanan’s early recordings

P. Townshend with The Who and on his own

J. Page’s acoustic playing

The Hellecasters (Jorgenson, Donahue, Ray)

BB King

Keef , particularly Let it Bleed, Sticky Fingers and Exile

Little Feat (George and Barrere) 

 

 

 

I forgot Doc Watson!  

@bigpopsmusic 

"This is a good list for a select few genres…expand your music genres and you’ll expand your list…"

Good point. There's a heavy Rock bias here. Perhaps it's a generational thing?  

I listen to a lot of Jazz and my favorite Jazz artists are not guitarists. Perhaps 5% of my Jazz listening features guitar.