Favourite Guitar CDs

Steve Stevens "Flamenco A Go Go" Unbelievable recording and smokin' awesome

Duane: Thanks for the Buckethead recommendation. As to my comment about "best rock guitarist", i didn't mean to sound like there weren't any others out there that were worth listening to. There are oodles of talented people out there pouring their hearts into their music and it shows. My comment was more to say that i thought that Hendrix did the most to break down barriers and experiment with new sounds / techniques than anybody else. While the guys from Blue Cheer may have pushed the "raw & distorted" sound barrier before Hendrix, they didn't have anywhere near the finesse or style to go along with their "bazooka blast".

As far as my comment about Entombed goes, i listed the wrong album. Rather than "Left Hand Path", i should have said "Clandestine". Much "heavier" sounding. Sean
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Try John Williams' The Magic Box on SACD - nice recording, some great guitar based music. It has classical roots with a 'world music' style....interesting mix!

For layering of many voices with great harmony Steve Howe from YES is awesome. Try Quantum Guitar and Turbulence.

Allan Holdsworth's Live CD called ALL NIGHT WRONG is the best live recording I ever heard...its expensive though thru www.audiophileimports.com

Richard Thompson's CD's have tons of incredible fingerpicking style...

Check out YES's Relayer album,,,,its basically what I consider the best guitar playing on any album period..

Best guitar CD's
1) Joe PASS ....Virtuoso Series - Solo Acoutic Jazz guitar
Probably the best series that shows off this mans absolute talents as a musician.
2) Conversations in Swing Guitar...Duke ROBBILARD and Herb ELLIS....Great tunes, and swings like a pendulum
3) Jimmy THACKERY...Guitar...all instumentals, great playing and production
4) Danny GATTON...88 Elmira Street...Outstanding playing from someone who left too early.
5) Arlen ROTH... Toolin Around...Great playing and production by Mr. ROTH and friends.
6) Jeff BECK...Blow by Blow...highly influential
7) Jimi HENDRIX...Electric Ladyland...groundbreaking
8) Guitar Player Magazine...Legends of Rock: The 70's Great cuts from some of the most stalwart players from the 70's - Nugent and the Amboy Dukes to Frank Zappa.
9) Guitar Player Magazine - Legends of Guitar - Country/ Volumes 1 and 2. Covers alot of territory between Chet ATKINS to Doc WATSON with everyone else in between. jaw dropping!