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Who is your overall favorite guitarist?

At 44 years of age, I personally feel fortunate to have lived in an era along with some of the finest guitarists who have ever lived. I have always had an overwhelming love of music. As I look back to my earlier years of music appreciation (I took formal piano training for 17 years) I remember how my instructor would suggest exposing myself to the many different styles and disciplines of music.

These were such valuable words of wisdom. Considering the fact that this suggestion, more or less, forced me to be more open to musicians other than those that played in strictly rock and roll bands.

Wow, was I surprised to find that I could be as entertained by Chet Atkins and Les Paul as I could be by Ritchie Blackmore or Carlos Santana. Just think about some of the finest from our time. Jimi Hendrix, John McLaughlin, Robin Trower, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Eric Johnson, Steve Howe, Al DiMeola, the list could seem almost endless. All such incredible musicians.

Although it's very hard to pick one person or style in particular, let's remember the key words, "overall favorite".
I would probably have to say that my overall favorite would have to be Steve Morse (from Dixie Dregs fame).

Who is your favorite?
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mrjstark
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Hendrix, Santana, Mariachi from Guadalajara
streets & corners, few burn-out masters on the N.Y Subway stations.
psacanli
535 posts
 
Pepe Romero.
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vermonter
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Eric Johnson...lightening fast, articulate fingerings, unmistakable tone and a great songwriter. I've only had the pleasure to see him live once, and will travel far to get the chance again.

Greg Carmichael and Miles Gilderdale of Acoustic Alchemy...great synergy between them and virtuosos individually in their own right

Mark Knopfler...nuff said

Joe Walsh...i dunno, just like the guy and he can squeeeze alot of music outta a few notes

Greg Lake...C'est la Vie, Lucky Man, Still You Turn Me On--best sounding acoustic guitar on my stereo

Pete Townsend...king of the power chord

Steve Howe...the guy must have six fingers on his left hand (Count Rugan had six on his right hand as I recall)

Frank Zappa...I remember (vagely--I was in college and toasted at the time) seeing a claymation of him playing where his left hand morphed out about 4 extra fingers and snaked their way up and down the fretboard...saw him in Montreal at the Forum once, and that is an even more distant and fuzzy memory...I do remember having a flat in the car we borrowed from the housefather (big yellow Buick) around midnight in downtown with a trunk full of Bradors...so we emptied the trunk full of beer onto the sidewalk and proceeded to change the flat when the lug wrench broke in half...what happened next is little foggy, but we did make it back to UVM with most of the beer...I swear to this day the drummer was in a gorilla costume for much of the concert
anilnediyara
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An old thread but very interesting guitarists mentioned. I thought will add one of my favourite player Hank Marvin of "The Shadows" the 1960's instrumental group from UK. Lots of guys in 60's wore thick framed Glasses and wielded Red Strats !!
He had a clean style of playing with echo drenched Strat tone that can be instantly recognised.
cyclonicman
693 posts
 
Lot's of great guitarists mentioned. Hendrix and Clapton are my favs, but I'd like to throw in Alvin Lee of Ten Year's After.
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