Who are some of your favorite guitarists all-time, in any genre of music?

[Dogmaphobe]

From rock, Steve Howe of Yes is my favorite.

The Gates of Delirium is still blowing my mind over 4 decades after I first heard it.

 

[bluzman61]

Classical Guitar - Paco De Lucia

One of the best. Thanks for the post, Borillar. I USED to have a CD that featured him, Al Di Meola, and one other guitarist, whose name escapes me. It's a live recording and it's fantastic. Unfortunately I believe I sold it with about 300 other of my CD's when I was in financial trouble in the early 1990's. I'd like to purchase this CD again.

I checked, the third guitarist on the recording is the great John McLaughlin. The CD/album is titled Friday Night In San Francisco.

 

[Dogmaphobe]

I checked, the third guitarist on the recording is the great John McLaughlin.

Birds of Fire is one of my faves, too.

 

[Dogmaphobe]

Robert Fripp,

His work on Babies on Fire by Eno is downright incendiary.

 

[Levant]

A lot of great guitarists mentioned here.

Steve Miller is also among them, one of the all-time greats on anything with strings.

 

[JOSweetHeart]

The following are my favorite.

Brad Paisley
Vince Gill
Steve Wariner
Ricky Skaggs
Jimmy Olander of the Diamond Rio act

God bless you and them always!!!

Holly

Ricky Scaggs is not only a fine mandolin, fiddle, and guitar player, he's one of the best Bluegrass harmony singers too. Especially on the gospel songs.

Ricky was the first solo act that I saw in concert when I was around five years old. His Live In London album was my first album, I still have it, and I still love it.

God bless you and him always!!!

Holly

P.S. Right here is my most favorite song from him.

 

[toobfreak]

John McLaughlin
Jimi Hendrix
Jeff Beck
Steve Howe
Paco De Lucia

 

[the other mike]

 

[Canon Shooter]

Terry Kath

Duane

Another name you don't hear very often. That band was never the same...

 

[the other mike]

I really love Greg Rolle's voice on the old Santana and Journey tunes.


And Neal Schon

 

[the other mike]

Terry Kath

Duane

Another name you don't hear very often. That band was never the same...

The slide pioneer.

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

There is only one.
He was the best Guitar player on the planet,even Jimi Hendrix admitted as much.

 

[Harry Dresden]

There is only one.
He was the best Guitar player on the planet,even Jimi Hendrix admitted as much.

how would hendrix know that?....he died when Vaughn was like 15....

 

[bluzman61]

I checked, the third guitarist on the recording is the great John McLaughlin.

Birds of Fire is one of my faves, too.

I don't BELIEVE I've heard this. I'll have to check it out.

 

[bluzman61]

Terry Kath

Duane

Another name you don't hear very often. That band was never the same...

The slide pioneer.

Yep, Duane WAS awesome on slide guitar. I believe Sonny Landreth, who's still active, is even better on slide.

 

[bluzman61]

Robert Fripp,

His work on Babies on Fire by Eno is downright incendiary.

You bet! And how about his work on David Bowie's song "Heroes"? Just incredible.

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

There is only one.
He was the best Guitar player on the planet,even Jimi Hendrix admitted as much.

how would hendrix know that?....he died when Vaughn was like 15....

It was something I heard on the internet....sue me.

 

[WelfareQueen]

So many....


Ritchie Blackmore
Eric Clapton
Jimmy Page
Pete Townshend
Randy Rhoads
Doc Watson
Mark Knopfler



And for those of you who think Pete Townshend isn't a great guitar player watch this.

 

[bluzman61]

There is only one.
He was the best Guitar player on the planet,even Jimi Hendrix admitted as much.

how would hendrix know that?....he died when Vaughn was like 15....

It was something I heard on the internet....sue me.

Good response!

 

[bluzman61]

So many....


Ritchie Blackmore
Eric Clapton
Jimmy Page
Pete Townshend
Randy Rhoads
Doc Watson
Mark Knopfler



And for those of you who think Pete Townshend isn't a great guitar player watch this.

Some absolutely great ones there, WQ. Thanks for your post.