Favourite guitarist then vs favourite guitarist now...

Kebabkid

Then: The Thin Lizzy 'Live & Dangerous' Duo of Brian Robertson & Scott Gorham but if I had to pick one, Scott Gorham.

Now: Dann Huff but EVH, Andy Timmons, Steve Lukather, Larry Carlton, Robben Ford, EJ, Ian Thornley & hey day Neal Schon

Nunogilberto

When I started it was the likes of Brian May, EVH, Slash, Nuno and Paul Gilbert. I still love them but I’m more into my LP wranglers these days - John Sykes, Gary Moore, Doug Aldrich etc.,,

Fez

Very early on George Harrison but in may late teens in the late seventies Tony Iommi these I's say Johnny Winter and Rory Gallagher are neck and neck.

Grocer_Jack

Then (mid/late 70s) - Wilko Johnson, Tom Verlaine/Richard Lloyd
Now - Pete Townshend, Mike Campbell

newi123

So what we've established so far is the younger of those amongst us haven't changed, and the more (ahem) mature, no longer fit into their spandex.

theimageofall

Then: Slash and The Edge

Now: Adam Jones (Tool) and David Gilmour (plus Slash and The Edge!)

sweepy

Still Beck, Gilmour, Holdsworth and Moore, can’t choose between them and have always been inspirational 

guitartango

Then: Hank Marvin
Now: Mr Gilmour 

Garthy

Then- Brian May

Now: Gabriella Quevedo

Grocer_Jack

guitartango said:

Then: Hank Marvin
Now: Mr Gilmour 

Wis. forgot Hank - loved his stuff for years

clarkefan

Great thread, lots of memories

Then: Jimmy Page

Middle phase: Sykes, Moore, SRV, Schenker, Bradfield, Gilmour, so many more

Now: EVH

Still love: them all (except SRV)

Universal8

I still listen to all the guitarists I liked when I was younger but my favourite
then - Mark Knopfler

now- Joe Bonamassa 

rivercider

I was first inspired to pick up guitar by guys like Joe Strummer, Steve Jones, Hugh Cornwell, Johnny Ramone....but then I chanced upon Stevie Ray Vaughan and everything changed.

I still haven't found anyone I enjoy listening to more than Stevie, to be honest, but I'm forever grateful to him for his music and for it guiding me to all the blues greats past and present.  

Whitecat

Then: Alex Lifeson
Now: Alan Sparhawk

Schnozz

newi123 said:

@Schnozz - Chris Holmes was awesome. He always had is own legato style too. Did you catch him this yr on tour?

For me,

Then: EVH

Now: Mike landau (subject to changing my mind)

@newi123 ;;;;

I did! The WASP songs were a nostalgia trip. His original influence was obviously Iommi, as things went serious when he covered 'War Pigs' at the end there. He stayed behind with his wife until all the fans had gone home too, so I got him to sign a couple of pickguards for me (so much for 'Mean Man', but it may have been so back in the 80s)    
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Great to see Bill Nelson come up in the thread!

Fifty9

Then Slash, Clapton, Hendrix

Now one of: Knopfler, Keith Richards, John Mayer, Derek Trucks, Hendrix.

Teyeplayer

As a teen it was: Jonny Greenwood, Steve Craddock and Bernard Butler, choices very much of their era but they got me into playing.

Now:
Bryce and Aaron Dessnor, Brad Barr, Nels Cline and Richard Thompson. I guess I got a bit more eclectic and went a bit further down the hole Jonny Greenwood started me on!

lasermonkey

Then- Tony Iommi.
Now- Robin Guthrie.

Arjailer

Then:  James Hetfield of Metallica, and a little later Ty Tabor of King’s X. I was very much a rhythm player early on, it took me a while to start playing any lead, and even now I’m still happiest doing rhythm and melody.

Now:  Difficult to choose one … maybe Piotr Grudziński of Riverside? Piotr wasn’t a flashy player, but there’s some great stuff in their music. He died a couple of years ago, and while the new Riverside material still sounds good it won’t be the same without Piotr … oh, and I still love Ty Tabor   

So, not a huge journey for me - still love my metal 

kswilson89

Then: Gilmour

Now: JD Simo