Favourite seven guitar players

fendergibson

Off the top of my head today, tomorrow could be different !

BB
Clapton
SRV
Satriani
Vai
Tommy Emmanuel 
Joe Pass

Honorable mentions
Marr
Moore
Govan
Hendrix
Rabea Massaad
Knopfler
Coxon

Grunfeld

Michael Schenker -- in later years he's very on the beat but the earlier stuff takes liberties with timing and rhythmic phrasing in solos which are pure joy to follow.  And the signature vibrato:  I love it. 

Vini Reilly -- echoey, modulated guitar-scapes.  Everyone and their moody dog can do them now but Vini was the first.  Or at least the first I heard.  Fell in love with his stuff and have everything he ever recorded. 

John McGeough -- fascinated by his playing and this fella is unique because I really don't like spiky angular playing but I have no problem listening to McGeough.  I keep meaning to learn some of these parts but I've never got around to it.

Robin Guthrie -- the opposite of spiky and and angular.  (Except for the first Cocteau's album).  How to make a few broken chords into soundscapes.  So interesting to listen to. 

That'll do.  All the rest are alright to great, but don't really connect. 

Funkfingers

thecolourbox said:

If anybody thinks of any interesting players along these lines I'd be very keen to hear about them.

Edit: it seems I am obsessed with players beginning with a J

Ed Wynne of Ozric Tentacles.

Tannin

Not in any order: 

Roy Buchannan

Martin Barre

Tommy Emmanuel 

Eric Clapton

Keith Richards

Pete Townsend

David Gilmour

slacker

1 Edge
2 Blackmore
3 Keef
4 Jimi
5 Dan Auerbach
6 Harrison
7 Rev Billy Gibbons

If there was an 8 it would be Brian May. I like guitarists who play strong rhythm parts. I like innovative playing. I had two goes at electric guitar and 2 and 1 were responsible for me doing so.

Hootsmon

Mclaughlin

Akkerman

JBeck

Lesle West

JPass

Metheny

and some body else

CoffeeAndTV

Pat Metheny
Wes Montgomery
Julian Lage
Jim Hall
Graham Coxon
Dominic Miller
Paul Gilbert

skullfunkerry

Hmmm... okay then, in no particular order:

Jack White - just the excitement of the first time I heard the White Stripes I think, and his songwriting/attitude.

Steve Vai - technical perfection, some proper "how does he do that?/what is he even doing?" moments, some absolutely perfect songs, and seems like a really top bloke as well.

Ty Tabor - interesting chords, melodies, and some absolutely blazing solos (and crushing riffs) when the moment is right, too.

James Hetfield - *that* right hand, and master songwriter.

Marty Friedman - I love his vibrato, his melodies, and his tone. Instantly recognisable to me (watching him play hurts my right hand though).

Slash - I love his fluidity, and how easy he makes it look while he's doing it - especially with his guitar that low!

For #7 I can't decide between Paul Gilbert and Joe Satriani. Also, ask me again tomorrow and I'll give you a different set of players

blobb

Richard Sinclair

Tony Cuffe

Hugh Hopper

Phil Miller

Ed Wynne

Roly Wynne

Mickey Jones / Deke - you choose.

oh and Andy Lat, but that's 8 so he can go on some body else's list for whoever is making the compilation tape. I don't have a favourite. Yes I do, Richard Sinclair, but then he plays bass. SO I'll go with Hugh Lloyd-Langton. Shit, he's not on the list. These tests are too hard. Peter Wolbrandt, no Allan Mostert. Yes Allan Mostert he was great. No, Roye Albrighton. Hillage man.

DrumBob

In no particular order:

Keith Richards
Pete Townshend
Chuck Berry
B.B. King
Ronnie Wood
Roger McGuinn
John Cipollina

Habanero

Eddie Van Halen
Paul Gilbert
Vito Bratta
Joey Landreth
Steve Rothery
Jerry Cantrell
Neil Schon

CountryDave

Richie Sambora - right guy for the right band with the right solos for the song

Brad Paisley - a self-admitted combination of James Burton, Albert Lee, John Jorgenson, Redd Volkaert and a few others who could probably make up a decent 7 on their own.

Albert Lee - just because

Paul Gilbert - my favourite of the technical, mainly because there is generally melody with the shred

Julian Bream - just great

Rick Parfitt - Rhythm machine

Nile Rodgers - Soul and another playing what the song needs

Springywheel

Geordie Walker (Very unconventional guitar player with interesting use of dissonant chord voicings. Simple playing, but a huge guitar sound that takes up a lot of sonic territory) 

Some more obvious ones...

Andy Summers
Josh Homme 
Hendrix 
Gilmour 
James Hetfield
Tony Iommi 


  

hollywoodrox

Slash
 Joe Perry
 Keith Richards
 Ronnie Wood
 Izzy straddlin
 Gilby Clarke
 Eddie Van Halen .

7 is not really enough ,as I really dig all the 80s shredders ,hair metal bands old and new
all the sleaze rock players  , a lot of metal players from Scandinavia like alexi laiho etc

tone1

Angus Young
Gary Moore
John Mayer
Derek Trucks
Eric Clapton 
SRV
Keith

CaseOfAce

Chuffola said:

I think these threads are more interesting if they're restricted to one with reasons, otherwise we just get a list of guitarists - a lot of which will be the same. 

Agreed - in which case for me it would be Jerry Garcia - so so melodic - in both the way he weaves lines around a vocal and his improvisational solos. Hearing his playing on Jack Straw off the Grateful Dead - Live in Europe 72 was when I got on the bus...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAv71VbdkBc

darius

EVH
Satriani
Nuno
Slash
Vai
SRV
Tufnel

uncledick

Joe Walsh - impeccable timing and feel.

Rusty Anderson - Just watch him doing 'Feel like making love' with Susanna Hoffs (No comments needed).

Ritchie Blackmore - So versatile and had the best ever Strat sound in about '73.

Dave Gilmour - Dark Side changed the DNA of a generation.  I can play the notes but can't even get close to nailing it.

Carlos Santana - Abraxas remains a total joy and his backing band were phenomenal.

Gary Moore - Not a great singer and the albums were 'ok' but fantastic live act.

Chuck Berry - OK, there were others in his time but he truly influenced everyone here in one way or another.

Mattharrier

This is absolutely not a well thought-out list,  but more of a first into my head list:

Slash
Billy Gibbons
Arielle
Neil Young
Paul Kossof
Brian May
Megan Lovell (technically lap steel, but...)

Snap

In no order, but all are people whose playing I love, learn from and would listen to whatever

Jimi Hendrix
Bernard Sumner
Neil Young
Angus Young
Dave Gilmour
Robin Fink
Johnny Marr