Your best/favourite/most admired player?

Tannin

(Acoustic guitar, of course - we are in the acoustic section.)

Our tastes change and one week we really like this player, next week we see someone shiny and get our knickers in a knot for someone else. But as of this week, in the heat of the present moment,  who are you listening to / trying to emulate / gobsmacked by / wishing you had tickets for? 

Tannin

I'm going for Joscho Stephan. Amazing player who has so much fun. The clip below is his trio; note that rhythm player Sven Jungbeck takes the first solo, Joscho is the one left as we look at the screen.

Shadow

Richard Smith. Incredible technique and can turn his hand to any style. In fact he's just been touring Europe with Joscho Stephan.

Tannin

^ Yes @Shadow, I've watched some clips of the two of them together. Awesome stuff! 

guitarjack66

I've not seen too many more entertaining than Tommy Emmanuel. He seems to have it all. I love the music of Simon and Garfunkel and the Everlys too. I dont tend to concentrate much on individuals and prefer the overall product of different instruments complimenting each. I thought your other Antipodean countrymen and lady,The Seekers were good at this. Great vocals,double bass,12 string and 6 string were superb complimentary sounds.

Winny_Pooh

Django

C_side_Grandad

Age-related opinion: Phil Keaggy, Bruce Cockburn, James Taylor – and Tommy E of course.

blobb

Tony Cuffe.

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

Stuckfast

Nic Jones.

greejn

Joscho and Bireli Lagrene, monster players with a sense of humour!

greejn

Also Emil Enerbro (?) who is amazing!

MrTee

Saw Clive Carroll last week, he's a class act (and a top bloke)

Gassage

Tommy. 

By a mile.

DesVegas

Robert Smith for me ... The Cure - Doing The Unstuck (Live 2012 - Pinkpop) - YouTube

WafflesOnHorseback

MrTee said:

Saw Clive Carroll last week, he's a class act (and a top bloke)

Clive is amazing. Your post reminded me that I need to see him in concert again. And lo and behold, he's at Alstonfield village hall on the 25th!!

However...Sold out That would have been great as it's not far from me.

Bugger.

hollywoodrox

Keef Richards & Ronnie Wood 
  The coolest Dudes ever 

https://youtu.be/DTNOarAmv3Q?si=rtJHh1BOjTQb_k7b

EvansDrD

Another vote for Bireli Lagrene, and for Sylvain Luc - with whom he used to collaborate 

I also have a soft spot for the Friday Night in San Francisco trio 

ronnyb

There’s a guy on YouTube called ‘daddystovepipe’ I’ve been following for a couple of years. Excellent player if you’re into the dead thumb bluesy kind of thing. 

thomasross20

Tommy defo. 
Clive Caroll is great live. 
Need to listen to more and will check out who's mentioned here.

LionAquaLooper

Joe Robinson. 

BigPaulie

Tony Rice
Don McLean