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    #92
    thingamajig
    Registered Users Posts: 15 ✭thingamajig


    At last someone mentioned Yngwie Malmsten, He deserves a mantion for his work in interpreting classical music through the medium of the electric guitar


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    #93
    Ardent
    Registered Users Posts: 5,282 ✭✭✭Ardent


    I'm sure all the usuals have been spouted but has anyone mentioned Don Felder? The solo in Hotel California is a cracker, as was most of his work with the Eagles..


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    #94
    moylsie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9 ✭moylsie


    sorry lads but why has nobody mentioned tommy emmanuel?

    my top ten are ( in no particular order):
    Jimmy Page
    Rory Gallagher
    SRV
    Jim Root (Slipknot)
    Chuck Schuldiner (genius, R.I.P.)
    Eric Clapton
    Steve Marriott
    George Harrison
    Adam Jones (Tool)
    Paul Gilbert


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    #95
    dochara
    Registered Users Posts: 99 ✭✭dochara


    Albert Lee (but it's not a competition!).


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    #96
    jif
    Closed Accounts Posts: 340 ✭✭jif


    John Frusciante - RHCP

    Jonny Greenwood - RH

    John Squire - SR


    :cool:


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    #97
    af_thefragile
    Registered Users Posts: 7,171 ✭✭✭af_thefragile


    Jimi Hendrix
    David Gilmour - Pink Floyd (Comfortably Numb solo!!!)
    Adam Jones - Tool
    Robert Fripp -King Crimson
    Jimmy Page could get a mention here.


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    #98
    MattKid
    Registered Users Posts: 829 ✭✭✭MattKid


    Tom Bukovac

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cD8NYEGWvMY


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ef8j3Bv1igA


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    #99
    Junco Partner
    Registered Users Posts: 2,291 ✭✭✭Junco Partner


    whats with all the fancy players vai malmsteen hendrix what happened to good old rythm players i know he isnt what you would call technically gifted but joe strummer would have to be my favourite - what a rythym player! he was a lefty playing right handed guitar so he couldnt do all the fiddly bits, they had jones for that.
    he hit the chords with ferocious power
    everything was downstrokes and the "electric leg".
    just listen to any of the clashes tunes white riot career oppurtunities or complete control
    pure class
    pity i wasnt around to see him live im only 16 wish id been alive in the 70s music 2day is ****e


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    #100
    Ger the man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 459 ✭✭Ger the man


    Not mentioned so far:

    Andy Summers
    Mark Knopfler


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    #101
    beckerowns
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6 ✭beckerowns


    Im surprised no one mentioned Guthrie Govan !

    Guthrie Govan - waves

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEpst3W6KD8


    and this has been my recent favourite

    Marco sfogli - Still hurts

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-1Dbc1TH8c


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    #102
    thermo66
    Closed Accounts Posts: 523 ✭✭✭thermo66


    Does anyone rate Joan Jett or Lita Ford??


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    #103
    fitz0
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,753 ✭✭✭fitz0


    No mention of Buddy Guy? Absolutely shocking...



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    #104
    Andrew Flexing
    Registered Users Posts: 657 ✭✭✭Andrew Flexing


    Kee Marcello is my fav...he is more than just a speed demon...

    my URBAN EXPLORATION YouTube channel: https://www.facebook.com/ASMRurbanexploration/



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    #105
    Andrew Flexing
    Registered Users Posts: 657 ✭✭✭Andrew Flexing


    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pajBJRIvYo

    my URBAN EXPLORATION YouTube channel: https://www.facebook.com/ASMRurbanexploration/



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    #106
    MickCronin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8 ✭MickCronin


    Malcolm Young
    Angus Young
    Pete Townshend
    Bille Joel Armstrong


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    #107
    morrissey1307
    Registered Users Posts: 97 ✭✭morrissey1307


    There is hardly any mention of Hendrix !! but personally Noel Gallagher or Paul Weller


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    #108
    Wooden Jesus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 955 ✭✭✭Wooden Jesus


    Mike McCready
    Stevie Ray Vaughan
    Pete Townshend
    Cant go wrong with those 3 heroes


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    #109
    Lunatic247
    Registered Users Posts: 2 ✭Lunatic247


    richie_os wrote: »
    Favourite guitarists anyone?
    Having played guitar for nearly 25 years, I've come to realise that it makes no difference what style you play, but how you play it. And the following is a list of various-styled guitarists who have stood out (IMO) above the rest. I discover new guitarists every day from all over the world....and each, not matter how good or bad, all have something to give to ANY budding guitarist.

    I recommend listening to the following..and don't be shy...search out their songs and listen to a few of them to get a feel for their playing.

    Tommy Emmanuel (CGP)
    Chet Atkins (CGP)
    Joe Satriani
    Leo Kottke
    Bert Jansch
    Don Ross
    Doc Watson
    Jeff Healy
    SRV
    Rory Gallagher
    Lindsey Buckingham
    Laurence Juber
    Preston Reed
    John Goldie
    Joe Pass
    Clive Carroll
    Chris Smither
    Bruce Mathiske


    You may not like all or any, but you have to respect them as players!


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    #110
    stevemcf
    Registered Users Posts: 129 ✭✭stevemcf


    Jazz/Fusion people....

    Wayne Kranitz (feel factor, pick and thumb, rock meets jazz)
    Oz Noy (technique, hendriz influences, crazy altered scales!)
    Mike Stern (speed freak)
    Scott Henderson (funk meets altered jazz)
    Django (the king of all things strings!)

    Rock people...

    Page (simply the best)
    SRV

    Other people...

    Joe Pass (a regular on this list!)
    Joe O'Callaghan (Limerick player, massive technique)
    Rick Peckham (ZZ Top in a jazz bar)
    Tommy Emanuel (he is good)

    Steve


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    #111
    Eph1958
    Registered Users Posts: 234 ✭✭Eph1958


    Surprised these guys didn't get a mention;
    Carlos Santana .........just beautiful
    Eric Bell....... a savage rocker in his day.

    I've had loads of favourites over the years but how about these guys for technique and sheer virtuosity? Although classical pieces, 1 composed for orchestra/piano,1 for violin and one for the humble guitar they are nonetheless only outstanding. Enjoy!!!!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwnYkg6CvcA

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98y0Q7nLGWk

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFylewBffuE

    Eph
    :o


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    #112
    Mister Tickle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18 ✭Mister Tickle


    Angus Young (Rock N Roll)
    Tony Rice (Bluegrass)
    John Martyn or Nick Drake (Folk Blues)
    Wes Montgomery or Kenny Burrell (Jazz)
    Eric Clapton also Larry Carlton (White man! Blues)
    Albert King (Electric Blues)
    Brownie McGhee or Mississippi John Hurt (Acoustic Blues)
    Charlie Hunter (Off the wall Jazz)


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    #113
    Mike Litoris
    Registered Users Posts: 6,040 ✭✭✭Mike Litoris


    Brian May
    Hendrix
    Adrian Smith
    James Dean Bradfield
    Johnny Greenwood


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    #114
    just-joe
    Registered Users Posts: 679 ✭✭✭just-joe


    Has anyone mentioned John Mayer yet? His acoustic style from Live in LA is amazing (youtube it), really unique, and he's also a crackin bluesy electricy player too! Definitely one of may favourites at the moment.

    Overall, maybe
    Steve Vai
    Ray Lamontagne
    James Hetfield


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    #115
    Zombienosh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,911 ✭✭✭Zombienosh


    Wes borland:pac:


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    #116
    karl_m
    Registered Users Posts: 221 ✭✭karl_m


    Guitareaxe wrote: »
    Dan AKA guitardan , busker on Grafton street http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3CiztSu5GM

    and

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSj3dZ0oUmU&feature=channel One of my guitar heros.



    Mark Mcguigan, guitar teacher in Uk. Incredible and inspiring player

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6K4BB0uCups

    Neither of these are famous but they really should be. They make some of the likes of Hammet and hendrix look like amatuers.

    I Also love Satch, Nuno, Wylde and yngi malmsteen to name a few.

    guitardan is my guitar teacher, one of the most versatile and best guitarist around, a shame he was never noticed¬.!!!


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    #117
    Bootsy.
    Registered Users Posts: 456 ✭✭Bootsy.


    I posted this somewhere else I hadn't a clue where I was

    I still don't have a fcking clue where I am

    A personal ten:

    1 Jimi Hendrix
    2 Jimmy Page
    3 Rory Gallagher
    4 Robert White, Joe Messina, Eddie Willis (Funk Brothers, Motown)
    5 Tom Morello
    6 Rodrigo y Gabriella
    7 Mick Ronson
    8 Django Reinhardt
    9 Dimebag Darrell
    10 Jack White

    Honorable mentions to some of the great contemporary players:
    Nick Zinner (Yeah Yeah Yeahs), Kyp Malone and Dave Sitek (TV On The Radio), The boys from The Strokes and thousands more that we'll never hear of...

    And every single ****er who played on any soul record ever


    Funk Soul Rock n Roll. It's what I live for. Goodniiiiiiiiiiighttzzzzz


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    #118
    Bootsy.
    Registered Users Posts: 456 ✭✭Bootsy.


    Alright then...

    Standing In The Shadows Of Motown - The single greatest documentary I've ever seen. Absolutely Incredible. Should be required listening for anybody who considers themselves a human being.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE1-ZW_CXvU


    THIS is how to ring the ****ing guts out of a guitar. Proper:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGWYGR3xy2Y


    Finest "guts' man around (solos 1.40, 3.45 and 5.00 but it's all good, possibly the man's finest hour on geetar)

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPeuFt749l8


    The best in the business today:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFs6wtR33Tc


    And yeah, technique n all!:
    (in all fairness though - savage!)

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evTTHS9hwvU


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    #119
    Delta_Raven1
    Registered Users Posts: 190 ✭✭Delta_Raven1


    Zakk Wylde

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foSkPjvuRv0


    or Ron Thal

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSO41dRd2_U


    or Finally Buckethead

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2cdjRbcKlI


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    #120
    Bootsy.
    Registered Users Posts: 456 ✭✭Bootsy.


    I'm not really into widdlers but I really like that Buckethead slap thing. I'm gonna try that. Except I don't have the cash for an envelope filter :(


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    #121
    Bootsy.
    Registered Users Posts: 456 ✭✭Bootsy.


    So apparently girls can play guitar ;)

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7TtzfVshO8


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