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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 17 2014 at 05:05
Originally posted by fusionfreak fusionfreak wrote:

Ax Genrich
Oh man, totally forgot about Ax. Awesome guitar player
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 17 2014 at 21:32
Originally posted by HackettFan HackettFan wrote:

1. Steve Hackett
2. Frank Zappa
3. Robert Fripp
4. Adrian Belew
5. Tony Duhig
6. Steve Hillage
7. Jan Akkerman
8. Alan Holdsworth
9. David Gilmour
10. Steve Vai


I messed up and forgot about Henry Kaiser and Fred Frith:

1. Steve Hackett
2. Frank Zappa
3. Robert Fripp
4. Adrian Belew
5. Tony Duhig
6. Steve Hillage
7. Jan Akkerman
8. Alan Holdsworth
9. Henry Kaiser
10. Fred Frith
11. Bill Frissell
12. David Gilmore
13. Steve Vai

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 17 2014 at 23:21
Originally posted by HackettFan HackettFan wrote:

 

I messed up and forgot about Henry Kaiser and Fred Frith:

1. Steve Hackett
2. Frank Zappa
3. Robert Fripp
4. Adrian Belew
5. Tony Duhig
6. Steve Hillage
7. Jan Akkerman
8. Alan Holdsworth
9. Henry Kaiser
10. Fred Frith
11. Bill Frisell 
12. David Gilmour 
13. Steve Vai

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 23 2014 at 14:11

Jimi

Rory Gallagher

Stevie Ray Vaughan

Johnny Winter

David Gilmour

Tony Iommi

Steve Hackett

Andy Latimer

Frank Marino

Carlos Santana

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 23 2014 at 15:35
I couldn't take it anymore, so I went ahead and corrected the thread title

10 guitarists you say?

John Weinzierl
Fripp
Michael Karoli
Michio Kurihara
David Gilmour
Conny Veit
Manuel Göttsching
Reine Fiske
Jimi
Eric Clapton ( Back when he was on special medicine )
Adrian Belew ( see Red Sails from Bowie's Lodger )

Whoops 11.
And I haven't even begun to list all the wonderful guitarists from places like Japan and Italy, but that's entirely because the names always end up all scrambled in my head, and then I have to do a search, and more things will follow, and right now I just want to remove my shoes because they're killing me.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 23 2014 at 15:38
Grant Green. Can't think of anyone I like as much as him
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 31 2014 at 02:45
10. Steve Lukather
9. Pat Martino
8. Paul Gilbert
7. Jeff Beck
6. Steve Morse
5. Gutherie Govan
4. Martin Taylor
3. Steve Vai
2. Brent Mason
1. Al di Meola

That's a quick ten. No room for Scofield, Holdsworth, Stern, Montgomery, Dominic Miller, Satch, Loureiro, or newbie Plini!

...but what do I know, I'm just a dumb drummer Wink
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 31 2014 at 04:55
Not in a particular order:

David Gilmour
Steve Hackett
Andy Latimer
Piotr Grudziński (Riverside guy)
Steven Wilson
Robert Fripp
Jimmy Page
Randy Rhoads, Tony Iommi & Dave Mustaine (because I like Metal)


Edited by Watcher of the Sky - May 31 2014 at 06:29
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 31 2014 at 05:21
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 31 2014 at 05:26
^^Hey Watcher of the Sky:-)

Nice list there.
One thing though, it's actually not Steven playing the solo on 'Drive Home', but rather new guitar prodigy Guthrie Govan;-) If you dig his style, then you can't really go wrong with his solo effort 'Erotic Cakes'.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 31 2014 at 06:29
Seriously? I really thought it was Steve there (Since he is the lead guitar in Porcupine Tree, as far as I know)

Anyway, thanks for correct that, and also the recommendation, going to check his work asap :D
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 31 2014 at 13:22
Agreed. Goven could possibly be the best guitarist on the planet right now. Insane technique and mastery of many genres. Erotic Cakes was brilliant. I heard Guthrie and his composition "Fives" first on Lee Ritenour's 6-String Theory. Vinnie on drums and Tal on bass, providing the rhythm section. But, it blew my mind when I heard Gutherie's original version which I liked even better, with cats I was not even aware of on drums and bass. And his Rhode Island Shred is a quirky fun take on Steve Morse-type chicken pickin. What a romp!

Check out Plini's stuff too if you dig Goven. Similar, but with more of a steady electronic quality to it (perhaps because of the lack of drummer.)
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 31 2014 at 17:13
francis lickerish
Jason ducker
steve Hackett
neal morse
steve howe
paul kossoff
govan Guthrie
steve stewart
roine stolte
Robert fripp
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 31 2014 at 18:38
Here is my list.

1. Alex Lifeson (Rush)
2. Chris Fry (Magenta)
3. Steve Rothery (Marillion)
4. Brian May (Queen)
5. Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree)
6. Frank Zappa


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 31 2014 at 19:02
Michael Karoli - Can
Nick Drake 
Ira Kaplan - Yo La Tengo
Kevin Parker - Tame Impala
Robert Fripp - King Crimson
Joey Santiago - Pixies
Larry LaLonda - Primus
David Gilmour - Pink Floyd
Bernard Sumner - Joy Division
Neil Young



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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 07 2014 at 23:18
Robert Fripp
Steve Hackett
Andrew Latimer
Pat Metheny
Django Reinhardt
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 08 2014 at 11:36
Jimi Hendrix
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Tony Iommi
Jimmy Page
David Gilmour
Jeff Beck
Steve Howe
Peter Green
Eric Clapton
Randy Rhoads
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 08 2014 at 19:37
Not my 3 favorites but the 3 best.
 
T-Bone Walker (because the first real electric guitar player)
Django (the best of his time)
Jimi (the best of his time)
 
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