Guitar greats

[chrisd]

Gary Moore. Without a doubt my all time favourite.

Certainly very gifted, I saw him a couple of times but he wouldn't play his hits and peed everyone off!

I'd add

Clapton
Peter Green - I saw him play Albatross mmmmm
John Martin

 

[Pin-seeker]

Not new,but well worth a listen
http://youtu.be/-3zQCsLgofY

 

[Jimaroid]

Add to some of the above, my favourites are probably

Richard Thompson
Frank Zappa
David Gilmour
Angus Young

Could happily listen to nobody else if I could just pick those.

 

[Blue in Munich]

Yes, very talented people. My favourite is Chet Atkins, he did do a good CD (Neck and Neck) along with Mark Knopfler before he died:

[video=youtube;5wTVLIZaxMk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wTVLIZaxMk[/video]

Neck & Neck is brilliant, Yakety Axe and There'll Be Some Changes Made in particular.

Jimmy Page!!

Joe Bonamassa

Gary Moore. Without a doubt my all time favourite.

Everybody forgets Robin Trower and also Rory Gallagher. 2 underrated greats.

I really like Carlos Santana, Alex Lifeson of Rush is a genius, as is Buck Dharma from Blue Oyster Cult

as well as all the others mentioned in previous posts

All very good shouts, particularly Gary Moore for being extremely adept in both rock & blues. I think that on any given day you could make a case for a good number of guitarists and you could change your mind quite easily depending on what you've just listened to. One thing that I wouldn't be swayed on is that no-one uses a pause better when soloing than Mark Knopfler. The other thing is that the two most underrated guitarists (by the public, not by their peers) of my era are Keith Scott and Lindsey Buckingham. And if you have to Google them you've just made my point.

As for the greatest, B.B. King anybody?

 

[JohnnyDee]

I spent many years playing guitar in bands and my inspiration was Rory after having seen him on the legendary Irish Tour back in Belfast in the 70s.

I bent my Mum's ear and got her to take out an HP agreement to get me a Strat for which I paid her back monthly, and that led on to me having 30 happy years playing in bands here and on tour.

I met Rory in the early 90s when a mate's brother supported him at Leas Cliff Hall in Folkstone.

It's often said "never meet your heroes" but meeting Rory was a pure joy. A more modest and self effacing lovely bloke you couldn't hope to meet and one who had so much time for me.

I touched his legendary Strat and watched the gig that night from the wings. It's a night that will stay with me for ever.

What a totally lovely guy and now so sadly missed.

 

[chrisd]

I spent many years playing guitar in bands and my inspiration was Rory after having seen him on the legendary Irish Tour back in Belfast in the 70s.

I bent my Mum's ear and got her to take out an HP agreement to get me a Strat for which I paid her back monthly, and that led on to me having 30 happy years playing in bands here and on tour.

I met Rory in the early 90s when a mate's brother supported him at Leas Cliff Hall in Folkstone.

It's often said "never meet your heroes" but meeting Rory was a pure joy. A more modest and self effacing lovely bloke you couldn't hope to meet and one who had so much time for me.

I touched his legendary Strat and watched the gig that night from the wings. It's a night that will stay with me for ever.

What a totally lovely guy and now so sadly missed.

I've seen hundreds of bands at lhe the Leas Cliff Hall!

 

[PhilTheFragger]

I've seen hundreds of bands at lhe the Leas Cliff Hall!

Nurse, Chris is drunk and incoherent again

 

[Hobbit]

I've seen hundreds of bands at lhe the Leas Cliff Hall!

Each one had a conductor, and everyone had tea between dances

 

[chippa1909]

Jimi.

 

[chrisd]

Nurse, Chris is drunk and incoherent again

Each one had a conductor, and everyone had tea between dances

Sorry, what did you say? My hearing has been affected since Uriah Heep !

 

[JohnnyDee]

Sorry, what did you say? My hearing has been affected since Uriah Heep !

Very 'eavy Very 'umble.

 

[JohnnyDee]

And talking of another of my heroes, Gary Moore.

Quite simply here's a gift from me - enjoy!!
[video=youtube_share;B0nKJFVVoYM]http://youtu.be/B0nKJFVVoYM[/video]

 

[chrisd]

David Byron - What a rock voice!

 

[FairwayDodger]

David Byron - What a rock voice!

Funnily enough I was just thinking if there was a thread for greatest rock singer he'd have to be #1 for me!

 

[chrisd]

Funnily enough I was just thinking if there was a thread for greatest rock singer he'd have to be #1 for me!

Sadly died much too young

 

[FairwayDodger]

Sadly died much too young

Yeah...

 

[Piece]

From my music genre, heavy, the axemen for me are:

Steve Vai, perhaps the best technical rock guitarist ever
Joe Satriani
Alex Skolnick, lead for Testament, just a brilliant soloist. Also has a successful jazz trio band.
Tony Macalpine, great shredder and also an excellent pianist

Notable mentions for Geddy Lee, Doug Pinnick, Stu Haim, James Hetfield.

 

[Norrin Radd]

fourth page and not a mention of Brian May.

 

[rosecott]

fourth page and not a mention of Brian May.

Your pages must be very small - I'm on page 2.

 

[Imurg]

Jeff Healey (RIP) - truly phenomenal for a blind man!
Steve Rothery of Marillion can make a guitar sing like an Angel
Robert Cray just oozes Soul
Paul Kossoff(RIP)......well...'nuff said
Dave Gilmour can play anything
Gary Moore(RIP) - one of the best
Randy Rhoads(RIP) - short but oh so sweet
John Frusciante - Chiili Peppers just not right without him
Eddie Van Halen - possibly the original "Shredder"
Hendrix, Page, Beck, Santana, Clapton etc etc, the usual suspects but many like Steve Howe, Robert Fripp, Joe Walsh, Andy Summers and the like we're integral to the sound of their respective bands.
There are many, many more - I could be here all night..
But, for me, top of the list is Alex Lifeson of Rush....simply The Master....