Ranking the Rock Guitar gods

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djpk

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Re: Ranking the Rock Guitar gods
« Reply #20 on: 11 Apr 2022, 03:55 pm »
I had the good fortune of seeing Randy Rhoads in concert before his death and I suppose he is the one that immediately comes to mind when I think about great guitar players. But really, many musicians have contributed to our enjoyment of their craft. I also like Joe Walsh, David Gilmour and Lindsey Buckingham.

simoon

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Re: Ranking the Rock Guitar gods
« Reply #21 on: 11 Apr 2022, 07:31 pm »
This is all my opinion.

The only 2 guys out of the OP list that have any interest for me, are Ritchie Blackmore and Alex Lifeson.

The rest are pretty uninteresting for me. I no longer like any blues based music, and the list is made up of primarily blues based players. And I used to be fans of most of them.

My list of guitar heroes would look something like this, in no particular order:

Allan Holdsworth* - Gong, Bruford, Soft Machine, solo. Jazz-fusion.
John McLaughlin - Mahavishnu Orchestra. Jazz-fusion.
Steve Hackett - Genesis, solo. Prog
Robert Fripp - King Crimson. Prog, ambeint
Franco Mussida - Premiata Forneria Marconi (PFM). Prog
Alex Machacek. Jazz-Fusion
Steve Morse - Dixie Dregs, Deep Purple. Jazz-fusion, bluegrass
Daniel Gildenlow - Pain of Salvation. Prog-metal
Scott McGill - Handfarm, Mcgill/Manring/Stevens. Heavy jazz-fusion
Ralph Towner - Oregon, solo. Chamber-Jazz
Pat Martino - jazz/fusion, one of the best.
Paco De Lucia - could be the best Flamenco guitarist ever.
Sharon Isban - classical

*he is the guitar heroes' guitar hero.

whell

Re: Ranking the Rock Guitar gods
« Reply #22 on: 11 Apr 2022, 07:55 pm »
Les Paul, Chet Atkins, Carlos Santana, Wes Montgomery (when he wasn't being pigeon-holed by the record company) Stevie Ray Vaughn, Neal Schon, and Mark Knopfler would be on my list, in no particular order. 

Mudslide

Re: Ranking the Rock Guitar gods
« Reply #23 on: 11 Apr 2022, 07:58 pm »
Let's add Huey Thomasson...great guitarist for the Outlaws and Skynyrd.