Wow am I going to show my age. So glad for all the great selections so far. Also this is how it should be... not who is best but who do we enjoy! I agree with so many choices but I will try to add mine and some of these just have not been mentioned yet but all yours are great! Just don't want anyone left out!
Michael Schenker- UFO. Beautiful melodies, beautiful phrasing and great vibrato!
Ty Tabor-King's X. Just love him. The best tone there is and it's solid state by the way. Really helped to put "dropped D" on the map. Um did I happen to mention that his' tone is the best there is?
Michael Gurley-DADA If you like tongue in cheek humor, great riffs, and awesome harmonies then I think it wouldn't be a waste of time to check out DADA. I really can't understand why they didn't "make it". Gurley is a very tasteful guitarist always seeming to be able to find the right note and put it in the right place.
Dave Menneketti- Yesterday and Today, Y&T. The heart of a blues player trapped in a rock god. Truth revealed through a fretboard.
Alex Lifeson-Rush. Do I really need to say anything?
Pierre Bensusan. Very interesting fingerstyle guitarist in the same genre as Michael Hedges who I love very much.
Elliot Fisk. I know many people hate him but I have a couple of recordings that I just love his playing on and well, they really are some of my favorites.
Ian Anderson-solo and Jethro Tull. Well duh! He really is an incredible guitarist though and I have always loved his playing. Thanks Phishphan. Also love Phil Keaggy!
Robin Trower because he gave me a way to listen to Jimmy Dewar's beautiful voice and "daydream" and "bluebird" are two of my favorite songs of all time!
Jeff Beck. He has always been willing to take a guitar to places it shouldn't go but still found a way to make it sound like music.
Eric Johnson. Well he is really really good
