Pat Metheny and Django Reinhardt

Pat Metheny : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFZWQF0AcJU

Django Reinhardt : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6jwvS0mHwo

Love all those guys, especially Knopfler. Like I said, I just know too much music to list them all.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wvu3UhXeLg8&feature=related

http://omardigital.rodriguezlopezproductions.com/album/megaritual

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uuz_He-cDY8&feature=related (also with Omar in this video, and Deantoni Parks, a kickass drummer)


Pssst, he uses other instruments both on stage and in the studio...

This

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NOW MY PERSONAL TOP 5 Favorite Guitarists...

YES ITS GONNA BE METAL!!
(These are based on my personal opinion, basically my reccomendations)

5. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sj3ec2cCaJw Now Ive listened to a million shred players, but they all seem to be simply playing at top speed without a great deal of style and emotion. To me Yngwie reigns as stylish and unique, though he was a notorious crab he was also an incredible guitarist and the clip in this video blows my mind.

4. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axzRdFOYpqg His riffs were simple, yet groovy and incredibly original. His solos were technically and sonicly astounding, and who could ever forget those trademark harmonic squeals? GETCHA PULL!

3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uS78Q1T8xa4 I could try all day, but I really couldn't ever say enough about Rhodes. Crazytrain, Mr. Crowely, Over the Mountain, I dont Know, ect Everything he did was stellar.

2.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIl-kndAduY&feature=related Why did I pick Ironman? EVERYBODY KNOWS IRONMAN! Thats right, everybody knows ironman the riff is immortal and for my money the single greatest metal riff ever created. Every Sabbath riff is fantastic, and Rob Zombie has been quoted saying "Every metal band plays black sabbath riffs, faster, slower, backwards, what have you, but Sabbath did it all." Iommi was the man behind all those riffs.

1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TznBgoUFeY Believe it or not kiddies, there was death metal before Cannibal Corpse. The man who started it all was Chuck Schuldiner. The early Death albums are straight up raw nasty death metal. However its his later works such as the album Symbolic, and this song featured here that put Chuck on another level. Its some of the most brutal riffing you will ever here followed by some of the most beautiful solo work. Schuldiner... inventor of death metal, creative guitarist, and hell of a guy by all accounts. This is my personal favorite guitarist EVER and I think it is only because he chose to play death metal to a niche audience that he is not given the credit he is do as a musician. Least he is a god amongst his people. People like me.. THE METALHEADS!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_U5HpeA_WSo

Totally agree. How did I forget Brian May :facepalm: Queen are amazing...

BTW I'm more than sure you've never heard http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sd2DXER9tCg since he's portuguese but trust me he's amazing

<<< I'll give you three guesses who mine is...but you'll probably only need one :whistling:

Aside fro the obvious; others that I like: Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Randy Rhoads. I know there are others, but their names escape me now.

Gilmour, obviously

Oh yes, this.

A couple more:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eShJiIRxm0&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQikxQQvOX4&feature=BF&list=MLGxdCwVVULXc-rvluvUmLFebS19u0cKje&index=10

Nice greenwarden. Never heard of those guys.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaIN13aDbCc. Gone but not forgotten. He influenced an entirely new approach to the acoustical instrument.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGp5KVI6o8A&feature=related

Someone who i think is underrated. John 5.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=735JfZnxDjg

Dan Auerbach. Not the most technical, or fast, or flashy player, but plays with a ridiculous amount of color and soul, and writes some amazingly simple but haunting riffs. His little fills when improvising are awesome too.

Thurston Moore

Glenn Branca

Ah yes. I had to transcribe a couple of his solos when I was studying Jazz guitar at school. His son is a local musician here, and has rehearsed at my house before, as my roommate was in a band with him.



Interesting choices. Branca created some really interesting textures with his giant electric guitar orchestras.

Despite being a guitarist myself, and a dedicated musician, I don't actually find myself engaging in guitar worship all that often. Maybe it's just my over-exposure to a lot of it, but much essential "guitar music" bores me to tears. That being said, my favorites would probably be Allan Holdsworth and John McLaughlin even though I generally prefer progressive rock and classical to jazz fusion, these guys are just nuts.

This. No-one can play like Robert Johnson. I'm confident that if you give an acoustic guitar to Satriani, Vai, Malmsteen or anyone else you care to mention, they wouldn't be able to do what Robert Johnson did.

Nah. I've heard a few good-uns'. Playing and singing too. From white boys, no less.

Eric Clapton and Carlos Santana.

Richie Sambora and Ronnie Le Tekr?.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XEWvAsGS9U has some pretty mind bending riffs

It's a disgrace that this thread has made it to page 3 without anyone mentioning the marvellous http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsZDcpxoV68&playnext=1&list=PL93BD54EC792B40D0. Happens every time this topic comes up. Shame on you all.

I'm not sure of the exact quote, but Jimi Hendrix was once asked what it felt like to be the greatest guitarist in the world, and his reply was "Ask Rory Gallagher".

Merv's favorite guitarist is everyone's favorite guitarist. And don't you forget it!

Damn straight!

Favourite guitarists:

Mikael Akerfeldt
Chuck Schuldiner
Paul Masvidal