Favorite rock guitarist

Pete

 

I forgot Bernard Sumner, he may not be the most technically gifted guitarist but he's got a real unique ear for melodies.

 

Howdy, first post here!

He two players that first made me want to play were Ace Frehley, and much later Stone Gossard. Having been playing for 24 years I have picked up on others. Rick Nielsen, Peter Frampton, Joe Perry, SRV, Lindsey Buckingham to name a few. All make me feel like a hamfisted oaf some of the time.

 

On any given day:

Jimi Hendrix
Ry Cooder
Eric Clapton
Duane Allman
Neil Young
Robbie Robertson
Mick Taylor
Mark Knopfler

 

Pete Townshend!

 

Dave Edmunds

 

Jimi Hendrix
Brian Robertson
Steve Clark

 

My own personal 10 favorites:

Jimi Hendrix
Jimmy Page
Ritchie Blackmore
Rory Gallagher
Buck Dharma
Tommy Bolin
Robin Trower
Slash
Johnny Winter
Pete Townshend

Honorable mentions: Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, Joe Bonamassa, Carlos Santana, Gary Moore

 

My personal list--each of these people made me rethink the possibilities of guitar

Favorite :
David Gilmour

Runner ups:
Johnny Marr
Jimi Hendrix
James Honeyman-Scott
Pete Townshend
The Edge
St. Vincent (Annie Clark)

 

Steve Stewart, superb touch and violining technique that is simply sublime.

 

I'm surprised Duane isn't on your list seeing he is your avatar picture.

Bill

 

Santana
Townshend
Hendrix
Page
Clapton

Cliche but whatever.

 

Bill Nelson

 

A Handful of my favorites, and they vary from day to day as to what order (if any) I'd put them in.
Boundary pushers:
Robert Fripp
Jimi Hendrix
Adrian Belew
Robert Quine
David Torn
Allan Holdsworth
Daniel Lanois
Reeves Gabrels
Frank Zappa
Bill Nelson
Steve Howe

Melodic demons:
Leslie West
Brian May
Eric Johnson
Jeff Beck
Joe Walsh
Steve Hunter
Dick Wagner

Shredders:
Joe Satriani
Steve Vai
Ritchie Blackmore

All around players:
Andy Partridge
James Honeyman Scott
George Harrison
Keith Richards
Jimmy Page
Pete Townsend
Luther Grovesnor
Anna Calvi
Carlos Alomar
Stephen Stills
Jerry Donahue
Steve Winwood
June Millington

Bluesy guys:
Bonnie Raitt
Johnny Winter
Michael Bloomfield
Jim McCarty (of Cactus, etc.)
Roy Buchanan
Duane Allman
Dickie Betts
Eric Clapton
Mick Taylor

 

Jerry Garcia and Jimmy Page at the top.

 

John Frusciante, Robert Fripp, Lindsey Buckingham, Hendrix, Brian May, Steve Hunter (intro Sweet Jane) and did anyone mention Ad van den Berg ?

 

George Harrison
Jimmy Page
Tony Iommi
Mick Taylor
Ritchie Blackmore
Steve Hackett
Steve Howe
Robert Fripp
Peter Green
Lindsey Buckingham
Frank Zappa
Neil Young
Jeff Beck
Eric Clapton
Mark Knopfler
Steve Rothery

 

In no particular order:
Joe Walsh
Ritchie Blackmore
Tony Iommi
Mick Taylor
Jimmy Page
Ace Frehley
Jimi Hendrix
Thanks...

 

The Rev Willie G.

 

Good call. Doesn't hide behind a wall of distortion and his playing is tighter than Courtney Hole's facelift.

 

Jimi Hendrix, Ritchie Blackmore, Toni Iommi & Ace Frehley

 

Keith Richards
Jimi Hendrix
Neil Young
Billy Corgan
Marc Ribot
Ron Wood
Pete Townshend
Robert Quine

 

Hendrix is the best, and he always will be. David Hidalgo of Los Lobos is great and my favorite living guitarist. Listen to "Politician" on Just Another Band from East L.A.: A Collection. Hidalgo out claptons Clapton. On "Too Small Heart" from the most recent Gates of Gold, I think Hidalgo (rover?) moves over to let Jimi take over.

 

I first started to listen to music, as opposed to hearing it, at the time when the British blues boom was in full flow, and then when it started to become more 'progressive,' so Peter Green, Stan Webb and Kim Simmonds have always been my favourites. From more recently, the late Huw Lloyd-Langton was the tops.

 

Billy Corgan, Mick Taylor, Keef, DiMeola, Izzy.