Billy Corgan. A lot of people weren't aware that his playing was the driving sound behind the music since he was branded more as a frontman/singer than guitarist.
John McGeoch’s guitar on Into The Light from the Siouxsie and the Banshees album Juju is amazing, so many people don’t even hear it until I point it out and listen to it for the entire track - reaction every time is Wow. It just contorts and weaves through the track, it sounds like it’s going through chorus, distortion and echo pedals.
James McCartney, sadly condemned to be forever overshadowed by his illustrious pater - who, ironically, was never much of a guitarist himself. Life can be so cruel!
I really dig Kurt Vile's stylings. It's so much different than the minor and modal thing that I always went for. He has a way of making a 10 minute tune not sound tiring.
1. Mike Holmes IQ 2. Andy Latimer Camel 3. Steve Rothery Marillion 4. Daniel Riddle--King Black Acid 5. Alan Holdsworth--Soft Machine, Gong, UK, Bill Bruford band, solo (RIP) (numbers are not rankings btw)
William Reid - Jesus and Mary Chain - criminally underrated Robin Simon - Ultravox and Magazine Ed King - Strawberry Alarm Clock and Lynyrd Skynyrd Stanley Jordan Ricky Gardiner - Bowie(Low)
Robert Quine was the first guitarist that came to mind. I’ve been listening to Destiny Street Complete lately.
https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPqPsAkWI7NZ7hIUA17bXGpwf3ZUg1AzG Cannot see Volker Kriegel mentioned in here. One member is looking for him on MPS. A good choice...