Who Is Your Favorite Guitar Player/Guitarist?

Who Is Your Favorite Guitar Player/Guitarist?
Greatest Guitarists ^

Posted on 05/28/2008 5:10:29 PM PDT by SilvieWaldorfMD

Per popular demand, after the very successful "Who Is Your Favorite Drummer?" thread, here we have a new posting to determine who is your favorite guitarist of all time.

TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Music/Entertainment; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: 60s; 70s; 80s; arenarock; guitar; guitarists; hardrock; heavymetal; metal; music; popculture; rockroll

Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-20, 21-40, 41-60, 61-80 ... 401-420 next last

I love several guitarists so much, that I had to narrow it down to my TWO VERY FAVORITES. They are Edward Van Halen (Van Halen) and Rick Nielsen (Cheap Trick) --

1 posted on 05/28/2008 5:10:29 PM PDT by SilvieWaldorfMD

[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: RockinRight; Grizzled Bear; wastedyears; lainie; OCC; Clemenza; rockrr; Eddie01; ...

Ping

2 posted on 05/28/2008 5:11:33 PM PDT by SilvieWaldorfMD (The Dingo Ate Your Bay-bee!)

[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: SilvieWaldorfMD

This week, it’s Django Reinhardt.

3 posted on 05/28/2008 5:12:11 PM PDT by T. Buzzard Trueblood ("a wee bit silly." -Lord Trimble on Hillary Clinton's claim of foreign policy "experience".)

[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: SilvieWaldorfMD

That's a tough one. Three that immediately come to mind are BB King, Eric Clapton and Dickie Betz.

4 posted on 05/28/2008 5:13:34 PM PDT by Man50D (Fair Tax, you earn it, you keep it!)

[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: SilvieWaldorfMD

Rudolf Schenker

5 posted on 05/28/2008 5:13:50 PM PDT by angcat (Indian name "She who yells too much")

[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: SilvieWaldorfMD

Mike Pender [SEARCHERS], John McNally [SEARCHERS], Tony Hicks [HOLLIES], Keith Richards [ROLLING STONES], James Burton, Chuck Berry

6 posted on 05/28/2008 5:14:04 PM PDT by PzLdr ("The Emperor is not as forgiving as I am" - Darth Vader)

[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Man50D

Clapton

7 posted on 05/28/2008 5:14:24 PM PDT by MtnClimber (Stalin, Mao, Castro, Obama.)

[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 4 | View Replies]

To: SilvieWaldorfMD

Steve Vai. But there are several dozen others right there with him. ;)

8 posted on 05/28/2008 5:15:03 PM PDT by Mr. Jeeves ("One man's 'magic' is another man's engineering. 'Supernatural' is a null word." -- Robert Heinlein)

[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: SilvieWaldorfMD

In no particular order:

Ritchie Blackmore

John Petrucci (Dream Theater)

Zakk Wylde

Chris Impelliteri (this dude shreds)

Michael Schenker

Pat Travers

9 posted on 05/28/2008 5:15:17 PM PDT by The Iceman Cometh (Voting for McCain, not because I want to, because I have to.)

[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: MtnClimber

Andy Mckee

10 posted on 05/28/2008 5:15:36 PM PDT by Mmogamer (<This space for lease>)

[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 7 | View Replies]

To: SilvieWaldorfMD

Eric Clapton

11 posted on 05/28/2008 5:15:58 PM PDT by mdittmar (May God watch over those who serve,and have served,to keep us free)

[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: SilvieWaldorfMD

Paco Pena.

12 posted on 05/28/2008 5:16:04 PM PDT by Tax-chick ("Life is far too rich to waste working oneself up into a froth over a post on FR.")

[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: SilvieWaldorfMD

Mark Knopfler.

13 posted on 05/28/2008 5:16:22 PM PDT by JennysCool (They all say they want change, but theyÂ’re really after folding money.)

[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: SilvieWaldorfMD

Richard Thompson, for sure.

It’s an acquired taste, but he continues to amaze with a new style every year.

http://www.richardthompson-music.com/gearandtunings.asp

14 posted on 05/28/2008 5:17:12 PM PDT by proxy_user

[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: SilvieWaldorfMD

Satriana(sp?) Malmsteen or one of these guys;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jgrCKhxE1s

15 posted on 05/28/2008 5:17:33 PM PDT by Grunthor (The GOP would be better off LOSING then electing McCain. - MNJohnnie)

[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: SilvieWaldorfMD

I left one off my list. The late Stevie Ray Vaughn.

16 posted on 05/28/2008 5:17:52 PM PDT by Man50D (Fair Tax, you earn it, you keep it!)

[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: SilvieWaldorfMD

This guy rarely makes theses lists, but he has been awsome for over 45 years:

Dick Dale

17 posted on 05/28/2008 5:17:54 PM PDT by Michael.SF. ("They're not Americans. They're liberals! "-- Ann Coulter, May 15, 2008)

[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: SilvieWaldorfMD

Mauro Giuliani

18 posted on 05/28/2008 5:17:59 PM PDT by death2tyrants

[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: SilvieWaldorfMD

I’ll play, but I BEG you...no photos of Eddie today, LOL!

Jimmy Page.

http://www.theonion.com/content/news/unreleased_jimmy_page_guitar_riff

19 posted on 05/28/2008 5:18:12 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (Save The Earth. It's The Only Planet With Chocolate.)

[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: SilvieWaldorfMD

Mike Auldridge, Resophonic Guitar and Dobro

http://www.mikeauldridge.com/
for samples

20 posted on 05/28/2008 5:18:22 PM PDT by i_dont_chat (The elephant has fallen and it can't get up.)

[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-20, 21-40, 41-60, 61-80 ... 401-420 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search

General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794