Who's you guitar Idol?

[whiteyanderson]

Here's Mr. Gorham playing one of my favorite solos ever. I was fortunate enough to see Thin Lizzy and Phil Lynott in 83 as a kid when my family was stationed in Japan (Dad was USAF). RIP PHIL YOU WERE THE GREATEST!

Even though I'm more of a riffer, I love a good lead player who plays with soul.

That Sykes guy ain't no slouch either.

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[sidvicious]

to name a few:

ten nugent
rick derringer
johnny winter
jimi hendrix
ronnie montrose
van halen
ritchie blackmore
derek st. holmes
floyd radford
steve cropper
freddie king
jan ackerman
larry carlton
robben ford
buggs henderson
eric clapton
chet atkins
scotty moore
james burton
merle travis
pat matheney
frank marino

phone is ringing......................

[OrangePaul]

^ Hurry up!

[jason41224]

for me, it's not one guitarist. if i'd have to name a few, it'd be the Edge (brace for the flaming), Jimi, Jimmy, Tom Johnston...to name a few.

[leopoldbloom]

Bill Steer.

[Jondog]

John Frusciante, Hendrix, Brothers Young, Slash, Pete Townshend, Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, Kurt Cobain (yes he had talent in simplicity)

[mmsb13]

Trower

[Dave666]

Bill Steer.

I didn't expect Steer in this thread!!! Nice guy and awesome guitarplayer, he is so underrated!!!

here's a clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5tehEdL ... re=related" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


My inspirational guitarplayer right now is this one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pN69GC2a ... re=related" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

He got it all, the chops, the moves, the beard,...

And the one guitarplayer that keeps me playing is Wylde, when he hits the strings with his pick it's just pure adrenaline, when it's a LP and a Marshall or a banjo through a mic!!! And he also got the beard...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7Z6557SehI" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Y0UNGBL00D]

omar rodriguez
jack white
numerous others

[jason41224]

omar rodriguez

yes! knew i was forgetting one.

[RickenBangler]

Don't do idols but inspirationally...

Johnny Ramone
Steve Diggle/Pete Shelley

the latter in action here featuring my favourite guitar solo of all time - ever.
http://youtu.be/QfKdzpta-Ss" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
...each to their own eh?

[bfitz]

Josh Homme

George Harrison

Jimmy Page

Jimi Hendrix

Johnny Marr

Robbie Robertson

[Captain Wedge]

Guthrie Govan all the way.

[DiabloS]

I really wish I could answer this question, but I keep drawing a blank. I guess if I had to name someone it would be David Gilmour, but I never really studied or paid much attention to one particular guitarist's style. I feel like a guitar slut bouncing around from one guitarist to the next but never really staying around long enough to commit to one.

[brianr0131]

I really like a lot of the guys listed, in particular, Slash, Page, Jimi, EVH etc

One left off our list so far that I love and has really come up with really great riffs and solos is Neal Schon. The solo in "Lights" is, for my money, one of the best solos I've heard. I just love the tone and notes.