10 favorite guitarists/ most influential bands

[Petef2007]

OK here goes:

Guitarists:

John Petrucci
Jeff Loomis
Paul Masvidal
Devin Townsend
Guthrie Govan
Steve Vai
Jesper Stromblad
Kris Norris
Claudio Sanchez
Jason Becker

Bands:

Coheed And Cambria
Darkest Hour
In Flames
Devin Townsend Band
Nevermore
At The Gates
Cynic
Guns n Roses
Meshuggah
Killswitch Engage

 

[SamSam]

1. Devin Townsend
1. John Petrucci
1. Ihsahn
4. Jeff Loomis
5. Dutkiewicz/Stroetzel
6. Tom MacLean
7. Thornendal/Hagstrom
8. Cazares
9. Steve Vai
10. McGrath/Susi

1. Dream Theater
1. DTB/DT/SLY
2. Machine Head
3. Emperor
5. Pain of Salvation
6. To-Mera
7. Opeth
8. Nevermore
9. Wolves In The Throne Room
10. Scar Symmetry

Guitarist is way easier than bands me thinks

I could go on forever!

 

[AVWIII]

Guitarists:
chuck schuldiner
Paul Masvidal
Pat/Mathieu from Augury
Rob Milley from Neuraxis
Don Ross
Robert Taylor
Devin Townsend (to this day, all my solo acoustic/classical stuff is in CGCGCE)
Syriak/Artagoth from Unexpect

Bassists:
Steve Digiorgio
Sean Malone
Forest LaPointe
Jean Baudin
Hadrien Feraud
Rich Brown
Stu Zender and Paul Turner of Jamiroquai (I overuse ghost notes and funk phrasing in death metal due to these guys)

 

[DeathShred1]

Paul Gilbert
Jason Becker
Yngwie Malmsteen
Rusty Cooley
James Murphy
Dimebag Darrell
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Randy Rhoads
Jeff Loomis
Marshall Harrison


Death
Suffocation
Pantera
Deeds Of Flesh
Necrophagist
Origin
Nile
Decapitated
Disincarnate
Sepultura ( older)

 

[jrf8]

ben wienman
jeff tuttle
jake kiley
travis strever
claudio sanchez

 

[S-O]

Guitarists:

Steve Vai
Joe Satriani
George Bellas
Derek Taylor
Tom Hess
Paul Masvidal
Rusty Cooley
Derryl Gabel
John Petrucci
Paul Gilbert

Bands:

Cynic
Death
Meshuggah
Frank Zappa (all of his bands/incarnations)
Miles Davis (Same as frank)
Aghora
Nevermore
Blue Oyster Cult wub
John Coltrane (all of his incarnations/gigs)
Charlie Parker (and his various lineups)

 

[jrf8]

OK here goes:

Guitarists:

Claudio Sanchez


Bands:

Coheed And Cambria
Meshuggah

 

[Lorenzo]

Guitarists-
Steve Vai
Jeff Loomis
Jari Maaenpa
Randy Rhoads
Tony Iommi
Zakk Wylde
Jimmy Page
Jesper Stromblad

Bands-
Kamelot
Nevermore
Borknagar
Children of Bodom
In Flames
Opeth
Dark Tranquility
Black Sabbath
Led Zepplin
Norther
Dimmu Borgir
Immortal

I know it is a long list, but I love so many different kinds of music.

 

[tequila_sauer]

First time poster, long time lurker.

As a teenager, the one guitarist that made me want to save up and buy a guitar (instead of wasting it on Playstation games) was Trey Azagthoth. He was such a badass. Not the cleanest player ever, but always looked like he was having fun and didn't give a shit. Also, ridiculous riffage. He'll always make any list like this for me.

The rest:
Zakk Wylde (kind of the same boat as Trey, one of my favorites when I first started playing)
Paul Masvidal (so unappreciated it's not even funny)
James Murphy
Jeff Loomis
Petrucci (more for the solo and older DT stuff, I don't like DT past 6 Degrees)
Muhammed Suicimez
Fredrik Thordendal
Erik Rutan
Andy LaRoque

Bands:
Nevermore
Nile
Morbid Angel
Meshuggah
Opeth
Mastodon
Darkane (very underrated band)
Necrophagist
Testament
Aghora
Hate Eternal (that's 11, but I've been really into them lately, the new album destroys)

 

[Sebastian]

Welcome to the forums !!! Great place indeed...

Well.. mainly.

Guitarists:
1. Christian Olde Wolbers
2. Jeff Hanneman
3. Dimebag Darrell
4. Zakk Wylde
5. Dino Cazares
6. Kerry King
7. Pat Lachman
...

Bands:
Fear Factory
Pantera
Slayer
Damageplan
Down
Anthrax
...

 

[Xarn]

Tough call...hm...

Guitarist, in no particular order.

Dino Cazares
Chuck Schuldiner
Fredrik Thordendahl
Patrick Mameli
Devin Townsend
Paul Masvidal
Allan Holdsworth
Vogg
Gary Holt
Anders Nyström

Bands in no particular order

Fear Factory
Meshuggah
Katatonia
Pestilence
Strapping Young Lad / Devin Townsend
Cynic
Death
Allan Holdsworth Band
Exodus
Decapitated

 

[Anthony]

Jari Maaenpa (wintersun)

Fuck yeah brother!

He's a huge influence on me.

Jari Maenpaa
Chris Broderick
Steve Vai
Yngwie Malmsteen
John Petrucci
Jeff Loomis
Nergal
Billy Corgan
Paul Gilbert
Not a guitarist but, Nobuo Uematsu

Bands

Wintersun
Dream Theater
Smashing Pumpkins
Behemoth
Nevermore
The Cure
Ensiferum
The Black Mages
AFI
Immortal

 

[shadowlife]

Influences:

Zappa
Holdsworth
Wayne Krantz
Joe Diorio

Other favorites:
Shawn Lane
Marty Friedman
Tony MacAlpine
Paul Gilbert
David T Chastain
Ted Greene
Mike Keneally

Bands:

Ozrics
Racer X
King's X
Chastain
Fear Factory
Ramones
Shrine
Jane's Addiction

That's this week, anyway

 

[dougsteele]

Fredrik Thordendal/Meshuggah. More the songs than the lead playing, as he rips off Holdsworth a whole helluva lot, but his music is thee shit. Sol Niger is fucking GREAT.