Tell us 5 guitar players you like the most

[mindsmoothieoby]

Mike Akerfeldt
Shawn Lane
Michael Romeo
Yngwie Malmsteen
Paul Gilbert

 

[Tybanez]

Steve Vai
John Petrucci
Jeff Loomis
Randy Rhoads
Marty Freidman

 

[Konfyouzd]

I think that andy mckee and antoine dufour need to be mentioned (I dont know if they have been already)

andy mckee = the man!

 

[s_k_mullins]

andy mckee = the man!

Agreed, He's damn good!

 

[Konfyouzd]

i like all that percussive stuff he does in the middle of his riffs. kind of kaki king-ish... justin king does that shit too, no?

 

[InCasinoOut]

Mikael Åkerfeldt
Guthrie Govan
Dan Weller
Pin (anybody know his real name btw? )
Bulb

And many more

Yes! I'm glad someone else mentioned Pin. The stuff he writes is fucking wacky at times, but still sounds so

 

[SerratedSkies]

Mikael Åkerfeldt
Muhammed Suicmez
Bulb
Fredrik Thordendal
Tosin Abasi

 

[OrsusMetal]

Jari Maenpaa (Wintersun)
Christian Muenzner (Obscura)
Anton Svedin (Soreption)
Muhammed Suicmez (Necrophagist)
James Malone (Arsis)

 

[Anthony]

Jari Maenpaa (Wintersun)
Christian Muenzner (Obscura)
Anton Svedin (Soreption)
Muhammed Suicmez (Necrophagist)
James Malone (Arsis)

Excellent list. I forgot Maenpaa .

Soreption is sick too.

 

[OrsusMetal]

Excellent list. I forgot Maenpaa .

Soreption is sick too.

I love me some guitarists who are from another dimension! Brilliant and precise.

 

[Anthony]

I love me some guitarists who are from another dimension! Brilliant and precise.

Maenpaa is taking a little too much Time.


Huh? Huh?

 

[pink freud]

Mikael Akerfeldt
Steven Wilson
Devin Townsend
Steve Vai
Buckethead

 

[sevenstringj]

For soloing:
Brian May
Marty Friedman
Tom Scholz
Yngwie Malmsteen (just his vibrato )
Duane Allman

For rhythm:
Terrance Hobbs
Doug Cerrito
Alex Auburn
John Lamacchia
John Gallagher

 

[Daemoniac]

Eric Powell - Simple, massively groove oriented riffs with the most epic guitar tone ever.
Bryan Ottoson (RIP) - American Head Charge's old guitarist. Nuff said.
Michael Amott - Incredible tone, catchy but heavy riff, and generally fun to listen to.
Jason Novak - Acumen Nation. Best programmed guitars ever. Insanely heavy tone (on Psycho The Rapist), and the most insane stuttered/processed guitar sound ever.
Wes Borland - Generally interesting guitar tone, and style. Catchy, heavy, soft and loud

 

[cyril v]

Guthrie Govan
Ron Jarzombek
Ihsahn
Devin Townsend
Erik Rutan
Chuck Shuldiner
Satch...

I can't count.

Loomis. Thordendal. Sanders. Vai.

 

[OrsusMetal]

Maenpaa is taking a little too much Time.


Huh? Huh?

Very true. But it will be so worth the wait. I know someone who has gotten to hear an unmastered version of it with Jari over at some festival. He said it is hands down the best thing he has ever heard. So I am fucking drooling.

 

[ToniS]

Maenpaa is taking a little too much Time.


Huh? Huh?

 

[Joeywilson]

andy mckee = the man!

fo sho dude

that guy puts so much emotion into everything

 

[BenEllerGuitars]

Vai
Govan
Thorndendal/Hagstrom (Meshuggah)
Hinds/Kelliher (Mastodon)
Eklundh

 

[Les Paul Gibson]

Mike Landau
Jeff Beck
Greg Howe
Steve Lukather
Steve Stevens