Who are your favorite guitarists?

[IB-studjent-]

I know my favorite guitarist are Misha Mansoor, Marty Friedman and James Hetfield. Who are your's ?

 

[Daemoniac]

Wes Borland, Eric Powell, John 5, Jason Novak, En Esch, Tim Skold and no doubt a metric asston more I can't remember.

 

[MetalBuddah]

Fredrik Thordendal, Jeff Loomis, Paul Gilbert, John Petrucci, Shawn Lane, Guthrie Govan, Mikael Åkerfeldt.

 

[BucketheadRules]

There are many.

Here are some that spring immediately to mind:

Josh Middleton


John Petrucci


Devin Townsend (this is nothing like his music, I just picked it because it's a good demonstration of his shredding)


Syu, of course


This might get hated on, but Alexi and Roope were basically my gateway drug into shred


Chuck Schuldiner


Buckethead (see my user name for more details)


Christian Muenzner


Nicke Andersson (see 2:28)


David Gilmour, just for what happens at 4:31


EDIT: How could I forget Ron Jarzombek?

 

[Daemoniac]

Ugh, for fucks sake, I forgot Devy

 

[cwhitey2]

Paul Waggoner, Anders Björler, Adam Dutkiewicz, Willy Adler and Mark Morton, Ryan Blake Martin

 

[Louis Cypher]

Too many to mention!
Here's a most and in no particular order

Eddie Van Halen
Randy Rhoads
George Lynch
Jake E Lee
Steve Vai
Zakk Wylde
Chuck Schuldiner
Criss Oliva
J (White Zombie)
Bruce Bouillet
Mick Marrs
Nuno Bettencourt
Richie Kotzen
Tracy G
Al Di Meola
Paco De Lucia
Munky & Head
Jeff Waters
Gary Holt
Robb Flynn & Phil Demmel
Rocky George
John Sykes
Dimebag Darrell
Harry Cody (Shotgun Messiah)
Billy Duffy
Billy Gibbons
Joe Perry
The Holy Trinity of course Jimmy Page/Jimmy Hendrix/Jeff Beck
Warren DiMartini
CC Deville

 

[edsped]

Paul Gilbert
Greg Howe
Per Nilsson
Ty Tabor
John Petrucci

 

[s_k_mullins]

The usuals: Petrucci, Vai, Satriani, Gilbert
Also Jerry Cantrell, Mark Tremonti, Guthrie Govan, John 5, Jeff Loomis, Randy Rhoads, James Hetfield, Dimebag, Stephen Carpenter, Emil Werstler, Tosin Abasi, Adam Dutkiewicz, Clint and John from Sevendust, and Joe Bonamassa

 

[Skyblue]

Guthrie Govan, John Petrucci, Tosin Abasi

Those who pop into my mind instantly... obviously there are more, but I just don't feel like making a huge list at the moment
I also didn't write Devy because I admire him for singing and compositional skills more, rather then his guitar skills (not to say he doesn't have skill of course)

 

[IB-studjent-]

I've become somewhat of a Bulb fanboy

 

[WickedSymphony]

In addition to many mentioned in this thread and many not mentioned, some of my favorites that I feel need mentioning are Ritchie Blackmore, Marco Sfogli, Per Nilsson, Jani Liimatainen, and Michael Romeo.

I'm going to avoid putting out a whole list since a lot of it would be copy/paste from others and it would take forever to get them all in.

 

[JamesM]

I've become somewhat of a Bulb fanboy

Who's that?

 

[thedonal]

My toppest favourites are-

David Gilmour,
Jimmy Page,
Joe Walsh,
Buck Dharma,
Peter Green,
Eddie Van Halen
Jeff Beck

Gary Moore, Keith Richards and George Harrison also get very honourable mentions

Then in a slightly shreddier capacity- (I don't really class EVH as shred- though he was a big influence on it!!)

John Petrucci
Joe Satriani
Steve Vai

 

[Prydogga]

Marty Friedman
Paul Gilbert
Jason Becker
Steve Vai
Guthrie Govan
Tom Morello
Jason Richardson and Lee McKinney
Tom Hollings and James Clayton
Devin Townsend
Pilini (Halcyon, prh)
Dan Weller
Django Reinhardt
Paul Masvidal

 

[Jontain]

Most of mine are mentioned.

Dan & Pin from sikth should get a mention, blew my mind when i first heard The Trees....

 

[Cabinet]

Allan Holdsworth
Shawn Lane
Paul Gilbert
Dominic Frasca
Tosin Abasi

 

[IB-studjent-]

Who's that?

some guy

 

[Blake1970]

In no paticular order...

Brent Hinds
Dave Mustaine
Micheal Amott
James Hetfield

 

[Mr. Big Noodles]

Glenn Tipton


Chuck Schuldiner


Stéphan Forté



Steve Hillage


Hector Berlioz