Who are your favorite guitarists?

[Diggy]

Fredrik Thordendal.. stc423 gave an example of why above. I'm not saying that Fredrik is the best.. he just knows exactly what I wanna hear.

technically speaking.. prolly Tosin Abasi.

pure mojo.. EVH

 

[ittoa666]

Paul Gilbert
Steve Vai
Warren DiMartini
Per Nilsson
Trey Azagthoth
Brian Eschbach
Paul Waggoner
Mark Morton
James Hetfield
Chris Poland

 

[vampiregenocide]

Obviously gotta be the Meshuggah boys. They completely fucked my mind up. Despite all the 'djent' bands to have come out, few of them grab me like those guys do.

Chimp Spanner (Paul Ortiz) is abit of a hero for me not just because of his music, but the fact he does it all himself and to such a high standard. Seen him live a couple times now and he's brilliant. Deserves all the success he gets.



Mastodon, because they sound so raw and yet beautiful. Brent Hinds in particular is a brilliant guitarist and I love how he uses his hybrid picking to do insane solos.



John Browne of Monuments/Fellsilent for the fact he writes such insane technical shit without being too spazzy. He grooves like a madman.



Shaun Morgan of Seether because he is a brilliant frontman and writes songs that are heavy and melodic. There are barely any Seether songs I don't like, though I'm still to get the new album.



My biggest non-metal influence is John Butler. He got me into using 12 string guitars and open C tuning. He is a brilliant guitarist, vocalist and live he is incredible. Really cool guy.



I could go on and on. A few other main ones are Dino Cazares (Fear Factory, Divine Heresy, Asesino) , Adam Jones (Tool), Devin Townsend, Mark Morton and Willie Adler (Lamb of God), Travis Montgomery (Threat Signal, Nociceptor), Wes Borland, Drop (Sybreed), Greg Tribbet (Mudvayne, Hellyeah).

 

[Bennykins]

Mike Holmes from IQ has a style that really appeals to me, kind of wavey
Also growing up I would have to acknowledge Satch and Vai as big influences. Most recently I have been digging Tosin's playing for 7 and 8 string stuff.

 

[CD1221]

Why I play guitar:

EVH
Tony Iommi
Brian May
Dave Murray
Adrian Smith

Influences and favourites (in approximate order):

Kristin Hersh
Tommy T. Baron (coroner)
Jeff Martin (the tea party)
Mille Petrozza (Kreator)
Jeff Loomis
Pepe Romero
John Williams
Jimi Hendrix
Adam Jones
Jeff Waters (annihilator)
Yngwie J Malmsteen

 

[technomancer]

A few in no particular order

Allan Holdsworth
Tosin Abasi
John Sykes
Tony Iommi
Dave Murray
Adrian Smith
Doug Aldrich
Jimmy Page
Jimi Hendrix
Joe Bonamassa
Alex Lifeson
Alex Machacek
Jasun Tipton
Joe Satriani
Marty Friedman
Paul Gilbert
Richie Kotzen
Chris DeGarmo
Michael Wilton
Per Nilsson
Al Di Meola
Ron Jarzombek
Bucky Pizzarelli

 

[GeoMantic]

Buckethead
Ryan Knight (Arsis, The Black Dahlia Murder)
Per Nilsson (Scar Symmetry)
Brendon Small (Dethklok)
Luke Hoskin (Protest the Hero)
Tosin Abasi (Animals As Leaders)
Chris Broderick (Jag Panzer, Megadeth)
Steve Vai
A.J. Minette (The Human Abstract)

 

[Alexjorgenson667]

Andy Larocque (King Diamond)
Adrian Smith (Iron Maiden)
Richie Blackmore (Rainbow, Deep Purple)
Quorthon: (Bathory)
Tony Iommi: (Heaven and Hell, Black Sabbath)
Mikael Akerfelt: (Opeth)
Robert Smith (The Cure)
Brendan Perry (Dead Can Dance)
Ihsahn (Emperor, Ihsahn)
Carl-Michael Eide (Ved Buens Ende, Virus, Dodheimsgard, Aura Noir)
Trey Azagthoth (Morbid Angel)

 

[CrushingAnvil]

Before the new Morbid Angel record came out:

Trey Azagthoth

After the new Morbid Angel record came out:

Robert Vigna
Erik Rutan
Pat O'brien
Rob Barrett
Karl Sanders
Dallas Toler-Wade
Mike Davis
Terrance Hobbs
Whoever the hell did the awesome solo on Possessed's 'Evil Warriors'
Whoever played on Sinister's 'Hate' in 1995
Dave Suzuki
Tony Lazaro
Zeb Nilsson
Adam 'Nergal' Darski
Donald 'Buck Dharma' Roeser
Eric Bloom
Wacław 'Vogg' Kiełtyka
Eric Hoffman
Brian Hoffman
Ihsahn
Gary Holt
Jeff Loomis
Glenn Tipton
Kenneth 'K.K.' Downing
Marty Friedman
Mitch Harris
Muhammed Suiçmez
Paul Gilbert
Bruce Bouillet
Jack Owen

 

[CD1221]

Brendan Perry (Dead Can Dance)

VERY surprised to see that name in this thread. I approve.

 

[IB-studjent-]

I'm surprised Andy Timmons isn't on here

 

[metalman_ltd]

Meant to post this last night but my phone died right when I finished. Anyways favorites are as follows: Jason Richardson, mark Morton and Willie adler, bulb, and last but not least Tim Reynolds.

 

[Ckackley]

Let's see..

In order of appearance in my guitar playing life-

Jimmy Page
James Hetfield
Zakk Wylde
Jeff Loomis
Chris Broderick
Brad Paisley (Yes Brad Paisley. Bite me lol )

Edit- I also noticed that James Hetfield gets mentioned some , but not Hammett. lmao

 

[steve1]

Dimebag.

genuinely. not because he's dead and its cool to jump on the fucking bandwagon.

 

[FrancescoFiligoi]

Jason Becker, he is my Guitar God.

 

[Esp Griffyn]

Along with the usual suspects of Vai, Satch, Lane etc, I'm having a resurgence of love for any metal guitarist who can bring real aggression and anger to his playing, so that rules a lot of metal guitarists out to start with. My favourites at the minute...

Pat O'brien
Rob Barrett
Erik Rutan
Trey Azagthoth (apart from that shit album he just made)
Karl Sanders
Jeff Hanneman
Kerry King
Brent Hinds
Brian Eschbach
John Kempainen
Ryan Knight

etc

 

[BreakingTheFourthWall]

Paul Masvidal, Tosin Abasi, Guthrie Govan, Shawn Lane, Jeff Waters, John Petrucci, Devin Townsed, Brent Hinds, Daron Malakian.

 

[PyramidSmasher]

100s

 

[ittoa666]

Rob Barrett

How could I forget him?

 

[Viginez]

chuck, masvidal, suicmez...