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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Gilmore

Knopfler

Page

In that order I’ve decided

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By *eryBigGirlWoman
over a year ago

East Yorkshire

For me it would be between Brian May and Carlos Santana

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Could add Eddie Van Halen

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Will agree hands down with Mr Gilmour

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By *bi HaiveMan
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over a year ago

Cheeseville, Somerset

Angus Young

Tom Morello

Gary Moore

In no order.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Where do you start?

All those mentioned and add

Hendrix

Beck

Clapton

Gilbert

Gibbons

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By *horltzMan
over a year ago

heysham

Angus Young has to be up there !

Hendrix

Clapton

Christopher Lillicrap

To name but a few

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By *issmeslowMan
over a year ago

Portsmouth

Gilbert

Guthrie govan

Eric Johnson

Nino bettencourt

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Get on the tube of you and finder peter green the original member of Fleetwood mac, there is a guitar player

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

Dave Mustaine

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By *mmabluTV/TS
over a year ago

upton wirral

Jeff Beck

Eric Clapton

Peter Green

Mark Knopler

To name a few

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By *abrielle247Couple (FF)
over a year ago

PDI Gran Canaria

Those mentioned are all fantastic and hard to choose between them tbh, depends what mood your in at the time I guess.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Dave Mustaine "

Freedom of speech...... just watch what you say

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Alex Lifeson

Darryl Struemer

Steve Hackett

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By *hebritukCouple
over a year ago

London

Jimmy Hendrix!!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Angus Young

...and in no particular order ..

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By *ee04Man
over a year ago

Essex

I have to agree with all the above except Mark Knopler he’s just an arrogant prick sorry guys each to there own but I dislike the guy with a passion can’t help it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Please please please , go and watch you tube " Fred MacDowell " especially Pt1 and Pt2 . All the greats knew about him , no one who has studied guitar has not heard off him . What you will be watching is one man a guitar and no fancy amplification tricks ,; just the man who quite possibly started it all . Then please do come back at me with possibly your revised list .

My list is as follows

Fred McDowell

Jimmy Hendrix

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

Must add to this - our son. Obvs you'll just have to take our word for that though

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By *reya73Woman
over a year ago

Whitley Bay

Hendrix

Bootsy Collins (bass)

Jacque Pastorious (bass)

Freya73

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By *istretchMan
over a year ago

leeds

Bucket head

Garry more

Les claypole

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By *reya73Woman
over a year ago

Whitley Bay

What about female guitarists?

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By *itonmyfacebookMan
over a year ago

Burton on Trent

"Get on the tube of you and finder peter green the original member of Fleetwood mac, there is a guitar player"

The only white guy to truly play the blues.

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By *edoriartyCouple
over a year ago

Peterborough

Mick Mars but I'm bias.

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By *ustme34Man
over a year ago

Bradford

Willie Nelson 1st

Santana,slash and Hendrix next

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By *itonmyfacebookMan
over a year ago

Burton on Trent

Jones

From the Pistols and the Clash in no particular order.

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

"What about female guitarists? "

Lita Ford

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By *itonmyfacebookMan
over a year ago

Burton on Trent

"What about female guitarists?

Lita Ford

Tina Weymouth (bass)

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

"What about female guitarists?

Lita Ford

Tina Weymouth (bass)"

Joni Mitchell

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Peter Green

John Martyn

Graham Coxon

Johnny Marr

Nick Drake

George Harrison

Buddy Guy

SRV

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By *sfleurWoman
over a year ago

wednesfield

Robin Trower / Gary Moore / Angus Young

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Santana, Page, John Mahavishnu McGlaughlin, James Williamson to name but many, in no particular order. : - )

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"What about female guitarists? "

Orianthi... shes awesome

But best girl guitarist is my friend Nina Strauss

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Dave Murray

Adrian Smith

Angus Young

Joe Perry

Tom Keifer

EVH

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"What about female guitarists?

Orianthi... shes awesome

But best girl guitarist is my friend Nina Strauss

Also, Sister Rosetta Tharpe.

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

Matt Bellamy

Dave Grohl

Mark King (bass)

Wilko Johnson

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By *rotic-TouchTV/TS
over a year ago

doncaster

Joe bonnamassa

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"What about female guitarists?

Orianthi... shes awesome

But best girl guitarist is my friend Nina Strauss

Damn text predictor...

Nita Strauss

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By *hunderstruckMan
over a year ago

Northampton

SLASH can’t believe he hasn’t been mentioned

Angus Young

Johnny Marr

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Jonny marr

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By *reya73Woman
over a year ago

Whitley Bay

"What about female guitarists?

Lita Ford

Tina Weymouth (bass)

Joni Mitchell "

Ah Joni of course! She has her 57 of her own tuning patterns! Epic songwriter x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Can't believe you left out the best that ever lived, Rory Gallagher.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Get on the tube of you and finder peter green the original member of Fleetwood mac, there is a guitar player

The only white guy to truly play the blues. "

Ever heard of Rory g?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If we’re adding bass guitarists

Geddy Lee

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Jimmi Hendrix

Johnny Marr

Howlin' Wolf

Andres Segovia

Nick McCabe

Robert Johnson

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

"If we’re adding bass guitarists

Geddy Lee

Lemmy

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By *rystaltipsCouple
over a year ago

warwickshire

For me it has to be :-

Gary Moore

Carlos Santana

'Blind Jeff' Healey

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By *lipperywhenwet07Couple
over a year ago

llanelli

Hendrix

Craddock ( ocs )

Marr..

Page

Squire

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"If we’re adding bass guitarists

Geddy Lee

Bass players,

Marcus Miller

Jonny rubin

Victor wooten

Bootsy Collins

Can't get any more funky than these cats

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By *anzcoupleCouple
over a year ago

Lanzarote

"Get on the tube of you and finder peter green the original member of Fleetwood mac, there is a guitar player"

Yes!!!!

Black magic woman,

Need your love so bad,

Albatross....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Squire"

Good call.

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

"If we’re adding bass guitarists

Geddy Lee

You had to get Rush in there somewhere didn't you Doc

I've seen a few in ma time, but I'm surprised that nobody has mentioned Randy Rhodes

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By *oudLoutishLoverWoman
over a year ago

Colchester

Steve Lukather

Prince

Mark King

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By *MP3Man
over a year ago

Between Scylla and Charybdis

"Steve Lukather

Prince

Mark King"

Great choices. I'll add to that list with:

Eddie Van Halen

Jaco Pastorius

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By *oudLoutishLoverWoman
over a year ago

Colchester

Interesting fact; Eddie Van Halen played only the solo, on Beat It. All the rest was Lukather. Poor bugger gets overlooked a lot!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Interesting fact; Eddie Van Halen played only the solo, on Beat It. All the rest was Lukather. Poor bugger gets overlooked a lot!"

Eddie van Halen is so over rated, so many better guitar players out there.

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By *illy999TV/TS
over a year ago

Taunton

Django Reinhardt.

Robert Johnson .

Charlie Christian.

Tal Farlow.

Freddie Green .

Freddie King.

Wes Montgomery.

Peter Green.

Jimmy Vaughan .

donald trump.top of the twats.

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By *MP3Man
over a year ago

Between Scylla and Charybdis

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Lindsey Buckingham

Slash

Jimmy Page

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By *MP3Man
over a year ago

Between Scylla and Charybdis

"Interesting fact; Eddie Van Halen played only the solo, on Beat It. All the rest was Lukather. Poor bugger gets overlooked a lot!

Eddie van Halen is so over rated, so many better guitar players out there. "

There's always better but Eddie created a whole new sound, HIS sound. He was an innovator.

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By *MP3Man
over a year ago

Between Scylla and Charybdis

"Interesting fact; Eddie Van Halen played only the solo, on Beat It. All the rest was Lukather. Poor bugger gets overlooked a lot!"

Absolutely. It was Luke who suggested to Quincy Jones that he call Eddie to do the solo on that track because he felt he wasn't nailing it. Quincy Jones called Eddie to ask him to do the session and Eddie initially told him to Fuck Off because he didn't know anyone called Quincy!

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By *oudLoutishLoverWoman
over a year ago

Colchester

No disrespect to EVH! Just sticking my neck out for my beloved Luke!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Jimi Hendrix

Brian May

Nuno Bettencourt

Johnny Marr

Pete Townshend

Prince

John Williams

Joe Satriani

Paul Gilbert

Jimmy Page

Mick Ronson

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By *MP3Man
over a year ago

Between Scylla and Charybdis

"No disrespect to EVH! Just sticking my neck out for my beloved Luke!"

Luke's incredible. He's right up there with all of the greatest L.A session guys.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Haha!! Chris Lillicrap!! Legend!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Didn’t he play all the slide stuff in the film Crossroads?

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By *MP3Man
over a year ago

Between Scylla and Charybdis

"Didn’t he play all the slide stuff in the film Crossroads?"

The slide stuff was played by Ry Cooder.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Jennifer Batten!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I’m off to listen to Oh Well pt1

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Bugger, of course!! Thanks!!

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By *ild_oatsMan
over a year ago

the land of saints & sinners

"What about female guitarists?

Lita Ford

Tina Weymouth (bass)

Joni Mitchell

Ah Joni of course! She has her 57 of her own tuning patterns! Epic songwriter x"

Sisters, Kim and Kelley Deal

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By *ooBulMan
over a year ago

Missin’ Yo’ Kissin’

Eddie Van Halen

Joe Satriani

Steve Vai

Tony Iommi

Zakk Wylde

Brad Gillis

Rudy Schenker

Mathias Jabbs

George Lynch

Billy Gibbons

Billy Corgan

Martin Barre

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"SLASH can’t believe he hasn’t been mentioned

Angus Young

Johnny Marr

Justme34 named him in his post

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By *arleyfatboy2019Couple
over a year ago

Devon

Peter green

Joe bonamassa

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By *irth.Minge.FireMan
over a year ago

Seen in far off places

Johnny Marr and John Squire

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By *orksRockerMan
over a year ago

Bradford

Alex Lifeson

Lindsey Buckingham

Trevor Rabin

Darryl Struemer

Mark Tremonti

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By *inkySeeKinkyDoWoman
over a year ago

'tween PontyCarlo & CasVegas in West Yorks

Prince

Eric Clapton

Gary Moore

Slash

all excellent, but where the heck is John Frusciante in this list, hes amazing!

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By *udistnorthantsMan
over a year ago

Desborough

Alex Lifeson

Steve Rothery

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

All brilliant I'll just throw John 5 and Mrs Smith in the mix

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By *UGGYBEAR2015Man
over a year ago

BRIDPORT

Rory Gallagher

Danny Kirwan

Ralf McTell

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I couldn’t restrict to three, too many good ones and a good few on the list I’d have cited.

But as I didn’t spot these folks in the list so far (from a quick scan):

Dimebag (Darrell Abbott - RIP)

Paul Gilbert

John Petrucci

Tosin Abasi

Guthrie Govan

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

So many styles it's difficult..well impossible for me..I like my rock but I love my blues.

Albert King once said to Stevie Ray Vaughan " Stevie you got the makings of a good guitfiddler , you re good now but you can be better, there's a lot of good players out there, they play it hard and they play it fast but they got no soul, you got both!"

Soo true. For me it would be those in above text and Gary Moore, Knowsley, Hendrix and Page for how they experimented..so many more. Thee greatest for me is the one that fills my mind with the pleasure I need at that moment of listening.

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By *heIcebreakersCouple
over a year ago

Cramlington

"Please please please , go and watch you tube " Fred MacDowell " especially Pt1 and Pt2 . All the greats knew about him , no one who has studied guitar has not heard off him . What you will be watching is one man a guitar and no fancy amplification tricks ,; just the man who quite possibly started it all . Then please do come back at me with possibly your revised list .

My list is as follows

Fred McDowell

Jimmy Hendrix

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If you like Mississippi Fred then you're probably a fan of Bonnie Raitt - funny how the great women players always get missed off these lists

Mr Icebreaker

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My list is as follows

Fred McDowell

Jimmy Hendrix

If you like Mississippi Fred then you're probably a fan of Bonnie Raitt - funny how the great women players always get missed off these lists

Mr Icebreaker"

Samantha Fish has her own style

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By *otttcpl69Couple
over a year ago

Cramlington

Kossoff, Page and Blackmore in no particular order of preference.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Johnny Marr. Amazing player and f**k he's cool

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Get on the tube of you and finder peter green the original member of Fleetwood mac, there is a guitar player

Yes!!!!

Black magic woman,

Need your love so bad,

Albatross...."

Need your love so bad has to be one of the best songs performed, can't believe how underrated and unheard of it is

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If were only doin 3's

Hendrix

Hillage

Howe

But if u wanna check another great fave H of mine..Nick Harper..stunning..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My list is as follows

Fred McDowell

Jimmy Hendrix

If you like Mississippi Fred then you're probably a fan of Bonnie Raitt - funny how the great women players always get missed off these lists

Mr Icebreaker"

Bonnie Raitt is an awesome player , as is so many players mentioned above ,

To my mind and not wanting to discredit anyone else, there are only two greats .. You gotta remember Fred Mcdowells era , there was possibly no one before him doing that stuff .. his first recording was 1936 i think it was .. Maybe some guys in sheds making this stuff up . Fred said he " made the guitar speak for him " long before anyone else coined that phrase . He has no real precedent

. The rest just followed , unique in their owm way , adding bits along the way but essentially playing what had gone before them with a twist perhaps .. Then Hendrix .. he just smashed it up ... and no one followed him , because no one could ... Obviously just my opinion

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By *ustme34Man
over a year ago

Bradford

"What about female guitarists? "
Jennifer batten. Michael Jackson's guitarist on all his world tours and now touring with navi the jackson no1 inpersonator.

I have tickets to see them ...if it stil happens

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Damn, quite a few..

John Frusciante

David Gilmour

Victor Wooten (bass guitar I know)

Stefano Barone

To name a few

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By *entakuruMan
over a year ago

Exeter

John Scofield

Mark Lettieri

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Dimebag

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"If we’re adding bass guitarists

Geddy Lee

You had to get Rush in there somewhere didn't you Doc

I've seen a few in ma time, but I'm surprised that nobody has mentioned Randy Rhodes

I got Lifeson in earlier too

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By *uliaChrisCouple
over a year ago

westerham

If the question is guitarist, rather then music, then Eddie Van Halen is going to be hard to beat.

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By *hatawasteMan
over a year ago

stafford

Steve Vai

Matt Bellamy

Mark Knopfler

Dave Gilmour

Albert King

Eric Clapton

Jimi Hendrix

Pete Townshend

Carlos Santana

probably the best there has been

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Their all good in their own right. After all it's about expressing yourself, and no one else can do that.

Jeff Beck hasn't been mentioned so far, but he's moved on to orchestral arrangements, as do many of the great bands.

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By *partharmonyCouple
over a year ago

Ruislip

Gary Moore, Joe Bonamassa and BB King deserve a place.

If you want to hear a monster guitarist you've never heard of, look up the South African Dan Patlanski. He is extraordinary.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Gary Moore, Joe Bonamassa and BB King deserve a place.

If you want to hear a monster guitarist you've never heard of, look up the South African Dan Patlanski. He is extraordinary. "

Will definitely check him out.

Also check any guitarist on candyrat studio record lable -

https://youtu.be/KHFcg1Bg83w

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By *harlie38Man
over a year ago

walsall

So many contenders listed above, but you have all missed the blindingly obvious.... Randy Rhoads. Such a great guitarist with so much talent and potential sadly taken at such a young age.

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By *MP3Man
over a year ago

Between Scylla and Charybdis

I forgot to add Nuno Bettencourt to my list. Awesome chops

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By *assy69Man
over a year ago

West Sussex and Wales

"Gilmore

Knopfler

Page

In that order I’ve decided

Is a bit spooky but have been listening to a lot of pink floyd, led zeppelin and dire straits while I have been sat here at home this past few weeks...... as great as they are, I would Still rate Steve Vai right up there

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By *ild_oatsMan
over a year ago

the land of saints & sinners

Stuart Adamson

Joey Santiago

Bernard Butler

Mick Ronson

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By *dam stoneMan
over a year ago

telford

Slash ....

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By *edhead72Man
over a year ago

Cheltenham and Ashby

Check out Esperanza Spalding brilliant beautiful bass player

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Jack White , Prince , Hendrix , Paige

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By *iamondCougarWoman
over a year ago

Norfuck! / Lincolnshire

Could I throw in a mention here for Eric Roche (RIP) little known but a very talented session guitarist. I saw this guy many times in the few years prior to his death - he was buddies with a guitar teacher friend.

He could hold an audience for hours with his rare technique of using his guitar as a whole band! Worth a visit to his YouTube videos or website

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over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Rory Gallagher

Poison Ivy

Robert Fripp

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If you like instrumental guitar songs should listen to Marty Friedman

Mark Tremonti ex creed now alter bridge

But my all time favourite is slash

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By *utcock61Man
over a year ago

glasgow

Paul Kossoff/John Martyn.

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