Which type of guitarists are your favorite?

I'm going to avoid doing who is the best guitarist topic and instead ask which type of guitarist do you like listening to best. I mean there will always be people who will say metal guitarists are the best while some would disgree and say blues and flamenco guitiarists are much better. I don't think there's really any wrong answer since each type brings their own set of skills to the art.

I also think this would be a good way for fans of the music to share some names that others may not have heard of or are just not knowledgable of. Try and find a sample of their work on youtube so people can at least listen to why you think they're good enough to share with others.

For me I like blues and blues rock guitarists best. Speed has never been their aim and instead going for some simple but powerful melodies and rhythms. Some of my favorite blues and blues rock guitarists are below.

Duane Allman

Whipping Post

Melissa

In Memory of Elizabeth Reed

Stevie Ray Vaughan

Texas Flood

Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)

Pride and Joy (Live from Montreux '82)

Albert Collins

Frosty (Live from Montreux 1992)

Ice Pick

Brick

ok first vid, this is O.H.M. Chris poland's jazz fusion band .. yes the chris poland of megadeth. playing very different stuff right now, its funny to imagine the guy in the vid is the guy who played on good morning black friday, but yes, he's making equally amazing music now IMO, his solo album is also very good, and is more of what was on megadeth

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtm5wqojnQI

this man requires no intro

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2is4GtX6cs&feature=related

paul gilbert - racer x, another amazing guitar player

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ES1RypBww_g

I'm the same. Django Reinhardt one of my favorite jazz guitarists. Flamenco guitarists I've really begun to really enjoy. Vicente Gomez can do stuff with an acoustic guitar that's just crazy.

here is Yngwie Malmsteen playing beethoven's 5th, awesome

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrhdx5W8GFI

Anyone's fine with me as long as their guitar speaks to me when they play it.

Anyone's fine with me as long as their guitar speaks to me when they play it.

GabuEx

Gabu i know it will tickle your fancy if i link this, so i will

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLJ_QVfT_wM

Gabu i know it will tickle your fancy if i link this, so i will

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLJ_QVfT_wM

nimatoad2000

You know I can't resist Pink Floyd. :P

I like alot of progressive rock guitarists like John Mclaughlin, robert fripp and david gilmour.

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Gabu i know it will tickle your fancy if i link this, so i will

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLJ_QVfT_wM

You know I can't resist Pink Floyd. :P

I'm more into rhythm than solo guitar. A great solo can't save a bad/boring song. I've even sometimes skipped solos just to get back to the crushing verse etc. Necrophagist has some awesome solos though :)

do you have the live pompeii album gabu?nimatoad2000

Unfortunately no, but I really should get around to getting it.

Geroge Thorogood, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jeff Healey. Rock/blues FTW.

Victor Wooten demostrates unbeleiveable diversity even if its Bass guitar, especially in this.

This diversity in styes grouped into one song is to me what demostrates overall skill and talent.

I also really admire Billy Corgan.

[QUOTE="nimatoad2000"]do you have the live pompeii album gabu?GabuEx

Unfortunately no, but I really should get around to getting it.

I can't say I got a particular favourite based on style, everyone has got their skills and dont just play one definitive sound. Take Chris Broderick for example, he can play Jazz, Prog, Classical, Metal (of course), etc etc. Alex Lifeson is similar, he has many different skills and styles when appropriate.

Freak listen to OHM, this is chris poland. when i listen to this band he's in now, i no longer wish he'd rejoin megadeth, OHM is soo good. their bass player is ginger baker's ( CREAM) son. talk about legacy ha. my favorite fusion band currently.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aX14ycoguc

This is exactly what I wanted. Now I got names of people to check out. For those who haven't had the pleasure of listening and watching a classical, flamenco and jazz guitarist at their best should check this out.

Vicente Gomez - Flamenco

Paco De Lucia - Flamenco

Django Reinhardt - Jazz

Andres Segovia - Classical

Freak listen to OHM, this is chris poland. when i listen to this band he's in now, i no longer wish he'd rejoin megadeth, OHM is soo good. their bass player is ginger baker's ( CREAM) son. talk about legacy ha. my favorite fusion band currently.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aX14ycoguc

nimatoad2000

I'd only want him to not rejoin because Chris is my favourite :P But he is definately a talented guitarist. I wonder if there is any stuff of him and Gar before Megadeth because Gar (I'd say Megadeths best drummer in terms of skill) also had the Jazz background. Sure, he might've been responsible for them being Heroin addicts, but mein gott he was good. Great music too ;)

nice list buck, gomez was especially impressive this song that segovia does is regarded as one of the hardest songs to play on guitar ever on a guitar forum i check out once in a while. segovia is amazing.nimatoad2000

Segovia is the true guitar god if one really had to anoint any player as one. I've not heard of any musician, whether they were blues, country, metal, jazz and many others who were not amazed at Segovia's playing.

[QUOTE="nimatoad2000"]

Freak listen to OHM, this is chris poland. when i listen to this band he's in now, i no longer wish he'd rejoin megadeth, OHM is soo good. their bass player is ginger baker's ( CREAM) son. talk about legacy ha. my favorite fusion band currently.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aX14ycoguc

I'd only want him to not rejoin because Chris is my favourite :P But he is definately a talented guitarist. I wonder if there is any stuff of him and Gar before Megadeth because Gar (I'd say Megadeths best drummer in terms of skill) also had the Jazz background. Sure, he might've been responsible for them being Heroin addicts, but mein gott he was good. Great music too ;)

[QUOTE="nimatoad2000"]nice list buck, gomez was especially impressive this song that segovia does is regarded as one of the hardest songs to play on guitar ever on a guitar forum i check out once in a while. segovia is amazing.Buck_Hotep

Segovia is the true guitar god if one really had to anoint any player as one. I've not heard of any musician, whether they were blues, country, metal, jazz and many others who were not amazed at Segovia's playing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNXlslzL8EY&feature=related

Now for bass guitarists its always great to listen to John Entwistle's work in addition to Cliff Burton's.

John Entwistle

Cliff Burton

I like guitarists who play fast.

classic hard rock, angus young.

Only a few people have been posting in here, oddly. :(

Um, Dominic Cifarelli, James Black, Koichi Fukuda, Wayne Static (?), Dave Mustaine, Roy Orbison (just kidding :lol: ). And you don't need to know who those guys are, are a member of, or what they sound like.

Anyone's fine with me as long as their guitar speaks to me when they play it.

GabuEx

Now for bass guitarists its always great to listen to John Entwistle's work in addition to Cliff Burton's.

John Entwistle

Cliff Burton

Buck_Hotep