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carczar_84
carczar_84 Reader
10/7/20 5:26 p.m.

Slash

Gary Clark Jr.

Marcus King

Jerry Cantrell

Adam Jones

 

Jim Pettengill
Jim Pettengill HalfDork
10/7/20 6:08 p.m.

No love for Carlos Santana???

dbeng
dbeng New Reader
10/7/20 6:49 p.m.

I'm surprised Joe Bonomassa hasn't shown up on anyone's list yet!

With David Gilmour and Mark Knopfler making up my top three in no particular order.

codrus (Forum Supporter)
codrus (Forum Supporter) UberDork
10/7/20 6:50 p.m.

I've never really liked the term "hero", but I think my favorite guitarist is Johnny Marr.

 

carczar_84
carczar_84 Reader
10/7/20 7:47 p.m.

In reply to dbeng :

Definitely some brain fade on my part, not sure how I missed Bonamassa. Good call!

Steve_Jones
Steve_Jones HalfDork
10/7/20 8:03 p.m.
David S. Wallens said:

Vernon Reid

I came here to say this, glad someone else knows how bad ass he is. 

triumph7
triumph7 Reader
10/7/20 9:04 p.m.

How about....

Al DiMeola

Larry Carlton

Lee Ritnour

David Gilmour

Dave Mason

Brian Setzer

Skunk Baxter

Ranger50
Ranger50 UltimaDork
10/7/20 11:33 p.m.

I'm surprised Joe B was listed so low.. I remember him playing the local pub circuit at 16 back in 93/4 in Bloodline, while I attempted attendance at Michigan State....

No favorite female shredders?

Jesse Ransom
Jesse Ransom UltimaDork
10/8/20 12:53 a.m.
Trent (Generally supportive dude) said:

Marc Ribot's playing on Tom Waits "Rain Dogs" album is so stilted and wobbly in the best way. "Jockey full of bourbon" is perfect

This. I gotta come back here when I've got my three, but this was one of my first thoughts, even though I don't listen to it that often...

dxman92
dxman92 Dork
10/8/20 1:15 a.m.

Derek Trucks

Susan Tedeschi 

Marcus King

Rodrigo y Gabriela

Adam Granduciel (sp?) From War on Drugs

John Mayer is a pretty solid player. I do agree with whomever said some of his stuff doesn't do him justice. Check out John Mayer Trio.

Mato Nanji from Indigenous. One of the better modern live players I've seen. Very down to earth as well.

Adam Jones from Tool always wrote killer riffs.

George Benson gets a vote from me for being underrated.

Keith Tanner
Keith Tanner MegaDork
10/8/20 8:04 a.m.
Ranger50 said:

I'm surprised Joe B was listed so low.. I remember him playing the local pub circuit at 16 back in 93/4 in Bloodline, while I attempted attendance at Michigan State....

No favorite female shredders?

She's not a shredder, but check out Mary Spender. Nothing like Joe B though. Her cover of Crossroads is one of my favorites. 

Jerry
Jerry UberDork
10/8/20 8:09 a.m.

Joe Satriani.  I listened to Surfing with the Alien in the late 80s in the Navy and ended up buying two different cassettes and then CD eventually.  Added pretty much everything else he's done.

Saw him live in 88 I think, tiny venue in Hampton VA.  -This- close to the stage, almost got a guitar pick but my friend grabbed me by the collar because 4 large dudes were going to crush me.

Now sure anyone else, Steve Vai maybe.

New York Nick
New York Nick New Reader
10/8/20 8:14 a.m.

+1 for Smokin Joe Bonamasa

I used to fly RC planes with his father, nice guy.

NYN

Duke
Duke MegaDork
10/8/20 8:15 a.m.

In reply to Jerry :

Yeah, I almost listed Satch too.

 

FSP_ZX2
FSP_ZX2 SuperDork
10/8/20 8:26 a.m.

Mark Knopfler
Mike Campbell
Alex Lifeson
Todd Park Mohr

There are so many fabulous players out there. EVH sure did a lot the reinvent the R&R guitar and given that I was in high school from '82-86, I had "Diver Down", "MCMLXXXIV" and "5150" as part of my HS soundtrack.  That is a pretty solid foundation, to say the least.   Godspeed Eddie.  Thank you for the music and thank you for the memories.

mtn (Forum Supporter)
mtn (Forum Supporter) MegaDork
10/8/20 8:28 a.m.
Ranger50 said:

No favorite female shredders?

The only female guitar shredder that I really have on my [known] list is Bonnie Raitt, and I always forget about her in these conversations because for some reason I ignore slide guitar - which is unfair to her, because she's not just a slide guitarist. 

Now, if we get into other instruments, it is easy for me - Rhonda Vincent, Alison Krauss, Amanda Shires, Molly Tuttle, Katy Shore, Sierra Hull... But some of them are guitar players as well as fiddle/mando. Hell, I think that Tuttle won the IMBA Guitar Player of the Year award, even though I always think of her on Banjo.

Peabody
Peabody UltimaDork
10/8/20 10:38 a.m.

Robert Fripp

Percy Jones 

Nori Bucci

Adrian Belew is not only a great guitarist, but also a very underrated musician

 

maschinenbau (I live here)
maschinenbau (I live here) SuperDork
10/8/20 11:15 a.m.

+1 for Tom Morello. I grew up listening to Rage Against the Machine then later got into Bruce Springsteen. I saw them both on Bruce's 2014 High Hopes tour, where Tom melted my face off with his sick nasty solo in "Ghost of Tom Joad".

 

Trent (Generally supportive dude)
Trent (Generally supportive dude) PowerDork
10/8/20 12:04 p.m.

 

As far as the ladies go I adore Poison Ivy and I think "Man? or Astroman" hit their peak when Avonna Nova joined.

 

Jerry
Jerry UberDork
10/8/20 12:34 p.m.

Forgot a soft spot for Jimi Hendrix.  Us left-hander's have to stick together.

John Welsh (Moderate Supporter)
John Welsh (Moderate Supporter) Mod Squad
10/8/20 12:57 p.m.

Is Robert Cray still out there playing the blues? 

Wiki says he's 67 yrs old

 

Ranger50 said:

 

No favorite female shredders?

Joan Jett

PJ Harvey

captdownshift (Forum Supporter)
captdownshift (Forum Supporter) UltimaDork
10/8/20 1:38 p.m.

Nick Johnston is also pretty rediculous

Duke
Duke MegaDork
10/8/20 1:53 p.m.
captdownshift (Forum Supporter) said:

Nick Johnston is also pretty rediculous

Just listened to the Remarkably Human album this morning.  Excellent stuff.

 

jamscal
jamscal Dork
10/8/20 2:56 p.m.
Ranger50 said:

No favorite female shredders?

St. Vincent aka Annie Clark.

 

This is very old for her but has some very interesting guitar.

 

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