Favorite Guitarists Ever?

[fiddelerselbow]

I never clicked how subtle his guitar playing until I learned to play a few of his songs. I mean I know the guy can really rip but there's stuff buried in some of his tracks that's so simple it's genius.

[x Sofa Nova x]

Bradford Cox http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waep5dk92jY
John Frusciante
Duane Denison
Keiji Haino http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6Jf4CAO ... UWnNTrxQ95
Dick Dale
Syd Barrett
Lee Ranaldo
Dr. Know http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-7tryyJ0Ro
Mira Billotte
growing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92dhekq9BdQ
Ripley Johnson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsiU58qp ... ure=relmfu
Kazu Makino and twin brothers Simone and Amedeo Pace

+1 for Lee Ranaldo

[GardenoftheDead]

People I forgot:

Wata, Bjorn Copeland from Black Dice, David Gilmour, Aaron and Nathan Weaver from Wolves in the Throne Room

[dubkitty]

I never clicked how subtle his guitar playing until I learned to play a few of his songs. I mean I know the guy can really rip but there's stuff buried in some of his tracks that's so simple it's genius.

some of my favorite Hendrix stuff is his exquisite Curtis Mayfield-influenced rhythm guitar on tracks like "Little Wing," "Angel," and "Villanova Junction" (aka "Instrumental Theme from 'Woodstock'").

[WeHuntKings]

Justin K. Broadrick has become someone that i really admire not only as a guitarist but an outstanding musician in general. everything the guitar assaults from Godflesh and Jesu to his synth work in Final and stuff like Pale Sketcher. A true genius.

Dylan Carlson's approach to the instrument is so humbling, especially in his later Earth stuff after he stopped doing drugs. He's a good reminder of how less is more sometimes, whether you're droning on one massive distorted chord for 27 minutes or taking your time with a few winding, somber progressions.

I think I said this elsewhere, but Nick Drake will always baffle me. The way he plays the acoustic guitar is totally unmatched by any other.

[big jilm]

Can't believe nobody's into Derek Trucks around here. The most awesome tone I have heard in a long time. Nobody can make the guitar sing like he does.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXmQsKSnOTY[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FlOJXL4j6k[/youtube]

[Chankgeez]

Oh, I like Derek Trucks well enough. I just can't stand the singer for his old band.

[big jilm]

Oh, I like Derek Trucks well enough. I just can't stand the singer for his old band.

I see what you mean, I find his solo projects a little bland sometimes, but his stuff with the Allman Brothers Band is THE shit.

[coldbrightsunlight]

He's a wonderful player, his tone is awesome and his slide stuff in particular is just unbelievable, but it's not really my style and I don't feel inspired when I listen to him play, which for me is the thing that decides my favourite players.

[Chankgeez]

Pretty good:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QXbcWD2Dpg[/youtube]


Freakin' Amazing:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0PF5ffjDLs[/youtube]

[madmax1012]

Can't believe nobody's into Derek Trucks around here. The most awesome tone I have heard in a long time. Nobody can make the guitar sing like he does.

not enough Bleeps and Bloops with the occasional oscillation

[Chankgeez]

Not sure how I forgot Bob Stinson.

[metalmariachi]

Gotta love Ted

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJKEPVT9_ik[/youtube]

MM

[DuoSonicII]

Way late and mostly unoriginal at this point, but what the hell. In mostly chronological order:

Robert Johnson
Blind Willies - McTell and Johnson
Hubert Sumlin
Buddy Guy
George Harrison
Steve Cropper
Robbie Robertson
Townshend
Hendrix
Fogerty
Neil Young
Leslie West
Iommi
Alex Chilton & Chris Bell
Brian May
Mick Jones
East Bay Ray
Albini
Hetfield
Mascis
Joey Santiago & Black Francis
Cobain (yep)
Kim Thayil
Malkmus & Spiral Stairs
PJ Harvey
Dean Ween
Jonny Greenwood
Homme
William Mecum
Eddie Glass
Jack White
Nick Zinner
Jamie Hince
Bradford Cox

[theavondon]

Really, when I'm considering favorites, only two come to mind.

Josh Homme
Duane Denison

Both are not only amazing at their instruments (though skill only gets you so far in my book), but both also write music with such a creative and bizarre slant on things that they both inspire me to just give a shit, and actually fucking try to write something new. And, to learn how to fucking play guitar.