Favourite Guitar Players: NOT a "who's the best" thread.

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-richard thompson
-clarence white

― Arnar Eggert Thoroddsen (arnart1802), Friday, 2 June 2006 07:39 (twenty years ago)

No-one's mentioned him yet, so Syd Barrett. And Keith Rowe of course.

― Oh No, It's Dadaismus (Dada), Friday, 2 June 2006 08:14 (twenty years ago)

Stacy Sutherland

― willem -- (willem), Friday, 2 June 2006 08:39 (twenty years ago)

... seconded

― Oh No, It's Dadaismus (Dada), Friday, 2 June 2006 09:00 (twenty years ago)

The only possible answer:

http://gordfynes.com/images/derek_bailey.jpg

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Friday, 2 June 2006 09:03 (twenty years ago)

Mr Baileys was better when playing melodic musics with the Wise & Morecambes

― Oh No, It's Dadaismus (Dada), Friday, 2 June 2006 09:09 (twenty years ago)

How could I forget this guy, Michio Kurihara, the guitarist from White Heaven and Ghost. Great scorched earth feedback and squall. I also really love Sterling Morrison's playing on the thirs Velvets album.

― Ice Cream Electric (Ice Cream Electric), Friday, 2 June 2006 09:12 (twenty years ago)

What bits does Sterling Morrison play on the first album? Lou does all the lead work.

― Oh No, It's Dadaismus (Dada), Friday, 2 June 2006 09:14 (twenty years ago)

My favourite is Steve Hackett, and he's not technically "best" (just I like his way of playing better than, for instance, Jimi Hendrix' or Alvin Lee's)

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Friday, 2 June 2006 09:21 (twenty years ago)

Too bad he couldn't "Hackett" in Genesis ho ho etc.

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Friday, 2 June 2006 09:23 (twenty years ago)

first: which of these are the Verlaine and Lloyd of meh-tull?
Dave Murray & Ade Smith or KK Downing and Glenn Tipton?

wa-hurrrd re: Thompson and Fripp…

Rick Nielsen!

James Williamson!

Ernie Isley!

Neal Schon!

Phil Manzanera!

Junior Brown!

James Honeyman-Scott!

Big Al Anderson!

Dimebag!

Todd Rundgren!

Brian May!

Ricky Skaggs!

Johnny Mac!

Snakefinger!

Wayne Kramer and Fred Smith!

Alex Lifeson!

Ritchie Blackmore!

Billy Zoom!

Dean Ween!

― veronica moser (veronica moser), Friday, 2 June 2006 11:18 (twenty years ago)

Zane Drain!

Abby Shabby!

Giles Godounov!

Tam Dukakis!

Shug Brecht!

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Friday, 2 June 2006 11:29 (twenty years ago)

My all time favourite is Daniel Fichelscher from Popol Vuh, his rhythm playing is brilliant, his lead playing hits the spot emotionally like nobody else ever. Most of the lead breaks from "Das Hoheleid Salomos", I can replay in my head, I've listened to it so many times, yet I never tire of playing it. His lack of recognition is terrible, as is his seeming total dissapearance from music in recent years.

Other guitarists I really dig are Roger McGuinn, Randy California, Steve Howe, John Cippolina, John "Charlie" Whitney, Tony McPhee, Bill Nelson.

― Pashmina (Pashmina), Friday, 2 June 2006 11:37 (twenty years ago)

Oh yeah, John McGeoch as well, fuckin' outstanding on Magazine's albums.

― Pashmina (Pashmina), Friday, 2 June 2006 11:38 (twenty years ago)

Kaki King, Preston Reed, Wes Montgomery, Joe Pass, Trey Azagthoth

― Thomas Tallis (Tommy), Friday, 2 June 2006 11:53 (twenty years ago)

favorite? pete townshend, without whom there'd be no velvet underground, no mc5, no stooges, no sonic youth, no amm (major influence on keith rowe), no noise scene whatsoever.

another? magic sam. mind-bendingly lyrical.

― Lawrence the Looter (Lawrence the Looter), Friday, 2 June 2006 11:58 (twenty years ago)

pete townshend, without whom there'd be no velvet underground, no mc5, no stooges, no sonic youth, no amm (major influence on keith rowe), no noise scene whatsoever

Aye, right

― Oh No, It's Dadaismus (Dada), Friday, 2 June 2006 12:02 (twenty years ago)

Really? Last time I spoke to Mr Rowe, he seemed to be under the exact opposite impression, i.e. he influenced Townshend, viz. came to AMM gigs, then ~~ripped them off~~ adopted some of their strategies for the Who.

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Friday, 2 June 2006 12:05 (twenty years ago)

Pete Townshend, without whom there'd be no Chris Langham

― Oh No, It's Dadaismus (Dada), Friday, 2 June 2006 12:07 (twenty years ago)

"Robert Fripp - not so much for what he does on King Crimson records, but more for when he is given free rein on other people's songs. His solo on Eno's "St. Elmo's Fire" is possibly my favourite guitar solo of all time."
OTM - it fits the song so perfectly, evoking a burst of colour and light across the night sky.

Robbie Robertson
James Burton
Ira Kaplan
Dave Davies
Zoot Horn Rollo
Thurston & Lee
John Fahey
Verlaine and Lloyd
Bob Stintson
Curtis Mayfield

― Stew (stew s), Friday, 2 June 2006 13:34 (twenty years ago)

Ira Kaplan
Greg Ginn
Blixa Bargeld
Tom Watson
Jim Jones
Daniel Ash
Max Eider
Grant McLennan
Barney Sumner
Lindsey Buckingham
D Boon

― dave's good arm (facsimile) (dave225.3), Friday, 2 June 2006 13:46 (twenty years ago)

Since no one else did, I'll toss in Tom Herman (of Pere Ubu and Tripod Jimmie) as one of my favorite guitar players.

― James, Friday, 2 June 2006 13:50 (twenty years ago)

ooh, forgot:
Quine
Fripp
Gill
Levene

― dave's good arm (facsimile) (dave225.3), Friday, 2 June 2006 13:51 (twenty years ago)

My favourites :

1. T. Verlaine
2. R. Lloyd
3. Townshend
4. Michael Karoli
5. Nile Rodgers
6. Michael Rother
7. Vini Reilly
8. Jo Callis
9. early David Byrne - especially on the live stuff.
10. Eric Clapton - Cream era

― Dr.C (Dr.C), Friday, 2 June 2006 14:24 (twenty years ago)

Andy Gill
Joey Santiago / Frank Black
Greg Ginn
D. Boon
Ed Crawford
Dean Ween
Issac Brock
Tom Verlaine
Richard Lloyd
Robert Quine
Jerry Garcia / Bob Weir (at times, at least)
Trey Anastasio (too much at times, but really distinctive)
I'm not a big Dire Straights fan, but Mark Knopfler, damn.

― joygoat (joygoat), Friday, 2 June 2006 14:27 (twenty years ago)

Martin Carthy!!!!!!!!!!!!!

― Oh No, It's Dadaismus (Dada), Friday, 2 June 2006 14:28 (twenty years ago)

Daniel Fichelscher seconded!
Has anyone mentioned Fred Frith yet? Technically great but doesn't shove it in your face, incredibly versatile, knows how to be a background or foreground player, maybe my all time fave.
Others : Nels Cline, Keith Rowe, Seichi Yamamoto, Agata, Robbie Basho, King & Hannemann (I think of them as one), Taku Sugimoto.

― Matt #2 (Matt #2), Friday, 2 June 2006 14:34 (twenty years ago)

Carrie Brownstein, why not?

― Jimmy Mod: NOIZE BOARD GRIL COMPARISON ANALYST (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Friday, 2 June 2006 14:43 (twenty years ago)

Nick Drake for his unrepeatable touch and sense of.....hell, I don't know what. The guy was a genius and no one will ever be able to convince me otherwise.

Jimmy Page for all those riffs and cuz he could pretty much do rhythm and lead at once.

Nick McCabe. Fuck.

― PB, Friday, 2 June 2006 14:44 (twenty years ago)

Martin Carthy yes!! Sterling Morrison yes as a rhythm player too!!

― Douglas (Douglas), Friday, 2 June 2006 14:46 (twenty years ago)

Keith Richards and Ron Wood, because they sound so Stonsey.

Johnny Thunders -- the only guitarist whose wake I've been to. He had short, stubby fingers. Maybe the most original rock guitarist I've ever heard.

Mick Ralphs / Mick Ronson. I wish I could add Mick Taylor, but he's not in their elite company.

Johnny Smith -- OMG, Johnny Smith.

― Sang Freud (jeff_s), Friday, 2 June 2006 14:53 (twenty years ago)

I like Lonnie Johnson, I don't know how all those sounds come from two hands...

I also like John Woo from the Magnetic Fields... understated, but very good.

― silence dogood (catcher), Friday, 2 June 2006 14:58 (twenty years ago)

Argh, how could I miss my two absolute favourites - Neil Young and Richard Thompson.

Also gotta mention: Davey Graham, Bert Jansch, Dick Gaughan, D Boon, Mick Ronson, Michael Karoli, Michael Rother, J Mascis, Eddie Hazel, Steve Cropper, Ben Chasny, Lindsay Buckingham (the guitar sounds on Tusk are nuts - how does he get his axe to sound like phased out rubber bands?), Jack White, Kevin Shields, Carlos Alomar, Adrian Belew (on Talking Heads and Eno albums at least), Howe Gelb...

― Stew (stew s), Friday, 2 June 2006 17:18 (twenty years ago)

PAUL LEARY
Peter Laughner
Duane Dennison
Steve Albini
Bob Mould
Greg Ginn
Kevin Shields
Robert Quine
Eddie Hazel
John Reis
Greg Sage
Helios Creed

― W Gary (Schade), Friday, 2 June 2006 17:54 (twenty years ago)

Matthias Jabs and Ted Falconi

― Mike Dixn (Mike Dixon), Friday, 2 June 2006 18:10 (twenty years ago)

Anyone like Freddie Roulette?

― shorty (shorty), Friday, 2 June 2006 18:12 (twenty years ago)

1 more for Richard Thompson. Equally great on acoustic and electric.

A guitar player buddy of mine put it best when he told me that after seeing Richard Thompson play live one time, he stopped playing for 5 years because in comparison, my friend felt like he was "playing with his feet."

― kornrulez6969 (TCBeing), Friday, 2 June 2006 18:14 (twenty years ago)

All of my faves have been mentioned except for (and I'm sorry if I missed it) The Dark Horse, George Harrison aka The Quiet One.

― MadMaryWilliams (MadMaryWilliams), Friday, 2 June 2006 18:20 (twenty years ago)

Cobain. Two of the greatest guitar solos ever: "In Bloom" and "Serve the Servants"

― Nigel (Nigel), Friday, 2 June 2006 18:21 (twenty years ago)

Ditto. And I'll add Steve Jones.
(xpost)

― Sons Of The Redd Desert (Ken L), Friday, 2 June 2006 18:23 (twenty years ago)

In no particular order

Charlie Hunter
Ani DiFranco (monstrously underrated and fascinating rhythym player)
Wes Montgomery
Doc Watson
Dimebag
Junior Brown
SRV
Brad Paisely
Joe Pass
Brian May
Mark Knopfler
Tony Rice
Johnny Greenwood
Walter Becker
Richard Thompson (any one see that Grizzly Man Sessions thing on IFC?)
and an honorable mention for Chris Thile who is an absolute space alien on the mandolin.

― Ash (ashbyman), Friday, 2 June 2006 18:54 (twenty years ago)

A lot fo these have been mention already, but lessee:

Richard Thompson -- the best, period.
Frank Zappa -- a close second
Neil Young
Doug Martsch -- that guy is just nasty when he gets going
Tom Verlaine
Jeff Tweedy -- the playing on the last couple Wilco records has been stunning.
James Hetfield -- I mean, c'mon, whether you love or hate Metallica, you gotta admit he's an awesome rhythm player.
Brian May for sure
BB King
Tom Morello
Jimmy Page
David Gilmour
Jim James of My Morning Jacket
Vernon ReidLindsey Buckingham
Slash -- very underrated
Randy Rhoads
Angus Young

― O'Connor (OConnorScribe), Friday, 2 June 2006 19:18 (twenty years ago)

Paul Leary seconded!!

― chad (chad), Saturday, 3 June 2006 14:42 (twenty years ago)

any one see that Grizzly Man Sessions thing on IFC?

Yes! Werner Herzog directing Richard Thompson's guitar playing

― Chris Bee (Cee Bee), Saturday, 3 June 2006 16:02 (twenty years ago)

Otis Rush, Hubert Sumlin, Bo Diddley, Jimi Hendrix, Peter Green, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Richard Thompson, Erkin Koray, Jeff Tweedy, Nels Cline, Kevin Shields, Tom Verlaine, Richard Lloyd, Lindsay Buckingham, Bert Jansch, Robert Pete Williams, Junior Kimbrough, John Dieterich (Deerhoof), Roland Jones (Flaming Lips), Ben Chasny, Sonny Sharrock, John Ries, Duane Dennison, Alex Chilton, Steve Cropper, Derek Bailey, Dave Schramm, Ira Kaplan, Lou Reed, Dean Wareham, Sean Eden, Keith Richards, Neil Young, Nick Drake.

― Brooker Buckingham (Brooker B), Saturday, 3 June 2006 17:38 (twenty years ago)

Leigh Stephens, Zappa, Keiji Haino, Tony Iommi, Lemmy, Shields, Keith Rowe, Hendrix...

― Chris Bee (Cee Bee), Saturday, 3 June 2006 17:51 (twenty years ago)

Dean Wareham

― Christopher Costello (CGC), Saturday, 3 June 2006 19:17 (twenty years ago)

Carrie Brownstein, why not?

OTFM! Man, how could anyone forget her?

― O'Connor (OConnorScribe), Saturday, 3 June 2006 19:23 (twenty years ago)

Angus/Malcolm Young- the gods of the riff; Angus' solos are a little inconsistently enjoyable for me.

Buckethead- amazing variety, technique and willingness to take chances

B.B. King- I have never not enjoyed a BB song. Still kicks ass live.

Lightnin' Hopkins

Jimi

Keith Richards

Slash- Nothing of note since '93, but before then, my favorite soloist.

Thurston Moore/Lee Ranaldo

Django

Prince

Hubert Sumlin

― Matthew E. Armstrong (gensu3k1), Sunday, 4 June 2006 02:29 (twenty years ago)

Prince has some bitchin' solos

― Chris Bee (Cee Bee), Sunday, 4 June 2006 16:44 (twenty years ago)

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