My Top 15, Just for fun

[MisterBulbous]

Ty Tabor, the guy who sounds EXACTLY like Peter Frampton
George Harrison
Miles Goodwyn/Brian Greenway from April Wine
Dave Murray/Adrian Smith
Those three guys in the Outlaws
Paul Gilbert
EVH...he's probably like my number 1.
Davey Johnstone from Elton Johns band
Fast Eddie Clarke...mostly because of his name
Chet Atkins, specially those vinyl soundpage things he did for guitar player magazine
Rik Emmett (seriously)
Alex Lifeson
MIchael Schenker

I'm surprised you didn't mention Peter Frampton in your list.

Why would anyone question Rik Emmett's inclusion? He's awesome.

That being said, I kinda question the Apriil Wine guys. I'm surprised you picked them over The Stampeders.

Rik Emmett is my uncle. Inside joke.

 

[projectx102]

Michael Schenker
EVH
Billy Gibbons
David Gilmour
Ty Tabor
Jeff Healey
Randy Rhodes
Tony Iommi
Jerry Cantrell
Ritchie Blackmore
Gary Moore
Angus Young
John Fruciante
Jake E. Lee
Warren Demartini



No Allan Holdsworth

I am well pleased to see Jeff Healey on your list. May I suggest removing Ty Tabor and adding Holdsworth? I think if you did that, why, your list would be just fine!!!

Well hell,14 out of 15 ain't bad!

 

[Heritage Softail]

Ace Frehley - Not a fretboard gymnast but knew how to play for the song and bring the rock and roll. Inspired many to pick up a guitar.

Mark Knopfler

Pat Metheney

Steve Morse

Billy Gibbons

James Hetfield

Angus!!! How can the man of so many legendary riffs not be a top guitar player!! I would bet more strippers have shaken naked ass to AC/DC than any other rock band.

RR

SRV

EVH

JS

 

[ctoddrun]

I'll play...

I'm going to list some of the guys who I really dug at one point or another but dont necessarily go out of my way to listen to them anymore.


EVH
Alex Lifeson
Chris DeGarmo
Damon Johnson
Frank Hannon
Tom Scholtz
Adam Jones
Warren DiMartini
Eric Johnson
Don Felder

 

[kissmyace]

Ty Tabor, the guy who sounds EXACTLY like Peter Frampton
George Harrison
Miles Goodwyn/Brian Greenway from April Wine
Dave Murray/Adrian Smith
Those three guys in the Outlaws
Paul Gilbert
EVH...he's probably like my number 1.
Davey Johnstone from Elton Johns band== excellent choice !!!
Fast Eddie Clarke...mostly because of his name
Chet Atkins, specially those vinyl soundpage things he did for guitar player magazine
Rik Emmett (seriously)
Alex Lifeson
MIchael Schenker

 

[Inca Roads]

In no specific order:

Frank Zappa
Tony Iommi
EVH
Randy Rhoads
Jeff Beck
Steve Vai
Andy Timmons
Guthrie Govan
Ritchie Kotzen
Steve Morse
Gary Moore
Vivian Campbell
Paul Gilbert
John Petrucci
Doug Aldrich
Michael Schenker

 

[axemeaquestion]

Hey, have any of you brothers heard of a group called Led Zeppelin?

'cause not one of you sad sacks saw fit to list Jimmy Page, one of the sloppiest, yet most influential guitar players (not counting that clip I posted of myself in the other thread) of all time.

That's shocking and you should be hanging your head in shame right now.

 

[Inca Roads]

Hey, have any of you brothers heard of a group called Led Zeppelin?

'cause not one of you sad sacks saw fit to list Jimmy Page, one of the sloppiest, yet most influential guitar players (not counting that clip I posted of myself in the other thread) of all time.

That's shocking and you should be hanging your head in shame right now.

Thread didn't ask for most influential,
instead personal favs. Love Zep and Page,
but not in my top 20.
Didn't see Jimi up there either, but no
big deal. He was, with out a doubt, the
most influential guitar player of all time,
but not my fav.

 

[axemeaquestion]

Hey, have any of you brothers heard of a group called Led Zeppelin?

'cause not one of you sad sacks saw fit to list Jimmy Page, one of the sloppiest, yet most influential guitar players (not counting that clip I posted of myself in the other thread) of all time.

That's shocking and you should be hanging your head in shame right now.

Thread didn't ask for most influential,
instead personal favs. Love Zep and Page,
but not in my top 20.
Didn't see Jimi up there either, but no
big deal. He was, with out a doubt, the
most influential guitar player of all time,
but not my fav.

Jimi who?

I'm talking about Jimmy Page, dag nab it.

 

[Mailman1971]

Ace Frehley
Angus Young
EVH
George Lynch
Vito Bratta
James Hetfield
Paul Gilbert
Marty Friedman
Akira Takasaki
Randy Rhoads
Dimebag
Alex Skolnik
Nuno Bettencourt
Jimmy Page
Mathias Jabbs


There are probably several others....but these are the guys that stand out right away for me.

 

[SFW]

In no particular order...

Jerry Cantrell
Andy Timmons
George Lynch
Eric Johnson
Steve Lukather
Thomas Blug
Vito Bratta
Nuno
EVH
Doug Aldrich
Richie Sambora
Keith Urban
Gary Moore


Too many to really list, but those are the guys who stand out for me.

 

[Mailman1971]

Ace Frehley
Angus Young
EVH
George Lynch
Vito Bratta
James Hetfield
Paul Gilbert
Marty Friedman
Akira Takasaki
Randy Rhoads
Dimebag
Alex Skolnik
Nuno Bettencourt
Jimmy Page
Mathias Jabbs


There are probably several others....but these are the guys that stand out right away for me.

.........OOOPS!! Forgot Joe Satriani!!

 

[Inca Roads]

Jimi who?

I'm talking about Jimmy Page, dag nab it.

Page is one of the God Fathers of Rock/Metal
without a doubt!! Love me some....
No Quarter, Out on the Tiles, Achilles Last Stand,
Nobody's fault but mine, etc......

If they asked for top 5
Most influential guitar players of all time, he's
right there.

Hendrix
Page
Clapton
Iommi
Beck

 

[ctoddrun]

I forgot Vivian.


My favorite stuff of his is on the Riverdogs disc.

Dude was BURNING then.

 

[crankyrayhanky]

EVH
Rhoads
Vai
Satriani
Marty Friedman
Gilmore
Jimi
ZW
Buckethead
Loomis

 

[sinfish]

Ty Tabor, the guy who sounds EXACTLY like Peter Frampton
George Harrison
Miles Goodwyn/Brian Greenway from April Wine
Dave Murray/Adrian Smith
Those three guys in the Outlaws
Paul Gilbert
EVH...he's probably like my number 1.
Davey Johnstone from Elton Johns band
Fast Eddie Clarke...mostly because of his name
Chet Atkins, specially those vinyl soundpage things he did for guitar player magazine
Rik Emmett (seriously)
Alex Lifeson
MIchael Schenker

I'm surprised you didn't mention Peter Frampton in your list.

Why would anyone question Rik Emmett's inclusion? He's awesome.

That being said, I kinda question the Apriil Wine guys. I'm surprised you picked them over The Stampeders.

Rik Emmett is my uncle. Inside joke.

Well tell your uncle I want my money back. I bought his instructional VHS tape when I was a kid. And it just cuts of mid sentence at the end of the tape. What's up with that!? (Otherwise a cool tape)

 

[splitendz]

I see why I like this forum so much. Good to see lots of metal guys in these lists, when so many people dismiss & totally rag on metal these days. Here we go:

Nuno
Lynch
Gilbert
Demartini
Zakk
Shawn Lane (RIP)
Reb Beach
Vito Bratta
Ingwie
Vai
Richie Kotzen
Tony Macalpine
Vinnie Moore
Eric Johnson
Bonamassa