Your top 10 most inspiring guitar players

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Hearing these guys always make me wanna pick up the guitar and play, in no particular order...

1. Michael Schenker
2. Yngwie
3. Chris Duarte
4. SRV - Live at the El Macambo in particular
5. George Lynch
6. Jamie Kime
7. Ace Frehley
8. Gary Moore
9. Old Zakk Wylde
10. Rhoads
 
In no particular order:

Andy Timmons
Paul Gilbert
Eric Johnson
Warren Haynes
Billy Gibbons
The Edge
Alex Lifeson
David Wilcox
Gary Moore
Joe Bonamassa
 
In no particular order...

Brian May
Nuno
EVH
Vai
Phil X
Adrian Vandenberg
Randy Rhoads
Jason Becker
Slash
Ace
And as a bonus, Vito Bratta
 
1. Randy Rhoads
2. Zakk Wylde
3. Alexi Laiho
4. Davey Johnstone (bet you dont know who that is!)
5. Steve Vai
6. EVH
7. Dimebag
8. Yngwie
9. Angus Young
10. Adrian Smith

in no particular order...;)
 
James Hetfield (downstroke king)
Jerry Cantrell (bad muthafuka)
Steve Gaines (severely underrated)
Stevie Ray Vaughan (gave the blues a fresh kick in the ass)
Eric Johnson (a true virtuoso)
Jack Pearson (an unsung hero)
Scotty Anderson (scary good)
Marty Friedman (come back to america)
Joe Bonamassa (fat joe)
John Petrucci (early nineties)
Robben Ford (wicked tone)

My list goes to Eleven! :rock:
 
Dimebag
Gary Holt
Dino Cazeras
Kerry King
Scott Ian
Devin Townsend
Mark Morton
James Hetfield (1980s)
Dave Mustaine
Randy Rhoads
 
My Fav's. Strict order...

Michael Schenker (pre 1985)
Uli Roth
Ritchie Blackmore (pre 1995)
Jeff Beck
Gary Moore (pre 1990)
Roy Buchanan
Danny Gatton
Allan Holdsworth
Eric Johnson
Ronnie Montrose
 
nevusofota":iu3x5aey said:
(Yes, you read it right......When I was a kid C.C.'s easy chick magnent riffs kept me from getting frustrated with the guitar. If not I would have skateboarded all day as a kid and would have lead me to golfing all weekend as an adult :lol: :LOL: )
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Even if you hate CC, listen to his solos. They are very well thought out and played. He is a lot better of a player than he gets credit for. Most of his solos are compositions within the song and stay on the theme of the song.
 
guitarmike":31f5yn3o said:
nevusofota":31f5yn3o said:
(Yes, you read it right......When I was a kid C.C.'s easy chick magnent riffs kept me from getting frustrated with the guitar. If not I would have skateboarded all day as a kid and would have lead me to golfing all weekend as an adult :lol: :LOL: )
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Even if you hate CC, listen to his solos. They are very well thought out and played. He is a lot better of a player than he gets credit for. Most of his solos are compositions within the song and stay on the theme of the song.
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I don't hate CC by any stretch. His playing may be the reason I still play to this day and didin't ditch the instrument early on. His solos are thought out and serve the song well, but man is he sloppy. You could even argue that his sloppy, non-technical, loose style of play fit the Poison style better than say a tight articulate precise player would have (ala Kotzen).
 
1. Jimi Hendrix
2. Tommy Bolin
3. Robin Trower
4. Ritchie Blackmore
5. Jimmy Page
6. Jeff Beck
7. Jim McCarty
8. Eric Clapton
9. Charlie Karp
10. Ronnie Montrose
 
In not particular order;

Cliff Burton
Tadao Sawai
Andres Segovia
Dave Mustaine
Malcolm Young
James Hetfield
Adam Jones
BB King
Trent Reznor
Jimmy Page

I have to had Brent Hinds, that guy has a really cool picking style he grab from being a banjo player.
 
Guilmour
Lynch
Yngwie
Steve Morse
Vinnie Moore
Greg Howe
TMac
Steve Rothery
Ace
Eddie
 
EVH
Dimebag
Jake e Lee
Jerry Cantrell
Phil X
Zakk ,pre BLS and the stupid biker costume
Jimmy Page
Nuno
Yngwie
Angus young


Honorable mention. Brad Gillis
Brad Paisley
 
Angus Young
Malcolm Young
Tony Iommi
Brian Setzer
James Hetfield
Gary Moore
Brian May (sorry Robbo)
EVH
K.K. Downing
Glenn Tipton

Honorable mention to Marty Friedman.

Had to edit out Brian Robertson when I shamefully realized I forgot Brian May :doh:
Shit...edit time again Gotta get K.K. an Tipton in there, bye bye Beck and Uli
 
Robert Fripp
Nuno Bettencourt
Brian May
Steve Hackett
Alex Lifeson
John Petrucci
Adrian Belew
Steve Howe
Steve Morse
Allan Holdsworth
 
soc_monki":1738p3y2 said:
1. Randy Rhoads
2. Zakk Wylde
3. Alexi Laiho
4. Davey Johnstone (bet you dont know who that is!)
5. Steve Vai
6. EVH
7. Dimebag
8. Yngwie
9. Angus Young
10. Adrian Smith

in no particular order...;)
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I do.. ;)
I grew up listening to him :thumbsup:
 
Trying to come up with a top 10 is making my head hurt :lol: :LOL:
I'll try again later when I get the queens list done :lol: :LOL:
 
Matthias Jabs
George Lynch
Bill leverty
Zakk Wylde
David Gilmour
Tom Scholtz
Akira Takasaki
Nuno
Pete Lesperance
Vito Bratta
 
1. Randy RHoads
2. Yngwie Malmsteen
3. EVH
4. Adrian Vandenberg
5. Vivian Campbell
6. Gary Moore
7. Jeff Beck
8. Al DiMeola
9. Larry Carlton
10. Segovia
 
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