Your top 10 most inspiring guitar players

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No real particular order after the Top 4

1. Randy Rhoads
2. EVH
3. George Lynch
4. Ace
5. Robin Trower
6. Ronni LeTekro
7. Jimmy Page
8. John Petrucci
9. Akira Takasaki
10. James Hetfield
 
Paul Gilbert
Uli Jon Roth
YJM
Michael Schenker
Andy Timmons
Randy Rhoads
George Lynch
Nuno
Jason Becker
Jerry Cantrell
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in no particular order and off the top of my head (I could easily do a "top 100" list) :

Vai
Satriani
YJM
EVH
Chet Atkins
Steve Howe
Gary Moore
DiMeola
Daniele Gottardo
Robert Johnson
Hendrix
 
No one else mentions Devin Townsend? I'm ashamed of you guys right now....








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Juggernaut said:
No one else mentions Devin Townsend? I'm ashamed of you guys right now....Too right! Too many to list in ten. Although, I'd put Devy in w/Hetfield. Not that he's not a talented soloist, but I don't particularly put him in that one pigeon hole. They are a couple of very talented songwriters... especially for neither of them having that much theory knowledge.
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Devin is bad ass but it only said 10 and I kind of did it by order of how and when I heard em and got inspired. Devin is one of my favorites out of many.
 
Tony Iommi
Bruce Franklin & Rick Wartell
Billy Gibbons
Michael Schenker
Hank Shermman and Michael Denner
Ted Nugent
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Angus Young
 
EVH
Randy Rhoads
Eric Johnson
Billy Gibbons
Ty Tabor
Jake E. Lee
John Sykes
Micheal Shenker
David Gilmour
Joe Satriani
 
1981/1985 - Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple)
1982 - Steve Jones (Sex Pistols)
1983 - The Edge (U2)
1984 - Eddie van Halen (van Halen)
1985/1989 - Jake E. Lee (Ozzy)
1985/1990 Yngwie J. Malmsteen
1986/ today - Paul Gilbert (RacerX/Mr.Big)
1989/1994 - Alfred Koffler (Pink Cream 69)
1991/1993 - Nuno Bettencourt (Extreme)
1994/today - John Petrucci (Dream Theater)
 
Uli Roth
Randy Rhoads
Ritchie Blackmore
Akira Takasaki
Marty Friedman
Greg Howe
Glen Buxton/ Michael Bruce
Dick Wagner/ Steve Hunter
Paul Gilbert
Ace Frehley
 
danyeo":to49450c said:
Brian May
David Gilmour
Jimmy Page
Michael Schenker
Gary Moore
Eric Johnson
Randy Rhoads
Yngwie Malmsteen
George Lynch
Tony Iommi
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This. I would replace Iommi with Joe Bonnamassa
 
Rhodes
Lynch
Sykes
Jake E Lee
Criss Oliva
Dimebag
Yngwie
EVH
Nuno
Gary Moore
 
Top 8 in no particular order with some favorite songs...

Jeff Beck (The Final Piece, Situation, Let Me Love You, AIR Blower, Beck's Bolero)
Eric Johnson (East Wes, Manhattan, Austin, Magnetized, Zap)
Robin Trower (About to Begin, Sweet Angel, Caledonia, Sweet Wine of Love, Daydream)
Rory Gallagher (There's a Light, For the Last Time, Cross Me Off Your List, Calling Card, Tatoo'd Lady)
Joe Bonamassa (I know Where I Belong, Takin' The Hit, Left Overs, Had To Cry Today, Reconsider Baby)
Stevie Ray Vaughan (Riviera Paradise, Lenny, Chitlins Con Carne, Tin Pan Alley, Gone Home)
Eric Clapton (Layla, Steppin' Out, Badge, Old Love, She's Gone)
Jimmy Page (Achilles Last Stand, Since I've Been Loving You, Tea For One, The Rain Song)
 
Does this "Rhodes" fellow have anything remotely to do with Randy Rhoads?? :student:

Mo :D
 
John Petrucci
Satch
Vai
Angus
Arjen Luccassen
Paul Gilbert
EVH
Jason Becker
Randy Rhoads
Iommi
 
Scott Henderson
Tim Sparks
Guthrie Govan
Joe Pass
Per Nilsson
Pat Martino
Paco deLucia
Kiko Loureiro
Paul Masvidal
Tymon Kruidenier
 
Oh man...tough one! But anyhoo here goes in no particular order:

Adrian Smith
Dave Murray
Randy Rhoads
George Lynch
Vinnie Moore
Joe Satriani
Zakk Wylde
Paul Gilbert
Jake E. Lee
Yngwie Malmsteen

really a tough one to list only ten guys. These are the ones from the top of my head who inspire me to pick up the guitar and may be learn something new or just jam away.
 
Arto Lindsay (check Ambitious Lovers Envy and Greed)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0nf-WKT1io
Hendrix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9AL0p8t-Ww
Bill Frisell (check Before we were born his work with Naked City and Elvis Costello)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNEKPlRGjWA
Jeff Beck until (Wired)
Vai until Eat em and Smile, by far my favourite Flexable
John Scofield (check Blue Matter and If they would only knew with Dave Liebmann)
Kevin Shields (check My bloody valentine´s Loveless)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DEnwUAzPG4
Van Halen until 1984
Jim Campilongo (for example Mr. and Ms Mouse)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDf0ict0sW4
SRV
Adrian Belew (check Desire caught by the tail)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fANR9KmciRw

as you can see, no metal....prefer art, creativity, cool influences and lack of narrow mind, style....sorry red necks, bible belt freaks and tea party aficionados
 
10 is not enough!
I still can't nail it in 30 :rock:

ZAPPA
IOMMI
RANDY
EVH
VAI
VIVIAN CAMPBELL
ANDY TIMMONS
NEIL SCHON
KOTZEN
PAUL GILBERT

JEFF BECK
DOUG ALDRICH
TY TABOR
SATRIANI
JAKE E LEE
MURRAY/SMITH
TIPTON/DOWNING
JERRY CANTRELL
PETRUCCI
NUNO

ERIC JOHNSON
GUTHRIE GOVAN
REB BEACH
GEORGE LYNCH
GARY MOORE
SLASH
MICHAEL LEE FIRKINS
AL DIMEOLA
MICHAEL SCHENKER
GREG HOWE
 
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