favorite guitarists

“leo kottke
chet atkins
craig chaquico
mike campbell
buddy guy
carlos santana
neil young
pat metheny
jeff beck
al dimeola”

“What about Jose Feliciano?”

“Dick Dale
Link Wray
Tom Verlaine
Robert Fripp
Phil Manzanera”

“Tommy Bolin”

“how could i have overlooked dick dale?? he is absolutely awesome....hendrix learned a lot of his licks from him....

a few more great ones....

stevie ray vaughn
john mclaughlin
duane allman
george benson”

“Gonzo, have you heard the version of Pipeline Dick Dale did with Stevie Ray Vaughn? Awesome...”

“Pete Townsend
Rick Nielsen

and of course...

Stevie Ray”

“tehipite....i have not heard that yet, but i will be looking for it....

a few more bad ass axemen....

jan akkerman
peter green
jorma kaukonen
lonesome george thorogood”

“Raqndy Rhoads (Ozzy)
George Lynch (Dokken)
Mick Mars (Motley Crue)
Zak Wylde (Ozzy)
James Hetfield (Metallica)
J (White Zombie)
Jake E. Lee ((Ozzy)
Dave Mustane”

“Dave Mustane (Megadeth)”

“Okay, just two more:

Nile Rodgers
Adrian Belew”

“Steve Howe (Yes)
Steve Hackett (ex-Genesis)

Bassists:
Chris Squire (Yes)
Geddy Lee (Rush)”

“***Bassist***

Steve Harris (Iron Maiden)
Rudy Sarzo (Ozzy, Quiet, Riot, White Snake)
Geezer Butler (Black Sabbath, Ozzy)”

“Walkindude (Flyer, Cheap Thrills, Flashback)”

“1. Steve Vai

2. Joe Satriani

3. Jimmy Page

4. Randy Coven

5. BB King

6. Stevie Ray

7. John Patrusie

8. Randy Roads

9. Zack Wylde

10. Stewart Hamm”

“Of course, many of the classics - Stevie Ray, Jimmy Page, etc

Chris Smither - not as well known, but plays great guitar.”

“Mark Knopfler
he plays .....i get tingly all over..
mm mmm mmmm..........”

“Satriani

Carlos

Michael Hedges (R.I.P.)

Stevie Ray”

“Don't care much for Van Halen, but one great guitarist.

Rory Gallagher
Alvin Lee”

“Stevie Ray

Al Dimeola

Zappa”

“Stevie Ray
BB King
Bela Fleck
David Matthews
Bo Diddley
Santana
Johnny Rodreguiez (A Toledo, OH legend)”

“Eric Clapton
Jerry Garcia
BB King
Santana
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Roy Clark (Don't laugh, the dude can play)
Leo Kottke
Stephen Stills
Rory Gallagher
Alvin Lee
Frank Zappa

The list could go on for awhile -”

“Hendrix, Santana, Clapton . . . maybe it isn't cool 'cause they are well-known and obvious choices, but they're my favorites.”

“I gotta go with

Steve Vai
Joe Satriani
Steve Howe
Jesse Cook
Al Dimeola
John McLaughlin
Robert Fripp
Carlos Santana
& Hendrix”

“ME!”

“Chet Akins, Vince Gill, BB King,
Chuck Berrry, Stevie Ray, James Taylor, Springsteen, Steve Warner,

and ME, of course!!


Tex”

“david gilmour”

“Gonzo, I figured you'd be a Ted Nugent fan judging by your name.”

“amboy dukes....take the time to take a journey to the center of your mind....”

“Dave Navarro (Jane's Addiction etc.)
Billy Corgan (Smashing Pumpkins)
Luther Allison

along with the previously mentioned:
Kaukonen, Fripp, DiMeola, Beck, Kottke, Gilmour, Townsend, Clapton (earlier more than now), others I'm forgetting.”

“Wow only two people list Hendrix and nobody lists Robert Johnson????

If you read things Clapton said about Robert Johnson, you will see an incredible reverence and awe.”

“Bob Mould”

“Well, ped, we are talking "favorite" rather than "influential," so that could be a factor. I certainly enjoy Hendrix when I hear him, but hasn't been on my playlist at home for quite awhile. And that's not a comment on his playing, just on where my listening has taken me. When our public station's Blues Friday program starts each week, I can half expect to be introduced to some new "favorites" if I listen closely, some old-timers, some newcomers.

Before she went "pop," Bonnie Raitt was one of my favorites. Before he died, Lowell George was too, and I still pull out old Little Feat discs to hear him. Still glad I got a chance to hear those two play slide together in the late 70s.”

“i read an interview where clapton said that buddy guy was the best guitarist he had ever seen....”

“If I had to pick one...it'd have to be Warren Haynes of Gov't Mule.

Warren played with David Allan Coe from 1980 to 1984. He traveled all over the States and went to Europe with him as well. He played on 9 of Coe's albums. Warren also met Dickey Betts ad Gregg Allman through David Allan, and when Coe's band opened for the Allman Brothers at the Fox Theater in Atlanta, Dickey sat in.

After four years, Warren moved to Nashville to do session work, but the Allman connection wouldn't go away. Dickey was doing some demos in Nashville and called someone to put together a group of background singers. As fate would have it, Warren was one of them. " Dickey came up to me and said, 'What are doing here?', I said, 'I'm singing back-up on your stuff.' He said, ' Oh really. You got your guitar with you?' I told him no and he said, 'Good!' and started laughing." Good-natured ribbing aside, Dickey kept thinking about Warren's guitar playing. He called Warren up later, and invited him down to work on some songs. Those songs turned into Dickey's solo album, Pattern Disruptive.

At the same time, Gregg decided to record "Just Before The Bullets Fly", which Warren co-wrote, as the title track to his 1988 album. It's no wonder that when the Allman Brothers reformed for their reunion tour in 1989, Warren got the call. That tour marked the beginning of eight extremely productive years of touring and recording. During that span, Warren's songwriting, singing, and guitar playing helped the Allman Brothers Band record five albums (Seven Turns, Shades of Two Worlds, An Evening With The Allman Brothers Band, Where It All Begins, and 2nd Set). These albums became the Brothers' most critically acclaimed records in fifteen years. The band was nominated for three Grammy awards, two of which were for instrumentals co-written by Warren and Dickey Betts ("True Gravity" in 1990, and "Kind of Bird" in 1991), and they won a Grammy in 1995 for "Best Rock Instrumental Performance" ("Jessica"). Many critics give Warren credit for putting the fire back into the Allman Brothers Band.

In 1993, Warren stepped into the spotlight with his first solo record, Tales of Ordinary Madness, on Megaforce Records. He recruited Chuck Leavell to share production duties, and Chuck also played on the record. A year later, through an impromptu jam with Allman Brothers Band partner Allen Woody and drummer Matt Abts (who Haynes knew from the Dickey Betts Band), Gov't Mule was born.

The trio released their critically acclaimed debut album on Relativity records in 1995, and quickly gained a loyal fan base by hitting the road during the Brothers' touring breaks. Warren was voted #1 slide guitarist by Guitar Player magazine in both 1995 and 1996. Meanwhile, the Mule released a second record, Live at Roseland Ballroom, which received many critical accolades.

Presently, Gov't Mule is at the center of Warren's creative energies. In April 1997, he and Allen Woody decided to leave the Allman Brothers Band in order to concentrate on the Mule full-time.

”

“All the favorites already listed: Santana, Page, Kotke, Stevie Ray, etc etc etc.
Some old guys not on the list yet: David Bromberg, Paco Delucia, Albert Collins, Brian Setzer, Tuck, Leon Redbone.
Some new guys: Johnny Lang, Mato Nanji (from Indigenous - check this guy out!)

How come Bonnie Raitt is the only female mentioned???”

“Dat dude does jam. Question: Is Gov. Mule as god on the studio albums as on the live stuff you've given me?”

“susan tedeschi rocks!!”

“You gotta point there Pekka... tho Hendrix and Johnson would be on my "best" and "favorite" list.

I really like a young guitarist by the name of Meghan Toohey. She just gets better and better. Y'all may be hearing about her some day.”

“You bet'cha, Mr.Nigal. That dood (imho) is the hardest working person in the music industry now, and is a catalyst for bringing together many other less-wellknown but awesome musicians.

His next album will feature 25 different bassist, and 18 new songs. His other bassist, Allen Woody, died in his sleep last year, and so far either Dave Schools of Widespread Panic or Oteil Burbridge of the Allman Bros have been filling in Allen's place.

Here's just a few musicians that are featured on his not-yet-released effort...
Les Claypool (Primus)
Phil Lesh (Grateful Dead, Phil & Friends)
Alphonso Johnson (Chuck Mangione Quartet, Weather Report, Santana, Bobby & the Midnights, Jazz is Dead, The Other Ones)
Francis "Rocco" Prestia (Tower of Power)
Jack Casady (Jefferson Airplane & Hot Tuna)
Chris Squire (Yes)
Mike Gordon (Phish)
Bootsy Collins (James Brown, George Clinton & P-Funk)
David Schools (Widespread Panic)
Chris Wood (Medeski, Martin & Wood)
Jack Bruce (Cream, West, Bruce & Laing, among others)
Tony Levin (King Crimson & Pete Gabriel)
Oteil Burbridge (Allman Brothers)
Billy Cox (Jimi Hendrix Band of Gypsys)
John Entwistle (The Who)
Roger Glover (Deep Purple)
Larry Graham (Sly & the Family Stone)
Mike Watt (Minutemen/Firehose)
George Porter Jr. (Funky Meters)
Willie Weeks (Aretha Franklin, George Harrison)
Stefan Lessard (Dave Matthews Band)
Me'Shell NdegéOcello
Flea (Red Hot Chile Peppers)
...among many others.”

“...and GM is playing the Newport in Columbus this next Friday, Oct.5. (and The Odeon in Cleve. Sun. Oct. 7...I got tix for both...can't wait 8)”

“Stevie Ray Vaughan”

“You said my favorite,

not the best, or best known, or most recorded, etc.

My favorite guitarist to listen to is my best friend and life partner.”

“Andres Segovia

(and save Bela for the banjo thread, *G*)”

“Sure are a lot of bass players making this list.....
Hendrix doesn't get mentioned because he is way too obvious! (And great)
You have to put Steve Howe (Yes) on this list. Was voted best guitarist in Guitar Magazine several years in a row, as I recall.”

“I'm so glad somebody said Link Wray.

I will always proudly list Edward Van Halen as one of my favorites! And also Nuno Bettencourt.

I was recently introduced to Leo Kottke, so great!

I never did like Steve Howe”

“Can't believe Knopler only got one mention (thanks OM)
Knopler
Knopler
Knopler
Knopler
Knopler
Knopler
Knopler
Knopler”

“George Benson”

“larry carlton”

“Stanley Jordan
Anyone that can play two guitars at the same time definatly has my vote.”