But I like this guy ....

If you like slide guitar players,
check out Sonny Landreth.

GF dragged me to the Fillmore to catch Trucks and Tedeschi. I kept telling her I would rather see Sonny and she got pissed.

Sonny played some joint in San Francisco a few weeks later and away we went.

She got it, right off the bat.

The solo starts at 1:54

As a hard core Ed Bickert fan, I enjoyed that clip more than I can tell you ... thanks!

.rog.

and many more

I'll second the "Clarence White" reference. Then I will go with Tony Rice. Can't forget about Django either!

I'd need to categorize, and then the post would be too long. In fact, i wouldn't even include slide players and regular style in the same category. So, i'd need over a dozen categories.
GAC

Here are a few...

Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
Bnois King
Steve Miller
Anson Funderburgh
Buddy Guy
Tommy Castro
"Smokin" Joe Kubek
Elmore James
Nick Moss
Hound Dog Taylor
Lonnie Brooks
Johnny Winter
Duke Robillard
Luther Allison
Bonnie Raitt
Jimmie Vaughan
Ana Popovic

He was quite a bluesman. For me, formative.

Seems y'all missed a few ...

As for blues, Stevie Ray Vaughn ought to top any list, plus
Buddy Guy
Duane Allman (already mentioned but must be mentioned again)
Danny Gatton
BB King


Jazz:
Wes Montgomery
Charlie Christian
Joe Pass

George Benson
John McLaughlin
also ... Look up Ron Affiff & Dave Tronzo

Flamenco:
Sabacias
Paco De Luca (best guitar player I've ever heard)
Dennis Koster
Segovia (duh)

Rock:
Pete Townsend
Jimmy Page
Steve Howe
Joe Walsh
Larry Carlton
Angus Young
Trey Anastasio
Robert Fripp
Eddie Van Halen
Adrian Belew
Terry Kath
Robbie Robertson

and the greatest of 'em all ...
Jeff Beck

Honorable Mentions (off the top of my head)
Leo Kotke
Brian May
Robin Trower
Dickie Betts
Peter Frampton
80's
Elloitt Easton
Andy Summers
Burton Averre (for the extended My Sharona solo alone)

RIP Alvin. Never quite got his due.

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is passionate (like in Crossroads), Page because he is an all around genius, Gilmour because of his innovative style and imagination, Allen Collins was the best in his genre, and had some awesome riffs and hooks, Robert Cray because of his smooth perfect delivery in live performance, Randi Rhoads, Jimi, Betts, Bernie Leadon,...

Albert Collins, Freddie King, Harry Leahy, Django, Dimeola, the list goes on and on, waaaay too many to list. I have no favorite player, there are many individual distinctive styles, and many awesome players.

I like Orianthi's playing a quite a lot.

I wrote these songs below, and play the guitar on both of them, and sing on one of them. One is finished, the other is an almost finished kind of sloppy mastered practice run.

This one is the sloppy practice run, still trying to decide if I should sing this myself, but because of the reggae feel I think that it's better suited to a more kind of Bob Marley sounding vocalist.

G comes to mind Buddy Guy during the 60s and Peter Green to this day .
there are Tele players ,Strato meisters and Gibson players which makes for even more work thinking of names and the great players can play a tennis racket and make it sound good.

Not one single mention of the awesome Pat Metheny here?

Perhaps this will change your mind:

Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays at their best!! I usually play this one while driving or when I just want to chill for 11 minutes. Lyle May's piano solo that begins around the 4:30 mark is pure joy. And Metheny's guitar playin' ain't bad either!!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=OmWLAt_KSYE

Your list is fine. I particularly admire Gilmour for his taste and tone. Every note counts without showboating. But I have to say Jeff Beck is the only one I really listen to almost daily. While he's got the same haircut he had in 1970, he's the only guitarist of his generation that is always growing always stretching, always changing. He can do fusion, rockabilly, jazz, heavy metal, blues, and delicate little things like "Nadia" using only his thumb, whammy bar, and an old white Strat. Every time I hear him, I want to carry my own Strat out to the dumpster. That's just my opinion, and you know what they say about opinions, right?

Welcome to DU!

Thanks for the welcome. And yes, knitting has crossed my mind, but I probably don't have the digital dexterity to do that so well, either.

PETE TOWNSHEND!

Good to see Pete with a mention . The godfather of punk, in addition to so many other immortal creations.

Along those lines, just netflixed "A Band Called Death": A black kid from Detroit goes to see The Who in the early 70's and is inspired to invent punk with his brothers (and few people knew about it until about 35 years later):

just to name a few of my favorites!

Satriani. Melodic and harmonic sophistication and fantastic technique.

Elliot Easton. Can play anything, any style, and is the most underrated player ever.

Leo Kottke: A complete original. Invented a different style of playing 12 string.

Steve Vai: Fantastic technique and willing to play outside the box.

Reeves Gabrels: Best noise player ever. (Although Tom Morello is right there.)

Notice how there aren't any blues guys. I'm more a "red" guy.

Thurston Moore
Steve Albini
Daniel Ash

Andres Segovia
John Petrucci
Joe Satriani
Yossi Sassi

I think the most underrated was the awesome Rory Gallagher. Still miss him. Know a guy who named his son Rory and the now very grown up kid has a band and just released his second CD. Can't think of the name of his band, but he def lived up (almost - it's impossible) to his namesake.

Concerning jazz: Pat Metheny, he's just awesome. In terms of popular music... What about Mark Knopfler? A poor singer, but a great guitar player!

Then he got a distortion unit. Completely ruined him.
GAC

go listen to the guitar solo in 'sails of Charon'

One of The Best Female Guitar Player

Barracuda

There's a lady...

Starting it all, so to speak, Jimi Hendrix opened the door, only to shut it down way too early.

The Experience, Live in (West) Germany:

Red House

Stevie Ray Vaughn
Pat Metheny
Carlos Santana
Jimi Hendrix
Danny Gatton
Eric Johnson
Eddie Van Halen