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Posted: **Mon Dec 10, 2007 1:30 am**

It is almost a dream and everyone has his own favorite star. We have fastest and best guitarist here then why not favorite? Who is your favorite guitarist which has amazed you most? I am not going to disclose it yet, I shall like to hear something from you first

Posted: **Mon Dec 10, 2007 2:58 pm**

Well I honestly dont know who my favorite, favorite guitarist is, but here are some contenders:

Alex Lifeson (Rush)
Claudio Sanchez and Travis Stever (Coheed and Cambria)
Herman Li and Sam Totman (Dragonforce)
Eric Clapton
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Brian Kahanek
Eddie Van Halen

Those would have to be my favorites!

Posted: **Tue Dec 11, 2007 7:31 am**

i love james hetfeild and metalica. he is my favorite

Posted: **Fri Dec 14, 2007 1:57 pm**

Hello

Here are of some that I can think of right now
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Eddie Van Halen
Vinne Moore
Steve Vai
Eric Johnson
John Petrucci

Posted: **Sun Dec 16, 2007 12:09 pm**

well the list will be endless over her my frnd
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Eddie Van Halen
Vinne Moore
slash
late randy roads
...etc...........................................

Posted: **Mon Dec 17, 2007 5:12 pm**

No one seems to mentioned his name here...

yes, there's a lot shredder out there.
Malmsteen, Steve Vai, Slash, Eric Johnson, Eddie Van Halen, Joe Satriani, Al di Meola, Eric Clapton, Sambora, Ritchie Blackmore, Randy Roads,Michael Angelo, Petrucci,Paul Gilbert, John Mclaughlin, etc..

but for me, though there's all shred, they do not posses a soul like my favourite guitarist. who?
Carlos Santana with his Crying Lady!
hail Santana!

Posted: **Tue Dec 18, 2007 12:12 pm**

slash, as I already have said
james hetfeild
jennifer batten
jimi hendrix
frank zappa
gary moore
eddie van halen
and more

Posted: **Thu Dec 27, 2007 7:44 pm**

I go for more of the acoustic finger style of playing. Which makes my favorite players Tommy Emmanuel and Kieran Murphy. Kieran Murphy still has some room to go far and I think he will just get better and better.

The thing that I like so much about Tommy Emmanuel is the passion in which he plays his guitar and his ability to play all different styles of music.

Posted: **Wed Jan 02, 2008 3:15 am**

Obviously Hendrix. Listen to villanova junction, live at woodstock. Yeah, its scrappy in places, but its got SOUL that too many guitarists just replace with speed.

Another fave is Jeff Beck. Listen to 'let me love you' from Truth. The intro is amazing. Once again, no super-fast-for-the-sake-of-it licks, just a feeling and vibe that is simply fantastic. Pretty tricky getting all those bends to sound right, I can tell you

And what about George Benson... ok I don't like everything hes done, but do you know his version of summertime... Beautiful playing

Posted: **Thu Jan 03, 2008 10:28 am**

I would choose slash and james hetfield . . . the best ever

Posted: **Wed Jan 23, 2008 1:13 pm**

My favorite guitarists are Vinne Moore and Slash...

Posted: **Fri Mar 07, 2008 4:52 am**

Here are some names come to me when I think of favourite guitarists-
Slash, Steve Vai, Jimi Hendrix, Angus Young, John Petrucci, SRV, Randy Rhodes.

Posted: **Fri Mar 07, 2008 7:44 am**

Being a Slide or Dobro guitar player my favorite guitarists are also slide guitar players which are very popular in blues music and country music these days.
So, my favorite guitarists are Robert Johnson, Elmore James, Ry Cooder, George Harrison, Bonnie Raitt, Derek Trucks, Warren Haynes, Duane Allman, Muddy Waters and Rory Gallagher.

Posted: **Wed May 28, 2008 1:12 am**

Looking at those posts no one seems to eb a fan of Laiho or King. some one Children of Bodom are awesome same as Slayer

:O

Posted: **Wed Dec 10, 2008 9:58 am**

Tough question. I'll take a crack at it.

Kirk Hammett
Yngwie Malmsteen
CC DeVille
Slash
BB King

the list could go on . . . .

Posted: **Tue Jan 12, 2010 9:15 am**

It is tough to decide who is favorite one ? but the first name that comes into my mind is Hendrix

Posted: **Fri Apr 23, 2010 9:10 pm**

l really like manitas de plata,his spanish gypsy guitar is beyond compare.

holyguitar wrote:It is almost a dream and everyone has his own favorite star. We have fastest and best guitarist here then why not favorite? Who is your favorite guitarist which has amazed you most? I am not going to disclose it yet, I shall like to hear something from you first

Posted: **Mon Jul 26, 2010 11:41 pm**

Really, anyone that can pick and strum the guitar that makes beautiful music.

For rock it would have to be Jeff Beck

For others it would have to be Roy Clark, Les Paul and all the great country guitar pickers out there. Here are a few:

Flatt & Scruggs @ Foggy Mountain Breakdown
Jerry Byrd @ Panhandle Rag
Tom & Jerry @ Golden Wildwood Flower
Tommy Jackson @ Cotton-Eyed Joe
Del Wood @ Down Yonder
The Stanley Brothers @ Orange Blossom Special
Buck Ryan @ Beaumont Rag
Walter Haynes @ Crawdad Song
Bill Wimberly @ Ragtime Annie
Louisiana Hayride Gang @ Hayride Rag

Posted: **Tue Sep 14, 2010 7:47 pm**

I like Paul McCartney for more that one reason. His film scores are melodious. He is also a football fan!!

Posted: **Wed Sep 15, 2010 6:30 pm**

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned Brian May.

Posted: **Wed Sep 15, 2010 6:53 pm**

I'm a big May fan. Queen are one of my all time best bands.

Posted: **Thu Sep 23, 2010 9:10 am**

greg howe satriani jason becker vai eric johnston eddie van halen ritchie kotzen marty freedman vinnie moore nunno bettencourt my top 10

Posted: **Thu Sep 23, 2010 9:13 am**

and stevie ray vaughan of course and jimmy

Posted: **Thu Sep 23, 2010 9:15 am**

greg howe no 1 imo

Posted: **Fri Sep 24, 2010 8:15 am**

Pretty much everyone that has already been mentioned with the addition of Buckethead.

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