My top 5 are Jimmy Page Zakk Wylde Tommy Bolin Glen Buxton (original alice cooper guitarist) Buck Dharma (Blue Oyster Cult) I know they got more obscure down the list but the last 3 are relativley unknown and fantastic Don't necessarily narrow it down to 5 just throw em out there im not picky
Obscure!? Here are mine: Frank Zappa Bill Frisell Django Reinhardt Steve Vai Joe Pass Stevie Ray Vaughan Al di Meola The list goes on, I wouldn't use the term gods, but most inspiring. Hopefully I gave you guys some new names to look up, and get taught a lil' something.
I didn't want to go too unknown heres some more that show I'm edubacated haha My list could go on for years but I thought Id put down a few greats thatt don't get enough recognition Skunk Baxter(Steely Dan) Steve Cooper(Booker T and the MGs, Blues Brothers) Shawn Lane( Black Oak Arkansas, Solo) Jorma kaukonen(Hot Tuna, Jefferson Airplane) Rory Gallagher(Solo, work with a shit load of blues greats) J. Mascis( Dinosaur Jr.) East Bay Ray(Dead Kennedys) Nils Lofgren(Solo, Neil Young) Roy Buchanon(Solo) Larry Lalonde(Primus) Ted Turner(Wishbone Ash) Andy Powell(Wishbone Ash) Frank Marino(Mahogany Rush) Paul Kossoff(Free) Tom Verlaine(Television) Richard Lloyd(Television) Miller Anderson(Savoy Brown) John Squire(Stone Roses) Ron Asheton(The Stooges)
Have you checked out Dead weather Yet. They just put out a new album Jack Doesn't play lead hes mainly the drummer but theyre still radical. Its cool to see him in another element
Some names I think of when I hear "Guitar God": Jimi Hendrix Eric Clapton Jimmy Page David Gilmour Jack White John Frusciante Josh Homme
In my opinion, as far as guitar "gods" go, gotta say..in no specific order.. Randy Rhoads Michael Angelo Batio John Petrucci Steve Vai Joe Satriani Yngwie Malmsteen Paul Gilbert Stevie Ray Vaughan Dimebag Darrell
Love that pic of Jerry Any Dead/Band/Joplin/ a bunch of other 60s music fans If you haven't seen it watch Festival express I just saw it on the Doc channel and its amazing all these bands got together and went on a train tour of canada It was in April of 70 so its one of the last videos of Janis
Buckethead Ah, sweet, sweet Buckethead Amongst many more, many being mentioned on page one. Ed Wynne (Ozric Tentacles) Dimebag Mattias IA Eklundh (Freak Kitchen) Beck Adam Jones John Petrucci Al DiMeola John Frusciante Alex Lifeson Guitarist for Mastodon is dope too many good guitarists around when you look. Too many too list
Dude this blogging shits pretty sweet especially while high glad theres so many dudes replying. Im new to this if you couldnt tell [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BF9NmyPubSk"]YouTube- Eric Johnson and Jeff Skunk Baxter acoustic duet[/ame] skunk baxter is one of my idols partially in my playing style and pretty much my whole musical perspective
Andy Timmons Jason Becker Buckethead Kiko Loureiro Eric Clapton Chuck Schuldiner Tom Scholz Joe Satriani John Petrucci Randy Rhoads Paul Gilbert Steve Vai David Gilmour