Favorite Metal guitarists of all time

[USMC0341]

Doesn't have to be any particular number of them...who are your favorites?

In no particular order:

Marty Friedman
Dave Mustaine
Warren Demartini (Toured with DIO last year on the Maiden tour)
James Hetfield (Not a big solo guy, but his rhythm skills are fucking awesome)
Dave Murray & Adrian Smith
K.K. Downing & Glen Tipton
Kerry King & Jeff Hanneman
Dave Mustaine
Kirk Hammet (up until his foot became permanently attached to a wah pedal)
Alex Skolnick
Chuck Shuldiner
Randy Rhodes
Jake E. Lee
Zakk Wylde (Dude is a monster)
Toni Iommi
Greg Rapaport (You GOTTA check his stuff out if you are a guitarist)

These are a lot of my favorites...but I'm sure I left out a bunch...

 

[Fangface]

Warren Demartini (Toured with DIO last year on the Maiden tour)

I'm pretty sure it was Craig Goldy

Anyway, my fave axemen :

Richie Blackmore
Randy Rhoads
Criss Oliva
Kai Hansen
William Tsamis
Glen Tipton / KK Downing
Wolf Hoffman
Michael Schenker
John Sykes / Scott Gorrham
Uli Jon Roth
Jim Matheos
Jeff Waters
Hank Shermann / Michael Denner
Andre Olbritch
Gunter Maier
Mike Sifringer
Vivian Campbell during the Dio years
Thorsten Ihlenfeld / Milan Loncaric
Alex Skolnick
Frank Blackfire

 

[JonnyD]

Criss Oliva with out him I probably would have never started playing

 

[IOfTheStorm]

top 10 +1
Tony Iommi
Chris DeGarmo
Dan Rock
Jim Matheos
Scott "Wino" Weinrich
Uli John Roth
Mark Shelton
Victor Griffin
Denis "Piggy" D'Amour
Chuck Shuldiner
Quorthon

 

[Wyvern]

In no particular order:

Ritchie Blackmore
Tony Iommi
Tony MacAlpine
Joe Satriani
Steve Vai
Walter Giardino
Scott Gorham
James Murphy
Tommy Vitterli (Tommy T. Baron)
Chris Brooks
Marty Friedman
Adrian Smith
Glenn Tipton
John Sykes
Gary Moore
Randy Rhoads
Chris Poland
Alex Skolnick
John Petrucci
Mike Chlasciak
Brian Robertson
Eddie Clarke
Snowy White
Zakk Wylde
Angus Young


I'm tired...

 

[USMC0341]

I'm pretty sure it was Craig Goldy

Anyway, my fave axemen :

Richie Blackmore
Randy Rhoads
Criss Oliva
Kai Hansen
William Tsamis
Glen Tipton / KK Downing
Wolf Hoffman
Michael Schenker
John Sykes / Scott Gorrham
Uli Jon Roth
Jim Matheos
Jeff Waters
Hank Shermann / Michael Denner
Andre Olbritch
Gunter Maier
Mike Sifringer
Vivian Campbell during the Dio years
Thorsten Ihlenfeld / Milan Loncaric
Alex Skolnick
Frank Blackfire

I've heard Gouldy and Demartini named as the guitarists that did that tour (and I was so far back I couldn't tell either) - but whoever it was, they SMOKED...

 

[Wicked Child]

Ritchie Blackmore
Criss Oliva
Steve Vai
Glen Tipton/KK Downing(i prefer Glen as far as individual talent goes)
Scott Gorham/Brian Robertson
Dave Mustaine
Jeff Waters
Tony Iommi
Zakk Wylde
Alex Skolnick
Eddie Van Halen
Billy Gibbons
Michael Schenker
Ted Nugent
Andy LeRoque
George Lynch
Paul Masvidal
Eric Clapton

That's my ultimate list.

 

[Runehammer]

Ritchie Blackmore
Criss Oliva
Steve Vai
Glen Tipton/KK Downing(i prefer Glen as far as individual talent goes)
Scott Gorham/Brian Robertson
Dave Mustaine
Jeff Waters
Tony Iommi
Zakk Wylde
Alex Skolnick
Eddie Van Halen
Billy Gibbons
Michael Schenker
Ted Nugent
Andy LeRoque
George Lynch
Paul Masvidal
Eric Clapton

That's my ultimate list.

That's a helluva list, I'd swap Satriani for Vai and Gary Moor for Clapton tho' as I don't like those two that much.

 

[Fangface]

I've heard Gouldy and Demartini named as the guitarists that did that tour (and I was so far back I couldn't tell either) - but whoever it was, they SMOKED...

If I'm not mistaken, DeMartini was a candidate for the job but Dio said that he didn't really fit in the band, therefore they called Goldy back for the whole tour.

 

[delize]

2 that I like real well....Michael Schenker & Eddie Van Halen.

 

[~metal_maiden~]

My fave guitarists are (in no particular order):

Dave Mustaine
Jeff Loomis
Dave Murray
Adrian Smith
Michael Romeo
Alexi Laiho
Randy Rhoads
Kai Hansen
Zakk Wylde
Toni Iommi
Yngwie Malmsteen
My brother

 

[Wyvern]

Have to add

Roland Grapow
Bruno Ramos
David Gilmour
Miguel Roldan
Osvaldo Civile
Armando de Castro
Carlos de Castro

 

[Bryant]

Wolf Hoffmann - hands down the most influential guitarist to me.
Yngwie - Yeah he's a prick and a one-trick pony but he does that one trick better than anyone else.
Jorn Viggo Lofstat - up and coming guitarist for Pagans Mind. Has a very 80's style
Vito Bratta - He was the king of the glam metal guitarists. What happened to this guy ? Great talent.
Mick Mars - technically deficient but is the most easily recognizable sound I know of
David Gilmour - not metal but deserves mentioning. Best clean soloist I can think of.
Viv Campbell - When he was with Dio, he just flat out smoked.
Donald "buck" Dharma - This guy has great feeling in his solos,
Hetfield - he sucks now, but what a rythm player he used to be.
Tom Keifer - best blues rock soloist I can think of
Bruce Kulick - despite being "stuck" in a band that relied on simplicity, this guy was one of the best soloists I have ever heard. Great player.
Misha Calvin - This guy can do anything with a guitar and is a good songwriter to boot.

Bryant

 

[baldyboy]

dont know why bryant,but i expected your post on this one to be a tale of epic proportions.feel a bit let down now!lol.

for me-jeff waters.love the guys style

 

[sixxswine]

Schenker
Joe Satriani
Yngwie
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Billy Gibbons
Buddy Guy
Michael Romeo
George Lynch
Bruce Kulick
Kenny Wayne Shepherd
KK & Glen(JP)
Jon Schaffer
Mick Mars
Ritchie Blackmore
Adrian Vandenburg
Warren Di Martini(too good for a band like Ratt, I love the tone on Way Cool Jr.)
Dave Murray
Dave Mustaine
James Hetfield
Marty Friedman
Criss Oliva(R.I.P.)
Slash

 

[Hawk]

70s Schenker and Alex Lifeson. I am not saying there have been no good guitarplayers after that time. but these are my favorites.

 

[sixxswine]

Mick Mars - technically deficient but is the most easily recognizable sound I know of
Bryant

That hurt so bad I felt it across the country! Ouch!
Seriously, I agree, he's not flashy, gets the job done & does have a sound all to his own.

 

[Donnie Darko]

Mikael Akerfeldt

 

[Wicked Child]

That's a helluva list, I'd swap Satriani for Vai and Gary Moor for Clapton tho' as I don't like those two that much.

To each his own! I mean, Satriani and Moore kick ass too, but i dunno....those two "spoke" to me more.

 

[JonnyD]

Heres a couple more

Blackie Lawless
Chuck Shuldiner
Chris Holmes (When hes sober)
Man I cant think of anybody hahahaha Brainfart!