Who's your favorite GUITARIST?

[TRrEiTxIxRiE DTrash]

TROOPER, you are my kind people! Great picks. And your photo rules. VINNIE! Say, I'm guessing you play...what all gear do you have???? I am not in a band so my setup is small but I play all the time. Just a Takamine acoustic, a Fender Strat, and last year my wife let me get a Peavey Wolfgang. I'm done. Though I still want a bc rich warlock one day just for METAL's sake! haha
Peavey bandit 112 amp. small but good sounds.
ted

Yep I play I have a Jackson PS-Something, but at the moment only a crap amp (upgrading around October!). I play in a glam/hair metal tribute band that's only just formed, we're working on our show at the moment and hope to be ready to play live by the end of the year.

Thanks about the photo heh. That's me all dressed up to go see Kiss earlier this year I got alot of comments for wearing Vinnie makeup, all either really good ("Ohhh awesome to see someone dress as Vinnie!") or really bad ("Why are you dressed as Vinnie Vincent mate? He's a dropkick! The biggest loser ever to play in Kiss!") haha.

 

[Jason]

Neal Schon is my favorite, but there's alot of other guitarists, many that have already been listed here, that I love too, like Vivian Campbell, Donald Roeser, Dan Huff, Wolf Hoffmann, Ronni Le Tekro, Vinnie Vincent, Matthias Jabs, Vito Bratta, Michael Harris, George Lynch, Uli Jon Roth, Michael Schenker, John Christ, Ross Funicello, Jimi Hendrix, Frank Marino, all those Thin Lizzy guitarists, and those two Night Ranger guys too.

 

[TRrEiTxIxRiE DTrash]

You have great taste dude!!!

Neal Schon, Vivian Campbell, Ronni Le Tekro, Vito Bratta, etc are all idols of mine too

 

[JonnyD]

Chuck Shuldiner
James Murphy

 

[Evil Guardian]

Michael Romeo
Eddie Van Halen
the dude from Arch Enemy

 

[Wicked Child]

Here's a complete list:

Criss Oliva(greatest guitarist EVER)
Billy Gibbons
Jimmy Page
Micheal Schenker
Glen Tipton
Adrian Smith
Angus Young
Alex Skolnick
Ritchie Blackmore
Eddie Van Halen
Steve Vai
John Petrucci
Dave Mustaine
Eric Clapton
Jeff Beck
James Murphy

 

[Fangface]

in no order :

Wolff Hoffman
Criss Oliva
William Tsamis
Ritchie Blackmore
John Sykes
Kai Hansen
Randy Rhoads
Vivian Campbell (only with Dio...)
Glen Tipton
Jeff Waters
Michael Schenker
Zakk Wylde
Michael Amott
Ben Jackson
...

 

[Maelstrom]

Andy La Rocque
Pete Blakk
Marty Freidman
Michael Amott
Bill Steer
Dave Mustaine
James Murphy
Hank Sherman
Brian May
Stanley Jordan
Paul Masvidal
Jason Gobel

 

[khingpynn]

George Lynch
Michael Schenker
Tony Iommi
Warren DeMartini
Hendrix
etc...

 

[The saYer]

KING Diamond., he creates all the best riffs, you know.
eric peterson
kerry king
All Metal!!!!!, ya rockers

 

[Zivilyn]

Jimi Hendrix
Ritchie Blackmore
John Petrucci
Dave Murray
Adrian Smith
Jeff Loomis
Tony Iommi
Jon Schaffer (Iced Earth is full of talent, but somehow they still end up sucking. Jon Schaffer is not a great songwriter, and the band is held back by his lack of creativity.)

(... where was I?)
Jimmy Page
Roy Z

 

[Ravnanger]

some of greatest Steve Howe (Yes) and James Murphy and Kirk Hammet and that guy who played with Ozzy on the 2 first albums and who died and Zakk Wylde and Jason Becker and Dave Murray

 

[Blind Wrath]

Michael Romeo
John Petrucci
Joe Satriani
Dave Mustaine
Dimebag Darrel
Zakk Wylde

 

[PureRocker86]

Zakk wylde..best metal guitarists
James Hetfield..good rhtyhm player
Kirk hammett..i just like his style..I mean the old one
Alexi(children of bodom)..fucking cool guy
eddie van halen..tapping :?
Randy Rhoads....really cool guitar playing
Troy stetina(a book author) ..he is my inspirational.
Dimebag..good metal guitarists..
G3

 

[Niklas]

First of All Criss Oliva was great. Would have been huge by now I think. As would Randy Rhoads.
If I were to pick a few they would be as follows:
1) Stevie Ray Vaughan
2) Mick Mars (The Silent Shredder)
3) Michael Schenker(when he's on he's on)
4) James Hetfield(great rythm player)
5) Billy Gibbons(what a fucking tone!)
*there's like 30 others including the two people mentioned at the beginning of my post!

i got to agree with you Mick Mars kicked ass

the real crue mick mars is fuking amazing though, pure genious..
mike/chris ammot are the best modern day pair i think,

 

[arborist]

Richie Blackmore, Leslie West (Mountain), Justin Hayward (Moody Blues), Greg Lake, Brian May, Jimmy Page, Dave Mustaine, Joe Perry, Mikael Akerfeldt (GOD imo), and many more...

 

[Eternal_Decadent]

Alex Skolnick
Marty Friedman
Michael Schenker
Andy LaRocque
Tommi Iommi
Randy Rhoads
Yngwie Malmsteem
Hank Shermann
Michael Denner
Chuck Schuldiner

 

[nataservant]

Alex Skolnik - Made TESTAMENT what they were!
Dimebag Darrell - whether you love or hate Pantera he flat out RIPS!
Kerry MF'n King! - SLAYER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What else do you need to know?

I think you hit them all on the head right there, but I will add
Peter Wichers and Ola Frenning - Soilwork, pre FnF guitar anyways
even though FnF is a great album but they were slacking in the shredding department

 

[union9]

Trey Spruance (No contest)
Trey Azagthoth
Dimebag
Mitch Harris
Josh Homme
Kim Thayil
Justin Broadwick
Rob Barett

 

[AceRoccola]

Jon Donais
Randy Rhoads
Jimmy Page
Slash
Chuck Shuldiner