I know we got legions of Hendrix fans. and we're on Prince.org, so I know y'all dig him...and I agree with all the Maggotbrains who Hail Hazel.... but who are your other six string sultans? Zappa, Clapton, Dez? Richard Thompson, Jimmy Nolen? Stevie Ray? Earl Klugh? Benson? Carlton? Freddie Stone? Lemme know...

Um, well, just look here -----> http://www.prince.org/msg/8/108280



I don't think he's the best out of them all, but he's certainly my favorite.

Robert Johnson
Eric Clapton
Ernie Isley
Eddie Van Halen
Madonna

Freddie Green
Joe Pass
Django Reinhardt
Andrès Segovia
Fernando Sor
Wes Montgomery
.

RipHer2Shreds said:

Thurston Moore, no doubt about it.

Well as u know pali, I ran a thread on here quite awhile ago on the best black rock guitarists since Hendrix and we got a GRIP of responses, which was cool. Besides Hendrix, Eddie Hazel, myself, Ernie Isley, Jessie Johnson, Dez, Prince and all the other black cats who was mentioned on that thread, here are just a few of my favorites in no special order:

Robert Johnson
Santana
Ace Frehley
David Gilmour
Jimmy Page
Brian May
Uli Roth
Glen Buxton
Robin Trower

blackguitaristz said:

Of course foolhearted me, Edward Van Halen and Randy Rhoads

blackguitaristz said:

Jimmy Nolen, Roy Clark, Curtis Mayfield, Steve Vai, George Benson. I'll stop now, although there are some others I dig such as Ritchie Blackmore, Neal Schon, oh well.

blackguitaristz said:

Steve Vai - love his part in Crossroads. Great on guitar, bad on Satan's crony!

RipHer2Shreds said:

o man! thats my movie right there!

lindsey buckingham

jimmy page

david gilmour

the edge

Dr. Know- Bad Brains
Jimi Hazel- 24-7 Spyz
Victor Johnson-Bus Boys,Sammy Hagar
Mike Ciros- New York's badboy(Cory Glover,Kelli Sae)
Ronnie Drayton- everyone

Zappa
John Mclaughlin
Bill Frisell
Randy Rhoads
Steve Vai
Vernon Ried
Joe Satriani

I haven't really been keeping up with any of these guys (Zappa and Randy of course) but they all have some shit out there that's wicked!

Oh, yeah Bill has mellowed out a bit too much for me. though his earlier recordings are sick!

Joe Satriani
Steve Vai
Eddie Van Halen
Zakk Wylde
David Gilmour
Robert Johnson

I love these kinds of threads!

Off the top of me bald lil' head:

Doyle Bramhall II

Mike Hampton

Sheldon Reynolds

Robben Ford

Russell Malone

Eric Clapton

Carlos Santana

Phil Keaggy

Jonathan Dubois

Derek Dixon

Earl Klugh

Tuck Andress

Eric Gale

Eric Gales

Stevie Ray Vaughan

theAudience (call it a hunch)

Bill Frissell

Steve Vai

Regi Wooten

Slash

T h r e a d B a r e ( i couldn't resist. I didn't even try.)

The Edge

Jonatha Brooke

Wendy Melvoin

Ani Difranco

Birelli Lagrene

Ray Obiedo

Steve Lukather

Paul Jackson Jr.

David Gilmour

Steve Winwood

Jesse Johnson

I agree with all that have been listed so far,here are some others that are worth checking out.

Stanly Jordan
Yngwie Malmsteen
Al Di Meola
Andy Summers
Martin Taylor
Grant Green
Ronnie Earl

Richard Thompson - I wish he'd cut loose a little more on his records - when he gets a head of steam going live he is untouchable.

Steve Salas, Blackbyrd McKnight, Michael Hampton

BB King

Jusme4U said:

Yeah, they're alright. I haven't liked anything by Yngwie since Rising force. OK, I did like some of that stuff off of Marching out.

Al's got some nice chops, but no soul.

Foley
Ernie Isley
Eric Clapton
Carlos Santana
Mike "Kidd Funkadelic" Hampton
Vernon Reid
John "Jubu" Smith
Mike Campbell
Charles "Spanky" Alford
Raphael Saadiq
Johnny "Guitar" Watson

DEFINATELY Jeff Beck and the "blow by blow" album. I cannot understand why no one has mentioned this 70's masterpiece!
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jerry cantrell
alex lifeson
david gilmour
chris dowd
jimi hazel
jesse
dez
andy summers
ben harper
vernon reid
ernie isley
stevie ray vaughn
the edge
eddie van halen
tom morello

The ones I can think of right now...

Johnny Smith
Charlie Christian
Grant Green
Joe Pass
George Benson
Wes Montgomery
Allan Holdsworth
Bill Frisell
Mike Stern
Jeff Beck
Robben Ford
John Scofield
Buddy Guy
B.B. King
Albert King
Albert Collins
Johnny "Guitar" Watson
Paul Jackson Jr.
David T. Walker
Jamie West-Oram
Phil Manzanera
Adrian Belew
Nile Rodgers
John Tropea
Stanley Jordan
Pat Metheny
Pat Martino
Larry Carlton
Steve Kahn
Walter Becker
Chet Atkins
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs
(think about those Elly May themes if nothing else)
Carlos Santana
John McLaughlin
David T. Walker

tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...rmusic.htm

Nuno Bettencourt, not only can this guy really grind an axe, he's an amazing songwriter as well.

Without the influence of these people, I would not become the greatest guitarist of all time.

Charlie Christian (inventor of lead guitar)
Chuck Berry (the REAL king of Rock!)
Bo Diddley (inventor of the scratch method)
Jimi Hendrix (The greatest guitarist in Rock & Roll history, even though he was simple Blues)
Django Reinhardt (only 3 fingers )
Bob Marley (underrated riddim player)
The Edge (U2)
Steve Jones (Sex Pistols)
George Benson (the hitmaker)
Ernie Isley (the best Rocker in Soul music)
Andy Gill (Gang of Four)
Omar Rodriguez (At The Drive In, arguably, the last great post-hardcore band!)
Jesse Johnson (One of the coolest to rock out in pink)
Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner (Ohio Players)
Johnny Ramone (The Ramones)
Jimmy Page (The Man!!!!!)
Dez Dickerson (arguably, best guitarist Prince has ever worked with)
Chrissie Hynde (The Pretenders)
Roger McGuinn (The Byrds)
Johnny Marr (The Smiths, solo shit too)
Paul Haig (Josef K)
Joe Strummer ("the only band that mattered")
Mick Jones (lead guitarist of that "only band")
Gareth Sager (The Pop Group)
Nile Rodgers (One of the few reasons why Disco didn't suck)
Robert Smith (The Cure)
Eddie Van Halen (I'm still trying to learn fretboard tapping)
Tom Verlaine (Television)
John Frusciante (Chili Peppers)
George Harrison (needs no introduction)
John Lennon (same here)
Catfish Collins (The J.B.'s, yeah!)
Wendy (the Rickenbacker, yo, the Rickenbacker )
Hillel Slovak (the original Chili Pepper)
Brother Freddie Stone (kept it funky the whole way through)
Lynval Golding (master of the Ska riddims as a member of The Specials)
Elvis Costello (tragically underrated)
Andy Summers (brilliant Policeman)
David Byrne (another underrated one)
Paul Weller (so many underrated guitarists)
Mark White (ABC. He's awesome)
Matthew Ashman (Bow Wow Wow. Vive le New Wave!!!)
Eddie Hazel (Just listen to Maggot Brain)
Nick Heyward (Haircut 100. Man, he was a fast rhythmist!)
Peter Buck (R.E.M. great jangly pop guitarist)
Mitch Easter (Another great jangly pop guitarist, with a RICKENBACKER!)
John McLaughlin (So good, his very name became a Miles Davis track!)
Al DiMeola (Amazing. I saw him live, and it was off the chain!)
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My "Boys":

Curtis Mayfield Carlos Santana
Jean Paul Bourelly Ernie Isley
Wayne Johnson Ray Gomez
Tony Maiden David T Walker
Allan Holdsworth John Mclaughlin
Larry Carlton Jeff Beck
Nile Rodgers Wes Montgomery
Kazumi Watanabe Mike Hampton
Shuggie Otis David Gilmore
Earl Klugh Robben Ford
Frank Gambale Pat Metheny
Kevin Eubanks Ross Traut
Hiram Bullock Scott Henderson
Adrian Belew Steve Khan
Bill Nelson Phil Upchurch
Jimi Hazel Lee Ritenour
Jef Lee Johnson Garry Shider
Tuck Andress Jose Feliciano
Bireli Lagrene Wendy Melvoin
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John Scofield (best and most pure blues" tone around)
Vernon Reid (blends hard rock with jazz and electronica)
Eric Mc Fadden (a former funkadelic; now with STOCKHOLM SYNDROME)
Warren Haynes (masetrmind of Gov't Mule snf leader of Allman Bros)
Michael Hill (his Blues Mob rocks the blues)
Lucky Peterson, RObert Cray, Keb Mo, Bernard Allison JOe Lous Walker, Bernard Allison, Vaan Shaw, Carl Weathersby (blues axe slingers)
Michael "Kidd Funkadelic" Hampton (heir to Eddie in the PFunk ranks)
plus Pat Metheny, John Abercrombie, Anthony Wilson


of course, ther are many many others.....

That kid I seen today at the guitar shop playing "stairway to heaven" on that cheap les paul copy.