Oh yes, how can we forget Jesse?!

And these guys too:

Peter Buck
Larry LaLonde
Roy Hay
Andy Taylor
Tom McDremott
Arthur Lee
Matthew Ashman
Howard Scott
Kirk Douglas
Steve Stevens
Rob Dean
James Honeyman-Scott
Catfish Collins
Kendall Jones
Martin Luther
Robby Krieger
Dave Matthews
James Iha
Bernard Sumner
Gary Kemp
Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner

Tony Maiden-I don't know if he's considered great,but I like him.

Here's another for 'ya: Jerry Reed: http://www.youtube.com/wa...rDjcckZRVI

gypsyfire said:

Prince mentioned in a Guitar Player interview that Tony's one of his big influences, especially on rhythm....
He said that Tony Maiden, Jimmy Nolen, and Freddie Stone were big factors in his rhythm playing, as well as Jimi and Carlos Santana in his lead work....

...

paligap said:

Ok, here are some more names to add to the list:
1. Ernie Isley- A VERY underrated guitarist.
2. Eddie Hazel - First Funkadelic guitarist( and best).
3. Michael Hampton and Blackbird McKnight - P-Funk
4 Robin Trower (Mr. Bridge of Sighs)
5. Buckethead/Slash/Joe Perry/Leslie West

Keziah Jones
David Ryan Harris (can't believe that John Mayer is being hyped as a new guitar god when his rhythm guitarist is better than him)
Ali Farka Toure
Johnny"Guitar" watson
Martin Luther (this brotha needs to be heard)
Amadou Bagayoko (Amadou et Mariam)
Jesse Johnson of course

And is Murray Lightburn that good? I've been listening to Gang of losers a lot
and I thought it was the other guy that played most of the guitars. Never seen them live though.

blackguitaristz said:

You know, I'd actually say that Robert Johnson is a tad overrated, if only because he's the only pre-war blues artist anyone's ever heard of. There were a lot of bluesmen contemporary with or earlier than Robert who I think were just as, or more, interesting singers, songwriters or guitarists (my personal favorite being Blind Willie McTell, who I think eclipses Robert on all of those accounts): Charley Patton, Blind Blake, Blind Lemon Jefferson, blind willie johnson, Lonnie Johnson, Skip James, Mississippi John Hurt, Memphis Minnie, Leadbelly etc. etc.

peterfalconer said:

Holdsworth is pretty incredible, although sometimes his playing is more interesting to me than his actual compositions (and there's something I just don't like about the production on most of his solo albums). I wouldn't say he's underrated though: it seems like most shredders/virtuoso/mega-technician players namedrop him as an influence. McLaughlin is my overall favorite, even if he isn't quite on the same technical level as Holdsworth (and who the hell is!), because A. McLaughlin seems more stylistically versatile ( when was the last time Holdsworth played acoustic at all...seriously has he ever?) and B.His actual music and the musicians he's been associated with are more interesting.

And how could I forget Django Reinhardt?

jacktheimprovident said:

...The Things You See
(almost all acoustic as well as some violin and vocals)

There's acoustic work on specific tracks from other albums that I can't recall at the moment.

It's funny, as opposed to you, at this point it's his compositions (based on his oblique chord work) that I find most impressive.
His stellar solos are expected now.

As for his being versatile he's played with Tony Williams, Jean-Luc Ponty, Donovan, Esther Phillips and don't forget he did a short stint with Level 42 and fit in quite well.

My take is that he's just into doing his own thing.


tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431

Marc Ford (former Black Crowes)

Fantastic guitarist

theAudience said:

Okay---I had to think about it, but yeah, I've heard of Jeff Beck...he was in the Yardbirds w/Page back in the 60's...okay, now I know who your talking about I read Hammer of the Gods, and Jeff Beck was mentioned in the book, and Jimmy did some of his music...lol
[Edited 3/22/07 11:33am]

theAudience said:

as usual TA pWns me for the noob that I am

ThePunisher said:

Yeah, that's my point. He's an amazing guitarist who is underrated, which means that he's not well known/praised. He never gets the props/accolades that he deserves.

smittyrock19 said:

Yeah, I mentioned Ernie on the first page, but could not believe that I forgot the late, great brother Hazel. I play bass, but "Maggot Brain" made me want to start playing guitar.
[Edited 3/23/07 15:51pm]

I didn't see Eric Gales on here. I thought that boy was baaaaad!!

jacktheimprovident said:

Aw no Jack. That wasn't my intent at all.

It is rare to hear him on acoustic guitar.
Especially on a full album like The Things You See.

I really can't say enough about the guy's playing.
Just look at all the Allan Clonesworths he's spawned.

The most amazing thing is his personality.
As "great" (a case where it truly fits) as he is, the cat is just super humble.

tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431

bellanoche said:

Look harder I put Eric Gales up there, along with a few links.

Got to add Marty Friedman. Most original player I have ever heard. Incorporating those Eastern scales and that totally original vibrato... very expressive...

blackguitaristz said:

Very true...I wonder how his relatives are doing

NDRU said:

Its intresting that you say that...I just found out recently that Dazed and Confused by L.Z (ala Jimmy Page) was actually orginally written by a artist named Jake Holmes, and that he never got the credit for the song.
[Edited 3/23/07 12:37pm]

JesseDezz said:

Thanks, there were so many posts that I must have missed it. He really is underrated, because I don't see any other mention of him. Sad.

JesseDezz said:

WOW!!! Thanks for posting this. You know, whenever I think of Roger I always think of that talkbox or keyboards. But, that boy could play some guitar too. Once again, another underrated black guitarist.

One thing to note is that back in the day when "bands" and real musicians actually populated the music biz, there were a lot of great players who were overlooked, like your namesakes Jesse and Dez.

And what trips me out is that a fantastic musician like Eric Gales gets a $5000 advance for one of the records he's done with Mike Varney while less talented cats (most of today's "artists")are making good loot.

Sometimes, I feel it's not a musician's world anymore...

lonelygurl8305 said:

Zeppelin seems to get accused of stealing more than anyone (and they admit some of it) But their end product is so great (and unique) they rise above any of that negativity.

I forgot all about Jennifer Turner. Her "turns" on Natalie Merchant's "Tigerlily" continue to blow my mind. Awesome guitarist.

One of my personal favorite underrated guitarists is Kaki King. This girl has a very unique style, the closest analogy to me would be Jonas Hellborg when he plays acoustic bass guitar, lots of slapping and polyrhythms as well as more intricate flamenco/classical style picking and rolling.
[Edited 3/25/07 21:01pm]

His brother Louis is the more celebrated one, but what about George Johnson (left) of The Brothers Johnson? Among other things, he played the atmospheric solo on "Strawberry Letter #23."

theAudience said:

yeah Allan definitely seems like a very down to earth guy. Humility is also a quality he shares with one of my favorite of his latter day disciples Shawn Lane, who has probably already been mentioned but to me definitely qualifies as an underrated one. I'll repost the clip of those two chatting I found on youtube

http://www.youtube.com/wa...LGoYBSE6Gk