Favorite Guitarists

[fatboy11]

Not a whole lot of guitar talk 'round here.

Who are your top 5 favorite guitarists? Just your favorites, doesn't necessarily haven't be who you think the top 5 of all-time are. I know my favorites aren't who I think are the top 5.

Mine are...

1. Neil Young
2. J Mascis (Dinosaur Jr.)
3. Buddy Guy
4. Dan Auberbach (The Black Keys)
5. Jimi Hendrix

Honorable mention: John Frusciante (ex Red Hot Chili Peppers), Junior Kimbrough, Mike Campbell (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers), Eric Clapton, Duane Allman (The Allman Brothers Band - RIP), and Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth)

[Styles p]

clapton
hendrix
vaughan

[franchise#3]

Kurt Kobain
Pat Smear
Dave Navarro
Joey Santiago
Kim Deal
Tom Morello

[fatboy11]

Kurt Kobain
Pat Smear
Dave Navarro
Joey Santiago
Kim Deal
Tom Morello

I always think it's weird that Pat Smear is my parents' age. The Foo Fighters came out when I was junior high. I had no idea until a few years ago that he was that old.

[ducktape]

joey santiago
kurt cobain
thurston moore
johnny marr
kevin shields

[Heavincent]

Kirk Hammett
Marty Friedman
James Hetfield
Slash
Brent Hinds

[LJJ]

Tom Verlaine is my favorite favorite.

Off the top of my head I got these guys rounding out the top five:

Jimi Hendrix
Karl Precoda
Magic Sam
Maurice Deebank

[Yao Ming]

Jonny Greenwood
Phil Manzanera
John McGeoch
Joey Santiago
Graham Coxon

[L.Kizzle]

Tom Verlaine is my favorite favorite.

Do you still think he's greater than James Brown?

[LJJ]

Do you still think he's greater than James Brown?

Tom Verlaine is definitely a greater guitarist than James Brown.

[L.Kizzle]

Tom Verlaine is definitely a greater guitarist than James Brown.

I know that ...

[Zodiac]

SRV
Frusciante
Kim Thayil
Hendrix
Cantrell

[Flea]

Jimi Hendrix
Eric Clapton
John Frusciante
Slash
Joe Satriani

[Rainwound]

Steve Vai
Alex Lifeson
Waclaw Kieltyka (aka Vogg)
John Gallagher
Piotr Wiwczarek
Rusty Cooley
Brian May

[Cowboy Thunder]

no Joe Walsh, no care