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In reply to the discussion: A new poll......favorite guitar players......I'll start. [View all]desertgabe
(21 posts)46. My favorites
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Pat Metheny
Carlos Santana
Jimi Hendrix
Danny Gatton
Eric Johnson
Eddie Van Halen
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Tom Verlaine, Mick Taylor, Robert Quine, Jimi Hendrix, Hubert Sumlin, Chris Whitley, Phil Manzanera
Tom Ripley
Feb 2013
#7
Far too many favorites - but lately have been impressed with these guys
aint_no_life_nowhere
Feb 2013
#8
Indeed, the best guitarists are those who make you want to abandon guitar and take up knitting
arcane1
Jun 2013
#23
Pat Metheny...Steve Tibbetts...Adrian Legg...Ralph Towner...Alan Holdsworth...
NRaleighLiberal
Jun 2013
#27
Lot's of greats but one that hasn't been mentioned - Robert "Mr Chuckles" Fripp
azurnoir
Jun 2013
#29