Pat Metheny, Django, Lagrene, Towner, Scofield and a dozen more and a new band Terza Rima - very cool. Seriously nice playing.

My favorite guitarist is Duane Allman.

I think that Eddie Van Halen is overrated :-X.

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Eric Clapton and Johny Rzeznik of Goo Goo Dolls

Jimmy Page
Ritchie Blackmore
Slash

Strange, but no one has mentioned David Gilmour yet he's my favourite guitarist. I also like Eddie Van Halen Slash and Andre Olbrich

some of my favorites

joe pass
george benson
django
duane allman
eric clapton
stevie ray vaughan
john mayor
john frusciante
jack white
bb king

Jimi Hendrix and Eddie Van Halen are favorites of mine, but are too obvious...

I have to say Rik Emmitt. I have seen him play live several times, and have never seen anyone switch with such ease from rock to classical to metal to blues to folk to rock... The guy does not get the credit he deserves!

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jimmy page and don felder

if you are wondering why i say felder...just listen to the solo in hotel california and youll get it... joe walsh got so much more credit than felder and didnt do that much o well

Ahh theres so many
Hendrix was a genius
Clapton
Steve Vai
David Gilmour/Syd Barret i love pink Floyd
and well Phil Emmanual but thats just cause ive played with him and hes a funny guy...if ya dont know him he is Tommy Emmanuals brother...an aussie

Jerry Garcia...

Has anyone ever seen this clip? I thought it was incredible.

http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/video/guitar.php

robbie robertson of the band and everyone knows the best is slowhand

clapton is the king

The Band

Bob Dylan hired The Band for his famed, controversial tours of 1965 and 1966, his first wide exposure as an electrified rock and roll performer rather than his earlier acoustic folk sound. Robertson's distinctive guitar sound was an important part of the music; Dylan famously praised him as "the only mathematical guitar genius I’ve ever run into who doesn’t offend my intestinal nervousness with his rearguard sound."

From their first album, Music From Big Pink (1968), The Band was praised as one of rock music's preeminent groups. Rolling Stone magazine praised The Band and gave its music extensive coverage. Robertson sang only a few songs with The Band, but was the group's primary songwriter, and was often seen as the de facto bandleader.

In 1976, Robertson decided to break up The Band, reporting that he was exhausted by nearly twenty years touring. In the Martin Scorsese film The Last Waltz (1978) he noted that he had been playing live rock and roll music almost since rock and roll began. Also, as the band's chief song-writer, he was able to live off the song royalties, and no longer needed to tour. The Band reformed in 1983 without Robertson.

I think one of my favorites has to be Saul Hudson. Dude is amazing.

John Fruscianti (sorry if I spelt his name wrong) and John Petrucci, Carlos Santana.