5 favorite guitar players

[G-Man]

Will go with:

Alex Lifeson - He put prog rock back on the map
Martin Barre - Aqualung solo
Bill Nelson - BeBop Deluxe - Watch Adventures in a Yorkshire Landscape solo
Eric Clapton - From the cradle
Gary Moore - Sustain monster

Honorable Mentions:

Stevie Ray
Tommy Shaw
John Petrucci
David Gilmour
Jeff Beck
Robert Fripp
Adrien Belew

 

[Andyp]

Mine are all over the map..
Chris Rea
Billy Gibbons
Sonny Landreth
Bernie Marsden
Joe Bonnamassa
Eric Johnson

 

[Andyp]

Ok... I just saw Eric Gales.. WOW!!!
Andy Timmons too. Just amazing.

 

[Big Mard]

Mine taste have changed over the years.. been a headbanger most of my life.. but the last few years been more blues oriented stuff on my Music Player.. so in no particular order..

Dave Meneketti
Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Tab Benoit
Davy Knowles
Samantha Fish

After watching this guy last night I think I"m going to have to update my top 5. Whoa!

Richie Kotzen

 

[GuitarDrummer]

My list changes from time to time, depending on a variety of factors. Plus there are many that would only be redundant to these already great lists. So this is my list for today.

Jimi Hendrix - made the guitar sexy.
David Gilmour - made the guitar appear approachable.
Eddie Van Halen - showed that there are no limits, right way, or wrong way.
Steve Caton - hired him for an album I wrote 21 years ago, and he's an incredible player and great guy.
Sister Rosetta Tharpe - the inspiration behind many of my inspirations.

 

[Bogner]

Richie Kotzen
Andy Timmons
Rafael Moreira
Mark Tremonti
Tommy Emmanuel

 

[Elliot]

Slash - maybe it's just my generation because he doesn't seem to popular in this thread. Writing this as I wear a guns n roses T shirt
Jimmy Page - obviously
Jimmy Hendrix - the GOAT
Brian May - underrated
SRV - just amazing blues. period.

Honorable mentions:
David Gilmour
Eric Clapton