guitar heros

[gibson5413]

These are heroes (not necessarily those who influence my playing or in order):

Joe Satriani
Alex Lifeson
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Joe Bonamssa
John Petrucci

 

[DavidOfOz]

Ok...so this may be an old thread, but I haven't added my 2 cents worth yet...

Top 5 who inspire me most:
Steve Lukather
Tommy Emmanuel
Joe Satriani
Gary Moore
Brian May

Others who have inspired me (no particular order):
Jeff Beck
Ian Bairnson
Trevor Rabin
Ian Moss
Wes Montgomery
Steve Morse
David Gilmour
BB King
Albert Lee
Mark Knopfler
David Briggs

+ Anyone who can play better than me (which is 97% of guitarists on the planet).

 

[Volt]

So many names, so little space.
It's difficult for me to pick guitar "heros" because there are way more than five, but I CAN pick the five guitarists that influenced me the most over the years..........I think.
1) Duane Eddy - 1959.......that's when I started playing the guitar (age 7).
2) Chet Atkins (amazing!)
3) George Harrison
4) Eric Clapton
5) Larry Carlton (amazing!)

 

[Ripper]

Rusty Cooley anyone? Hahaha..

 

[DaPatrooch]

1) John Petrucci
2) Alex Lifeson
3) Paul Gilbert
4) Joe Satriani
5) Eddie Van Halen

 

[guitarman23]

well here's mine.

Steve Morse (Is how i even have a life lol)
Leslie West(from Mountain met him already, now waiting for steve morse)
Dave Murey(Iron Maiden)
Jimmy page
jimi hendrix
Randy rhoads
SRV
Wylde

 

[Eilif]

Steve Lukather

Neal Schon

Trevor Rabin

Tom Scholz

Lindsey Buckingham

 

[kissmyaxe]

I really love sooo much music out there and don't try to be critical if any guitarist that seems to be respected even if his playing isn't my cup of tea, he is after all in the position I want to be in.
But..
Petrucci
Buckethead
Gilmour
these 3 force me to keep playing just so one day I might be able to play a DT song or Buckethead song all the way through WELL ,or write something as moving as Dave's work

Influence wise it's all over the board, I try to play different styles but usually fail
Slash, Schon, Page, Clapton, Fruisicante, Knopfler, Blackmore and Dave Grohl haha.

I play/write ALOT of metal so when it comes to my own sound I would say its based mainly off
Metallica
Dream Theater ( I'd like to think)
IN FLAMES, I would mainly play Metallica and attempted DT when I was in the phase of practicing 6-14 hours a day, so when I would just wank I developed a median and when I first heard In Flames I was shocked by how much similarities I found in them.

k that was to long

 

[ishred6string]

here's a few of my all time faves

jimi hendrix
frank zappa. songs like rat tamago, black napkins, and zoot allures. awsome blues player too
randy rhoades
dimebag darrell.
stevie ray vaughn

 

[JohnnyD19]

1. John Petrucci
2. Alex Lifeson
3. Eric Johnson
4. Andy Timmons
5. Wes Montgomery


And the honorable mentions
Steve Vai
Joe Satriani
Larry LaLonde
Andy Summers
Santana
SRV

 

[psy501]

1. Gary Moore (the earlier)
2. Stevie Ray Vaughan
3. Ritchie Kotzen
4. David Gilmour
5. Nuno Bettencourt (the later)

(5+1). Billy Squier
(5+2). Jeff Beck
(5+3). Jimmy Page

 

[k.gormley]

iomi
page
kerry king
gilmore
bb king

they have been my heros ...I got to mention

muddy waters
pepper james keenan
james hetfield
maX cavalera
the dudes from neurosis

 

[VinSun]

Here's mine.

1.) Lucious
2.) Morse
3.) Satch
4.) Trucci
5.) Hendrix

 

[D.K.]

In no particular order:

1) David Gilmour
2) Steve Morse
3) Steve Vai
4) Ritchie Blackmore
5) Sergej Mavrin (You've most probably never heard of him, but he is great)
6) John Petrucci
7) Adrian Smith (I'm not a big fan of Maiden at all, but I dig his playing)
8) Andres Segovia
9) Django Reinhardt

So that's my Top 5 (actually Top 9, whatever), but this list is subject to change each 5 minutes or so - there are so many great electric and acoustic guitar players out there...

 

[Beach Radio]

1. Bob Mould
2. Rich Hopkins
3. Malcolm Young
4. Alex Lifeson
5. Ritchie Blackmore

 

[Josh O]

Top 5 is tough but:

1. Eddie Van Halen
2. Hendrix
3. Pagey
4. John Petrucci
5. James Hetfield

Honorable mention in no particular order:

1. David Gilmour
2. Eric Clapton (Cream era)
3. Alex Lifeson

 

[andynpeters]

Just 5 that probably haven't been mentioned....I'm a big fan of the short "song within a song" lead solo & these guys did it nicely

Tim Renwick (Sutherland Brothers & later Pink Floyd)
James Honeyman Scott (Pretenders)
George Harrison
Scotty Moore
Glen Tilbrook (Squeeze)

....and I would surely never have picked up a guitar without Hank Marvin (it's a British thing!!)