Off Topic Your Top 5 Players of all time!

[lukeuser78]

Yeah, prob a old one but why not!

Mine would be-
1) Steve Lukather
2) Richie Kotzen
3) Eric Johnson
4) SRV
5) Reb Beach

Its a no brainer topic but good to see what floats our guitar boats!

 

[ScoobySteve]

It's such an impossible list to cut down to five. I love so many guitarists for so many different reasons. However for my top 5 I'd say my criteria are this that influence my style the most.

1. SRV
2. Eric Johnson
3. Tommy Emmanuel
4. John Petrucci
5. Hendrix

I could do a top 20 and it'd still be hard. But I can't get enough of them Texas sounds. It's kind of trite but Stevie's playing just moves me in ways that cannot be explained.

 

[mikeller]

I also have so many and they have changed over the years so this is the enduring list, not necessarily what I am feeling at this point of my life:

Jeff Beck
Larry Carlton
Steve Morse
Steve Howe
Michael Bloomfield

 

[Hoffmann]

1. Albert Lee
2. Chet Atkins
3. Steve Morse
4. Jimmy Bryant
5. Chuck Berry

Very hard (except for the No 1), but I believe that Chuck deserves a place in my list, as I listen to his music sooo often and since he inspired a whole generation what to do with a guitar. His playing, well, it's not on the same technical level as it is with the others, but that's not the only criterion.

 

[ily]

1.Steve Lukather
2.Brian Setzer
3.Pete Townshend
4.Michel Cusson
5.Jeff Beck

and many more i would like to add: Van Halen, Angus Young etc......

 

[nathanhny]

Tough one, mine would be:

1) Steve Lukather
2) Steve Morse
3) George Benson
4) Paul Gilbert
5) John Sykes

Idealy fifth would be mixture of Sykes, Gary Moore, Santana, Vinnie Moore and Django Reinhardt

 

[RCh]

1. Django Reinhardt
2. Ritchie Blackmore
3. Steve Vai
4. John Petrucci
5. [vacant]

 

[metalmarty]

1. David Gilmour. The right notes at the right time with the perfect tone and the perfect vibrato. My hero
2. Mark Knopfler.
3. James Hetfield (as a rythem guitar player he just rips)
4. Steve Vai for taking electric guitar to new places.
5. Dimebag Darrell. The ultimate shredhead. Solo's, riffs, the man had it all. He's sorely missed...

 

[Fortun3t3ll3r]

In no particular order!

1. Guthrie Govan
2. Andy Timmons
3. Ron Jarzombek
4. Steve Morse
5. Alvaro Pierri ;-)

 

[redKing]

1. Shawn Lane
2. Shawn Lane
3. Shawn Lane
4. Shawn Lane
5. John Petrucci

 

[lonewolf74]

In some sort of order:

1. John Petrucci
2. Trey Anastasio
3. Alex Lifeson
4. Steve Morse
5. Eric Johnson or Kirk Hammett

 

[wolfbone07]

Steve Morse
Ty Tabor
Robin Trower
Greg Koch
Mike Stern

Tomorrow the list would be different!

 

[ksandvik]

Jimi Hendrix
Jeff Beck

 

[misterB]

Man this is very tough only picking five, and I don't know that I could put them in any paticular order, and some certainly change from time to time but. . .
Zakk Wylde
Yngwie Malmsteen
Joe Bonamassa
Jimmy Page
Brian Setzer

 

[Luc]

In no particular order:
- David Gilmour
- Michael Landau
- Steve Lukather
- Jeff Beck
- Pat Metheny

 

[Spudmurphy]

in no order

Sonny Landreth (will always be in my list)
Paul Kossoff RIP
Jeff Beck
Lowell George RIP
difficult one for the last choice - Jimmy Page or Luke (both have appeared on gadzillions of records as hired guns)

 

[veniculum]

Randy Rhoads
Yngwie Malmsteen
Eddie Van Halen
Jimmy Page
Steve Clark (I know...not a great player, but I loved his writing...and I can actually play all his stuff

 

[misterB]

Yeah, I know I posted earlier, BUT THAT WAS TWO HOURS AGO!! Gotta give a new five so I don't feel like I've neglected anyone!!
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Doug Aldrich
Steve Vai
Ritchie Blackmore
John Petrucci

 

[JMD]

Steve Morse
EVH (DLR era)
Segovia
Paco Pena
John Frusciante (BSSM era)

 

[lukeuser78]

There are some seriously great players mentioned here, thanks guys, nice to know what influences are behind the EBMM's you own!