What are your favorite non-Mac guitarists?

[jaycee]

Offhand, only one shines above the rest for me - Mark Knopfler. Needless to say, the likes of Carlos Santana and Eric Clapton are awesome, but I don't listen to their music as much as Dire Straits. However, I'll make mention of Cat Stevens also.

[mylittledemon]

to name a few:

Brian May
Steve Bartek
Mike Campbell
Andy Summers
The Edge
Richard Thompson
Brian Setzer
Robert Randolph
Prince
Mark Knopfler
Nancy Wilson
Joe Strummer

[RickRobert]

DAVID GILMOUR, JEFF BECK, MICHAEL SCHENKER! Vivian Campbell, Doug Aldrich, Ritchie Blackmore, Neal Schon, Mark Knopfler, Brian Setzer, Snowy White, Brian May, John Sykes, Matthias Jabs, Pat Travers, Pat Thrall, Steve Rothery, Brian Robertson, Gordon Giltrap... I could go on and on Those first three are miles ahead of anyone else I think, they never fail to bring my jaw to the floor every time!

[Peestie]

Originally Posted by RickRobert

DAVID GILMOUR, JEFF BECK, MICHAEL SCHENKER! Vivian Campbell, Doug Aldrich, Ritchie Blackmore, Neal Schon, Mark Knopfler, Brian Setzer, Snowy White, Brian May, John Sykes, Matthias Jabs, Pat Travers, Pat Thrall, Steve Rothery, Brian Robertson, Gordon Giltrap... I could go on and on Those first three are miles ahead of anyone else I think, they never fail to bring my jaw to the floor every time!

I forgot about him. He's a local boy so I shouldn't have! Doug ain't too shabby either.

[RickRobert]

Originally Posted by Peestie

I forgot about him. He's a local boy so I shouldn't have! Doug ain't too shabby either.

Yeah, a shame he lost his will to play anything other than chords and single-line two bar solos in ballads! I hope Thin Lizzy can bring him back to his senses... i.e. please Viv, play Cold Sweat! Doug is really good, Burn/Stormbringer live with Whitesnake on Live... In The Still of the Night is my favourite, and his instrumental solo work is really good, check it out if you haven't.

[chriskisn]

BB King
Coco Montoya
Bonnie Raitt
Eric Clapton (mainly the early stuff - ouch ChiliD stop hitting me)
Jimi Hendrix
Chuck Berry


Probably others that I can't think of right now...

[MissLadyLoki]

OK, stupid me forgot more I enjoy. I'm gonna throw out the following. Thanks to all who helped me jog my memory.

Dimebag Darrell
Jeff Hanneman/Kerry King
Jimi Hendrix (TBH, I'm not that crazy for him, but I do dig his cover of All Along the Watchtower)
Nancy Wilson
Bonnie Raitt
Robin Trower (not many people know him, but he's really good)

[Peestie]

Originally Posted by RickRobert

Yeah, a shame he lost his will to play anything other than chords and single-line two bar solos in ballads! I hope Thin Lizzy can bring him back to his senses... i.e. please Viv, play Cold Sweat! Doug is really good, Burn/Stormbringer live with Whitesnake on Live... In The Still of the Night is my favourite, and his instrumental solo work is really good, check it out if you haven't.

Yeah, he really relegated himself to rhythm guitarist when he was an excellent lead. I hadn't heard he was joining Lizzy! I saw them in Belfast a few years ago with John Sykes and, while he was really good, I'd rather see them with Viv. Assuming he gets back to his Dio days in terms of form.

[Sleepless-Child]

JIMMY PAGE (he's my hero)
John Frusciante
Mark Knopfler
Pete Townshend
George Harrison
Jimi Hendrix
David Guilmour
Chuck Berry
Jeff Beck
Stephen Stills
Ritchie Blackmore
BB King
Izzy Stradlin
Frank Infante
George Benson
Paco de Lucia
Alex Lifeson
Nancy Wilson.

[CreepingDeath]

I forgot to add Andres Segovia and Richard Kruspe.

[Lee]

BB King, Eddie Van Halen, Kenny Wayne Shepherd & Casey James. OK, well Casey's still young & got a ways to go, but he's not bad.

Lee

[chiliD]

Originally Posted by chriskisn

BB King
Coco Montoya
Bonnie Raitt
Eric Clapton (mainly the early stuff - ouch ChiliD stop hitting me)
Jimi Hendrix
Chuck Berry


Probably others that I can't think of right now...

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[chiliD]

Shouldn't that be phrased "WHO are your favorite non-Mac guitarists?"

ERIC CLAPTON
DUANE ALLMAN
DICKEY BETTS
DAN TOLER
WARREN HAYNES
JACK PEARSON
DEREK TRUCKS
TOY CALDWELL
JERRY GARCIA
BOB WEIR
JIMMY HERRING
LOWELL GEORGE
PAUL BARRERE'
PETE TOWNSHEND
PAUL JOHNSON
GIL ORR
BOB SPICKARD
EDDIE BERTRAND
DICK DALE
GLENN GREY
CHUCK BERRY
CARL PERKINS
EDDIE COCHRANE
CLIFF GALLUP
HANK MARVIN
GEORGE HARRISON
JOHN LENNON
DAVEY JOHNSTONE
PETE HAM
JOEY MOLLAND
JEFF LYNNE
STEVE WINWOOD
JOHN FOGERTY
MARK KNOPFLER
KEITH RICHARDS
MICK TAYLOR
RONNIE WOOD
REV. BILLY F. GIBBONS
JEFF BECK
JIMMY PAGE
RORY GALLAGHER
ROBIN TROWER
ROBBIE ROBERTSON
JAMES HONEYMAN-SCOTT
ROBBIE McINTOSH
PETER FRAMPTON
CLEM CLEMPSON
ANDY POWELL
TED TURNER
LAURIE WEISFIELD
MARTIN BARRE'
MICK ABRAHAMS
RITCHIE BLACKMORE
STEVE MORSE
RANDY BACHMAN
DOMINIC TROIANO
TOMMY BOLIN
DOUG McDOUGALL
KURT WINTER
MARC BOLAN
JAMES MANKEY
TIM McGOVERN
CARLOS SANTANA
RY COODER
JIMI HENDRIX
STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN
JIMMIE VAUGHAN
SNOWY WHITE
KIM SIMMONDS
BUDDY GUY
JOHN LEE HOOKER
ELMORE JAMES
FREDDIE KING
BB KING
ALBERT KING
ROBERT JOHNSON
HUBERT SUMLIN
MUDDY WATERS
ALVIN LEE
ALBERT LEE
ALBERT COLLINS
ROBERT CRAY
LONNIE MACK
LONNIE BROOKS
JOHNNY COPELAND
COCO MONTOYA
WALTER TROUT
RONNIE EARL
ROBBEN FORD
TOM JOHNSTON
PATRICK SIMMONS
JEFF "SKUNK" BAXTER
DENNY DIAS
LARRY CARLTON
LEE RITNOUR
JOE BECK
GEORGE BENSON
WES MONTGOMERY
STEVE CROPPER
MATT MURPHY
DAVID LINDLEY
ROBBIE KRIEGER
JOE WALSH
BERNIE LEADON
MIKE CAMPBELL
LES DUDEK
STEPHEN STILLS
NEIL YOUNG
JOHN CIPPOLINA
CRAIG CHAQUICO
STEVE MILLER
MIKE BLOOMFIELD
ELVIN BISHOP
BONNIE RAITT
NEIL GERALDO
ROGER FISHER
NANCY WILSON
LUTHER GROSVENOR (aka ARIEL BENDER)
MICK RALPHS
MICK RONSON
IAN HUNTER
GLEN BUXTON
MICHAEL BRUCE
BUCK DHARMA
JOE PERRY
BRAD WHITFORD
ANDY SUMMERS
PETE ANDERSON
JOE PASS
HERB ELLIS
LES PAUL
CHET ATKINS
BRENT MASON
CHARLIE CHRISTIAN
CHARLEY PATTON
LONNIE JOHNSON
HONEYBOY EDWARDS
JOHNNY SHINES
KEITH URBAN
BRAD PAISLEY
VINCE GILL
STEVE VAI
FRANK ZAPPA
MARTY WILLSON-PIPER
DAVID GILMOUR
SYD BARRETT
ROBERT FRIPP
STEVE HACKETT
RAY MANZANERA
NILS LOFGREN
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
LESLIE WEST
JUSTIN HAYWARD
WALTER EGAN
TODD SHARP
JOHNNY WINTER
RICK DERRINGER
RONNIE MONTROSE
BUDDY WHITTINGTON
BO DIDDLEY



and there are probably more I can't think of off the top of my head.

[MissLadyLoki]

Chili: based on your list, you forgot one very important guitarist: me! I've been trying to play guitar and haven't gotten anywhere, but I couldn't resist.

And I'm sorry about the grammer mistake.

[gretchen]

David Gilmour
Luka Bloom
Ottmar Liebert
George Benson
Pat Metheney