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Not necessarily the most talented, but the person you dig the most. For me its Jimi Hendrix, I just love his style so much. He took what sounds you can get out of a guitar to new limits, which imo haven't been reached since. If you're into rock music and you haven't seen his performance at Woodstock you're missing out. Such a shame he wasn't around long, if only he went to sleep on his stomach that day he died (he choked on his vomit). I'm not taking the piss, such a small factor took away one of the best musicians who has ever lived. Maybe turn this into a poll if we get similar choices

not really into much rock any more but idn have to say jimi hendrix as well

i use to listen to punk a few year ago and if i still did id be raving about fat mike from NOFX hahaha

luckly i saw the light and started listening to hiphop agen thanks god*

AMEN

Hendrix owns all.

Hendrix reasons being .. he took the sounds to new limits,,

also Slash from Guns N Roses... his solo in november rain is just awsome

Being a guitar player myself, I have many influences:

Steve Vai- Yes, he falls into the 'shredder' catagory along with Satriani and Yngwie...but he has so much more feeling than most. I'm not overly thrilled with Vai's rhythm playing, but his leads and phrasings are just so beautiful.

Al DiMeola- I only own a 'best of' CD of his, but everything on it just flows through you. Some of the music is somewhat dated (one song sounds like a theme from a 70's detective show) but his techniques are amazing.

David Gilmour- Pink Floyd as a group are top notch...Floyd's been a favorite of mine since I was 7 years old (grew up with a much older brother). Gilmour's playing has actually made me weep, that's how much his playing means to me. It's a shame that I was born in the wrong time and I'll never have a chance to see him live.

Chuck Schuldiner- Leader of the now defunct Floridian death metal band called "Death". His songwriting ability puts many of today's musicians to shame. His playing is fast, brutal, melodic, and very, very tight. Sadly, Chuck died a few years ago from a cancerous tumor that was on his brain stem.

slash (GnR), erik melvin (nofx) and tom morello (RATM & audioslave) are my favs

I'm not really a guitar connaisseur, but I do know that Jimi Hendrix fucking rocks.

Its a cliche, but id have to say Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin, he was a guitar machine, he could play anything and make it sound fucking brilliant.

Disraeli Gears wrote:Its a cliche, but id have to say Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin, he was a guitar machine, he could play anything and make it sound fucking brilliant.

Jimmy Page is also wicked. He's definetley in my top 5, but the order of my top 5 changes all the time (apart from Jimi). He'd probably be number 2 or 3 for me especially after recently watching a live version of Stairway to heaven I downloaded, which blew my mind.

"Dimebag" Darrell Abbott - R.I.P.

Eric Clapton- Defenatly among the best guitarists to ever walk the face of the earth. One of my favorite songs is sunshine of your love, along with cocaine, and layla. The solos in layla really show his skill.

Yeh Clapton is very good too. I love The Yardbirds and Cream but his other stuff gets boring after a while. Very talented guy though........

dimebag darrell had some incredible riffs with pantera (by demons be driven) and he played some wicked solos (floods)...its too bad he died before he could complete his career. i dont think ill ever get sick of panteras music.

jimi hendrix and steve vai are also really good

Kurt Cobain purely for his attitude and inspirational side. on talent i could name many such as metallica's kirk hammet or maiden's dave murray and janick gers, but cobain was the most influential guitarist of his genre, and i am into grunge music A LOT.

he also proved to the world that it is possible to play a full show half an hour after nearly dying due to a drug overdose!