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I have a Brian May guitar Rob. :o)

Of all the players I could say, even the man that made me take up guitar (Bernie Torme) I have no hesitation in saying Nuno Bettencourt is the one player that is my ultimate guitarist.

John Sykes for me - what a technique!

Yngwie J Malmsteen. Why? Far beyond the sun, demon driver, baroque and roll, watching him blow sach and vai offstage at the G3 rocking in the free worl jam. The guys a monster

A shameless plug for my m8 Karl Magee..jaw dropping performance every time he picks up a machine..I HATE HIM!!!!...lol ;0)

Man, he's pretty damned good! :o)

I'd love to hear him doing something of his own! 8o)

Hes friggin awesome Mick..you wanna see the guys on the front row just watchin his fingers when he gigs,,lol. He makes his money doin covers with Elektra and Metropolis (sorry mr Dalek), teaching, and doing commercial recordings Why this guy has never made it big time I will never know..and..hes a sound chap too...AND I STILL HATE HIM !!! (and Im a bass player !!..lol)

Geezer Butler.....well a bass is a guitar too :)

Joe Bonamassa!

Brian May is a criminally underrated player though

Brian May, hearing the song "One Vision" made me want to play, i think he is under rated as well

Tony Auton I remember the first time i seen him I felt like goin home and learning to play again and it totally changed the way I look at the guitar......... If we're not allowed real players I'll go for someone like Jimi Hendrix or Stevie Ray.

randy rhodes. nuff said.

Neal Schon

gotta sneak another, most underrated guitarist... Dan Huff....

Steve Lukather.

@Steelfield , Dan Huff is ace.

For me it all started with TONY IOMMI.

Great players listed above though: Sykes/May/Rhoads/Schon all excellent in different ways. I could list 100 guitarists/bassists that I enjoy listening to.

Jon

Marc Bolan made me want to play guitar ...Francis Rossi inspired me ...Gary Moore (corridors of power etc) on technique and flair ....Albert lee (when i was doing country band) ...........only 1 you say Rob ........err !!

Michael Angelo Batio, His technique is insane and his tone is almost impossible to achieve. He is so underated as a guitarist, but check him out if you havent heard him, he is amazing !

Brian Downey made me want to play drums, but Joe Satriani made me want to actually listen to the guitar as an instrument in its own right. Seen him live twice and absolutely blew me away.

Alyerjoeforgodpal

nuno bettancourt

ONE!!!

OK Jeff Beck Living Legend and a Brit - YAY!

my answer to all these polls ..... i wish i could play and sing like Lowell!! Play keys like Billy and drum like Richie!!

Its good to see that no one has put the obvious ones ...hendrix,Page,Clapton ..yawn !!!

For me it would have to be Billy Duffy from the Cult (and a local Wythenshawe lad to boot). Not the most technically gifted player, but man the guy comes up with riffs that most other guitarist would kill for.
Tony - the Sinners

Gary Moore for me....still got the blues album my fave.

John out of All 3 cylinders, saw them a few times in the Market Tavern...Awesome player.

stuart adamson (skids & big country)
fine guitarist

Mark

Good call Dresden
used to love big country.

adamson's sound and style made him unique.
not easy given the amount of top players out there

Mark

Gary Moore never seems to get as much recognition as he rightfully deserves !! He could stand his corner with absolutely any of them !!!

*star* for Stuart Adamson ... check out what he did post BC ,, awesome song

alvin lee-to play like this AND vocals at the same time??

Got to be Paul Marland, that one armed, one eyed, one legged young phenomenon from Out On Bail !!!!
Either him or Steve Vai .


Oh OK then, Its Steve bloody Vai !!!!!!!!!!!

Viking, he was the absolute highlite at woodstock playing this song !!!Godlike !!!!!!!

Check out his album 'Rocket Fuel' (Ten Years Later). Absolutely awesome record.

All his stuff is awesome, he did a tour once called night of the guitars with loads of other guys and was superb!!! Best of British !!!!!!

@out on bail-hell yeah!! (ask me about it!!!) lol!! :-D
@alyerpal-that vid is from the "ten years later" tour-after sex and drugs and rock and roll had taken their toll-and yet he can STILL play like that!! we are not worthy indeed!!! :-D

Only one? impossible.

Django Reinhardt....only 2 fingers!!

This guitar player blew my mind when I saw him play live. Can play a number of different styles and with a huge amount of charisma. The rockabilly stray cat 'Brian Setzer'.