The Worlds Very Best Lead Guitar Players

[kiramdear]

Oh yeah, How can we forget Carlos? My gosh, he's a neighbor of mine.

[jps]

What kind of boat does Carlos have?

[ozover50]

Golly, gosh......... where does one start?

Eric Clapton, of course, Jimi Hendrix, Mark Knopfler, Gary Moore....... and of course Dave Gilmour!! :)

Then there's SRV, Harrison, B.B.King, Albert King, Santana, Brian Medway, Darren Trott..............

[winston]

Golly, gosh......... where does one start?

Eric Clapton, of course, Jimi Hendrix, Mark Knopfler, Gary Moore....... and of course Dave Gilmour!! :)

Then there's SRV, Harrison, B.B.King, Albert King, Santana, Brian Medway, Darren Trott..............

I appreciate the nod Aitch but I suppose as the moderator of this forum that I should edit this post as being non sensical. I do agree about naming Trotty though. He's world class.

[kiramdear]

What kind of boat does Carlos have?

A long white shiny one, but he doesn't live on it. It's tied up in his back yard, the canal.

I wondered how long it would take for the members to start naming each other or themselves here

[antipodean]

Forumites excluded, my list is:

1. T-Bone Walker - BB King, Clapton et al all owe him a big due....
2. JJ Cale - so understated, and you know where Mr Knopfler got his tone from...
3. Adrian Belew - From Zappa through Bowie, the Talking Heads to King Crimson, the man is as left-field as they come. Anyone else out there that can make a strat sound like an angry elephant?
4. Adrian's Uncle Bobby - Robert Fripp - he scares me.... and he is actually a lefty who plays righty ...it all makes my brain hurt!
5. Richie Blackmore - no comment necessary
6. Paul McCartney ????????? Dig the lead from Taxman - right up my "weird taste" alley...

Of course, Jimi is out of the list 'cause he's in a class of his own....

[sloop_john_b]

A few favorites - really running the gamut here! Django Reinhardt, Charlie Christian, Robbie Robertson, Ry Cooder, Tom Verlaine, Nels Cline (not always the most tasteful player but he's phenomenal).

[kiramdear]

="antipodean"
6. Paul McCartney ????????? Dig the lead from Taxman

Thanks, Evan, I was holding back with Paul. I find his lead work in general to be among the most innovative I've ever heard. He learned to play righty.

+1 Ry Cooder

[whojamfan]

I would say, the best player I ever saw live was Caleb Quaye, and I've seen tons of great players. It's a free for all in the recorded world,as there are so many great artists, including Caleb, that I would find it impossible to pick one, as their styles all vary. I like Randy Rhodes, Kurt Bloch(Fastbacks), Johnny Thunders(New York Dolls), Eddie Phillips(The Creation) just to name a few, so for me, it would be more like a which guitar player does it for you in which style, or styles.

[wayang]

Another lefty who plays righty...the amazing Steve Morse:

[tamborineman]

I'll throw in a couple that haven't been mentioned yet.
Leslie West.....fattest vibroto and never over plays....
Peter Green.....tone from heaven, soulfull....

[beatlefreak]

Another one not mentioned yet - Alex Lifeson.

[johneek]

Lot's of phenomenal players. My vote for one of the most underrated.....Warren Haynes

[bitzerguy]

+1 on Warren Haynes.

I think we need to include Jeff Healey here as well.

[tamborineman]

Dean I was going to P.S. Jeff Healey.
Full on attack!
He didn't always have the best matterial [sometimes but not always], but he played the livin' heck out of it!
He's in my top 5.