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

What kind of boat does Carlos have?

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..............

ozover50 wrote: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.

jps wrote: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

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....

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).

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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

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.

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

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....

Another one not mentioned yet - Alex Lifeson.

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

+1 on Warren Haynes.

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

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.