Random Post. All time favorite Guitarist

Taylor Swift!
This ones for you Mrclean!
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8g94yxKRa0&feature=related"]Taylor Swift - Tim McGraw (Fearless Tour) - YouTube[/ame]
:D
 
Great choices so far.

David Gilmour's magic on Comfortably Numb
Hendrix is amazing too!!!
Page of course.
Clapton.


I personally think Mike McCready from Pearl Jam is drastically underrated. I think his bluesy riffs rival the greats but due to that bands absolute refusal to market themselves, he has floated under the radar.
 
Jimi Hendrix is the man! Saw him with a bunch of my cousins at Woodstock in 69 playing the Star Spangled Banner after all of the BS that was going on. What a performance!
 
1. David Gilmour
2. Dimebag Darrell
3. Jimi Hendrix
4. Reb Beach (youtube Black Magic-Reb Beach)

Not necessarily in that order but Gilmour is definitely number 1
 
Page, Clapton, Hendrix, S.R. Vahn, E. Van Halen...all great, for sure. Rarely did you hear them play anything but rock-n-roll though. Still, I'm a big fan. However, let's see if we can expose some folks to other great players...and later we'll discover where rock got its roots. Shall we?


However, someone did mention Roy Clark...the Guitar Wizard...if he could play this (below) he could play anything he wanted. This is but one of the many styles Roy was blessed with not to mention playing other instruments as well.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFfB2JQmTCs&feature=related"]Roy Clark - The Guitar Wizard! 1971 - YouTube[/ame]


Let's not forget the late Chet Atkins, also called by his fans and peer, Mr. Guitar, along with the great Les Paul. Here's a duo from back in the day.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xut3N2O42Ho&feature=related"]Les Paul & Chet Atkins 1978-07-05 NYC NBC Today Show Pt1 - YouTube[/ame]

Chet Atkins played with many other great guitarists,Glen Campbell, Steve Wariner, Vince Gill, the late Jerry Reed, and and many, more. Chet loved playing guitar with Jerry and said he was one of the greatest.

Here's Jerry:
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOGiW-y-Vhs"]Jerry Reed - Lightning Rod 1977 (tv) - YouTube[/ame]

Of course, the songs Amos Moses, and Guitar Man were big hits for Jerry. Just do a youtube search.

Let's not forget the King of Rockabilly...Carl Perkins...who along with Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis played with Elvis Presley on a very early recording that's recently been released.

Here's Carl Perkins in 1957.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eqk2sPcF5r8&feature=related"]Carl Perkins - Dixie Fried (live 1957 with intro) - YouTube[/ame]

Look closely as you might just miss seeing Eric Clapton and Ringo Star. For those that aren't aware; the song in this video is a bluegrass song written by the late Bill Monroe. Lots and lots music styles and mixtures...even with the guests.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFspshhFfJE"]Carl Perkins & Friends Rockabilly Session Part 1 - YouTube[/ame]

More of the Rockabilly sound that Carl helped to shape. Here's Carl Perkins and Eric Clapton.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XG4uNazuHvY&feature=related"]Carl Perkins & Eric Clapton- Mean Woman Blues.wmv - YouTube[/ame]








However, since I love all types of music I thought I'd mention a few of my favorites. No amplifiers and such here...just pure pickin'.

The recently deceased [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RML22JcvwJ4"]Doc Watson Dead At 89 After Fall - YouTube[/ame] and blue grass and folk artist, Doc Watson. Doc, unlike many of the other artists already mentioned, had no trouble pickin' and singin' at the same time.

For those in the know, not all artists can finger pick and sing at the same time. So, here's the late Doc Watson.


Doc in his early years.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VAbrnjdtYw"]Doc Watson-Deep River Blues - YouTube[/ame]

Doc at a much later time, same song, better view.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBGkLFyAoWM"]Doc Watson - Deep River Blues (Solo) 1991 - YouTube[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YS9oRdOfGDI&feature=related"]Doc Watson - 1991 - Windy and Warm - YouTube[/ame]

Then there's Marty Stuart, Ricky Skaggs, many, many others...along with Tony Rice.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhI-4Agmax4"]The Tony Rice Unit - Blue Railroad Train - YouTube[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyCPwqRujd4"]Bela Fleck--Freeborn Man--Tony Rice--All- Star Jam - YouTube[/ame]



One last video. In this video you'll see what other legends had to say about Carl Perkins, who's career suffered a huge set-back from and auto accident. More of Carl Perkins and friends (w/Eric Clapton).
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ph1HZ-Uq70I&feature=related"]Rockabilly Session; Carl Perkins & Friends - YouTube[/ame]

The sound of Carl Perkins's guitar had a huge impact on Elvis Presley in his early career. One became the King if Rock, the other the King of Rockabilly. The rest is history!

One things for sure...good guitar playing has no boundaries!!!

Sorry! I can't just pick one guitar player. Most of my favorites were not just guitar players, rather, all around great singers on top of being legends of the strings.
 
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