Favorite guitar players not named......


We all know there names Hendrix, Page, Clapton, Beck Stevie Ray. But who are your favorite guitar players that are not house hold names? Here are a few of mine not in any order.

Robert Fripp
Martin Barre
Richard Thompson
Roy Buchnan
Rory Gallagher
Mason Ruffner
Neil Young and Lindsey Buckingham know but not so much for the guitar work.
also Dave Alvin and Alvin Lee
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Most of mentioned guitarists here are named and mentioned all overover the news and everyone in the world knows them.

Rick Derringer?
Pat Tavares?

They're world's known ones...

Tonerager58 mentioned great list of unknown and underground guitarists.

Not sure if anyone mentioned Mark Ribot who used to accompany Tom Waits... Speaking of Tom Waits as multi-instrumentalist and guitarist as well. Oh well!.. 
Here's a couple more.

Lee Ritenour
Melvin Taylor
John Scofield
Brian Setzer
Clarence White