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Guitar Alphabet. Please fill out unused letters...

I've just got an idea of creating the short guide to rock and jazz guitar players. So you will see that it's sorted by guitarist's last name in ascending alphabet order. Than I provide an information about the band he/she had been playing. You will see in caps the most respected guitarists on my list. Also there should be one or two bands or credits that he/she had been playing with. Please feel also free to add to the letters that already have one or more guitarists.

Here we go:

A -- AKKERMAN JAN / Focus
B -- Bruce Jack / Creme
-- Beck Jeff
-- BELEW ADREAN / King Crimson
-- BUCKETHEAD / Praxis, Guns and Roses.
-- BERLIN JEFF /
C -- Clapton Eric / Creme
-- Corryell Lary
-- Creme Lol / 10CC
D -- DiMeola Al
E --
F -- FRIPP ROBERT / King Crimson
-- FRITH FRED / Company
G -- GUNN TRAY / King Crimson
-- Godley Kevin / 10CC
H -- HOLDSWORTH ALLAN /
-- Hacket Steve / Genesis
-- Howe Steve / Yes
-- Hendrix Jimi
-- Hammill Peter / Van Der Graaf Generator
-- Hall Jim
I --
J -- JOHNES PERCY / Brand X
-- Johnes John Paul / Led Zeppelin
K -- KARN MICK / Japan
-- KAROLI MICHAEL / Can
L --
M -- MANZANERA PHIL / Roxy Music
-- McLaughlin John / Mahavishnu
-- METHENY PAT / Pat Metheny Group
N -- Nelson Bill
O --
P -- POHJOLA PEKKA
Q --
R -- RIPDAL TERJE
S -- Nicky Scopelitis / Material
-- Stern Mike
-- Sylvian David / Japan
-- Sharp Elliot
T -- TORN DAVID
U -- UBU PERE
V -- Vai Steve / Motley Crue
W -- Wobble Jah
X --
Y -- Yamanashi / California Guitar Trio
Z -- ZAPPA FRANK
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waltersalas
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Pere Ubu won't qualify, but what about James "Blood" Ulmer?

As for Q, add Robert Quine, an indie-rock legend who has played on (and defined) Richard Hell, Lou Reed, Matthew Sweet and others' records.

Verlaine, Tom (Television and solo).

Zoom, Billy (X).

Sharrock, Sonny.

Young, Neil.

Mould, Bob (Husker Du).

Uhhh, this could go on for awhile...fun parlor game.
fujindemon
134 posts
 
hmmmmmmmm,first name BOB, last name DYLAN
known to play the guitar from time to time
less obvious, but a great musician/writer: tweedy, jeff
sdcampbell
2,136 posts
 
One last addition that should have been on my original list:
P: Les Paul -- arguably the "father" of modern electric guitar
oneprof
148 posts
 
Four more K's--Leo Kottke, Phil Keaggy, Ritchie Kotzen, Greg Koch. I didn't see Paul Gilbert either--might have missed his name in other posts. Also Greg Howe. Now if you REALLY want some spaced out but killer guitar playing, check out Steve Hillage's older stuff--"L", "Motivation Radio", "Fish Rising". Interesting to see Bill Nelson in your post. One of the MOST underrated guitar players of all time in my opinion. Check out 'Adventures in a Yorkshire Landscape' on the Live in the Air Age CD (or cool white vinyl LP from mid 70's). Oh yeah, Brian May.
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marakanetz OP
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Believe it or not I've read all of your great responces and certainly will continue my list on the paper. I know that I've even forgot to include many that I know such as BB King, Les Paul... I've even included some basists deliberately since I know they qualify for the guitar players as well and one of them is Percy Johnes that plays synth- 6-string fretless bass as solo in Brand-X.

I'm sorry Sean for not capitalizing Jimi Hendrix. I do consider him as an "idol" who's spirit lives in bunch of crafty guitarists. But after him there are his followers that stepped over grabbing and "amplifying" his techniques and then applying them to the modern times making the kind of evolution: FRANK ZAPPA, MICHAEL KAROLI, JAN AKKERMAN.

I've forgot to bring in my personally known guitarist Torsten DeWinkel who's founded NYJG band. You have to try hard to find this band on Tower Records but sometimes it shows up on cdnow.com.

Did Bob Dylan play solo guitar?
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