Best acoustical guitar - any type music

Redkiwi mentioned Joe Pass -- not sure how the hell I forgot to mention him. A clear sign the brain cells are dying at an increasingly rapid rate!! If you buy only recording by Joe Pass, it should be "Virtuoso", a solo recording. It has recently been re-issued on CD as a 20-bit remaster, and the audio quality is very, very good.

I just had a listen to "Virtuoso" again (first time in maybe 18 months) - steel string guitar (as opposed to nylon in "I Remember Charlie Parker"), and "Vituoso" is more spectacular playing - breathtaking really. I like both but "Virtuoso" is the tour de force as you say SD.

Off the top of my head.......

Toniho Horta, "Durango Kid II", brilliant brazillian player with vocals

Kelly Joe Phelps, "Shined Eyed Mr. Zen" a great slide player - not playing slide on this disk.

Ani Difranco, "Revelling\Reckoning" (the new one), she comes at the guitar with her own set of rules: percussive, alternate tunings, not to bring attention to the guitar playing but to complement the great songs. Stellar recording as a bonus!

sorry, should be "toninho" above.

Just got Ralph Toweners ' Anthem' on ECM label. Classical Guitar ( not classical music) and 12 string guitar compositions. Great music, great playing and an exellent recording. Highly recommended.