Favourite Guitarists

Guitarists ahead of their time:

Jimi Hendrix

Jeff Beck

If the Op likes females:

Kaki King

Too bad he died:

Michael Hedges

Guitar Duos

Rodrigo N Gabriella

Guitar Trios

Al DiMeola / John Mclaughlin / Paco Delucia -The Guitar Trio

Rock Group Performance

Nils Lofgren --- The Niis Lofrgren Band Live

Rory Gallagher was really cool

Without letting politics shade my opinion Eric Clapton

- Jerry Garcia

- Stephen Stills

- BB King

- Mark Knophler

- Jorma Kaukonen (Acoustic)

- Leo Kotke

- Derek Trucks

- Jeff Beck

- Jimi Hendrix

- Ry Cooder

-Stevie Ray Vaughn 

Pure R&R:

Eddie Van Halen

Blues, toss up:

Stevie Ray Vaughn, Duane Allman, and Joe Bonamassa is very near their level

Jazz, 3-way tie:

Al DiMeola, John McLaughlin, Stanley Jordan

Classical, toss up:

Paco DeLucia; Sharon Isbin

Flamenco:

Carlos Montoya

Last but not least: Tommy Emmanuel. He can do it all. His live performances are electrifying.

Read through this whole post.  Did not see Michael Schenker mentioned once. Maybe I missed it. Man wrote his first published song at 12 years old. Credited on over 60 albums. 

+1 Ronnie Earl

Doug MacCleod