Who's your guitar daddy now?

John McGlaughlin.

I've been listening to the Mahavishnu Orchestra a lot lately. Even after the 10th listen in a week, McGlaughlin still stuns me.

i am old but always has been adrian belew.

For a classical guitarist, based on what I just heard live Friday night, I would add Sharon Isbin to your list. I just ordered a half dozen of her CD's - it will be interesting to see how she sounds recorded, but live was just outstanding. Don't let the fact that she won a Grammy deter you. :-)

Charlie Hunter WOW!!!

Never had just one but Jeff Beck, Bruce Cockburn, Peter Green, David Gilmour, Mick Taylor, Mark Knopler, John Mayer, Richard Thompson, Jimmy Page, John Renbourn, Duane Allman, John Cippolina, Eddie Van Halen, Brian Setzer, Miller Anderson, Michael Hedges, Ry Cooder, Andres Segovia come easily to mind .... surely a partial list influenced only by my aging, fading memory.

I guess it really depends on what I'm wearing on a given day..............

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