David Grissom...

Let us start with David Gilmore.

Joey Long for his deadly guitar on Sonny Fisher's - Rockin' Daddy Starday 1955.




ROCKMAN

keith richards
the 2 guys from Swervedriver
johhny marr
bill nelson
the cure's guitarists

Keith Richards
Brian May
Ace Frehley

Tiny Tim..

Man I just wrote rhese somehwre else:
Richard Lloyd
Richard Thompson
Sonny Sherrock
Dude from, Supergrass
Robbie Robertson
Doug Petibone
Mick Jones
Jeff Buckley
Wayne Kramer
Fred Sonic Smith
Ronnie Wood

I also think that most great songwriters that we normally don't think of a s great guitarrists are in some way virtuosos of those guitars. Like Lennon, Springsteen, Townshend,Stradlin

Django Rheinhardt comes to mind. One does not hear his name mentioned in the polls of the so called greats (Kurt Cobain?) but he could do more with two fingers than most guitarists can with four. Another unsung guitar hero that comes to mind is Richard Thompson. He's phenominal!!!

Do you really think Richard Thompson is underrated? I know he is faa from being a household name but players seem to appreciate his talent.

Well, I never hear of him being mentioned in top ten polls that come up so often these days. Most of the the record buying public have never heard of him either I'd wager but I take your point inopeng. Perhaps unsung might be a better category for our Richard.

Didn't mean to get semantic...just giving RT his due!

Agreed with Brian May.

Ike Turner.
Another king of rhythm guitar.

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The late Mick Ronson (Bowie's Ziggy Stardust co-hort)
Andy Summers
Ace Frehley
Keith Richards
Ron Wood
Brian Jones
Earl Slick
Malcolm Young
Brian May
Andy Taylor
Mike Campbell

Probably tons more that I'm forgetting.

RONNIE WOOD
and of course: KEITH RICHARDS
...and MICK JAGGER!

Ace Frehley? Oh my! I think he is pretty sloppy, but maybe I ate too many paint chips as a child.

Underrated:

Kenny Wayne Shepard= a stud as a teenager and can he rip!

Mark Knopfler

Robin Trower

John Fogerty

The greatest guitar duo of all time:

Duane Allman and Dickey Betts

Peace!

electric-duane, I second that. Never heard a better duo. Duane just died too early. Live At Fillmore East together with Ya Ya's are my alltime favorits!

Manny Charlton, Nazareth.

Robert Johnson. There would never have been a Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Keith Richards or any of those bastards without him. He deserves the nr. 1 on list.

Frank Zappa

Robert Fripp. Franz Beckerlee. Toni Iommi.

Jorma Kaukonen
John McLaughlin

John McLaughlin ''underrated''?!? WHO's the culprit?...

If we stick to rock music, I'd say when Focus's Jan Akkerman used to take off, he did so to a degree that was pretty hilarious!!

And I agree with ChelseaDrugstore re. Pete Townshend as a frontman guitarist. His palette is incredible... Very subtle too!

Heh, the 'right' answer is much nearer...

Namely: outside some Rolling Stones fanatics (like the people here in IORR), nobody knows a genios named MICK TAYLOR. (You never find his name in some list of "100 best guitarists ever", even RONNIE makes the list sometimes)

- Doxa

Muddy Water's slide...

RORY!!!

Jimmy Thackery. betcha most of you never even heard of him. only underscores my point.

Greg Sage (The Wipers)
Rick Nielsen
Steve Turner (Mudhoney)
James Honeyman-Scott
Charlie Sexton (especially his live work with Dylan)
Mick Jones
Stone Gossard
Andy Summers
Gary Lee Conner (Screaming Trees)

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didn't realize we could nominate plants. in that case:

Johnny Bee Gudd (Earsplitting Flowers)