In your opinion best guitarist!!!

[Texas Tracker]

Dude blew my mind in the mid 80's at a guitar clinic at the music store at LBJ and Preston.

I have seen him a few times. I can not think as fast as he plays just unreal.

[CaptJack]

and then there is this one

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ni8KBhnebwE]Jerry Reed And Chet Atkins Jerrys Breakdown[/ame]

[ecallarman]

I always thought slash was one of the best solo performers but then I heard EVH's solo on Micahel Jacksons "Beat it" One of my all time favorite solos. Interesting story behind that solo goes something like this....

Van Halen was practicing or recording in their studio and while they broke for lunch, EVH secretely snuck over to where Michael Jackson was recording and he wrote and performed the enitre solo while on his "Lunch Break"

[mikemorvan]

honorable mention

Alex Lifeson (Rush)

Duane Allman

Gary Rossington

I'd add Allen Collins and Nils Lofgren to this list.

[CaptJack]

and the great Merle Travis

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Go8x_1fD5vM]Merle Travis-The REAL DEAL[/ame]

and a great tribute to Merle

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_1axC-Q4kc]Brad Paisley and Tommy Emmanuel[/ame]

[CaptJack]

and the greatest master of the 20th century
I had the great pleasure of seeing him in Houston in 1961 when I was 10
I switched from violin to guitar

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vx9fPeaD_Ns]Andres Segovia[/ame]


and the greatest jazz guitarist of the 20th century

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fc3hffDNr8]1939 Django Reinhardt Stephane Grappelli Jazz Hot 1939[/ame]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwfhoI2JrOA]Django Reinhardt[/ame]

[CaptJack]

when PBS did their American Masters piece on Les Paul. Les was showing some of the guitars in his collection and he had two of Django Reinhadt's

[finsNskins]

SRV without a doubt

[CaptJack]

Flamenco Guitar...the measure of an Acoustic guitarists melodic creativity at speed meet - Oscar Lopez from Chili now transplanted to Canada.


At the end of his song LUCIA - listen to his fingers work the close at SPEED! UNBELIEVABLE MELODIES!

Oscar Lopez playing Lucia - SWEET WORK!

As the song closes...his supporting band start to clap and cheer as he tears the STRINGS UP! AMAZING WORK!

http://youtu.be/XA-E82Dvq2o

excellent

[Hoosky1143]

Emmanuel
Buckethead
Segovia
Narciso Yepes
Joe Pass

[shark79]

Skunk Baxter

[tejas]

A great one not mentioned yet - Derek Trucks

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBbRrvJt8G8"]DEREK TRUCKS AMAZING SOLOS COMPILATION part 1 - YouTube[/ame]

[tejas]

Forgot the attachement

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=GBbRrvJt8G8

[Speedgoat]

Ry Cooder

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4KmbUCwkyE&feature=youtube_gdata_player

[CaptJack]

all the greats are "pickers"
they don't play a flat pick and strum chords