who are your favorite 'non' metal guitarists?

Michio Kurihara









wonderful proggy fuzzed out classic rock-ish..ness

JDC wrote:

Greg Ginn (Black Flag)

Great choice!

Steve Howe
Phil Keaggy
Jimi Hendrix
Dave Hlubeck

Jimi Hendrix
Robby Krieger
Johnny Ramone

I thought of 2 more:

Jonny Lang and Jeff Healey

Ty Tabor
The Edge
Neal Schon
David Gilmour
Rick Neilsen
Brian May

S wrote:

Ty Tabor
The Edge
Neal Schon
David Gilmour
Rick Neilsen
Brian May

All excellent choices, and I can't believe I forget David Gilmour! That guys is incredible, I need to add Jeff Beck

one of my all-time favs - Keith Richards. Keef is great!

S wrote:

Ty Tabor
The Edge
Neal Schon

Peter Frampton
Rik Emmett
Michael Schenker
Steve Howe
Steve Hackett
Michael Hedges
Kerry Livgren
David Gilmour
Alan Holdsworth
Boon Gould (Level 42)
Steve Morse
Al DiMeola
Eric Johnson
John McLaughlin
Trevor Rabin
Steve Vai
Stan Cotey (Giraffe)
John Goodsall (Brand X)
Marc Ford
Robert Cray
Clem Clempson
Guthrie Govan
BB King
Freddie King
Albert King
Joaquin Lievano
Andrew Latimer
Kazumi Watanabe
Jeff Beck
Adrian Vandenberg (plays in the Schenker Style)

Yeah, this thread is about 'non' metal guitarists.

Many of the ones you listed are metal.

I was wondering about that, but, I do consider Schenker, Emmett and Vandenberg hard rock, not metal.

Dallas Black:
Steve Rothery (Marillion-no other guitarist plays with the emotion and passion this guy does IMO).



That is so true.... Excellent choice!!!!!
The Hotel Hobbies Trilogy is Awesome!!!
I can't beleive that I forgot about him

Jimi Hendrix
Kenny Burrell
Wes Montgomery
Larry Coryell
John McLaughlin
Leo Kottke
T-Bone Walker
Chuck Berry
Allan Holdsworth
Robin Trower
Stephen Stills
Robert Fripp
Martin Barre
David Gilmour
Alex Lifeson
Steve Morse
Steven Wilson
Ty Tabor
Steve Howe
Ian Anderson (acoustic)
Nick Drake (acoustic)
Richard Thompson
Adrian Belew
Nancy Wilson
Bobby Broom

Joe Satriani is my all time favorite non-metal guitarist.

Good call on Robin Trower

Tom Morello
Adam Jones (Depends if you consider Tool metal or not)

detuned wrote:

Ian Anderson (acoustic)

Anderson's guitar skills are criminally overlooked. Everybody seems to focus on his flute playing and songwriting, but his acoustic playing is what gives so many Tull songs their atmosphere.

I could list a bunch but I'll list only the ones I haven't seen listed.


Jeff Martin-The Tea Party
David Hidalgo-Los Lobos
Cesar Rosas-Los Lobos
Luther Perkins-Johnny Cash
SRV
John Mayer
Johnny Ramone
Magic Sam
Buddy Guy
Larry McGuffin-Ultra
Galen Niles-Ultra
Otis Rush
Mike Campbell-Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Jerry Garcia

Davey Johnstone (Elton John)
Lindsay Buckingham (Fleetwood Mac)
Peter Green (Fleetwood Mac)
Paul Kantner (Jefferson Airplane)
Lenny Kravitz

My new revised list...



Mike Campbell
Andy Summers
The Edge
Jeff Beck
Eric Clapton
John Frusciante
Jimi Hendrix
Robin Trower
Pete Townshend

James B. wrote:

For me it is Rory Gallagher as well, amazing player

Then you have...

Duane Allman
Dicky Betts
Warren Haynes
Mick Taylor
Peter Green
Henry Vestine
Kim Simmonds
Lowell George
Jerry Garcia
Gary Rossington
Allen Collins
Paul Kossof
Tommy Bolin
Roy Buchanon
Mick Ralphs

and for good measure James Honeyman Scott

reposted, cause these players deserve another mention

The Edge (U2)
Dave Navarro (Jane's Addiction)
Bob Hartman (Petra)
Porl Thompson (The Cure)
Peter Buck (REM)
Billy Joe Armstrong (Green Day)

Definitly agree about Peter Buck

John Cafferty - (John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band)

Addy wrote:

Definitly agree about Peter Buck

John Cafferty - (John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band)

Nice! He and Gary Gramolini were very good!

How could I forget Tommy Bolin, Rory Gallagher, Paul Kossoff, Peter Green, Warren Haynes, Robert Cray & Jonny Lang?