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Johnny Marr
The Edge
Stu Garrard
Mike Campbell
Malcolm Young

Oh... i need to add Daron Malakian and Zacky Vengeance in to my list but I don't know who to kick out.

Michael Schenket
Adrian Smith
Francis Rossi
Gary Moore
Alex Lifeson

Wow that dropped out pretty quick. Obviously I love Hendrix, Jabbs, Randy, etc but I’ll never actually play their stuff

Jimi
Duane Allman
Eric Clapton
Muddy Waters
Jeff Lang

And a shout out to Lloyd Spiegel, my latest favourite guitarist.

Derek Trucks and Warren Haynes are favourites as well but they are heavily influenced by Duane Allman so he gets the nod.

They all made/make me want to play guitar. And I'd love to play like any or all of them, but that ain't gonna happen.

My biggest influences aren't all probably my top 5 guitarists, but they are what shaped my playing as I've learnt most of my fingerings and shapes and picking techniques from them. (never bothered learning all of Tom Morello's effects though...fuck that).

Tony Iommi
Tom Morello
Jimmy Page
James Hetfield
Adrian Smith

Currently, In no great order

Mark Holcomb
Dallas Green
Teppei Teranishi
Stephen Carpenter
Ace Frehely

Previous honourable mentiones

John Frusciante
Jack White
Rivers Cuomo
Mike Einziger
Jonny Greenwood

In no particular order

- Greg howe
- Tom Quayle
- John Mayer
- George Benson
- Mark Knopfler

I'm impressed by the number of times Adrian Smith is coming up in these lists

Peter Green
Jimi H
Jimi P
Mark Knopfler
Hank Marvin
Brian May
B B King
Jeff Healey

Jimi Hendrix
Pete Townsend
Jack White
Neil Young
Eddie Van Halen

Brian May
EVH
Paul Gilbert
Josh Homme
Jimmy Page

sty wrote:I'm impressed by the number of times Adrian Smith is coming up in these lists

I’ll admit I have never heard of him ?!

Mini Forklift Ⓥ wrote:

sty wrote:I'm impressed by the number of times Adrian Smith is coming up in these lists

I’ll admit I have never heard of him ?!

Iron Maiden.

My five:
Brian May
Richie Blackmore
Early Clapton
Slash
Townsend

I think these things are always a snapshot in time. Or thats how I treat them.
Peter Green
Michael Schenker
Rory Gallagher
Mark Knopfler
Matt Bellamy

Jake E Lee ... made me want to get a guitar
Randy Rhoads ... made me want to actually learn how to play it
Warren Demartini .... tone, soul, speed
Tony Iommi ... riffs riffs riffs
Yngwie malmsteen/Richie Blackmore ... both so unique. To this day no one sounds like blackmore