Richie Sambora, from Bon Jovi. Some of his solo's are sweet, but I always note guitarists that are great live. Richie is something. His solo work is great too, some good blues songs. Listen to his 'Stranger in This Town' album. And also 'Undiscovered Soul' notibally the raw emotion on 'Father Time.'

James Williamson. The violence and grit in his playing is overwelming, more than anybody Im ever heard before or since.:)

True true!:)

Did he tear your head off the first time you heard the new mix of Raw Power too?

I couldnt believe the power of it personally.:)

Ya i know thats exactly how i felt!

Buckethead
John 5
Shawn Lane
Robert Fripp
Frank Zappa
Warren Haynes
Derek Trucks
Jimmy Herring
Robin Trower
Kaki King
:bowdown:

I didn't read the whole thread but has Zak Wild been mentioned here?

hopefully not.

Why, Zakk is a great guitarist. He played Voodoo Child with Slash at the Gibson 100th anniversary bash, and Slash kinda got played off the stage by Zakk.

I forgot Mike Cooley :yeah:

Why should he be? This thread is for people who are overlooked. Loads of people say Zakk Wylde is good so he doesnt belong on this thread.

Courtney Love,Eric Erlandson,Joan Jett,Donita Sparks completely overlooked

I totally forgot to include Manni Schmidt, guitarist for Grave Digger. The riffs he produced in The Grave Digger album were absolutely amazing.

It was such a perfect album. Power, Speed, Heavy Metal...everything was there.

Gary Lucas. Never ever ever gets mentioned in the same breath as the great guitar players despite being a total virtuoso.:confused:

i hardly see any mention of John Fogerty, he is an amazing guitar player.
along with Kenny Wayne Shepherd, hes got talent to him as well

Theres a reason for that.

Buckethead

robert fripp

HELL YES!

Jeff Beck is very overlooked. He has such a unique style, very effects driven. He was in The Yardbirs with Paige and Clapton, but when they split up he didn't gather as much of a fan base as the other two. All three guitarists were born down the road from each other, and Beck said 'Their must've been something in the water around there.'
For good sounds listen to 'Cause with ended as lovers' and 'Where were you?' He also recorded a sound cover of the Paul Robeson oldie 'Ol' Man River.'
Stevie Wonder wrote the song 'Superstition' for Beck but went onto record it for himself. So Stevie wrote 'I ain't Superstitious' for Jeff instead.

johnny rzeznick!

Chuck Schuldiner (Death)
Trey Azagaorth (Morbid Angel)
James Hetfield (seriously that man can write riffs or used to... )
Roger Mcguin (The Byrds) used to like em and he was the first to really implement 12-string guitar proved to be very influential

Clarence White was a better guitar player than Roger Mcguinn
Albert Lee is a great guitar player too

Tony Thewlis. A total master of the noisey, stinging approach to guitar playing.:)

I wish to vent my frustration about how underrated Thurston Moore is. That guy did some outrageous things on that axe.
Also, Jack White. Not a big White Stripes fan, but that guy shreds.

John McLaughlin, albeit well appreciated, is far superior to Clapton, and most the people found in top 100 lists above him.

I think Agata from Melt Banana is extremely underrated. A guitarist who gets some of the most unique, and interesting sounds out of the guitar of anyone:

Elliott Smith.

Seriously, the guy was an acoustic shredder and nobody pays any attention to his technical abilities, maybe because he sings so quietly. But his songs can deceptively difficult to cover, even simple 4-chord progressions like Between the Bars. He was capable of incorporating intricate harmonies and weaving them into the melody so seamlessly that it makes you forget about the guitar, but he's had too many great moments on the guitar to regard him as just another asshole indie darling...


Elliott Smith - Tomorrow Tomorrow - YouTube


Elliott Smith: "Angeles" - YouTube
(Don't be fooled by the speed at which he fingerpicks, that's difficult.)

I agree but countless Jazz and/or Fusion fans worship and copy his guitar work (even though hardly anybody likes that music anymore). Fuck top 100 lists. The guy rates fine.

That's a pretty good point. He was an asshole indie darling who turned into a Beatles wanna-be and succeeded at that because he had the technical skill to pull it off. I never really though much about his guitar skills but you're right. His fantastic suicide method is also pretty underrated.

Here's mine:
Jose Gonzales.
He can play Flamenco guitar exquisitely but instead of exploiting that market he uses his crazy talent to back up his melancholy Nick Drake-style mumblings.

Steve Hackett.

7 pages and there's no mention of Kevin Shields (My Bloody Valentine)?

ok he may not be technical or skilled, but the sounds he created are God-like

I have a few ideas...

Mattias "IA" Eklundh: frontman for Freak Kitchen and released 3 excellent solo albums. He has the ability to make the wildest sounds without effects pedals. Very unique fellow.





Ioannis Anastassakis: Teacher of flamenco styles, but has a John Petrucci side to him... hell, I like him a bit more than Petrucci... he does guitar clinics in his native Greece and also in California if I remember correctly.





Ah, he's got his own Youtube channel these days. That's cool...

Farzad Golpayegani: Iranian metal player. His incorporation of Middle Eastern sounds into his very metal style makes for something fresh and unique in my book.






Also I have to second Sigh's guitarist.

And I appreciate the Adam Jones discussion and agree with OP that Jones does his role very appropriately.

Robbie Robertson of The Band is way underrated

Mattias Eklundh just posted this this morning...

I'm really excited to hear this new release. I know the last load of tracks at the end are just different unusual tones, but there's still going to be quality original content. Awesome.

01. Béla goes to Poona
02. Béla goes to Poona - no gtr
03. Christeen Fifteen Sixteen
04. Christeen Fifteen Sixteen - no gtr
05. Moulin Rouge Bad Vision
06. Moulin Rouge Bad Vision - no gtr
07. The Lassie Surprise Edit
08. The Lassie Surprise Edit - no gtr
09. Sept Fraises
10. Sept Fraises - no gtr
11. Banana Republic Bruce
12. Banana Republic Bruce – no gtr
13. You and Your Volcanoes
14. You and Your Volcanoes – no gtr
15. Super Locrian (in C)
16. Neapolitan Minor (in E)
17. Neapolitan Major (in C)
18. Oriental (in A)
19. Double Harmonic, Persian, Byzantine, Gypsy (in D)
20. Enigmatic (in C)
21. Harmonic Minor, Mohammedan (in E)
22. Hungarian Minor (in C)
23. Major Locrian (in A)
24. Lydian Minor (in D)
25. Lydian Dominant (in C)
26. Leading Whole Tone (in E)
27. Pentatonic Minor (in C)
28. Pentatonic Major, Mongolian (in A)
29. Acoustic, Hindustan (in D)
30. Phrygian Major, Jewish, Gypsy (variation) (in C)
31. Hirajoshi, Traditional Japanese (in E)
32. Hawaiian (in C)
33. Ethiopian Minor (in A)
34. Symmetrical (in D)
35. Pantuvarali (Rag Shree) (in C)
36. Kanakangi (in E)
37. Kumoi (in C)
38. Balenesian, Pelog (in A)
39. Romanian Minor (in D)
40. Piongio, Japanese (in C)
41. Chinese (in E)
42. Iwato (in C)
43. Egyptian (in A)
44. Scriabin (in D)
45. Ritusen (in C)
46. Arabian (in E)
47. Prometheus (in C)
48. 7 Tone Blues (in A)
49. Spanish 8 Tone (in D)
50. 9 Tone (in C)
51. Hungarian Gypsy (in E)
52. 3rd mode of Pantuvarali (from “OK”) (in C)
53. Javaneese (in A)
54. Algerian (in D)
55. Melodic Minor (ascending) (in C)
56. Melodic Minor (descending) (in E)
57. Rasikapriya (in C)
58. Diminished (thirds) (in A)
59. Diminished (half/whole) (in D)
60. Diminished (whole/half) (in C)
61. Whole Tone (in E)
62. Ultra Locrian (in C)
63. Moorish Phrygian (in A)
64. Six Tone Symmetrical (in D)
65. Auxiliary Diminished Blues (in C) 66. Blues (in E)
67. Chromatic (in C)
68. Okinawa (in A)
69. Ionian (in D)
70. Dorian (in C)
71. Phrygian (in E)
72. Lydian (in C)
73. Mixolydian (in A)
74. Aeolian (in D)
75. Locrian (in C)

Serious on all points. The suicide comment was an off-topic joke but I do find his method fascinating.

John Martyn

Yes I always sneak him into some thread or other but he was a massively overlooked guitarist and maybe that is because his guitar playing was never the focal point of who he was as an artist.

If you can play Folk, Jazz, Blues, Pop, Rock, Experimental and Funk without even trying then you are a damn good guitar player in my eyes.

^ Excellent call with John Martyn; a player with an unspectacular but unique style, who I was lucky enough to see a couple of times.

I don`t hear much about Steve Kimock, Henry Kaiser or Harvey Mandel - either they are overlooked or I`m out of touch.
To find the three of them playing together means that you`re in for some mellow guitarwork of exceptional quality:-

nobody talks much about Nick Drake's unusual fingerpicking style

Josh Homme. Some pretty sick riffs and some good solos. Especially with Kyuss.

yes nick drake was pretty damn good.