the 10 most influential guitarists on YOU.

[fourthtunz]

The Beatles
Hendrix
Clapton
Pete Townshend
Jimmy page
Django rheinhardt
Jorma kaukonen
Dave NaVARO
sOUNDGARDEN
evh

[rockchick]

Here's mine:
1. Yngwie malmsteen
2. Uli Jon Roth
3. Paul gilbert
4. Jason Becker
5. Tak Matusmoto
5. guitarist of 3 doors down
6. guitarists of The Calling
7. Santana
8. slash
9. guitarist of Skid Row
10. My ex-guitar teacher Damien (a great guy, great sense of humor and an awesome musician.)

[NaiMcInt]

1. stevieray vaughn
2. eric clapton
3. jimi hendrix
4. jimi page
5. jeff beck
6. carlos santana
7. van halen
8. b.b. king
9. johnny lang
10. joe satriani

umm these dont happen to be the most influential guitar players to everyone, but they are the reasons i started playing guitar

[sixfeetover]

Hey, hows it going. Im a metal head and i admit it, so just bear with me...

1.Wylde
2.Dime
3.Rhoads
4.Hendrix
5.Hetfield
6.Mustaine
7.All the guys from canibal corpse
8.Trey Azgarth of morbid angel
9.SRV
10.Santana

[dvan]

No particular order:

1. Paul Simon ( got me into guitar)
2. Santana
3. Robben Ford!
4. Larry Carlton
5. Joe Pass
6. Clapton
7. David Gilmore
8. Duane Allman
9. John Cippolina
10. Robert Johnson

[guitarjoe]

Jeff beck , joe perrry(ala dick wagner and the other guy who really played on their early good albums - eddie, mike oldfield,

[birdman]

Phil Keaggy
Ritchie Blackmore
Duane Allman
Jeff Beck
Roy Buchanan
Harvey Mandel
Thelonius Monk (obviously not a guitarist but his unique approach to music was inspirational)
Johnny Winter
Jimi Hendrix
Eddie Van Halen
Eric Clapton
Jimmy Page
Early Peter Frampton (when he was 18-22)

[David Klausner]

Definitely some cool players - gotta love the Robben Ford and John Cippolina choices from dvan, and it's great to see Harvey Mandel mentioned by birdman - he was a big influence on a lot of serious folks, ranging from Van Halen to David Torn.

[NewsofTheWorld]

frank zappa, jimi hendrix, brian may, ben harper, jimmy page, james Iha, and others but i gtg.

[smokinfretboard]

HMMM OKAY FIRST
NO ONES FASTER THAN RANDY RHOADS #1
AND ERIC CLAPTON CAN PLAY DAMN GOOD TOO

[smokinfretboard]

RANDY RHOADS IS PROBABLY MY MOST INFLUENCED GUITARIST NOT BUY HIS PLAYING STYLE BUT BY HIS LIFE i READ HIS BIOGRAPHY AND IT WAS REALLY INTERESTING. PLAYING STYLE WOULD BE EDDIE VAN HALEN BUT IT'S A DRAW CUZ RANDY WAS AND STILL IS ONE FAST MOTHER FUCKER IF ANY ONE SAYS THEY CAN OUT GUITAR HIM I WOULD BE REALLY SUPRISED AND IF THEY DO THEY NO OFFENSE( THEY PROBABLY PLAY PUNK ROCK) BUT THE THING IS WHY DON'T ANYBODY PLAY GUITAR ANYMORE I HEAR ALL THESE SONGS BUT NOT LIKE ANY THING LIKE VH OR OZZY ITS JUST A BUNCH OF GARBAGE IN MY OPINION JUST THE SAME AS RAP. NOT RACIST BUT FEEL RAP

[JKim67]

Here's my list in no particular order:

Jeff Beck - funny how everything just fits right
Django Reinhardt - two fingers? How'd he doodat?
Wes Montomery - Phrasing, phrasing, phrasing - oh and a thumb!
Steve Morse - amazing technique - some of the most awe inspiring passages I've ever heard
George Benson - I can't copy his licks for the life of me
Charlie Christian - his chord based solos helped me break out of the pentatonic rut
John Petrucci - speed freak - excellent right hand picking to model after
Angus Young - pure frenetic soloing with no gimmicks
Stevie Ray Vaughan - reintroduced me to what the pentatonic scale should sound like
Andres Segovia - still treasure my 20 studies for the guitar (by Fernando Sor), Andres Segovia Edition

[atma]

the meshuggah guitarists are pretty insane--talk about being polyrhythmic!, some of their polyrhythmic riffs are really, really complex and executed very precisely.

[rhendrix]

Hmmm, lessee...

First and foremost.. Mark Kendall <Great White> he certainly wasn't the most inovative guitarists in the world, nor was he a speed demon, but he had TONS of style and technuiqe!
Then follows..

Eric Clapton
Ace Frehly
Glenn Tipton <Judas Priest>
KK Downing <Judas priest>
Toni Iommi
Mark Tremonti
Eddie Van Halen
Sammy Hagar
What's his name from Jakyl..

[MidwestBlues]

I don't really have 10, buit these are my influences

Stevie Ray Vaughan-Absolutely my #1 inlfuence, one of a kind guitarist
Jimi Hendrix-Inspired just about every guitarist in the world never again will we see a guitarist like this god
Albert Collins-Had just about the best tone I have ever heard
Clapton-Can play the blues with anyone
Otis Rush-Soulful lyrics and guitar licks