Who do you think is the greatest guitar player of all time and why?

[NAKID]

I like Santana sometimes, but I think he is over-rated...

[ducpainter]

Any of you ever get to see Butterfield...?

Not the best....

but better at his craft than MJ.

[That Nice Guy Beck!]

Any of you ever get to see Butterfield...?

Not the best....

but better at his craft than MJ.

PB was nasty but if you're reffering to mjackson he was just as nasty
PB killin it

Paul Butterfield - Born in Chicago

[cyrus buelton]

Lots of good ones have been named.

I'd give an honorable mention to Kenny Wayne Shepherd, in the blues category.

[OT_Ducati]

nobodies mentioned Buckethead

[ducpainter]

PB was nasty but if you're reffering to mjackson he was just as nasty
PB killin it

Paul Butterfield - Born in Chicago

I was thinking more like this.

Son House, Paul Butterfield Blues Band, & Mike Bloomfield

[Ddan]

Stevie Ray Vaughan - Texas Flood (Long version!)

[That Nice Guy Beck!]

the way son talks about blues, his passion for it ahhh
Music is life my man
great vid

[Randimus Maximus]

nobodies mentioned Buckethead

he annoyed me when I saw him with claypool.

Rhodes has not been mentioned either.

Other faves...
Steve Morse
Dimebag Darrell
Warren Haynes
Zakk Wylde
Derek Trucks
Tony Iommi
Jonny Lang
Henry Garza
Luther Dickinson
and on...

[redxblack]

I tend to think of heavy music when I think of musicianship, so my list is fairly narrow.

speed - gary holt (exodus), hon mention to kerry king and jeff hanneman (slayer)
technical proficiency - marty freidman (cocophany, megadeth), hon mention ben weinman (DEP)
rhythm chops - scott ian (anthrax, SOD), hon mention tom capone (quicksand, handsome)

ORIGINALITY - tie between stephen edgerton (all, descendents) and greg ginn (black flag)

the complete package - hendrix

my personal favorite - walter schreifels

[That Nice Guy Beck!]

he annoyed me when I saw him with claypool.

Rhodes has not been mentioned either.

Other faves...
Steve Morse
Dimebag Darrell
Warren Haynes
Zakk Wylde
Derek Trucks
Tony Iommi
Jonny Lang
Henry Garza
Luther Dickinson
and on...

RIP dime bag 

[Grampa]

what... no buckethead?

[swampduc]

Add Dave Navarro to the list.

[Grampa]

two of my favorites

Mark Knopfler & Chet Atkins - Instrumental Medley

[Grampa]

add Jr Brown to my list
Junior Brown - Rock & Roll Medley





same as SRV
Stevie Ray Vaughan riviera paradise