your favorite guitarist out there right now..

[xmascriminal]

Richard Thompson.

Amazing.

[ManNamedTruth]

my all time favorite would probably be neil young, but i interpreted this thread as more recent guitarists. this guy can shred:

[Ghosts_on_TV]

omar is nuts. I met him once, we were both a bit fucked up though.

[MMJ_fanatic]

Richard Thompson.

Seconded

[tomEisenbraun]

Omar Rodriguez-Lopez is the shit.

[dragonboy]

I know he isn't around more but I'm listening to a Wilson Pickett CD right now...Duane Allman absolutely kills on Hey Jude!!! I feel sorry for the kids who haven't heard that track...

[Janet]

Yngwie Malmsteen.

Just kidding (though too true 25 years ago) but I've got to give it up for Mr. Mike McCready.  I love his sound.  Plays with a ton of heart.

[CTdeadhead]

Jeff Pevar, from David Crosby's CPR, and has worked with Phil Lesh.  This guy will blow your mind.  

[weeniebeenie]

Yngwie Malmsteen.

Just kidding (though too true 25 years ago) but I've got to give it up for Mr. Mike McCready.  I love his sound.  Plays with a ton of heart.

For writing songs like Yellow Ledbetter and Given To Fly? He's Genius.

[Janet]

Love him tho' I do, Mike totally copped to the fact that Given to Fly is a Led Zep rip off.  

One of my faves in what is simply just an extraordinary catalog of songs.  I loves me some PJ!

[Isobella]

Nile Rogers
Isaac Brock
Thurston Moore

[bold99]

J. Mascias.....the man is a monster.

[Penny Lane]

http://www.ulijonroth.com/

my ex boyfriend was obsessed w/Uli John Roth: (think he's now married to jimi hendrix's widow-monica denman)

[searchinbig]

Derek Trucks.

And he's just a kid.

[tomEisenbraun]

Almost forgot these guys: Fat Mr. Crab and Uli Con Carne Rottweiler of Born to Shred fame. Enjoy:

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEWy-RqnfYA[/media]

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIyEEij0Uxo[/media]

Many people think that if you play a slow song, you shouldn't play fast in it, but you know, as we say:

[size=24]Playing slow is for pussies.[/size]

[LEATHER KID]

People have been saying the Blues are dying for years.  It is what is it.  Its not commercial.  There are no more blues stars but there are a lot of up and coming bands that play in the blues rock style and that will always be.  I saw one last night open for Gov't Mule.  Back Door Slam...great young blues band.  You should check them out.  People are always going to go see blues bands and people are always going to make the blues...as long as that happens it will never truely die.

Backdoor Slam is awesome,  Josh Homme has a cool style, and John Mayer has got soul

[dragonboy]

Josh Homme has a cool style

I love Josh Homme!!! I just wish he'd show more flair like he did in Kyuss. I know they're two different beasts but the last couple of QOTSA albums haven't done much for me.

Saw Kyuss live 3 times, they were absolutely incredible!!!

[xmascriminal]

John Mayer has got soul

Nope. That is not even slightly the case. At all.  :-? ::)

[JacketGal]

Love this thread. I dig the discussion on the blues too. I agree, I think it's transcended being "in" or "out" too. It is a genre that will never die, thank goodness. Buddy is the man too!
Check out our local hero, Jeff Massey of the Steepwater Band:
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwbezWb9ugs[/media]\

And no one mentioned this cat so far but Mr. Marc Ford formerly of the Black Crowes (produced Steepwater's new record too):
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLkXWyoEsCU[/media]

Marc on Wiser Time with the Crowes
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68GEHs0Aoi0[/media]

[ycartrob]