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Apr 14, 2020 · Atkins even recorded a duo album with Travis, as well as with other respected guitarist like Doc Watson, Les Paul, Jerry Reed and Mark Knopfler. A guitar legend, Atkins was elected to the Country Music Hal of Fame in 1973. His musical contributions inspired artists ranging from Eric Johnson to the late Lenny Breau.
- Mark Tremonti. Mark Tremonti’s Track record as a songwriter is close to unmatched in modern heavy music - the Alter Bridge and Creed guitarist, who we’ll call Captain Riff, has sold more than 50 million records over his career.
- Tosin Abasi. “There’s so much beauty in what I would call ‘foundational’ playing, like becoming a better blues guitarist,” Tosin Abasi tells Guitar World.
- Gary Clark Jr. emerged on the scene with a breakout performance at the 2010 Crossroads Guitar Festival, and ever since he’s been hailed as the new face of the blues.
- Nita Strauss. Far be it to say that anyone can upstage Alice Cooper on his own stage, but the shock-rock legend may have met his match in current guitar foil Nita Strauss, whose ability to tear it up on the fretboard is matched only by her consummate showmanship and unabashed love of performing - she’s the Flash, in every stylistic sense of the word.
- Nita Strauss. Nita Strauss is the very definition of a guitar hero in the modern age. In 2018, she joined the likes of Steve Vai and Joe Satriani in having her own signature Ibanez model – an achievement that made her the first female musician ever in its history to have done so.
- Erja Lyytinen. A top tip from the Finnish blues maestro who spoke to TG in our April edition. “I’ve always loved Albert King’s overbends and experimenting with those sorts of sounds – like bending a whole step up, then come down slightly a microtone, go back up to the first note and repeat that a few times!
- Mateus Asato. Electric guitar has always been an ensemble instrument, and there are few classic recordings where it appears unaccompanied. Brazilian YouTube sensation Asato exploits the electric guitar’s potential as a true solo instrument.
- Plini. He’s received accolades from iconic shredders, but the Aussie prog wizard had chords on his mind when he spoke to TG... “One chord I use way too much is the major 9th.
- Angus Young and Stevie Young (AC/DC) What a comeback – we didn't even know who was still in AC/DC at the start of 2020, or if we'd even hear them again.
- John Mayer. He hosted an impromptu online guitar masterclass, made a song about yachts, played a socially distanced set with Dave Chappelle, collaborated with Leon Bridges, starred in a strangely engaging Land Rover Commercial… and released a watch.
- Tom Morello. With Rage Against The Machine unable to even start their reunion tour in 2020, Morello refused to mope. Instead he recorded an EP with some of his best music in years.
- Stone Gossard and Mike McCready (Pearl Jam) The longest wait between Pearl Jam albums ever (seven years) became an anticlimax only because there were no gigs to support it – including a whole European tour we'll now have to wait until 2021 for.
- About Me
- How I Put This List Together
- Tosin Abasi
- Derek Trucks
- Misha Mansoor
- Adrian Smith
- Joe Satriani
- Matteo Mancuso
- Jared James Nichols
- John Mayer
As someone who has been playing guitar since the age of 6, and for 26 years at the time of writing, doing an article such as this is one hell of a daunting task. Having been through many phases of discovering the works of an almost infinite number of axemen of all eras – trying to make a list of only 15 is a bit heartbreaking. Therefore, I had to d...
What I’ve tried to do with this updated list is incorporate currently most relevant guitarists of various genres and different age groups. Also, I have paid close attention to your comments since the time of the initial post. Since I mostly agree with your suggestions, I have expanded the list to 15 guitar players, making it more current and well-r...
Main superpower:Sublime technical abilities with a surprising amount of uniqueness. The Animals as Leaders axeman Tosin Abasi has definitely cemented his place among the guitar-playing giants of today. He set out on a mission to reinvent the technique of playing guitar, and my God did he do it! His addition of tapping, sweeping, thumping, and finge...
Main superpower:Out-of-this-world slide playing abilities. For me, the most inspiring fact concerning Trucks is the mere circumstance that defined his style. Namely, since he was a child guitar prodigy who became a professional at age 11, he quickly noticed he needed to do something about the discrepancy between his small hand size and the guitar s...
Main superpower:Unique style of shred that helped define a whole new music genre. Misha Mansoor has become such a towering figure in the world of current shred guitar that it’s hard to believe that he has only been on the scene for about a decade! One of the most impressive feats of this shred overlord is the number of other musicians that he has i...
Main superpower:An incredible melodic sense combined with tasteful phrasing and immaculate sonic textures. The Iron Maiden axeman is somewhat underrated in the larger-scale guitar world. I can safely say that it comes as a consequence of the fact that he plays in an extremely album and song-focused band. However, for about 40+ years now, he has bee...
Main superpower:A spectacular blend of tasteful phrasing and picturesque sounds. What’s to say about Joe Satriani that hasn’t been said already? His impressive career saw him shaping the guitar-playing language of the 80s. As the years passed, he continued to release great albums. The best thing is, he didn’t rest on his laurels! All his output, as...
Main superpower:Incredible mixture of eclectic technical abilities, sonic textures, and harmonic diversity. Matteo is one of the most impressive guitarists of today. What I like most about him is the fact that I can see him using the superabundance of information given by our ever-developing technologies to craft a unique blend of musical vocabular...
Main superpower:Taking an old bluesy formula and elevating it to super-expressive and intensive heights. Although not as innovative as some of the other participants on this list, Nichols is just as impressive! The fact that the guy managed to take classic blues and rock and do something refreshing with that – it’s just beyond comprehension! The be...
Main superpower:Godlike melodic sense in tandem with angelic guitar sounds. Mayer always had impressive chops. However, over the last decade, he slowly started getting away from this pop-tinged radio-friendly output and moved towards the guitar-nerd heaven-type stuff. Both things he did masterfully, I might add. The taste, technique, and compositio...
Aug 26, 2023 · Features. Classic Rock. 30 guitarists on the guitar heroes who changed their life. By Classic Rock. published 26 August 2023. Slash, Angus Young, Paul Stanley, Billy Gibbons reveal the guitarists who made them want to play in the first place. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.
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Jul 1, 2024 · The new poll conducted by a UK retailer GuitarGuitar brings 20 most influential guitar players of the last 20 years. Done in the honor of GuitarGuitar's Fender exhibition, it shows the research ...
