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Posted: 10/30/2009 11:53:44 PM EDT

I nominate Frank Marino.

Check this out.

Dragonfly

Johnny B. Goode

Posted: 10/31/2009 12:01:22 AM EDT

[#1]

This is all I can come up with on short notice-

Posted: 10/31/2009 12:24:37 AM EDT

[#2]

Billy Zoom

Posted: 10/31/2009 1:04:15 AM EDT

[#3]

Omar Rodriguez-Lopez from The Mars Volta

Posted: 10/31/2009 1:11:40 AM EDT

[#4]

Lindsey Buckingham

Posted: 10/31/2009 1:47:16 AM EDT

[#5]

Oscar Moore of the Nat King Cole trio. he was one of the earliest jazz guitarists. if youve ever heard a song by nat king cole, youve probably heard moore's guitar behind the vocals. he ended up laying bricks later in life

Posted: 10/31/2009 1:50:42 AM EDT

[#6]

Roy Buchanan, the Guitar Wizard.

Posted: 10/31/2009 2:23:12 AM EDT

[#7]

Quoted:
Billy Zoom

Posted: 10/31/2009 2:35:41 AM EDT

[#8]

Eric Johnson

Posted: 10/31/2009 2:50:48 AM EDT

[#9]

Buckethead

Posted: 10/31/2009 2:52:52 AM EDT

[#10]

Quoted:
Roy Buchanan, the Guitar Wizard.

You beat me to it. Roy Buchanan is awesome!

Posted: 10/31/2009 2:57:05 AM EDT

[#11]

Pat Barrows, of MC5. RIP Pat. The Marine Corps saved his life.

Posted: 10/31/2009 3:08:42 AM EDT

[#12]

Quoted:

Oscar Moore of the Nat King Cole trio. he was one of the earliest jazz guitarists. if youve ever heard a song by nat king cole, youve probably heard moore's guitar behind the vocals. he ended up laying bricks later in life

+1

Oscar Moore was fantastic!

Another great guitarist who probably isn't known by many on this board is Hank Garland.

Posted: 10/31/2009 3:16:39 AM EDT

[#13]

Steve Stevens (Billy Idol) is vastly underappreciated even though you hear his work all over the place.

CJ

Posted: 10/31/2009 3:31:21 AM EDT

[#14]

I don't know if he qualifies as "not widely known" or not, but when someone says "guitar player", the first name that comes to mind is Junior Brown.

Posted: 10/31/2009 3:33:30 AM EDT

[#15]

I still like Django and Stephane in the Hot Club days.

Posted: 10/31/2009 3:37:23 AM EDT

[#16]

Paul Barrere

Posted: 10/31/2009 3:37:38 AM EDT

[#17]

Jeff Waters of ANNIHILATOR is one of the top 10 best EVER!

And to add, the Metal world is FILLED with underappreciated axemen. I can thin of 50 off the top of my head that would DOMINATE in any other genre.

Jeff Waters

BTW, thats Rob Flynn of MACHINEHEAD to his left.

Posted: 10/31/2009 3:41:49 AM EDT

[#18]

Danny Gatton

Posted: 10/31/2009 4:07:02 AM EDT

[#19]

a lot of talent out there. Frank Marino is a good example. Steve Morse who used to be with The Dregs of the Earth is pretty amazing too.

Posted: 10/31/2009 4:12:18 AM EDT

[#20]

Quoted:

Paul Barrere

Little Feat just might be my favorite band evar......

Posted: 10/31/2009 4:22:30 AM EDT

[#21]

Quoted:

Lindsey Buckingham

Tough to call the lead guitarist of one of the biggest bands of all time, "not widely known." But in a sense you're right, since very few people appreciate just how good he really is.

Posted: 10/31/2009 4:24:15 AM EDT

[#22]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Roy Buchanan, the Guitar Wizard.

You beat me to it. Roy Buchanan is awesome!

I had the good fortune of seeing Roy live several times when I lived in VA. Also met him once after a show. He never got mainstream recognition, but it doesn't seem like he wanted that. He always had a loyal following anyway. RIP Roy..... the Master of the Telecaster.

Posted: 10/31/2009 4:27:44 AM EDT

[#23]

Quoted:

a lot of talent out there. Frank Marino is a good example. Steve Morse who used to be with The Dregs of the Earth is pretty amazing too.

Steve Morse won Guitar Player magazine's "Guitarist of the Year" so many times in a row, they banned him from winning it again. I've been a huge Morse/Dregs fan since about 1978, when I first saw them in a little club in Columbia, SC. One of the highlights of my life was meeting him at an EAA fly-in. He's a pilot, and was in the middle of a jet build. Super-nice guy. Very humble and real. I tried hard not to act like a groupie...

BTW - It's the "Dixie Dregs."

Posted: 10/31/2009 4:30:31 AM EDT

[#24]

Jackie Greene

Posted: 10/31/2009 4:34:11 AM EDT

[#25]

Quoted:

Quoted:

Roy Buchanan, the Guitar Wizard.

You beat me to it. Roy Buchanan is awesome!

I had the good fortune of seeing Roy live several times when I lived in VA. Also met him once after a show. He never got mainstream recognition, but it doesn't seem like he wanted that. He always had a loyal following anyway. RIP Roy..... the Master of the Telecaster.

Hung himself in a jail cell.

Now that man lived the Blues.

Posted: 10/31/2009 4:54:19 AM EDT

[#26]

As previously mentioned.. Junior Brown can play and is not as well known as he might be

I caught him on ACL a little over 10 years or so ago. worth checking into.

another find on ACL; Mato Nanji (Indigenous) needs some props as well

Posted: 10/31/2009 4:57:25 AM EDT

[#27]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Roy Buchanan, the Guitar Wizard.

You beat me to it. Roy Buchanan is awesome!

I had the good fortune of seeing Roy live several times when I lived in VA. Also met him once after a show. He never got mainstream recognition, but it doesn't seem like he wanted that. He always had a loyal following anyway. RIP Roy..... the Master of the Telecaster.

Hung himself in a jail cell.

Now that man lived the Blues.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMcjPZgK9GM

I remember that sad event all too well. There is a widespread belief among Roy fans, particularly in the DC area that he was beaten to death by the Fairfax County Police, then the "hanging" was staged to cover it up. My friends and I followed that story religiously when it happened. The details of that night are very sketchy and the autopsy results are inconsistent with the reports / testimonies of some individuals that were there. Whether it was a homicide or suicide will likely never be known to the public, but either way it was a great loss to the guitar world.

Posted: 10/31/2009 5:13:18 AM EDT

[#28]

Richard Thompson is a favorite of mine

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxKTzwaEa2o

Covering Britney Spears

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAS4ltt7DzI

Posted: 10/31/2009 5:18:54 AM EDT

[#29]

Andy Timmons

ETA - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRewopc1MwA&feature=related

Posted: 10/31/2009 5:21:47 AM EDT

[#30]

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Unknown Hinson FTMFW. Looks goofy but if you go to a show, you will be amazed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyGSYTRPlo0

Theres 2 solos in this one. Both fuckin SICK. 1:45 and another one towards the end. This omputer at work sucks or I'd find it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgDm8VjH1IM

Posted: 10/31/2009 5:23:20 AM EDT

[#31]

Davy Knowles
He got more exposure this summer when he toured with chickenfoot but his skills are just off the charts

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPlIIDsARPQ

Posted: 10/31/2009 5:27:36 AM EDT

[#32]

Unknown Hinson is a strikingly good live guitarist.

My all time favorite is Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits fame Sultans of Swing

Recently I discovered Joe Bonamassa Blues Deluxe

How do you embed videos?

Posted: 10/31/2009 5:38:57 AM EDT

[#33]

Doug Pettibone
http://dougpettibone.com/

Jamie Humphries
http://www.jamiehumphries.com/

Posted: 10/31/2009 5:38:59 AM EDT

[#34]

Filthy, Australian hippy John Butler

Ocean

Posted: 10/31/2009 5:51:40 AM EDT

[#35]

I always thought Neil "Spyder" Giraldo, lead guitar for Pat Benatar, was a good under-appreciated player. Not flashy, but fine.

Some more of my faves "lesser-knowns":

Skunk Baxter - Best known for his soulful and precise work with Steely Dan and the Doobie Bros.

Terry Kath - Chicago. Jimi Hendrix once said, "I hope that some day I can be as good as this cat."

Mahavishnu John McGlaughlin. - Simply amazing talent. Not everyone's cup of tea, though.

Al DiMeola - His work with Return To Forever never ceases to amaze.

Posted: 10/31/2009 5:56:56 AM EDT

[#36]

Quoted:

Lindsey Buckingham

Posted: 10/31/2009 5:58:31 AM EDT

[#37]

Snakefinger

Posted: 10/31/2009 6:04:20 AM EDT

[#38]

There are lots of great guitarists out there in rock bands that are not widely recognized as such.

Posted: 10/31/2009 6:05:23 AM EDT

[#39]

Steve Morse.

Posted: 10/31/2009 6:11:31 AM EDT

[#40]

Quoted:
Lindsey Buckingham

I always thought he was widely regarded as a great guitarist, as the rest of the band was with their instruments.

Posted: 10/31/2009 6:12:30 AM EDT

[#41]

Robert Randolph

Posted: 10/31/2009 6:17:38 AM EDT

[#42]

Brad Paisley

Posted: 10/31/2009 6:47:51 AM EDT

[#43]

Quoted:

I always thought Neil "Spyder" Giraldo, lead guitar for Pat Benatar, was a good under-appreciated player. Not flashy, but fine.

Some more of my faves "lesser-knowns":

Skunk Baxter - Best known for his soulful and precise work with Steely Dan and the Doobie Bros.

Terry Kath - Chicago. Jimi Hendrix once said, "I hope that some day I can be as good as this cat."

Mahavishnu John McGlaughlin. - Simply amazing talent. Not everyone's cup of tea, though.

Al DiMeola - His work with Return To Forever never ceases to amaze.

+1 for the Skunk Baxter shout out.

Posted: 10/31/2009 6:55:54 AM EDT

[#44]

Sonny Landreth!

with someone that has said he is one of the most underated players......

Hell At Home

Posted: 10/31/2009 6:56:08 AM EDT

[#45]

Quoted:
I don't know if he qualifies as "not widely known" or not, but when someone says "guitar player", the first name that comes to mind is Junior Brown.

+ 1,000.