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great thread this one. I have too many favourite guitar players to list, but have to thank Angus/Malcolm Young and the Brewster brothers of the Angels for getting me interested in the sound of the electric guitar in my teens.
A few of my other favourite players are Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Gilmour, Slash, Bonamassa, Dimebag, Billy Gibbons, Randy Rhoads, SRV, EVH, Tom Morello just to name a few.
I also love all the early blues players were really the start of many awesome bands and genres.
I will go back and read this whole thread and watch some video links
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Here's an example of Jerry Donahue on Tele pretending he's a pedal steel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bv6miU6X6n4
Brent Mason on the silver Tele ( also with Vince Gill who can play a bit )
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeJHnkUKg_M
Here's another JD Simo who is one of the younger hotshots, tearing Folsom Prison Blues apart
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLbgUvfAszA
Roy Sludge with Duke Levine on guitar ( sideman for many top artists )
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIFzAFluzlU
Redd Volkaert ( with the wonderful Cindy Cashdollar ex Asleep At The Wheel on lap steel )
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E69WAp6pd9c
John Jorgenson with the Hellecasters ( also featuring Jerry Donahue and Will Ray ), he also does a lot of Django stuff
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d424fO4RZpg
Johnny Hiland
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYVwYN8mmYw
Off to the Blues world now
Rory Gallagher
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPNWQ6EOoKQ
Walter Trout covering a Jimi song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4vusv0_VVc
Popa Chubby
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WW9G_9nZlSM
Joanne Shaw Taylor ( just for the boys :-) )
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxy2JnVoR_I
That should help you consume an hour or two
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wow nice group of youtube links DK, I'll have a bit of a gander
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Yeah, we shouldn't forget to mention the Young brothers, I love the way they worked together so effectively in AC/DC, the Brewster brothers of the Angels too, I got into the Angels as I was growing up in the 90's cause my older brother was always playing their tapes in the workshop as we worked, definitely another one of the classic Aussie rock bands, what about the guys in Rose Tattoo?, or Midnight Oil?, Peter Garret was a great frontman for them.
@ dave,king1, Looks like I have some catching up to do, cheers for the links.
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yes Doc I liked Rose Tattoo and saw Midnight Oil live a few times, great bands.
I'm about a third of the way though DK's list of youtube links
some cool tracks, very country/chicken picken styles
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Aussie Blues
Chain
Have done a few gigs with these guy back when i was with Premier Artists
https://youtu.be/_0oJv_ArrrU
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Muddy Waters and Johhny Winter
Cross Eyed Cat
https://youtu.be/X-V4ytkl2p0
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For me it's Steve Morse that gets my juices flowing!
http://youtu.be/cxx8-tYB3DE One for the twang factor.
http://youtu.be/yIu7UA-823Y On the nylon string.
http://youtu.be/Mk_GMvIea6s just blistering!
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Great list guys - certainly some names that are new to me.
Glad to see someone else put Johnny Winter on the list ;)
I'm also quite partial to Robert Cray - https://youtu.be/ilZPZawbw5w?t=2m7s
