Here's one guitarist who inspires me.

[peterh]

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

[Fretworn]

For me you get guys like -

Roine Stolt (The Flower Kings/Transatlantic)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTLTtCkvkAk

Alan Morse (Spocks Beard) - although there is no way I could use his strange pickless technique
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHdhf1MJWYY

And Gutherie Govan's playing on Steven Wilson's "Hand Cannot Erase" and The Raven who refused to sing" albums is blowing me away at the moment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaH2C2Qe97Y

[dave.king1]

For me you get guys like -
And Gutherie Govan's playing on Steven Wilson's "Hand Cannot Erase" and The Raven who refused to sing" albums is blowing me away at the moment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaH2C2Qe97Y

Here's a bit of the other Guthrie
Guthrie Trapp
A bit of hot soloing here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEeovg8dltQ

How he derives it here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNbSXM-Pwdc

In a band situation playing a bit of 12 bar stuff
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bq7dGUA7Qe0

Here's a couple from Arlen Roth another player that I like a lot
House Of The Rising Sun
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYl6q5xIEQI

When A Man Loves A Woman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6aTiNcj7Dg

You learn to play guitar and then you learn to play Telecaster, I'm still struggling with the first bit of the equation

[tonyw]

My guitar preference is the Telecaster ,well my G&L ASAT special, more Fender then Fender, but i have a few teles and a few more on my to do list.

Albert Collins The Iceman
https://youtu.be/ihvvf1R_vWo

[tonyw]

Bill Frisell

https://youtu.be/rog4I40Heko

[pablopepper]

Love me some Bill Frisell.

[dave.king1]

It's good to see names coming up who aren't mainstream

Verlon Thompson - The Guitar
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=T_Lkg7GsKQQ

Bill Frisell - Surfer Girl
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fnDZ7yb5g-c

[tonyw]

This is the stuff i grew up on, my older brothers listened to and played trad blues and jazz, i had no choice but to listen.

https://youtu.be/N0jRX69mxcE

And a bit of a tune i have been known to break into live

https://youtu.be/c8RtayjqqIw

[Fretworn]

Good stuff there Tony!