[QUOTE]Originally posted by TrojanHorse
[B]Nobody said Randy Rhoads yet?

 

Got my answer on Randy Rhoads. It was Quiet Riot. Plus, I found out that he and I share the same birthday (his was 4 years after mine). COOL!!!

 

Jimi Hendrix's Bold As Love solo at the end is fairly good

 

Jimi Hendrix
Joe Satriani
Steve Vai
Eric Johnson
SRV
George Lynch
Shawn Lane
Al Di Meola

 

John Williams -- not the Star Wars, etc. composer -- the classical guitarist:

http://www.johnwilliamsguitar.com


Mark Knopfler
Tim Reynolds

 

Tommy Emmanuel (amazing talent, does a wicked "classical gas")
Joe Satriani
Geoff Achison (awesome blues guitarist)
Stevie Ray Vaughn (sp?)

 

Jimmi Hendrix
Eddie Van Halen
Stevie Ray Vaughn
I guy I like who hasn't been mentioned yet is Neil Young.
He gets a little nuts with the distortion in some of his songs which I like.
Randy Rhodes
Mindcore I too love that solo in 'cult of personality' as well as the song itself and I never hear it anymore.

 

Actually, one of my all time favorite guitar solos is Jimi doing The Star Spangled Banner at Woodstock. That had to be one of the most awesome things to hear live. I get goose bumps whenever I hear it.

 

I forgot to mention Dick Dale......The King of Surf Guitar.

 

Oh ya, early VH was great! I also like some the Sammy Hagar era songs. 5150 probably does not have one of the best guitars ever done by Eddie but it's still one of my all time favs.