Jon Gomm

http://www.jongomm.com

Personally I prefer something a little simpler like Dallas Green

Vegard Tveitan, Alexi Laiho, Christofer Johnsson, Yngwie Malmsteen, Joey DeMaio, they all float my boat off the top of my head. Its hard to classify a "guitar hero" because its all conjecture. A lot of the people listed as greats like The Edge and Jimmy Page I dont rate that much. I think a lot of these "greats" lists are formulated by middle aged men in various stages of mid life crisis attempting to remind themselves of and recapture a bit of their lost youth while viewing the players of the past through rose tinted glasses. Blind, slavish faith to a band they loved when younger.

Im sure its inevitable that well all go through that in the future.  

QuoteI agree, U2 are just overrated pap.

 

jimmy page, joe saatriachi (cant remember his name)

the guys from dream theatre.


BUT THE F**KING EDGE? JACK WHITE?

ARE YOU ON CRACK? DO YOU KNOW WAT DAY IT IS???

Quote from: redJACK WHITE?

I must say that one of my favorite guitar dirges is  Jacks "Ball & Biscuit". Its highly derivative of Jimmy Page and B.B. Kings work--but still great chunky playing in its own right.

Some of my Faves

Jimi Hendrix
Jimmy Page
Eric Clapton a.k.a Slowhand
Jeff Beck
Donald Roeser a.k.a Buck Dharma
Dave Navarro
John Frusciante
Hillel Slovak
John Squire
David Gilmour
Robert Fripp
Edward Van Halen
Steve Vai
Frank Zappa
Allen Collins
Gary Rossington
Bryan May
John Fogerty
Graham Coxon
George Benson
Gary Moore
Keith Richards
Tom Morello
Mark Knopfler
Ritchie Blackmore
Alvin Lee
Nuno Bettencourt
Neil Young
Stuart Zender
Nick McCabe
Mike Einziger
James Iha
Steve Craddock
Joe Satriani
Kirk Hammett
Billy Corgan
Tony Iommi
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Darrell Abbott a.k.a Dimebag Darrell
Zakk Wylde
Lenny Kravitz
Kim Thayil
Joe Perry
Saul Hudson a.k.a Slash
Joe Walsh
Eric Johnson
Angus Young
Tom Verlaine
Jorma Kaukonen
Jonny Greenwood
Randy Rhoads
Terry Kath
Noel Gallagher
John Petrucci
Adrian Belew
David Lindley
Yngwie Malmsteen
Tommy Bolin

They may not all be "greats", but I like them as much for their simplicity and the music they created.

Quote from: brummieLOL creases me when "the edge" gets mentioned as a great  

EDIT: reminded me of a Bill Bailey sketech now i think of it  

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1946423117058292213&q=bill+bailey

Indeed  

Quote from: CypherTom Morello is one that allways comes to mind.  A very unique style and a source of influence for future guitarists.  

The man is famous for making a guitar sound nothing like a guitar making people to believe the use of samples on certain tracks.  He will use anything he can get his hands on for a plectrum, pens, screwdrivers, you name it.
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Morello

Yupppp, first guy I thought of too, after ol Satch

Morello is great, his style is genuinely, unique.