Guitarist

A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar.

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Noted guitarists:

Classical

Manuel Barrueco

Matteo Carcassi

Julian Bream

Sharon Isbin

Paco de Lucia

Andrés Segovia

Francisco Tàrrega

John Williams

Jazz

Charlie Christian

Barney Kessel

Pat Metheny

Wes Montgomery

Joe Pass

Django Reinhardt

John Scofield

Andy Summers

Marc Ribot

Bill Frisell

Folk and Acoustic

William Ackerman

Chet Atkins

Martin Carthy

Ry Cooder

Doyle Dykes

Gordon Giltrap

Michael Hedges

Bert Jansch

Leo Kottke

John Martyn

Tony McManus

Al Perkins

James Taylor

Richard Thompson

Doc Watson

Art Paul Schlosser

Blues

Blind Blake

Blind Lemon Jefferson

Muddy Waters

Howling Wolf

John Lee Hooker

Mississippi John Hurt

Brownie McGhee

Elmore James

Robert Johnson

Leadbelly

Mance Lipscomb

T-Bone Walker

Taj Mahal

Brownie McGhee

Memphis Minnie

Robert Ross

Son House

Sister Rosetta Tharpe

Stevie Ray Vaughan

Sonny Boy Williamson

Buddy Guy

B.B. King

Albert Collins

Steve 'The Colonel' Cropper

Matt 'Guitar' Murphy

Rock/Pop

Duane Allman

Trey Anastasio

Chet Atkins

Jeff Beck

Chuck Berry

Ritchie Blackmore

Lindsey Buckingham

Charlie Christian

Eric Clapton

David Gilmour

Jerry Garcia

Eddie van Halen

George Harrison

Jimi Hendrix ( The Jimi Hendrix Experience )

Buddy Holly

Steve Howe

Chrissie Hynde (The Pretenders)

Phil Keaggy

Mark Knopfler ( Dire Straits Notting HillBillies )

Goktan Kural

Alex Lifeson

Yngwie J. Malmsteen

Midoru

Dave Navarro

Jimmy Page

Les Paul

Joe Perry

Chris Rea

Keith Richards

Michael Roe

Mick Ronson

Richie Sambora

Carlos Santana

Joe Satriani

James Honeyman Scott (The Pretenders)

Brian Setzer

Slash ( Slash's Snakepit + Guns and Roses )

Pete Townshend ( The Who )

Eddie Van Halen ( Van Halen )

Steve Vai

Frank Zappa

Heavy Metal

Kirk Hammett ( Metallica )

James Hetfield ( Metallica )

Dave Mustaine ( Megadeth )

Kerry King ( Slayer )

Jim Martin ( Faith No More )

Tom_Morello ( AudioSlave + Rage Against the Machine )

Herman Li ( DragonForce )