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Jimi Hendrix was an influential self-taught electric guitarist and singer-songwriter. [33] Kurt Cobain, lead singer and guitarist for Nirvana, was self-taught on guitar. Noel Gallagher, singer, musician, multi-instrumentalist. At the age of thirteen, Noel received six months probation for theft from a corner shop.
Ronald Douglas Montrose [1] (November 29, 1947 – March 3, 2012) was an American musician and guitarist who founded and led the rock bands Montrose and Gamma.He also performed and did session work with a variety of musicians, including Van Morrison, Herbie Hancock, Beaver & Krause, Boz Scaggs, Edgar Winter, Gary Wright, The Beau Brummels, Dan Hartman, Tony Williams, The Neville Brothers, Marc ...
Sascha Gerstner (Helloween, ex-Freedom Call) Billy Gibbons ; Chad Gilbert (New Found Glory) Paul Gilbert (Racer X, Mr. Big) Vince Gill; Brad Gillis (Night Ranger, Ozzy Osbourne) David Gilmour ; Greg Ginn ; Hamish Glencross (My Dying Bride) Craig Goldy (Giuffria, Dio, Rough Cutt) Matt Good (From First to Last) Myles Goodwyn
This list of guitarists includes notable musicians, known principally for their guitar playing, for whom there is an article in Wikipedia. Those who are known mainly as bass guitarists are listed separately at List of bass guitarists .
Jones is a self-taught guitar player, primarily playing Gibson Les Paul electric guitars in his early years. He had allegedly only been playing for three months before his first Sex Pistols gig, and has said that practising under the influence of black beauties helped him focus well on learning the instrument.
Fahey in studio with Recording King guitar, c. 1970 While Fahey lived in Berkeley, Takoma Records was reborn through a collaboration with Maryland friend ED Denson.Fahey decided to track down blues legend Bukka White by sending a postcard to Aberdeen, Mississippi; White had sung that Aberdeen was his hometown, and Mississippi John Hurt had been rediscovered using a similar method.
In April 2012 Fender Musical Instruments Corporation named Koch one of the top 10 unsung guitarists. [19] Koch's ability on the guitar has been admired by other guitarists. When a celebration was held to honor the 100th birthday of guitar pioneer Les Paul (who died at age 94) Koch was invited to play. [20]
The following is a list of notable rhythm guitarists, arranged in ascending alphabetical order of last name.Rhythm guitarists perform a combination of two functions: they provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with other rhythm section instruments (bass and drums) and they provide all or part of the harmony, i.e. the chords.