I'm not a fan of country music, but being a guitar player....I appreciate a good player when I hear/see one. I consider Brad Paisley and Vince Gill to be among the best. But due to my limited exposure, I'd like to know who else is out there that I may be missing/have missed. TIA
Country Guitarists
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Last: 6 yr ago by Ribeye-Rare
steve wariner is pretty good, music is similar to vince's
Jerry Reed was a hell of a picker, even though many of his songs were pretty campy
Glen Campbell
Roy Clark
Buck Owens
Roy Clark
Buck Owens
Already said but Jerry Reed and Glen Campbell.
Not a fan of his stuff from the last 5-6 years but Keith Urban can actually play a pretty mean guitar when he wants.
I've also like Willie, Waylon and Merle as guitar players
Roy Clark
Chet Atkins
Random studio guitarists
Chet Atkins
Random studio guitarists
Put me in the Glen Campbell camp.
Ya...forgot about Keith. I've seen some stuff he's done with John Mayer that was excellent.AirplaneAg09 said:
Not a fan of his stuff from the last 5-6 years but Keith Urban can actually play a pretty mean guitar when he wants.
Look up Johnny Hiland, dude is ridiculous.
Also, classic players like Danny Gatton, just sick. For just guitar playing, check out The Hellecasters, group of session players (Will Ray, John Jorgenson, Jerry Donahue), their stuff is unreal.
One of my favorite players of all time is Pete Anderson (Dwight Yoakam, countless others), his style is so tasteful. Criminally underrated/unknown.
Also, classic players like Danny Gatton, just sick. For just guitar playing, check out The Hellecasters, group of session players (Will Ray, John Jorgenson, Jerry Donahue), their stuff is unreal.
One of my favorite players of all time is Pete Anderson (Dwight Yoakam, countless others), his style is so tasteful. Criminally underrated/unknown.
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Good ones mentioned already. I'll add Lester Flatt.
Another good one. Obviously better known for doing Hee Haw, but that dude was a fine picker.Quote:
Roy Clark
Here's Chet with another one of my favorite guitaristsQuote:
Chet Atkins
Good call.CE Lounge Lizzard said:
Good ones mentioned already. I'll add Lester Flatt.
It's newer country....but Chris Stapleton and Jason Isbell are fantastic guitarist.
Rich Brotherton
But nobody wanted to hire a guitar man.Tree Hugger said:
Jerry Reed was a hell of a picker, even though many of his songs were pretty campy
Also agree with echos on Pete Anderson.
Danny Gatton
Damn..I couldn't even pull those f-in rhythms off. Mad chops on rhythm and lead, both of em.MSFC Aggie said:Another good one. Obviously better known for doing Hee Haw, but that dude was a fine picker.Quote:
Roy ClarkHere's Chet with another one of my favorite guitaristsQuote:
Chet Atkins
All of the above are great ones. I'll add Jimmy Olander of Diamond Rio.
Eldon Shamblin
Doyle Dykes - greatest finger picking guitarist ever. If you get a chance to see and hear him, take it.
Doyle Dykes - greatest finger picking guitarist ever. If you get a chance to see and hear him, take it.
Ricky Skaggs (More Bluegrass by you get the point).
Glen Campbell
Roy Clark
Chet Atkins
Roy Clark
Chet Atkins
Jason Aldean
Randy Houser
Chase Rice
Luke Bryan
Dierks Bentley
Thomas Rhett
Chris Janson
Jerrod Niemann
Randy Houser
Chase Rice
Luke Bryan
Dierks Bentley
Thomas Rhett
Chris Janson
Jerrod Niemann
Willie Nelson was amazing on his guitar back when I saw him in '08. I was not expecting him to be that good.
Lee Roy Parnell - slide playin wiz
Wade Hayes - picker like crazy, has new stuff; played lead for Randy Owen and Johnny Lee
Brent Mason - played on damn near every country album
Jimmy Olander - highly recommend watching his stringbender videos on facebook
Wade Hayes - picker like crazy, has new stuff; played lead for Randy Owen and Johnny Lee
Brent Mason - played on damn near every country album
Jimmy Olander - highly recommend watching his stringbender videos on facebook
AirplaneAg09 said:
Not a fan of his stuff from the last 5-6 years but Keith Urban can actually play a pretty mean guitar when he wants.
#****popcountry
Don't like his songs, but Keith Urban can shred.
Loved Chet Atkins. Old school.
That break.....
AirplaneAg09 said:
Not a fan of his stuff from the last 5-6 years but Keith Urban can actually play a pretty mean guitar when he wants.
few years ago, I saw a Crossroads episode with Urban & John Fogerty. Like that guy's playing right away. He said as younger guy, his band in Austrailia played CCR covers
2nd Brent Mason.
Red stone you have to be trolling...
Red stone you have to be trolling...
Has anyone mentioned James Burton?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Burton
I don't know a lot of early(pre 70s) country music in regards to the studio musicians and their subsequent influences. But as an amateur guitarist myself, you can't help to notice the "sound" and influence this picker had on County music. Many of those same licks and chops are used today.
Here is the song:
And for grins, here is the "lesson" on how it was played.
A true virtuoso!
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Burton
I don't know a lot of early(pre 70s) country music in regards to the studio musicians and their subsequent influences. But as an amateur guitarist myself, you can't help to notice the "sound" and influence this picker had on County music. Many of those same licks and chops are used today.
Here is the song:
And for grins, here is the "lesson" on how it was played.
A true virtuoso!
I'll second Doyle Dykes, what he can do is simply amazing. Glen Campbell was one of the top studio guitarists before he hit it big. Roy Clark, Jerry Reed, Chet Atkins (of course).
One of the guitar players that Chet considered to be among the best is Tommy Emmanuel. Not strictly a country arist, per se, but many of his songs come close to it.
One of the guitar players that Chet considered to be among the best is Tommy Emmanuel. Not strictly a country arist, per se, but many of his songs come close to it.
Ryan Bingham is a damn good guitarist
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