Favorite 80's guitarist?

[Dairenn]

Fret work is definitely one way to put it; I saw this when I was 6 years old and was hooked for life:



Seriously dude? OMG.

 

[aeroplane]

Steve Stevens from Billy Idol and Carlos Cavazo of Quiet Riot

 

[ComfortablyNumb]

Mustaine
Hetfield
Hammet
Holt
Ginn
Thayil
Poland
Ian

 

[Nololob]

Micky Moody.

 

[ComfortablyNumb]

Shit forgot about Rhoads.

 

[Astrid Kirchherr65]

Steve Stevens from Billy Idol and Carlos Cavazo of Quiet Riot

was gonna say Steve Stevens

 

[aeroplane]

was gonna say Steve Stevens

Killer guitarist, although for me my favorite playing of his was when he did the Exposed record with Vince Neil in the 1990's ('93).

 

[Masherbrum]

I'll put in the nod for Vernon Reid.

This thread proves my point of always saying to friends that "he is an underrated guitarist", when topics like these surface at parties.

 

[tjacks55]

Eddie Van Halen!

 

[lduarte]

i cant answer this , to many great players outthere .

Neal Schon anybody ?