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re: Underrated guitar players

Posted on 7/14/26 at 7:37 pm to
Posted by hogcard1964
Alabama
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Posted on 7/14/26 at 7:37 pm to
Daryl Stuermer from Phil Collins' band. ...and Genesis.
Posted by Coach72
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Posted on 7/14/26 at 10:12 pm to
James Mankey - Concrete Blonde

True (Instrumental)

Posted by Motion 2 Strike
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Posted on 7/15/26 at 12:05 am to
Billy Corgan
Posted by Dirk Dawgler
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Posted on 7/15/26 at 9:15 pm to
Neal Schon
Posted by AlwysATgr
Member since Apr 2008
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Posted on 7/15/26 at 9:35 pm to
My second round of three:
Jimmie Vaughan
Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Bill Marsh - whom I used to work with.

Posted by Harvey Vortac
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Member since Aug 2024
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Posted on 7/17/26 at 11:15 am to
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Who would say such a thing? He was probably the best. He also could sing and write music, Duane Allman could do neither. (And I love Duane


Dickey in my opinion wrote the worst Allman Brothers song (rambling man) and the best (Liz Reed and Jessica) Jessica’s structure made a whole lot more sense when I realized how influenced Dickey was by Django Reinhardt.

Posted by dchunk
NOLA
Member since Dec 2010
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Posted on 7/17/26 at 7:08 pm to
Ray Buchanan
Posted by Dire Wolf
bawcomville
Member since Sep 2008
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Posted on 7/17/26 at 10:58 pm to
quote:

Dickey in my opinion wrote the worst Allman Brothers song (rambling man


For the sake of the conversation, the guitar solo in rambling man is great
Posted by Harvey Vortac
MidCity
Member since Aug 2024
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Posted on 7/18/26 at 9:10 am to
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For the sake of the conversation, the guitar solo in rambling man is great


I didn’t say it was a bad song, the worst Picasso is still a Picasso. The statement was only relative to their own body of work.
Posted by PaulMainieriEmbolism
Louisianer
Member since Jul 2020
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Posted on 7/18/26 at 3:08 pm to
Blind Owl
Posted by mdomingue
Lafayette, LA
Member since Nov 2010
49893 posts
Posted on 7/19/26 at 12:18 pm to
quote:

Alex Lifeson



Always the first guy to pop into my head, followed closely by Gary Richrath (REO's original guitarist).

Lifeson had the misfortune of being in a band with one of the greatest (many say THE greatest) rock-and-roll drummers of all time.

Richrath was just not very flashy but could play the crap out of a guitar.

I think the phrasing I would use for guys like this is probably not underrated as much as overlooked. I suspect that both of these guys are recognized for being great players.
Posted by hogcard1964
Alabama
Member since Jan 2017
22393 posts
Posted on 7/21/26 at 9:40 am to
Tom Johnson from the Doobie Brothers.
Posted by Kcprogguitar
Kansas City
Member since Oct 2014
951 posts
Posted on 7/24/26 at 8:29 am to
Frank Hannon. Tommy was pretty good too.
Posted by Pitt Road
Mid-Florida
Member since Aug 2017
1274 posts
Posted on 7/24/26 at 11:48 am to
Love Danny Gatton. That is a good video, I really like his shtick with the beer bottle slide at the end.

Johnny Marr is my undertated guitar player. I don't believe he has been mentioned yet.
Posted by nealnan8
Atlanta
Member since Oct 2016
5366 posts
Posted on 7/24/26 at 2:32 pm to
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Roy clark.

Most people who are into great guitar work realize how great he was. Not sure if he is truly underrated. He's rated pretty high.
Posted by nealnan8
Atlanta
Member since Oct 2016
5366 posts
Posted on 7/24/26 at 2:40 pm to
Chris Spedding
Nils Lofgren
Dolly Parton (not kidding)
Steve Winwood - mostly known as a keyboard player
Tim Renwick
Ian Anderson



Posted by Bjorn Cyborg
Member since Sep 2016
36873 posts
Posted on 7/24/26 at 3:41 pm to
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Dolly Parton (not kidding)


Dolly Parton is a good guitarist for a female country picker, but she doesn't deserve to be on a list like this.
Posted by nealnan8
Atlanta
Member since Oct 2016
5366 posts
Posted on 7/24/26 at 4:48 pm to
The subject is most underrated, not most talented. She's nowhere close to the talent of the others on my list, but IMO, she is very underrated.
Posted by Tchefuncte Tiger
Bat'n Rudge
Member since Oct 2004
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Posted on 7/25/26 at 4:27 pm to
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Ray Buchanan



Posted by Tchefuncte Tiger
Bat'n Rudge
Member since Oct 2004
64372 posts
Posted on 7/25/26 at 4:31 pm to
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Blind Owl


Can't mention Blind Owl without mentioning Henry Vestine, Canned Heat's lead guitarist.
This post was edited on 7/25/26 at 4:35 pm
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