Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s
Although Adrian Belew has played with some of rock's biggest names over the years (Frank Zappa, David Bowie, the Talking Heads, King Crimson, etc.), he remains one of the most underrated and woefully overlooked guitarists of recent times. Like all great guitarists, Belew has his own recognizable style/sound (one that admittedly tends to be... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Born on August 31, 1965, Allan Nawal picked up the guitar at age 14. During college, he formed a folk rock band and later moved into the heavy rock genre. He quit schooling in 1987 and played with various local bands. In 1989, he parked his guitar to work as a broadcast journalist. From then on, his life threaded on music and broadcasting. It... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 70s
Although the all-star power trio of guitarist Jeff Beck, bassist Tim Bogert, and drummer Carmine Appice discussed a potential collaboration as early as 1970, the project went on indefinite hiatus after Beck suffered a fractured skull in an automobile wreck. With the guitarist on the sidelines for well over a year, Bogert and Appice -- who... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Bogdo Ula musicians are guitarist Samuli Kristian and drummer Ivan Horder. We play instrumental rock, progressive, jazz-rock, improvised music. Our influences are Pink Floyd, Frank Zappa, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Shawn Lane, Wayne Krantz, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Van Halen etc.
Genre: Rock/Pop
Brandon Richie is one of the greatest, most underrated guitarists to emerge from the Pittsburgh PA music scene. With roots in progressive rock, Brandon’s style blends the combination of melodic, soulful voicings with technical precision. Often mixing meaningful solos with blazing clean speed, Brandon’s song compositions span multiple genres,... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
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Enlightenment is the brainchild of Darren Higgitt. Its aim is to produce...
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Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s
Very few musical artists achieve a true signature style -- one which makes comparisons to other musicians impossible. But Texas guitarist Eric Johnson arguably comes as close to this echelon as any musician from the past quarter-century. Like fellow Lone Star State guitarists Johnny Winter, Billy Gibbons, and Stevie Ray Vaughan, Johnson blends... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 80s, 90s
Although guitarist and band mastermind Nuno Bettencourt's style was derived from Eddie Van Halen, his heart is with the progressive hard rock of Queen, as well as Beatlesque pop and touches of lounge jazz. Consequently, Extreme's music is never easy to classify; it's not just heavy metal, hard rock, or pop -- their albums cover all of that... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Hey all, I am an aspiring instrumental musician I have been playing guitar
for 12 years now and I have been recording for about 2 years.
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Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s
While he was as innovative as Jimmy Page, as tasteful as Eric Clapton, and nearly as visionary as Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck never achieved the same commercial success as any of his contemporaries, primarily because of the haphazard way he approached his career. After Rod Stewart left the Jeff Beck Group in 1971, Beck never worked with a... [+] Read More
Genre: Hard Rock/Metal
Kris Turpin is 28, and comes from Falkirk, Scotland. Has been playing guitar for over 14 years, and plays all instruments on his songs.
Genre: Game Soundtracks
Michael has been playing guitar for over 20 years mostly in rock.
Genre: Hard Rock/Metal
Not very much to say. It was almost 5 years ago when i first picked up a $20 acoustic laying around my house. I wanted to try something new so i kept playing and upgraded to an electric guitar starter kit after a couple years(and believe me, for me that was an upgrade with the acoustic i was using) I'm still trying to work my way up and just... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 80s, 90s
Although his name isn't as instantly recognizable as Steve Vai or Joe Satriani amongst the guitar masses, Stevie Salas is just as renowned as the aforementioned guitarists in other parts of the world (namely Japan), while he has also served as a sideman for the likes of Rod Stewart and Mick Jagger. A Native American, Salas was raised in San... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 80s, 90s, 00s
Bassist Stu Hamm made a name for himself largely due to his work in the ‘80s, when he accompanied two of hard rock's leading guitarists, Joe Satriani and Steve Vai. Born in 1960 and raised in Indiana, Hamm was born into an extremely musically gifted family (his father is a musicologist and has penned music textbooks, his mother is an opera... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 80s, 90s, 00s
Vinnie Moore is one of the most influencial and important guitarists to emerge out of the virtuoso boom in the mid to late eighties. Boasting six studio albums as of 2001, he is one of the most recognizable artists on the Shrapnel record label.
Beginning his career at the tender age of 12, Moore played clubs and bars...
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Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 80s, 90s, 00s
Yngwie Malmsteen is arguably the most technically accomplished hard rock guitarist to emerge during the '80s. Combining a dazzling technique honed over years of obsessive practice with a love for such classical composers as Bach, Beethoven, and Paganini, Malmsteen's distinctively Baroque, gothic compositional style and lightning-fast arpeggiated... [+] Read More