Favorite Alt/Indie/Punk Guitarists?

[AndreTheHyena]

I was listening to the new Dinosaur Jr. and decided to make this thread because, obviously, J Mascis is amazing.

Here's my list, in no particular order:
01. J Mascis
02. Mike Cooley (Drive-By Truckers)
03. Bob Mould
04. Jay Farrar (especially Uncle Tupelo)
05. Neil Young
06. Bob Stinson (the Replacements)
07. Johnny Ramone

[Apocalyptic Raids]

I was just listening to Beyond as well so J Mascis is the first thing that came to mind when I saw this. Thurston Moore and Lee Ranaldo also deserve a mention and as far as newer stuff goes, the Minus The Bear dudes are good.

[iarescientists]

Omar from ATD-I, i guess, idk

[Aeaon]

Ian Mackaye is a great musician I admir because Fugazi, Minor Threat and The Evens are all amazing bands.

[Neoteric]

I was listening to the new Dinosaur Jr. and decided to make this thread because, obviously, J Mascis is amazing.

Here's my list, in no particular order:
01. J Mascis
02. Mike Cooley (Drive-By Truckers)
03. Bob Mould
04. Jay Farrar (especially Uncle Tupelo)
05. Neil Young
06. Bob Stinson (the Replacements)
07. Johnny RamoneThis whole list is probably right.

[space kitty]

glad to see johnny getting some love

meow

[italic zero]

Robert Quine
Tom Verlaine
Johnny Marr
Dean Ween
Duane Denison
Greg Ginn
Vini Reilly

not definitive just some ideas

[Kyle]

Jonny Greenwood I guess.

[Time]

Doug Martsch (and all the other Built to Spill guys)
Scott Kannberg
Mark Kozelek
Tom Verlaine
Jim James
Ben Chasny

[AndreTheHyena]

Tom Verlaine
Johnny Marr
Dean Ween
Greg Ginn


Yessir.

[Doctor D.]

No order:

Dean Ween
D. Boon
Paul Leary
Larry Lalonde
Brock Butler (Perpetual Groove)
Steve Kimock

[28if]

J Mascis and Neil Young pop into my head.

[Bukowski]

too many to mention, but Sir Richard Bishop deserves props cuz that shi'ts crazy good!

[Robert Crumb]

Robert Quine

I want more albums with Bob Quine on them. I need to get around to finding Destiny Street.

[sweboy]

Jack Rose
Ben Chasny
Ethan Miller
Tom Carter
Michio Kurihara
Reine Fiske

[TojesDolan]

I liek the fags from Sonic Youth

[Against Miik!]

I was gonna say Johnny Marr. I don't really listen to a lot of this genre for the guitar. Like, the guitar is very good often times, but more at creating a mood than really sticking out on its own. Like for example I'm listening to Storm by Godspeed U right now, and there is this really neato haunting guitar part in it that is definitely cool, but it just kinda repeats and isn't really technical or anything. Not saying all guitar has to be technical, but you catch my drift.

[YDload]

1. Duane Denison
2. Verlaine/Lloyd (Television)
3. Moore/Ranaldo (Sonic Youth)
4. MacKaye/Picciotto (Fugazi)
5. Buzz Osbourne
6. Snider/Knudson (MTB)

none of these are in any particular order except #1. Denison is my fav. by far

also, in case you cant tell, i love guitar duos. especially when they break away from the lead/rhythm structure and its just one intertwining sound (which most of the guys on this list do to perfection)

[Tangy zizzle]

Gareth Liddiard
Shayne Carter
Josh Homme
John Reis
Greg Sage

[YDload]

Sage is pretty good but i pay attention to his great vocals more than his playing

[Tangy zizzle]

That's nice.

I feel guilty not saying Stephen Mcbeam. It's probably the other dude too, but Steve caan take it.

[SubtleDagger]

Tim Kasher and Ted Stevens of Cursive circa Domestica

[Sound Boy]

Mike Einziger
Johnny Greenwood

oh and Carl Broemel and Jim James

[YDload]

lol incubus and radiohead

[Aeaon]

Jonny Greenwood I guess.


This too.

[Zebra]

Tim Green from The ****ing Champs is a favorite of mine.

[Sound Boy]

lol incubus and radiohead

well...what do you want me to say? haha they both kick ***.

[AlienEater]

some crazy japanese guys and people already mentioned

[br3ad_man]

Ben Chasny
Kevin Shields
Steve Albini
Joey Santiago
Fugazi

and +1 on people like Duane Denison and Johnny Marr.

[perriwinkle]

Guy & Ian together in Fugazi and the guitarists in Built to Spill come to mind

[Krash100]

1. Nick McCabe - The Verve
2. Johnny Marr - The Smiths / Modest Mouse
3. Johnny Greenwood - Radiohead
4. Tom Morrello - Rage Against the Machine / Audioslave
5. Russell Lisack - Bloc Party

[Tangy zizzle]

Tim Green from The ****ing Champs is a favorite of mine.

yes

[Eliminator]

arto lindsay

[malaise]

Slash

[Jacaranda]

the feelies

[tracyjacks]

graham coxon
johnny greenwood
scott kannberg
stephen malkmus

[Teddy Picker]

Johnny Marr
Jamie Cook
Alex Turner
Leon Blanchard (The Brightlights)
Nathan Willett
Johnie Russell
Matt Maust

[Figure8]

10. Jonny Greenwood/Ed O'Brien (Radiohead)
9. Robert Smith/Porl Thompson (The Cure)
8. Efrim Menuck (Godspeed, A Silver Mt. Zion, etc)
7. Black Francis/Joey Santiago (Pixies)
6. Johnny Marr (The Smiths, Modest Mouse, The The, etc)
5. Bernard Sumner (Joy Division)
4. Sterling Morrison/Lou Reed (Velvet Underground)
3. Kevin Shields (My Bloody Valentine)
2. Thurston Moore/Lee Ranaldo (Sonic Youth)
1. Tom Verlaine/Richard Lloyd (Television)

Honorable Mention: That icelandic dude from Sigur Ros, Ira Kaplan from Yo La Tengo, oh and the people from Lush. Nick Drake is really good too.

[Neoteric]

Tom MORELLO

[Boilermaker]

Dimebag

[sweboy]

Yngwie

[AndreTheHyena]

Have you seen that "Onion" article? "Yngwie Malmsteem officially changes middle name to '****ing'".