I've really had to work to cut the list down to get to this short list

David Gilmour,
Jimmy Page,
Stevie Ray Vaughan,
Frank Zappa,
Tony Iommi,
Robert Fripp,
and of course Nigel Tufnel

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Keep on Truckin, Going full speed ahead down the highway to hades.

Jim Campilongo
Izzy Stradlin
Brad Paisley

Wow 3 pages and no one even mentioned my #1 guy- Santana, maybe the best tone ever heard by these ears. Brian May- maybe the most original tone to come off a set of fingers.One note and I know who it is. Gary Moore- be it a Strat, Tele or a Paul he makes it sound thick,fat and creamy.

May and Santana were both mentioned on the 1st page.


MY 3 tone faves (in no particular order):

~David Gilmour (black strat)

~Duane Allman/Dickey Betts (I count these two as one)

~Edward (the godfather of tapping and master of harmonics) Van Halen

Like Beaubs I too would like to give an honorable mention to Billy Gibbons and his copious use of pinch harmonics.

also an honorable mention to SRV for his refining the styles of both Jimi (my personal Jesus) Hendrix and Albert King into an eargasmic art form! Also worth mention is his ability to grind a note/string into oblivion!

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"I started out with nothing, and still have most of it"

For you Eric bro:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKBgbbFaF2U

Great tone!

CC

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Fender Stratocaster (parts build)
Fender Telecaster 72 Custom RI
Fender Telecoustic Deluxe
Gretsch Electromatic Pro-Jet
Gibson Les Paul Standard Plus
Gibson ES-135
Zenith Type-17
Marshall 70's JMP Superbass 100w
Blackstar HT-5

Shameless bump just cos that video above SHOULD be experienced!
Cheers guys,

CC

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Fender Stratocaster (parts build)
Fender Telecaster 72 Custom RI
Fender Telecoustic Deluxe
Gretsch Electromatic Pro-Jet
Gibson Les Paul Standard Plus
Gibson ES-135
Zenith Type-17
Marshall 70's JMP Superbass 100w
Blackstar HT-5

as far as TONE goes for ME;

king buzzo
guy from white stripes
SRV
oh, and George Thorogood

1. Gilmour
2. Hendrix
3. Page

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Jeff Beck,Rory Gallagher,Roy Buchanan but I'd be remiss if I didn't include Jimi because he could coax any sound imaginable(and some not imaginable) from a guitar and amp.I know that's 4 but I absolutely had to put in these guys.I saw Roy and Rory live and was amazed by the tones they created,Roy with no effects and Rory with what appeared to be two.

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'65 Strat,65 Mustang,65 Jaguar,4 more Strats,3 vintage Vox guitars,5 Vox amps,'69 Bassman with a '68 2-15 Bassman cab,36 guitars total-15asst'd amps total,2 vintage '60s Hammond organs & a myriad of effects-with a few rare vintage ones.