No particular order

1. The greatest guitarist of all time imo in arguably a top 3 favorite band for me. the dead were the epitome of rockstars and the lifestyle.
also the guide to many lsd/mushroom trips:

JERRY GARCIA

2. a lot of people don't realize how influential 80s hardcore still is today. arguably my favorite punk band from this time period is Black Flag.

GREG GINN

3. Nirvana and Kurt usually get all the shine for the 90s but Sonic Youth is 10x better imo.

THURSTON MOORE

4. honestly an acquired taste for a lot of people but Frank was ahead of his time

FRANK ZAPPA

5. honestly doesn't need an explanation

JIMI

Xxxtentacion
Jay Z
Lil Wayne

Prince #1

Dylan
Dylan
Dylan
Dylan
Dylan

almost threw prince and curtis in here on flavor alone but they're honorable mentions

ktt2: a place to talk about music but once you actually start talking about music people that only listen to hip hop come in and try to derail the thread

Nick drake up there. Dude was doing wild s*** on the acoustic

Omar Rodriguez Lopez
Thurston Moore
John Frusciante
Tom Morello
Guy Piccioto

Now get off your high horse about “only listening to hip hop” (as if that would even be a bad thing) and lighten up

i recently found out about billy strings

that dude isn't human

Jimi Hendrix
Chuck Berry
Prince
BB King
Slash

1. Antony Santos
2. Raulin Rodriguez
3. Luis Vargas
4. Joe Veras
5. Yoskar Sarante

I'll have to check him out. it looks like he's a bluegrass musician? I bet he picks it fast af then

john frusciante
johnny marr
matt bellamy
thurston moore
tony iommi

Ernie Isley
Jimi Hendrix
Joni Mitchell
Isaiah Sharkey
Prince

Jerry cantrell
Johnny Marr
Billy Corgan
Mick Taylor
Tom Verlaine

ernie isley so real

Neil Young
Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin)
Steve Howe (Yes, Asia)
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
The Edge (U2)

Kevin Shields is probably the honorable mention. I can't pick one guitarist from Television because the twin guitar parts make their music, but Marquee Moon is a top 5 guitar album for me.

chet atkins
sonny sharrock
john fahey
robert fripp
hendrix

was gonna say fripp too

kevin shields too yea

Vic Mensa

Santana and Prince up there for me

Ah s*** I forgot John McLaughlin