Guitarist Hicock eventually left the band ; in need of a replacement and auditioning many guitarists, Robert suggested his older brother, Dean.

Guitarist Dean Wareham, drummer Damon Krukowski and bassist Naomi Yang had met at the Dalton School in New York City in 1981, but began playing together during their time as students at Harvard University.

Guitarist Dominic Frasca uses unusual single string " mini capo ", attached by drilling through the neck of his customized 10-string guitar.

Guitarist Wes Borland uses Whammy Bar quite heavily, using it to apply dramatic vibrato to entire chords with the pitch going up or down, and also to harmonics in his playing.

Guitarist Kirk Hammett from the band Metallica uses the whammy bar in some of his songs, such as the solos for the songs " Master of Puppets ", " Enter Sandman ", " The Thing that Should Not Be ", and his live solo from Seattle, which can be heard on Live Shit: Binge & Purge.

Guitarist Christopher Parkening is quoted in the book Classical Gas: The Music of Mason Williams as saying that it is the most requested guitar piece besides Malagueña and perhaps the best known instrumental guitar piece today.

Guitarist Pat Metheny mixed the sounds of blues, country, and “ world ” music, along with rock and jazz, playing both a flat-top acoustic guitar and an electric guitar with a softer, more mellow tone which was sweetened with a shimmering effect known as “ chorusing ".

In 2008, Keaggy received the Gold Level Award as the " Best Spiritual / Worship Guitarist ", as voted by readers of Acoustic Guitar Magazine, as well as appearing in the form of vocals and lead guitar on the Richard Cummins CD, Moments, which was nominated for " Best Pop / Contemporary Album of the Year " by the Canadian GMA's, Covenant award.

* Roy Buchanan ( 1939 – 1988 ) was a guitar innovator whose skill inspired an aptly titled documentary, The Best Unknown Guitarist in the World.

Guitarist George Tickner had left the band, leaving members Gregg Rolie ( lead vocals / keyboards ), Neal Schon ( guitar ), Ross Valory ( bass ), and Aynsley Dunbar ( drums ), yet after having co-written two songs for this album.

Guitarist Rick Battson recorded the Demo before the first album and Grant Estes learned that demo replacing him on guitar and Playing on Suicidal's first record.

Guitarist Alex Lifeson of Rush gave a thank you to Johnson in the liner notes of Counterparts for being the inspiration for the guitar solo in the song " Cut To The Chase ".

" Guitarist Steve Fekete has taken over the backing vocals / rhythm guitar role in the band, but all three slots in the band besides Scannell have rotated to some degree.

Guitarist Pete Townshend used his guitar to bat Hoffman off the stage.

Guitarist Zanzibar added foam rubber to the bridge of his guitar, which made the instrument sound more like a balafon than before, and was more aggressive and innovative than previous musicians.

Guitarist Ricky Wilson died during the making of the album, and so the Fairlight was used to make up for the lack of guitar parts on the album.

Guitarist Paul Foad remains an active musician, playing with Andy Hamilton and the Blue Notes, a Jamaican jazz band, and teaching guitar in and around Birmingham.

He has also published a guitar technique book, co-written with Stuart Ritchie, titled The Caged Guitarist ( 2000 ).

Guitarist Marty Friedman joined Megadeth later that year, and adapted some of Poland's guitar solos for the release version of Rust in Peace, which would go on to be one of Megadeth's most critically praised albums.

Guitarist Larry Tarnowski handled the lead guitar duties on the album, but wasn't credited as a full-time member of the band, but as a session musician.

Guitarist Evan Pitts met Fafara in a restaurant and gave him his phone number for a jam session, while John Boecklin who originally played guitar then played drums, met Fafara at a bar.

Guitarist James Walbourne, who also plays lead guitar in The Pretenders, replaced Masterson as the touring guitarist in Summer 2009.

The song's guitar solo is ranked 8th on Guitar Magazines Top 100 Guitar Solos and was voted the best solo of all time by readers of Guitarist magazine.

Guitarist Lenny Breau was also an important influence on adapting piano to guitar.

Guitarist Graham Bath, who had been recruited to play second guitar, wasn't enthusiastic about touring, so he was fired from the band.

Guitarist / vocalist Mick Rogers left the group in 1976, being replaced by Chris Thompson on vocals and Dave Flett on guitar.

Guitarist Al Di Meola, who started his career with Return to Forever in 1974, was one of the first guitarists to perform in a " shred " style, a technique later used in rock and heavy metal playing.

Guitarist Derek Bailey proposed " non-idiomatic improvisation " as a more accurately descriptive term, claiming the form offers musicians more possibilities " per cubic second " than any genre ;< ref name =" Guitar Player January 1997 "> Guitar Player, January 1997 Interestingly, John Eyles notes that Bailey has been quoted as saying that free improvisation is “ playing without memory ”.

* January 4 – Guitarist Jimi Hendrix is accused of arrogance by British television producers after playing an impromptu version of " Sunshine of Your Love " past his allotted timeslot on the BBC1 show Happening for Lulu.

Guitarist Chris Isom has his own band, Loud Owls, while bassist Reno Bo is playing bass with Albert Hammond, Jr., putting his solo album on hold.

Guitarist Robin Guthrie was experiencing problems with drug addiction, and as a result of his decreased time in the studio, bassist Simon Raymonde's playing is more in the forefront.

Guitarist Martin Noble playing in Paris in 2008.

Guitarist Al Di Meola, who started his career with Return to Forever in 1974, was one of the first guitarists to perform in a " shred " style, a technique later used in rock and heavy metal playing.

Guitarist Drake Levin became an accomplished blues guitarist, playing in and forming numerous groups in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Guitarist Cliff Cultreri, who was replaced by guitarist Michael Lawrence for the Manifestival before returning, and second drummer Bill Bacon joined them for a Spring 1979 tour of the USA in an old school bus playing most of Gong's Radio Gnome Invisible trilogy.

* Guitarist Justin Broadrick, formerly of Napalm Death and Godflesh, currently playing with Final and Jesu, has played live with the band in their late 2006 tour of the UK and Ireland, as well as in a few west coast dates in 2007.

Guitarist Vinnie Moore performed on the soundtrack, playing rhythm tracks and solos on the song " Angels With Burning Hearts ", as well as others.

Guitarist Kurt Ballou described Converge's first album as " a bunch of hardcore kids playing leftover Slayer riffs ".

** Guitarist Roy Buchanan occasionally played this song after playing " Hey Joe "

Guitarist Disashi Lumumbo-Kasanga is mainly influenced by rock music, citing Jimi Hendrix and Muse as an inspiration for his guitar playing.

Guitarist Will McGonagle commented on the upcoming shows, " We ’ ve been friends with Hundred Reasons for over 10 years, so when they suggested playing our first records together it sounded like fun.

* Venezuelan Guitarist Humberto Bruni playing " Seis por Derecho " on YouTube

* Venezuelan Guitarist Humberto Bruni playing Natalia on YouTube

Guitarist Pete Parker aka Billy Butcher, sang lead vocals as well as playing guitar.

Guitarist Randall Bewley and bass guitarist Michael Lachowski began playing music and attempting to form a band in 1978.

Guitarist Ace Frehley and drummer Peter Criss were used sparingly, with Criss only playing drums on " Into the Void.