Name an underrated lead guitarist still playing

[red dog 1]

Keith Scott plays lead guitar with the Bryan Adams Band.


Guitarist Ron Cornelius has recorded with Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs,
Charlie Daniels, Willie Nelson, Hoyt Axton, Louden Wainright lll, and many other famous musicians

[Soxfan58]

1. Richie Sambora

[maxrandb]

2. OMG! Pete Townsend

Saw the current version of The Who last year. They still kicked ass. Pete has always gotten the "Great Rythym" guitarist tag. Completely underated for his lead work

[red dog 1]

4. Do you consider Pete Townsend to be underrated?

My two favorite "Who" albums are their first album (with "Magic Bus&quot and the 1969 double album "Tommy"

[maxrandb]

9. Definitely

For his lead work. I think Pete Townsend is a fantastic guitarist and The Who are my favorite band. To this day, still the best live band ever.

But to a lot of the critics, Pete is the equivalent of the "white possession receiver" in the NFL. They don't put him in the same category of Jimmy Page for example, but I think Pete blows Page away.

[red dog 1]

25. Any rock critic who doesn't think Townsend is as good as Jimmy Page is full of crap!

[kysrsoze]

3. I'd say Neil Giraldo

He's a hell of a musician, arranger and a great lead/rhythm guitarist.

[livetohike]

5. Kim Simmonds (Savoy Brown). Still rocking after all these

years .

[Miles Archer]

39. "Don't Turn Me From Your Door" was a freakin' MASTERPIECE.

Most of the bands / performers who covered John Lee Hooker turned his songs into something else.

Perfect example, George Thorogood had a phenomenally popular version of "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer," but it sounded like every other George Thorogood song. The Animals and The Yardbirds turned in reasonably faithful versions of Hooker songs but still ended up sounding like The Animals and The Yardbirds.

But Simmonds really went for that true Hooker sound, always more emotional than precise, just gut-level stomping.

That and perhaps the weirdest lead vocalist of all time, Chris Youlden, made this one a "10."

[alfredo]

6. Pierre Bensusan

[Metsie Casey]

7. Alex Lifeson

[ms liberty]

10. This. n/t

[JDC]

12. My first thought. ++

[Dr. Strange]

22. Blah blah blah!

[Metsie Casey]

23. I forgot

About that. It was great !

[wyldwolf]

8. Lindsey Buckingham

[red dog 1]

24. + 1

He's got the best voice of any lead guitarist as well.

[Dakotacrat]

11. Justin Hayward

Moodies are long overdue for the Hall of Fame.

[Metsie Casey]

13. Yes. Justin is great

Love the Moody Blues. In search of the lost chord.

[Bayard]

14. Clapton

And The Edge.

[TexasBushwhacker]

15. Since when is Clapton underrated? n/t

[Bayard]

16. Since I shouldn't be reading DU half asleep!

Good night all.

[TexasBushwhacker]

17. Sweet dreams 😍

[yuiyoshida]

18. Saiki Atsumi(Judge for yourself) of BandMaid

[Coventina]

19. Will Sergeant of Echo & the Bunnymen

[Fix The Stupid]

20. Mike Campbell. n/t

[Watchfoxheadexplodes]

21. Ace Frehly

Still doing shows

[Brother Buzz]

26. Jeff Hanna

[Itchinjim]

27. Dave Mason

[red dog 1]

38. Good Pick!

Traffic is one of the best rock bands of all time, imo.

[TBA]

28. Mark Knopfler

Was lead for Dire Straits. Don't know if he is considered "underrated" but he's damn good.

[red dog 1]

36. + 1

He's one of my all-time favorite guitarists.

[ailsagirl]

60. Mine, too!!

I don't think he ever set out to be a guitar virtuoso but he is that, and more

[guillaumeb]

29. Jorma Kaukkonen still teaches and plays.

While he is famous for his work with Jefferson Airplane, he has worked and recorded with many artists.

[ghostsinthemachine]

37. One of the best

One of my faces. Living in the bay, we used to see him all the time. Still at least once a year.

[Brother Buzz]

30. Bill Champlin

[guillaumeb]

31. Second choice:

Prince. He was an excellent guitarist, among his other talents.

[The Polack MSgt]

32. Just one?

Ernie ever loving Isley has been criminally over looked for decades. He plays all the instruments and sings on this track, and my only complaint is that he should've hired a drummer

Robert Cray doesn't get main stream props but he was a regular on the Crossroads shows, so i guess his peers know.

[randr]

33. Bonnie Raitt, John Lee's favorite

[The Polack MSgt]

34. Rocker that gets overlooked

but is still killing it live?

Ladies and gentlemen please welcome Brian Setzer!

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[ghostsinthemachine]

35. Derek Trucks.

Best ever. Tedeshi Trucks band. Best band touring.

[lame54]

40. Warren Fitzgerald...

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[mike_c]

41. Issac Brock

[Beaverhausen]

42. Todd Rundgren

[red dog 1]

43. + 1

[DFW]

44. Walter Becker

At least I think he's still around. He used to play bass for Steely Dan. I saw him do lead guitar on a tour here a few years ago, and I was impressed. He has no business going anywhere near the microphone, but his lead guitar playing was way better than I expected.

George Marinelli, Jr. is another. He used to be a member of Bruce Hornsby's old group, the Range. Lately, I've seen him touring with Bonnie Raitt, which makes sense, since Hornsby and Bonnie have worked together before.

[hollowdweller]

45. Richard Thompson

[The Polack MSgt]

48. Yes indeed. +1

[red dog 1]

50. + 1

He made his debut in one of my five favorite bands of all time, the legendary
Fairport Convention

[dawg]

46. Steve Howe.

I'm glad Yes is finally being inducted into the Hall of Fame, but it should've happened years ago.

[BluesRunTheGame]

47. Tom Verlaine

[Dave Starsky]

49. Don "Buck Dharma" Roeser

The Oyster Boys are still swimming.

[Eliot Rosewater]

51. easy

The first 3 albums are some of the best rock fusion ever. The first two especially.

Those are pre Perry.

[CountAllVotes]

52. Carlos Santana

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I hope he is not underrated. He is one of the few greats that is still with us and out there touring as I type!

www.carlossantana.com

[red dog 1]

56. + 1

I think he is underrated by many rock critics.

As a native San Franciscan, I've seen Santana many times, at many different venues around SF, including free concerts in places like Mission Dolores Park, which is across the street from where Carlos Santana went to high school, (Mission High School)

Carlos Santana started playing guitar when he was 8 years old.

[CountAllVotes]

59. hey me too

Was in the vicinity for 1/2 of my life. It was good for awhile and there were sure a lot of greats hatched out of that era!

I remember Stoneground, the Airplane, Jorma Kaukonen with Hot Tuna, Credence Clearwater Revival/John Fogerty, etc.

And then there was the great Santana!

I hope to see him again some day. He seems to be doing well and I enjoyed his CD/DVD Corazón. Very good stuff there!

[whathehell]

53. Terry Reid.

First choice by Jimmy Page to front Led Zeppelin, turned it down, due to other commitments at ttme.

[Charles Bukowski]

54. Dweezil Zappa

Frank's kid is a monster guitarist in his own right.

[Jeroen]

55. Jack Pearson

[derby378]

57. Jennifer Batten

Played with Michael Jackson and Jeff Beck. Knows how to shred. Also has a weakness for West Highland White Terriers.

[Eliot Rosewater]

58. Also Rock Star/Astrophysicist Dr. Brian May Goes Backstage With New Horizons

May, who has a doctorate in astrophysics,

Saw Queen once, oh my god



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