Voici une liste de quelques guitaristes, tous connus ou très connus, qui pourra vous servir de point de départ. Il ne s’agit en aucun cas d’un classement : si votre guitariste préféré ne s’y trouve pas, n’hésitez pas à l’y ajouter.
Classique
Andrés Segovia, Narciso Yepes, Alexandre Lagoya, Julian Bream, Greg Joy.
Folk
Andy McKee, Michael Hedges, Bert Jansch, John Renbourn, Maalesh, Diogal Sakho, Ismaël Lô, Pape et Cheikh, Les Frères Guissé, Tracy Chapman, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash.
Blues
Robert Johnson, B. B. King, Buddy Guy, Jimi Hendrix, Bernard Allison, Johnny Winter, Rory Gallagher, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Clapton, Muddy Waters, Greg Koch, John Lee Hooker.
Flamenco
Paco de Lucia, Tomatito, Vincente Amigo, Sabicas, Pepe Habichuela, Moraito Chico.
Jazz
Pat Metheny, John Abercrombie, Mick Goodrick, George Benson, Stanley Jordan, Charlie Christian, Wes Montgomery, Joe Pass, Jim Hall, Baden Powell.
Jazz Fusion
Scott Henderson (Tribal Tech), Mike Stern, John McLaughlin, Al Di Meola, Allan Holdsworth, John Scofield, Frank Gambale.
Jazz Manouche
Django Reinhardt, Biréli Lagrène, Les doigts de l'homme, Jeff Beal, Stochelo Rosenberg (Rosenberg Trio) (Larry Coryell).
Funk
Nile Rodgers (Chic, Sister Sledge), John Frusciante (Red Hot Chili Peppers), Eddie Hazel (Funkadelic), Vernon Reid (Free Form Funky Freqs), Santana , Keziah Jones , Prince, Ike turner (Ike and Tina Turner), John Butler (John Butler Trio), Richie Kotzen.
Rock
Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits), Jeff Beck, Brian Setzer, Tommy Emmanuel, Chuck Berry, Duane Allman (The Allman Brothers Band), Eric Clapton (Cream), Steve Lukather (Toto), Carlos Santana, Brian May (Queen), Johnny Marr (The Smiths), Jack White (The White Stripes, The Raconteurs), J.J. Cale, Keith Richard (The Rolling Stones), The Edge (U2), Neil Young.
Rock Progressif/Fusion
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd), Marvin Kaminowitz et Steve Rosenstein (Sweet Smoke), Frank Zappa, Steve Howe (Yes), Steve Hackett (Genesis), Robert Fripp (King Crimson), Adrian Belew (King Crimson), Steve Rothery (Marillion), Ed Wynne (Ozric Tentacles), Michael Romeo (Simphony X).
Hard Rock
Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin), Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple), Ted Nugent, Angus Young et Malcolm Young (AC/DC), Slash (Guns N' Roses, Velvet Revolver), Richie Sambora (Bon Jovi), Joe Perry (Aerosmith).
Punk/Grunge/Indie
James Williamson (Iggy & The Stooges), Johnny Ramone (The Ramones), Steve Jones (Sex Pistols), Kurt Cobain (Nirvana), Carl Barat (The Libertines, Dirty Pretty Things), Peter Doherty (The Libertines, Babyshambles), Matthew Bellamy (Muse), Lars Frederiksen (Rancid), Ray Toro et Frank Iero (My Chemical Romance), Tom Delonge (Blink 182, Angels And Airwaves), Fletcher Dragge (Pennywise), Justin Sane (Anti-Flag), Billie Joe Armstrong (Green Day).
Metal/Shred
Randy Rhoads (Ozzy Osbourne), Eddie Van Halen, Yngwie J. Malmsteen, Guthrie Govan, Michael Schenker (Michael Schenker Group), Dave Murray (Iron Maiden), Kirk Hammett et James Hetfield (Metallica), Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Vinnie Moore, Nuno Bettencourt (Extreme), Vernon Reid (Living Colour), Marty Friedman et Dave Mustaine (Megadeth), Kerry King (Slayer), Jason Becker, Michael Angelo Batio (Nitro), Shawn Lane, Buckethead, Dimebag Darell (Pantera, Damageplan), Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave), John Petrucci (Dream Theater), Paul Gilbert (Racer X), Eric Johnson, Zakk Wylde (Black Label Society, Ozzy Osbourne), Herman Li et Sam Totman (DragonForce), Alexi Laiho (Children Of Bodom), Matthew Tuck et Michael Padget (Bullet for my valentine), Mastermind (Romantic Slaughterers), Synyster Gates (Avenged Sevenfold), Mikael Åkerfeldt (Opeth),w:Daron Malakian (w:System of a Down).
Reggae
Bob Marley (The Wailers), Peter Tosh, Guizmo et Manu Eveno (Tryo).