Top 10 Most Unique Guitarists
There are so many great guitarists with lots of skills. But not all of them are unique. However these guitarists have unique identities of their own. They are quite different from others. Or at least they started some unique things, pushed out the boundaries.When it comes to uniqueness its hard to choose. But I tried my best.
Brian Patrick Carroll, known professionally as Buckethead, is an American guitarist and multi-instrumentalist who has worked within many genres of music. So far the most unique guitarist I have ever seen. He does so many new things in his songs. Plays almost all genres, rock, metal, blues, jazz, funk, experimental. His tone is very different from each other. Plus, he has lots of songs.
His appearance is even unique he wears a bucket on his head (most of the time a KFC bucket)
Richard Hugh "Ritchie" Blackmore is an English guitarist and songwriter, best known for his work in the hard rock/metal bands Deep Purple and Rainbow. He was ranked number 16 on Guitar World's "100 Greatest Metal Guitarists of All Time" in 2004, and number 50 in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" in 2011. In 2016 he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as one of original members of Deep Purple. He is the bridge of various genres. He experimented with various genres. he played rock, blues, classical, jazz, metal ( it didn't exist then). When everybody was a blues, psych or hard rock guitarist, he pushed his way more. Its not like that he had more training than others. He also was inspired from many guitarists like Jimi Hendrix, Thomas Steele etc. But he did more than that. If you listen to ending solo of April you'll know he was experimental from 60s.
Django Reinhardt is a famous guitarist in the genre of jazz. He lost 2 of his fingers in a fire but carried on with his playing. He later inspired Tony Iommi, the original guitarist of Black Sabbath, to continue playing after he lost his fingertips in a factory accident. His guitar is an acoustic gypsy. Had two paralyzed fingers still played better than a lot of guitarists at that time.
Michael Angelo Batio also known as Mike Batio or MAB, is an American heavy metal guitarist and columnist from Chicago, Illinois. How many people can play double guitar solo or a with a quad guitar in their hands.
Lester William Polsfuss, known as Les Paul, was an American jazz, country, and blues guitarist, songwriter, luthier, and inventor. Quite underrated as a guitarist. He has lots of skills on guitar. If you see his picking style, then you'll see he goes very wild there. Plus, he was experimenting in 40s when he was designing his great model.
Thomas Morello is an American musician, singer-songwriter and political activist. He is best known for his tenure with the band Rage Against the Machine and then with Audioslave. He can make very unique tones out of his guitar. Especially by his pedal and effects.
Jimi Hendrix (born November 27, 1942 - September 18, 1970) was an American rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter.
Although his mainstream career spanned only four years, he is widely regarded as one of the most influential electric guitarists in the history of popular music, and one of the most celebrated musicians of the 20th century. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame describes him as "arguably the greatest instrumentalist in the history of rock music". Hendrix is consistently ranked on lists of musicians who died too soon. He had many skills on guitar. He tried everything that was one a guitar. But I didn't add him higher cause he's not unique like other I have put higher.
He had unique picking techniques with his arpeggios.
Oluwatosin Ayoyinka Olumide "Tosin" Abasi (born January 7, 1983), is a Nigerian American musician, best known as the founder and lead guitarist of the instrumental progressive metal band Animals as Leaders. Before founding Animals as Leaders, he was the guitarist for the technical metalcore band Reflux. He has recorded and released four albums with Animals as Leaders: a self-titled debut, Weightless, The Joy of Motion and their most recent album, The Madness of Many. Guitar World ranks Abasi at #97 on their list of 100 Greatest Guitarists of all time. This guy has very unique playing technique. He's a djent guitarist.
Darrell Lance Abbott, also known as Diamond Darrell and Dimebag Darrell, was an American guitarist and songwriter best known as a founding member of two bands, Pantera and Damageplan, alongside his brother, Vinnie Paul. Abbott died in 2004 after he was shot by a mentally unstable fan. He doesn't seem that much unique to me. But that's my opinion though. He has some crazy dive bombs techniques but he often gets out of tune. Plus, Tom Morello here has better skills on effect than Dime.
David Jon Gilmour is an English singer, songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. He joined the progressive rock band Pink Floyd as guitarist and co-lead vocalist in 1968. Most unique style and mix of mellowing and heavy stuff made him guitar legend.
Brian Harold May is an English musician, singer, songwriter and astrophysicist, best known as the lead guitarist of the rock band Queen.
John Anthony "Jack" White is an American singer and songwriter. He is best known as the lead singer and guitarist of the duo The White Stripes, but has also had success in other bands and as a solo artist.
Frank Vincent Zappa was an American musician, songwriter, composer, record producer, actor and filmmaker. I have listened some of his songs. He sounds quite unique.
underrated