What guitarist(s) do you think of as having great "touch"?

[ugacrow]

For me, it's this guy right away:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=4j34gG2xR3I
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=_ae2uidckqE

What about you?

[thintele]

Knoplfer and Jeff Beck

[Sean French]

Larry Carlton,Robben Ford,Roy Buchanan,Danny Gatton,Knoplfer,George Harrison,Jeff Beck,Billy Gibbons,David Grissom,Steve Kimock and Eric Johnson quickley come to mind.

[dleobold]

David Gilmour

[Kingbeegtrs]

Hendrix
Gilmour
Santana


but most of all


Billy Gibbons and BB King

[Dave Orban]

Robben Ford, Bill Frissell, Steve Kimock, John McLaughlin, Mark Knopfler, Tommy Emanuel, Geoff Muldaur, and a few others whom I can't recall at the moment...

[bkd_guitarist]

Knopfler makes me feel like I have hiking boots for hands.

[Flinto2002]

Your gonna laugh...... Vitto Brata. That guy has amazing control

[Kingbeegtrs]

Knophler is getting a lot of nods...

but why not BB? Nobody has that touch.

[ghost]

Knopfler makes me feel like I have hiking boots for hands.

+1...listened to "Brothers in Arms" title track today....wow.:phones

[theRocco]

add

Nels Cline
Grant Green
Buzz Feiten
to that list

[bkd_guitarist]

Knophler is getting a lot of nods...

but why not BB? Nobody has that touch.

I really dig BB, but when I think of his playing I think more bold and brassy, with that great vibrato, as opposed to the subtlety and texture that characterizes Knopfler's playing. Admittedly I'm much more familiar with Knopfler's music than BB's, so I'm open to being corrected.

[Kingbeegtrs]

+1...listened to "Brothers in Arms" title track today....wow.:phones

that entire album is great for road trips. The only song I don't like is the most popular one on it...go figure?

My favorite is "your latest trick"

[les]

Larry Carlton,Robben Ford,Roy Buchanan,Danny Gatton,Knoplfer,George Harrison,Jeff Beck,Billy Gibbons,David Grissom,Steve Kimock and Eric Johnson quickley come to mind.

+1

And Allen Hinds!

[aquadog]

add

Grant Green

to that list

One of my favorites for touch and feel. Let's not forget Django here

[changeling]

hubert sumlin
jimi hendrix
ry cooder
david lindley
derek trucks
bb king
jeff beck
eric johnson
duane allman
jimmy nolen
stevie ray vaughn
albert king
nile rodgers
wes montgomery
in no particular order.
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[notpetrucci]

Jim Campilongo and Derek Trucks.

-Jon

[Thwap]

David Gilmour
Robin Trower
Ricky Medlocke
Gary Moore
Pat Travers
Jeff Carlisi
Neal Schon

[hogy]

Bloomfield belongs on that list for sure.

[Trebor Renkluaf]

In general (I hate to generalize) I would say classical guitarsits have it all over electic palyer when it comes to touch.
Andres Segovia
Julian Bream
John Williams
Christopher Parkening
Agustine Barrios
to name a few.

[ecm1117]

That's funny, the first person I thought of when I read the title of this thread was . . . Mark Knopfler. I enjoy many guitarists, but his touch just gets me every time.

[LIGHTNIN1]

Peter Green.
B.B. King
Ronnie Earl.
:AOK

[shane88]

Jmh, evh + yjm

[swimrunner]

Listening to some Andy Timmons right now.

[Matt F]

I was listening to Roy Buchanan on the way to work today and thought.. Wow, I love the touch.. RIP Roy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=On5372UztI0

[devnulljp]

David Russell and Celedinio Romero.
David Gilmour.
BB King.

[XKnight]

For me Mike Bloomfield is the king of "touch". The tones he coaxed from his guitars and amps was remarkable and never duplicated.

[Frankee]

Marr immediately springs to mind.

[Bankston]

Knopfler and Gibbons for sure.

Mayer has great touch.

Also, Rafael Moreira.

[duckbunny]

I nominate Richard Thompson. Fantastic touch, especially his acoustic work.


-db

[shane88]

i suspect any rated guitarist is gonna have a nice touch :o

[Targ]

David Gilmour.

[mikeratan00]

How's about Chris Duarte??

[gkoelling]

Albert......either one

[Brett Valentine]

Most of mine have already been mentioned more than once, but I've got to second Allen Hinds! Probably, no, definitely my current favorite.

[Lucidology]

Most of mine have already been mentioned more than once, but I've got to second Allen Hinds! Probably, no, definitely my current favorite.

And I'll third Hinds ...
He just blows my mind .. his touch and playing that is ..

Have you ever noticed his left fretting hand grip ...
that he often rests the bottom of his palm on & lining the fretboard ...

It just doesn't hang loose as much as the rest of us always do ..
Sort of function like pivotal point for his legato style

[jazzandmetal?]

Holdsworth
Jeff Beck
David Gilmour
SRV

[jcoggins7]

Someone that hasn't been mentioned yet is Steve Vai...I know there are a lot of people that don't like his music or his tone, but you have to respect the fact that he has complete control over his instrument. The way he coaxes those wild sounds out of his guitar perfectly whenever he wants to still blows my mind.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yw74sDWPH7U

[Thwap]

I thought of a few more.
Michael Schenker
Jake E Lee
Audley Freed

[wilerty]

Gilmour, Marvin, Keaggy ... amoung others.

[6stringgrind]

Jeff Beck
George Lynch
Phil Keaggy
Chris Poland

[banjoze]

I wouldn't normally call out Eric Clapton, but his work on "Forever Man" and "Bad Love" were amazing examples of great touch.

[Caretaker]

Warren Haynes, Michael Schenker, Larry Carlton and someone no one on here will know except Chi. Fortunato Petri. A lost friend that was the best player I`ve ever encountered.

[Rama]

Ry Cooder

Steve Hackett

Mark Knopfler

Jeff Beck

George Harrison

Lowell George

[Soundhound]

For touch, purely touch?

Hendrix
Mick Taylor
Stevie Ray
Duane and Dickie (duane by a hair)
Bloomfield
Peter Green
Carlton
Wes

[TwoTubMan]

For me, all roads lead back to Mr. Guitar...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsePsTEgiqU

[rhinocaster]

When I read the title of the tread, I heard "Best touch" and it made me think of 1 man. Ry Cooder.

I don't own any albums. I don't listen to him much, but when I hear him I can't believe it.

[karmadave]

I consider these guys to be 'touch' players:

BB King
Steve Kimock
Robben Ford
Larry Carlton
David Gilmour
Chris Cain
Peter Green

[HoboMan]

Your gonna laugh...... Vitto Brata. That guy has amazing control

I'm not laughing. He's very under rated.

[violetlove]

Another nod tp Mark Knopfler, immediately came to mind.
I need to mention Mikael Akerveldt from Opeth. Not a lot of guys go from massively heavy to delicate and light and back like he does. Slides nice acoustic stuff in as well.

[fyrwyr]

Phil Keaggy

[Eagle1]

Jeff Beck

[73171]

Buckethead and Christopher Parkening


Both of them have incredible control and touch.


Listen to the "Parkening Plays Bach" CD.............

[Cussion]

Stefan Bjorklund

[JPB]

Hmm...no one mentioned John Scofield....the first who comes to mind...

[Brett Valentine]

Also Pat Metheny's touch on acoustic and nylon string guitars.

[7String Thing]

Derek Trucks for sure. He is amazing with his touch. Also Vai and Satch have really good dynamics.

[Maven]

Robben
Carlos
BB
Holdsworth
Henderson

[Rusty G.]

HOW COULD YOU GUYS FORGET SONNY?

Sonny Landreth for touch playing. . .While most people applaud him for what he's doing on the other side of the slide with his left hand, check out what he's doing with his right hand.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxzk46iToo4

That's touch!

[stuagu]

Knopfler makes me feel like I have hiking boots for hands.
that made me laugh!:rotflmao

[heady dude]

"Mayer has great touch."

Thats what she said.

Knopfler was the first guy who came to mind when I saw the thread title. I guess Im not the only one.
A few more:
Wes
Duane/Trucks/Dickie
Beck
Garcia
Gilmour
Kimock

That Sonny L. video is memorizing, talk about the touch.

[robelinda2]

Brett Garsed

[shngn7]

Duane Allman...think "Dreams."