20 Most Underrated Guitarists

Very underrated I'd say. He's written some very good songs for the band in their heyday, and quite the perfectionist when it comes to his musical talent. Some of The Sweet's own penned hits contain spine shivering guitar solos from Mr Scott, most notibly - Spotlight (1973) The original version of Fox on The Run (1975), Action (1975) and Fountain (1978) to name but a few. Credit where credit's due!

Long-time guitarist for Elton John. As a guitarist for a solo artist, has to make his playing fit the song rather than be the star. I could listen to Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding all day, in part because of his playing. Listen to Gotta Get a Meal Ticket, Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting, almost anything from Rock of Westies.

The guy is nails! Intelligent and just a solid all around shredder. Excellent live and one of the nicest guys in rock.

Frank Gambale (born 22 December 1958) is an Australian jazz fusion guitarist. He has released eleven studio albums over a period of more than two decades, and is renowned for his use of the sweep picking and economy picking techniques. Just listen to him, and you will realize that this is a highly underrated guitarist.

amazing guitarist! he can play with his teeth! way to underrated for his talent!

Nobody has heard of him, but he is very technically proficient.

He was doing Hendrix before Hendrix

He was doing Hendrix, before Hendrix.

Dunno I mean it's just Zappa.. he knew nothing about music... lol

Ranges from insane noise rock to complicated acoustic tracks

Best of the past 50 years

Grandaddy of the power chord, of which all rock following him was created

Who's says the greatest guitarists have to be Rock. Have you heard Any of Roy's picking. Listen him to him Malaguena

Listen to "Ride the Tiger" from Jefferson Starship. That guy's solo was so good, he almost ran outta guitar!

Listen to free backstreet crawler

Just listen him playing live Moonlight Shadow, if that lead does not move you into uplifted state than your heart is a rock! First solo is so beautiful and flows like a river from arpeggio, I have never heard someone used full arpeggio in such amazin melodious way, maybe fade out dual harmonic leads from Hotel Cali, but those arpeggios are not full ones. First solo is quite clean and sound make me speachless. Second solo is much more overdriven and on stage he often change guitar; first solo is played by clean sounding fender and second by PRS with humbuckers! Second solo is so powerful and erupts like a volcano, also the scales used in 2nd solo continues in fade out. Not only his leads are so beautifully composed also sound is unique and amazing, you know in few seconds it is MO! He is criminally underrated!

Graham is perhaps the most underrated guitarist of the past 30 years. He is known for playing a lot of different styles and his solos and psychedelic style matches with blur's work perfectly. From blur's alt rock sound, Graham's solo stuff feels like he's a classic rock guitarist with heavy songs and short bursting solos. He deserves a lot of respect and regarded as one of the best guitarists of the 90s and 2000s.

Black Keys, Arcs and solo work

Listen to his heartwrenching guitar work on "Hallelujah" (beautiful, over covered song)

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Guitarist from radio moscow, VERY talented. I'd say he's the best guitarist out there today.

Chris Poland was the reason Peace Sells was amazing, his legato, tone and chromatics give him a sound that i've never heard before, his solos are extremely melodic and exotic, maybe because he was raised playing jazz, that makes this guy one of the most unique shredders out there and he's barely even noticed

If you listen to Cult of Personality, you can hear how much he can play faster solos than Keith Richards.

This dude has more shredding solos and everyone knows his solos but they don't know the man! Former Lead Guitarist for Heart, Magic Man, Barracuda, Crazy on You, Kick it Out, Heartless, Straight On, etc.... This guy went on to for Alias and yes they were a little sappy but they were played on the Airwaves, And this guy is a class act also!

his speed on bread fan was incredible. havnt heard anything like that again. if he still carried on he would have rocked most of the top off their list

his riffs are complicated, heavy, intense and powerfull and his solos shred like no other guitarest ive heard. he is unique, he is the next big thing in the guitar world. long live sworn promises!!!!

the guitarist from this group could play at a speed thaywas incredible. .listen to the mexican and dollars. the sound and playing is superb . had more style than jimmy page whom i thought as a af art when compared to the others listed.