Favorite guitar players not named......


We all know there names Hendrix, Page, Clapton, Beck Stevie Ray. But who are your favorite guitar players that are not house hold names? Here are a few of mine not in any order.

Robert Fripp
Martin Barre
Richard Thompson
Roy Buchnan
Rory Gallagher
Mason Ruffner
Neil Young and Lindsey Buckingham know but not so much for the guitar work.
also Dave Alvin and Alvin Lee
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Richard Thompson
Danny Gatton
Eva Cassidy
Andy McKee
Trace Bundy
Ry Cooder
Harry Manx
Richard Thompson should be at the top of anyone's list...
Mark Knopfler, although he may be more of a "household name" than not.

As someone said, many greats mentioned already. But would like to mention some I didn't see on here....
Phil Keaggy 
Robert Cray
Kazumi Watanabe
Ty Tabor
Ian Moore
Lonnie Mack
Neal Schon
Popa Chubby
Tinsley Ellis
Kevin Eubanks
Mike Stern
Allan Holdsworth
Stanley Jordan
Leo Kottke
and many more, but I'm too lazy to go downstairs and look through my albums.