We will post photos of some very influential guitarists from time to time. Then & Now.

A great number of these guitarists are no longer with us. Many of them still are. So enjoy and stay humble.

Prince

Unfortunately Prince is no longer with us.

John Petrucci of Dream Theater

John Petrucci is still here. Yay!

Jimi Hendrix

Gone

Albert King

Gone

Pete Townshend of The Who

Pete Townshend still here!

Peter Green

Gone

Jeff Beck

Gone.

Howlin’ Wolf/Chester Arthur Burnett

Gone

Eric Clapton

Here

I will have to update this I guess as people pass away.

Joe Bonamassa

Here

Steve Vai

Here

Richie Blackmore of Deep Purple. Here.
Muddy Waters

Long gone

Albert Collins

Gone

Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath

Here

John Lee Hooker

John Lee Hooker. Unfortunately gone. I was going to see him, but he passed away before that happened.

Freddy King

Freddy gone

Joe Walsh of The Eagles and The James Gang

Still here

Roy Orbison

Gone

Chuck Berry

Gone

Billy Gibbons
Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top

Billy still here

Les Paul
Les Paul

Gone

BB King
BB King

BB King. Gone but not forgotten. The master of blues guitar.

Joe Perry
Joe Perry of Aerosmith

Joe Perry, still here!

Stevie Ray Vaughan
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble

Gone. Life cut way too short.

Brian May
Brian May of Queen

Here

Angus Young
Angus Young of AC/DC

Here

Buddy Guy
Buddy Guy the blues king

Here! Last of the original blues players.

Carlos Santana
Carlos Santana

Here

David Gilmour
David Gilmour of Pink Floyd

Here

Keith Richards
Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones

Here. Keith Richards will out live many of us, I think.

Peter Frampton
Peter Frampton

Here

Jerry Garcia
Jerry Garcia of The Grateful Dead

Gone

Jimmy Page
Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin

Jimmy Page. Here. Getting very old, but still here.

Mike Nesmith
Mike Nesmith of The Monkeys

Mike Nesmith is gone! We will post photos of some very influential guitarists time to time.

By tropicalmohogany

With over 40  years experience with bands, guitars, picks, straps, capo's, pedals, amps etc. You name it. We're going to talk about it. We'll discus all the ups and downs. The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly!

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