Bands And Albums.

Alex Lifeson. Certainly known.. definitely famous, but rarely if ever given acknowledgment equal to his skill.

+1 for Lindsay Buckingham also

My fave is Ani DiFranco.

And my problem with probably the great rock guitarists is that I don't like (electric) riffs too much.

... For some reason I thought of my favorite violinists first, haha.

These guitarists may be know. But never achieved the recognition they deserved..IMO
Rick Emmett - Triumph
Marin Barre - Jethro Tull
Gary Morre
Neil Geraldo - Pat Benetar
Dave Hlubeck - Molly Hatchet

The most under-appreciated guitarist of all time would have to be Freddy King or Buddy Holly. Without them, we wouldn't be talking about who the greatest rock guitarist is.


From the rock era:

Mel Galley
Andy Summer
Mike Campbell
Bugs Henderson
Brad Whitford
Elliot Easton
Bonny Raitt

Reb Beach from Winger. Dude was a fantastic guitarist who wrote some incredible riffs and solos, unfortunately he wound up in a weak second-wave hair band.

TL;DR

My favourite guitarists are The Edge & Steve Rothery of Marillion.

Guy is unbelievable: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZBVBerH_pI