 | Fire Garden by Steve Vai
Buy new: £3.48 / Used from: £1.94 Get all of Steve Vai's stuff. 'Fire Garden', though, stands apart as his main mastepiece, with insane songs such as 'Hand on Heart', 'Fire Garden Suite' and 'Warm Regards'.
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 | Transmutation (Mutatis Mutandis) by Praxis
Buy used from: £11.00 Buckethead is the greatest guitarist of all time. Think of any style besides black metal, and I guarentee you he's done it. 'Transmutation' is even better than 'Electric Ladyland'.
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 | Soul to Soul by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £2.63 Stevie Ray Vaughan, the greatest bluesman ever, led the blues revival of the 1980s, and is now regarded as the most technical blues guitarist ever.
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 | Electric Ladyland by Jimi Hendrix Experience
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £3.54 Jimi Hendrix was the original Guitar God, and 'Electric Ladyland' is a time-transcending musical masterpiece. Check out 'Voodoo Chile' (the fifteen minute blues jam) and 'All Along the Watchtower'.
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 | Blow By Blow by Jeff Beck
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £4.28 Another underrated guitar legend. Jeff Beck's 'Blow By Blow' was the firrst electric jazz fusion album, mixing blues, funk and rock with jazz. All instrumental, too : - )
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 | The Wall by Pink Floyd
Buy new: £12.28 / Used from: £7.49 Pink Floyd remain the greatest band ever, and David Gilmour's unique, instantly recognisable style yielded many of the greatest guitar solos ever. 'Comfortably Numb', anyone?
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 | Flying in a Blue Dream by Joe Satriani
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £2.74 'FIABD' is probbly Satriani's most diverse work, with great rock songs such as 'Ride', funk, blues, and lots of instrumental guitar solos.
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 | Ah Via Musicom by Eric Johnson
Buy new: £6.68 / Used from: £6.52 It was hard to choose just one EJ album, but 'Ah Via Musicom' probably represents his versality the best. He is also an amazing virtuoso and a great songwiriter.
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 | That Was Then, This Is Now by Andy Timmons
Buy new: £20.39 / Used from: £4.99 Andy Timmons is one of the most underrated guitarists around. An amazing blues player, he is also very versatile, can shred with the best of them, and has played withi Steve Vai, Shawn Lane and Satch
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 | Sonic Temple by The Cult
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £3.94 Billy Duffy is the defining rock guitarist. His riffs are untouchable, and the soilos on 'Sonic Temple' are probably his best.
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 | The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths
Buy used from: £4.20 Johnny Marr has done so much great work that you can take your pick. This is his most critiacally acclaimed album with The Smiths.
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 | Images and Words by Dream Theater
Buy new: £6.58 / Used from: £2.97 Try and get hold of John Petrucci's solo album, 'Suspended Animation'. Failing that, 'Images and Words' has some incredible guitar work.
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 | Still Got the Blues by Gary Moore
Buy new: £6.68 / Used from: £1.95 Gary Moore is a criminally underrated Irish blues legend who can also shred it up with the best of them. This album is a must for all blues lovers.
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 | Abraxas by Santana
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £2.29 Santana's 'Abraxas' is the perfect example of erarly fusion work, with jazz, blue, rock and Latino all blended effortlessly together.
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 | 1984 by Van Halen
Buy new: £6.48 / Used from: £3.57 Eddie Van Halen revolutionised rock guitar, and wrote the book for 1980s rock/metal. '1984' has many of his best solos, such as 'Jump' and 'Hot For Teacher'.
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 | The Best of the Jeff Healey Band by Jeff Healey
Buy new: £4.68 / Used from: £2.52 Jeff Healey is a blind Canadian bluesman with amazing technique and a formidble playing style. You've got to see him play.
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 | Powers of Ten by Shawn Lane
Buy used from: £42.95 Shawn Lane's masterpiece. He was an underrated genius. Taken from us far too soon, just like Jimi and Stevie. Incredible fusion.
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 | Houses of the Holy by Led Zeppelin
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £3.58 Probably Jimmy Page's most diverse work, with blues, psychedelia, rock, funk, ska and acoustic. Bad technique, though.
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 | Solo by Martin Taylor
Buy new: £11.98 / Used from: £10.99 ACOUSTIC. Without a doubt the most technically gifted guitarist ever. He has eight hands, I swear it. Oh, and his recent compostition 'One Day' makes'Little Wing' sound like a black metal song.
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 | 'The Guitar Trio' ; Paco De Lucia, John McLaughlin, Al Di Meola by Paco De Lucia
Buy new: £10.38 / Used from: £5.49 Incredible interplay from three virtuosos. The skill, melody and diversity here is quite breathtaking.
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