What exactly makes a Guitar God? Is it lead ability or is it rhythm guitar playing? Perhaps its song writing? Kurt Cobain sucked as a guitar player, but wrote good songs. On the other hand, Malsteem and Vai are technically sound, but write crap.

Are we basing our opinion on what we hear as fans thinking its great or as guitarists because we can play and understand theory and breakdown riffs, melodys and scales in their solos?

Anyway, to the guitar players here; here's a rundown on my gear.

1989 Fender Strat w/ Seymour Duncan Hotrail pickups
1989 Charvel 350 w/ EMG 81's
1989 Charvel 250 w/ EMG 81's
1995 Gibson SG
1997 Gibson Les Paul- Black Beauty
2005 ESP MH-400
2006 ESP MH-400 (going to get another 400)
1994 Gibson Les Paul Special Bass (not sure of the yr.)

I string my guitars with D'Addario's 10-52, except the Gibsons. They're 10-46. I tune down to D for all my guitars. The Gibsons are E flat.

Amps:
1992 Ampeg VL-502 w/ two 4x12 Ampeg cabinets
1994 Mesa Boogie Mark 3 w/ one 4x12 Mesa Boogie cabinet
1992 Crate GL-60 Amp
2006 Ampeg SVT-CL w/ SVT-610HLF cabinet (for my bass)

Tech gear:
2002 Line 6 POD (going to upgrade to 2.0 soon)
BBE 462 Sonic Maximizer
2004 Sabine FBX2400 2-Channel Feedback Exterminator
1992 Boss Flanger
1989 Boss Distortion Pedal ( the orange one)
1989 Boss Heavy Metal Pedal
1983 Jim Dunlop Wah-Wah

Want List
2007 GL-20 (George Lynch model)
1967 Gibson Flyin' V Reissue
Takamine Acoustic

How about Gary Miller aka Dr. Know from Bad Brains?

He could rip out a minute-long shitfit like "Banned in D.C." or "Pay to Cum," then turn right around and mellow into a reggae classic like "I Luv I Jah."

What exactly is a guitar god? I could sit here and write paragraphs about it. Tomorrow night I could write several more paragraphs on the subject that would be completely different.

These are the guys that were our idols when we were learning to play. We had them on our turntables and in our walkmans, and I find it fascinating that I can simply go to a site and click on everyone who ever inspired me and watch them perform.

There are too many too fairly name, but they are the ones who make you learn something in your own playing.

Handful is right - their could be many definitions of a "guitar god", but for players (I used to play, but not much these days), it has to do at least as much with who inspired us to learn new things and stretch our musical ears and minds.

Jimi Hendrix hasn't even been mentioned, but obviously he's got to be in almost any pantheon of guitar gods/heroes. Hearing Hendrix play Red House for the first time was revelatory for me.

It's kind of like obscenity and the judical system. I can't describe it but I know it when I hear it.

Steve Morse

Probably going to take shit for this but Johnny Marr.

Took african high life and put into his own stuff. Cool shit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGnjrTkv1gs

Robert Fripp.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6o-EulnP-dA&mode=related&search=

Thurston Moore and Nels Cline