Let's see... Chuck Berry, Arto Lindsay, Robert Fripp, Billy Zoom (X), Duane Allman, Sonny Sharrock, James Burton (Elvis/Jerry Lee), Phil Manzanera, Tony Chin (session man on hundreds of reggae records), Manuel Göttsching (Ash Ra Tempel), Derek Bailey, Robert Quine, Tom Verlaine and Richard Lloyd (Television), Keith Levene (Public Image Ltd), Django Reinhardt, Charlie Christian, Les Paul, Hubert Sumlin (Howlin' Wolf band), Buddy Guy (solo and in Muddy Waters' band), John McLaughlin, Fred Frith, Pete Cosey (Miles), Mike Bloomfield (Dylan/Butterfield etc), Jerry Garcia, Peter Green (early Fleetwood Mac), Henry Kaiser, Michael Rother (Neu!), John Fahey, Loren Mazzacane Connors, Thurston Moore and Lee Ranaldo (Sonic Youth), Adrian Belew, Johnny Winter, Bob Mould (Husker Du), Greg Ginn (Black Flag), Clarence White (Byrds), Lowman Pauling (Five Royales), Lou Reed, Dick Dale, Steve Howe (Yes), Richard Thompson, Kevin Drumm, Buck Dharma (BOC), Mick Jones (The Clash), J Mascis (Dinosaur Jr), Fred 'Sonic' Smith and Wayne Kramer (MC5), Johnny Thunders, Mick Ronson (Bowie), Peter Buck (R.E.M.), Bernie Nix (Ornette), Eddie Hazel and Michael Hampton (Funkadelic), Vernon Reid, Bruce Anderson (MX-80), Bill Harkleroad (aka Zoot Horn Rollo, the Magic Band), Ira Kaplan (Yo La Tengo) and others I can't remember right now! I would definitely nominate Johnny Ramone too- technically, the guy was no whiz but his style had a hell of an influence (ditto Angus Young, Tommy Iommi and Steve Jones). That Jimi guy was pretty rad too! ;-) Best, Jason -- Perfect Sound Forever online music magazine with warped perspectives http://www.perfectsoundforever.com