Excellent Quote by Ritchie Blackmore

Jeff Beck is one of my heroes and has been since I first picked up a guitar.

— Kirk Hammett

Jeff Beck is probably my favorite and biggest influence on the guitar. Touring with him in 2010 was such a milestone. I used to…

— Gary Hoey

... I always use the Jeff Beck model. Jeff Beck is just a genius, and he keeps getting better ... If there's anybody in…

— Joe Satriani

In my world, before I knew about Eddie Van Halen, I was playing piano, and at that point in my teenage life, I thought…

— Lzzy Hale

Oddly enough, Hendrix is not my favorite guitar player. There are very few guitar players I get feeling from.

— Robin Trower

Richard Lloyd of Television is one of my favorite guitarists. His mentor was Jimi Hendrix when he was just 14. Jimi was always pounding…

— Tina Weymouth

Without a doubt, Eddie Van Halen is the greatest guitar player who has ever lived.

— Zakk Wylde

Kenny Burrell is overall the greatest guitarist in the world and he's my favorite.

— B. B. King

When I think of artists that I would have loved to work with, it's Jimi Hendrix. And Steve McQueen. He's not a rock star,…

— John Varvatos

I feel close to people like Jimi Hendrix because I connect with his music. Not the man but what he did.

— Henry Rollins

All the really good guitar players - Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, or even Bert Jansch or John Martin - I love all those people.…

— James Vincent McMorrow

I don't put myself on Jeff Beck's level, but I can relate to him when he says he'd rather be working on his car…

— Ritchie Blackmore