Happy Guitar Month: April

April every year is International Guitar Month, a month to honor those great guitarists out there. Everyone has a favorite! I am sharing my favorite updated 2025 list of the fifteen guitarists of all time. . .

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IMG_7763 Alvin Dyers Guitarist Playing at SWINGERS,Lounge 021, Wetton,Cape Town. courtesy of Openverse

Top 15, Counting Down:

• Number 15: Mike Rutherford
  Bands: Genesis, Mike + the Mechanics
• Number 14: Eddie Van Halen
  Bands: Van Halen
• Number 13: Robert Fripp
  Bands: King Crimson, The Vicar & SOLO
• Number 12: Randy California
  Bands: Spirit
• Number 11: Nancy Wilson
  Bands: Heart
• Number 10: Scott Lucas
  Bands: Local H
• Number 9: Russ Freeman
  Bands: The Rippingtons & SOLO
• Number 8: David Gilmour
  Bands: Pink Floyd & SOLO
• Number 7: Rich Williams
  Bands: Kansas
• Number 6: Jimmy Page
  Bands: Led Zeppelin
• Number 5: Joe Walsh
  Bands: James Gang, Eagles, Ringo Starr, His All-Starr Band & SOLO
• Number 4: Jerry Cantrell
  Bands: Alice in Chains & SOLO
• Number3: Steve Vai
  Bands: Frank Zappa, David Lee Roth
• Number 2: Pat Metheny
  Bands: Pat Metheny Group & SOLO
• Number 1: Jimi Hendrix
  Bands: Jimi Hendrix Experience

My favorite artists have been rebranded to include all genres of music this year, all year long!

playing the guitar courtesy of Openverse

A Few Facts:
I am sharing some important, and not so trivial info on guitars. . .

Types of Guitars:

• Classical
• Acoustic
• Electric

electric guitars courtesy of Openverse

Major Brands of Guitars:

• Ibanez
  
• Fender: Fender Telecaster. Fender Stratocaster.
  
• Gibson: The Gibson ES-175. The Gibson L-5.
  
• Gretsch Guitars
  
• Paul Reed Smith
  
• Trenier Guitars
  
• Eastman Guitars
  
• Musicman

Guitar Strings courtesy of Openverse

Major Brands of Guitar Strings:

• D’Addario Guitar Strings
  
• DR Guitar Strings
  
• Dunlop Guitar Strings
  
• Ernie Ball Strings
  
• Fender Guitar Strings
  
• Martin Guitar Strings

Guitar picks-KayEss-1 courtesy of Openverse

Different Types of Guitar Picks:

• Light Picks (0.38mm – 0.60mm) : Flexible and great for strumming.
• Medium Picks (0.60mm – 0.80mm) : The universally preferred option, offering a harmonious blend of flexibility and control.
• Heavy Picks (0.80mm and above) : Stiffer, providing more control for picking of individual notes.

Photo by N Kamalov on Unsplash

The Present:
People still love the guitar. . .the sound, the playing and the players!

The Future:
The future definitely needs young recruits to take the stages all across the world. . .

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Last summer day courtesy of Openverse

International Guitar Month