My favorite guitarist is Stan Lee from the Dickies. He played mostly bar chords, but occasionally he'd throw in the solo or weird lick. It's great stuff. Keith Richards and Johnny Ramone were also big influences. Johnny is such a powerful rhythm player. It was rad. I tried to emulate Richards, too -- more for attitude than chops. But Stan Lee was a master. He had such a cool attitude about playing leads; he wasn't a rock star about it. He put 'em in when they worked.
The greatest guitarist right now is Warren Fitzgerald of the Vandals. He plays the fuck out of the guitar, but he knows it doesn't mean anything. It's not brain surgery, it's just fun.
