guitarists
Six-string musicians
Guitarists are people who play the guitar.
The term applies across skill levels and contexts—from bedroom hobbyists to touring professionals, from classical virtuosos to punk rockers who know three chords.
The band is looking for a new lead guitarist.
Jazz guitarists often favor hollow-body instruments.
Plucking strings by hand
- shreddingCutting into thin pieces
- strummingSweeping across guitar strings
- frettingAnxious rumination or surface wear
- bendingCurving from straight
tapping · slides · hammer-ons · pull-offs · arpeggios · vibrato · legato · palm muting
Signal-strengthening electronic device
- pedalsFoot-operated levers
- pickupsOpen-bed work vehicles
- stringsThin flexible lines
- tunerDevice selecting broadcast frequencies
fretboard · strap · picks · capo · cables · effects · tremolo · humbucker
Raised performance platform
- soloPerformance by one
- riffRepeated musical phrase
- setlistOrdered concert songs
- encoreAudience-demanded extra performance
improvisation · jam session · bandmates · gig · concert · backing band · rhythm section · touring
Solid earthen material
- bluesMournful American music genre
- jazzImprovisational American music genre
- classicalOf ancient Greece/Rome
- flamencoRhythmic Spanish dance style
metal · country · folk · reggae · funk · fusion · bluegrass · bossa nova
- ClaptonBritish guitar virtuoso
- PageHereditary family designation
- SantanaFamous Hispanic surname
- B.B. KingBlues guitarist icon
Van Halen · Slash · Segovia · Gilmour · Richards · John Mayer · Nile Rodgers · Robert Johnson
fingerpicking
Plucking strings by hand
- shreddingCutting into thin pieces
- strummingSweeping across guitar strings
- frettingAnxious rumination or surface wear
bending · tapping · slides · hammer-ons · pull-offs · arpeggios · vibrato · legato · palm muting · tremolo
amplifier
Signal-strengthening electronic device
tuner · fretboard · strap · picks · capo · cables · effects · tremolo · humbucker · wah-wah
stage
Raised performance platform
encore · improvisation · jam session · bandmates · gig · concert · backing band · rhythm section · touring · soundcheck
rock
Solid earthen material
- bluesMournful American music genre
- jazzImprovisational American music genre
- classicalOf ancient Greece/Rome
flamenco · metal · country · folk · reggae · funk · fusion · bluegrass · bossa nova · progressive
Hendrix
Van Halen · B.B. King · Slash · Segovia · Gilmour · Richards · John Mayer · Nile Rodgers · Robert Johnson · Chuck Berry
- competitive performersathletes, dancers, gymnasts, figure skaters, singers
- strummersukulele players
- Feria de Sevillaflamenco dress, bullfights, manzanilla, Seville, Andalusia
- hobbyistshobbyist, hobbyists, enthusiasts, crafters, collectors
guitaristsdrummers
Musicians playing percussion
pianists · keyboardists · bassists · violinists · percussionists
guitaristsvocalists
Musical voice performers
singers · conductors · composers · arrangers · beatboxers
- classical guitaristMusician playing fingerstyle acoustic repertoire
- heavy metal guitaristLoud rock instrumentalist
- lead guitaristBand's primary soloist
- rock guitaristElectric player in bands
- electric guitaristMusician playing amplified strings
- air guitaristMimes playing rock instrument