Fill in guitarists....

[acidrock]

Everyone talks about lead players,who's you're favorite guitarist for fills and backup parts?

The guy who backed up Croce was always one of my favorites.

 

[Sky Blue Lou]

Brad Whitford

 

[muttley600]

Croper, Freddie Green, there are a bunch of others..

 

[JCH]

Tim Reynolds

Dancing Nancies - Live at Radio City - YouTube

 

[Seeker of Rock]

I liked the job Derek St. Holmes did. And Keith Richards for sure. Izzy Stadlin is another good one.

 

[dervish riff]

Hunter/Wagner. Fill in or stand in ?

 

[c7sus]

Tony Rice, Waddy Wachtel, Davey Johnstone, Doug Derryberry, Ronnie Wood.

 

[Sky Blue Lou]

Hunter/Wagner. Fill in or stand in ?

Either and both.

 

[c7sus]

Mike Campbell, Barry Sless, Steve Kimmock, Larry Campbell, PT, Robbie Robertson....

Peter Rowan too. He might be the most under-rated guitar player in the bluegrass world. Known more for his songwriting Rowan can tear it up on guitar and mando too.

I think some banjo guys qualify for this too. Ben Eldridge, Tony Trishka, John Hartford, J.D. Crowe, Bela Fleck.

Matt Glaser and Tim O'Brien on fiddle. Sam Bush on mando. Grisman too.

Find a version of Jerry Garcia Band doing "Lucky Old Sun" on Youtube and check out the changes Jerry plays behind the Melvin Seal's B3 solo. Another good one is Jerry doing "I Shall Be Released". Jerry knew the blues backwards and forwards.