List of famous guitar players from Italy, listed alphabetically with photos of the guitarists when available. Italy has produced some great guitar players over the years, including guitarists who specialize in rock, metal, jazz, folk, classical, acoustic and more. These are some of the best Italian guitar players to ever live, so if you're a native of Italy and play guitar then this list should make you proud. If you're searching for a particular popular guitarist from Italy then you can use the "search" box to find who you're looking for.
List is made up of many different guitarists, including Luca Turilli and Luigi Legnani.
This list answers the questions, "Who are the greatest Italian guitarists?" and "Which guitar players are from Italy?"
You can click on the names of these legendary guitarists of Italy in order to get more information about each one. If you're a guitar player or just love music you can use this list of talented Italian guitar players to find some new artists or bands that you might really enjoy.
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