Suhr Guitars - easily some of the best electric guitars,basses and amps nowadays

Fuchs Amps - the only amp that ever felt like an extension to the sound in my head

Kropotkin Classic Amplification - Mike Kropotkin does excellent repairs and mods on vintage amps and deals all kinds of NOS tubes

Metro Guitar Service - Greg @ Metro Guitar Service does quality guitar and bass set-up and is located in Arlington,VA 

Scott Lerner - amazingly gifted guitar player and musician and a dear friend of mine
Jeff Lee - Mr. Bass Chair in Mind Traffic
John Findlay - John is an incredibly gifted composer,singer and player and his last album is amazing
Atanas Shishkov - Atanas is a talened Bulgarian guitar player with several CDs out
Geo Alexiev - Geo is a bad-ass funky bass player from Bulgaria

Scott Henderson - words are not needed for the one and only
Miles Davis - same as above
John Coltrane - name says it all
Wayne Krantz - amazing musician,another endless inspiration
Herbie Hancock - yet another legend
John Scofield - another master of his craft
Oz Noy - Oz is an amazing guitar player and his music has some serious groove


Others to follow.....