The late, great Derek Bailey was the Grandaddy of all extended guitarists. It’s safe to say that he completely re-invented the instrument and succeeded in getting up the noses of jazz snobs everywhere (check the pathetic comments) with his seemingly random, atonal approach. But listen carefully and discover an entirely personal and fluid vocabulary utterly removed from convention.

 
Here’s a stellar trio recording with his fellow free-improv giants, Evan Parker and Han Bennink :

 
And finally, here’s the man himself describing his approach far better than any lousy critic ever could.

 
Previously on Dangerous Minds : Masters of the Extended Guitar, Part One: Fred Frith