“Hearing Ray Gomez play is like eating fresh watermelon in summer.”
~ Carlos Santana

“…The best player I’ve heard since Eric Clapton.”
~ John Mayall
Following 1977 Stanley Clarke Show
at the Roxy, Los Angeles

“One of my favorites!”
~ Scott Henderson


“I love your playing; lots of colors.”
~ Jeff Beck

“Ray Gomez with his colleague, Bunny Brunel, in a show with no musical frontiers; overflowing with musicality. …An apocalyptic ending!”
~ J. Rolleau, guitar & Bass
on Festival guitare d’Astaffort”

“Ray Gomez is truly an unsung hero in American music.
~ Stanley Clarke

“Ray is my favorite guitar player. He can play anything.”
~ Roy Buchanan

“We had predicted ovations for Tomatito… There is no doubt that Luis Salinas and Ray Gomez were the ones who set the place on fire!”
~ Diario de Mallorca on
Palabra de Guitarra Latina

I really like Ray Gomez!”
~ Shawn Lane

“I think my favorite for music and spirit is Ray Gomez.”
~ Stanley Clarke

“This guitar hero is a “locomotive” in any context; rock, jazz, blues and pop made coherent by the touch of Ray, the Master! …Classy, like a Rolls Royce…”
~ Lons le Saunier

“Ray is one of my favorites of all times – Hendrix, Clapton and Ray.”
~ Joey Bonamassa

“Ray Gomez… Overwhelming virtuosity!”
~ Journal Sud-Ouest on
Festival de guitare d’Astaffort

“What a tremendous stylist! He displays the kind of integrity that defines clarity and tone at the same time.”
~ Billy GibbonS (ZZ Top)

“I'm a fan!”
~ Steve Lukather

“His mastery of trio playing is way above the norm, alternating rich chords, rhythmic figures glued to the drums, cutting fills played with his fingers and apocalyptic solos.”
~ Olivier Boasson, Guitar & Bass

“Ray Gomez is one of the greatest guitarists of all times!”
~ Narada Michael Walden

“The concert concluded with the jazz rock and blues of Ray Gomez, who astonished everybody with his vitality and devastating energy!”
~ Journal La Dépêche du Midi on Nuit de la guitare AgeN

“…The best since Clapton.”
~ Tom Dowd
Engineer (Cream - "Disraeli Gears")
and Producer (Eric Clapton)