Top 10 Guitarists of all time

• gibby08

  

  Off-shoot of the Zeppelin thread
  
  1.Chet Atkins
  2.Robert Johnson
  3.Jimi Hendrix
  4.Slash
  5.Carlos Santana
  6.Eric Clapton
  7.Gary Rossington
  8.Eddie Van Halen
  9.Jeff Beck
  10.Rickey Medlocke
  
  Honorable Mention:
  Darrell Abbott
  Johnny Ramone
  Brian May
  Joe Walsh
• CenterBHSFan

  

  No Yngwie?
• hasbeen

  

  I'm not saying he's top ten, but my favorite guitarist is Joe Walsh.
• gibby08

  

  Just personal preferance...not that familar with him
• UA5straightin2008

  

  tom morello?
• LJ

  

  Satriani needs to be on there.
• gibby08

  

  Hey guys...I have a novice idea
  
  How about instead of attack my list...you post your own
• skank

  

  Eric Johnson.
• Speedofsand

  

  
• LJ

  

  gibby08 wrote: Hey guys...I have a novice idea
  
  How about instead of attack my list...you post your own

  I like yours, just think that is someone that needs to be added.
• gibby08

  

  Wasn't speaking to you LJ
• hasbeen

  

  gibby08 wrote: Hey guys...I have a novice idea
  
  How about instead of attack my list...you post your own

  you get really defensive about shit
• bwcomet89

  1. Jimi Hendrix
  2. Eric Clapton
  3. Jeff Beck
  4. Jimmy Page
  5. David Gilmour
  6. Eddie Van Halen
  7. Chuck Berry
  8. Mark Knopfler
  9. Carlos Santana
  10. Randy Rhoads
  
  HM: Slash, Joe Satriani, Duane Allman, Pete Townsend
• ptown_trojans_1

  

  Robert Johnson
  Clapton
  Hendrix
  Page
  SRV
  BB King
  Jeff Beck
  Duane Allman
  Albert King
  Jack White
  
  Honorable mention:
  Chuck Berry
  Van Halen
  John Lee Hooker
• skank

  

  gibby08 wrote: [size=xx-large]Hey guys...I have a novice idea
  
  How about instead of attack my list...you post your own[/size]

  Said one of the top ten trolls on this site.
• BCSbunk

  gibby08 wrote: Off-shoot of the Zeppelin thread
  
  1.Chet Atkins
  2.Robert Johnson
  3.Jimi Hendrix
  4.Slash
  5.Carlos Santana
  6.Eric Clapton
  7.Gary Rossington
  8.Eddie Van Halen
  9.Jeff Beck
  10.Rickey Medlocke
  
  Honorable Mention:
  Darrell Abbott
  Johnny Ramone
  Brian May
  Joe Walsh

  Not a bad list at all. You have to drop Slash for this guy though it is really like a child vs Bruce Lee in a fight.
  
  
  
  This guy is arguably number one though Chet Atkins is hard to top.
  
  Start at 2:11 if you want to hear Cannonball rag which is just too good.
• namod65

  

  Is that your list or did you find it somewhere? Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, and Buckethead should probably all be on there and ahead of Slash. In fact Buckethead is probably number one. What he can do with his "jazz pinky" is ridiculous. Slash is great and is pretty remarkable considering he never took lessons and taught himself. Maybe if he took lessons he would be up there with Satch and Buckethead
  
  Also Kirk Hammett and Dave Mustaine could be on the list but should be honorable mention. Gotta give some love to the metal genre.
  
  Here is my version:
  
  1. Buckethead
  2. Joe Satriani
  3. Van Halen
  4. Hendrix
  5. Steve Vai
  6. Kirk Hammett
  7. Slash
  8. Jimmy Paige
  9. Clapton
  10. Zakk Wylde
  
  Honorable Mention:
  
  Dave Mustaine
  Randy Rhodes
  Stevie Ray Vaughn
• BCSbunk

  Hmm that is very hard to do top ten...
  
  I would put this guy over any RnR guy except maybe Beck and Hendrix.
  
  
  
  Al Di Meola is a master no doubt. This song is mighty.
• gibby08

  

  My list
• detectivegibbles

  Tim Reynolds...
• BCSbunk

  I love guitar for the players out there here is a delightful piece by Andy Summers of The Police and Robert Fripp of King Crimson.
  
  Robert Fripp goes in my top ten list perhaps around 6-8
  
  
• BCSbunk

  Hmm Top ten?? Not sure I can do it maybe a top 5? to top 8?
  
  1. Chet Atkins
  2. Merle Travis
  3. Les Paul
  
  Very hard to do a top ten after these three it becomes pretty muddled with lots and lots of great guitar players.
• Laley23

  

  Mine, with bias included:
  
  1. Clapton
  2. Santana
  3. Hendrix
  4. Page
  5. Walsh (Eagles are by far my favorite band)
  6. Slash
  7. Van Halen
  8. SRV
  10. Allman
• hasbeen

  

  Laley23 wrote: Mine, with bias included:
  
  1. Clapton
  2. Santana
  3. Hendrix
  4. Page
  5. Walsh (Eagles are by far my favorite band)
  6. Slash
  7. Van Halen
  8. Beauford (Dave Mathews Band, for those that dont know the name)
  9. Beck
  10. Allman

  love the walsh respect
• Strapping Young Lad

  

  [size=xx-large]David Gilmour!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!![/size]