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Top 10 Guitarists of all time

  • Gardens35
    ...also enjoyed the stage performances of Lindsey Buckingham, and Stevie Ray Vaughan.
  • 4cards
    ...what kind of list's are these without ME!

  • fish82
    Any list with Slash on it should be burned. Top 20....maybe. Top 10? Not in this lifetime.
  • Strapping Young Lad
    Good for recognizing Johnny Ramone, however.
  • dlazz
    Prince can play a mean guitar.
  • Gardens35
    Ohio's own Phil Keaggy. Interesting Bio on wikipedia.
  • dwccrew
    namod65 wrote: 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 :D

    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
    I like a lot of the guys on your list. Buckethead is top ten IMO, but not #1. He can do some crazy shit, but not nearly as technically sound as Vai or Satch. He was a student of Paul Gilbert (Buckethead's real name is Brian Carrol and he was a student of Gilbert).

    There are so many great players anyone's list is just personal preference. My list is this in no order except Satch at #1:

    1. Joe Satriani
    2. Stevie Ray Vaughan
    3. Steve Vai (Student of Satriani)
    4. John Petrucci (of Dream Theater, one of the most technically sound bands ever IMO)
    5. Paul Gilbert
    6. David Gilmour
    7. Jimi Hendrix
    8. Vinnie Moore
    9. Eric Clapton
    10. Eric Johnson

    HM:

    Yngwie Malmsteen
    Kirk Hammet (Student of Satriani)
    Jeff Beck
    Zak Wylde
    Randy Rhoads
  • HitsRus
    Gotta show some love for the early blues guys like Muddy Waters and Hubert Sumlin
  • Ironman92
    I'll give a mention to Keith Urban

    Brad Paisley
    Richie Sambora
  • UANyg
    Robert Johnson has to be in the top three.
  • I Wear Pants
    All of these lists are shit without Django Reinhardt.

    Seriously, if the list doesn't include Django it isn't a list of the greatest guitarists.

    By the way, the dude only had two working fingers on his fret hand.

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  • dwccrew
    I Wear Pants wrote: All of these lists are shit without Django Reinhardt.

    Seriously, if the list doesn't include Django it isn't a list of the greatest guitarists.

    By the way, the dude only had two working fingers on his fret hand.

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    I suppose I could say a list with a guitarist with 2 working fingers on his fret hand is a shit list. It's all preference.
  • I Wear Pants
    dwccrew wrote:
    I Wear Pants wrote: All of these lists are shit without Django Reinhardt.

    Seriously, if the list doesn't include Django it isn't a list of the greatest guitarists.

    By the way, the dude only had two working fingers on his fret hand.

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    I suppose I could say a list with a guitarist with 2 working fingers on his fret hand is a shit list. It's all preference.
    Hendrix idolized the dude. That's good enough for me.
  • rock_knutne
    I can't believe no one's mentioned George Lynch, Mark Knopfler or Brian May.
  • 2quik4u
    rock_knutne wrote: I can't believe no one's mentioned ben roethlisberger
  • osudarby08
    Gotta have an shoutout to Dimebag..def one of the top 3 metal guitarists ever.
  • dwccrew
    rock_knutne wrote: I can't believe no one's mentioned George Lynch, Mark Knopfler or Brian May.
    Perhaps you should re-read the very first post in the thread. LOL
  • justincredible
    I won't rehash all of the people who have already been mentioned but the best I have ever seen live is Leroy Powell (back when he was still with Shooter Jennings' band).
  • bwcomet89
    rock_knutne wrote: I can't believe no one's mentioned George Lynch, Mark Knopfler or Brian May.
    I have Knopfler in my top ten. What he did in Dire Straits and later on with Eric Clapton was amazing. His solo(s) in Sultains of Swing speaks for itself. I was going to go back and put May as like an honorable mention on my list but I was too lazy.
  • justincredible
    bwcomet89 wrote:
    rock_knutne wrote: I can't believe no one's mentioned George Lynch, Mark Knopfler or Brian May.
    I have Knopfler in my top ten. What he did in Dire Straits and later on with Eric Clapton was amazing. His solo(s) in Sultains of Swing speaks for itself. I was going to go back and put May as like an honorable mention on my list but I was too lazy.
    Yeah, Knopfler is sweet. He is probably my second favorite guitarist behind Powell.
  • vball10set
    honorable mention...you can't go anywhere in Memphis or New Orleans without hearing BB King--awesome blues guitarist
  • rock_knutne
    dwccrew wrote:
    rock_knutne wrote: I can't believe no one's mentioned George Lynch, Mark Knopfler or Brian May.
    Perhaps you should re-read the very first post in the thread. LOL
    Ooops......missed him.;)
  • rock_knutne
    2quik4u wrote:
    rock_knutne wrote: I can't believe no one's mentioned ben roethlisberger
    Yawn
  • The Giss
    skank wrote: Eric Johnson.
    Brilliant.

    Also Mark Knopfler
  • krazie45
    fish82 wrote: Any list with Slash on it should be burned. Top 20....maybe. Top 10? Not in this lifetime.
    Absolute horseshit. The solo in November Rain is an all-time great. He has a style that rhythmically moves from note to note better than most guitarists. Any list without Slash on it should be burned in my opinion.

    There's a reason the new lineup of GNR needs multiple guitarists (including buckethead at one time) to be able to play some of the parts Slash plays by himself. I may be in the minority but he's in my top 5.