Top 7 best guitarist thread...

[superhoopseddie]

Just something to lighten the mood on this tragic week......RIP Macca
Mine would be.

1, Jimmy Page
2, Angus Young
3, Jimmy Hedrix
4, Randy Rhodes
5, Robin Trower
6, Eddie Van Halen
7, Slash

 

[NORTHOLT]

What no Gilmour? tut tut

 

[558]

Mathew Bellamy? Granted part of the reason he's great is because he can also play piano and sing like the best but still

 

[Chair Nob'll Fallout]

Wot, no Clapton?

 

[Pils-the-hoop]

Tom Morello
Johnny Marr (The Smiths)
John Mayer
Stevie Ray Vaughan
John Frusciante (Red Hot Chilli Peppers)
BB King
Jack White (White Stripes)

 

[igor60]

Just something to lighten the mood on this tragic week......RIP Macca
Mine would be.

1, Jimmy Page
2, Angus Young
3, Jimmy Hedrix
4, Randy Rhodes
5, Robin Trower
6, Eddie Van Halen
7, Slash

Nice list enough but where the hell were Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Clapton and Ritchie Blackmore......?

 

[Sooperhoop]

Difficult to put in order as so many styles;

Hendrix
Steve Vai
Ritchie Blackmore
Jimmy Page
Dave Edmunds
Mick Ronson
Rory Gallagher
Gary Moore
Carlos Santana
Peter Green

That's 10 and I could name another 10 in the same class...

 

[igor60]

Joe Bonamassa, Pat Travers, Johnny Winter and Carlos Santana.

 

[Sooperhoop]

Surprisingly Clapton isn't as highly rated as many think, he'd make my top 20, just...

 

[Woodyhoopleson]

Frusciante is a must. He can blow your mind with just 3 or 4 notes. Mike McCready of pearl jam also.

 

[hammersmith hoopton]

What no Gilmour? tut tut

Correct,and what about Mark Knoffler?

 

[petesupahoops]

Blimey. This is hard. I like rhythm guitarsts as much as leads

Tony Iommi
James Hetfield
Stevie Ray Vaughan (bestest)
BB King
Johnny Marr
Fusciante
That chap who played on Paul Simon's 'Graceland' album

 

[igor60]

Blimey. This is hard. I like rhythm guitarsts as much as leads

Tony Iommi
James Hetfield
Stevie Ray Vaughan (bestest)
BB King
Johnny Marr
Fusciante
That chap who played on Paul Simon's 'Graceland' album

What about Angus & Malcolm Young?

 

[Flyer]

No Steve Vai or Joe Satriani?

 

[Rolling Stone]

Chris Cornell
Steve Lukather

 

[KooPeeArr]

Hopefully John Squire is still up there.

 

[FFS.73]

Scoot Mcgonagall (of short lived 70s supergroup Christ on a Bike)
Jimmy 'Toerag' James ( so poor his guitar only had 1 string, but boy could he make it sing. Only available on vinyl)
Blue Malvinas (Flamenco thrash pioneer)
The Ono brothers ( did for the guitar what Kraftwerk did for the cello)
Septic Joe Onions (great Ouse delta legend)
Tommy Grimthorpe ( of Blood Pudding Factory)
Les Retch ( of punk legends The Hormones)

 

[petesupahoops]

What about Angus & Malcolm Young?

Your right. Change Fusciate for Young,

 

[SingRs]

Here's my offering - in no particular order:

John Petrucci (Dream Theater)
Alex Lifeson (Rush)
Joe Bonamassa
Ritchie Blackmore
Gary Moore
Eric Clapton
Jeff Beck
Brian May
Michael Schenker (The Scorpions, MSG)
Steve Morse (Dixie Dregs, Deep Purple)

 

[Vilsmeier-Haack Reaction]

In no particular order

1) John Mayer
2) Stevie Ray Vaughan
3) Tony Rice
4) Jeff Beck
5) Jimi Hendrix
6) Peter Green
7) Joe Pass