TOP 100 Guitarists of ALL TIME!
 

1 Jimi Hendrix The Jimi Hendrix Experience
2 Eddie Van Halen Van Halen
3 Eric Clapton Cream, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Yardbirds, Blind Faith,
4 Jimmy Page Led Zeppelin, Yardbirds
5 Steve Vai Solo
6 Stevie Ray Vaughan Solo
7 Joe Satriani Solo
8 David Gilmour Pink Floyd
9 Brian May Queen
10 B.B. King Solo
11 Carlos Santana Solo
12 Jeff Beck Yardbirds, Jeff Beck Group, Solo
13 Mark Knopfler Dire Straits
14 Angus Young AC/DC
15 Les Paul Solo
16 Slash Guns and Roses, Velvet Revolver
17 Yngwie Malmsteen Solo
18 Eric Johnson Solo
19 Randy Rhoads Ozzy
20 Ritchie Blackmore Deep Purple, Rainbow
21 Zakk Wylde Ozzy, Black Label Society
22 Pete Townshend The Who, Solo
23 Frank Zappa Mothers, Solo
24 Chet Atkins Solo
25 The Edge U2
26 Billy Gibbons ZZ Top
27 Chuck Berry Solo
28 Joe Perry Aerosmith, The Joe Perry Project
29 George Harrison Beatles, Solo
30 Keith Richards Rolling Stones, Solo
31 Gary Moore Thin Lizzy, Skid Row, G Force, Black Rose, Solo
32 John Petrucci Dream Theatre
33 Tony Iommi Black Sabbath
34 Al Di Meola Return to Forever, Solo
35 Joe Walsh James Gang, Eagles, Solo
36 Kirk Hammett Metallica
37 Steve Howe Yes
38 Brian Setzer Stray Cats, Brian Setzer Orchestra
39 Django Reinhardt Solo
40 Pat Metheny Solo
41 Prince Solo
42 Buddy Guy Solo
43 Duane Allman Allman Brothers Band
44 James Hetfield Metallica
45 Alex Lifeson Rush
46 Steve Lukather Toto
47 Dimebag Darrell Pantera, Damageplan
48 Muddy Waters Solo
49 John McLaughlin Mahavishnu Orchestra, Shakti, and Solo
50 Paul Gilbert Mr. Big, Racer X
51 Robert Johnson Solo
52 Nuno Bettencourt Extreme, Solo
53 Ted Nugent Solo
54 John Lee Hooker Solo
55 George Benson Solo
56 Steve Morse Steve Morse Band, Dixie Dregs, various
57 Ry Cooder various, sessions
58 Neil Young Crosby Stills Nash and Young, Solo
59 Wes Montgomery Solo
60 Dave Navarro Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jane's Addiction
61 Albert King Solo
62 Tom Morello Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave
63 Andres Segovia Solo
64 John Lennon Beatles, Solo
65 Johnny Winter Solo
66 Dave Mustaine Megadeth
67 Albert Lee Solo
68 Joe Pass Solo, various
69 Robert Cray The Robert Cray Band
70 Jeff Healy The Jeff Healey Band
71 Neal Schon Journey
72 Allan Holdsworth Level 42, Soft Machine, various
73 Larry Carlton Solo
74 Ace Frehley Kiss
75 Dickey Betts Allman Brothers Band, Great Southern
76 Lindsey Buckingham Fleetwood Mac
77 Robert Fripp King Crimson, various, Solo
78 Bo Diddley Solo
79 John Fogerty Creedence Clearwater Revival, Solo
80 Dave Murray Iron Maiden
81 George Lynch Dokken, Lynch Mob, Solo
82 Michael Schenker UFO, Michael Schenker Group
83 Adrian Belew King Crimson, various, Solo
84 Don Felder The Eagles
85 Tom Scholz Boston
86 Bonnie Raitt Solo
87 Jerry Garcia Grateful Dead, Solo
88 Frank Gambale Chick Corea's Elektric Band, Big Franklin
89 Robben Ford The Yellowjackets, Solo
90 Albert Collins Solo
91 Rory Gallagher Taste, Solo
92 Vernon Reid Living Colour
93 Robin Trower The Paramounts, Procol Harum, Solo
94 Jerry Cantrell Alice in Chains
95 Bob Marley Bob Marley and The Wailers
96 Gary Rossington Lynyrd Skynyrd
97 Charlie Christian Benny Goodman, Solo
98 Johnny Ramone The Ramones
99 Mick Mars Motley Crue
100 Phil Keaggy Glass Harp, Solo

I am glad I am not the only one that stayed home on a Friday night.

Did you make this list or did someone else?

came from Guitar Port.

i am chillin man. rainy and no reason to go anywhere. :thumbsup

Duane Allman seems pretty low at #43? ... Eddie Van Halen seems high at #2.

Dude I am on the same page as you on tonight.

i dont think they are in any kind of order.

:2 cents::)

Seeing Hendrix and Clapton at the top had me assuming .....

21 Zakk Wylde Ozzy, Black Label Society
Thats number 1 i think.......

Yeah I would have put Eric Johnson closer to Satriani and Vai

60 Dave Navarro Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jane's Addiction

Now he is shooting porn like the rest of us!

I don't think the jazz guys are getting their due in this list. Rock and blues people seem to get a better grade just because they play rock and blues. Where is Lee Ritenour? Joe Pass? Django Reinhardt? Pat Martino? Kenny Burrell? Charlie Byrd? John McLaughlin? Martin Taylor? Earl Klugh? These guys should be somewhere on the list and more. Just because a guy does rock doesn't mean he's better then someone who does jazz!

dave navarro is a bitch.

I interviewed him at the AVN and XBIZ Shows on the red carpet.

He got upset because I asked him if he got laid before he was a rock star.

He went off saying how he could laid no matter what because he was so "confident" and that chicks dug his confidence and attitude.

To prove to me that he was cool, he started making out with Nikki Hunter.

BTW - this is all on video

Having Robert Johnson at #51 is just fucked up and shows how backwards this list is. And where the hell is Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman or even Blondie Chaplin.

he's a bitch ass. word to the wise no matter who you are. hollywood is small and populated by all sorts of people. treat them all accordingly. he's a prick to anyone without a pussy and he can suck my cock.

Hey people!

The list is in no order what so ever.

The list seems quite ok if it's not ordered....Adrian van de Berg (WhiteSnake) is missing though

Jerry Garcia #87 and Trey Anastasio didn't even make the list?
I was surprised to see Phil Keaggy on the list. I didn't know he was that well knwon and appreciated.

Jan Akkerman is also missing

here's Adrian VandenBerg

https://youtube.com/watch?v=S7dplg7nHfM

Paco de Lucia is also missing

https://youtube.com/watch?v=q9vNSA0WNlw

Stochelo Rosenberg and Rezar Dominquez

nice list... I'd love to jam with ANY of those!

"greatest" is apparently a combination of ability, influence and popularity.

Someone like Holdsworth is so original and plays such difficult passages it would be very difficult for him to have more "influence".

I'm with Hot Hard Cash that the jazz guys are underrepresented especially for ability and technique but of course jazz is less popular even though many of the jazz players were hugely influential (example: Dimeola influenced Yngwie who started a whole brand of guitar playing though it didn't last long).

i love the ramones, but i think there are about 10,000 better guitar players than johnny ramone - lol

Brian May better than Santana? Wow :)

47 Dimebag Darrell Pantera, Damageplan
..... Hmmm

I very much like a'Corky Buchek. You know, bing bong bing bong bing.

He not make a'list, I very disapoint.

these lists are actually usually more about "fame' than talent.

There are 100 guitarists out there better than many of the guys in that list.

Or my favorite guitarist Steve Cropper

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Cropper

Ace Frehley cannot play guitar better than Steve

amazing how few people are able to read...

THE LIST IS IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER

Damn Dude :) You know your shit. Did you make that list? The list is perfect. The "No in particular order" applies here

yeah, I didn't see John Goodsall and Bucket head

mick mars and nuno bettencourt should be in the top 10.
they got robbed.

No Kerry King? No Chuck Schuldiner? phfffft

Great list but I certainly do not agree with Hendrix at #1.

Mitch

Trey Anastasio deserved to be at least top 50 in there (in my opinion top 10)

I could not agree more. McLaughlin would be #1 on any sort of sensible list. :2 cents:

Even if the list is no particular order where is John Fahey? (Mick Mars is on the list????)

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o...her/bbking.jpgcouldn't agree more with bb king rounding off the top 10. best concert of this year:

Whaaat? No Esteban?

LOL Lame as fuk infomercials, but he is actually a very good classically trained guitarist.

I don't think "The Edge" should be included in that list at all. Seems totally out of place.

Some of the other ones that aren't "technically" great are probably on the list because of their influence on other bands. Johnny Ramone, etc.

14 Angus Young AC/DC
15 Les Paul Solo

Is this a joke? Les Paul at number 15? IMHO, he should be in the first three.

Jerry Cantrell at #94? LOL what a joke... He's better than half the guitarists on the list

Nice list. Some shouldn't be on there, though.

this list is crap Jeff Beck below Eddie Van Halen

hendrix is god

Thats a seriously Adam Jones free list :(

Great List bro, I can think of a few more to add like, Steve Gains and the skynard boys
https://youtube.com/watch?v=PT3XYUegiNs&feature=related