Your top 10 guitarists

[pentatonic]

For you guitar lovers out there, who are your top 10. I know, not easy, we could have top 10 blues, jazz, rock, metal, fusion, etc. Who are those that never fail to amaze you even if you heard it a million times. Can always add your favorite song from him (or her).

My picks (will add favorite songs later, another difficult one also)

In an unstable order

1- Jimi Hendrix
2- SRV
3- David Gilmour
4- Duane Allmand
5- Eric Clapton
6- Ritchie Blackmore
7- Jimmy Page
8- Van Halen (the good ol Eddy)
9- Steve Morse
10-Mark Knopfler

[Blu Warrior]

1: Dave Murray
2: John Fogerty
3: Don Felder
4: Lindsey Buckingham
5: Jim West
6: Joe Satriani
7: Bruce Springsteen (just loves how he attacks his guitar during solos even though they are incredibly simple)
8: James Hetfield
9:Joe Walsh
10:Alex Lifeson

[Johnny Vinyl]

1. SRV
2. Jimi Hendrix
3. David Gilmour
4. Eric Clapton
5. Carlos Santana
6. David Hidalgo
7. Steve Winwood
8. Jimmy Page
9. Mark Knopfler
10. Keith Richards

[FreddieFerric]

In no particular order as I love them all:

1. Eric Clapton
2. Steve Howe
3. Jimmy Page
4. Jeff Beck
5. Duane Allman
6. Jimmy Hendrix
7. Mark Knoepler (only he can actually spell his name)
8. George Harrison
9. Steve Hackett
10. Keith Richards

[Slick Nick]

The dads are out in force again.

My favourite guitarist was Johnny Ramone - he was far from technically skilled but he changed my life.

[OG Pooh]

No particular order...

Slash
Jimi Hendrix
Eric Clapton
David Gilmour
Vinny Vincent
Prince (very underrated as a guitarist)
Bruce Kulick
Robert Cray
Neal Schon
Eddie Van Halen
Brian May
Jack White
Ace Frehley
The Edge

[Johnny Vinyl]

Originally Posted by Slick Nick

The dads are out in force again.

My favourite guitarist was Johnny Ramone - he was far from technically skilled but he changed my life.

Perhaps the "Dad's" had the added benefit of seeing more than just the current crop of guitar wizards.

I'll another one to the list that should have been there to begin with, and his name is:


Chet Atkins

[bandit29]

Originally Posted by Slick Nick

The dads are out in force again.

My favourite guitarist was Johnny Ramone - he was far from technically skilled but he changed my life.

And yet you pick a guitarist who is old school. I love the Ramones though. Lucky enough to see them twice.

[GLaDOS]

Here are my top 10 favorites...

1. Robert Fripp
2. Steve Howe
3. Steve Hackett
4. Thurston Moore
5. Lee Ranaldo
6. Jimi Hendrix
7. Jeff Beck
8. Jimmy Page
9. John Petrucci
10. David Gilmour

[magnum4ce]

Frank Marino. Easily forgotten by some and never really discovered by others. I personally remember his band Mahogany Rush from the 70's. Although l never remember listening to their music back then. He actually was the final act at the California Jam II in 1978, following Aerosmith's set.

I just recently rediscovered his music and am just completely at a loss as too how I missed out on his music back then. He released his first album at age 17 with his band Mahogany Rush in 1972.

If you've never heard him play, you are truly missing out on one of the best rock guitarists you ever have the pleasure of listing to. And being Mahogany Rush was only a 3 piece band, whew!

[Slick Nick]

So will the iPod generation ever have any bonafide guitar heroes?

I know a lot of dads post here, hence why the lists above are usually from 70s/80s... but thinking about modern bands and how iconic their shredders are... there aren't many that I'd imagine will be reverred so highly in 10-20 years time I don't think.

[Monk360]

Steve Vai
Ihsahn
Devin Townsend

[Johnny Vinyl]

Originally Posted by magnum4ce

Frank Marino. Easily forgotten by some and never really discovered by others. I personally remember his band Mahogany Rush from the 70's. Although l never remember listening to their music back then. He actually was the final act at the California Jam II in 1978, following Aerosmith's set.

I just recently rediscovered his music and am just completely at a loss as too how I missed out on his music back then. He released his first album at age 17 with his band Mahogany Rush in 1972.

If you've never heard him play, you are truly missing out on one of the best rock guitarists you ever have the pleasure of listing to. And being Mahogany Rush was only a 3 piece band, whew!

I booked Frank for a few dances we held monthly while I was growing up in Montreal. Even at 16/17 then he was spectacular!

[puffyrock2]

1. Buckethead (hence my avatar)
2. Paul Gilbert
3. Yngwie Malmsteen
4. Jimmy Page
5. David Gilmour
6. Steve Vai
7. Robin Trower
8. Jimi Hendrix
9. Jason Becker
10. Frank Zappa

SRV, Carlos Santana, Eric Clapton and a host of others are up there as well.

[Beta Man]

That reminds me.... (since you listed Zappa)

Prince often gets overlooked because he's..... well.... A freak.... And despite the fact that I'm not a huge Prince fan, the guy is an A-M-A-Z-I-N-G guitar player.

[Al_The_Strange]

I don't follow guitarists that well. But offhand I would name:

Christofer Johnsson (Therion)
Jimmy Paige (Led Zeppelin)
James "Munky" Shaffer (KoRn)
Van Halen
Kurt Cobain (Nirvana)
Jack White (White Stripes, Raconteurs, Dead Weather)
Nick Zinner (The Yeah Yeah Yeahs)
Morten Veland (Tristania, Sirenia)
Carlos Santana
Jimmi Hendrix

[Beta Man]

[Sagacious Koreo]

1. SRV
2. Hendrix
3. Page
4. Santana
5. Clapton
6.The Edge
7. Morello
8. Adam Jones (Tool)
9. Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead)
10. Prince

Very hard list to make...

[OG Pooh]

I forgot Michael Hedges.

[fgomike]

David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
Lindsey Buckingham (Fleetwood Mac)
Eric Clapton
Joe Perry (Aerosmith)
Peter Frampton
Carlos Santana
Edge (U2)
Angus Young (AC/DC)
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits)