wackeyass

Tom morello is the new one right now but the list should start and end with Stevie Ray Vaughn!!!

Dimebag

common guys! you forgot so many!

my all time favourite is James Hetfield.

my list (from the top of my head) not in any order:
zakk wylde - BLS
randy rhoads (i could never spell his name) - ozzy
cliff burton - metallica
dimebag darrell - pantera/new found power
kirk - metallica
kerry king and jeff hanneman - slayer
slash - g n r
albert king

Narcissus

Joe Walsh
Joe Strummer
Eric Clapton
Jimi Hendrix
David Gilmore
East Bay Ray < omg

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longjohns

my favorite guitarist is mark lightcap, who used to play in acetone

perripken

I've said it before and I'll say it again- I know I forgot some, that's where you guys come in.
Randy Rhodes was awesome
Cliff Burton was a bass player
I'm pretty sure slash was mentioned!

rideough

My personal favorite, far and away is Jimmy Page followed closely by Neil Young.
Maybe that's why my technique is so sloppy

Technically Les Paul is the greatest IMHO

obsvr

Joe Satriani and Steve Vai.

jwoody

What about Steve Craddock, of Ocean Colour Scene. Not old enough or dead enough to be legend yet, but he could kick the arse of most of the above. Shame he hooked up with such a crappy band.

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Minx

Thank you double....I was wondering when someone was going to mention him - he is absolutely amazing.
Eric Clapton deserves another mention as does Carlos Santana. Oh, and Eddie Van Halen.

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maximus369

What about Eric Johnson & Neil Schon

urgodhere

Its not a horribly long list, but perhaps you can help me lenghten it. I feel that some of the best guitarists that I have heard are:

Yngwie Malmsteen
Jason Becker (hes only 17 and he's fucking awesome)
Vinnie Moore
Steve Vai
Randy Roads

What do you think? Can we add some more?

BulletBob

Uhh.....Hendrix? Maybe you've heard of him? He sorta created modern guitar as you know it? I don't understand what people find so great about Yngwie and Jason Becker. Yeah, they can play fast and are pretty good at finger tapping but their music sounds like shit.

Anyways, my top 3....

Jimi Hendrix
John Frusciante
David Gilmour

gibber71

Personally,I like alot of guitarists.

Page,Beck,Clapton.
Wes Montgomery,Joe Pass

But the one guitarist that makes me sit and marvel at his genius
Lenny Breau.

urgodhere

i cant believe that i forgot about Jimmi. I feel sort of dumb now. But good work. I'll have to check out some of those guitarists gibber. Keep the stream coming.

vermin

http://www.tfproject.org/tfp/showthr...&threadid=2685

This was done already.

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pod723

Michael Schenker and Steve Howe from Yes should be included in the mix

Dustallica

Hey Doc34465

Long overdue for a reply but i haven't seen this topic for a long time.

I wasn't trying to say Kirk didn't deserve to be in the Guitar World Hall of Fame. He deserves it as much as anybody. However i do think that James is the better overall player. He wrote and preformed the solo in Nothing Else Matters and that is undeniably(dp?) one of the best solos the band has done. However, I do agree that James should let Kirk handle the fretwork on the faster stuff.

I haven't read the list entirely but has Billy Gibbons from ZZ Top been added at somepoint? If not he should be...his fretwork is amazing all the way around. Almost as cool as his beard.

Conclamo Ludus

Clapton
Hendrix
SRV

P.S. All who owe it to a long list of people prior.

Honorable Mention for Potential: Kenny Wayne Shepherd.

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meepa

Maybe not the best, but McCready deserves good mention!

Sun Tzu

Jason is alot older now; he was 17 when he made Perpetual Burn. He's definately my #1 favorate. Its too bad what happend to him. Now he composes his music with eye movement, if you havent checked out his site, listen to "Higher".

Yngwie, but not because of his speed; its his vibrato that I'll always love. I dont care for anything after Fire and Ice though.

I agree with Vinnie Moore "Minds Eye" is a great album.

Tony Macalpine

Al Dimeloa

Allan Holdsworth

Marty Friedman

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brownns

anyone heard of LES PAUL? only every great guitarist uses his freakin guitar.

after him, his descendents, in order:

Hendrix
All the Yardbirds guitarists(beck, clapton, page)
slash
santana

erlee

alright...

for rock: Eric Clapton
for jazz:
John Scofield
Pat Metheny
Kurt Rosenwinkel
Wes Montgomery
Charlie Chirstian
George Benson
Grant Green
Ralph Towner

magictoy

Clapton rules.

Nobody's mentioned Russ Freeman yet, maybe his music isn't to everyone's taste, but I've seen him live, and he can play.

Suave

I won't state the obvious ones (most of whom have been noted many times over already). What about Slash though?

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John Petrucci
Joe Satriani
Steve Vai
Adam Jones

pan6467

Dave Davies (the KINKS)
Brian May (Queen)
Slash (G-n-f'n R)
Keith Richards
Pete Townshend
Eddie Van Halen
George Thorogood

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Paradise Lost

The best is too hard to imagine, so I'll say, on completely different ends of the rock spectrum, Steve Howe and Leslie West. After listening to Close to the Edge by Yes, Steve Howe became a master in my eyes, and Leslie West is just pure emotion dripping from every note, the way rock was meant to be played.

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kurtisj

the best guitarists of all time =
jimi hendrix (obvious)
Jimie Page (obivous)
Tom Morello (obvious)

thats it

btw though i am a huge nirvana fan, sorry buy cobain was not one of the top guitarists of all time

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biznatch

IMHO, the name Kurt Cobain doesn't belong in the greatest guitarrists list. He's an okay guitarrist, and he has character, but come on...He's wirtten some of the worst solos ever, and his technique is average.
But that's just what I think.
Names that I think should be said more are Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimi, Clapton, Jimmy Page, Albert King, John Renbourn.
My all time favorite is SRV. "Cold Shot, babe!"

samcol

I guess I never knew he played the lead in his songs. Maybe because I've never seen him live or many videos of him playing. Anyway, after hearing some of his songs I'd say he's a little underated in that case.

My favorites
Page, Iommi, Hendrix, Mustaine, Friedman, SRV

asudevil83

i'm going to toss out Tim Reynolds. he does some amazing things with an acoustic. plays with dave matthews at acoustic concerts on occassions. pretty amazing.

riverman

Ritchie Blackmore is my guitar hero.

Listening to his work on the live album Made In Japan when I was 18
got me into playing the guitar myself.

Peter Green from the early Fleetwood Mac was also a real talent.

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Baraka_Guru

I agree with bobdobbs: Django Reinhardt!

The skill! (His left hand had the use of only two fingers)
The innovation! (His jazz quintet used no drums or rhythm section)
The influence! (Chet Atkins ranked him the #1 guitarist ever...)

Others that he somehow influenced include:
Jimi Hendrix
Allman Brothers Band
Jeff Beck
Carlos Santana
B.B. King
Jerry Garcia
Mark Knopfler
Les Paul
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Denny Laine
Robert Fripp
Steve Howe
Charlie Christian
Trey Anastasio
Tony Iommi
Willie Nelson

All you guitar lovers... pay tribute: listen to a Django Reinhardt recording if you haven't yet.

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LocutusOfOrc

My vote goes to:
Joe Pass
Django Reinhardt
SRV
Joe Satriani

HermanV

How could ya'll have forgotten Chuck Berry??

meembo

stevie ray vaughn
jimi hendrix
jimmy page

it's all about the blues

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maleficent

Jerry Garcia - the dead
Peter Frampton - Humble pie and solo
Dickie Betts or Duane Allman- the allman brothers
Joe Walsh - the eagles
Tony Iommi - Sabbath
Zakk Wylde - Black Label Society/ Sabbath
Uli Jon Roth - The scorpions
Ritchie Blackmore = Deep Purple
Gary Moore -Thin Lizzy

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Sir Alexander from Cradle of Filth amazing

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