Best Guitarists ... Top 5

[Seppeh]

You all can do a Top 5 or whatever but for me the list starts and ends with ...

http://www.mtv.com/shared/promoimages/bands/a/audioslave/morello/281x211.jpg

[shk999]

Why not, Im bored......in no certain order

Tom Morello
Ted Nugent
Angus Young
Tony Iommi
The late Randy Rhodes

[Sabanocchio]

Jimmy Page
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Jimi Hendrix
Jeff Beck
David Gilmour

[The Ramp]

I will piss on any list w/o Eddie Van Halen

[WarEagle73]

1. David Gilmour (in a league by himself)
2. Chet Atkins (Young guys might not know this one.)
3. Angus Young
4. Eddie Van Halen (there you go ramp)
5. Randy Rhodes (RIP)

[Sabanocchio]

I will piss on any list w/o Eddie Van Halen
I almost put him on there, but he would be my sixth.

[SavageOrangeJug]

Roy Clark - Before you scream...
There was a series of books called the Book of Lists. They posed this same question to many well known guitarists (Clapton, Paige, etc.). Nearly every list said Roy Clark was the best stringed instrument picker alive.

Too many greats to list just five.

Stevie Ray Vaughn
Jimi Hendrix
Chet Atkins
Robin Trower
Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Eric Clapton
Jeff Beck
B.B. King
Buckethead

[TPM]

Stevie Ray Vaughn
Jimi Hendrix
Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Eric Clapton
Dime bag

[QC_Dawg]

Herman Li
Hendrix
Tom Morello
SRV (I don't really like him that much... but he's sick)
Michael Angleo (same as SRV)

[gatorunvrsty]

Jimmy Page
Jimi Hendrix
Eric Clapton
David Gilmour
Eddie Van Halen
Randy Rhodes
Duane Allman
Jeff Beck
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Angus Young

[Sabanocchio]

Stevie Ray Vaughn
Jimi Hendrix
Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Eric Clapton
Dime bag
Dimebag Darrell was one of a kind. R.I.P.

[timNem]

David Gilmour
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Zakk Wylde
Duane Allman
Gary Rossington

[Neo]

1. Randy Rhoads
2. Ace Frehley
3. Eddie Van Halen
4. Steve Vai
5. Jimmy Page

[crimsonnation713]

!. Stevie Vai
2.Stevie Ray Vaughan
3.Jimmy Page
4.Pete Townshend
5.Joe Satriani

Alternate: Steve Stevens ( Billy Idol )

PS- Check this guy out....Eddie who?

YouTube - Insanely Amazing Guitar Solo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATub40Npxik&mode=related&search=)

[GatorNation]

[quote=crimsonnation713;241184
PS- Check this guy out....Eddie who?

YouTube - Insanely Amazing Guitar Solo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATub40Npxik&mode=related&search=)[/quote]


yeah, I posted that a few months ago...the guy is crazy good.

[GeauxTo]

Jimi Hendrix - left-handed Dude made it happen
James Burton - lead for Ricky Nelson, Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison, etc.
Roy Buchanan - best blues/slide-guitarist ever
Dickey Betts - along with Warren Haynes, made the Allmans super
Peter Green - Fleetwood Mac wouldn't have been notable

[WarEagle73]

One of the main influences that just about every major guitarists agree on is the legendary Chet Atkins. I use to be into the guitar during my teenage years back in the late 80's & early 90's. One thing I noticed over and over again was that when asked who influenced them the most, almost every big time guitarist would have Chet Atkins on his list. I had no idea who this was so I found some of his stuff and was blown away.


http://www.misterguitar.com/

[crimsonnation713]

yeah, I posted that a few months ago...the guy is crazy good.

I thought it was on here. Couldn't remember. Great find GN.

[JerseyVol]

Absolute most wild guitarist of all time. Check out jazz greats Pat Martino and Pat Metheny. Metheny's first album, Bright Size Life, is an absolute classic...although bassist Jaco Pastorius up-stages him in just about every song.

[GeauxTo]

One of the main influences that just about every major guitarists agree on is the legendary Chet Atkins. I use to be into the guitar during my teenage years back in the late 80's & early 90's. One thing I noticed over and over again was that when asked who influenced them the most, almost every big time guitarist would have Chet Atkins on his list. I had no idea who this was so I found some of his stuff and was blown away.


http://www.misterguitar.com/

Very true, and the same can be said for Les Paul. I have an album with Chet Atkins and Les Paul playing together. Each of them had such a distinctive style that it is easy to tell when Chet is taking the lead and when Les Paul is taking the lead.

I have several guitars (I'm sort of guitar broke), but my most expensive is a Gibson Les Paul.