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Welcome To The Top 100 Guitarists Of All Time!
I was browsing the internet and stumbled across Rolling Stone Magazine's Top 100 Guitarists of All Time. I'll admit I didn't agree with it and I wasn't the only one.
Examples being; Eddie Van Halen was ranked #70. This is a man who defined the electric guitar. Many styles of electric guitar were created by him. He did things with a guitar that other people could only envy. How can he be a worse guitarist than Kurt Cobain (#12)?! Cobain probably wasn't even the best guitarist in Nirvana!
Slash (one of the most notable guitarists of all time for sure!) wasn't even on the list.
This is only my opinion but that's what these lists are. Opinions. A "panel of experts" may not always get it right. So now, you, the public, the people who create these superstars, the people who acknowledge the ability of these players, get the vote.
It took a while to think of 100 Guitarists I thought were worthy. My friend Ryan (a guitarist) and I (vocalist) sat for about 4 hours trying to come up with 100 names who we thought should make the list. We based it on influence, charisma, ability, style, definition and popularity. Now we know we're not the "panel of experts" that selected the top 100 for Rolling Stone Magazine but I think we did a good job... =]
BUT... That's up to you to decide. If you think a different guitarist should be added. Add them and vote for them!
100 Top... Contents?!
The Best Guitarists Of All Time
Get Voting!
This appears to have caused quite a stir on a specific forum so I should make this clear; this is a vote. Logged in Squidoo members can vote.
If you haven't got an account, I highly recommend you make one. Click the "make a lens" link at the top of the page, you can make pages (called lenses) about (almost) anything you want.
Happy Voting!
#1
Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix Experience8 points
#2
Eddie Van Halen
Van Halen8 points
#3
Jimmy Page
Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin and The Firm8 points
#4
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble8 points
#5
Steve Vai
Whitesnake7 points
#6
Carlos Santana
Santana6 points
#7
Pete Townshend
The Who6 points
#9
Eric Clapton
Yardbirds, Cream, Derek & The Dominos5 points
#10
Joe Satriani
Soloist4 points
#11
Chuck Berry
Soloist4 points
#12
Brian May
Queen3 points
#13
Kirk Hammett
Metallica3 points
#14
Ritchie Blackmore
Deep Purple, Rainbow and Blackmores Night3 points
#15
Yngwie Malmsteen
Rising Force3 points
#16
Mark Knopfler
Dire Straits3 points
#17
The Edge
U23 points
#18
Keith Richards
The Rolling Stones3 points
#19
Tony Iommi
Black Sabbath3 points
#20
Adrian Smith
Iron Maiden3 points
#21
John Petrucci
Dream Theater and Liquid Tension Experiment3 points
#22
B.B. King
Soloist3 points
#23
Frank Zappa
Soloist3 points
#24
Matthew Bellamy
Muse3 points
#25
C.C.Deville
Poison3 points
#26
David Gilmour
Pink Floyd2 points
#27
Angus Young
ACDC2 points
#28
Dave Davies
The Kinks2 points
#29
George Harrison
The Beatles and Traveling Wilburys2 points
#30
Randy Rhoads
Quiet Riot2 points
#31
Jose Feliciano
Soloist2 points
#32
Jeff Beck
The Yardbirds and Soloist2 points
#33
Phil Keaggy
Soloist2 points
#35
Jack White
The White Stripes and The Raconteurs2 points
#36
Dimebag Darrell
Pantera, Damageplan and Rebel Meets Rebel2 points
#37
Marc Bolan
T. Rex2 points
#38
Joe Perry
Aerosmith1 point
#39
Noel Gallagher
Oasis1 point
#40
Dave Mustaine
Metallica and Megadeth1 point
#41
Jonny Greenwood
Radiohead1 point
#42
Herman Li
Demoniac and DragonForce1 point
#43
Dave Murray
Iron Maiden1 point
#44
Marty Friedman
Megadeth1 point
#45
Zack Wylde
Black Label Society1 point
#46
Jerry Garcia
Grateful Dead1 point
#47
Richard Thompson
Fairport Convention and Soloist1 point
#48
Jeff Baxter
Steely Dan and The Doobie Brothers1 point
#50
Django Reinhardt
Soloist1 point
#51
Chet Atkins
Soloist and Producer1 point
#52
Rick Nielsen
Cheap Trick1 point
#53
Steve Miller
Steve Miller Band and Soloist1 point
#54
Neal Schon
Journey1 point
#55
Lemmy
Hawkwind and Motorhead1 point
#56
Steve Clarke
Def Leppard1 point
#57
Robert Cray
Robert Cray Band1 point
#58
Mick Thomson
Bodypit and Slipknot1 point
#59
Prince
Soloist1 point
#60
Mick Jones
The Clash1 point
#61
Richie Sambora
Bon Jovi0 points
#62
Eric Johnson
Soloist0 points
#63
Steve Lukather
Toto0 points
#64
Ace Frehley
Kiss0 points
#65
Duane Allman
Allman Brothers Band and Derek & The Dominos0 points
#66
Uli Jon Roth
Scorpions0 points
#67
Michael Schenker
Scorpions, UFO, MSG and Contraband0 points
#68
John Squire
The Stone Roses0 points
#69
John Frusciante
Red Hot Chilli Peppers0 points
#70
Ronnie Wood
Faces and The Rolling Stones0 points
#71
Jeff Hannemann
Slayer0 points
#73
Paul Weller
The Jam and The Style Council0 points
#74
Robert Johnson
Soloist0 points
#75
Don Felder
The Eagles0 points
#76
Kelly Jones
Stereophonics0 points
#77
Ed O'Brien
Radiohead0 points
#78
Les Paul
Soloist and Inventor0 points
#79
Buckethead
Soloist and Collaborator0 points
#80
Johnny Ramone
The Ramones0 points
#81
Blues Saraceno
Poison and Transmission OK0 points
#82
Brian Bell
Weezer, Space Twins and The Relationship0 points
#83
Dan Donegan
Vandal and Disturbed0 points
#84
Josh Homme
Kyuss and Queens Of The Stone Age0 points
#85
Mike McCready
Pearl Jam0 points
#86
Michael Angelo Batio
Nitro0 points
#87
Vivian Campbell
Dio, Whitesnake and Def Leppard0 points
#88
Phil Collen
Def Leppard0 points
#89
Hank Marvin
The Shadows0 points
#90
Ry Cooder
Captain Beefheart (Now Primarily Soloist)0 points
#92
Steve Morse
Deep Purple0 points
#93
Glen Tipton
The Flying Hat Band and Judas Priest0 points
#94
Paul Gilbert
Racer X and Mr. Big0 points
#95
Steve Cropper
The Mar-Keys and The Blues Brothers Band0 points
#96
Allan Holdsworth
Level 42 and Soloist0 points
#97
James Burton
Soloist0 points
#98
Merle Travis
Soloist0 points
#99
Don Rich
Soloist0 points
#100
Mick Mars
Motley Crue0 points
#101
Daniel Lanois
0 points
#102
Jan Ackerman
Focus0 points
#103
Dave Matthews
Dave Matthews Band0 points
#104
Oscar Castro-Neves
Soloist0 points
The Greatest Guitar Solo?
As per request of the people. I bring you a Youtube Plexo. I'm going to put 5 of the greatest guitar solos ever on here and allow you people the vote.
100 Top Guitarists Links
- 100 Top Rock Guitarists
- This list has been compiled using ratings of impact, influence, creativity, versatility, originality, technical skill and lasting
popularity. - Rolling Stone Magazine's 100 Top Guitarists
- The one that kicked off this lens!
The Jimi Hendrix Duel!
He ranked #1 in the Rolling Stone Magazine Top 100 but...
Is Jimi Hendrix Over-rated?
Fetching blurbs now... please stand byYes
LaraineRose says:
He may be a very good guitar player but just not my style. I like Stevie Ray Vaughn.
Posted May 08, 2008
theshinydude says:
It is hard to fit him in any sort of conventional rating system. I think that alone is reason enough not to be considered "over-rated".
Posted May 06, 2008
GeminiSky says:
I think he was a good guitarist but he was a more interesting and innovative as a performer than a totally amazing guitarist.
I just learned recently that he was Bi-polar. That explains the self-medicating with drugs.
Posted May 04, 2008
CrypticFragments says:
I'm not personally a Hendrix fan. Yes, he was innovative, but to me it's a lot of discordant and very unpleasant sounds...
to each their own!
Posted May 04, 2008
EelKat says:
I would say he must be simply cause I keep hearing everyone talk about him, but I have no idea who he is! He's before my time, I guess.
Posted April 25, 2008
Rock_The_Ice says:
I think Hendrix is over-rated. He was a brilliant guitarist, he astounded millions and two shows were never even similiar, never mind the same! But the best? No.
Posted April 20, 2008
No
El_Comando says:
Of course not. He might not have been the cleanest but he was fantastic. Machine Gun, Stone Free, Hear My Train a Comin', Little Wing, please folks. You can say that he is not your favorite, but I'm sure that if you ask your favorite guitarist he'll be the first one to tell you that Hendrix is NOT over rated.
Posted May 12, 2008
swimswithfishes says:
In his day, Hendrix was king! Saw him 5 times and the first 3 times he was unreal! Last two times he was not so great as he had a bad drug problem then & was smacked out and kept forgetting the song etc. First time was in "The Music Hall" in Houston, Texas right after "Are You Experienced". The best show ever for Hendrix in my opinion! Cheers! Swims
Posted May 10, 2008
RepairMyGuitar says:
Doesn't matter how good he was, he influenced great people to play.
Posted May 05, 2008
gurneywagon says:
Having been an observer of the Jimi Hendrix' "Experience" in then, real time, I have to disagree.
Hendrix was brilliant, and, IMHO the only other that comes close is Stevie Ray!
Posted April 24, 2008
Gibson Flying V
The Gibson Flying V is the guitar used in my introductory picture.The first prototypes of the guitar were manufactured in 1957. The were made of korina wood and were designed to take the company in a different direction and demonstrate a more futuristic approach.
This futuristic approach wasn't very well recieved by the public as it was deemed too radical and after the launch in 1958, production ceased in 1959.
Lonnie Mack and Albert King (both soloists) immediately embraced the Flying V and in the mid-60's their faith in the guitar was proven justified after both Dave Davies (The Kinks) and Jimi Hendrix (Jimi Hendrix Experience) adopted the guitar. This generated a lot of extra interest and Gibson re-issued the guitar in 1967.
Since then, the Gibson Flying V (a.k.a. V Factor) has become a cult icon. With the backing of the media, rock legends and the admiration of the public, this is the guitar to have.
Eric Clapton CBE
Featured Guitarist - 20th April 2008
Eric Patrick Clapton was born 30th March 1945 in Ripley, Surrey, UK. An incredibly successful musician, he has been inducted into the "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame" on 3 occasions! (With The Yardbirds, Cream and as a soloist).He has been ranked #4 on Rolling Stone Magazine's Top 100 Guitarists of All Time and #53 on their Immortals list (The 100 Greatest Artists of All Time).
Clapton grew up thinking that his grandparents were his parents, after finding out the truth when he was 9 years old, he became distant and described himself as "a nasty kid".
Clapton cites Robert Johnson as his main influence and this is shown on his tribute album; Me And Mr Johnson.
Clapton has received many awards during a long and very successful career. These are the main ones;
- In 1983, he recieved the Silver Clef Award.
- In 1994, he was awarded an OBE for services to music.
- In 2004, he was awarded a CBE.
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Featured Guitarist - 27th April 2008
Stevie Ray Vaughan was born 3rd October 1954 in Dallas, Texas, USA. A magnificently talented musician, he became one of the world's most influential electric blues guitarists.He has been ranked #7 on Rolling Stone Magazine's Top 100 Guitarists of All Time and #3 on Classic Rock's 100 Wildest Guitar Heroes.
Vaughan's first instrumental love, ironically, was the drums and he wasn't too enamoured when given a guitar at the age of 7. He soon learned to play, though he never learned to read sheet music and played entirely by ear.
Vaughan cites his main influences as his brother, Jimmie Vaughan and Jimi Hendrix; whom he covered many of his songs.
Vaughan received many Grammy awards during his short career;
- In 1985, best traditional blues album for Blues Explosion.
- In 1990, best contemporary blues album for In Step
- In 1991, best contemporary blues album for Family Style and best rock instrumental performance for D/FW.
- In 1993, best contemporary blues album for The Sky Is Crying and best rock instrumental performance for Little Wing.
Stevie Ray Vaughan was tragically killed on the 27th August 1990. As he left a concert he flew in a helicopter with Eric Clapton's crew. The helicopter crashed 0.6 of a mile away from it's takeoff point and pilot error was blamed. All 5 people on board died.
Jimmy Page OBE
Featured Guitarist - 11th May 2008
James Patrick Page was born 9th January 1944 in Heston, Middlesex, UK. Following his friend and Yardbirds predecessor Eric Clapton he has been inducted into the "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame" on 2 occasions! (First with The Yardbirds at the same time as Clapton in 1992 and secondly, with Led Zeppelin in 1995).He has been ranked #9 on Rolling Stone Magazine's Top 100 Guitarists of All Time. He was also named "Guitarist of the Year" 5 years running by Creem Magazine.
Many tributes have poured out for Jimmy Page; along them he was credited as inspiring both Johnny Ramone's downstroke guitar strumming and Eddie Van Halen's two hand tapping technique.
Page has received a fair few awards during a long and very successful career. These are the main ones;
- On 23rd August 2004, he was the first person to be immortalised on the British Walk of Fame.
- In 2003, he was named 9th "Greatest Guitarist of All Time" by Rolling Stone Magazine.
- In December 2005, he was awarded a OBE. Ironically, not for his music but for his work with children in Brazil!
Top 100 Guitarists Feedback
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kirtok
Best Guitar Player of all time: Yngwie Malmsteen Posted May 17, 2008 |
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EelKat
you hit the top 100!!!! OMG! yay! I knew this would be the lens to do it... what with the mini riot it almost started a while back! LOL! Posted May 13, 2008 |
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enslavedbyfaeries
Woohoo, Congratulations on making the top 100. Great topic and a very fun lens to visit. 5*'s! Posted May 13, 2008 |
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poddys
Congratulations on getting into the Top 100 lenses. Posted May 13, 2008 |
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KimGiancaterino
I've always liked this lens and am back to bestow a Squid Angel Blessing. I'm also featuring this on my Squid Angel Diary. Posted May 12, 2008 |
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miragana
Your lens is very informative and I like the contents. Posted May 12, 2008 |
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LaraineRose
Brings back memories of our family band. Which one was better the piano player, quitar player, fiddle player, banjo player or drums player?? We all were fantastic. *grin* 5 stars, favorite and lensrolled to my Staycation where I have a great Jukebox. Great guitar playing there. Posted May 08, 2008 |
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chefkeem
This lens is swinging. Big time. 5*s Posted May 07, 2008 |
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theshinydude
As a guitarist myself I always like seeing where others rank the greats. Posted May 06, 2008 |
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RepairMyGuitar
Great List! Posted May 05, 2008 |
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GeminiSky
Great list! These are most of the classic guitarists. |