Who do you think is the best guitarist of all-time?

**min0 lee** · 10-01-2005, 12:56 PM

Of the guitarists listed below, who do you think is the best of all-time?

**The Monkey Man** · 10-01-2005, 01:02 PM

Jimmy page would have been 2nd, but he's great in the studio...
"not as" In concert

**TJ Cline** · 10-01-2005, 01:02 PM

most of Those are real shitty choices

Chuck Berry...........ok in his day....
Eric Clapton.........not even close
Dick Dale...........love his music.....best of all time?? no but still very cool
Jimi Hendrix...........The only real choice here....definitely the best in his day.....with the exception of about a dozen unknown Jazz guitarists
Jimmy Page.............creative but not the best
Keith Richards..........terrible even by his own omission
Eddie Van Halen..........quick flash in the late 70's.....good but never great
Tiny Tim..........

...super hot "sexy'but not the best

I'd hit it

**min0 lee** · 10-01-2005, 01:02 PM

.santana
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**Pepper** · 10-01-2005, 01:24 PM

Marco Pirroni from Adam and the Ants

**TJ Cline** · 10-01-2005, 01:47 PM

Rolling Stone
The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time

1Jimi Hendrix
2 Duane Allman of the Allman Brothers Band
3 B.B. King
4 Eric Clapton
5 Robert Johnson
6 Chuck Berry
7 Stevie Ray Vaughan
8 Ry Cooder
9 Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin
10 Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones
11Kirk Hammett of Metallica
12 Kurt Cobain of Nirvana
13 Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead
14 Jeff Beck
15 Carlos Santana
16 Johnny Ramone of the Ramones
17 Jack White of the White Stripes
18 John Frusciante of the Red Hot Chili Peppers
19 Richard Thompson
20 James Burton
21 George Harrison
22 Mike Bloomfield
23 Warren Haynes
24 The Edge of U2
25 Freddy King
26 Tom Mor
ello of Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave
27 Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits
28 Stephen Stills
29 Ron Asheton of the Stooges
30 Buddy Guy
31 Dick Dale
32 John Cipollina of Quicksilver Messenger Service
33 & 34 Lee Ranaldo, Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth
35 John Fahey
36 Steve Cropper of Booker T. and the MG's
37 Bo Diddley
38 Peter Green of Fleetwood Mac
39 Brian May of Queen
40 John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival
41 Clarence White of the Byrds
42 Robert Fripp of King Crimson
43 Eddie Hazel of Funkadelic
44 Scotty Moore
45 Frank Zappa
46 Les Paul
47 T-Bone Walker
48 Joe Perry of Aerosmith
49 John McLaughlin
50 Pete Townshend
51 Paul Kossoff of Free
52 Lou Reed
53 Mickey Baker
54 Jorma Kaukonen of Jefferson Airplane
55 Ritchie Blackmore of Deep Purple
56 Tom Verlaine of Television
57 Roy Buchanan
58 Dickey Betts
59 & 60 Jonny Greenwood, Ed O'Brien of Radiohead
61 Ike Turner
62 Zoot Horn Rollo of the Magic Band
63 Danny Gatton
64 Mick Ronson
65 Hubert Sumlin
66 Vernon Reid of Living Colour
67 Link Wray
68 Jerry Miller of Moby Grape
69 Steve Howe of Yes
70 Eddie Van Halen
71 Lightnin' Hopkins
72 Joni Mitchell
73 Trey Anastasio of Phish
74 Johnny Winter
75 Adam Jones of Tool
76 Ali Farka Toure
77 Henry Vestine of Canned Heat
78 Robbie Robertson of the Band
79 Cliff Gallup of the Blue Caps (1997)
80 Robert Quine of the Voidoids
81 Derek Trucks
82 David Gilmour of Pink Floyd
83 Neil Young
84 Eddie Cochran
85 Randy Rhoads
86 Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath
87 Joan Jett
88 Dave Davies of the Kinks
89 D. Boon of the Minutemen
90 Glen Buxton of Alice Cooper
91 Robby Krieger of the Doors
92 & 93 Fred "Sonic" Smith, Wayne Kramer of the MC5
94 Bert Jansch
95 Kevin Shields of My Bloody Valentine
96 Angus Young of AC/DC
97 Robert Randolph
98 Leigh Stephens of Blue Cheer
99 Greg Ginn of Black Flag
100 Kim Thayil of Soundgarden

**TJ Cline** · 10-01-2005, 01:49 PM

100 Greatest Jazz Guitarists

1. Wes Montgomery
2. Django Reinhardt
3. Pat Metheny
4. Joe Pass
5. Charlie Christian
6. John Scofield
7. Allan Holdsworth
8. John McLaughlin
9. Jim Hall
10. Grant Green
11. Larry Coryell
12. Kenny Burrell
13. Mike Stern
14. Larry Carlton
15. Pat Martino
16. Al DiMeola
17. Bill Frisell
18. Lenny Breau
19. Herb Ellis
20. John Abercrombie
21. George Benson
22. Lee Ritenour
23. Les Paul
24. Jimmy Bruno
25. Eddie Lang
26. Robert Conti
27. Chet Atkins
28. Jeff Golub
29. George Van Eps
30. Stanley Jordan
31. Kurt Rosenwinkel
32. Hank Garland
33. Joe Diorio
34. Barney Kessel
35. Johnny Smith
36. Lonnie Johnson
37. Tal Farlow
38. Bill Connors
39. Nick Webb
40. Russ Freeman
41. Derek Bailey
42. Jimmy Raney
43. Martin Taylor
44. Howard Roberts
45. Scott Henderson
46. Robben Ford
47. Charlie Hunter
48. Thom Rotella
49. George Barnes
50. Ronnie Earl
51. Frank Gambale
52. Ed Bickert
53. Kevin Eubanks
54. Charley Byrd
55. Ralph Towner
56. Billy Bauer
57. Henry Johnson
58. Billy Bean
59. Ken Navarro
60. Dean Parks
61. Steve Khan
62. Andy Summers
63. Gabor Szabo
64. Russell Malone
65. Ronny Jordan
66. Bireli Lagrene
67. Earl Klugh
68. Grant Geissman
69. Carl Kress
70. Fitzroy Coleman
71. Buzz Feiten
72. Lorne Lofsky
73. Mark Stefani
74. Oscar Moore
75. Daryl Stuermer
76. Phil Upchurch
77. Ulf Wakenius
78. Hiram Bullock
79. Sonny Sharrock
80. John Pizzarelli
81. Tony Mottola
82. Bucky Pizzarelli
83. Norman Brown
84. Harry Volpe
85. Tommy Tedesco
86. Mark Whitfield
87. Julio Fernandez
88. Derek Trucks
89. Greg Carmichael
90. John Pisano
91. Emily Remler
92. Brian Hughes
93. Danny Embrey
94. Mick Goodrick
95. Marc Antoine
96. Mike Elliot
97. Wolfgang Muthspiel
98. Tuck Andress
99. Randy Johnston
100. John Goodsall

**P-funk** · 10-01-2005, 08:24 PM

Pat Metheny is incredible!! Defenitly one of the best concerts I have ever seen. Bill Frissel and John Scofied are also some of my favs. For old time guitar players I can appreciate what wes montgomery did but he is not my fav. I loved Jim hall a lot. Ben Monder is absolutly incrdeible with what he can do on the insturment and Kurt Rosenwinkle is an amazing musician as well. My old teacher MIck Goodrick also plays some really nice stuff and was an inspiration to all the others that have since come down the pike. That is for the Jazz guys.

For the rock guys Steve Vai, Satriani, and Eric Johnson are brilliant technicians. Hendrix, Page, Jeff Beck were amazing from that era.

For the Blues Stevie Ray takes the cake! Robin Ford was also amazing.

**myCATpowerlifts** · 10-01-2005, 10:54 PM

From the other thread:

*************"Best" is subjective.
If I were to say best at actually playing.
It would have to be Joe Satriani.
He is one of the, if not the fastest, best shredder.

But Stevie Ray Vaugh would have to be the "best" because of every thing he's done.
It's kind of like comparing Arnold to Ronnie. Ronnie is the "better", he is much more massive and cut then Arnold ever was.

But Arnold was the best in the sport, for all the things he did for it.

You dig?

However my Favorite has to be Kirk Hammett from Metallica followed by...
I guess Eddie Van Halen...I can't think of anyone else at the moment for some reason.***************

**Big Smoothy** · 10-02-2005, 12:02 AM

Originally Posted by min0 lee

Of the guitarists listed below, who do you think is the best of all-time?

Guitarists can't really be compared.

There is no "best."

**TheCurse** · 10-02-2005, 01:33 AM

that list is too crappy to vote on.

**gococksDJS** · 10-02-2005, 02:10 PM

13 Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead

my personal favorite...

**KEFE** · 10-02-2005, 02:34 PM

Me

**min0 lee** · 10-02-2005, 03:03 PM

Originally Posted by KEFE

Me

**Little Wing** · 10-02-2005, 03:17 PM

Vanity is pretty damn good.

**P-funk** · 10-02-2005, 03:25 PM

Originally Posted by Little Wing

Vanity is pretty damn good.

yea, he once posted that clip of himself playing I believe. It was more prog rock (like steve vai or something if I remeber correctly) which isn't really my thing (more jazz) but it was good none the less....CHOPS!!

**Little Wing** · 10-02-2005, 03:37 PM

he likes Vai but he plays and enjoys a lot of styles, he sent me some blues stuff n it is amazing but blues is not his favorite by far says it is repetative it is my favorite n he says cuz it is pure emotion (i am so driven by emotion sometimes i think it drives him nuts). i told him about this thread n he says there is no best says for him it's about how a player touches you emotionally...

**overthepond** · 10-02-2005, 04:01 PM

I'd say a tie between Jimi Hendrix and Robert Johnson

**david** · 10-03-2005, 10:32 AM

Joan Jett???

I like Randy Rhoads!!

**NeilPearson** · 10-03-2005, 12:28 PM

Andre Segovia, John Williams, Christopher Parkening

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