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Greatest or Favorite Guitarists of All Time

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Eric Clapton

Peter Frampton

David Gilmour

Jimi Hendrix

Brian May

B.B. King

Carlos Santana

Jim Croce

Joe Walsh

Jimmy Page

Three more greats I forgot to add! :thumb:
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In no particular order:

 

Jimmy Page

Eric Clapton

David Gilmour

Jeff Beck

Jimi Hendrix

Robert Johnson

Brian May

Mark Knopfler

Duane Allman

Rory Gallagher

George Harrison

Steve Howe

Neil Young

Eddie Van Halen

Chet Atkins

Lindsey Buckingham

Peter Green

T-Bone Walker

Les Paul

Terry Kath

Ritchie Blackmore

B.B. King

Keith Richards

Buddy Guy

Carlos Santana

Stevie Ray Vaughan

Tony Iommi

Lightnin' Hopkins

Stephen Stills

Henry Vestine

 

I’m sure I could add dozens more.

 

Pretty impressive list!

Vince Gill and Keith Urban are BOTH great guitar players!

Does anybody remember Junior Brown? I think he was a really good guitar player. His singing was a little different, but he could play!

I am not that down with the new ones but my nephew says Buckethead Is the best today and best EVER.:scared:

 

I personally like Slash.

Acoustic:

 

Duane Allman & Dicky Betts

Tim Reynolds

John Butler

Paul Simon

 

 

Golden Days:

 

Jimmy Paige

Pete Townsend

Jimi Hendrix

Clapton

B.B. King

Chuck Berry

Carlos Santana

Angus Young

David Gilmore

 

The Aftermath:

 

Dean DeLeo

Tom Morello

 

John Frusciante

Mike Einziger

Robert Randolph

Stephen Carpenter

Billy Howerdel

Mike McCready

Edward Van Halen

 

:thumb:Without a doubt!

No Particular order...my favorites

 

Eric Clapton

Jimmy Page

Jimi Hendrix

Pete Towsend

George Harrison

Eddie Van Halen

Steve Vai

Joe Satriani

Ted Nugent

Carlos Santana

Robin Trower

Duane Allman

Dickie Betts

Tim Reynolds

Mark Farner

Mark Knopfler

David Gilmour

Stevie Ray Vaughn

Tony Iommi

Zakk Wylde

Adrian Legg

Greg Lake

Jeff Beck

Johnny Winter

Along with many, many other great songs by GFR! :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:

 

:ylsuper::ylsuper::ylsuper:

Darkhorse

 

No one has mentioned Australia's Tommy Emmanuel. When Chet Atkins was living, he said he was the greatest guitarist he had heard.

 

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1.) Jimi Hendrix - never has and never will be another Hendrix. Jimi was a complete beast on guitar and the way he has played has never been mimicked. Furthermore his performances were just so incredible. Jimi plays Monterey, Woodstock, and At The Isle Of Wight, all are just mind blowing. On top of that Jimi was just a super cool guy and the epitimy of an Icon.

 

2.) Jimmy Page - Innovative to say the least. Had maybe the best riffs of all time and perhaps even the best solo (Stairway). His epics though were what symbolizes Jimmy in my opinion. Everyone knew his jam abilities even streaming from the Yardbirds, but in some of the Led Zep epics Jimmy became more than just an ordinary player. Also Page just played so many styles of blues rock guitar it was crazy. Anyone ever want to doubt Jimmy just watch some Led Zeppelin live.

 

The rest of my list I really cant put a number on because they are all so great. But if I have to throw about 10-15 more of the bests and some of my favs in there you would have this in no particular order.

 

 

Eddie Van Halen -all you need to say is eruption

Eric Clapton - clapton is clapton

Toni Iommi -godfather of heavy metal

Jeff Beck - best pure guitar player, beautiful notes

Buddy Guy -without him wouldn't be a lot of others

Allen Collins - solo master

Zakk Wylde - covered him enough

Ted Nugent -the nuge was an animal

David Gilmour - don't need to say much on this one

Stevie Ray Vaughn - one of the bluesiest ever to play

Ace Frehly

Joe Satriani

Robby Krieger - played some nice licks for the doors, didn't use a pick

Dimebag Darrell Abbott - absolute shredder, one of the fastest

Chuck Berry

Chet Atkins

Slash - music speaks for itself

Kurt Cobain - brought about a new style of music through his playing

Robby Krieger - played some nice licks for the doors, didn't use a pick.
That's my kind of guitar player! :ylsuper:

 

I hate using a pick.

That's my kind of guitar player! :ylsuper:

 

I hate using a pick.

 

Me, too. I am a bass player at heart, so I never did use a pick.

Me, too. I am a bass player at heart, so I never did use a pick.
Maybe I need to switch to bass.

 

 

 

(Somebody call the paramedics for RTS.) ;)

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