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just wondering what everyone thought.....here's my list
im not judging on who can play a ripping solo, thats part, but also how original an artist is.

15. Mike McCready - Pearl Jam
14. Kirk Hammet - Metallica
13. B.B. King
12. Keith Richards
11. Chuck Berry
10. Jimmy Page
9. John Fogerty
8. George Harrison
7. The Edge
6. Jimi Hendrix
5. Duane Allman
4. David Gilmour - Pink Floyd
3. Pete Townshend
2. Stevie Ray Vaughn
1. Eric Clapton


Im sure i forgot someone...
I would say someone like joe satriani or Yngwie Malmsteen but they dont have any hugely popular songs..just can burn.
 
In terms of originality, I'd put Hendrix way over Clapton. Even Clapton says Jimi's better... anyway, I can't do this in any order. And i'm not saying these guys are necessarily the best, just my favorite.


Tim Reynolds
Prince
Robert Johnson
The Edge
Jimi Hendrix
Jimmy Page
Eric Clapton
Tony Iommi
Pete Townshend
Johnny Greenwood
Kirk Hammet
JOHN FRUSCIANTE
Mick Jones
David Gilmour
George Harrison
 
In no particular order:

Eddie Van Halen
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Jimmy Page
John Squire (ex - Stone Roses)
The Edge
George Harrison
Jonny Greenwood
Paul Weller
Nick McCabe (ex - the Verve)
Bernard Butler (ex- Suede)
Keith Richards
Peter Buck
Kevin Shields (My Bloody Valentine)
Bilinda Butcher (My Bloody Valentine)
James Iha
 
15. Billie Joe Armstrong
14. John Lennon
13. Eddie VanHalen (don't like the band, but he is talented)
12. David Gikmour
11. Robby Krieger
10. The Edge
9. Jimi Hendrix
8. Angus Young (see Eddie Van Halen)
7. Eric Clapton
6. Keith Richards
5. Kirk Hammett
4. George Harrison
3. Pete Townhend
2. Brian May
1. Jimmy Page
 
1.Pete Townshend(and an all-around musical genius)
2.Keith Richards
3.Jimmy Page
4.Jimi Hendrix
5.Stevie Ray Vaughan
6.Carlos Santana
7.The Edge
8.David Gilmour
9.George Harrison
10.Eric Clapton
12.Brian May
13.Eddie Van Halen
14.Dave Navarro
15.Joe Perry
 
Angus Young
The Edge
Eric Clapton
Jimmy Page
Jimi Hendrix
Santana
Johnny Greenwood
Lindsey Buckingham
Ed O'Brien
Neil Finn (The way he plays his acoustic perfectly for his voice)
Johnny Buckland
Pete Townsend
George Harrison
 
In no certain order...

The Edge
Jimi Hendrix
Keith Richards
Eric Clapton
George Harrison
Jimmy Page
Pete Townshend
David Gilmour
Angus Young
Eddie Van Halen
Carlos Santana
Brian May
Alex Lifeson
Steve Howe
Bruce Springsteen
 
in no particular order ( i really shouldnt be making this list since i know nothing about guitars and their craft....:huh:)

andy summers
johnny greenwood
the edge
jimmy hendrix
santana
bruce springsteen
bb king
pete townshend
keith richards
eric clapton
Omar rodriguez-lopez
(i like the guitar sound from Television but dont know his name)

thats all i can think of...
 
No order, but numbered because I like numbering

1. The Edge (U2)
2. Graham Coxon (Blur)
3. John Squire (Stone Roses)
4. Johnny Marr (The Smiths)
5. Peter Buck (REM)
6. Nick McCabe (The Verve)
7. Noel Gallagher (Oasis)
8. James Dean Bradfield (Manic Street Preachers)
9. Joe Strummer (The Clash)
10. Mick Jones (The Clash)
11. Johnny Ramone (The Ramones)
12. Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead)
13. Bernard Butler (Suede)
14. Barney Sumner (Joy Division/New Order)
15. Mike McCready (Pearl Jam)
 
eric johnson
steve bartek
hendrix
robbie krieger
stevie ray vahn
the edge
prince
dave navarro
steve jones
john frusciante
hillel slovak
johnny marr
brian setzer
george harrison
kirk hammet
 
Some of these aren't even what I'd call favorites, but I included them in order to have 15...

Peter Buck
Mike McCready
Will Sergeant
Reeves Gabrels
The Edge
Porl Thompson
Dave Navarro
Johnny Marr
Dean DeLeo
Joey Santiago
Jimi Hendrix
Jimmy Page
Jonny Greenwood
Kevin Shields
Kim Thayil
 
In no particular order, the first tier:

David Gilmour
Mark Knopfler
Stevie Ray Vaughan
George Harrison
Chet Atkins
Tom Verlaine and Richard Lloyd (they have to be together, though)
Lindsey Buckingham
The Edge
Kurt Cobain (just kidding)
Bono (still kidding)

I mostly like slow, lyrical players and not so much riffers (e.g., Page) or shredders (e.g., Satch or Vai). There are a lot of awesome players like Pete Townshend and Brian May that'd probably go in the second tier for me for reasons difficult to explain.

An attempt at outlining some criteria:
  • Technique--Knopfler's finger-picked style gets big points here, for instance.
  • Tone--George Harrison and Brian May are examples of beautiful, distinct tones.
  • Expressiveness--Gilmour is a good example of someone who can convey a lot of emotion with not a lot of notes.
  • Skill--Guys like Stevie Ray Vaughan just plain have a lot of raw talent.
  • Taste--Simply knowing what to play. Someone like Noel Gallagher isn't the fastest or meanest player around, but he always plays something that suits the song well. Even if he stole it from another song.
  • Restraint--Don't play more than the tune demands. Don't bore me with overlong solos. Robbie Krieger is an example of someone who was always very succinct.
  • Diversity--Don't bore me with the same thing over and over again. Really good tone and technique can compensate for this, but people in rock music tend to get too bluesy at times (like Angus Young, for instance, who still rocks).
 
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i'll just list my favourites who play some mean guitar on
some good albums and live

David Gilmour
The Edge
Elvis Presley
Bruce Springsteen
Steve Hackett
Mike Rutherford
Eric Clapton
dudes from RAge Against The Machine
Radio head
& AcDC
 
I know nothing of how to play guitar, just know what I like to hear....so, in no real order....

The Edge
Brian Futter (Catherine Wheel)
Kevin Shields
Eddie Van Halen
Vernon Reid
Keith Richards
Pete Townshend
Jimmy Page
Stone Roses Guitarist
Steve Howe
Johnny Marr
John Frusciante
Peter Buck
Hendrix
Duane Allman
 
just like to say im shocked at the omission of the edge from some of these lists.


shocking !!!!!
 
No... I´m shocked at the omission of SLASH from the lists. Slash is surely one of th best of all time, the Jimmy Page of the 90´s. And he´s the coolest ever btw
 
ebmp said:
No... I´m shocked at the omission of SLASH from the lists. Slash is surely one of th best of all time, the Jimmy Page of the 90´s. And he´s the coolest ever btw
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crap, your right, I dont know how I ever left him off my list, lets pretend I didnt.
 
No spoken words said:

Kevin Shields
.........
Stone Roses Guitarist
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Spot on regarding Kevin Shields, we need to do more to convert the world to his brilliance!

The Stone Roses Guitarist is called John Squire, unfortunately his solo stuff to date has not been up to the standard of his work with the Roses.
 
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