Top 5 guitarists

melkiah2003 · 26 Feb 2011 at 22:22

Mine are...

James Hetfield - Metallica
Dimebag Darrell - Pantera
Kerry King - Slayer
Jerry Cantrell - Alice In Chains
david Gilmour - Pink Floyd

All in that order. What are yours?

Judgeneo · 26 Feb 2011 at 22:27

No particular order ( apart from perhaps Petrucci at the top)

John Petrucci - Dream Theater
Jimi Hendrix
Dmebag Darrell - Pantera
Jimmy Page - Led Zepplin
Tony Iommi - Black Sabbath

jbloggs · 26 Feb 2011 at 22:30

Jimi Hendrix
Eric Clapton
Buddy Guy
Jimmy Page
Carlos Santana

Jimi Hendrix would be No 1, the other 4 in no particular order...

Grandmaster Fap! · 26 Feb 2011 at 22:46

Dime
Eddie van Halen
Jimmy Page
BB King
Gary Moore

Sonea Fifer · 26 Feb 2011 at 22:51

Eric Clapton
Mark Knopfler
Jimi Hendrix
David Gilmour
Saul Hudson

In my humble opinion

// Edit - If you don't know who Saul Hudson is please leave this thread immediately

Cosimo · 26 Feb 2011 at 22:51

Jimi Hendrix
Eric Clapton
Jimmy Page
Chuck Berry
BB King

melkiah2003 · 26 Feb 2011 at 22:57

Sonea Fifer said:
Eric Clapton

Mark Knopfler

Jimi Hendrix

David Gilmour

Saul Hudson

In my humble opinion

// Edit - If you don't know who Saul Hudson is please leave this thread immediately

wish Saul and axl would just sort their **** out really

Steve2000 · 26 Feb 2011 at 22:58

Dave Gilmour
Steve Howe
Steve Hackett
Eric Clapton
Mark Knopfler

Big Chris · 26 Feb 2011 at 22:58

8 posts and no-ones mentioned Tom Morello yet?

Shame on you...

Jabbs · 26 Feb 2011 at 23:00

No order

Paul Gilbert
Joe Satriani
Gary Moore
Marty Friedman
Steve Vai

melkiah2003 · 26 Feb 2011 at 23:02

Ahh Gary Moore RIP

Are Rage Against The Machine still going? havent heard them in yeeeeeeears!

skinnyl · 26 Feb 2011 at 23:05

Again, no order

Jimi Hendrix
Ollie Halsall
Richard Thompson
Leslie West
Slash

cochoc · 26 Feb 2011 at 23:08

Hendrix
Gilmour
May
Knopfler
Clapton

Somnambulist · 26 Feb 2011 at 23:09

In terms of who I like/influence e.t.c.

Solo artists:
1) Steve Vai
2) Joe Satriani
3) Devin Townsend
4) Buckethead
5) Guthrie Govan

Guys in bands:
1) Jeff Loomis (Nevermore)
2) Fredrik Thorndendal (Meshuggah)
3) John Petrucci (DT)
4) Pin and Dan (Sikth)
5) Ihsahn (Emperor)

Somnambulist · 26 Feb 2011 at 23:10

melkiah2003 said:
Ahh Gary Moore RIP

Are Rage Against The Machine still going? havent heard them in yeeeeeeears!

They split up for years, but have got back together and have an album out this year I think.

melkiah2003 · 26 Feb 2011 at 23:12

Yeah Devin is deffo an awesome guitarist. really looking forward to his new stuff. Emperor... THE best BM band of all time!

melkiah2003 · 26 Feb 2011 at 23:14

Somnambulist said:
They split up for years, but have got back together and have an album out this year I think.

The last I heard of Tom was that band he was in with Chris Cornell... Audioslave?

Kosmiche · 26 Feb 2011 at 23:16

My favourites are

1. Kim Thayill
2. Devin Townsend
3. Buzz Osbourne
4. Dimebag
5. Marty Friedman

Somnambulist · 26 Feb 2011 at 23:37

melkiah2003 said:
The last I heard of Tom was that band he was in with Chris Cornell... Audioslave?

Yep. Zack left Rage. Chris came in, they changed their name to Audioslave (and their style). Chris left. Zack's back, back to RATM again.

Jonesiani · 26 Feb 2011 at 23:48

In no order

Mike Einziger
Wes Borland
Dave Gilmour
Steph Carpenter
Devin Townsend