Top 5 guitarists

melkiah2003 · 26 Feb 2011 at 23:59

Well it's good to see you all have taste. Not one guitarist listed on here that I hate. Maybe I should start a "Top 5 crap Guitarist* thread...

Castiel · 27 Feb 2011 at 00:22

Jimmy Page.
Mark Knopfler.
Gary Moore.
Eric Clapton.
Steve Vai.

Steve Vai in the film "Crossroad" was pure genius.

nero120 · 27 Feb 2011 at 00:35

Man, you people know nothing! Nuuuunnnooooo!

melkiah2003 · 27 Feb 2011 at 00:49

lol Nuno is pretty awesome. Took me forever to learn "More Than Words"

CaptainFail! · 27 Feb 2011 at 00:58

1) Jeff Waters
2) Zakk Wylde
3) Adam Dutkiewicz
4) Kirk Hammett
5) Marty Friedman

G-MAN2004 · 27 Feb 2011 at 01:48

In no particular order...

Eric Clapton
Steve Vai
Hendrix
John Frusciante (why has no one mentioned him yet?!)
Jimmy Page.

IceBus · 27 Feb 2011 at 01:55

Jimi Hendrix
Elliott Smith
Tom Morello
Matt Bellamy
Jonny Greenwood

The_Bullet · 27 Feb 2011 at 02:02

5 of my favourites -
Steve Howe
Steve Hackett
David Gilmour
John McLaughlin
George Harrison (didn't have the chops of others, but used what he had to great effect)

Jonny ///M · 27 Feb 2011 at 02:57

I'd have to go with

Dave gilmour
John frusciante(solo stuff mostly)
......

Psymonkee · 27 Feb 2011 at 02:58

Dave Murray/Adrian Smith/Janick Gers (counts as 1 right?

)
Dimebag
Santana
Alex Skolnick
Ol Drake

\m/

lee32uk · 27 Feb 2011 at 03:06

Roy Buchanan
Carlos Santana
Jeff Beck
Jimmy Page
Peter Green

easyrider · 27 Feb 2011 at 03:23

Nice you mention Roy

Amazing on every level

easyrider · 27 Feb 2011 at 03:23

Frank Zappa is up there too.

Rolling Stone did the TOP 100

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/l...ts-of-all-time-19691231/jimi-hendrix-19691231

Cyclone · 27 Feb 2011 at 03:34

Joe Walsh for me.

melkiah2003 · 27 Feb 2011 at 03:45

Psymonkee said:
Dave Murray/Adrian Smith/Janick Gers (counts as 1 right? )

\m/

Maiden fan then? lol

[noodle] · 27 Feb 2011 at 04:49

Buckethead
Paul Gilbert
Tosin Abasi (Animals As Leaders)
Omar Rodriguez-Lopez (The Mars Volta, At The Drive-In)
Misha Mansoor (Periphery)

All of these based on both technical ability as well as writing ability. Many others were so very, very close but sadly couldn't make it.

arc@css · 27 Feb 2011 at 05:19

David Gilmour
Lindsey Buckingham
Brian May
Joe Walsh

i-bert · 27 Feb 2011 at 09:51

Stevie ray vaughan (SHAME ON YOU ALL)
Paco de Lucia (The best guitarist that has ever lived imo)
Dave Gilmour

Can't think of any others that come close.

Herman Gelmet · 27 Feb 2011 at 10:11

easyrider said:
Frank Zappa is up there too.

Rolling Stone did the TOP 100

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/l...ts-of-all-time-19691231/jimi-hendrix-19691231

Zappa is my no. 1 (see my next post)

That RS top 100 is awful imo...

J1nxy · 27 Feb 2011 at 10:58

Steve Vai
Joe Satriani
Slash
Eddie Van Halen
Carlos Santana