MR

Posted: **Fri Aug 12, 2005 3:15 am**

Oh what the heck, let's keep the lists going and see what everyone likes

Greatest Rock Guitarists

Criteria: - Guitarists are ranked for their impact, influence, creativity, versatility,
originality, technical skill and lasting popularity in the genre of Rock guitar.

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1. Jimi Hendrix* - Jimi Hendrix Experience
2. Eric Clapton - Yardbirds, Cream, Derek & The Dominos, Solo
3. Jimmy Page - Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin, The Firm
4. Jeff Beck - Yardbirds, Jeff Beck Group, Solo
5. Eddie Van Halen - Van Halen
6. Stevie Ray Vaughan* - Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
7. Joe Satriani - Solo
8. Ritchie Blackmore - Deep Purple, Rainbow, Blackmores Night
9. Steve Vai - David Lee Roth, Whitesnake, Solo
10. David Gilmour - Pink Floyd, Solo
11. John Petrucci - Dream Theater, Liquid Tension Experiment
12. Randy Rhoads* - Quiet Riot, Ozzy
13. Allan Holdsworth - Solo
14. Paul Gilbert - Mr. Big, Racer X, Solo
15. Yngwie Malmsteen - Rising Force, Solo
16. Phil Keaggy - Glass Harp, Solo
17. Jason Becker - Cacophony, David Lee Roth Band, Solo
18. John Mclaughlin- Mahavishnu Orchestra
19. Duane Allman* - Allman Brothers Band, Derek & the Dominos
20. Chuck Berry - Solo
21. Eric Johnson - Solo
22. Steve Howe - Yes, Solo
23. Neal Schon - Santana, Journey, Solo
24. Brian May - Queen
25. Gary Moore - Thin Lizzy, Colosseum II, Skid Row, Solo
26. Bo Diddley - Solo
27. Steve Morse - Deep Purple, Dixie Dregs, Steve Morse Band, Solo
28. Carlos Santana - Santana
29. Tony Iommi - Black Sabbath
30. Buckethead - Guns N' Roses, Solo
31. Mark Knopfler - Dire Straits, Solo
32. Marty Friedman - Cacophony, Megadeth, Solo
33. Nuno Bettencourt - Extreme, Mourning Widows
34. Shawn Lane* - Willy, Solo
35. Kirk Hammett - Metallica
36. Uli Jon Roth - Scorpions
37. Terry Kath* - Chicago Transit Authority
38. Alex Lifeson - Rush
39. Frank Zappa* - Mothers of Invention, Solo
40. Rory Gallagher* - Solo
41. Dimebag Darrell* - Pantera
42. Peter Green - Fleetwood Mac, Solo
43. Robin Trower - Procal Harum, Solo
44. Slash - Guns N' Roses, Velvet Revolver
45. Mick Taylor - John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Rolling Stones
46. Robert Fripp - King Crimson
47. Tom Morello - Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave
48. Michael Schenker - Scorpions, UFO, MSG, Contraband
49. Ry Cooder - Captain Beefheart's Magic Band, Solo
50. Angus Young - AC/DC
51. Keith Richards - Rolling Stones, Solo
52. Michael Angelo Batio - Nitro, Solo
53. John Squire - Stone Roses
54. Pete Townshend - The Who
55. Steve Hackett - Genisis
56. Zakk Wylde - Ozzy Osbourne, Black Label Society
57. George Harrison* - Beatles, Traveling Wilberys, Solo
58. Alvin Lee - Ten Years After
59. Dave Davies - Kinks
60. Jerry Cantrell - Alice In Chains, Solo
61. Steve Stevens - Billy Idol
62. Johnny Winter - Solo
63. Dickie Betts - Allman Brothers Band, Dickey Betts & Great Southern
64. John Cipollina* - Quicksilver Messenger Service
65. Kenny Wayne Shepherd - Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band
66. Steve Cropper - Booker T. & MG's/Stax sessions
67. Adrian Belew - King Crimson
68. Joe Bonamassa - Solo
69. Steve Lukather - Toto, Solo
70. Jerry Garcia* - Grateful Dead
71. Joe Perry - Aerosmith
72. Prince - Prince & The Revolution
73. Kim Mitchell - Max Webster, Solo
74. Adrian Smith - Iron Maiden
75. Dave Murray - Iron Maiden
76. Neil Young - Buffalo Springfield, CSNY, Solo
77. Billy Gibbons - ZZ Top
78. Tony MacAlpine - Solo
79. Mike McCready - Pearl Jam
80. Adam Jones - Tool
81. Gary Hoey - Solo
82. Leslie West - Mountain, Solo
83. Peter Frampton - Humble Pie, Frampton's Camel, Solo
84. Dick Dale - Del-Tones
85. Vito Bratta - White Lion
86. Mickey "Guitar" Baker - 50's sessions/ Mickey & Sylvia
87. John Frusciante - Red Hot Chili Peppers
88. Ronnie Montrose - Montrose, Edgar Winter Group
89. Mick Ronson* - David Bowie, Solo
90. Roy Buchanan* - Solo
91. Warren Haynes - Allman Brothers Band, Gov't Mule
92. Vinnie Moore - Alice Cooper, Solo
93. Robbie Krieger - Doors, Solo
94. Chris DeGarmo - Queensryche
95. Jake E. Lee - Cutting Crew, Ozzy, Badlands, Solo
96. Glen Tipton - Judas Priest
97. Joe Walsh - James Gang, Eagles, Solo
98. K.K. Downing - Judas Priest
99. Eddie Hazel* - Funkadelic
100. Alex Skolnick - Testament

Posted: **Fri Aug 12, 2005 3:27 am**

Jimi Hendrix
Neal Schon
SRV
Brian May
John Petrucci
EVH
Jeff Beck
Gary Moore

They appear to all be on the list already!

Colin James In the same vein as SRV but more versatile.

Posted: **Fri Aug 12, 2005 4:31 am**

No Ted Nugent?
Tommy Shaw/James Young
David Gilmour!!!
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Brian Setzer (the cool factor alone gets him in)
Rik Emmett

Posted: **Fri Aug 12, 2005 4:41 am**

Tommy Bolin (Genius)
Eddie Van Halen
Rik Emmett
Neal Schon
Dan Huff (Giant) Awesome
Steve Lukather
Guthrie Govan (Asia)
Steve Vai
Randy Rhodes
Jeff Beck

Posted: **Fri Aug 12, 2005 9:01 am**

And some of mine are:

David Gilmour
John Petrucci
Jimmy Pappas (Ice Age)
Karl Groom/Nick Madsen (Threshold - included both since they trade off so much)
Steve Morse
Rik Emmett
Jim Matheos (Fates Warning)
Ronnie Le Tekro (TNT)
Dave Meniketti (Y&T)
John Sykes
George Lynch

Posted: **Fri Aug 12, 2005 10:11 am**

My favorites

The greatest axe man alive..............Neal Schon
Alex Lifeson (Rush)
Vivan Campbell (Dio days rocked)
Mike Cambell (Tom Petty)
Eddie Van Halen

My top 5 only the top 2 are still doing anything worth while.-ERIC

Posted: **Fri Aug 12, 2005 8:49 pm**

Maybe I missed him,

Al Pitrelli (Widowmaker, Asia, Trans Siberian Orchestra)

Scott

Posted: **Fri Aug 12, 2005 11:41 pm**

just the ones i've seen live are, NOT IN ORDER -
RITCHIE BLACKMORE
MICHAEL SCHENKER
ULI JON ROTH
TOMMY SHAW
JY
DAVE GILMORE
EDDIE VAN HALEN
TONY IOMMI
RANDY RHODES
ROBERTSON/GORHAM (LIZZY)

Posted: **Tue Aug 16, 2005 11:19 am**

Phil Manzanera of Roxy Music.

Posted: **Tue Aug 16, 2005 11:51 am**

swwskj wrote:Maybe I missed him,

Al Pitrelli (Widowmaker, Asia, Trans Siberian Orchestra)

Scott

Oh yeah he is great! Love his sound

Posted: **Tue Aug 23, 2005 4:41 am**

Let's skip the ones that we all know, ie, EVH, SRV, Hendrix, etc....

Neal Schon
John Petrucci
Nuno Bettencourt
Reb Beach
Ty Tabor
Steve Morse
Dickey Betts
Warren Haynes
Eric Johnson
Dweezil Zappa( check him out)

Posted: **Tue Aug 23, 2005 7:10 am**

Here's my little list, short but sweet

Eddie Van Halen
Rik Emmett - awesome

metal rednex says:

Dweezil Zappa

I've heard a lot of people talk about Dweezil and his guitar playing. Good one

Posted: **Tue Aug 23, 2005 9:18 am**

I've heard a lot of people talk about Dweezil and his guitar playing. Good one

He is good. Not to mention that he is drop dead gorgeous too! :wink:

Here is my list of ten favorites. No order exept I think Eddie VH is No. 1. This is a LOT harder choosing than keyboard artists in my estimation:

Eddie Van Halen
Randy Rhoads
Jimmy Page
Steve Vai
Alex Lifeson
Alvin Lee
Joe Perry
Peter Frampton
Kirk Hammett
Neal Schon

Oh...and Nigel Tufnel. My list goes to 11. :wink:

Bugsy

Posted: **Tue Aug 23, 2005 11:28 am**

I was actually into Dweezil early on. Picked up "Havin' a Bad Day" and "My Guitar Wants to Kill Your Mama", but lost interest after that. I guess I thought it was kinda cool to have someone my age (1 year older actually) putting out albums in his teens.

Scott

Posted: **Tue Aug 23, 2005 11:06 pm**

bugsymalone wrote:
I've heard a lot of people talk about Dweezil and his guitar playing. Good one

He is good. Not to mention that he is drop dead gorgeous too!

I wouldn't kick him out of the garage for leakin' oil!

Posted: **Wed Aug 24, 2005 12:14 am**

Zan says:

I wouldn't kick him out of the garage for leakin' oil!

I LOVE that quote - LOL We'll have to post his picture under the "hot" guys thread :wink: