Top 100 Guitarists according to Rolling Stone

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I agree with #1...teh rest is purely speculation.....or a bunch of crap....can't tell yet.

1 Jimi Hendrix
2 Duane Allman of the Allman Brothers Band
3 B.B. King
4 Eric Clapton
5 Robert Johnson
6 Chuck Berry
7 Stevie Ray Vaughan
8 Ry Cooder
9 Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin
10 Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones
11Kirk Hammett of Metallica
12 Kurt Cobain of Nirvana
13 Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead
14 Jeff Beck
15 Carlos Santana
16 Johnny Ramone of the Ramones
17 Jack White of the White Stripes
18 John Frusciante of the Red Hot Chili Peppers
19 Richard Thompson
20 James Burton
21 George Harrison
22 Mike Bloomfield
23 Warren Haynes
24 The Edge of U2
25 Freddy King
26 Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave
27 Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits
28 Stephen Stills
29 Ron Asheton of the Stooges
30 Buddy Guy
31 **** Dale
32 John Cipollina of Quicksilver Messenger Service
33 & 34 Lee Ranaldo, Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth
35 John Fahey
36 Steve Cropper of Booker T. and the MG's
37 Bo Diddley
38 Peter Green of Fleetwood Mac
39 Brian May of Queen
40 John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival
41 Clarence White of the Byrds
42 Robert Fripp of King Crimson
43 Eddie Hazel of Funkadelic
44 Scotty Moore
45 Frank Zappa
46 Les Paul
47 T-Bone Walker
48 Joe Perry of Aerosmith
49 John McLaughlin
50 Pete Townshend
51 Paul Kossoff of Free
52 Lou Reed
53 Mickey Baker
54 Jorma Kaukonen of Jefferson Airplane
55 Ritchie Blackmore of Deep Purple
56 Tom Verlaine of Television
57 Roy Buchanan
58 ****ey Betts
59 & 60 Jonny Greenwood, Ed O'Brien of Radiohead
61 Ike Turner
62 Zoot Horn Rollo of the Magic Band
63 Danny Gatton
64 Mick Ronson
65 Hubert Sumlin
66 Vernon Reid of Living Colour
67 Link Wray
68 Jerry Miller of Moby Grape
69 Steve Howe of Yes
70 Eddie Van Halen
71 Lightnin' Hopkins
72 Joni Mitchell
73 Trey Anastasio of Phish
74 Johnny Winter
75 Adam Jones of Tool
76 Ali Farka Toure
77 Henry Vestine of Canned Heat
78 Robbie Robertson of the Band
79 Cliff Gallup of the Blue Caps (1997)
80 Robert Quine of the Voidoids
81 Derek Trucks
82 David Gilmour of Pink Floyd
83 Neil Young
84 Eddie Cochran
85 Randy Rhoads
86 Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath
87 Joan Jett
88 Dave Davies of the Kinks
89 D. Boon of the Minutemen
90 Glen Buxton of Alice Cooper
91 Robby Krieger of the Doors
92 & 93 Fred "Sonic" Smith, Wayne Kramer of the MC5
94 Bert Jansch
95 Kevin Shields of My Bloody Valentine
96 Angus Young of AC/DC
97 Robert Randolph
98 Leigh Stephens of Blue Cheer
99 Greg Ginn of Black Flag
100 Kim Thayil of Soundgarden
 
No matter how you qualify it, Steve Morse should have been on that list. His ability to play, his ability to write, his ability to back-up others, studio sessions,...
Also, he lived as a rocker.
Ted Nugent was great, too.
Paul Stanley of Kiss;
Steve Gaines of Lynyrd Skynyrd - maybe???
 
You have got to be kidding me?! Eddie VanHalen #70 behind Ike Turner!!!

Jimmy Page #9?!

Keith Richards all the way at #10? I didn't think he really played the guitar. I saw the Rolling Stones on HBO last year and Ron Wood played all the guitar solos.

No Ace Frehley?

Another B.S. list from Rolling Stone!

:confused:
 
That list is such BS

where's:
Eric Johnson
Steve Vai
Yngwie Malmsteen
Jake E Lee
Joe Satriani

and that's just off the top of my head without giving this any though.
 
Originally posted by CARTMAN
That list is such BS

where's:
Eric Johnson
Steve Vai
Yngwie Malmsteen
Jake E Lee
Joe Satriani

and that's just off the top of my head without giving this any though.
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Now that list looks much better!
 
I think it should reade: #1 Stevie Ray Vaughn- #2 Kenny Wayne Sheppard ( no mention of kenny- the list isnt valid! )#3 Joe Satriani.
 
Well, you gotta put Hendrix in there. If there was no Hendrix, most of these guys wouldn't exist.:)

Stevie Ray...definitely
 
Uhh did they forget the great Zakk Wylde!!!!!
Eddie VH at 70? and Randy Rhoades at 85? Sorry, but Randy did more with the guitar in his very short life than half those guys could do in their lifetime.
What about George Lynch and the greats that have been mentioned already in this thread? Unbelievable

It's Rolling Stone trying to be cool and failing miserably
 
Originally posted by Boston Boy
Uhh did they forget the great Zakk Wylde!!!!!
Eddie VH at 70? and Randy Rhoades at 85? Sorry, but Randy did more with the guitar in his very short life than half those guys could do in their lifetime.
What about George Lynch and the greats that have been mentioned already in this thread? Unbelievable

It's Rolling Stone trying to be cool and failing miserably
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No argument here.
 
That list is such BS

where's:
Eric Johnson
Steve Vai
Yngwie Malmsteen
Jake E Lee
Joe Satriani

and that's just off the top of my head without giving this any though.

Cartman
I agree with that great list above and we are just gettting started. I personally like

Frank Marino
Joe Satriani
Yngwie Malmsteen
And an under rated guitarist named Gary Richrath of REO IMO.

Drew
 
B-U-C-K-E-T-H-E-A-D!!!!!

Listen to 'Jumpman' and then to 'Sketches of Spain' and then I dare anybody to say he's not the best and the most versatile.
 
Originally posted by Kevin Turch
Derik Trucks (sp)

cant forget him

hes awesome, took over for DB in ABB
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I was lucky enough to see hime here in Dallas a couple of years ago. That boy can tear it up. :cool:
 
i saw him with Govt mule

both great bands, govt mule was free :)

couldent beat that price.
ohh yeah George Lynch from Dokken was awesome also
 
No one ever hear of Kenny Wayne Sheppard ? He toured with Willie Nelson and plays SRV s tunes to a "T"
 
Originally posted by 49-blues
No one ever hear of Kenny Wayne Sheppard ? He toured with Willie Nelson and plays SRV s tunes to a "T"
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Yes, I have a couple of his CD's. He is good, BUT like you just said, he plays SRV tunes, and his own tunes sounds like SRV. I think when you talk about the BEST guitarists of all time, you must take originality into account. That is what sets Hendrix, SRV, Van Halen.......apart. They were innovators, and stood out from hteir peers. Just my opinion.:)
 
Jimi Hendrix probably influenced 90% of the rest of the guys on that list, but I don't think that he was an amazingly good guitar player in comparsion to the others on the list.

Actually, I believe he's incredibly overrated, but that's just me. Anybody can get high and play a completely ****ty rendition of the Star Spangled Banner.

Tom Morello > *
 
Originally posted by SyHopeful
Jimi Hendrix probably influenced 90% of the rest of the guys on that list, but I don't think that he was an amazingly good guitar player in comparsion to the others on the list.

Actually, I believe he's incredibly overrated, but that's just me. Anybody can get high and play a completely ****ty rendition of the Star Spangled Banner.

Tom Morello > *
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Halle-f***in'-luyah!! I could'nt agree more! Also, you noted Tom Morello...hard to believe he started life out as just another punk kid in Libertyville, IL. While I agree that he is an incredibly schooled player, I really wish he would showcase it more often. (....P.S., Other than Morello, how many p***ed-off 'rockers' bitchin' about 'The Man' can actually say they have a degree in sociology to back it up?) :cool:
 
Another BS list by RS. Hendrix is/was great but probably not number #1. Chuck Berry??? Gimme a break! BB King?? same! They need to throw the list out and start all over. Was this strictly by playing ability or influence??

And Joni Mitchell just flat out rocks!:rolleyes: She can outplay Johnny Winter any day.:D
 
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