2006-11-12 18:45:50 · 36 answers · asked by jennifer g 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
In my opinion: Eddie Van Halen
Rolling Stone's readers opinions:
The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time:
1Jimi 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 Dick 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 Dickey 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
2006-11-14 00:38:48 · answer #1 · answered by shanet963 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
lol i'm always up for answering this question.
The best was Jimi Hendrix. The man could do stuff no other man could do or will probably ever be able to do on a guitar. So a lot of people don't like his music. That's about taste, not about talent. Hendrix had more talent than anyone else and that is why he was the best. I don't even particularly like his stuff, but i can admit it.
Second Best and always deserving of a mention is Duane Allman of the Allman Brothers. Was one of the most innovative guitarists of his time and was destined to continue to play the stuff he was admired by his peers for playing. He was taking the guitar to new place and it's such a shame he died so young. Not too many people give him any credit, but the allman brothers were a great band and he did play that riff at the start of Layla, which i'm sure you all know what i'm talking about.
As usual i'll mention a few others. Jimmy page, Slash, Eric Clapton, Stephen Stills, Chet Atkins, The Edge, Tom Petty, Peter Green. The list goes on, but it's always Hendrix and Allman 1 and 2 for mine.
2006-11-12 18:54:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jimi Hendrix
2006-11-12 18:48:42 · answer #3 · answered by jrsygrl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The greatest is Jimmi Hendrix because he was a pioneer in rock and roll for his style. As far as technique goes, Eric Clapton and Eddie VanHalen are living legends.
2006-11-12 18:55:59 · answer #4 · answered by sherijgriggs 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Every genre has a great. I think in the blues field - JJ Cale, BB King, Clapton, etc are at the top.
In the rock genre, I think Steve Vai, Hendrix, Angus young, etc are there.
In country style, theres Chet Atkins, even Mark Knofler.
2006-11-12 18:58:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the genre I think, but overall, my favorite was always Antonio Carlos Jobim.
Clapton said Billy from ZZ Top was the greatest blues guitarist on the planet...that counts for something too I think. :)
2006-11-12 18:48:11 · answer #6 · answered by Rich B 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My vote goes to Stevie Ray Vaughan. Amazing!
I also think Clapton, Zappa, Alvin Lee, Hendrix, And even Roy Clark
deserve honorable mention. Im also a big fan of Carlos Santana and Billy Gibbons.
2006-11-12 18:52:28 · answer #7 · answered by jkt 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Jimmi Hendrix
2006-11-12 18:47:17 · answer #8 · answered by ? 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Joe Don Rooney, Jay Demarcus, and Hendrix
2006-11-15 10:26:42 · answer #9 · answered by rsclflat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Eric Clapton. But I personally love the way Lindsey Buckingham plays guitar! Jimmy Page is good too!
2006-11-12 19:47:50 · answer #10 · answered by gracefully_saved 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋