Who do you think is the best guitarist ever?

Question

I think Jimi

Answer 1

Ability: Michael Angelo Batio. (Nitro, solo career).
Taste: David Gilmour. (Pink Floyd, solo career).
Overall: Frank Zappa (The Mothers Of Invention, solo career).

Answer 2

Jimi Hendrix.
And John Frusciante.
But mostly Jimi Hendrix.

Answer 3

As much as I loved Hendrix -and I had seen both him and Duane at the peak of their powers.- I have to say John McLaughlin.
The first time I saw John McLaughlin play with the Mahavishnu Orchestra I was just blown . away.
To this day Mclaughlin is the best guitar player I've ever heard.
You young guys out there; get a copy of Inner Mounting Flame by The Mahavishnu Orchestra and when the best drummer or best guitar player question comes up again let's see what your answers are.

Answer 4

Depends on the type of music.

Jimi for Classic Rock.

Dave Navarro for Modern Rock.

Otmar Leibert for Jazz.

Nobody for country.

Answer 5

I think That jimi was the most influential but Duane Allman was the best Technical Player and I also think Kirk Hamett is the best metal and Clapon the best blues man

Answer 6

Some of these answers tickle me.It is hard to say so-and-so is the best and so forth because there are so many.Joe Satriani is about as technical as it comes.The same goes for Steve Vai, John McGlocklin,Frank Gambali,Malmstein,Al Di Meola, and so on.Hendrix had more impact than most and that's probably the thinking of most guitarists.Innovative...without a doubt.The best ever....NO WAY.

Answer 7

Jimi Hendrix - hands down. Anyone who says anything different is either an idiot, doesn't know the first thing about playing or appreciating great guitar, or is making sh*t up

Answer 8

James Marshall Hendrix.

Answer 9

Jimmy Hendrix, without a doubt! Read on for more convincing info....

Jimi Hendrix (27 November 1942, Seattle, Washington - 18 September 1970, London) was born Johnny Allen Hendrix and later renamed James Marshall Hendrix[1]. He was a singer, songwriter and guitarist. Hendrix is recognized as one of the most influential guitar players in rock music history.[2] He achieved worldwide fame in 1967, playing at the Monterey Pop Festival. Later, Hendrix headlined the iconic 1969 Woodstock Festival before his death in 1970, at the age of 27.

A self-taught musician, Hendrix played a right-handed Fender Stratocaster guitar turned upside down and re-strung so that the strings were right-side up. Hendrix pioneered the technique of guitar feedback with overdriven amplifiers, incorporating what was previously an undesirable sound into his music. He built upon the innovations and influences of blues stylists such as B.B. King, Muddy Waters, Albert King, and Buddy Guy, and derived style from rhythm and blues and soul guitarists Curtis Mayfield, Steve Cropper, and Cornell Dupree, as well as from traditional jazz. Hendrix's flamboyant stage persona was inspired by rock pioneer Little Richard, having toured in Richard's back-up band "The Upsetters".

Hendrix strove to combine what he called "earth", a blues, jazz, or funk driven rhythm accompaniment, with "space", the high-pitched psychedelic sounds created by his guitar improvisations. As a record producer, Hendrix also broke new ground in using the recording studio as an extension of his musical ideas; he was one of the first to experiment with stereophonic and phasing effects during the recording process.

Hendrix was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1992 and the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2005. His star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (at 6627 Hollywood Blvd.) was dedicated in 1994. In 2006, his debut album, Are You Experienced, was inducted into the United States National Recording Preservation Board's National Recording Registry. Rolling Stone named Hendrix number one on their list of the "100 greatest guitarists of all time" in 2003[3] and ranked him #6 in their 100 Greatest Artists of All Time in 2004 [4]. He was also ranked number three in VH1's "100 Greatest Hard Rock Artists."

Rock on!

Answer 10

Oh yeah, it's Jimi for sure!
The rest of the best learned/copied from him.

Answer 11

Jimi Hendrix, no doubt