top 20 guitarists of all time?

Question

who agrees
20- Alvin Lee(Ten Years After)
19-Slash(Guns N Roses)
18-Peter Frampton
17-Billy Gibbons(ZZ Top)
16-Zakk Wylde(Ozzy, Black Label Society)
15-Randy Rhoads-(old Ozzy band)
14- Stevie Ray Vaughn(himself)
13-BB King(himself)
12-Buddy Guy(himself)
11-Alex Lifeson(Rush)
10-Mick Mars(Motley Crue)
9-Pete Townshend(The Who)
8-Angus Young(ACDC)
7-Joe Walsh(The Eagles)
6-Eddie Van Halen(Van Halen)
5-Eric Clapton(himself,Derek & the Dominoes,Cream)
4-David Gilmour(Pink Floyd)
3-Jimmy Page(Led Zeppelin, Yardbirds)
2-Duane Allman(Allman Brothers)
1-Jimi Hendrix

johnny ramone played the same 10 chords over and over again and hardly played solos. i like the ramones but not the best

Top 5 bassists
5-Geddy Lee(Rush)
4-Flea(RHCP)
3-Geezer Butler(Black Sabbath)
2-Nathan East(with Eric Clapton)
1-Steve Harris(Iron Maiden)

Answer 1

well I agree as wellas Disagree....
this is my top 20s....
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

Answer 2

Nah, more like...
20. The 3 from Iron Maiden
19. Peter Frampton
18. Jeff Beck (The Yardbirds, solo)
17. Slash (Guns and Roses, Slash's Snakepit, Velvet Revolver)
16. Zakk Wylde (Ozzy Osbourne, Black Label Society)
15. Duane Allman (The Allman Brothers Band, Derek and the Dominoes)
14. Eric Clapton (Yardbirds, Cream, Derek and the Dominoes, solo)
13. David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
12. "Dimebag" Darrell Abbot (Pantera, Damageplan, Rebel Meets Rebel)
11. Stevie Ray Vaughn (Texas Flood)
10. Les Paul (solo?)
9. Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath)
8. Brian May (Queen)
7. Yngwie Malmsteen (Rising Force, Alcatrazz, solo)
6. Pete Townshend (The Who, solo)
5. Randy Rhoads (Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne)
4. Steve Vai (David Lee Roth, Whitesnake, solo)
3. Jimi Hendrix (The Jimi Hendrix Experience)
2. Jimmy Page (The Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin, Page and Plant)
1. Eddie van Halen (Van Halen)


As for bassists, there's no way Steve Harris is number one...
5. Cliff Burton (Metallica)
4. Steve Harris (Iron Maiden)
3. John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin)
2. John Entwhistle (The Who)
1. Geddy Lee (Rush)

Answer 3

1 Jimmy Page(if hendrix had lived longer he'd be #1)
2 Jimi Hendrix
3 Eddie van Halen
4 Eric Clapton
5 Steve Vai (speed/classical genius)
6 Yngwie Malmsteen (invented the randy rhodes style of guitar BEFORE randy rhodes did)
7 Joe Satriani (taught steve vai)
8 Jeff Beck
9 David Gilmour
10 Kirk Hammet
11 The Edge (U2..unique chord style)
12 Micheal Schenker (scorpions/UFO..highly influential on metal)
13 Angus Young
14 Richie Blackmore (Deep Purple)
15 Steve Howe (Yes)
16 Ronnie Montrose
17 Randy Rhodes
18 Joe Walsh
19 Glen Tipton/KK Downing
20 George Harrison
Mick Mars is a 100% talentless hack that doesn't deserve to be in the top 500
Zakk Wylde is the WORST of Ozzy's 3 guitarists
Alex Lifeson is NOT the talent in Rush..only a average chord player
Slash is over-rated
Allman
Gibbons
Vaughn
Townsend
Guy.
and
Lee
I can see but they just aint my choices is all

Your Bassist List SUCKS Even Worse
Nathan East?? Are You Kidding????????
Geddy Lee is #1 ask anybody
try Lemmy Kilminster from Motorhead he smokes your whole list on Bass
so do
Chris Squire-Yes
Jack Bruce-Cream
Flea and Harris i can see for the lower half of the Top 10 maybe

Answer 4

a million. Jeff Beck 2. Jimmy internet site 3. Stevie Ray Vaughan 4. Eric Clapton 5. David Gilmour 6. Eric Johnson 7. Randy Rhodes 8. Eddie Van Halen 9. Richey Blackmore 10. Jimi Hendrix 11. Alex Lifeson 12. Duane Allman thirteen. Robert Johnson 14. Carlos Santana 15. George Harrison sixteen. Steve Howe 17. Trevor Rabin 18. Peter Frampton 19. Mark Knopfler 20. Brian could

Answer 5

Nice thing about this question is there are no wrong answers:

1. SRV
2. John Sykes (Tygers of Pan Tang, Whitesnake, Thin Lizzy, BLue Murder..)
3. Jimmy Page
4. Steve Vai (Frank Zappa, Alcatrazz, Whitesnake, David Lee Roth..)
5. Yngwie Malmsteen (Steeler, Alcatrazz, Rising Force..)
6. Eddie Van Halen
7. Randy Rhoads
8. Michael Schenker (MSG, Scorpions, UFO..)
9. Uli Jon Roth (Scorpions, solo artist..)
10.Gary Moore (Thin Lizzy, solo artist..)
11.Steve Howe (Yes, Asia..)
12. Eric Clapton (like any list of guitarists could not have him on it..)
13. David Gilmour
14.Jimi Hendrix
15. Alex Skolnick (Testament, Savatage..)

At this point I could put so many others that most people probably haven't heard of, and the members of this list could be rearranged on any given day.. except for SRV. He's just miles ahead of everyone else in my book.

Answer 6

I'd have Brian May and Ritchie Blackmore in there too, but overall an excellent list. I'm especially glad to see David Gilmour in the top five.

Answer 7

For Me, David Gilmour is #1, where's Satriani?

Answer 8

I don't agree at all but you made a list of good guitarists all the same. (Zakk is also in Lamb of God and Gilmour, although he is awesome, he shouldn't be that high. You have missed out quite a lot of guitarists)

Answer 9

i'd have to agree with you on some, but not all.

where is:
Yngwie Malmsteen (himself)
Mark Knopfler (himself, Dire Straits)
Nuno Bettencourt (Extreme)
Chuck Berry (himself)
Carlos Santana
Kirk Hammett (Metallica)
Chet Atkins
Jeff Beck
John Mayer

Answer 10

You've got the right idea!
The only two that I don't see that I was thinking of is Jeff Beck and of course, Carlos Santana. But I definitely agree with the others........