Top Ten Guitar Players in the World
Guitar World's readers voted six of Hendrix's solos among the top 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time: "Purple Haze" (70), "The Star-Spangled Banner" (52; from Live at Woodstock), "Machine Gun" (32; from Band of Gypsys), "Little Wing" (18), "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" (11), and "All Along the Watchtower" (5).
Eric Clapton is basically the only guitar player who influenced me – even though I don't sound like him. There was a basic simplicity to his playing, his style, his vibe and his sound. He took a Gibson guitar and plugged it into a Marshall, and that was it.
With Eddie's brother Alex on drums, Michael Anthony on bass, and lead singer Dave Lee Roth, the band recorded 40 songs in three weeks, including "Running with the Devil," a searing guitar solo aptly titled "Eruption," and a remake of the Kinks' classic "You Really Got Me." Eddie joined the legion of musicians on the road when Van Halen embarked on a nine-month tour in February.
In a late eighties guitar magazine, Carlos Santana said of all the musicians he heard after Hendrix, Jimmy Page was the greatest to him. He says few build musical "mansions" like Jimmy. He says few build musical "mansions" like Jimmy.
Some people are just born to play guitar, and Stevie was definitely one of them. It’s definitely true that Stevie Ray Vaughan is one of my all-time favorite guitarists. Ironically, I was never really into Stevie while he was alive.
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But Jeff Beck should certainly be #2 if not #1, only because he once stated that (at the time) "Jimmy Page and I may be considered the best (guitar players) in the world, but neither of us could hold a candle to Hendrix.
Gilmour has always been my favourite guitarist. He is not a virtuoso player, but talk about innovations with the instrument and David gilmour would definitely figure in the top ten guitarists of all time. But the one thing that sets him apart from others is his clarity of speech while speaking through the guitar. Just listen to the Division Bell start to end in one go. Gilmour's compositions on the guitar are truly timeless.
That’s what Keith Richards would generally tell his longtime guitar tech, Pierre de Beauport, before the start of a session for 2015's Crosseyed Heart. It was de Beauport’s enviable job to visit Richards’ equipment storage locker and fill his car with a selection of guitars and amps to provide a basic, “go to” setup, while also throwing in a few more “out there” options for experimentation.
Good music conveys emotion. B.B. King’s guitar playing is a deeply soulful experience. King says more with one sustained, singing note and his trademark vibrato than any shredder who ever strapped on a pointy guitar. That’s how great B.B. King was.
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Richard Hugh "Ritchie" Blackmore is an English guitarist and songwriter, best known for his work in the hard rock/metal bands Deep Purple and Rainbow. He was ranked number 16 on Guitar World's "100 Greatest Metal Guitarists of All Time" in 2004, and number 50 in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the ...read more.
The Best Song Ever By this Top Ten Lists is played by Queen with Brian May on the Guitar When people think "best guitarists ever", it keeps the same clichés. Hendrix, Page, Clapton, Van Halen.
Metallica’s Kirk Hammett is a giant among men. There isn’t a guitar poll he hasn’t won, and his popularity runs high among fans and critics alike. Few would dispute the contention that he is, with the possible exception of Edward Van Halen, the most influential hard rock/metal lead guitarist alive today.
George Harrison reinvented Rock a'Billy guitar. Clapton, Vaughan, Lenny Breau and Tuck Andress may be technically better players than Harrison, but no one would care about them had the Beatles been just another singing group. Harrison's contribution to the current status of the guitar in western culture cannot be overestimated.
Steve vai is greatest guitarist of the world. First of all he has dedicated his whole life towards music. He is very original and he always works hard to bring new techniques in guitar.
Satriani has mastered this art (witness "always with me, always with you). His non-inclusion in the top ten is a travesty that robs this list of any legitimacy. - BadLlama. It's a list of best guitarists. So Mr. Joe Satriani should be within top 5. I mean he is a virtuoso and has mastered most of the techniques involving guitar playing.
Randy Rhoads left an indelible mark on the history of rock guitar. His musicianship continues to inspire guitarists around the world, even though officially his recorded work only exists on five albums.
“The Guitar Show” with Jimmy Page and Les Paul (1985) The most famous Gibson Les Paul player in the universe—aside from the immortal Les Paul himself—is Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin. The light-and-dark contrasts that define Zeppelin’s sound, feel, and philosophy all emerge up through Page’s sworn-by series of Les Pauls.
Pete Townshend is one of the greatest guitar players in history. If you don't believe me, watch one of his 67-present performances. Pete is amazingly energetic and criminally underrated as an acoustic player. He bloodies his fingers for the people! He brought about the windmill guitar move and basically invented the power chord.
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Duane died young, and it's just one of those things. You could tell he was going to get 50 times better. But God works it out like that, and that’s the legacy he left behind.
Reddit is a gold mine for some amazing content. Our good friend Dave Hill made us aware of this post in r/guitar which transcribes a 1994 Guitar World article where Yngwie Malmsteem is asked to do a blind critique of some of his contemporary guitar players of the time. It's as if Yngwie is playing ...
KEY PLAYERS “The First Time I Met the Blues” was the first of many Buddy Guy sessions to feature the redoubtable Jack Meyers on electric bass, still a relatively new instrument when the record was made.
Gary Moore behind Tom Kaulitz? It's unthinkable! Who made this list? It's ridiculous! Gary Moore is a great guitarist in the world! Rip Gary! Gary Moore is one of the most underrated guitarist of all time. In my opinion he is the best guitarist of all time, he can play everything.
John Petrucci, the April 2018 Guitar World cover star, is on the road as we speak—as part of the 2018 G3 Tour with Joe Satriani and Def Leppard guitarist Phil Collen. The tour is a barn-storming, multi-mile, shred-tastic affair that's guaranteed to make guitar-playing audience members wonder what the hell they've been doing with their lives.
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Alex Lifeson is one of the best guitarists to ever live... Rush in itself is incredibly under rated and are perhaps the best band ever. How Alex is only rated 49th is a complete joke, he is a genius and is absurdly talented. Alex Lifeson brings everything into his style: classic riffs, beautiful arpeggios, unusual chords and virtuosic shredding.
Angus young is a badass guitar player and my favorite. Technically and in my own opinion, Eddie Van Halen is the most Talented guitar player out there, but Angus young's power just blows the doors off of anybody else.
Originally published in Guitar World, 30th Anniversary 2010 issue. Throat surgery! A hernia! Liver disease and pancreatitis! Blood clots that nearly killed him! What’s next for Zakk Wylde? The fast-living, hard-drinking guitarist talks about his brush with death, his split with Ozzy Osbourne, and how he’s staying brewtal without the brew.
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SG players are a much more rare breed, and of that rather exclusive group the player most closely with the SG would undoubtedly be Tony Iommi (with Angus Young coming in a close second). Epiphone previously offered the Tony Iommi G-400 model more than a decade ago, but their new Limited Edition Tony Iommi Signature SG Custom is a much more deluxe offering that’s certain to please SG and Black Sabbath purists alike.
From guitar faces to the different kinds of axes, here is the Top 10 Greatest Guitar Players. Squeezing the talent that’s blessed our ears for all these years into a list of 10 is just as difficult as choosing which limbs to lose or keep.
Rory Gallagher is Rory Genius! Rory Gallagher was one of the best guitarist in the world but before being a great artist he was a great man and stay himself for all his life. Rory Gallagher is dead but his performance is still there. The recognition is with the fans.
Joe is without question the best guitar player on the planet at the moment. To put some of the names I have just read before him is totally ludicrous. In my opinion the top five guitar players of all time (in no particular order) are Page, Hendrix, Bonamassa, Alvin Lee and Clapton.
John mayer is one of the best blues guitarist ever. And also got to be one of the best acoustic guitar players. Listen to NEON, while he SING. The guy's a douche but no one could deny how great he is as a guitarist.
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It's been a rough year for the guitarist, but at least he has his millions of dollars to ease the pain. 70-year-old Joe Walsh has taken the No. 1 spot on People With Money’s top 10 highest-paid guitarists for 2018 with an estimated $75 million in combined earnings.
Imagine a world without rock and roll, imagine a world without Chuck Berry's guitar riffs, imagine a world without Page, Iommi and so many other guitarists heaviness. Without Johnson, there would be no Hendrix, there would be no Claton there would be no rock or any genres that originated from it. Such a shame that nobody knows or pays enough ...
The paul gilbert the real genius of guitar history and I think the ranking are not at all up to the mark people are really crazy whom keep placed slash in number 1 position where as plenty of boss guitarist is seating ahead of him.
Synyster gates' jazz influence is what separates him from many of today's guitarists as well as his predecessors. A good number of past and present guitarists excel in the blues roots of the genre, but his "metalized" take on the jazz form is what gives him his flare.
Gibbons partially boosted the image of Marshall amps on his own. His sound was so respected that many guitar players around the world wanted to have the same rig as his. Effects Pedals. Billy Gibbons’ pedalboard is somewhat strange compared to most guitar players. For example, he is know to use no less than six Bixonic Expandora distortion pedals.
Eric Johnson (born August 17, 1954) is an American guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist from Austin, Texas. Best known for his electric guitar skills, Johnson is also a highly proficient acoustic, lap steel, resonator, and bass guitarist as well as an accomplished pianist and vocalist.
And that is exactly what The Edge is, a complete genius, a wizard of the guitar world. Never mind his solos; it's his pacing and bounding riffs that win me over hands down. The man plays everything from, blues, gospel, funk, rock and then some.
How Deep Is Your Love John Frusciante 1 - His musicianship is off the charts - check out his self-accompaniment on this one: How Deep is Your Love. Some of those chords are insane.
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Peter Green (born Peter Allen Greenbaum, 29 October 1946) is a British blues rock guitarist. As the founder of Fleetwood Mac, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998.
Hear George Porgy live in Paris solo and you will know Steve is the best Guitar player in the world. The most versatile guitarist ever. Jazz-rock-pop, even metal... You name it, Lukather delivers it. Also a very talented songwriter and a pianist.
Tommy emmanuel surprises me every time I see him play because he always comes out with something better than the last. He is such an entertaining guitarist and such a good one. He is up there with best on my list. Tommy Emmanuel should easy be in the top 5. He has been playing for 5 decades and is a one of the 3 Certified Guitar Players, per Chet Atkins. He is a must to see perform live, and along with his technical prowess he plays with such feeling.
Johnny Marr The Smiths' guitarist was a guitar genius for the post-punk era: not a showboating soloist, but a technician who could sound like a whole band. As a kid studying Motown records, Johnny Marr would try to replicate not just guitar riffs but piano and strings too, all with his right hand.