Who is the Greatest Guitarist Ever?

[MrGP2526]

I HAte This Shit , You Are Not A Better Guitar Player Just Because Your FAst !!!! Its Your knowledge And Abilities That Counts , DUMBASSES

[wwwmarcomixit]

Hi, if you want take a look at my video "Best 20 guitar intros ever" watch?v=q-dA-1pkIzw&feature=yo­utu.be

[cassavelli]

jimmy page

[josephetherton]

ALEX LIFESON???????

[monkeybutlers1234]

where the heck are kirk hammett, randy rhoads, dimebag darell, yngwie malmsteen, michael angelo batio, uli john roth and dave mustaine.

[karfoter19]

Brian May Queen

[fairyfellermaster]

Unbiased answer would be Jimi Hendrix obviously. The man taught everyone else on the list how to properly play the guitar. Now my own personal favorite because of his tone, guitar & songs is Dr. Brian May. I just love his style & sound.

[lionsteve29]

There is a Hendrix quote in which Jimi is asked how it feels to be the best guitarist ever. He replied...

"I don't know, ask Rory Gallagher."

[njmudpuppy]

@lionsteve29 That's a myth and that quote often has Hendrix claiming Phil Keaggy is the best..........

[svlovan1]

jimmy page

[snakebytes100]

slash guns and roses

[eliasenmathias]

angus young from ac/dc

[bloodymetal2222]

Funny thing is iommi is not playing guitar in his part of the video. Therapy /w ozzy is the band playing iron man. Just thought I would let people know that

[MistahMondayKnight]

Kirk Fn Hammett

[PimpMyForzaSport]

Page, Hendrix, Clapton, Vai, Blackmore, Brian May were probably the best guitarists going around. I find Slash to be one of the most over rated guitarists, simply because he isn't that good. And for people who say that he is the best, well in a live interview He state that Jimmy Page was his influence and idol and that he would never be as good as page.

[siganese]

Where's Steve Vai and Steve Ray Vaughan?!?!?



[ukusapillage]

best guitarrist ever- carlos paredes!

[BladeRazor56]

Randy Rhoads

[D7A4N31]

Jimmy Page is probibaly the most influential guitarist around plus a few others Jeff beck, Clapton hendrix. page influenced so many great guitarists he I thee best guitarist. It depends on what you personally listen to tho second for me Angus then Hendrix and slash :)

[TheMETALNROSES]

Mark knopfler and Eric clapton without missing Jimmy Hendrix of course (and the list goes on)...Slash is good but c'mon not enough !

[fiyii]

Oh C'mon fuck Slash!

[Chyaman09]

tied for third should be clapton be that list is completely accurate

[rockman1066]

Steve Morse... enough said

[Mostnorthern]

What about female guitarists - Lita Ford, Nancy Wilson Jen Pederson. There are a lot of female kick ass guitarists

[DONDIVA1969]

Hendrix #1 Rolling Stone Magazine....again

[FreakTheAnimal]

David Gilmour? He is the freakin best

[94Cioppa]

Taylor Swift

[THEFLYINGREDNECK]

RANDY FUCKING RHOADS!!!!!!!

[samiemoo]

WHERE THE F**K WAS JOE PERRY FROM AEROSMITH!?

but Slash should win :3

[NoRosesForMe]

RORY GALLAGHER!!!!! screw the voting

[lslsgreenwich]

@NoRosesForMe Well done!

[bensmethod]

good job on gettin Brian May on there though :)

[beatlemaniac1966]

Slash is so damn overrated its not even funny.

[millie8100]

Eddie all the way !

[wellerabwel]

...Or - after all - better the following list:

1. Pete Seeger (Woody and the Peacemakers)

2. Melanie (The Ruby Tuesdays or Deep Lilac ?)

3. Albert Einstein (Atomic Roastbeef)

[wellerabwel]

1. Bob Dylan

2. Ringo Starr

3. Ricky King

[classicguitarriffs]

@wellerabwel DUDE ARE YOU FUCKING RETARDED RINGO SHOULDNT BE ON A GUITAR LIST DIPSHIT IM 13 and i play way better than him . he plays simple licks

[wellerabwel]

@classicguitarriffs Okay you´re right. Perhaps I smoked the wrong stuff (maybe Earl Grey Tea). My final and ultimate guitar heroes are:

1. Eric Faulkner (Bay City Rollers)

2. Andy Scott (The Sweet)

3. Michael Nesmith (The Monkees)

;-)

[gsxrkz]

Jimmy Page all the way , but really there is no greatest ever 

[haygreen2]

SLASH

[SangiGuitarWork1]

who puts page under hendrix like rlly

[p1nkhouse]

Jimmy Page is fucking awesome

[13vanzeppelin]

forgot david gilmour

[biggus81577]

you forgot eric clapton!

[DeathNote15243]

randy rhoads

[hto1971]

o forgot you forgot to putt randy roads in

[hto1971]

eddie just so dumb big deal he came up with the finger taping crap lol 

[2226guy]

john frusciante

[ChevyDude1980s]

Randy Rhoads!

[torogami2]

1.Jason Becker

2.Mary Friedman

3.Ritchie Blackmore

[njmudpuppy]

How in the FUCK did Angus even MAKE this list??????????? I mean... music is indeed objective... but Angus should NEVER be mentioned in the same breath as Page,or Hendrix....

[njmudpuppy]

@njmudpuppy SUBjective.......not objective....

[sawiola55]

@njmudpuppy

agree slash and angus most overrate ever ! btw Ritchie Blackmore,Steve Howe,Alex Lifeson what's goin on ? ?

[MrSilver9692]

Where is my Penis?!?!?!?! Oh there it is, mistook it for my leg

[khandi08ful]

Joe perry is one of them but he ain't in here.

[DoubledareTV]

Oh, ok. Lets compare black and white, or apples and oranges...

[NationCannabis420]

Jimmy Page #1

[BaronSamediVoodooLoa]

Why isn't Andrés Segovia on the list? He was way more talented than your number one, Jimi Hendrix.

[lorddarkeet]

@BaronSamediVoodooLoa If he is better, why has nobody heard of the loser?

[BaronSamediVoodooLoa]

@lorddarkeet Because great talent, unfortuantely, goes unnoticed.

By the way a loser, by defintion, is a person or thing that loses or has lost something, or a person who accepts defeat with good or bad grace; given the context and nature of the argument, I don't see how that applies to Segovia.

[MrThebutlerdidit]

hey u forgot about other players huh? that is outside of rock.i"m a rock player but don"t be so closed minded ROY CLARK can play most anything these ppl can and then some. so lets be fair about your poll

[53thetruth]

Where the fuck is dimebag darrell

[Stratocaster21st1994]

page.



[DDOG1bear]

Sure the palatable likes of Mark Knopfler and Brian May were inevidible and may have occured anyway, however the individuality of using hammer on hammer offs whammy bar wah wah octavia and various other techniques suggests that Jimi Hendrix can never be belittled!! :-)Same can be said of the blues legends (the main inspiration) and jazz pioneers !!

[DDOG1bear]

I think the thing with Jimi ..etc ... was they were... it !!!!, no one back then had done anything 'out of the box'...... it was an extremely conservative era and people were just learning how to let go @THETACODINOSAUR Man I love DIMEBAG as much as the next guy but seriously, guitar players would be different or somewhat 10-20 years behind if not for such innovative leaders !

[Vanhalen5150fan123]

EVH AND RANDY RHOADS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[DONDIVA1969]

Hendrix

[Modelller9798]

ANGUS!! 4ever



[njmudpuppy]

@Modelller9798 Grow up!!!! Angus sucks shitballs!!!!

[acdcbug2012]

@njmudpuppy you suck fuckin balls!

[njmudpuppy]

@acdcbug2012 Your mom sucks my balls.... right through the tip of my johnson......and NO you fag, I don't mean BRIAN Johnson!!!! Get a grip little boy, Angus is a SHOWMAN, but he's not that skilled of a musician....sorry if that hurts your gay wittle feelings

[acdcbug2012]

@njmudpuppy im actually a girl, and angus is the best showman and best guitarist. better than any of these

[acdcbug2012]

@njmudpuppy and im not gay. i actually like men, im not a lesbo, and angus is a way better lookin guitarist and better player than any of these!

[njmudpuppy]

@acdcbug2012 If you really. truly believe that Angus young is more talented than Steve Vai...... well........ whatever......

[1dcpony]

WHERE IS JOE PERRY?!?!?

[TheTonesterr]

ANGUS!!

[njmudpuppy]

@TheTonesterr Ok, so you like anus.... this thread is about guitar players......

[TheTonesterr]

@njmudpuppy ohh i see ur a troll.

[njmudpuppy]

@TheTonesterr  No douchebag..... I'm a music lover... Music is indeed subjective, but Angus Young does NOT belong on anyones list of " best " guitar players...... He may very well be entertaining, but his skills are far too limited for anyone to call him an all time great.........

[THETACODINOSAUR]

FUCK JIMI!!!! LIL FUCKING 12 YEAR OLD FAGGOTS THINK SINCE THERE GAY ASS WHIPING PARENTS SAY HES THE BEST THEN THAT AUTOMATICLY MAKES HIM THE BESTT!!!!DIMEBAG 4EVER!!!!!

[Cincinnatus1869]

@THETACODINOSAUR take your meds spazz

[stratdax]

@THETACODINOSAUR you talk like that and you're calling other people 12 years old? Here's a tip, don't use "faggot" as a pejorative. Also read some books, you're barely legible.

[moonpuppyou812]

leadbelly

[Amadeus9933]

paco de lucia

[crisnobile1]

slash



[longroadhome108]

1Hendrix2Beck3Page

[RumbleFiish]

Jimmy Page and Jimi Hendrix are both the best. That is all :)

[guitarcancel]

jimmy page

[Sekohullu666]

Jimi Hendrix

[Dejan423]

angus young

[acdcbug2012]

@Dejan423 yes!

[henrycsson]

slash

[THEFLYINGREDNECK]

RANDY RHOADS!

[westjt17]

Jason Becker

[Frydhey11]

The answer is who is second best. There is no doubting Jimi is the man and it is a race for the also-rans. Personally, Blackmore, Guy, and Gilmour are my favourites but that's irrelevant when it comes to "greatness". Music, however is subjective so personal viewpoint is welcome, in fact expected.

[anthonyjamesbenedict]

?? You forgot sooooooooo many...

Like ritchie blackmore, john lennon etc...

[iditarod9]

You call this shit music...............

[MrLabottomy]

yngwie malmsteen what about this guy

[MetallicaA9595]

Randy Rhoads is the greatest guitarist who ever lived. I like Slash but he is the most OVERRATED guitar player in the WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!

[WATERFOWL3R]

Dude no Eric clapton, and fucking slash sucks

[BeerGogglesReviews]

Brian May lost every once of credibility when he stood on Buckingham Palace in a safety harness, with a fan blowing dry ice up his murkan, desecrating the memory of Hendrix's rebellious anthem as he plucked a designer white jacketed God Save The Queen on Elizabeth II birthday.

THE SPIRIT OF ROCK IS NOT DEAD!!!

It just sold it's soul to Cliff Richards' agent.

[dougiefreshny]

Tony Iommi is the best

[jokkergar]

Skydog.

[thefirebreathers11]

ACE FREHLEY!!!!! 

[mentalfeed70]

Jimi Hendrix now and forever btw Slash will never be a guitar god.

[m4kes0meno1se]

Robert Johnson????

[goodygoody23]

Slash is an amateur compared to the others

[immatypewholike2lite]

FOR A LOVE OF A GOD STOP MAKING VIDEOS AND DELETE YOUR YOUTUBE ACCOUNT.Thats all im gonna say

[Geotubest]

Page all the way. Hendrix is noise.

[lolzy44]

your missing Duane Allmen, David Gilmour, Eric Clapton, Ritchie Blackmore, BB King , Randy Rhodes, and many others.

[Laz39Purple]

Bro you" List" SUCKS ,Ritchie Blackmore,Yngwie Malmsteen ,Eric Clapton,Joe Satriani,John Petrucci,David Gilmour ???,this list just showed that you are an IGNORANT and stupid ASSHOLE looking for some attention that you mami never gave to you either you wife.

[MrBingping]

@Laz39Purple yngwie sucks ass. he has 1 song with 40 different names. satriani has some cool stuff but he gets boring. however not having gilmour on this list is a sin

[AssaMarragadgey]

Jan Akkerman ...... any day of the week!!

[razorbackist]

this is the worst selection of guitarists I've ever seen. what about John Petrucci, Paul Gilbert, Yngwie Malmstein, Michael Angelo Batio, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, or Zakk Wylde? you forgot about all the good guitarists.

[gre1990]

@razorbackist those are the boring guitarists.

[elwanen2]

1. Jimi Hendrix.

2. Jimmy Page.

3. Andrew Latimer.

I hate the fact that nobody knows who Latimer is...

[TheWallGuitar]

Jimmy Page

[meshtapwns]

@rodd7 you forgot jimi hendrix

[rodd7]

@meshtapwns Actually, I didn't forget Hendrix, the general public has. Even Kurt Cobain and his band have outsold Hendrix.  You know, I can't explain. Peace

[rudydynxx]

hendrix is the only one of this list worth a mention.theirs loads and loads of others that would leave the rest standing,,,,always the same old faces.

[Love4SK]

slash??? wtf , lol

[tklabanos]

#1Jimi Hendrix

#2Slash

#3Argus Yang

#4Jimmy Page

[THEFLYINGREDNECK]

RANDY RHOADS BEATS EVERYONE!

[gremby]

@TheUncharter slash'??' ahahaa ahaha ahahahah

[RocksRevenge]

either jimmy page or jimi hendrix.

[stefanulet]

Slash;]

[lafleurdumal76]

definitive...JIMMY PAGE,

[rodd7]

This is so easy.

#1 Jimmy Page- Led Zeppelin

#2 David Gilmour - Pink Floyd

#3 Angus Young - AC$DC

#4 Eddie Van Halen- Van halen

#5 Slash - Guns n Roses

Based on Sales and that's no lie  Peace

[kerri3eaton]

@rodd7 ummmmmmm jimi hendrix is #1

[TheWezel1995]

Slash? Oh please, grow up.

[67goldtops]

@rodd7

LAUGHABLE.

Based on sales? New Kids on the Block was the highest grossing group of the 90s. Duran Duran was the highest grossing group of the 80s. And there's YOU, claiming that sales are in any way relevant to a player's ability. Hey, thanks for the laugh. Here's some players for you to check out...

Joscho Stephan, Danny Gatton, Sonny Landreth, Greg Koch, Derek Trucks, Reeves Gabrels, Lenny Breau, Rory Gallagher, Chet Atkins, Roy Buchanan

Listen and learn, you inept clown.

[vivikal1]

1.Dimitris Chiotis(Greek guitarist.Jimi Hendrix said once in an interview that Dimitris Chiotis is better than him!Write on youtube Dimitris Chiotis vs Jimi Hendrix and watch!It tells the truth and it's very interesting!) 2.Jimi Hendrix 3.Slash 4.Jimmy Page 5.Mathias Jabs 6.Eddie van Halen.

[phenix749]

no 1 tony iommni is close to the studio albums on stage .the other not so

[martijnhofman95]

You forgot john frusciante from the red hot chili peppers

[EffayHue]

JIMMY PAGE!

[jared1101s]

Jason Becker

[jokkergar]

Duane Allman.

[Imst92]

i can't understand why noone chooses the god of guitar: MARC KNOPFLER!

[TheRockClassicfan]

SYNYSTER FUCKING GATES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! that guy sweeps like a beast.

[coltsuperocean10]

@TheRockClassicfan ...he has skills, but it is so very boring!! Sweep picking has gone too far now and it sends me to sleep! Give me Jimmy Page, EVH, Paul Gilbert, Billy Corgan, Alex Lifeson, or Steve Vai any day above these speed merchants! I would even fuckin take Simon & Garfunkel above synyster fuckin gates!! At least they knew how to write songs packed full of melody and harmony!! When I cant sleep I get Michael Batio on, that soon sends me to slumberland!!

[TheRockClassicfan]

@coltsuperocean10 Im a massive fan of all the guitarists you listed, but synyster gates utilizes more than sweep picking. combined with zakky vengance's chugging rhythem, they can play extremely varied genres.

[filip1191]

Angus Young :D

[phenix749]

@filip1191 fool

[gunskitallica]

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[shimeonmorpheus]

django reinhardt and paco de lucia.

[catshumpcats3]

Ritchie Blackmore or Dave Murray imo

[A7XAVENGEDSEVEN]

Wheres Synyster Gates

[Blackmore35]

Ritchie Blackmore is the best guitarist of all time!!!

[blackmustang728]

where's kirk hammett ?

[Trinivalts]

Thumbs down for a very stupid topic.

[Jedimind328]

Carlos Santana is the best 

[Primmo1958]

Jimmy Page Rules !

[slayerpantera4life]

joe satriani

[downwithGEICO]

what about CLAPTON!

[LolzChannelDotCom]

buckethead

[hyena419]

Randy Rhoads

[wozjj]

For impact on rock and roll (ie defining it) I say Chuck Berry. Amongst those that followed, also Allen Collins from Skynyrd and Stevie Ray Vaughan

[th0r7777]

I like Randy Rhoads the most. He was of the fucking rails of the crazy train.

[ramrod20042000]

1. Jimi Hendrix

[Mstrat86]

John Anthony Mother Fucking Frusciante!

[themor791]

you must be around 60

[ThePlank1999]

BLACKMORE

[KaBaSpLoOSh]

@xeasdrossara you mean iommi?

[denisequeen98]

brian may & slash