Top 10 Best Guitarists of all time

[katicluka2001]

Hey,where is Yngwie Malmsteen? Listen Yngwie Malmsteen - Arpeggios from hell.

[nyond2]

@katicluka2001 hehehehe yea xD

[Bluemeranz]

Just because a guitarist is fast or his guitar has 4 necks doesn't mean he's a good guitarist

[sk8dnd55]

hammett should be best.

[lehmanpolarbear70]

This is the most guitar noob top list ever.

[MsSejoluis]

herman is the best for much

[chrispitts420]

this is the worst list ever i mean john petrucci, steve howe, zack wylde, joe pass, paul gilbert, satriani.

There are a million different genres for 1. And you put slash over buckethead. I dont think you know guitar very well.

[chancedillbeck]

forget slash

[thaflippinawesome]

Number 3 Herman Li.

[Metaldude1231]

WHERE THE FUCK IS TOSIN ABASI!

[DeadNorwegianBlue]

Buckethead is currently the best in the world. He comes back from a year long injury and just rips out his Pike Series.

[DioandMaiden]

@KokiriWhoDat What a fail list. The only thing good about that list is the fact you have Steve Vai first. Everything thing else is epic fail of positioning. And kirk should not be in this video someone playing for a few years can play better than him.

[KokiriWhoDat]

@DioandMaiden That was monthes ago, and I don't compare guitarists anymore because its stupid and meaningless.

[DioandMaiden]

@KokiriWhoDat GOOD. I hate those lists, but I'm glad you realize it's dumb. I guess it was just what you were into listening to at that time. I'm guessing that is what most of those lists are anyways.

[KokiriWhoDat]

@DioandMaiden I actually still like them all best, but there is no logical point in comparaing one persons taste in music with another...unless it's Lil Wayne's guitar skills >.>

[AaronApack]

slash could suck a fat cock

[Zoddization]

Uh...im kindof disappointed on 1#...

[elseriojackson1]

donde kedo luca turulli ¿¿¿???

[elseriojackson1]

dios no me esperava eso jimi hendrix el mejor ???

[TheMonkeybutler20]

so...you put steve vai in the video, but not his personal guitar mentor frank zappa?

props for hendrix by the way

[deotten2]

YEAH RIGHT AND WERE IS SYNYSTER GATES?

[UnknownSect333]

@deotten2 Synyster Gates would be like, #100 or something... 

[DJASHXx]

tom morrelo should be first

[secretbowser29]

@DJASHXx yah what he said tom morello is better than tose other losers

[emalarrea7]

fuuck..oooh noo they put the song of guitar hero 3 Tom Morello ... there are thousands of items it good.....

[theXbobXjob2]

tom morrello? no comment

[TrasHMetaLRagE]

хуйня - автор нуб

[Brentypooz]

Herman dosen't 'suck'.. hes probaly better than all your haters

[hurley56476]

@Brentypooz what he meant was that herman lee fucking sucks

[LastActionCowboy]

herman li is horrable, are you aware that all the stuff he plays is sped up 3 times faster

[OaWaScHlKaKtUs]

two words... VAN HALEN

[Inferno21137]

u would use songs from gitar hero wow......

[romaggot]

you used the wrong solo representing buckethead. in almost EVERY bh vs video, the solo is from jordan. why? he hwas hundreds of better solos. meh...fu*kin guitar hero i guess.

also, herman li does not belong in any top 10 list involving guitars (except maybe top 10 worst ripoffs).

also, slash is many things, but not inspirational as u put it in the description.

[CorvusHun]

omgwtfbbq

[DrunKinMuffiN]

lol the kirk hammet song was awful. You picked some of the worst songs for the best artists up there. That slash song sucked too. jesus Let me guess your 15.

[Guitarmanharters]

Why choose Dave Muistaine and not use a Megadeth song ?, I know he was in Metallica but he's most famous for Megadeth...

[faustosguitar]

i wonder why steve vai is in 8 an slash in 2, you dude didnt really now of music

[faustosguitar]

where is paul gilbert?

[Nicholsable]

great list and everyone is going to hate me but Alex Lifeson should be on evry list

[NiloDGF]

#1 it's Herman Li and #2 Sam Totman

DRAGONFORCE!!!!!

[alexasolti]

yeeeeeeeeeee tom morello

[LOMAZ5150]

the best is michael batio

[LOMAZ5150]

the best is michael patio

[ixnaypunkmetal]

#1 Nick Jonas??

[benjamim2244]

otima lista

[peintheelite]

How is steve oumeitte above steve vai

[ThunderhorseEX]

Really? i know Dave wrote Whiplash solo, but he doesn't play it! put something like the Holy Wars solo! and Tom Morello better than Steve Vai???? WTF?!?!

[kazuhiko78]

WHAT THE FUCK ? Where is Eddie Van Halen ?

la plupart des guitaristes sont des guitaristes de métal (schred) it's suck !!

le sweep est imprésionnant mais pas compliqué a faire !

cette liste est a chiez !

[LOMAZ5150]

@kazuhiko78 yh wheres eddie

[jhw199811]

malmsteen is the best

[jhw199811]

you are a fuckin dildo malmsteen is the best

[rockersince1995]

i dont care what anyone says "Jordan" is a badass song

[giglfoosm]

kirk hammet isnt even that good...

[LastActionCowboy]

@giglfoosm are you kidding

[giglfoosm]

@LastActionCowboy in comparison to other great guitarists, yea hes not that good

[LastActionCowboy]

@giglfoosm great doesnt necessarily mean skill.

[giglfoosm]

@LastActionCowboy fine he sucks dick does that make it clearer for u

[yahirave]

no sabes distinguir generos.............. estupido .l.

[Facux027]

herman? herman is a ... comercial shit :) and slash

[Facux027]

herman? herman is a ... comercial shit :)

[123GuitarKing]

slash!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[buckethead0levani]

BUCKETHEAD IS BESTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT

[MONSTERMaNiMaL]

Worlds three best guitarist. Bucket head. joe santini ( idk how to spell his name ) and Wes borland

[taylormadeNo1]

Not saying your list is wrong buuuuuut...Buckethead is the best on that list!

[JUSTING101]

lol why no david gilmour no stevie ray vaughn or rory gallagher

i think you should of put in the title

top 10 fast guitarists your gonna get a load of people

bitching about it but at least you put hendrix at top *high fives*

[JUSTING101]

lol why no david gilmour no stevie ray vaughn or rory gallagher

i think you should of put in the title

top 10 fast guitarists your gonna get a load of people

bitching about it

[trevortjes]

too much gh in this vid

[Jakeseatspie13]

anybody who makes this list MUST put hendrix at 1. no doubt the best guitarist ever.

[tower616]

Tom Morello better than Vai?

[SWATSharpShooter]

steve vai should be first and the second is jimmy page....

[Doppiamelo]

isn't mustainde.... is hammett

[GuitarHeroRare]

slash sucks balls dude wtfff hes like # 500

[Yoshimitsu4prez]

lmfao herman li and kirk hammett, smh

[shellsman33]

u gotta fuckin be kidding me tom morello, and slash, higher than steve vai, dude put down ur joint and revamp the list. well atleast u got #1 right.

[UnDeeRaaTeeD]

wow you picked 9 terrible guitarists. Herman Li is a fucking joke

[torsti987]

Who is Steve Ouimette??? Seriously??

[KNIGHTCleric]

i dont understand why you people dont like this list

as for me,this list is ok and i thumbed up because there is a Buckethead here

a list without Buckethead is no-list but pure shit

buckethead is the best

[XionComrade]

@KNIGHTCleric Yeah Bucket is a fucking monster, and exactly what would be expected from a student of Paul Gilbert. But a list of the "Best guitarists ever" is complete bullshit without Malmsteen in it. Super guitarists like Malmsteen, Gilbert, Satriani(Taught Hammet and Vai), Vai(Inspired Laiho to play), and Petrucci in the top 10 is almost default. Not to mention Govan and Lane, probably the two most skilled guitarists in history.

[thebehmont1]

This guy's definitely a Guitar Hero fanboy who doesnt even play REAL guitar lol,your list sucks,sure there are some amazing guitarplayers that i dont see very often on videos like this but still... 3.Steve Quimette? 2.Slash?!!? 1.HENDRIX!??!?! That has to be Top 3 worst guitar players of all time and Quimette doesnt even play that solo,he plays most of it and the rest is made with computer

[MARTlANxMADNESS]

@thebehmont1 oh! cmon! hendrix aint that bad personally i as well think he's completely overrated because he died of a young age but he's far from the worst

but slash and steve? yeah they really shouldn't be there.... if you ask me the top guitarists in my book are micheal angelo batio(his insane and unique speed) and randy bachman(purely out of preference) and well of course jimmy page but thats kinda cheezy to......

[thebehmont1]

@MARTlANxMADNESS - Yeah,michael Angelo batio is pretty good but definitely not the best guitarist ever...Just remember: Speed is NOT everything

[MARTlANxMADNESS]

@thebehmont1 i know and randy bachman is the pure example of that but whats amazing about micheal is that he's the fastest known guitarist in the world(or so ive heard) and his insane and unique speed is absolutely incredible but like i said randy bachman himself is usually a turtle as it pertains to guitar but he can be fast

[underratedguitarist]

Buckethead is number 1 no matter what this list says, and im not saying that because he was on some retarded game either. listen to his other songs and ull see the emotion he has when playing.

[SteelLightningBand]

where is Eddie VanHalen

[guitarwisard]

When will people realize that blazing fast licks aren't what makes a guitarist great?

[cavaliersfan1001]

this list does kind of suck and dragon force sucks live

[mariosuperlative]

@cavaliersfan1001 Stop living in the fucking past. They had one shitty tour due to a terrible sound crew and now everyone hates them for it. It's igorant and petty.

[smexymichaelx2]

slash from guns n roses and velvet revolver and now hes solo...

[smexymichaelx2]

omg dragon force suckkk they speeded up!!!kirk 9th place?steve vai 8th place??tom 7th place?5th buckethead o-oomg...

[PanosGuitarHero]

why didnt you put a Megadeth song on dave? it would be better anyway! nice list

[williamsitox]

yeah!! men im according to you, jimmy hendrix is in our lives 4 ever men!!!

[johaneskrauzer]

HEY!! NOT HERMANS IN 10!!!! IN 1FIRST!!!

[8renato8]

@johaneskrauzer you dont have concient i can play guitar btter than him

[8renato8]

@johaneskrauzer you dont have concient i can play guitar better than him

[METALHAMMER2100]

esta lista es una mierda!!

esta lista es una mierda!!

esta lista es una mierda!!

esta lista es una mierda!!

[tq4uplanet]

Cromok-The Ulek(LIVE)

[xxxxxxxMETALLICA]

Lol dragon force can't even play their own music live hahaha

[Thuggybcobhc]

slash is overRATED for fuck sakes but dave mustaine is way better than kirk thank u

[xxxxxxxMETALLICA]

@Thuggybcobhc thank you slash is the most overated guitarist ever,his solo's sound good but their are really easy 2 play and gnr sucks

[legumes12]

Uh, where's nick Jonas?

[SATproductionz]

Herman Li is a joke. He knows how to play, but he writes crap songs which are all exactly the same riff over and over.

[visheshrulezz]

you lick ass .......place kirk and dave in top 3....

[chroker]

What's up with slash and Jimi on every freaking list??? Jimi was the greatest for HIS TIME. We have more players that can play better. And slash isn't even that great. He's good but not fantastic.

I'm glad Tom's there but why'd you have to use the guitar battle? I wish you would have put one of his great solos. Like guerrilla radio or something

[sco1403]

okay u use slash at #2 but u say hes in velevet revolver cmon everyone nows him for GNR fuck and uh well i like some of your picks but herman li and micheal angelo batio really?

[jorsyy]

This Is The Bads List Ever Herman li On the FIRST PLACE

[995guitarhero]

where is laiho????.....i cant beleive u put hammett and frgot laiho[cob]....

[H057IL3]

Am I the only one who finds Hammett WAY too overrated? Other than than, the list is awesome. Plus, I find it great you put Slash, while being much slower than the rest of the guys, in second place. Feeling is as important as speed. Same goes for Jimi Hendrix.

Also, for Mustaine you should have put in a Megadeth song.

[legumes12]

@H057IL3 I agree dude, Hammet is way overrated. And I believe feeling is WAY more important than speed. In fact, I don't think speed is important at all.

[H057IL3]

@legumes12

Actually, I look for originality, technique and influence more than anything else in a guitarist. I can't say much since I'm a shredder :P

Feeling too is great, balance that with speed and you get Satch, Slash or Vai.

[metalpknot]

because all the songs are a guitar hero also missing some as: Van Halen, Joe Satarni

But Herman Li? Slash? And Michael Angelo Batio?

That list SUCKS

[guerrero1levinson]

omfg im sarry but i rilly dount like this list D:< has some good ppl like hendrix and slash and morellow but the rest comon...

[grahamp02]

Excluding slash and handrix, this is a truely awfull list!

[Hanskfheag]

This is a matter of opinion, remember that kids.

[ulticrosser]

2:30 is the fucking best man

[makemymusic9951]

when you make a vid of this tell people that its " youre opinion " or suchs dumbasses as someone below gets angry, a great guitarist is a guitarist that use his feelings.......like slash

srry, my bad english....

[Caladbolg09]

There is just so much wrong with this. Ok first of all, a 'Greatest Guitarist list' isn't complete without a couple of key people. Where is Paul Gilbert? Where is Zac Wylde?

This is a list made by a Guitar Hero noob. As much as I like these games they're making kids worship guitar idols who don't deserve 'the best'.

Oh and put better songs for the people who do deserve to be here. Jordan? Come on, give me Nottingham Lace or Soothsayer or something.

/long rant

[Weslo2]

@Caladbolg09 besides it's almost impossible to name the actual best guitarists

because there are too many different styles of playing

all of the naming "greatest" is just personal opinion

I agree on some choices, others not so much, BUT that's what opinions are :)

[MegadethRocks1000]

ha haha ha..........

Slash #2 wtf?

[adegamisoumounopano]

i appreciate your list... but a best guitarist list without ron jarzombek and allan holdsworth just isnt accurate.

[thefallen136]

ok if your going to put buckethead on your list put one of his actual good songs no that stupid Jordan song goddamn nobody know any good buckethead....goddamn

[muhameman]

herman sucks!

[ajp10k]

wow really herman lee?

[lordhalo1605]

wow herman li???

no words, he should be at number 1#

(being sarcastic).

[bojan6000]

Dave Mustaine FTW !!!

[Natachasegura]

That is some fuck dave mustane?? he sucks big time put kirk nr 2 instead of slash

[Mriao231]

Very accurate list, although Buckethead and Batio rank Way higher for Shredding, the List is VERY accurate

[adrianguitar1]

this list sucks !!

[sprtn11712]

according to you, everyone has different opinions so dont go to other ppls and say shit about em.

[skugglerthrash]

@sprtn11712 no your list really does suck now go finish middle school

[MrPaintballfreak13]

k so when do u list the good guitarists

[caboose119z]

Wow. Guitar hero is this guys only scource of music. Where the hell were pete townshend and Kieth Richards?

[sprtn11712]

buckethead is amzing. kirk and david mustaine are amazing. all these guitarists are amzing. its coincedence that a few are from guitar hero. obviously you have to be pretty good to get on a multi-trillion dollar game series. your smart

[taylormadeNo1]

@sprtn11712 did he say Pete Townsend and Kieth Richard? HA!

[Guitarmanharters]

@sprtn11712 It's nowhere near "Multi Trillion", They got sued so many times, because it's a plastic guitar and colours...

[magicboy1103]

This list*

[magicboy1103]

and wow I just realized that thislost sucks even more cuz......WHERE THE HELL JIMMY PAGE?!?!?!?!?!?

[sprtn11712]

nvr heard of him so obviously if i havent then he cant b too awesome? alot of guitarists have alot of skill. but these r the ten that I THINK r the best/most inspirational.

[magicboy1103]

Guys listen up.Don't you get it? He's just naming a bunch of guys he knows from guitar hero xD come on jordan isn't even buckethead's best song.and the devil went down to georgia by Steve oimette??? where else would he get that from xD

[sprtn11712]

because steve ouimette is a improv guitarist, i searched the web for hours and didnt find anything else. and 2 out of 10 guitarists from GH? ya my list if def based on it then retard.

[TheNumetal95]

The only one that I would never want to hear play live is Herman Li

[sniktawleahcim]

even though he sucks live?

btw, go to a buckethead concert.

he is amazing live.

[WilliamGH1337]

Dave mustaine was the best one there and for those dumbasses who say whiplash is kirk's solo your wrong kirk just made it a bit diffrent and fucking ruined it with his fucking wah wah. Go listen to the no life till leather demo.

[sprtn11712]

rock on

[Benderillo1996]

van halen owns slahs=poser, KIRK is best andHerman le li lee or watever his name in is trash

[sprtn11712]

van halen-taps (easy)

Slash-one of the guitar gods (screw off)

Kirk-pretty damn good (wont lie)

Herman Li-Very creative guitarist who sucks live

[fweeduff]

Herman Li?

Are you fucking kidding me?

No Eddie Van Halen?

[sprtn11712]

again if i wanted 5 mins of tapping on the b string i would have picked him. sorry. herman li sucks live i admit but thats because he is higher than space. have u ever seen his studio performance vid? dont think so.

[fweeduff]

Eddie pretty much invented the two hand tap and Herman's guitar skills are edited in the studio

[sprtn11712]

no. he has a video of him sitting in a chair in a studio just playing improv shit

[ARRRRRGGGG1]

nice list but your missing stevie ray vaughn and malmsteen

[sprtn11712]

the only guitarist i would have possibly added is michael angelo batio. sorry but these are the top 10 most influential guitarists read description

[ARRRRRGGGG1]

i know that, stevie was one of the most influential guitarists in the blues and jazz.

and who doesnt like malmsteen

[sprtn11712]

im a guitar player and i find that these ten influence me more than these ppl your listing off sorry.

[sniktawleahcim]

lol if you were going for best.. you did a shitty job, and if you were going for most inspirational you did a shitty job.

if you were going for inspirational:

herman li and slash dont belong.

satriani more than belongs.

paul gilbert? HE TAUGHT BUCKETHEAD.

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if you were going for best... slash is probably the worst on this list, and technicality wise, hendrix doesnt match up to others (batio, buckethead, mustaine).

seems like you did more of a "my favorite guitarists" list

[sprtn11712]

YOU CAN NOT OBVIOUSLY SIT THERE AND TALK TRASH ABOUT JIMI HENDRIX!! IM SURE ANYONE OUT THERE WILL AGREE WITH ME ON THIS INCLUDING ROLLING STONE! NOW ONE MORE COMMENT ABOUT JIMI SUCKING FROM ANY USER WILL GET YOU BANNED FROM COMMENTING

P.S. Slash was number 13 on rolling stone best guitarists if i remember correctly so shut your hole. i think buckethead is better than paul gilbert. and since i play guitar and there is a 92% chance you dont stfu.

[sniktawleahcim]

was not trash talking hendrix, just saying he wasnt the most skilled guitarist.

flame on dude, caps lock is cool.

and yes, i am going to obviously sit.

i love how you worship the rolling stone magazine as if its opinion is fact.

maybe there is 100% chance i do play guitar? and i bet you suck at guitar.

i think buckethead is better than gilbert. but gilbert is more influential. e.g. he taught buckethead. you mix influential with skill, and that is a dumb error to make.

[sprtn11712]

douchebag. because i agree with rolling stone magazine does not mean i worship them. jimi hendrix did the most complicated shit ever all while he was singing. he played lefty strung upsidedown. and good 4 u 4 thinking i suck at guitar but if i had a camera then i could make a vid of me playing and you could go ahead and stfu cuz i am pretty damn good asshole. i used caps lock to get my point across. i think buckethead is better. and i mixed all of my fav's, not yours faggot

[SlowMutant13]

Once Agian no John Petrucci Amazing

[streetsesh80]

eddie van halen

jimmy page!!!!

[sprtn11712]

tappers

[rockblackburn]

You should have put Steve Vai MUCH higher up the list.

[rockblackburn]

In fact, you should have put Steve Vai 2nd and Slash 7th, well... Slash does'nt even deserve to be on that list!!! There much better guitarists out there, for eg: Eddie Van Halen, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Les Paul and Duanne Allman.

[sprtn11712]

however i think slash is one of the most influential guitarists ever on the face of this earth. who else would have thought up the opening riffs for paradise city and sweet child o mine? EvH is ok but he is mostly tapping and tapping is easy.

[ager157]

slash own's!!!!!

[sniktawleahcim]

Mustaine: He's brilliant; I love him. But then you see some guy like Buckethead Buckethead is probably twice as good a guitar player as me and Slash combined, and can stand having fried chicken rubbed up against his face all night for a couple of hours.

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[daniel3247]

Good video!!

And Yeah Jimi Hendrix Is THE BEST PLAYER EVER

R.I.P