Guitarists.

[Arsen]

Name your top ten.

Mine in no order:

1. Joe Satriani
2. Adrian Smith
3. Tony Iommi
4. B.B. King
5. Mikael Akerfeldt
6. Lindsey Buckingham
7. Alvin Lee
8. Steve Vai
9. Buckethead
10. Eric Clapton

Mine are pretty straightforward, a blend of blues and classic rock guitarists alongside the modern metal virtuoso's.

 

[CIA]

Jimmy Page
Jack White
J. Mascis
Tom Morello
Eric Clapton
Slash (sorry elitists)
Robert Fripp
Alexi Laiho
Kirk Hammett
I really like the noises that Steven Drozd of The Flaming Lips gets out of his guitar, but I am reluctant to call him a guitarist. He plays pretty much everything.

This is what I like. (Buckethead would have made it if I listened to him more)

Also if I was better at guitar I'd be number one.

Why Tony Iommi?

 

[Valkyira]

Matt Bellamy!!!!!

 

[mikecoulter]

In no real order of preference:

1) John Mayer

2) Eric Clapton

3) My guitar teacher (Mike Devlin)

4) Steve Vai

5) Simon Neil

6) Zakk Wylde

7) Bumblefoot

8) Slash

9) Bob Marley

10) Jimi Hendrix

Pretty excellent list if I do say so myself.

 

[BonsaiK]

I'm a professional guitar teacher so this is an easy list for me to make.

1. Mimby
2. Bob Log III
3. K.K. Null
4. Jón Þór Birgisson
5. Scott Ian
6. Gabby La La
7. Douglas P.
8. Tom G. Warrior
9. Kristin Hersh
10. Tony Iommi

 

[TheRightToArmBears]

1.Joe Satriani
2.Joe Bonamassa
3.Randy Rhoads (Ozzy Osbourne)
4.Andy McKee
5.Jimi Hendrix
6.Scott Ian (Anthrax)
7.Mark Morton (Lamb Of god)
8.Seasick Steve
9.Bob Marley
10. Aaron Barret (Reel Big Fish)

All guitarists without a band in brackets are solo artists. They are all epic.

 

[The Shade of Time]

1. JACK BLACK
2. Mark Trimonti
3. Miyavi
4. Joe Satriani
5. Paul Gilbert
6. Dave Grohl
7. Eric Clapton
8. Dimebag
9. Jonathan Culton
10.Phil Demmel

 

[keithdrover]

Wow guys. Really? Seriously? Jeebus Christ you're all fake elitists. Listen to 'real' (creative, a-la, not STOLEN RIFFS) guitar players. Hmmph.

 

[CIA]

Wow guys. Really? Seriously? Jeebus Christ you're all fake elitists. Listen to 'real' (creative, a-la, not STOLEN RIFFS) guitar players. Hmmph.

Meh. I like what I like.

 

[Bucket0Bones]

In no real order apart from number 1 and 2

1. Buckethead
2. Paul Waggoner
3. Paul Gilbert
4. Shawn Lane
5. Fernando Miyata
6. Marty Friedman
7. Chris Broderick
8. Daamion Draven
9. Eric Johnson
10. John Petrucci

 

[goatzilla8463]

How the hell is Jimi Hendrix not up there?

 

[EscapeGoat_v1legacy]

I have top ten, just many guitarists I love.

But ten guitarists I love, I guess I could do. In no particular order:

• Brian May
  Eric Clapton
  Mark Knopfler
  Jimi Hendrix
  Dave Mustaine
  John Lennon
  George Harrison
  Matt Bellamy
  James Hetfield
  Kurt Cobain

 

[BonsaiK]

Wow guys. Really? Seriously? Jeebus Christ you're all fake elitists. Listen to 'real' (creative, a-la, not STOLEN RIFFS) guitar players. Hmmph.

Hahaha back under the bridge, please.

What constitutes a 'real' guitar player in your eyes? Examples? Where's your list?

Also please tell me who Jón Þór Birgisson stole his riffs from, I'd like to listen to that guitarist myself. Really, I would.

 

[stonethered]

mildly disapointed, i was hoping we were complaining about how many guitarists their were in the world by contrast to how many real musicians there are.
that being said my brother is my #1 favorite guitarist, and he's good too!

 

[Arkhangelsk]

1. John 5
2. Steve Vai
3. Alexi Laiho
4. Joe Satriani
5. Yngwie Malmsteen

Um... Wow, it's getting hard now.

6. Roope Latvala
7. Björn Gelotte
8. Corey Beaulieu
9. Matthew Bellamy
10. Michael Angelo Batio

Couldn't it be top 5 instead?

 

[Arkhangelsk]

How the hell is Jimi Hendrix not up there?

Apparently people don't like him as much as you thought.

 

[goatzilla8463]

How the hell is Jimi Hendrix not up there?

Apparently people don't like him as much as you thought.

Well fine.

But Ian D'Sa is also awesome.

His hands move like spiders in "Devil on my shoulder".

 

[Death_Korps_Kommissar]

1.Buckethead
2.Daron Malakian
3.Dave Mustain
4.B.B King
5.Jimmy Page
6.Steve Vai
7.Dimebag
8.Zachary Hietala
9.Mick mars
10.Joe Perry

 

[Gamurga]

no particular order, exept for number one:

1. Buckethead
2. John 5
3. Dimebag
4. Matt Bellamy
5. Tom Morello
6. Steve Vai
7. Django Reinhardt
8. Paul Gilbert
9. Slash
10. Hendrix

 

[madcap2112]

1. Pete Townshend
2. Jeff Beck
3. David Gilmour
4. Angus Young
5. Jimmy Page
6. Johnny Winter
7. Wes Montgomery
8. Alvin Lee
9. John Lee Hooker
10. Mick Ronson