Re: Your Top 5 Guitarists of all time

Rev Gary Davis
Missisippi  John Hurt (the best of the Delta style fingerpickers, when he played it sounded like 2 guitars at the same time.)
Chuck Berry (without Berry there would be no Hendrix,Paige, SRV or Beatles)
Chet Atkins
Big Bill Broonzy (he taught Clapton and the Blues Breakers  how to play the blues)
Lonnie Johnson (took blues and turned it into a new form called jazz)

Re: Your Top 5 Guitarists of all time

hi all, I am adding two to my list

FRANK MARINO
WALTER TROUT
How can two guys this good not have got inernational acclaim??

Re: Your Top 5 Guitarists of all time

1. Chet Atkins
2. Tommy Emanualle
3. Jerry Reed
4. Santana
5.Tommy Ioni

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Re: Your Top 5 Guitarists of all time

1 - Jimi Hendrix
2 - Buckethead
3 - Eric Clapton
4 - Moby... he is an DJ i know, but he can play guitar....
5 - Gabor szabor  (Think its right spelled)

Re: Your Top 5 Guitarists of all time

my no1 is Brian Setzer

sorry havent a full list:(

cool Dont Stop Kid Keep Rockin'  !! cool

Re: Your Top 5 Guitarists of all time

1. Ritchie Blackmore
2. Jimmy Hendrix
3. Stevie Ray Vaughan
4. Tommy Bolin
5.Tommy Ioni


Yeah

Re: Your Top 5 Guitarists of all time

1. Steve Hackett

2. Dave Gilmour

3. Alex Lifeson

4. Carlos Santana

5. Brian May

Re: Your Top 5 Guitarists of all time

1.cody pellerin/Stellar Kart
2.paul coleman/Newsboys
3.eric clapton
that's all i can think of because i mostly listen to bands

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Re: Your Top 5 Guitarists of all time

I replied a long time ago to this topic...my list has varied slightly
Top five
1.  Eric Johnson
2.  Eric Clapton
3.  SRV
4.  Hendrix
5.  Yngwie Malmsteen

Next five
6.  Steve Vai
7.  Rory Gallagher
8.  Jose Feliciano
9.  Trace Bundy
10. Angus Young

There are a ton of others that deserve to be in the top 10 as well, but these are some of the ones I like best

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Switchfoot

Re: Your Top 5 Guitarists of all time

I wouldn't mind throwing Graham Coxon into the mix too. Underrated I would say.

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Re: Your Top 5 Guitarists of all time

Eddie Van Halen ok I agree
Mark Knopler just plain very listenable and skilled
Eric Johnson ya'll should check out
SRV stage presence
Dave Matthews because when you try to play his stuff well, you know....

Re: Your Top 5 Guitarists of all time

I agree ... Dave Matthews is one of the best acoustic players I've ever heard or seen

"Rhythm drives the Rock-n-Roll train"

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Re: Your Top 5 Guitarists of all time

Eric Clapton
Jimmy Page
Brad Paisley
Ricky Scaggs
Joe Satriani
I just had t o come back and add Monte Montgomery. This guy can shred on an acoustic like nobodys business.

Re: Your Top 5 Guitarists of all time

SRV #1
Mem Shannon (check out. real clean)
Carlos Santana
Mark Knopfler
Buddy Guy
Eric Clapton

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Re: Your Top 5 Guitarists of all time

1. Hank Marvin(The Shadows)
2. Jeff Beck
3. Steve Lukather(Toto)
4. Mark Knopfler(Dire Straits)
5. Jimi Hendrix

     Option 2
1. Joe Satriani
2. Eric Clapton(Cream)
3. David Gilmour(Pink Floyd)
4. Slash(Guns N Roses)
5. Jimmy Page(Led Zeppelin)

Re: Your Top 5 Guitarists of all time

I happen to like Option 2

"Rhythm drives the Rock-n-Roll train"

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Re: Your Top 5 Guitarists of all time

Top 5 in no particular order;

Angus Young
Slash
Jimi Hendrix
Eric Clapton
Pete Townsend

And Seasick Steve on the subs bench

Re: Your Top 5 Guitarists of all time

Gordon Giltrap
Tommy Emmanuel
Joe Bonamassa
Jeff Beck
George Harrison

Of course there are so many greats but these are the ones i like listening to most of all

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Re: Your Top 5 Guitarists of all time

delchurcher wrote:

my particular favourite guitarists are Hank Marvin,Django Reinhardt,Mark Knopfler,Chet  Atkins and Julian Bream....the latter being classical,but I feel does need a mention.

Have you heard Gordon Giltrap?

If not check him out on you tube

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Re: Your Top 5 Guitarists of all time

Changed my mind

1 - Zacky -A7x
2 - Synyster  - A7x
3 - Herman - DragonForce
4 - Kirk - Mettalica
5 - Eric Johnson

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Re: Your Top 5 Guitarists of all time

I never changed my mind, that was my daft 18 year old son who made the last list, what does he know about music,  cmon guys lets see some more!

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Re: Your Top 5 Guitarists of all time

1. Eric Clapton
2. Jeff Beck
3. Jimmy Page
4. Hendrix
5. Robert Johnson< HUGE INOVATOR

Re: Your Top 5 Guitarists of all time

1. hendrix
2 eddie van halen
3 eric clapton
4 JOHNNY CASH
5 dimebag darrell

Re: Your Top 5 Guitarists of all time

Jeff Beck
Jimmy Paige
George Harrison
Jimi Hendrix
Keith Richards

Re: Your Top 5 Guitarists of all time

1 - Alexi Laiho (children of bodom)
2 - Jimi Hendrix
3 - Kirk Hamett
4 - Eric Clapton
5 - Van Halen

their all pretty much the same for me the number's dont mean anything smile