post your top 10 guitarists

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No order- and a +1 for 11

Frank Zappa
Guthrie Govan
Steve Vai
Shawn Lane
Randy Rhoads
Alex Lifeson
Chet Atkins
Jason Becker
SRV
Jeff Beck
David Gilmour
 
zakk
slash
hetfield
cantrell
mustaine
lynch
demartini
hammet- pre 1991
buckethead
setzer
 
*STEVE HUNTER*

TONY IOMMI (RHYTHMS)
RONNIE MONTROSE
MICHAEL SCHENKER
JOHN SKYES
ROBIN TROWER
WARREN DEMARTINI
GEORGE LYNCH
LESLIE WEST
ACE FREHLEY

GOTTA MENTION:
GLEN TIPTON / KK DOWNING
DAVE MENEKETTI
SRV
V/H

Yep.... This just about does it for me... :D

Roid RAGE
 
EVH
Eric Clapton
SRV
Adrian Smith
Dave Murray
George Lynch
Jon Sykes
Andy Timmons
Joe Bonamassa
Warren DiMartini
 
No particular order

David Gilmour
Randy Rhoads
Eric Johnson
Joe Bonnamassa
Billy Gibbons
Ty Tabor
EVH
Hendrix
Chet Atkins
Jimmy Page
 
Hard to make a top10, it would be easier to do a top10 for each genre. But what the hell, in no particular order:

Yngwie Malmsteen
Michael Åkerfeldt
John McLaughlin
Shawn Lane
Guthrie Govan
Adrian Smith
Allan Holdsworth
Brett Garsed
Fredrik Thordendal
Paul Gilbert
 
EVH
Joel Stroetzel
Chris Amott
Peter Wichers
Jeff Loomis
James Hetfield
Dave Mustaine
Jake E Lee
George Benson
Yngwie Malmsteen
 
RoidRage":3qpblhpx said:
*STEVE HUNTER*

TONY IOMMI (RHYTHMS)
RONNIE MONTROSE
MICHAEL SCHENKER
JOHN SKYES
ROBIN TROWER
WARREN DEMARTINI
GEORGE LYNCH
LESLIE WEST
ACE FREHLEY

GOTTA MENTION:
GLEN TIPTON / KK DOWNING
DAVE MENEKETTI
SRV
V/H

Yep.... This just about does it for me... :D

Roid RAGE
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Ok! Where do I squeeze in Randi Rhodes! :bash:

Roid
 
In no order.

Jimi Hendrix
Eric Clapton
Randy Rhodes
EVH
The Edge
Brian May
SRV
Trey Anastasio
Jimmy Page
Pete Townsend

Ask me tomorrow and the list would be much different.
 
Jason Becker
Joe Satriani
John Petrucci
Paul Gilbert
George Lynch
Devin Townsend
Andy Timmons
Randy Rhoads
Gary Moore
Joe Bonnamassa
 
Steve Morse
Eric Johnson
EVH
Neal Schon
Randy Rhoads
Yngwie
Paul Gilbert
Vinnie Moore
Tony MacAlpine
Joe Satriani
 
In no particular order... My favorite guitar players overall:
Steve Vai
Yngwie Malmsteen
Van Halen
Slash
Eric Johnson
Joe Satriani
Jason Becker
Gary Moore
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Axel Rudi Pell

Didn't make the list or alternative list:

Chris Impellitteri
Doug Aldrich
Walter Giardino
Guthrie Govan
Paul Gilbert
Zakk Wylde
Randy Rhoads
Richie Blackmore
George Lynch
John Petrucci
 
Ritchie Blackmore
John Sykes
Roland Grapow
Tony Iommi
Ronni Le Tekrø
Mark Reale
James Hetfield
John Petrucci
Brian May
John Norum
Wolf Hoffmann
Michael Weikath/Kai Hansen
Jim Matheos/Frank Aresti
Jimmy Page
David Gilmour
John 5



Lost count I think....
 
Paul Gilbert
EVH
John Sykes
Vitto Bratta
DiMartini
Lynch
Bonamassa
Brad Paisley
Brian Setzer
Scotty Anderson
 
In order:

EVH
Lynch
Yngwie
Alexi Laiho
Randy Rhoads
Jason Becker
John Sykes
Dimebag
Hetfield
Slash
 
Ask me in 5 minutes and you might get a different answer but here goes:

FTW (If there was an order it would change daily)
  • EVH
    SRV
    Rhoads
    YJM
    Dime
    Lynch
    Vai
    Jake E. Lee
    Zakk (P&G/Book of Sorrows and earlier)
    Aldrich

Runner up (anyone on this list could exchange with someone on the above list depending on the day or mood)
  • Hendrix
    Govan
    Loomis
    Satriani
    Moore
    DeMartini
    Gilbert
    Timmons
    Petrucci
    Sykes

Honorable Mention(anyone on this list could exchange with someone on the above 2 list depending on the day or mood)
  • Gilmour
    Holfman
    Page
    Gibbons
    Tabor
    Cantrell
    Townsend
    Campbell
    Brent Mason
    Mustaine

Dual/Multiple
  • Adrian Smith/Dave Murray
    Michael Wilton/Chris Degarmo
    Adam Dutkiewicz/Joel Stroetzel
    Hettefield/Hammet
    Mark Morton/Will Adler
    KK Downing/Glen Tipton
    Malcolm & Angus Young
    Eric Peterson/Alex Skolnick
    Skynerd
    Eagles
 
John Petrucci
James Hetfield
Eric Peterson
Alex Skolnik
Eric Johnson
Dave Mustaine
SRV
Hendrix
EVH
Dime
 
Brian May

The rest in no particular order.....
Vai
Randy Rhoads
Jake E. Lee
George Lynch
Craig Goldy
EVH
Slash
Warren Di Martini
Ace Frehley

Scott :rock: :rock: :rock: :rock: :rock: :rock:
 
in no order:

Jeff Beck
Robert Smith
Ty Tabor
John McGeogh
Angus Young
Marty Friedman
Brian May
Tony Iommi
Kevin Shields
Vernon Reid
 
I forgot about Robert Smith .... he belongs on my list.
 
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