Top 7 guitarists of all time

[waradmiral]

my selections

hendrix
albert collins
bb king
buddy guy
stevie ray
rory gallagher
luther allison

[Aberlour]

Not really my area but:

Mark Knopfler??

Then of course you have Julian Bream, CBE, of a different genre.

[taxexile]

zappa f, clapton e, beck j, page j, cooder r, young n, santana c.

[adzt1]

not my genre but I'll have a go .

t guitarist in Floyd who plays Money.
th guitarist in guns and roses who plays paradise city, sweet child o mine etc.
lead and is it base guitarist s in metallica .
Chris rea n old slow hand himself Eric.



oh also that geeza down soi 15 .e

[Aberlour]

th guitarist in guns and roses who plays paradise city, sweet child o mine etc.

I very nearly said Slash, but backed out due to lack of knowledge.

Better to stay quiet than to open your mouth and remove all doubt and all that.

[boloa]

Maybe not all the greats but my favourites


Jimi Hendrix
Eric Clapton
Jimmy Page
David Gilmour
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Prince
Keith Richards

[Marmite the Dog]

Randy Rhodes
Yngwie Malmsteen
Angus Young
Tony Iommi
Wolf Hoffmann
Gary Moore
Joe Satriani

[Camel Toe]

Beck
Trucks
Robben Ford
Hendrix
Danny Gatton
Freddi King
Ry Cooder

[Gerbil]

How many times have we had this same thread now over the years?

[Aberlour]

^ In all fairness Gerbil, this form would be a hell of a lot thinner if it weren't for repeat topics.

New members come, opinions change. Half the posters probably hadn't joined last time it was asked, and probably won't ever go searching through the archives to find it.

It's all good.

[Rural Surin]

Forgetting the one and only Carlos Santana amongst your vivid lists..

[Aberlour]

^ Taxexile didn't.

[Loy Toy]

John Frusciante
Jose Feliciano
Jimmy Page
Dave Gilmour
Gary Moore
Angus Young
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Toss up between Mark Knoffler and Brian May.

[taxexile]

but i did forget that one from king crimson, the one who always sits, just cant remember his name.

[waradmiral]

Forgetting the one and only Carlos Santana amongst your vivid lists..

I find his music a bit boring.

[waradmiral]

but i did forget that one from king crimson, the one who always sits, just cant remember his name.

Harry Manx sits down to play. He's excellent.

[Camel Toe]

Yes, SRV and Santana deserve it. But there's only seven choices.

My view'd be a lot different. Sure BB King is great because he was one of the early ones. He's easy to copy. It's the guys I can't copy who get my respect. Of course I'd have to like their music too. Robben Ford can't be copied, Danny Gatton either, Albert Collins is in a class of his own. Santana is fairly easy to figure out. Guys like Clapton and Moore haven't a lot of originality, but I like them both. Steve Vai and all those other speed freak finger tricksters leave me cold.

[Neo]

all I see in those lists are dinosaurs


Mathew Bellamy



Jonny Greenwood

[Camel Toe]

That shit impresses you?

[taxexile]

but i did forget that one from king crimson, the one who always sits, just cant remember his name.

Harry Manx sits down to play. He's excellent.

robert fripp.

[Marmite the Dog]

Mathew Bellamy

Class

Jonny Greenwood

Mental

Camel Toe

Granddad

[Thormaturge]

Then of course you have Julian Bream, CBE, of a different genre.

.... great choice

Here he is performing one of my favourite classical works:

[SpicyMartin]

No-one for John Williams?

Mark Knoffler
Ry Cooder
Eric Clapton
Carlos Santana
David Gilmour
Jimmy Page
BB King

"Top 7" is not enough!!

[koman]

^

Placing the likes of Julian Bream or John Williams in a list with those other guitarists is like listing a couple of gothic cathedrals alongside a collection of rooming houses and cheap hotels.

[Camel Toe]

^^ Those are some good ones.