Top 5 guitarist

[Paul H.]

Who are your top 5 greatest guitarists. Mine are:

1. Jimmy Page
2. Jimi Hendrix
3. Eric Clapton
4. Stevie Ray Vaughn
5. David Gilmore

[surf4runner]

in no particular order:
jerry garcia
jimi hendrix
stevie ray vaughn
robert johnson
carlos santana

[Cebby]

Eddie Van Halen

and then everybody else... j/k

My list:

Eddie Van Halen
Jimmy Page
Jimi Hendrix
Eric Clapton
Vernon Reid

Tough to hold that list to 5...

[SteveO]

1. Phil Keaggy
2. B.B. King
3. Stevie Ray Vaughan
4. Eddie Van Halen
5. Carlos Santana



Just for info, here is what Rolling Stone had to say in 2003 (http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5937559/the_100_greatest_guitarists_of_all_time/) about the Top 100 Greatest Guitarists of all time.

[Seanz0rz]

D!ck Dale

after that, no particular order
Santana
Jimi Hendrix
Bo Diddley
Kurt Cobain

soo many that deserve to be tied with those, but ohwell... theres my list.

that rolling stone article is rubbish...

edit, it wont let me post dick, so i changed it to D!ck... its just a name...

[SteveO]

Well, rubbish or not, its out there.

[Seanz0rz]

lol, i wasn't assaulting you stevo. just being funny

and hey, vastly offtopic, but why is the commuting rockcrawler retired?

[91_4x4runner]

Eddie Van Halen
Ace Frehley
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Jason Becker
Satriani

and to top it off, Merle Haggard.

[SteveO]

I found a commuter car that gets 41mpg city/hwy. Much better than the 4Runner's mpg. :)

[firebane]

Johnny Lang
SRV
Hendrix
Zakk Wylde

I know you said 5 but I only want 4

[ecchamberlin]

Eddie Van Halen

Eric Johnson

Joe Satriani

Eric Clapton

Nuno Bettencourt http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBL9LtFOZNI&mode=related&search=

[reggie 00]

No particular order:

Buckethead
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pytlmRmxZkA&mode=related&search=

Flea
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXZOUdX6Cxw&mode=related&search=

Eddie Van Halen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpX3NhpRGdE&mode=related&search=

Hendrix
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8Ebcx-mTns

Dave Mustaine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZmPD6-vNVY&mode=related&search=

[ecchamberlin]

How could we forget Ralph Machio and Steve Vai?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJcrgkFzRVg

Sorry if you think this is laim but it is some fantastic playing and cool old movie.

[breknraj]

No particular order:

Cristopher Parkening

Brian May

Chet Atkins

Les Paul

Mark Knopfler

[GrnGrand97]

Stevie Ray Vaughan
Eric Clapton
Kirk Hammit
Zakk Wylde
Eddie Van Halen

[Texas Jim]

No petucular order.
Mark Knoopler
Clarlos Santana
B.B. King
Brad Gillis from the CD "Gilrock Ranch,"
Eirc Clapton. :guitar:

[ecchamberlin]

Robert Plant? I will have to look into him. Never thought of him for this. Interesting.

[Paul H.]

I don't believe Robert Plant plays the guitar.

[Texas Jim]

My mistake, Robert Plant doesn't play guitar. but I substituted some on that will make you think.... :lliar: :screwy: TJ