Best Rock Guitarist of All Time

[PanzerJaeger]

We havent done one of these in a while..

Who do you think is the best rock and roll guitarist ever? Poll coming shortly..

[Gawain of Orkeny]

Hendrix is the best but personally Id rather listen to Clapton.

[Samurai Waki]

Kurk Hammet is my favorite guitarist, but I'd have to say Joe Satriani or Steve Vai are probably by far the most skilled.

[BDC]

Me, in a very unique way. Obviously.

If you mean in real life and with talent to actually make good music, I guess Page...

[Ser Clegane]

For nostalgic reasons I go for Brian May ~:)

[PanzerJaeger]

For me, Jimmy Page comes in at first followed closely by Hendrix. None of the others come even close to those two. :guitarist:

[Marcellus]

I'm going to have to go with Brian May. ~:)

[JAG]

You have Kirk Hammet but not Mustaine?! OMG!

You have Angus Young but not Dave Murray?!

Gah! Not my fav guitarists up there, aint voting!!!!

[Gawain of Orkeny]

You left out a biiggie and the mentor of Steve Vai and many others

The one and only FRANK ZAPPA.

[Big King Sanctaphrax]

Dave Gilmour is my favourite guitarist out of those mentioned, with Jimmy Page and Eric Clapton tying for close second. I think Hendrix and Eddie VH are probably the most important, though.

[Roark]

Although I dislike his music, Steve Vai is technically the best.

Joe Sat and Yngwe Malmsteen are close runners up...

Of course, these guys are all glam dinosaurs now, which doesn't say much for the solo guitar scene in the world today, haha...

[Gawain of Orkeny]

All those guys are also more of a jazz fussion type than they are rock. But they are the best.

[Steppe Merc]

Where the Hell is Jerry Garcia?
Not that I think he's the best, but he's way better than Van Halen, or those sort of jokers.
Best is probably Hendrix, followed by Clapton and Page, then Duane and Jerry followed by Keith Richards and Gilmour.

[Navaros]

i voted other because Jack White is the best guitarist of all-time

[Big_John]

Although I dislike his music, Steve Vai is technically the best.

Joe Sat and Yngwe Malmsteen are close runners up..

hmm, i would have inverted that (sat, yngwe, vai) but i'm not especially informed on the matter..

anyway, my fav guitarists up there would be gilmour, santana, and hendrix, probably in that order.

zappa and fripp should definitely be up there too. probably the two most skilled (overall) guitarists ever to live. though maybe it's hard to consider either of them "rock" guitarists.

[Steppe Merc]

I like Jack White, but I don't think that he is the best. Though he is varied, a bit too much, IMO. He shouldn't do as much grunge sort of stuff... I like his new stuff a lot, though.

[Quietus]

Ernest Ranglin. He's more Jazz, but he can play it all.

John Kpiaye (http://www.lkjrecords.com/johnkpiaye.htm) too.

~:cool:

[Gawain of Orkeny]

Where the Hell is Jerry Garcia?

Probably ~D

The guy sucks wind. I went to see the dead doing a hit of acid and one of his solos put me to sleep LOL.

[King of Atlantis]

HENDRIX

His guitar solos are simply amazing

[Al Khalifah]

Slash.

[King of Atlantis]

Gah! Rock and Roll isnt real music!

GAH! Anybody who chose this isnt a real person! ~;)

[doc_bean]

Hendrix, with Page a nice second.

Hendrix is technically excellent, but he can also play a note at exactly the right time in exactly the right way. You have singer that people say 'can read the phone book' and still be good, i think Hendrix could just play scales and still be worth listening to.

[Franconicus]

For nostalgic reasons I go for Chuck Berry. :guitarist:
Then I choose Mark Knopfler and Jimi Hendrix at 2nd :guitarist: :afro:

[Evil_Maniac From Mars]

Angus Young. Most of it is dead easy to play, but hell it sounds good. ~:cool:

[Templar Knight]

Dave Murray :guitarist:

[Steppe Merc]

Probably ~D

The guy sucks wind. I went to see the dead doing a hit of acid and one of his solos put me to sleep LOL.
Ah, man, how could you say that? The Grateful Dead are awesome! Sure some of their jams are long, but he's way better than Van Halen or Slash or Angus Young or Steve Vai, or those sorts of people.

[Gawain of Orkeny]

Ah, man, how could you say that?

Easy hes boring as hell and doesnt do one thing on the guitar that impresses me. How you can even mention him with these people is beyond me. He may be good for putting you to sleep but that about it.

[PanzerJaeger]

I want to know how 5 people think Hendrix is better than Page.. :furious3:

[Gawain of Orkeny]

Easy Page isnt fit to carry Hendrixs guitar case ~D Page is good but far from the best ever. IN fact hes only the third best guitarist to play with the Yardbirds. Or you could say hes the worst guitarst to play with the Yardbirds ~D

[Steppe Merc]

I like Page more than Beck. Besides, he was originally going to replace Clapton, but he turned it down and suggested Beck. Then aparently he changed his mind and became their bass played. But by the time he was lead guitarist, the Yardbirds were a joke anyway.

And I still don't understand how anyone could dislike Jerry.

[Kaiser of Arabia]

Allen Collins

[Steppe Merc]

I can't distinguish which parts the different Skynyrd guitarists play (except for Freebird). To me they're more of a team package.

[PanzerJaeger]

Yep, thats why I didnt put them up there, or the ZZ Top guys.

Gawain - youve frustrated me greatly. :wall:

Not only are you now putting Hendrix above Page, but Clapton and Beck?? Ahhh..

[Gawain of Orkeny]

Not only are you now putting Hendrix above Page, but Clapton and Beck?? Ahhh..

He dont even make my top 10 ~D

[Steppe Merc]

Clapton is better than Page, but not Beck.

[GoreBag]

I hate guitar gods. I'll say Chuck Schuldiner, but only for Death's first two albums.

[Strike For The South]

~:cheers: ~:cheers: HENDRIX ~:cheers: ~:cheers:

[PanzerJaeger]

^So many beer smilies.. i think im going to throw up. ( ~:cheers: )

[Axeknight]

I know it's cliche, but it has to be Hendrix.

I resent Keith Richards being on there, Panzer, since he is by trade a rhythm guitarist. He's also the greatest rhythm guitarist ever. The rest (IIFC) are lead guitarists. Doesn't matter, since it only says 'Rock Guitarist' in the title, but it just seems a little unfair to stick the guy in there when he's always been second fiddle guitarist, either to Brian Jones, Mick Taylor (he could be up there instead, actually - the guy's a wizard) or Ronnie Wood.




Great rhythm guitarists include:

Keef (duh, the Rolling Stones)
Izzy Stradlin' (Guns N' Roses)
Malcolm Young (AC/DC)
Adrian Smith (Iron Maiden)
Brad Whitford (Aerosmith)

[Gawain of Orkeny]

He's also the greatest rhythm guitarist ever.

No way Towsend beats him hands down. He plays lead and rythm at the sametime ~D

[Big King Sanctaphrax]

Yeah, Gawain's right. Pete is the man. He's a better songwriter too.

[Gawain of Orkeny]

No one can play a chord like Pete.

[Steppe Merc]

I prefer Richards.