100 Greatest Rock Guitar Players

[Rogue]

Nicely Done Here

Some room for discussion here.
For starters...Randy Rhodes is way too high at #12.
Angus #50?
75 guitar players better than Neil Young? Not on THIS list!
I could switch #3 and #4.
And #5 with #6.
3 of Ozzy's guitar players in the top 100 (not counting Tony Iommi)

1. Jimi Hendrix* - Jimi Hendrix Experience
2. Eric Clapton - Yardbirds, Cream, Derek & The Dominos, Solo
3. Jimmy Page - Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin, The Firm
4. Jeff Beck - Yardbirds, Jeff Beck Group, Solo
5. Eddie Van Halen - Van Halen
6. Stevie Ray Vaughan* - Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
7. Joe Satriani - Solo
8. Ritchie Blackmore - Deep Purple, Rainbow, Blackmores Night
9. Steve Vai - David Lee Roth, Whitesnake, Solo
10. David Gilmour - Pink Floyd, Solo
11. John Petrucci - Dream Theater, Liquid Tension Experiment
12. Randy Rhoads* - Quiet Riot, Ozzy
13. Allan Holdsworth - Solo
14. Paul Gilbert - Mr. Big, Racer X, Solo
15. Yngwie Malmsteen - Rising Force, Solo
16. Phil Keaggy - Glass Harp, Solo
17. Jason Becker - Cacophony, David Lee Roth Band, Solo
18. John Mclaughlin- Mahavishnu Orchestra
19. Duane Allman* - Allman Brothers Band, Derek & the Dominos
20. Chuck Berry - Solo
21. Eric Johnson - Solo
22. Steve Howe - Yes, Solo
23. Neal Schon - Santana, Journey, Solo
24. Brian May - Queen
25. Gary Moore - Thin Lizzy, Colosseum II, Skid Row, Solo
26. Bo Diddley - Solo
27. Steve Morse - Deep Purple, Dixie Dregs, Steve Morse Band, Solo
28. Carlos Santana - Santana
29. Tony Iommi - Black Sabbath
30. Buckethead - Solo, Praxis, Thanatopsis, The Deli Creeps, Cornbugs, GNR,
31. Mark Knopfler - Dire Straits, Solo
32. Marty Friedman - Cacophony, Megadeth, Solo
33. Nuno Bettencourt - Extreme, Mourning Widows
34. Shawn Lane* - Black Oak Arkansas, Willy, Solo
35. Kirk Hammett - Metallica
36. Uli Jon Roth - Scorpions, Solo
37. Terry Kath* - Chicago Transit Authority
38. Alex Lifeson - Rush
39. Frank Zappa* - Mothers of Invention, Solo
40. Rory Gallagher* - Solo
41. Dimebag Darrell* - Pantera
42. Peter Green - Fleetwood Mac, Solo
43. Robin Trower - Procal Harum, Solo
44. Slash - Guns N' Roses, Slash's Snakepit, Velvet Revolver
45. Mick Taylor - John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Rolling Stones
46. Robert Fripp - King Crimson
47. Tom Morello - Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave
48. Michael Schenker - Scorpions, UFO, MSG, Contraband
49. Ry Cooder - Solo
50. Angus Young - AC/DC
51. Keith Richards - Rolling Stones, Solo
52. Michael Angelo Batio - Nitro, Solo
53. John Squire - Stone Roses
54. Pete Townshend - The Who
55. Steve Hackett - Genisis
56. Zakk Wylde - Ozzy Osbourne, Black Label Society
57. George Harrison* - Beatles, Traveling Wilberys, Solo
58. Alvin Lee - Ten Years After
59. Dave Davies - Kinks
60. Jerry Cantrell - Alice In Chains, Solo
61. Steve Stevens - Billy Idol
62. Johnny Winter - Solo
63. Dickie Betts - Allman Brothers Band, Dickey Betts & Great Southern
64. John Cipollina* - Quicksilver Messenger Service
65. Kenny Wayne Shepherd - Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band
66. Steve Cropper - Booker T. & MG's/Stax sessions
67. Adrian Belew - King Crimson
68. Joe Bonamassa - Solo
69. Steve Lukather - Toto, Solo
70. Jerry Garcia* - Grateful Dead
71. Joe Perry - Aerosmith
72. Prince - Prince & The Revolution
73. Kim Mitchell - Max Webster, Solo
74. Adrian Smith - Iron Maiden
75. Dave Murray - Iron Maiden
76. Neil Young - Buffalo Springfield, CSNY, Solo
77. Billy Gibbons - ZZ Top
78. Tony MacAlpine - Solo
79. Mike McCready - Pearl Jam
80. Adam Jones - Tool
81. Gary Hoey - Solo
82. Leslie West - Mountain, Solo
83. Peter Frampton - Humble Pie, Frampton's Camel, Solo
84. Dick Dale - Del-Tones
85. Vito Bratta - White Lion
86. Mickey "Guitar" Baker - 50's sessions/ Mickey & Sylvia
87. John Frusciante - Red Hot Chili Peppers
88. Ronnie Montrose - Montrose, Edgar Winter Group
89. Mick Ronson* - David Bowie, Solo
90. Roy Buchanan* - Solo
91. Warren Haynes - Allman Brothers Band, Gov't Mule
92. Vinnie Moore - Alice Cooper, Solo
93. Robbie Krieger - Doors, Solo
94. Chris DeGarmo - Queensryche
95. Jake E. Lee - Cutting Crew, Ozzy, Badlands, Solo
96. Glen Tipton - Judas Priest
97. Joe Walsh - James Gang, Eagles, Solo
98. K.K. Downing - Judas Priest
99. Eddie Hazel* - Funkadelic
100. Alex Skolnick - Testament

[SoonerStormchaser]

This list has no credibility as Alex Lifeson is buried waaaay behind Neil Schon...Alex should be in the top 5!

[soonerscuba]

I think Prince is too low, and BB King not being on the list is beyond comprehension.

[King Crimson]

too much emphasis on post-Eddie Van Halen and faux-("hair" and spandex pants) metal pyrotechnics for my taste. Pete Townshend, #54?

Mick Ronson should be higher as well.

[yermom]

Jimi might get top billing because he died young. i think Clapton could easily be #1. i think their range puts them a touch over Jimmy Page, who is probably my personal favorite to listen to.

i'm kinda surprised to see Jerry Cantrell

and Buckethead? #30? wow. i guess i need to listen to more of his stuff...

two of my favorites not on the list though are Jack White and Dan Auerbach

and i guess Ozzy is pretty good at picking guitarists

[tommieharris91]

Richie Blackmore and Randy Rhodes are too high.

[Frozen Sooner]

****ing BUCKETHEAD ahead of Mark Knopfler and Nuno Bettencourt?

[Sooner_Havok]

This list has no credibility as Alex Lifeson is buried waaaay behind Neil Schon...Alex should be in the top 5!

I wouldn't say top 5, but definitely in the top 20 if not not 10.

BTW, Brian May FTW!!!! Astrophysicist and guitarist!

[Rogue]

Jimi might get top billing because he IS THE GREATEST GUITAR PLAYER EVAR!!! blah blah blah...

Fixed.

[Rogue]

Pete Townshend, #54?

Yeah, WTF is THAT all about?

[tommieharris91]

I wouldn't say top 5, but definitely in the top 20 if not not 10.

BTW, Brian May FTW!!!! Astrophysicist and guitarist!

Heh, I know someone who is getting a Computer Science Ph.D. and can play a few Jimmy Page solos.

[Tulsa_Fireman]

too much emphasis on post-Eddie Van Halen and faux-("hair" and spandex pants) metal pyrotechnics for my taste. Pete Townshend, #54?

Amen. That's screwed.

I might catch flack for this, but Neil Young doesn't even belong within a sniff of this list.

[def_lazer_fc]

too much emphasis on post-Eddie Van Halen and faux-("hair" and spandex pants) metal pyrotechnics for my taste. Pete Townshend, #54?

Mick Ronson should be higher as well.

heh, at least guitar world didn't make the list. they seem to confuse playing cheesy shred metal with...talent. fast = good.

[Rogue]

TF, has it been so long since you heard Cortez The Killer?

[yermom]

****ing BUCKETHEAD ahead of Mark Knopfler and Nuno Bettencourt?

not to mention Slash

[yermom]

Fixed.

i said "might" but i'd maybe drop him to #3 at the worst

[Curly Bill]

not to mention Slash

Ah come on, Slash should be rated higher then #44. He should be somewhere in the top 20.

...and Kirk Hammett at #35? pffft...my ***, he shouldn't even be on the list.

[yermom]

Ah come on, Slash should be rated higher then #44. He should be somewhere in the top 20.

...and Kirk Hammett at #35? pffft...my ***, he shouldn't even be on the list.

i'm saying Slash is below Buckethead. that's just wrong

[Curly Bill]

i'm saying Slash is below Buckethead. that's just wrong

Ooops, my bad. Yeah, wrong indeed.

[Curly Bill]

...and Angus Young only at 50 ??
....and Keith Richards only at 51 ??