It would be the man playing the 1969 Fender Stratocaster with original oak neck and pickup strung upside down for a left-handed guitar playing genius…..also known to the world as Jimi Hendrix.
depends on your idea of a guitarists greatness–are you looking for talent for pefection or talent for feeling? I would agree that Jimmy Page was the greatest for putting so much feeling in his melodies and solos, but he was very messy. Eric Johnson, though he is not the fastest guitarist, was is so clean and perfectly rhythmic. There are so many musicians known for their speed, like Satrioni, or Stevie Ray Vaughn.
I would agree with the statement above, Pete Townsend doesn’t get enough credit, he isn’t a technical player, but he is full of passion and raw emotion. Steve Howe of Yes is very good, Many would say Jimi Hendrix, Joe Perry of Aerosmith is pretty good, also Brian May of Queen.
i would have to say chuck berry. the reason being that every guitar player that has come after him has had to pass through the chuck berry door, you name them, hendrix, clapton, van halen, santana, and so on, they all did. although he may not have been the most technically proficient or the flashiest, there is no denying that anyone that picked up a guitar after him has had to learn his songs, as well as his licks. in my estimation, that would make him one of the greatest, if not the greatest.
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Jimmy Page. Alltime best.
my man Jimi Hendrix
Zakk Wylde Knows His way around a neck
Jimmy hendrix – RIP
eddie van halen
Jimi Hendrix.
Robin Trower
carlos santana
Jim Corr/Jimmi Hendrix.
dimebag and eddie Van Halen
Peter Frampton
Stevie Ray Vaughn!
Eric Clapton man hes a great guitarist and an awesome singer!
Steve Vai
CARLOS SANTANA
Kirk Hammet
Santana’s pretty good.
slash is pretty awesome
sandor szabo…i know none of you out there have ever heard of him, but he was the best i had ever heard…
Hendrix, Slash(G-N-R)
pete townshend but he gets no credit
me
go to Purevolume.com and search Boris and birdman
Eric Clapton
It would be the man playing the 1969 Fender Stratocaster with original oak neck and pickup strung upside down for a left-handed guitar playing genius…..also known to the world as Jimi Hendrix.
Right now, I’m thinking Kurt Cobain or Linde…Cobain is from Nirvana and Linde is from H.I.M.
Clapton, Page, Hendrix of course was probably the greatest, he slept with the thing and took it to the bathroom with him, he never put it down.
It’s a toss up between Jimmy Page and Eddie Van Halen.
Eddie VanHalen.
jimmy hendrix for metal, carlos santana for rock, bb king for blues…
Joe Satriani.
NOEL OASIS
ii thiink Carlos Santana iis tha greatest..
SANTANA of course, ther’s no doubt in that
Hendrix now he kicks ass as well
Try Andres Segovia. He’s a classical guitarist but certainly above any rock musician’s musical and technical capacity.
depends on your idea of a guitarists greatness–are you looking for talent for pefection or talent for feeling? I would agree that Jimmy Page was the greatest for putting so much feeling in his melodies and solos, but he was very messy. Eric Johnson, though he is not the fastest guitarist, was is so clean and perfectly rhythmic. There are so many musicians known for their speed, like Satrioni, or Stevie Ray Vaughn.
i like Jimi Hendrix,Richie Sambora,Kurt Cobain,Eric Clapton,…sorry , can’t chose just one cause it’s hard!
Ywngwie Malmstein
I would agree with the statement above, Pete Townsend doesn’t get enough credit, he isn’t a technical player, but he is full of passion and raw emotion. Steve Howe of Yes is very good, Many would say Jimi Hendrix, Joe Perry of Aerosmith is pretty good, also Brian May of Queen.
i would have to say chuck berry. the reason being that every guitar player that has come after him has had to pass through the chuck berry door, you name them, hendrix, clapton, van halen, santana, and so on, they all did. although he may not have been the most technically proficient or the flashiest, there is no denying that anyone that picked up a guitar after him has had to learn his songs, as well as his licks. in my estimation, that would make him one of the greatest, if not the greatest.
Alvin Lee,from Ten Years After
eric clapton
bb king
jimmy page
jimi hendrix
buckethead