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Location: Vernon, CT | Thought I'd throw this out to the OFC team. What are the top ten Rock guitarists of all time living and/or dead? Keith Richards would probably fit into both categories but he's not in my top ten. Here's my selection in no necessary order: 1) Jimi Hendrix, 2) Jimmy Page, 3) Eric Clapton, 4) David Gilmour, 5) George Harrison, 6) Eddie Van Halen, 7) Stevie Rae Vaughn, 8) Peter Townsend, 9) Brian Setzer and 10) Chuck Berry.
I'm sure there are some differences of opinion but these are the one's I've taht I like the most.
Play On!
John L.
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Location: south east Michigan | I'm such a big Townshend fan for so long that I got to put him at #1 for me. I look at John L's list and realize any of them could be in my top ten any given time.
Newest to my list would be William Russell, the guy that played "America the Beautiful".
Sorry about not listing 10, but I'll be interested in what the others have to say.
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Location: Indiana | There are probably several rock guitarist that I think are better, but here are my own personal favorites (in no particular order).
Eric Clapton
Gary Moore
Carl Wilson
Kerry Livgren
Rich Williams
Don Felder
Lindsey Buckingham
Leslie West
Brian May
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Location: Kent, England | My top 10 in no particular order:
Eric Clapton
SRV
Joe Satriani
Eric Roche...incredible finger picking
Jimmy Page
Ralph McTell
Gary Moore
Geoff Whitehorn
Martin Carthy
ME :D
Plus many, many more...
Cheers
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Location: Yucaipa, California | I'd add Tom Johnston from the old Doobie Brothers Original lineup to the list...and don't forget John Dawson Winter III :cool:
Edit: Add Dickie Betts |
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Location: Converse, Texas | Let me add mine to the list, in no particular order of course:
Mark Farner
Rick Derringer
Johnny Winter
Eric Clapton
Jimmy Page
Leslie West
Carlos Santana
Craig Chaquico (Jefferson Starship)
Eddie Van Halen
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Location: Warrenton, Virginia | not necessarily in this order...but IMHO
Hendrix
Young
Stills
Clapton
J. Beck
J Page
J Garcia
P Townsend
J Walsh
Van halen
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Location: Tennessee | My top 10 of those who have not been mentioned yet (in no particular order):
Jeff Baxter
Johnny Burnett
Dick Dale
Warren Haynes
David Lindley
Steve Miller
Sonny Landreth
Duane Allman
Mick Ronson
Roger McGuinn |
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Location: NJ | . . . in keeping with the theme of those not yet mentioned:
Martin Barre
Jan Ackerman
Danny Kortchmar
Jeff Pevar
Dean Parks |
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Location: Carle Place, NY | Hasn't anyone heard (or seen) Steve Morse? He's hands down #1. The guitarists on the posted lists are for certain highly inovative, groundbreaking artists, but Steve Morse has a technical virtuosity that is simply unmatched. Eddie Van Halen and Steve Howe tie for #2. |
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Location: NJ | What!!! . . . NO Josh HommeBoy??!!!
I thought he was supposed to be GOD or something . .
THAT was a quick "fifteen minutes" . . . .
. . . . NEXT! . . . . |
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Location: New Jersey | Josh Homme is god...and he's got another 15 minutes...or months of fame coming with the new Queens album |
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Location: Portsmouth England | Some more:
Syd Barrett
Johnny Marr
Nick McCabe
If we can include girls I'd say:
Juliana Hatfield |
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Location: Fayetteville, NC | Roger Mcguinn
Dean Parks
Eric Clapton
Phil Keaggy
Glen Campbell
Chet Atkins
Jimmy Hendrix
George Harrison
Steve Wariner
That's only 9 and not in any particular order |
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Location: NJ | Okay, how'bout this one? :
Bill Nelson (BeBop DeLuxe) |
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Location: Warrenton, Virginia | what about Duane Eddy |
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Location: NJ | Andy Latimer (Camel)
. . . . this may go on for DAYS!!.... |
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Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | Making music-related top-ten lists is a minefield these days. Back at the dawn of time, when I was young, there was rock, folk, blues, jazz, and classical, and that was pretty much it. Now we have (meaningless?) categories like best new shred-metal-hiphop-thrash-medieval-fusion-blues band.
This thread is about top-ten "rock" guitarists, but I see names like Glen Campbell and Chet Atkins? Even Clapton: would he call himself a rock guitarist, or would he claim that's a bygone (Cream) era, and that he's really primarily a blues guitarist. Stevie Ray Vaughan: rock or blues? In the thread about bass players: are Jaco and Stanley Clark rock bassists, or fusion, or jazz? Tough to categorize things in this increasingly fractured world of music. |
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Location: Warrenton, Virginia | yingve Malstream (sp) |
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Location: Warrenton, Virginia | richie sambora |
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Location: Warrenton, Virginia | Davey Johnson.... |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Lonnie Mack
John Jorgenson
Gary Moore
Pat Simmons |
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Location: Fayetteville, NC | Hey Bill Good Choice!
I had almost forgot about John Jorgenson,
He is a Hell of a guitarist.
Not a bad singer either. |
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Location: Yucaipa, California | ...uh, Gary Moore? of "What's My Line"??? hmmm didn't know he played guitar :rolleyes: |
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Location: Lake Hiawatha, New Jersey | Joining Keith in the "or both" catagory, I'm thinkin that Joe Perry is running a close second. Though I wouldn't put him in my top ten, he definitely used to be one of the coolest guitar dudes in the early days of aerosmith. However, I just saw him on the cover of one of the new guitar magazines, and it looks as though his former lifestyle has caught up with him. He's could easily pass for Keith's slightly younger brother. Come to think of it, Steve Howe is lookin quite different these days too. Years of touring does wonders for the body, I guess. |
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Location: Lake Hiawatha, New Jersey | It amazes me that so many have mentioned Gary Moore. Since he went blues in the early 90's, I've really dug his stuff. But many guitar players I talk with don't even know who he is. In fact, I don't know anyone, other than you guys, who are fans. Pretty cool.
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Location: NJ | DAMN! Timster beat me to the "What's My Line" joke!!! |
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Location: Yucaipa, California | neener neener neener :p |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | - Don "Buck Dharma" Roeser
- Randy Rhodes
- Slash (I didn't used to think so... but the "rock guitarst category is getting thin).
- Eddie Van Halen (also, doesn't do much for me, but does/did a lot for Rock'n Roll)
- Rick Nielsen (Cheap Trick) Not the greatest musician on the planet, but definately one of the great guitarsts on the rock scene.
- Bitchy Blackmore (pun intended)
- Steve Vai
I guess this begs the question "What is a rock guitarist?" Is it just musicianship, influence on the genre, attitude? A couple of great rock musicians who aren't normally sited for rock'n roll are Prince and Zappa. Even Roy Clarke used to "shred" long before it had a name.
Like lists?
100 Greatest Rock Guitarists |
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Location: Florida | I get a kick out of this type of thing....because it's only purpose is to promote the sale of guitar magazines......
Top ten. At what? Virtuosity? Technical expertise? Creative improvization? Best at making money? Influence on music? What type of music? You get the idea.
Some favorites are Chet and Les, Mark Knopfler, Chuck, BB, Phil Keaggy, Steve Howe is very gifted, Carlos, Frank Zappa, EC has made a name for himself, Wes Montgomery, Jimi.... These are just some of my favorites. I don't pretend to say they're best at anything, except makeing me smile. |
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Location: Canton (Detroit), MI | My favorite ten(I don't even pretend they're the ten best---that is too subjective, anyway):
Eric Clapton
Jimi Hendrix
George Harrison
Duane Allman
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Roger McGuinn
Neil Young
Melissa Etheridge
Nancy Wilson
John Fogerty
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Location: NJ | zappa
will ray
robert fripp
lou reed
johnny winter
al demiola
john mclaughlin
richard thompson
duane allman
neil young |
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Location: San Bernardino, California | Hey Al, you forgot Rory Gallagher! |
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Location: NJ | Al;
LOU REED ?!?!?!?!?!????????!
Congrats on Phil comin' through with the Morphine!! |
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Location: NJ | Lou Reed is god.
he did heroin not morphine but any opiate available from phil will do |
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Location: Warrenton, Virginia | Scotty Moore "blazed" some trails. |
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Location: atlanta | Ry Cooder
Lee Ritenour
Larry Carlton
Robben Ford
Andy Summers
Henry Frayne
Jimmy Thackery
Bonnie Raitt
Danny Gatton
Chris Rea
James Burton
Albert Lee
Daniel Lanois
All are masters of taste and idiosyncratic style.... |
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Location: NJ | Pop;
Chris Rea . . . NICE!!!!
(His slide playing - along with Bonnie's and Harrison's - I can pick out a MILE away!! |
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | I'm listing the guys (sorry, ladies!) I've actually seen in person. I believe I've lead a comparatively, sheltered life, but I still have most of my hearing left, too!!
Rory Gallagher-1978
Alvin Lee-1976
Steve Stills-1972
Pete Townsend-1976
Jerry Garcia-1976
Leo Kottke (sorry, not a rocker, but jeeeeez...)-1979
BB King (see above comment)-2003
Justin Hayward-1974
Martin Barre'-1977
Carlos Santana-1971
Neil Young-2002
Eleven. So, sue me. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Steve Howe |
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Location: East Texas | 10s too many.
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