Here's my list, what is yours? Anything I should add? Let me know... |
Who do you think is the greatest lead guitarist? Is it too hard to pick just one? Well, here is my list. Feel free to argue and give suggestions. Top 30 1 Eddie Van Halen - Van Halen 2 Slash - Guns n' Roses 3 Yngwie Malmsteen - Solo 4 Steve Vai - Solo 5 Alexi Laiho - Children of Bodom 6 Jimi Hendrix - Solo 7 Jimmy Page - Led Zeppelin 8 Joe Satriani - Solo 9 Eric Johnson - Solo 10 Stevie Ray Vaughan - Solo 11 Eric Clapton - Solo 12 Tony Iommi - Black Sabbath 13 Adrian Smith - Iron Maiden 14 Joe Perry - Aerosmith 15 Stefan Elmgren - HammerFall 16 Dave Murray - Iron Maiden 17 Ritchie Blackmore - Deep Purple 18 Brian May - Queen 19 Frank Zappa - Solo 20 Uli Jon Roth - Solo 21 Carlos Santana - Solo 22 Matthias Jabs - Scorpions 23 Pete Townshend - The Who 24 Steve Hackett - Genesis 25 Zakk Wylde - Ozzy Osbourne 26 Dave Davies - The Kinks 27 Angus Young - AC/DC 28 Dimebag Darrell - Pantera 29 Allen Collins - Lynyrd Skynyrd 30 Timo Tolkki - Stratovarius Honorable Mentions (Order not so set) 31 Kirk Hammett - Metallica 32 John Petrucci - Dream Theater 34 Billy Gibbons - ZZ Top 35 Mark Cole - Solo 36 Keith Fay - Cruachan 37 David Gilmour - Pink Floyd 38 Jeff Beck - The Yardbirds 39 Joe Walsh - Eagles 40 Kurt Cobain - Nirvana 41 Neil Young - Solo 42 George Harrison - The Beatles 43 Steve Howe - Yes And just to clarify, I'm rating this in terms of speed, technique, melody, inventiveness, recognition by others, but also influence on future guitarists and the genre altogether. (and of course my preferences:) Oh, and finally, there is a small Auto GP award for reviewing. If you've posted here, you at least deserve something for it, so even if you can't (or aren't in the mood to) write a review, just paste some random text into the box to get over the limit. I think its only fair. |