Every time I've seen this list debated, people knee jerk react against Jack White. The man's a ****ing genius. Go see them live, and then decide. I wouldn't necessarily put him so high, but why does he always catch the flak? It's hardly like saying Nick Valensi or someone, Jack can play like hell.
It's funny how always in those "Best list" they always put Nirvana or Kurt Cobain in the top
Why was he so famous? Just because the band was the first commercial grunge band?
I like Nirvana but I just don't understand that fact, it just gets me a little mad when I see Kurt put before than Santana, George Harrison, the Edge even Tom Morello
Well it depends on your judging criteria. He is one of the most influential, and one of the best songwriting guitarists. These factors are definitely relevant, otherwise the top 5 would be Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Yngwie, EVH and Paul Gilbert or something like that.
He's not a great guitarist... Great songwriter, yes, great guitarist, no. Slash from GNR should definitely be there. And about Jack White... He's not doing anything that hasn't been done before, he's just taking some older blues elements and applying them to a different genre. There are other bands that have done the same, and better at that.
I do think they should exclude Hendrix. Because it's blatant no one will ever equal him. Ever.
My favourite guitarist is Tom Morello or Adam Jones.
As with all instruments, I don't judge guitar ability by ability to play someone elses songs. Morello could play a Hendrix riff but he could never dream one such riff up in his mind. Hence why Hendrix will forever be the best.
Eddie Van Halen
Jonny Petrucci
Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin
Steve Vai
Carlos Santana
David Gilmour of Pink Floyd
Brian May of Qeen
Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave
Kirk Hammett of Metallica
Kurt Cobain of Nirvana
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FIRST SHOULD BE SLASH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Orlibabe... all the guys you listed are good, but none of them will ever be better than Hendrix or Robert Johnson. Slash is great, but no way is he the best guitarist in the world.
Yeah, me too, but that makes him a good songwriter, not a good guitarist.
And still... John Petrucci and Eddie Van Halen, as much as I like them both, will never be on the same level as Hendrix. Or Robert Johnson, just because he was such an important part of blues as a genre... And as most of us should know, we wouldn't have rock without blues.
Prince- i've said it before and i'll say it again. He is outrageously good but, on this board, barely anyone has seen him at his best. He should be in the top 20 no question.
wHAT the hell is this nonsense? No Wes Montgomery? Django Reinhart (the fastest guitarist in the world and he only had three fingers on his left hand!) Grant Green!?