About8 or9 yrs ago guitar one magazine did a top guitarist countdown, on a bracket tree like you'd see at a swim meet or sumthin

anyway - not too many surprises hendrix got the #1 slot and EVH I think was next

Lita Ford wasn't even on the list - only female was Joni Mitchell (who is excellent)

so who are ur top 10

I have more than 10 & I'm putting up who is good eve nif they aren't my favorite band

hendrix & EVH, lita ford& joni, tomi iomi, randy rhoades, satriani, eric johnson, david gilmour kinda jump off the page at me....and link wray

Prince! Good call. Not many people appreciate his gtr. skills. Probably cuz' he only busts em' out rarely.

I say......

Eddie
Dime
Randy
HENDRIX!!!!!!!
Albert Collins
Robert Johnson.....

God .....I could go on forever.....

Lately I'm diggin' Keith Levene from early P.I.L. and Mark Pirroni from Adam And The Ants........

eddie van halen,
pete townsend,
jimi hendrex
kieth richards
kurt cobain
stevie ray vaughn
eric clapton
prince

eddie van halen,
pete townsend,
jimi hendrex
kieth richards
kurt cobain
stevie ray vaughn
eric clapton
prince

dimebag darrell?/ hellya, robt johnson another real good add dict

Townsend was tasty too....but he was basically athythm player....as was Keith Richards.....but.....that's REALLY where it's at. Hendrix trumped em' all cuz' he could do both at the same time.......

excellent list - a lot of people would add Son House and Yngwie Malsteen

on yours I particularly like SRV clapton & prince - f'in love prince

yes if u watch him live as well as listen you will know why he got the #1 slot in that article
listening to aother - Carl Perkins right about now daddy

prince is really underrated on the guitar.... the man has some major talent, but his style of music wasn't mainstream enough...imo
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I agree Prince is underrated - one of the most underrated

another one i forgot was kurt hammett... metallica is my fav, so i have to add him

I agree tho thought it was kirk - I thought of him too but haven;t got to my nightly dose of metallica yet

metallica has some of the best covers - that are better than the originals

Townsend was tasty too....but he was basically athythm player....as was Keith Richards.....but.....that's REALLY where it's at. Hendrix trumped em' all cuz' he could do both at the same time.......

Yea....and Scotty Moore who played with Elvis for years.... Oh....and Luther Perkins.....who played on all of Johnny Cash's early work. Then there was also Ry Cooder.........

I like the gtr. players in Sonic Youth. That **** is way damaged, trippy stuff......