Have we ranked guitarists?

[skramer100]

This is solid stuff too:

Came to post him and Knopfler. I saw Prince live in St. Pete in 2002 or 03 he was amazing. He came out for second set by himself and an acoustic guitar. Played all his 80's pop hits. It has made Little Red Corvette one of my favorite songs. Guy was a genius with music and was sick on the guitar.

Also agree with @crootoverlord with David Gilmour. That guy can bend strings like nobody else.

 

[Concrete Cowboy]

Just to add some personal favorites.
Ry Cooder, Steve Vai, Eric Johnson, Joe Satriani, Steve Cropper.

I can't play a lick, but I try.

 

[imprimis]

Not the greatest but three of my favorites. Jerry Garcia, Warren Haynes, and Mikey Houser.

Is that Bill Murray on the drums?

 

[Velo1]

I’ve been listening to music for 7 decades. Here are my top 5
1. Hendrix
2. Clapton
3. Jimmy Page
4. SRV
5. Duane Allman

 

[9Mounties07]

I genuinely believe that at his best, no one could come close to touching SRV.

Agree. My neighbor got a jacket signed by SRV...minutes before he got on plane. Yea...its framed

 

[noleology]

any list needs Toy Caldwell and Steve Gaines

 

[GarnetPild]

This guy and his coke nails, is the GOAT Flamenco guitarist.

I saw Joe Banamassa a couple weeks ago. Not the GOAT but one of the best touring today IMO. He plays mostly electric, but did a great live version of Woke Up Dreaming. This video is from years ago, but shows his skills with the acoustic & flamenco style.

 

[GarnetPild]

I’ve been listening to music for 7 decades. Here are my top 5
1. Hendrix
2. Clapton
3. Jimmy Page
4. SRV
5. Duane Allman

That is a damn fine top 5. I somehow just learned a few months ago that my Dad saw Jimi Henrix & Led Zeppelin, amongst others, at the Atlanta Pop Festival. I was lucky enough to see Jimmy Page & Robert Plant in 1998. Page could still play the shit out of the guitar, hellofa show.

 

[GarnetPild]

any list needs Toy Caldwell and Steve Gaines

Love Marshall Tucker Band. They grew up in my hometown & my family knows/knew most of those guys. Big Skynyrd fan too. I'd say those two are great musicians and some of my favorites, but would not have them in the top 5 of all time. Gaines especially, very underrated though imo.

 

[BamaRidger]

I’ve been listening to music for 7 decades. Here are my top 5
1. Hendrix
2. Clapton
3. Jimmy Page
4. SRV
5. Duane Allman

So great to see you posting in this forum. I always enjoyed your stories from Nam. Don't be a stranger you bring history to us all.

 

[hmt5000]

Roy Clark doesn't get near the love he deserves because he doesn't play rock. But... him playing Malageuna was so good it made the actors on this show forget they were filming a scene.

 

[BamaRidger]

We have to give this man his due.

 

[GarnetPild]

We have to give this man his due.

Good shit. This one is audio only, but love the first 2 or 3 minutes of BB just beautifully playing along with some nice piano-

 

[BamaRidger]

Interesting

Danny Gatton: The Greatest Guitarist You’ve Never Heard

Danny Gatton went by many names during his career, but the one that stuck was "World’s Greatest Unknown Guitar Player"...

www.legacy.com

 

[denn]

I don’t have enough music sense to really rank guitarists, but I do know that Hendrix is a boss

Same

 

[GarnetPild]

An underrated one is Vince Gill. Here is a good song with the Time Jumpers. Went ahead & cut to some Vince Gill guitar, but the whole song is good.






Also this one-

 

[44Bobcats55]

Came to post him and Knopfler. I saw Prince live in St. Pete in 2002 or 03 he was amazing. He came out for second set by himself and an acoustic guitar. Played all his 80's pop hits. It has made Little Red Corvette one of my favorite songs. Guy was a genius with music and was sick on the guitar.

Also agree with @crootoverlord with David Gilmour. That guy can bend strings like nobody else.

RIP @purplehaze

 

[Tell_Sackett]

Chet, Jerry Reed, and Mark Knopfler.

 

[Tell_Sackett]

One more from Chet for you Patriots

 

[JuliusLeRoy]

never been into ranking guitarists…seen too many guys you’ll never hear of in a band in a bar that can play the crap out of a guitar…guess my ear isn’t that discerning…that said…Angus!!!!!!

 

[Oler Ted]

Love all the above. One underrated guy who died as others, way to young. SKOL and enjoy!

One of the best for sure

 

[Oler Ted]

 

[Uncle Muscles]

How has no one mentioned Aristotle yet?

 

[Oler Ted]

How has no one mentioned Aristotle yet?

This guy just rocketed to number one on the list of people I want to hit in the face with a 2x4

 

[Cowboy1stn10]

An underrated one is Vince Gill. Here is a good song with the Time Jumpers. Went ahead & cut to some Vince Gill guitar, but the whole song is good.






Also this one-

Saw some interview with him a while ago, he talked about being offered to join Dire Straits but had to turn it down bc he had just signed his first deal. That may be common knowledge, but it was news to me.

 

[GarnetPild]

Saw some interview with him a while ago, he talked about being offered to join Dire Straits but had to turn it down bc he had just signed his first deal. That may be common knowledge, but it was news to me.

 

[Cletusnow]

Burton solo and Mustaine on lead.

 

[Cowboy1stn10]

Oh f, its at the beginning of the second video you posted. I knew it looked familiar .......

 

[GarnetPild]

Oh f, its at the beginning of the second video you posted. I knew it looked familiar .......

I obviously skipped ahead to the music lol

 

[ShaolinNole]

Never got the love for Zakk Wylde in Ozzy. He’s basically fast and uses harmonics a lot. Obviously people know about Randy. But after that, Jake E Lee was the superior technical guitarist and also has a better feel for blues rock in Badlands. Jake was better live than any of them. I do like Zack’s Book of Shadows, but not much of any of his Ozzy work. If Jake would have shifted to blues rock (instead of metal) and not quit playing guitar for a decade, he’d be mentioned right up there with Bonamassa and Trucks.