The CRF's Greatest Guitarist Voting Thread

[Cosmic Harmony]

You should put those in a particular order... they will get points based on where you put them on your list. #1 getting the most points, 2 getting a bit less, #3 even less, etc etc etc.

So... yeah, order them (plz).

You are correct sir. If they don't end up getting rearranged then I'll end up scoring them up in the order that they're already in.

 

[TheSound]

Phenomenally difficult this, have to think about it for a while, I guarantee every single person who votes after the closing date there will be somebody they left out, but it will be too late then. I take my hat off to you for the task of having to sort out the votes and count them up, especially if you can basically vote for any guitarist, ever!

 

[Lynch]

I assume that this poll is all about personal favorites, correct? Not just who we think is "technically" the best or most proficient or whatever.

 

[Prime]

I assume that this poll is all about personal favorites, correct? Not just who we think is "technically" the best or most proficient or whatever.

That's the way I did it. If it's about who we think is technically better, I can change my list. I chose guitarists that I thought were both great and who I liked. So I mean, I guess I did go for who I thought was a great guitarist, but it was more of who I liked.

 

[TheSound]

OK, after some thought and much scribbling out of names on a piece of paper, here's my 15...

1. Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin)
2. Alex Lifeson (Rush)
3. Eddie van Halen (Van Halen)
4. Kirk Hammett (Metallica)
5. The Edge (U2)
6. David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
7. Angus Young (AC/DC)
8. Eric Clapton
9. Jimi Hendrix
10. Steve Hackett (Genesis)
11. Stevie Ray Vaughan
12. Joe Perry (Aerosmith)
13. Ry Cooder
14. Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top)
15. Johnny Winter

 

[Nololob]

I assume that this poll is all about personal favorites, correct? Not just who we think is "technically" the best or most proficient or whatever.

I guess so. The guitarist doesn't have to be technically skilled to make good riffs/solos/songs.

 

[Lynch]

Ok, so here's my list of my top 15 favorite guitarists. As stated, "favorites" hopefully in order, but it wasn't an easy thing to do.

1) George Lynch
2) Ace Frehley
3) Jake E Lee
4) Stevie Ray Vaughan
5) Eddie Van Halen
6) Kirk Hammett
7) Glenn Tipton
8) Randy Rhoads
9) Zakk Wylde
10) Bruce Kulick
11) Toni Iommi
12) Mathias Jabs
13) Slash
14) David Gilmour
15) Chris DeGarmo


Will maybe come back and edit the list before the end, but I needed to do it while I was thinking about it and hopefully not forgetting someone (which I'm sure I am)

 

[Cosmic Harmony]

After a lot of consideration this is the list I've come up with....

1. Randy Rhoads
2. Brian May
3. Slash
4. Rory Gallagher
5. John Petrucci
6. Tom Morello
7. David Gilmour
8. Steve Vai
9. Eddie Van Halen
10. Ritchie Blackmore
11. Jack White
12. Jimi Hendrix
13. Mick Ronson
14. Pete Townshend
15. Frank Zappa

 

[LG]

When's the due date in this one Cosmic?

 

[Cosmic Harmony]

You have at least a month LG.