Top 10 Rock Guitarists

[WetWilly]

Here's 10 of my personal faves, in no particular order

David Gilmour
Robin Trower
Tony Iommi
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Brian May
Billy Gibbons
Jimmy Page
Rod Price
John Fogerty
Rick Nielsen

I know there's plenty of other guitarists with more technical skill than some of these I've listed, but this is a personal favorite list.

 

[Tangerine]

My personal list, based also on the emotion they give me, is: (not in order)
Jimi Hendrix
Jimmy Page
Pete Townshend
David Gilmour
Ritchie Blackmore
Jerry Garcia
Jeff Beck
Slash
Eddie Van Halen
Eric Clapton

 

[Cannons Ahoy]

1. Jimmy Page
2. Jimi Hendrix
3. Steve Howe
4. Eddie Van Halen
5. Frank Zappa
6. Tony Iommi
7. Ritchie Blackmore
8. Mike Oldfield
9. Eric Johnson
10. Rory Gallagher

 

[Chevelle]

Top 10 Guitarists

Jimi Hendrix
Jeff Beck
Gary Moore
Ulrich Roth
Michael Schenker
Jimmy Page
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Eric Clapton
Rory Gallagher
Dwayne Allman


Waiting list...

Tommy Bolin
Allan Holdsworth
Zakk Wylde
Al DiMeola
Peter Green
Bill Nelson
Randy Rhoads
Larry Coryell

 

[Bonham'ssqueakypedal]

I'll play

Carlos Santana
Steve Morse (solo, Dixie Dregs, Deep Purple, Kansas, Steve Morse band)
Jimi Hendrix
Martin Barre (Jethro Tull)
Jimmy Page
Richie Blackmore (Rainbow, Deep Purple, Blackmore's Night)
Steve Hackett (ex Genesis, solo)
Jeff Beck
Alex Lifeson (Rush)
Steve Howe (Yes, solo)


Not really straight rock but worth mentioning:

Alan Holdsworth (solo fusion guitarist also UK and Gong)
John Mclaughlin (Mahavishnu Orchestra and solo)
Al DiMeola
Pat Metheny
Mike Oldfield

 

[zeppelin rocker]

1.Jimmy Page
2.Eddie Van Halen
3.Randy Rhoads
4.David Gilmour
5.Angus Young
6.Ritchie Blackmore
7.Steve Vai
8.Tony Iommi
9.Eric Clapton
10.Brian May
That was pretty hard!

 

[The Floyd]

i never do lists in order because I usually leave someone out, and the whole thing is really semantics.

If I had to choose 10 rock guitarists, I'd take:

David Gilmour
Tom Morello
Jimmy Page
James Young
Brian May
Tom Petty
Kurt Kobain
Neal Schon
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Eddie Van Halen

That was definitely hard.