Greatest Guitarists

This is a list of the top 100 guitarists of all times.
This list is based on a survey from Rolling Stone magazine.

They gathered a very cool panel of top guitar players and
asked them to rank their favorite guitarists.

Here are some of the respected voters:

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• Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple)
• Jerry Cantrell (Alice in Chains)
• Elliot Easton (The Cars)
• Warren Haynes (The Allman Brothers Band)
• Lenny Kravitz
• Robby Krieger (The Doors)

• Carlos Santana
• Brian May
• Mike McCready (Pearl Jam)
• Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth)
• Susan Tedeschi

And many other outstanding, respectable and well-
known guitarists.

The numbering doesn’t reflect who is better.
We bring you a list of 100 greatest guitarists chosen
by the respected voters.

You decide who you like more 

•1. Pete Townshend


2. Duane Allman


3. Eddie Van Halen


4. Chuck Berry


5. B.B King


6. Jeff Beck


7. Keith Richards


8. Jimmy Page


9. Eric Clapton


10. Jimi Hendrix


11. Carlos Santana


12. James Burton


13. Les Paul


14. Neil Young


15. Derek Trucks


16. Freddy King


17. David Gilmour


19. Stevie Ray Vaughan


20. George Harrison


21. Elmore James


22. Scotty Moore


23. Johnny Ramone


24. Bo Diddley


25. Brian May


26. Tony Iommi


27. Angus Young


28. Buddy Guy


29. Frank Zappa


30. Chet Atkins


31. Tom Morello


32. Steve Cropper


33. The Edge


34. Mick Taylor


35. Randy Rhoads


36. John Lee Hooker


37. Curtis Mayfield


38. Prince


39. Billy Gibbons


40. Ry Cooder


41. Ritchie Blackmore


42. Muddy Waters


43. Jonny Greenwood


44. Stephen Stills


45. Jerry Garcia


46. Link Wray


47. Mark Knopfler


48. Hubert Sumlin


49. Mike Bloomfield


50. Mick Ronson


51. Ron Asheton


52. Robbie Robertson


53. Peter Green


54. Rory Gallagher


55. Albert Collins


56. John Lennon


57. Joe Walsh


58. Otis Rush


59. Clarence White


60. Johnny Marr


61. Jack White


62. Richard Thompson


63. John McLaughlin


64. T-Bone Walker


65. Leslie West


66. Slash


67. Duane Eddy


68. Johnny Winter


69. Robert Fripp


70. Dickey Betts


71. Buddy Holly


72. Mike Campbell


73. John Fahey


74. Willie Nelson


75. Robby Krieger


76. Joni Mitchell


77. Dick Dale


78. Kurt Cobain


79. John Frusciante


80. Robert Johnson


81. Tom Verlaine


82. Bonnie Raitt


83. Carl Perkins


84. James Hetfield


85. J Mascis


86. Andy Summers


87. Joe Perry


88. Eddie Hazel


89. Nels Cline


90. Lou Reed


91. Lindsey Buckingham


92. Thurston Moore


93. Alex Lifeson


94. Steve Jones


95. Bruce Springsteen


96. Roger McGuinn


97. Peter Buck


98. Paul Simon


99. Dimebag Darrell


100. Dave Davies


Those are the top 100 guitarists according to the Rolling Stone
magazine.
I’m sure there are some guitarists that you think should have
been in that list (first one that comes to mind is Django Reinhardt)
but I’m sure there is no dispute about the 100 list.

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