Greatest Guitarists of all time

D.Boon, Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo, Mark Arm, Tom Verlaine, Robert Quine, Kevin Shields,Graeme Nicholls,Dean Wareham,Greg Sage....

I can name more :)

Ok, i just got back from a rage against the machine and queens of the stone age concert that was last night. Now i always knew tom morello was good....but seriously, he was unbelievable. So i was curious to see if he made it on the list of the 100 greatest guitarists. Sure enough, he was at number 26, which i would say is about right. But what i really wanted to ask about is this. Kurt Cobain is number 12 on the list. Nirvana is one of my favorite bands, and i think he's an excellent guitar player, but i was extremely surprised by this. What do you think?lilburtonboy748

Im guessing youre talking about the Rolling Stone one? That list is COMPLETE CRAP. EVH at 70? Randy Rhodes and Toni Iommi at 85 and 86? And the greatest tragedy on that list, Angus Young at 96? Not even close.

[QUOTE="lilburtonboy748"]Ok, i just got back from a rage against the machine and queens of the stone age concert that was last night. Now i always knew tom morello was good....but seriously, he was unbelievable. So i was curious to see if he made it on the list of the 100 greatest guitarists. Sure enough, he was at number 26, which i would say is about right. But what i really wanted to ask about is this. Kurt Cobain is number 12 on the list. Nirvana is one of my favorite bands, and i think he's an excellent guitar player, but i was extremely surprised by this. What do you think?GreenmonsterBLS

Im guessing youre talking about the Rolling Stone one? That list is COMPLETE CRAP. EVH at 70? Randy Rhodes and Toni Iommi at 85 and 86? And the greatest tragedy on that list, Angus Young at 96? Not even close.

[QUOTE="lilburtonboy748"]Ok, i just got back from a rage against the machine and queens of the stone age concert that was last night. Now i always knew tom morello was good....but seriously, he was unbelievable. So i was curious to see if he made it on the list of the 100 greatest guitarists. Sure enough, he was at number 26, which i would say is about right. But what i really wanted to ask about is this. Kurt Cobain is number 12 on the list. Nirvana is one of my favorite bands, and i think he's an excellent guitar player, but i was extremely surprised by this. What do you think?GreenmonsterBLS

Im guessing youre talking about the Rolling Stone one? That list is COMPLETE CRAP. EVH at 70? Randy Rhodes and Toni Iommi at 85 and 86? And the greatest tragedy on that list, Angus Young at 96? Not even close.

Are you kidding? :|

Is this Rolling Stone's list? I didn't have much appreciation for that list. Anyone that lists Kirk Hammett that high in their list of greatest guitarists immediately frowned upon by me.JoshXXXXX

Tell me about it. Metallica = overrated

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[QUOTE="lilburtonboy748"]Ok, i just got back from a rage against the machine and queens of the stone age concert that was last night. Now i always knew tom morello was good....but seriously, he was unbelievable. So i was curious to see if he made it on the list of the 100 greatest guitarists. Sure enough, he was at number 26, which i would say is about right. But what i really wanted to ask about is this. Kurt Cobain is number 12 on the list. Nirvana is one of my favorite bands, and i think he's an excellent guitar player, but i was extremely surprised by this. What do you think?PickGlove243

Im guessing youre talking about the Rolling Stone one? That list is COMPLETE CRAP. EVH at 70? Randy Rhodes and Toni Iommi at 85 and 86? And the greatest tragedy on that list, Angus Young at 96? Not even close.

Are you kidding? :|

Well hes certainly top 20 material in my book

[QUOTE="PickGlove243"][QUOTE="GreenmonsterBLS"]

[QUOTE="lilburtonboy748"]Ok, i just got back from a rage against the machine and queens of the stone age concert that was last night. Now i always knew tom morello was good....but seriously, he was unbelievable. So i was curious to see if he made it on the list of the 100 greatest guitarists. Sure enough, he was at number 26, which i would say is about right. But what i really wanted to ask about is this. Kurt Cobain is number 12 on the list. Nirvana is one of my favorite bands, and i think he's an excellent guitar player, but i was extremely surprised by this. What do you think?GreenmonsterBLS

Im guessing youre talking about the Rolling Stone one? That list is COMPLETE CRAP. EVH at 70? Randy Rhodes and Toni Iommi at 85 and 86? And the greatest tragedy on that list, Angus Young at 96? Not even close.

Are you kidding? :|

Well hes certainly top 20 material in my book

But the best on the list? I actually think Rolling Stone did a good job on the bottom half of the list. Still, the top half, not so much.

[QUOTE="GreenmonsterBLS"][QUOTE="PickGlove243"][QUOTE="GreenmonsterBLS"]

[QUOTE="lilburtonboy748"]Ok, i just got back from a rage against the machine and queens of the stone age concert that was last night. Now i always knew tom morello was good....but seriously, he was unbelievable. So i was curious to see if he made it on the list of the 100 greatest guitarists. Sure enough, he was at number 26, which i would say is about right. But what i really wanted to ask about is this. Kurt Cobain is number 12 on the list. Nirvana is one of my favorite bands, and i think he's an excellent guitar player, but i was extremely surprised by this. What do you think?PickGlove243

Im guessing youre talking about the Rolling Stone one? That list is COMPLETE CRAP. EVH at 70? Randy Rhodes and Toni Iommi at 85 and 86? And the greatest tragedy on that list, Angus Young at 96? Not even close.

Are you kidding? :|

Well hes certainly top 20 material in my book

But the best on the list? I actually think Rolling Stone did a good job on the bottom half of the list. Still, the top half, not so much.

Im not saying he shouldve been #1 Im saying he shouldve been much higher than 96.

[QUOTE="PickGlove243"][QUOTE="GreenmonsterBLS"][QUOTE="PickGlove243"][QUOTE="GreenmonsterBLS"]

[QUOTE="lilburtonboy748"]Ok, i just got back from a rage against the machine and queens of the stone age concert that was last night. Now i always knew tom morello was good....but seriously, he was unbelievable. So i was curious to see if he made it on the list of the 100 greatest guitarists. Sure enough, he was at number 26, which i would say is about right. But what i really wanted to ask about is this. Kurt Cobain is number 12 on the list. Nirvana is one of my favorite bands, and i think he's an excellent guitar player, but i was extremely surprised by this. What do you think?GreenmonsterBLS

Im guessing youre talking about the Rolling Stone one? That list is COMPLETE CRAP. EVH at 70? Randy Rhodes and Toni Iommi at 85 and 86? And the greatest tragedy on that list, Angus Young at 96? Not even close.

Are you kidding? :|

Well hes certainly top 20 material in my book

But the best on the list? I actually think Rolling Stone did a good job on the bottom half of the list. Still, the top half, not so much.

Im not saying he shouldve been #1 Im saying he shouldve been much higher than 96.

Did you edit your post? I could have sworn it said something else before....

[QUOTE="GreenmonsterBLS"][QUOTE="PickGlove243"][QUOTE="GreenmonsterBLS"][QUOTE="PickGlove243"][QUOTE="GreenmonsterBLS"]

[QUOTE="lilburtonboy748"]Ok, i just got back from a rage against the machine and queens of the stone age concert that was last night. Now i always knew tom morello was good....but seriously, he was unbelievable. So i was curious to see if he made it on the list of the 100 greatest guitarists. Sure enough, he was at number 26, which i would say is about right. But what i really wanted to ask about is this. Kurt Cobain is number 12 on the list. Nirvana is one of my favorite bands, and i think he's an excellent guitar player, but i was extremely surprised by this. What do you think?PickGlove243

Im guessing youre talking about the Rolling Stone one? That list is COMPLETE CRAP. EVH at 70? Randy Rhodes and Toni Iommi at 85 and 86? And the greatest tragedy on that list, Angus Young at 96? Not even close.

Are you kidding? :|

Well hes certainly top 20 material in my book

But the best on the list? I actually think Rolling Stone did a good job on the bottom half of the list. Still, the top half, not so much.

Im not saying he shouldve been #1 Im saying he shouldve been much higher than 96.

Did you edit your post? I could have sworn it said something else before....

LOL. No I didnt edit it.

[QUOTE="PickGlove243"][QUOTE="GreenmonsterBLS"][QUOTE="PickGlove243"][QUOTE="GreenmonsterBLS"][QUOTE="PickGlove243"][QUOTE="GreenmonsterBLS"]

[QUOTE="lilburtonboy748"]Ok, i just got back from a rage against the machine and queens of the stone age concert that was last night. Now i always knew tom morello was good....but seriously, he was unbelievable. So i was curious to see if he made it on the list of the 100 greatest guitarists. Sure enough, he was at number 26, which i would say is about right. But what i really wanted to ask about is this. Kurt Cobain is number 12 on the list. Nirvana is one of my favorite bands, and i think he's an excellent guitar player, but i was extremely surprised by this. What do you think?GreenmonsterBLS

Im guessing youre talking about the Rolling Stone one? That list is COMPLETE CRAP. EVH at 70? Randy Rhodes and Toni Iommi at 85 and 86? And the greatest tragedy on that list, Angus Young at 96? Not even close.

Are you kidding? :|

Well hes certainly top 20 material in my book

But the best on the list? I actually think Rolling Stone did a good job on the bottom half of the list. Still, the top half, not so much.

Im not saying he shouldve been #1 Im saying he shouldve been much higher than 96.

Did you edit your post? I could have sworn it said something else before....

LOL. No I didnt edit it.

Ok, then nevermind what I said... I misread your post :P

Kurt Cobain? number 12?!!??!? If they ever made an actual thought out list of greatest guitarist kurt cobain wouldn't even be in the top 1000!ConManWithGun

I wouldn't go that far, he's definitely good, especially acoustic songs, but im just saying he doesnt deserve that. It just blew my mind that he was above eddie van halen or even tom morello. Tom isn't the best, but probably one of the most creative EVER, and same goes for Adam Jones from tool. But he did make the lost, so that was good.

my top 3 would have to be

1. jimi hendrix

2. stevie ray vaughan

3. eric clapton

-See sig

-Dimebag Darrell

-Stevie Ray Vaughan

-Randy Rhoads

Jimi Hendrix is overrated.

Kurt Cobain sucked at guitar. Fact.

Tom Morello is the s**t. he should be in the top 20 guitarists on anyone's list

Kurt Cobain sucked at guitar. Fact.

Tom Morello is the s**t. he should be in the top 20 guitarists on anyone's list

ak618

Um............no, he didn't suck. But yea, morello is great...it's cuz he has experience with so many different musical backgrounds.

my top 3 would have to be

1. jimi hendrix

2. stevie ray vaughan

3. eric clapton

mastershake575

jimi hendrix wasnt that good, he was an innovator but he wasnt really that good compared to tose who are much better than him.

Kurt's position is about right.Just listen to some of his solo's , notably from "In Bloom" ... genious.

As for Tom Morello , I think he should be in the top 20.Also Jack White is not ovverrated ... he is an amazing guitarist!

tom morello is ok i guess, but the best guitarists ever are never mentioned here becasue people here dont know much about them.

1. Robert fripp ( amazing guitarist in king crimsona nd his solo stuff, he has never been beat but is never mentioned on any list I have read)

2. John Mclaughlin ( from the mahavishnu orchestra, another guitar genius who is much more talented than hendrix or claptop, not saying hendrix is bad, jsut really overrated.)

3. David Gilmour ( pink floyd guitarist, but his solo stuff is great to)

I am not calling gusy like jimi hendrix, eric clapton or slash bad, but they are really not as great as these guys i think.

My personal favourite, David Gilmour.aaaaarrrrggggg

good choice:P

tom morello is ok i guess, but the best guitarists ever are never mentioned here becasue people here dont know much about them.

1. Robert fripp ( amazing guitarist in king crimsona nd his solo stuff, he has never been beat but is never mentioned on any list I have read)

2. John Mclaughlin ( from the mahavishnu orchestra, another guitar genius who is much more talented than hendrix or claptop, not saying hendrix is bad, jsut really overrated.)

3. David Gilmour ( pink floyd guitarist, but his solo stuff is great to)

I am not calling gusy like jimi hendrix, eric clapton or slash bad, but they are really not as great as these guys i think.

Film-Guy

I was surprized by that too. Kurt Cobain was a great guitarist, but he never did anything unbelievable with a guitar like Morello does. I personally think Eric Roche should be on that list. Of course all he did was cover songs, but he did the entire song by himself with a guitar. Just look him up and you'll see what I mean.Bulldog19892

My favorite would have to be Mark KnopflerCrimzonTide

[QUOTE="Bulldog19892"]I was surprized by that too. Kurt Cobain was a great guitarist, but he never did anything unbelievable with a guitar like Morello does. I personally think Eric Roche should be on that list. Of course all he did was cover songs, but he did the entire song by himself with a guitar. Just look him up and you'll see what I mean.queenfan66

notice he said kurt cobainw as great in his first sentance:P

brian may

patrick stump

joe trohman

[QUOTE="queenfan66"][QUOTE="Bulldog19892"]I was surprized by that too. Kurt Cobain was a great guitarist, but he never did anything unbelievable with a guitar like Morello does. I personally think Eric Roche should be on that list. Of course all he did was cover songs, but he did the entire song by himself with a guitar. Just look him up and you'll see what I mean.Film-Guy

notice he said kurt cobainw as great in his first sentance:P

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[QUOTE="lilburtonboy748"]Ok, i just got back from a rage against the machine and queens of the stone age concert that was last night. Now i always knew tom morello was good....but seriously, he was unbelievable. So i was curious to see if he made it on the list of the 100 greatest guitarists. Sure enough, he was at number 26, which i would say is about right. But what i really wanted to ask about is this. Kurt Cobain is number 12 on the list. Nirvana is one of my favorite bands, and i think he's an excellent guitar player, but i was extremely surprised by this. What do you think?PickGlove243

Im guessing youre talking about the Rolling Stone one? That list is COMPLETE CRAP. EVH at 70? Randy Rhodes and Toni Iommi at 85 and 86? And the greatest tragedy on that list, Angus Young at 96? Not even close.

Are you kidding? :|

my favourites are Jeff Waters and Jon Schaffer.

Jimi Hendrix: If it was'nt for him , we wouldnt have such a thing as good guitarists these days.PaddyPlasterer

why not, im pretty sure other people played guitar before hima nd others after him were better, even others during his time were better so your statement makes no sense:|

[QUOTE="PaddyPlasterer"]Jimi Hendrix: If it was'nt for him , we wouldnt have such a thing as good guitarists these days.Film-Guy

why not, im pretty sure other people played guitar before hima nd others after him were better, even others during his time were better so your statement makes no sense:|

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[QUOTE="PaddyPlasterer"]Jimi Hendrix: If it was'nt for him , we wouldnt have such a thing as good guitarists these days.PaddyPlasterer

why not, im pretty sure other people played guitar before hima nd others after him were better, even others during his time were better so your statement makes no sense:|

he was an inspiration to many, but others like robert fripp or david gilmour were better than him not long after.

They were better ... but they were not as influential.So therefore Hendrix is remembered more.And inspiration creates more great guitarists.Hence for my first post:)

They were better ... but they were not as influential.So therefore Hendrix is remembered more.And inspiration creates more great guitarists.Hence for my first post:)

PaddyPlasterer

That doesn't make him a great guitarist. That makes him an influential guitarist :|

[QUOTE="PaddyPlasterer"]

They were better ... but they were not as influential.So therefore Hendrix is remembered more.And inspiration creates more great guitarists.Hence for my first post:)

Dethshoot

That doesn't make him a great guitarist. That makes him an influential guitarist :|

I said he was influential.Jesus ...

[QUOTE="Dethshoot"][QUOTE="PaddyPlasterer"]

They were better ... but they were not as influential.So therefore Hendrix is remembered more.And inspiration creates more great guitarists.Hence for my first post:)

PaddyPlasterer

That doesn't make him a great guitarist. That makes him an influential guitarist :|

I said he was influential.Jesus ...

Well, this thread isn't asking that now is it..