Top 10 guitarist of all time?

[stiffanbond]

Mine are:

1 Jimi Hendrix
2 Jimmy Page
3 Eric Clapton
4 Jeff Beck
5 Yngwie Malmsteen
6 Eddie Van Halen
7 Joe Satriani
8 Steve Vai
9 Richie Blackmore
10 Tony Iommi

[thelps]

Justin Hayward - Moody Blues
Ian Bairnson- Alan Parsons Project

[Roni G]

Eric Clapton is on the top of my list.
I would also add George Harrison.

[marc]

Django Reinhart is my most beloved one.
And a spanish "maestro": Paco de Lucía (I enjoy his recordings with another star: John McLaughlin)

[thelps]

How about Billy Gibbons - ZZ Top ?

[Muddy]

Muddy Water is and will be the all time favorite slide guitar player of me, no body can play slide like Muddy 'cause it not about technic and tool it's about feeling and soul of the song. With out Muddy Rock would never be the same.
For Rock Blues: Hendrix, Jeff Beck, Duane Allman, Roy Buchanan, Derek Truck, Ry Cooder,Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimmy Vaughan, Robbie Robertson, Mike Bloomfield, David Lindley, Frank Zappa........
For Blues: Robert Johnson, Buddy Guy,BB king, Albert King, Freddy King, Jonhnny Guitar Watson.......
For Jazz: Jim Hall, Bill Frisell, Django, John Scofield, Grant Green, Wes Montgomery,Charlie Christian......
For Classical: Andres Segovia, Julian Beam, John Williams......
For Bluegrass: Doc Watson, Merl Travis, Lester Flatt, Norman Blake,Pete "Oswald"........
For Country: Chet Atkins, Roy Nichols........
For Free Improvise music: Derek Bailey, Henry Kaiser, Fred Firth .....
No..I think 10 were not enough...and I think I ramblin to far....

[marky]

David Gilmore........
Eric clapton........
that bloke from the Red Hot Chilli Peppers.........
........am rubbish with peoples names but well done for getting Yngwie Malmsteen in, he is an 80's rock legend, better than Santana in my books!

[odklizec]

Despite the fact the initial poster was yet another b....y spammer, he seems started some interesting discussions

My currently most favorite guitarist is Tommy Emmanuel. He is simply a guitar God
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lbvSBNLLoo&NR=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQhECkexmSI

Neil Young and Mike Oldfield are another guitar heroes for me.

[rui fernandes]

Wow, so many of my heroes!

Altough some are still missing... Stanley Jordan for sure! Carlos Santana, etc, etc...

I have to mention a Portuguese Guitar player, Carlos Paredes (deseased)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZgeOwTx ... re=related
Only sound but it's the most famous composition
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9cqXIk2 ... 1&index=37

and Pedro Caldeira Cabral (medieval guitars, amoung Portuguese traditional)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCnY8xTPu4Y

also Júlio Pereira (Portuguese traditional guitars - many of them!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fxc3siBb ... re=related
Maybe some people recognizes the little guitar here (the first "modern" record made with the "Cavaquinho", "Ukelele" father)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6Z8nMnw ... re=related

Sorry the biased post, so here goes a sweet to finish it: the best of two worlds together
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjXN3OLgoqs
WOW!

[dgilmour]

David Gilmour
Hank Marvin
Joe Satriani
Andy Fairweather Low