OT - 330 VOTE FOR 50 GREATEST

[Behshad]

Recently, Roadie Crew magazine, orginized a poll for 330 guitar players to vote for their favorite guitar player of all time.
Here's the TOP 50 guitarists chosen by other more or less famous guitar players . Among the participants in the poll were current and former members of such bands as GUNS N' ROSES, KISS, MACHINE HEAD, NIGHTWISH, MEGADETH, SCORPIONS, TESTAMENT, ARCH ENEMY, KING DIAMOND, SEPULTURA, DIO, TWISTED SISTER, KAMELOT and DOWN (see full list below).

The results of the poll — published in the new issue of Roadie Crew (#112) — are as follows:


01. Jimi Hendrix
02. Eddie Van Halen
03. Yngwie J. Malmsteen
04. Randy Rhoads
05. Ritchie Blackmore
06. Jimmy Page
07. Tony Iommi
08. Steve Vai
09. Jeff Beck
10. Michael Schenker
11. David Gilmour
12. Dimebag Darrell
13. Allan Holdsworth
14. Uli Jon Roth
15. Angus Young
16. James Hetfield
17. Brian May
18. Marty Friedman
19. Joe Satriani
20. Jason Becker
21. Gary Moore
22. Paul Gilbert
23. Eric Clapton
24. Al Di Meola
25. Zakk Wylde
26. John McLaughlin
27. John Petrucci
28. Adrian Smith
29. Steve Morse
30. Stevie Ray Vaughan
31. Slash
32. Kirk Hammett
33. Robert Fripp
34. Alex Lifeson
35. Chuck Schuldiner
36. Ace Frehley
37. George Lynch
38. Dave Murray
39. Glenn Tipton
40. Neal Schon
41. Eric Johnson
42. Trey Azagthoth
43. K.K. Downing
44. Andy LaRocque
45. Malcolm Young
46. Django Reinhardt
47. Jeff Loomis
48. Steve Lukather
49. John Sykes
50. Denis "Piggy" D'Amour


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Current and former members of the following bands participated in the poll:

ADAGIO
AFTER FOREVER
AGENT STEEL
ALABAMA THUNDERPUSSY
ALICE COOPER
AMON AMARTH
AMORPHIS
A.N.I.M.A.L.
ANCIENT RITES
ANGRA
ANTHRAX
ARCH ENEMY
ARCTURUS
ARTILLERY
AS I LAY DYING
ASTRAL DOORS
AT THE GATES
ATHEIST
AUGUST BURNS RED
AYREON
BATTLELORE
BEHEMOTH
BEHOLD... THE ARCTOPUS
BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME
BLEAK
BLOTTED SCIENCE
BLUE CHEER
BLUE ÖYSTER CULT
BONFIRE
BORN FROM PAIN
BRAINSTORM
BRUJERIA
CACOPHONY
CANNIBAL CORPSE
CARCASS
CATHEDRAL
CELLADOR
CELTIC FROST
CHILDREN OF BODOM
CHTHONIC
CINDERELLA
CIRCUS MAXIMUS
CITY BOY
CLAWFINGER
CONCERTO MOON
CONVERGE
COSMOSQUAD
CRIMINAL
CRUCIFIED BARBARA
CRYPTOPSY
CYNIC
DAGOBA
DARK ANGEL
DARK TRANQUILLITY
DARKTHRONE
DEADSOUL TRIBE
DEICIDE
DIO
DIVINE HERESY
DOWN
DR. SIN
DRAGONFORCE
DREAM EVIL
DRY KILL LOGIC
DYSRHYTHMIA
ECHOLYN
ELF
ELVENKING
EPICA
EUROPE
EVANESCENCE
EVERGREY
EVERY TIME I DIE
EXODUS
EYEHATEGOD
FAIR WARNING
FAITH NO MORE
FATES WARNING
FEAR FACTORY
FEINSTEIN
FIREBALL MINISTRY
FIREHOUSE
FOCUS
FOGHAT
FORBIDDEN
FOZZY
FRAMESHIFT
FREAK KITCHEN
FREEDOM CALL
GAMMA RAY
GENESIS
GILLAN
GIRLSCHOOL
GMT
GOJIRA
GRAND FUNK RAILROAD
GUNS N' ROSES
JAG PANZER
JORN
HADES
HALFORD
HANOI ROCKS
HEART
HEATHEN
HELLOWEEN
HELSTAR
HOLYHELL
ICED EARTH
IMPERIA
IRON MASK
KAMELOT
KING CRIMSON
KING DIAMOND
KING'S X
KISS
KREATOR
KRISIUN
KROKUS
LABYRINTH
LACUNA COIL
LANFEAR
LEATHERWOLF
LIFE OF AGONY
LION'S SHARE
LIVING COLOUR
LIZZY BORDEN
MACHINE HEAD
MAJESTY
MANOWAR
MANTICORA
MARDUK
MARILLION
MARTYR
MEAT LOAF
MELDRUM
MELIAH RAGE
MEGADETH
MERCYFUL FATE
MICK JAGGER
MINISTRY
MNEMIC
MORTIFICATION
NAZARETH
NEMESEA
NEVERMORE
NIGHTWISH
NILE
NORMA JEAN
NOVEMBERS DOOM
OBITUARY
OPETH
OZZY OSBOURNE
PARADISE LOST
PENDRAGON
PRETTY BOY FLOYD
PROTOTYPE
PYRAMAZE
REDEMPTION
REIGN OF TERROR
SACRED STEEL
SAVATAGE
SCAR SYMMETRY
SCORPIONS
SEBASTIAN BACH
SECRET SPHERE
SEPULTURA
SEVEN WITCHES
SHADOW GALLERY
SIEGES EVEN
SIR LORD BALTIMORE
SONATA ARCTICA
SOULFLY
SPASTIC INK
SPIRAL ARCHITECT
SPOCK'S BEARD
STRAPPING YOUNG LAD
STRATOVARIUS
STREETS
STUCK MOJO
SYMPHONY X
SYMPHORCE
TANK
TEN YEARS AFTER
TESTAMENT
THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER
THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN
THE HAUNTED
THE OLD DEAD TREE
THE RED CHORD
THERION
THUNDERSTONE
TOTO
TOURNIQUET
TRIUMPH
THIN LIZZY
THUNDER
TWISTED SISTER
UNEARTH
UNLEASHED
URIAH HEEP
VANISHING POINT
VENOM
VENTURIA
VICIOUS RUMORS
VISION DIVINE
WARRANT
WATCHTOWER
WISHBONE ASH
WITCHERY
WOLVERINE
WUTHERING HEIGHTS
YES

[Saint John]

Jesus Christ. This wasn't a height contest...where's Neal?

[ProgRocker53]

Jesus Christ. This wasn't a height contest...where's Neal?

#40.

[Since 78]

40. Neal Schon

[Rhiannon]

Clapton at #23? SRV at #30? ...Ugh. Helllllll no. But then again, I guess it's whatever style you prefer as to who is better than who.

[Behshad]

Clapton at #23? SRV at #30? ...Ugh. Helllllll no. But then again, I guess it's whatever style you prefer as to who is better than who.

This list makes more sense, if you're a guitar player yourself, which you're not

[ProgRocker53]

Clapton at #23? SRV at #30? ...Ugh. Helllllll no. But then again, I guess it's whatever style you prefer as to who is better than who.

This list makes more sense, if you're a guitar player yourself, which you're not

I'm a guitar player (well, somewhat) and I think Clapton and SRV should indeed be a little higher. I guess alot of that is because while I do like and enjoy and appreciate the shredders like Vai and Malmsteen, I personally enjoy the guys with a little more "soul." I don't have much finger speed at all, but if I did, I'm sure I'd find it more challenging to make a beautiful emotional solo or craft a legendary riff, than I would arpeggiating through a zillion exotic scales all at once.

[StevePerryHair]

I was surprised EVH was so high on the list. I expect him towards the top, but was surprised at #2.

[ProgRocker53]

No Kurt Cobain or Jack White on there.

Suck it, Rolling Stone magazine.

[piecesofeight]

No one is ever happy with any of these sort of polls..even if it's their peers voting..which should mean a whole lot more than just some 'critic' giving their 'opinion..

[ProgRocker53]

I give peer-voting polls alot more credibility than critics.

I have a friend who lives and dies by what critics say, so he thinks Journey is trash. When I point out that the band and its musicians are generally well-respected and even admired by their peers, he has some random excuse that makes no sense.... I swear, some people just don't get it.

Then again, this friend doesn't play an instrument, and only listens to music once a week, so what do you expect...

[Carlitto H@kk]

I was surprised EVH was so high on the list. I expect him towards the top, but was surprised at #2.

EVH belongs at the top of these polls because
he basically re-invented guitar playing.

Surprised Ying-Yang is #3...

But this list is pretty good.
So much talent, so many innovators.
And it's not just about "who can play the
most notes in a measure".
There are some true riff/rhythm kings in there...
Hetfield, M. Young, Piggy, Sykes...

I'm surprised Prince isn't on here

[Behshad]

Im surprised too that Yng is at #3.,.,,, I was expecting #2 actually

And Yngwie isnt ALL about shred and speed.... You wanna talk about soul and feeling check out some of his slower stuff, Prog :


http://youtube.com/watch?v=EDhKv4ZVi5k

http://youtube.com/watch?v=vCwEk6_-vAw

http://youtube.com/watch?v=pyD7sI0dnLM

[StevePerryHair]

Im surprised too that Yng is at #3.,.,,, I was expecting #2 actually

And Yngwie isnt ALL about shred and speed.... You wanna talk about soul and feeling check out some of his slower stuff, Prog :


http://youtube.com/watch?v=EDhKv4ZVi5k

http://youtube.com/watch?v=vCwEk6_-vAw

http://youtube.com/watch?v=pyD7sI0dnLM

Yeah and Yngwie was so influenced by Jimi Hendrix you would think he would be at #2. I expected EVH in the top 10, just not #2.

[yulog]

I count only 38(and that was being generous) of the 333 bands asked ,to be mainstream bands.The rest are death metal,speed metal,or unknown garbage bands. Seriously, who cares what 90% of these loser bands think on this list...comical to say the least.

[StevePerryHair]

I count only 38(and that was being generous) of the 333 bands asked ,to be mainstream bands.The rest are death metal,speed metal,or unknown garbage bands. Seriously, who cares what 90% of these loser bands think on this list...comical to say the least.

I don't see it as it mattering whether the bands are loser bands or not. I think they just have a better idea of what talent is when they actually know how to play a guitar.

[Behshad]

I count only 38(and that was being generous) of the 333 bands asked ,to be mainstream bands.The rest are death metal,speed metal,or unknown garbage bands. Seriously, who cares what 90% of these loser bands think on this list...comical to say the least.

As opposed to the 90% of the people who vote here on MR, all important people the other 10% is the Susies, Nancys and Larrys

[NealIsGod]

The exclusion of Eddie "Fingers" Ojeda totally ruins the credibility of this poll.

[ProgRocker53]

Im surprised too that Yng is at #3.,.,,, I was expecting #2 actually

And Yngwie isnt ALL about shred and speed.... You wanna talk about soul and feeling check out some of his slower stuff, Prog :


http://youtube.com/watch?v=EDhKv4ZVi5k

http://youtube.com/watch?v=vCwEk6_-vAw

http://youtube.com/watch?v=pyD7sI0dnLM

I'd watch and listen and learn if my YT was working.

[Rhiannon]

Clapton at #23? SRV at #30? ...Ugh. Helllllll no. But then again, I guess it's whatever style you prefer as to who is better than who.

This list makes more sense, if you're a guitar player yourself, which you're not

Dear Behshad,

Bite my ass.

Signed,
Rhi

[ProgRocker53]

I count only 38(and that was being generous) of the 333 bands asked ,to be mainstream bands.The rest are death metal,speed metal,or unknown garbage bands. Seriously, who cares what 90% of these loser bands think on this list...comical to say the least.

I'll take the loser bands' opinion over yours any time.

[Moon Beam]

Clapton at #23? SRV at #30? ...Ugh. Helllllll no. But then again, I guess it's whatever style you prefer as to who is better than who.

This list makes more sense, if you're a guitar player yourself, which you're not

Dear Behshad,

Bite my ass.

Signed,
Rhi

I knew you wouldn't just let him slide away with that one.
Nicely done Rhi.
Behshad...seriously Sir, I could feel the "snooty snob" slay in your post.
Too funny folks.

[Rhiannon]

I knew you wouldn't just let him slide away with that one.
Nicely done Rhi.
Behshad...seriously Sir, I could feel the "snooty snob" slay in your post.
Too funny folks.

B knows he is cool as cat snot in my book.

[larryfromnextdoor]

I count only 38(and that was being generous) of the 333 bands asked ,to be mainstream bands.The rest are death metal,speed metal,or unknown garbage bands. Seriously, who cares what 90% of these loser bands think on this list...comical to say the least.

As opposed to the 90% of the people who vote here on MR, all important people the other 10% is the Susies, Nancys and Larrys

..............................................

that was some list .. wow!! if a guy could learn each one of those dudes best solos he/she would be out of sight on the axe!!

[yulog]

I count only 38(and that was being generous) of the 333 bands asked ,to be mainstream bands.The rest are death metal,speed metal,or unknown garbage bands. Seriously, who cares what 90% of these loser bands think on this list...comical to say the least.

I don't see it as it mattering whether the bands are loser bands or not. I think they just have a better idea of what talent is when they actually know how to play a guitar.

[yulog]

I count only 38(and that was being generous) of the 333 bands asked ,to be mainstream bands.The rest are death metal,speed metal,or unknown garbage bands. Seriously, who cares what 90% of these loser bands think on this list...comical to say the least.

As opposed to the 90% of the people who vote here on MR, all important people the other 10% is the Susies, Nancys and Larrys

I will not accept this to be the "be all" list until they put the guitarist from air supply on it!!(man that guy is pure delight)

[Gordon from Edinburgh]

Clapton at #23? SRV at #30? ...Ugh. Helllllll no. But then again, I guess it's whatever style you prefer as to who is better than who.

This list makes more sense, if you're a guitar player yourself, which you're not

I'm a guitar player (well, somewhat) and I think Clapton and SRV should indeed be a little higher. I guess alot of that is because while I do like and enjoy and appreciate the shredders like Vai and Malmsteen, I personally enjoy the guys with a little more "soul." I don't have much finger speed at all, but if I did, I'm sure I'd find it more challenging to make a beautiful emotional solo or craft a legendary riff, than I would arpeggiating through a zillion exotic scales all at once.

Which is why i am happy to see Ritchie Blackmore top5 - he did his fast stuff in the 70s - like the live solo on Highway Star from Made In Japan - then played lots of soulful stuff like on Mistreated and Street of Dreams etc - truly great player/writer who should always be above Page.

[ProgRocker53]

Clapton at #23? SRV at #30? ...Ugh. Helllllll no. But then again, I guess it's whatever style you prefer as to who is better than who.

This list makes more sense, if you're a guitar player yourself, which you're not

I'm a guitar player (well, somewhat) and I think Clapton and SRV should indeed be a little higher. I guess alot of that is because while I do like and enjoy and appreciate the shredders like Vai and Malmsteen, I personally enjoy the guys with a little more "soul." I don't have much finger speed at all, but if I did, I'm sure I'd find it more challenging to make a beautiful emotional solo or craft a legendary riff, than I would arpeggiating through a zillion exotic scales all at once.

Which is why i am happy to see Ritchie Blackmore top5 - he did his fast stuff in the 70s - like the live solo on Highway Star from Made In Japan - then played lots of soulful stuff like on Mistreated and Street of Dreams etc - truly great player/writer who should always be above Page.

Do you like/recommend Blackmore's Night?

[StevePerryHair]

I count only 38(and that was being generous) of the 333 bands asked ,to be mainstream bands.The rest are death metal,speed metal,or unknown garbage bands. Seriously, who cares what 90% of these loser bands think on this list...comical to say the least.

As opposed to the 90% of the people who vote here on MR, all important people the other 10% is the Susies, Nancys and Larrys

I will not accept this to be the "be all" list until they put the guitarist from air supply on it!!(man that guy is pure delight)

[Deb]

Zakk Wylde? I've seen his name lots and read that he is in the movie Rockstar.....which one is he?