Who's the Best Guitar Player of All Time (in Your Opinion)?
Posted in guitar players on 30. Oct, 2009
A guitar players question that should definitely interest you all this week
Question: Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce, Jeff Lynn, Jimi Hendrix, Mark Knopfler, Brian May, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan, Paul Simon…
They’re all great but whose playing style is superior?
Answer: You can’t really have a superior playing style, as the technique for styles is different. An example of this is that out of necessity, two fingered chords, were a feature of Django’s playing. (cos only two fingers worked !) I think you are probably talking about guitar and not bass players, so you can discount Bruce and McCartney. I reckon it’s a case of take anyone from the following : Chet Atkins, Albert Lee, Peter Green, Jimi Hendrix, Little Milton (This guy was BB King ++++), Ry Cooder, the list is endless and the answer is impossible. A message to the person asking the question, while you are contemplating the answer, give this chap a listen….www.kirklorange.com
Jerry
Jerry Garcia by far the greatest lengend !
Without a doubt….Jimi Hendrix
Shawn Lane is technically as better than everyone there put together. Search Youtube for him.
ted nugent!!
Stevie Ray Vaughn
SRV
Check him out. He died about 15 years ago. Most awesome.
It’s a draw, Jimi or Eric.
Esteban – that guy on QVC!
No – seriously, I’d vote for David Gilmour.
Im a fan of John Frusciante… im pretty sure he needs to get on that list… Johnny Ramone?? not a fan, but he’s pretty decent
Chet Atkins, Dewayne Friend, Mark Brewer and Greg Tinsley
les paul
Eddie Van Halen.
Wes Montgomery although Peter Green of the original Fleetwood Mac Was sound.Eric Clapton in his younger days Cream era he was sound to.
Eric Clapton
Hey it Jim Hendrix all the way, but you also have to look at some of the blues guitarist that could also make the chords talk. BB King is a great one;.
eric clapton then hendrix then knopfler, then brian may, mccartney isn’t that good but in my opinion you missed out the best…..pete townsend
I am amazed no one has yet mentioned the Great Roy Clark. He is for sure one of the greates if not THE Greates guitar player of all time. I have been following Roy Clark since 1966 when he played on a TV station in LA.
I went to see him at The Ozark Folk Center in Mt. View, AR this past labor day. Roy Clark is just awesome.
Jimi Hendrix by far.!!!
omg Jimi Hendrix is by far the best guitar player of all time!
Neil Young.
His guitar is an extension of his body, his mind, and his soul.
You know why he’s called the godfather of grunge? Because he invented the style of playing the "muddy" guitar. It has to do with the way it’s tuned, the amps and the mix in the studio. It is actually out of tune — almost out of tune. There are volumes written on this subject.
Eric Clapton
Jimmy Page
Gypsy Kings (did you know that Gypsy Kings are actually French, not Spanish?)
Joe Satriani, or his student Steve Vai
Where can you start?
At this moment in time, I’ll say Joe satriani……. But moods change, so ask me Tomorrow, and I might say Hendix or Knopfler!!!!
There are (maybe have been) many greats!…… Just Enjoy!
All round – Julian Bream (went to school with his son), or perhaps Hendrix. Loved hearing Paco Penya play flamenco too – went to the greatest English boarding school for it’s music program !
Metal/hard rock Randy Rhoads – just listen to Crazy Train – it’s like listening to Pavarotti – the control & precision is awesome !
Jeff Heally awsome
Jimmy Page
In 1964 Eric Clapton told a lot of people; "IN five(5) years I’m going to be the greatest guitar player in the world". As 1969 rolled into1970 Mr. Clapton held that distinction. Considering all of the greats you’ve listed, he done something. Someone you haven’t mentioned is Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull)………It was him that is spoken in the same breath as Clapton….sorry……LATER
i cannot believe no one has mentioned Jimmy Page just listen to led zeppelin the solo’s the riffs and the many different musical styles (loads of different world music influences). most of the other great guitarists play only one or two styles i.e rock or blues. no-one else is as varied and consistently brilliant as Jimmy Page. Just listen to Kashmir or stairway to heaven
I have no opinion who it WAS. Bit I sure as hell know who it was NOT. It WAS NOT Hendrix. That was just noise he made. It had no structure, no brginning, no end and no point. I often wonder if he could have reproduced the same noise over and over, or was it ,as I suspect "made up as he went along"
It wasn’t great, just noise. Or if you prefer "Great noise" but noise just the same.
carlos santana
Jimmy Page and eric clapton, hard to choose between them.
Who was the soloist on the Beatles classic "While my Guitar Gently Weeps"? – Eric Clapton. That says it for me.
I had thought there were only 4 Beatles.
David G.-Pink Floyd
Jimi Hendrix is my choice as far as a player is concerned, he could do all the others except Eric Clapton my second choice, who I like to listen to the most.
really think hendrix is the best ever although iv gotta say justin hawkings from the darkness is impressive almost like a cardbord copy of brian may dont ya think? hey wait il ask that later lol
definately slash or brian may
hendrix is an old fav of mine, but ive recently discovered joe satriani… hes gonna take some beating!
Johnny Marr or the Smiths – not everybody’s cup of tea, but a complete Indie Hero
It all depends on whether you are basing the question on lead guitar or bass guitar. Bass guitar is easy , Mick Karn from the eighties group "Japan". Lead guitar I’d say either Slash from Gun’s N Roses or Gary Moore (Thin Lizzy).
There can be no such answer ! However you could take the best playing certain music in certain era’s. such as hendrix, page in his early zep days. then youv’e gilmour, clapton, walter trout, satrani, santana, steve via. lots and lots of them
Jimi by far
The best at multiple genres is Danny Gatton
Brian May.