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johnnie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-18-09 10:39 PM
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46. I was gonna put Johnny on here
But it said "rock" and Johnny is much better than rock. Johnny is never mentioned when it comes to great guitar players, but he is one of the best ever. He blows my mind and in my opinion, puts Stevie Ray to shame when it comes to blues.
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  -The Best Rock Guitarist of All Time? OmahaBlueDog  Jul-18-09 12:26 AM   #0 
  - Jimmy Page, of course. Then Vaughn. Then Hendrix. Then Santana.  DevonRex   Jul-18-09 10:36 AM   #1 
  - You and I agree on Hendrix-Page-Vaughan  OmahaBlueDog   Jul-18-09 10:55 AM   #4 
     - Yeah, I'd really have to put Beck in the same category as Clapton  DevonRex   Jul-18-09 01:11 PM   #15 
     - Hendrix wins for me, first time I ever pictured exactly what the guitarist  Lorax7844   Jul-19-09 12:35 AM   #57 
  - For me, a music lover and not a musician...Hendrix.  mix   Jul-18-09 10:43 AM   #2 
  - My favorite Hendrix quote  Lorax7844   Jul-19-09 12:46 AM   #58 
  - Esteban, of course!  edbermac   Jul-18-09 10:43 AM   #3 
  - Esteban is God.  Iggo   Jul-18-09 12:08 PM   #12 
  - Other: Steve Vai  bridgit   Jul-18-09 11:00 AM   #5 
  - Vai makes many top 10 lists  OmahaBlueDog   Jul-18-09 11:19 AM   #6 
  - Gilmour  southpaw   Jul-18-09 11:21 AM   #7 
  - voted Hendrix, but Santana's right up there too  abq e streeter   Jul-18-09 11:38 AM   #8 
  - Gilmour  Mudoria   Jul-18-09 11:40 AM   #9 
  - Hendrix, but Duane Allman has to be mentioned.  EastTennesseeDem   Jul-18-09 11:42 AM   #10 
  - Yes, I'd forgotten about Allman. nt  Captain Hilts   Jul-19-09 02:12 PM   #67 
  - my vote goes to Duane Allman  SCantiGOP   Jul-19-09 02:48 PM   #69 
  - Stevie Ray  av8rdave   Jul-18-09 12:04 PM   #11 
  - It's gotta go to Jimi...  Amerigo Vespucci   Jul-18-09 12:17 PM   #13 
  - Michael Bloomfield  greendog   Jul-18-09 12:43 PM   #14 
  - The guy invented the blues rock thing....  Bennyboy   Jul-18-09 03:49 PM   #31 
  - Other: Johnny Marr  Arugula Latte   Jul-18-09 01:12 PM   #16 
  - For best guitarist playing in a seriously rock vein, it's Hendrix, pure and simple.  Rabrrrrrr   Jul-18-09 01:17 PM   #17 
  - I voted for Jimi, but I would have voted also for Les Paul. nt  Captain Hilts   Jul-18-09 01:57 PM   #18 
  - You all realize the guitar has been played since 1970 right?  Bennyboy   Jul-18-09 02:17 PM   #19 
  - Thank you  Advocatus_Diaboli   Jul-18-09 03:45 PM   #28 
     - Oh, and fwiw my vote would be for Jerry n/t  Advocatus_Diaboli   Jul-18-09 03:46 PM   #29 
  - Mark Knopfler  SoxFan   Jul-18-09 02:18 PM   #20 
  - Rock guitarist: Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols. He recorded their  old mark   Jul-18-09 02:21 PM   #21 
  - The correct answer is FRANK ZAPPA....  Bennyboy   Jul-18-09 02:53 PM   #22 
  - I agree  Ohio Joe   Jul-18-09 02:59 PM   #23 
  - agree...i saw frank open for cream in chicago  madrchsod   Jul-18-09 09:32 PM   #34 
  - I have to agree  ornotna   Jul-18-09 11:08 PM   #49 
  - Zappa's the guy in the Leopard skin, right?  Twillig   Jul-18-09 11:36 PM   #51 
  - +1, Bennyboy! nt  Enthusiast   Jul-19-09 05:31 PM   #70 
  - I opened this thread to confirm Zappa.  tekisui   Jul-19-09 06:27 PM   #73 
  - Brian May  Curtland1015   Jul-18-09 03:03 PM   #24 
  - Danny Gatton  bif   Jul-18-09 03:38 PM   #25 
  - Jeff Beck  CBGLuthier   Jul-18-09 03:41 PM   #26 
  - Billy Zoom....  Tikki   Jul-18-09 03:44 PM   #27 
  - Joe Satriani  azmouse   Jul-18-09 03:47 PM   #30 
  - yes and also add Leo Kottke  Tuesday Afternoon   Jul-18-09 09:34 PM   #35 
     - Purly for 12 string  ThomWV   Jul-19-09 07:17 AM   #61 
     - Just want to mention someone often overlooked because of his other work: Frank Zappa  ThomWV   Jul-19-09 07:19 AM   #62 
  - Pure guitarist: Hendrix. Best guitarist with a band: Clapton.  KamaAina   Jul-18-09 05:55 PM   #32 
  - Jimi, but I liked Alvin Lee and Randy Rhodes too  Skittles   Jul-18-09 07:23 PM   #33 
  - Yes, Alvin Lee is right up there  Zorro   Jul-18-09 10:09 PM   #39 
  - 1. Clapton 2. Hendrix 3. Santana 4. Carl Wilson  carlyhippy   Jul-18-09 10:05 PM   #36 
  - Hendrix is the people's favorite.  mix   Jul-18-09 10:07 PM   #37 
  - What, no love for Johnny?  bluesbassman   Jul-18-09 10:09 PM   #38 
  - ^_^  bridgit   Jul-18-09 10:22 PM   #41 
  - Now you're talkin'  bluesbassman   Jul-18-09 10:32 PM   #44 
     - Sweet!  bridgit   Jul-18-09 10:37 PM   #45 
  - I was gonna put Johnny on here  johnnie   Jul-18-09 10:39 PM   #46 
  - Alex Skolnick, Jeff Waters, Michael Angelo, Yngwie J. Malmsteen  MrSlayer   Jul-18-09 10:22 PM   #40 
  - Pete Towneshend  Sugarcoated   Jul-18-09 10:24 PM   #42 
  - you'll like this then  mix   Jul-18-09 11:53 PM   #54 
  - EJ doesn't get enough cover  bridgit   Jul-18-09 10:29 PM   #43 
  - He's fantastic.  Twillig   Jul-19-09 12:31 AM   #56 
  - Lead: Jimi  Sebastian Doyle   Jul-18-09 10:57 PM   #47 
  - Not a rocker, but  Kadie   Jul-18-09 11:02 PM   #48 
  - Tom Verlaine of Television deserve mention.  ghostsofgiants   Jul-18-09 11:33 PM   #50 
  - The ones who impressed me the most were Ritchie Blackmore and Michael Schenker.  Zavulon   Jul-18-09 11:37 PM   #52 
  - Lately I have been trying to figure out how to play some older Schenker tunes  Throd   Jul-19-09 02:23 PM   #68 
  - I think Kenny Wayne Shepard deserves a vote  rcrush   Jul-18-09 11:48 PM   #53 
  - Well, Satriani of course.  Twillig   Jul-19-09 12:28 AM   #55 
  - tommy bolin  dysfunctional press   Jul-19-09 12:50 AM   #59 
  - Stevie Ray - although my heart goes with Jimi  ThomWV   Jul-19-09 07:15 AM   #60 
  - George Harrison!  Boomerang Diddle   Jul-19-09 11:18 AM   #63 
  - Leo Kottke (acoustic) tied with Bill Nelson (Be Bop Deluxe)  DainBramaged   Jul-19-09 11:48 AM   #64 
  - I like John Fahey for accoustic, followed by Kottke.  tekisui   Jul-19-09 06:28 PM   #74 
     - Your taste is impeccable, but Kottke is my acoustic favorite for the past 40 years  DainBramaged   Jul-19-09 06:54 PM   #76 
  - Michael Schenker  Throd   Jul-19-09 02:03 PM   #65 
  - hmm, Segovia, Fred Frith, Robert Fripp, Joan Jett, RIchard Thompson  tigereye   Jul-19-09 02:09 PM   #66 
  - I wouldn't know, but Jan Akkerman is up there.  HughBeaumont   Jul-19-09 05:33 PM   #71 
  - Right now I'm partial to Mark Knopfler.  Lars39   Jul-19-09 05:33 PM   #72 
  - My favorite Jazz guitarist is Pat Metheney....The Best!  tekisui   Jul-19-09 06:29 PM   #75 
  - Other -- John Petrucci  travelingtypist   Jul-19-09 07:05 PM   #77 
  - Angus Young.  flvegan   Jul-19-09 07:24 PM   #78 
 

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