Who's the best Rock Guitarist?

[coloradodem2005]

Poll question: Who's the best Rock Guitarist?

[HEyHEY]

1. Dick Dale

[DBoon]

9. Link Wray

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[elperromagico]

2. I voted for Nigel Tufnel. n/t

[Poiuyt]

14. LOL!

I still love your eye!

[elperromagico]

17. "These go to eleven!"

;)

[tarkus]

3. Robert Fripp? John Petrucci? Come on, now... NM

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

4. Jeff Beck's not on the list?

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

8. Hear! Hear!

Man, you can hear the echos of Beck riffs in so many players. Rolling Stone did a big survey of players, asked them who influenced them. Beck was universally mentioned. Every list.

[Beware the Beast Man]

5. I call it a draw:

Each has their merits-
Jimi Hendrix-great innovator
Eric Clapton-great student of the blues
Stevie Ray Vaughan-Great bluesman
Jimmy Page-Great thief
Eddie Van Halen-Great shredder
Tony Iommi-Great despite missing tips of his fingers, great pioneer
Joe Satriani-great teacher
Ritchie Blackmore-umm....
Steve Vai-great student of great teacher
Randy Rhoades-died too soon to tell

[Rocinante]

6. Well

I voted for Page but would have voted for Lifeson if he'd been listed.

[NightTrain]

7. No doubt in my mind: James Marshall Hendrix!

Yes, I find his longer pieces way too self-indulgent, but I'd never deny the man's awesome talent. Go, Jimi, go! :headbang:

[Bat Boy]

10. Uhhh....Pete Townsend?

I mean, come on. Pete Townsend for fuck's sake...

[BigMcLargehuge]

18. Yeah, a second for Townsend here!

[Reciprocity]

11. U2s The Edge

Edge and Morleigh's wedding in Eze-sur-Mer

[maveric]

12. Hendrix, Wheres Chuck Berry? Or Zappa?

[Dukkha]

13. David Gilmour

Awesome Guitarist!



The same guy?

[benburch]

15. ZAPPA, Damn it!

Zappa was better than all of these guys PUT TOGETHER.

[MirrorAshes]

16. Trey Anastasio.

Well, of this generation, anyway. :headbang:

[JSJ]

19. terry kath (chicago) is right up there with beck, hendrix, clapton...

...and Richard Thompson.

[Sufi Marmot]

20. My avatar...n/t

[CandyCrim21]

21. This is a little different genre but what about??????

Kurt Kobain????? I thought he rocked.

[VOX]

22. Ry Cooder? He does it all -- rock, Delta blues, Tex-Mex, world music.

Ry Cooder is a virtuoso on numerous stringed instruments, from Mexican tiple to Middle Eastern saz to Hawaiian "slack key" guitar, but is mostly known for his country-blues-style mandolin, electric and acoustic guitar, and slide guitar.

Ry's played with the Rolling Stones, Arlo Guthrie, Randy Newman, Gordon Lightfoot, Neil Young, Eric Clapton, John Lee Hooker, and the Chieftains. He also was briefly a member of Captain Beefheart and his Magic Ban and Taj Mahal's first band, the Rising Sons.

[Skittles]

23. I like Alvin Lee and Angus Young

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