Top Guitarists according to Rolling Stone

BlueFox said:
No need to get upset over this, or any other, list. It’s just someone expressing their opinion. Make your own if you disagree. For whatever reason, I like this kind of thing. If it agrees with my opinion then I think the author is very astute. If I don’t agree then the author is an idiot. LOL. It’s all in fun. :)

Generally, it seems a best guitarists list reflects someone’s taste in music. If you like the song then the band/guitarist is awesome. If you don’t listen to some other genre/band then the guitarist is unknown.
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Very nicely put [emoji106]. The style factor definitely is true, plays a huge role.

When browsing through the full list some of the technically most adept ones were missing, like Joe Satriani, Steve Vai or Mike Stern. I guess their music is not everyone’s cup of tea. I’m a bit surprised though Eric Johnson was nowhere to be seen.

Anyway, if someone has given it some thought, why not. I liked the fact that they asked guitar players.

But I guess a bit more palatable list would require splitting the top 20 by genre e.g. in rock, pop, blues, heavy, prog and jazz.

Who would be your top 5 in each category?


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On the Rolling Stones list I posted of the top 100 its interesting that the panel and those voting are

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We assembled a panel of top guitarists and other experts to rank their favorites and explain what separates the legends from everyone else. Featuring Keith Richards on Chuck Berry, Carlos Santana on Jerry Garcia, Tom Petty on George Harrison and more.
THE VOTERS: Trey Anastasio, Dan Auerbach (The Black Keys), Brian Bell (Weezer), Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple), Carl Broemel (My Morning Jacket), James Burton, Jerry Cantrell (Alice in Chains), Gary Clark Jr., Billy Corgan, Steve Cropper, Dave Davies (The Kinks), Anthony DeCurtis (Contributing editor, Rolling Stone), Tom DeLonge (Blink-182), Rick Derringer, Luther Dickinson (North Mississippi Allstars), Elliot Easton (The Cars), Melissa Etheridge, Don Felder (The Eagles), David Fricke (Senior writer, Rolling Stone), Peter Guralnick (Author), Kirk Hammett (Metallica), Albert Hammond Jr. (The Strokes), Warren Haynes (The Allman Brothers Band), Brian Hiatt (Senior writer, Rolling Stone), David Hidalgo (Los Lobos), Jim James (My Morning Jacket), Lenny Kravitz, Robby Krieger (The Doors), Jon Landau (Manager), Alex Lifeson (Rush), Nils Lofgren (The E Street Band), Mick Mars (Mötley Crüe), Doug Martsch (Built to Spill), J Mascis (Dinosaur Jr.), Brian May, Mike McCready (Pearl Jam), Roger McGuinn (The Byrds), Scotty Moore, Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth), Tom Morello, Dave Mustaine (Megadeth), Brendan O’Brien (Producer), Joe Perry, Vernon Reid (Living Colour), Robbie Robertson, Rich Robinson (The Black Crowes), Carlos Santana, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Marnie Stern, Stephen Stills, Andy Summers, Mick Taylor, Susan Tedeschi, Vieux Farka Touré, Derek Trucks, Eddie Van Halen, Joe Walsh, Nancy Wilson (Heart)
CONTRIBUTORS: David Browne, Patrick Doyle, David Fricke, Will Hermes, Brian Hiatt, Alan Light, Rob Tannenbaum, Douglas Wolk"
 
My wife is always asking me who the best 5 guitarists are. I always tell her that is impossible to answer unless you create several much narrower categories than just "best." She thinks that Neil Young and George Harrison should be in the top 5 and I tell her, well, that's your list but it certainly wouldn't be mine. I enjoy NY and GH, but...just no.

There are just soooo many great players in the stylistic margins that shouldn't be forgotten. I think Keith Urban is terrific even though I don't care for his stylistic category of music. Satriani has been at the top of his heap for a long time, but I can only take him in small doses. Eric Johnson is terrific and easy to listen to and Joe Bonamassa is absolutely at the top of the blues pyramid. YMMV, different horses for...
 
XV-1 said:
ha ha ha. @32 is Billy Gibbons from ZZ Top - gimme a break. just shows how much of a joke the list is.
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I think it was Hendrix was a huge fan of Billy Gibbons.

My personal favourites are:

James Hetfield (best rhythm guitar player)
David Gilmour
Danny Cavanagh

honourable mention
John Norum (best rock)
 
I would definitely add:

Mark Knopfler
Roy Buchanan
Alan Holdsworth
Ritchie Blackmore
Eric Johnson

But I have to say for my taste in music the top 20 on Rolling Stones list captures most of my favorites but I’m a Blues Rock guy.

I would add John Mayer too, especially his playing in the Blues Trio format he’s done.

Not a huge fan of the neoclassical shredders like Malmsteen and I guess you would put Steve Vai somewhat in that category.

One of my favorite guitarists nowadays just to watch as I try to teach myself is Guthrie Govan. He is technically one of the most amazing players I have seen. His stuff in the Aristocrats is pretty cool!
 
One up-and-comer to keep an eye on is Marcus King. He's been a protege type for qyuite a while and is starting to generate a lot of buzz. I saw him play with Chris Robinson on Saturday night - doing all of the old Black Crowes stuff (As the Crow Flies). A really great show and Marcus can shred!
 
+1 on Marcus King. Sort of a Warren Haynes protoge' who is getting a push from Derek Trucks and Chris Robinson now.
 
Trey Anastasio seems to get passed over on these lists. He’s a hell of a guitar player. Also what about Leo Kottke?


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