Poll Who's the best Guitarist in the world?

We all know that their is no such thing as the best in the world but who would u say were the Top 5 mines:

1: Joe Satriani
2: Yngwie Malmsteen
3: Steve Vai (mainly talent weird style music)
4: Van Halen
5: Jimi Hendrix

I can't really make a list of who the best is, different guitarists excel in different aspects of playing. So I'm going to cheat a bit and just list my personal favourite guitar players, in no particular order.

Angus Young
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Jimi Hendrix
Jimmy Page
Eddie Van Halen
Pete Townshend
Kim Mitchell

Many more, but those are the few that come to mind right now while I'm half asleep.

1. Jimi Hendrix

2. David Gilmore

3. Stevie Ray Vaughn

4. Jimi Page

5. Jeff Beck

This is too hard to make a list of. When is a guitarist extremely good?

Joe satriani is very good ofcourse but what about the metal guitarists? Song writing then? Joe satriani's songs altrough with very good guitar are not as innovative as say Opeth's songs. Is he therefor worse? Either way i cant possibily make a list.

Eddie Van Halen is the all time best. Hendrix is second.

Steve Vai. Hands down. No contest. Game over.

I mean Jeez, Frank Zappa hired him to do "Impossible Guitar Parts" on tour, LIVE at 17 years old!

Spank it Stevie!

Cuhail

Oh,

Yeah. The other 4. Maybe not the best, per say, but, I love 'em!

2) Roy Rogers (not the Dale Evans Roy) Look this guy up, AWESOME slide guitar player!

3) Stevie Ray Vaughn

4) Eddie Van Halen

5) Jimmy Page

In no particular order:
1.Muhammad Suicimez(sp?)
2. Michael Angelo Batio
3. John Petrucci
4. Yngwie Malmsteen
5. Hendrix

I feel kind of odd posting this It seems I'm more new age than you guys. But I posted who I thought was the best guitarist in my opinion, not the most influentail... I hope I don't get criticized too much

In order of my own personal preference:

1 Yngwie Malmsteen

2 Jimi Hendrix

3 Jimmy Page

The best rock guitarist in MY part of the world is Jeff Healy

A guitarist that sells, no need for bass, drums, he's just the damn best?

Stevie Ray, #1, always and forever.

Tony Iomie, where was the rhythm guitar to pick up when he went wild?

Brian May, if you don't know his work, you're in a cave. It's singular.

Vai cooked, flash, nothing more. Malmsteen, good, see Vai. Eddie, they didn't call him "Fast Eddie" for nothing. Fast doesn't make GOD'S.

Old school here...mostly

As said earlier each in their own way,
but a few personal favorites,not mentioned :

Carlos
'Slowhand'
Jeff 'Skunk' Baxter
Randy Rhoads
Steve Lukather
Neil Geraldo(very underated,IMO)

and in the 'we don't need no stinking picks' catagory:
Mark Knopfler
Lindsey Buckingham
-gotta love those finger picked leads

And don't forget the rhythm section:

Chris Squire
Geddy Lee
Stanley Clarke
Sting

1. Robert Johnson
2. Stevie Ray Vaughn
3. Dimebag Darrel
....

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And not one person mentions Chet Atkins?
:shk:

Im stuck between Eric Clapton and Peter Frampton. I cant decide whos better.


TD

Hmmm... tough one for me....

Between these three, in no order:

Duane Allman
Steve Vai
Jimi Hendrix

Richard Stephen Sambora ( Has some major good stuff)


Slash

Hey Lucas_ 1984,
Maybe you should make some catagories,

Best technician
Best composer
Best live
Most Innovative
Best Jazz,Blues,Rock... etc.

Just a thought.

And don't forget the man that started it all

Les Paul!

well, if we're going living and dead

dead:
hendrix
and
randy rhoads

alive:
clapton
and
herman li

Eddie Van Halen hands down.