Who are your top five guitarists?
Here are mine:

1) Eddie Van Halen
2) Jimi Hendrix
3) Jimmy Page
4) Joe Perry
5) Tommy Shaw

Eric Clapton
B.B. King
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Jimi Hendrix
Jimmy Paige, Carlos Santana (tied)

Honorable Mention: Eddie Van Halen


It is hard to pick only five! Wish I could go to the benefit concert that Clapton is having in June, every guitarist you can name has been invited. It is going to be really great.

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1. Jimmy Page
2. Eddie Van Halen
3. Eric Clapton
4. Alex Lifeson
5. Joe Perry

BB King

Eric Clapton

Carlos Santana

Eddie Van Halen

Robby Krieger

Oh my gosh how could I forget Dick Dale, King of the Surf guitar!

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Originally posted by Jrnygrl
Oh my gosh how could I forget Dick Dale, King of the Surf guitar!

:guitar: :guitar: :rockon: he's on MY list :D

1. Randy Rhoads
2. Brian May
3. Steve Vai
4. Billy Gibbons
5. Dick Dale

and Richie Blackmore as an alternate :D

1. Prince
2. John Frusciante
3. Jimi Hendrix
4. Hillel Slovak
5. Jimmy Page

Originally posted by Jack Gomez
1. Prince


:thumbsup: YES!! I think people usually don't think of Prince as a great guitarist because he does so much well. He didn't even sing during the jam with Petty, Lynne and Dhani Harrison at the Hall of Fame induction and that was still one of the best Prince performances I ever saw. He was singing through the guitar. :guitar:

Jimi Hendrix
Eric Clapton
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Jimmy Page
Frank Zappa, Carlos Santana (tie)

James Burton
James Burton, and then anyone else...

Bobby Neal
Eric Clapton

I don't know too many more current ones. LOL

Originally posted by vashti1999
:thumbsup: YES!! I think people usually don't think of Prince as a great guitarist because he does so much well. He didn't even sing during the jam with Petty, Lynne and Dhani Harrison at the Hall of Fame induction and that was still one of the best Prince performances I ever saw. He was singing through the guitar. :guitar:

I agree with you. :) I was totally blown away by his performance. It was a really nice tribute to George Harrison. You can tell that Dhani Harrison was really enjoying Prince's guitar solo with the huge grin he had on his face. :D

I found this on another site. Anyone who wants to check out Prince's solo click on the link below.

http://www.tomhouy.com/prince/rrhof2.wmv

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Originally posted by vashti1999
:thumbsup: YES!! I think people usually don't think of Prince as a great guitarist because he does so much well. He didn't even sing during the jam with Petty, Lynne and Dhani Harrison at the Hall of Fame induction and that was still one of the best Prince performances I ever saw. He was singing through the guitar. :guitar:


I always forget Prince. Your so right he is a master at the guitar and so underrated.


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avril lavigne is probably the best guitarist out there
i wanna rock like her you know but im guitarded

Prince is clearly #1 as a Guitarist.. He can do any style.. and play anyone else style better then what others guitarist can ONLY do..

He can beat anyone at their own game

Prince clearly the man..

No contest

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It is Prince #1 and everyone else 700 steps behind him.

Mine:

Steve Vai
John Petrucci
Joe Perry
Nuno Bettencourt
Brian May

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It is hard to name the top 5 guitarist but i would never put most of the people named in most of these post, you have to look at overall playing ability and knowledge of music. Most so called rock guitarist just stay in the realm of rock, i personally like all music as long as its done wright. I could name 100 way better guitarist than the people most named already but most people would'nt know who they are anyways so why bother, but i will name a few in no paticular order.
1-Paco De lucia
2-Wes Montgomery
3-Page Hamilton
4-Steve Lukeather
5-Chuck Shuldiner