who are you top ten guitarists ?

[aaronm]

here are mine as follows,
Jimi Hendrix
Yngwie Malmsteen
Michael Angelo Batio
John Petrucci
Rusty Cooly
John Williams
Steve Vai
Joe of coarse Satch
Carlos Alomar
Django Reinhardt

There are of course more im hoping that some of you guys will put yours so we all might discover guiatarist we havnt listened to and should be ,..

[GYiakoumi]

I didn't know John Williams played guitar :S

In no particular order:

Joe Satriani
Steve Vai
Eric Johnson
Jason Becker
Jimi Hendrix
Tosin Abasi
Fredrik Thordendal
Tony MacAlpine
Joe Perry
Iron Maiden (Adrian Smith, Janick Gerrs, Dave Murray)

[kyle am I]

In order:

Steve Vai
Joe Satriani
Yngwie
Dave Weiner
John Petrucci
me (just kidding)
Tony Macalpine
Billy Sheehan (strange huh?)
Eric Johnson
Hendrix
Zappa

[kyle am I]

I need to think of a place to put MAB. Love his picking style. As you can see, not a huge stickler for the classics like hendrix, but I feel that for such a contribution (and one way or another, depending on my mood) I like them. Zappa was good, just sometimes hard to "get" his music. Overall, I like any guitarists. But I felt Dave Weiner was definatley worthy of being on any list. He brings a new style with OnRevolute that I cant even bigin to imagine how he did it. He sounds like himself,with only the slightest,nsmall, remenicent touch of vai.

[Pape]

Cant tell you my top 10 right now, Would require much thinking, But I agree with kyle there, Dave Weiner is a beast, For sure in my top 3. Maybe him, Vai and Guthrie. get OnRevolute!! It will change your life!!! Or at least make you think of Dave as not "the guitarist in Vai's band" but an amazing musician on his own.

Will debate and come back later and post.and I really dig Neil ZaZa as well, and Tosin Abassi, and Jason Becker, andl. So many greats. Will post later...

[chook01]

no particular order
Slash
Jimmy Page
Hendrix
Angus
Satch
Vai
SRV
EVH
David Gilmour
Gary Moore

[Prezidentman]

No particular order....

Jeff Beck
Gary Moore
SRV
Vai
Gilbert
EVH
Shawn Lane
Guthrie Govan
Jason Becker
Hendrix

[Dyens]

I didn't know John Williams played guitar :S)

John Williams the film composer and John Williams the classical guitarist are two different people.

[GYiakoumi]

I didn't know John Williams played guitar :S)

John Williams the film composer and John Williams the classical guitarist are two different people.

Then my mistake, I wasn't familiar with the classical guitar player.

[ZeyerGTR]

Hard to pick ten... for now, and in no particular order, I'm going with:

Steve Vai
Jeff Beck
Jimi Hendrix
David Gilmour
Derek Trucks
Django Reinhardt
B.B. King
Carlos Santana
Guthrie Govan
Charlie Christian

If I could include "all the Allman Brothers guitarists" I'd do that, but that's a lot of guys taking up one spot.

[LightWithoutHeat777]

1. Steve Vai
2. Jimi Hendrix
3. Jimmy Page
4. Stevie Ray Vaughn
5. Mark Tremonti
6. Robb Flynn
7. Joe Bonamassa
8. Myles Kennedy
9. John Fruciante
10. Mike McCready

Pretty diverse list! Lol.

[Pape]

So after much debate, here it is.

1. Steve Vai
2. Guthrie Govan
3. Dave Weiner
4. Jason Becker
5. Rusty Cooley
6. Neil Zaza
7. John Petrucci
8. Joe Satriani
9. Tie - Tony Mcalpine & Tosin Abasi
10. Tie - Yngvie Malmsteem & Eric Johnston

Yep I think thats my top 10... Good topic yo! Made me think. This was very hard, and may change on a daily basis, but my top 3 will always remain.

[aaronm]

I didn't know John Williams played guitar :S)

John Williams the film composer and John Williams the classical guitarist are two different people.

Then my mistake, I wasn't familiar with the classical guitar player.

Hi George have a gander at John Williams playing Austurias http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEfFbuT3I6A
and there is some awesome players been mentioned that I love ,,..Great stuff,...

[BigBunny]

Satch
VAI
Gilbert
Hetfield
The Edge
Gilmour
Petrucci
Hendrix
Hammett
SRV

^ i know some of the above arn't techniquely brilliant but they are my favorites

[SugarNips]