100 greatest guitarists of all time

[Mr Ed]

Not on there.

Like Vai, satch, paco de lucia, al dimeola, tommy emanuel and many others

Nowhere.

Well, in that case, said list is null, void and utterly shitee. Buckethead is the God of guitar wizardry.

I dont think you can really mean that!

OI!! I NEVER SAID THAT!!   :o

[Catalyst77]

My apologies!

Somehow I managed to quote the wrong person

[Philly Q]

At least Blackmore's on there, so I'm happy.

But seriously, all these lists are bollocks, they're completely meaningless.  What does "greatest" mean anyway?  Influence, technical ability, innovation, commercial success, all-around coolness?

It's like when they have the various lists of "100 Greatest Films".  One list will be selected by heads-up-their-own-arses critics and it'll be the same things they've picked every year for decades, another will be picked by idiot members of the general public and contain nothing older than Titanic.  :roll:

[Twinfan]

What a stupied list.  No logic whatsoever.  I thought it might be a "Most influential" type list with Allman and Cobain up there, but Kirk Hammet at number 11??????

Load of sloblocks   :roll:

[il˙ti]

I'd say this is a "Most overrated guitarists of all time" list, but I love Hendrix too much to say that. Otherwise, that's what it would be if Clapton was number one.

[38thBeatle]

I'd rather see a list of the best 100 biscuits of all time. I think a lot can be said for McVities Digestives, you can keep Garibaldi's in my view.

[Will]

I'd rather see a list of the best 100 biscuits of all time. I think a lot can be said for McVities Digestives, you can keep Garibaldi's in my view.

Army ration fruit biscs are good, but when it comes to digestives, tesco value are just as good. Nothing beats a good hobnob though :D


Jack white though... seriously. Why so near the top? I think they just make that list to appeal to the masses and whats hip with the time

[Woogie]

No Jake? Oh this isn't the most underrated list!

[kellar]

I think the real stumper is Kurt Cobain at number 12. Where the hell is Johnny Winters??

[plastercaster]

I'd rather see a list of the best 100 biscuits of all time. I think a lot can be said for McVities Digestives, you can keep Garibaldi's in my view.

Got to be plain chocolate digestives-  silly caramel stuff in the middle is too complex, the regular digestive too plain.
In essence, I like my biscuits like I like my guitarists: If you consider the blues (muddy waters) to be the bog-standard digestive biccy, then I enjoy a little embellishment on top (hendrix, AC/DC), but not too much (YJM).

see how I kept on topic there?

PS. Other than the top spot, that whole list is cr@p-ola
I love the beatles, but George Harrison (26) a better guitarist than Pete Townshend(50) or Angus Young(96!!!)?

[Simon D]

These things are a total waste of everyone's afternoon, they really are. Even if they aren't about technical or musical skill, I don't even think they could claim it's about influence either. If it were, how could they justify Jack White rating higher than, say, Tony Iommi?

Anyway, the whole thing means dick all to me, because Joe Satriani isn't on it, and if it weren't for him, I'd never have picked the instrument up in the first place.

[noodleplugerine]

Anyway, the whole thing means dick all to me, because Joe Satriani isn't on it, and if it weren't for him, I'd never have picked the instrument up in the first place.

Same here.

But no Jason Becker, no Di Meola, nothing.

It's a $%&#ing joke.

[Transcend]

i cant believe friedman and gilbert arent on there

[AngusYoung01]

What the $%&#????

No Nuno, Jason Becker and EVH at 70?


Idiots.

[Ratrod]

Yes Hendrix will always stand out cause he did things on a guitar that nobody else had done before; much like chuck berry etc.

Its all about standing on the shoulders of giants!

Everything anyone ever did on a guitar, Bo Diddley did it first.