Your Own Top 10 Guitarists List

[SecretFace]

Since everyone pretty much disagrees with Guitar World's list.

Make your own Top Ten Guitarists List.

Here's mine:

1. Jason Becker
2. John Petrucci
3. Steve Vai
4. Chuck Schuldiner
5. Marty Friedman
6. Alan Holdsworth
7. Paul Gilbert
8. Yngwie Malmsteen
9. Jon Schaffer
10. Michael Angelo

 

[Lordenlil]

Here's mine, and I'm picking SOME of my fave, not necessarily
based on tech skills alone, but the total impression. Besides it's
never a static list, is it

1. Chuck Schuldiner (my God)
2. Paul Masvidal
3. Trey Azagthoth
4. John Petrucci
5. Ihsahn
6. Andy LaRocque
7. Danny Cavanagh
8. Dave Mustaine
9. Bobby Koelble
10. Carl August Tidemann

 

[Manbient]

John Petrucci
Ron Thal/Bumblefoot
Neil Zaza
Andy Timmons
Paul Gilbert
Jason Becker
Alejandro Silva
Johan Rienholdz
Ola Frening & Peter Wichers
Mikael Akerfieldt

 

[blakmetalemp]

In no particular order:
Steve Vai
Joe Satriani
Buckethead
Chet Atkins
Les Paul
Paul Gilbert
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Jimi Hendrix
Chris Brown
Dimebag Darrel


Damn they didnt all fit into a list of ten...........oh well.

 

[YourFuneral]

Don't know if I can do 10, but I'll try: (This is based on who has influenced me the most)

Steve Morse
John Petrucci
Michael Romeo
Chuck Schuldiner
Marty Friedman
Jason Becker
Dave Mustaine
Steve Vai
Vinnie Moore
Nuno Bettencourt

and recent inductions:
Ron Thal (how the hell did I miss this guy all this time?)
Mikael Akerfieldt (Simplicity and Complexity all meshed together... I love it!)

 

[Punisher]

in no particular order

chuck schuldier
jeff hanneman
trey azagthoth
mike åkerfeldt/peter lindgren
the dude from rush
pat o'brien

and others.

 

[Lady Of The Snow]

the most important ones:
TONY MACALPINE, STEVE MORSE, Rik Emmett, Brad Gillis, Ronni Le Tekro, Steve Stevens, Vinnie Moore, MJ Romeo,Tore Ostby, Alex Lifeson...

some Chet Atkins (love the Gibson Chet Atkins guitar sound), Craig Chaquico....

 

[Thorns of Sorrow]

bleh off the top of my head

Buckethead
John Mclaughlin
John Petrucci
Pat Martino
Steve Morse
Jason Becker
James Murphy
Mikael Akerfeldt
Steven Wilson
Mike Romeo

 

[Morningrise]

No real order just out of no where:
John Petrucci
Eric Johnson
Ihsahn
Buckethead
Micheal Romeo
Steve Howe
Alexi Laiho
Samoth
Just about ANY classical guitar player
Chuck Shuldiner

 

[justus x]

1. Steve Vai
2. Stevie Ray Vaughan
3. Al Di Meola
4. Eric Johnson

After that it gets kind of hazy, but those four guys pretty well make anyone else look like an assclown anyway, so it doesn't really matter.