Cool! I went to a concert, the rosenberg family united (or something like that) and Django Reinhardt's son was playing along, falco reinhardt. It's so cool to have a dutch guy on number two! I just feel like Lukather is a bit to low.. but that just my humble opinion

z0mg where is rusty cooley???????????












EDIT: and on a more serious note, I actually agree with most parts of this list.

This post has been edited by Fsgdjv: May 20 2008, 09:47 PM

Good question!

... and where's Michael Romeo!?

This isn't about who wrote the most amazing songs though, the title is "Top 50 Guitarists," not "Top 50 Songwriters," and you don't have to be good to be influential, plenty of examples, The Ramones, Nirvana, were all just decent at their respective instruments but influenced a lot of people, (I can't stand them though).

And as far as Randy Rhoads goes, yes he wrote some great solos, but then again, that is how good of a musician he is, not guitarist, and I don't think he was well rounded enough or technically skilled enough to be put near the top, but neither should most in the top 20. And yes technical skill is a gigantic part of music, maximum technical skill allows you to express yourself in ANY way through music. Had to say that before someone tries to say technicality means nothing.

Well, regardless of your technical skill you can't express anything without any musical skills, so it goes the both ways.

Steve Lukather deserves to be way way higher by mine opinion... but all on that list are really amazing

This list is impossible to make Its like "Who is the best human" - how do you measure that

I miss Knopfler

I agree this shouldnt be numbered! They are all amazing and unique in their own way!

@ Muris: Knopfler definitly deserves a spot up here!!!

Where is Luca Turilli??????

I think he is one of the best guitarists in the world

your right... where is he?

I have to say I am surprised SRV fell where he did. Hetfield is one bad ass rhythm guitarist but I think Stevie had the whole package like no other. Also I am a huge Page fan and understand why he makes the list but in reality
Jimmy Page
Studio work=Genius,
Songwriter=Outstanding
Live Performance=Sloppy Bastard

This post has been edited by Hammerin Hank: May 22 2008, 04:01 PM

SRV is indeed a great player

To each their own. I find megadeth's riffs to be very boring most of the time. Metallica is definitely not the same thing over and over. Load and reload was a dip into bluesy hard rock, and load is one of their best albums IMO. Megadeth was at their best with Marty on rust in peace, and went way downhill after countdown.

lets just agree to disagree. i respect you , and i have no wish to start an argument over something as petty as this.

This post has been edited by Guitarman700: May 22 2008, 11:01 PM

ufff I don't believe in those lists... there are lot of great players that I missed in this list

I think the whole notion of "best" in the arts is ludicrous.
Music is polytheistic

Nick

+1, Nick.

Music is so subjective. My list of the top 50 guitarists would look nothing like this list. It depends so much on who you've listened to, which music genres you're into etc. Even if you divided guitarists into different styles (classical, jazz, rock, country, metal etc.) and tried to choose the best, you'd still have major disagreements. It's just a pointless exercise.

I totally agree!


If were talking technical ability, Paul Gilbert should be in the top 5 easily. And wheres buckethead?

If were talking music, its all personal taste.

Did you see that year at Glastonbury when Dot Cotton played guitar She should defo be in the list lol

I think it's a better list than rolling stone and contains a lot of guitarists that definitely deserve their place somewhere in the top 50.