Your Top 20 Greatest Guitarist ever

[Mikey]

Syd Barrett is always forgotten in these polls.

Listen to Interstellar Overdrive and consider it was made the same time the Beatles were making Sgt Pepper.

[Surfsup]

I can see a lot of great players in those lists but I can't see Lindsey Buckingham.

Big Love

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naAWX6OsHVI

[thunderbolt]

Man, the Edge gets no love?? OOps, Blue Meanie mentioned him.

[jwyblejr]

I've got to throw Edgar Winter somewhere into the mix.

[MegoMonk]

Lawrence Juber, from McCartney's last line up ('78-'80). I don't have any access to Youtube here, but just look him up, doing standards like 'All of Me' and others. Plays lots of different styles, and married to Sherwood Schwartz's daughter (a babe..!!).

Listen to his wonderful solos to 'Wonderful Christmastime' and 'Goodnight Tonight' (the live versions are even better..), did very well on "Let It Be" on tour as well.

Did years of session work for all the greats.

david_b

He married Sherwood's daughter?? Is this the same daughter who was on a few episodes of the Brady Bunch??

[MegoMonk]

I'm a drummer. So, i usually do not comment much on guitarists, since I cannot play guitar. You guys mention a lot of great ones. The only one I'd like to add is Robbie Krieger.

[LonnieFisher]

I'll just name the best! STEVE VAI! Yeah, I said it. No comparison. Steve Vai...!

[toys2cool]

Slash is my fave

[highquality]

I can see a lot of great players in those lists but I can't see Lindsey Buckingham.

Big Love

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naAWX6OsHVI

Great pick!!

Here's one not mentioned..

Joe Walsh.

[david_b]

He married Sherwood's daughter?? Is this the same daughter who was on a few episodes of the Brady Bunch??

Yep.. He met her around 1980 in New York. Oh and she's a BABE..!

Go to l a u r e n c e j u b e r . c o m and click on Hope's Stories. She has a really cool one on meeting George Harrison right after they had their first baby and George bringing a present and slowly dancing around the studio holding the infant, singing to her. A priceless story!

Laurence actually did some music for the later Brady productions in the 80s, plus backs up his wife's little local band with two other wives. Way Cool.

david_b

[david_b]

I mentioned him...post #14...

Oops, you're right. It's been TOO busy at the war here.. (or stabilization mission, whatever they're calling it this year..).

David B.
Kuwait

[EMCE Hammer]

Did you guys forget Iommi and Montrose?

[madmarva]

1. Eric Clapton
2. Jimmie Hendrix
3. Jimmy Page
4. Pete Townsend
5. Don Felder
6.Edge
7. Joe Walsh
8. Lindsey Buckingham
9. B.B. King
10. Duane Allman
11. Chuck Berry
12. Keith Richards
13. Stevie Ray Vaughan
14. Carlos Santana
15. Mark Knopfler
16. John Fogherty
17. Eddie Van Halen
18. Joe Perry
19. Brian May
20. Slash

[Ivaniski]

Your Top 20 Greatest Guitarist ever

C'mon Guys how Bout' Elvis' Rock and Roll hall of Fame Guitarist James Burton.

[thomasjo_2093]

In particular order...

Adrian Smith - Iron Maiden
Dave Murray - Iron Maiden
Randy Rhoads - Ozzy
Dave Mustaine - MegaDeath
Stevie Ray
Ace Frehley - KISS or Frehley's Comet
Jordan Macarus - Winterhawk
Billy Gibbons - ZZ Top
Vivian Campbell - Dio, Whitesnake, Riverdogs
Joe Perry - Aerosmith
Peter Frampton

There are many more. Including myself...LOL. Here are my Vintage Kramers:



John