m00n Posted September 8, 2003 Share Posted September 8, 2003 Ahhhhh... Much better. They have Eddy Van Halen at #6. I would still like to see him a bit higher than that, but hey, much better than 70. 1. Jimi Hendrix 2. Jeff Beck 3. B.B. King 4. Jimmy Page 5. Allan Holdsworth 6. Eddie Van Halen 7. Pat Metheny 8. Eric Clapton 9. Chuck Berry 10. T-Bone Walker 11. Stevie Ray Vaughan 12. Keith Richards 13. Pete Townshend 14. Robert Johnson 15. Charlie Christian 16. Peter Green 17. Steve Cropper 18. Richard Thompson 19. Steve Vai 20. Tony Iommi 21. Neil Young 22. Buddy Guy 23. Jimmy Nolan 24. George Harrison 25. Randy Rhoads 26. Robert Fripp 27. Les Paul 28. Wes Montgomery 29. Johnny Ramone 30. Prince 31. John McLaughlin 32. Elmore James 33. Frank Zappa 34. Freddie King 35. Jerry Garcia 36. Duane Allman 37. Thurston Moore 38. Syd Barrett 39. Nile Rodgers 40. Roger McGuinn 41. Kurt Cobain 42. Clarence White 43. John Fahey 44. Billy Gibbons 45. Joe Satriani 46. Carlos Santana 47. Michael Hedges 48. The Edge 49. Tal Farlow 50. David Gilmore 51. Eddie Lang 52. Andy Summers 53. Jim Hall 54. Ron Asherton 55. Dimebag Darrell 56. Mick Ronson 57. Eddie Jones 58. Curtis Mayfield 59. Ike Turner 60. Loe Kottke 61. Albert King 62. Muddy Waters 63. James Blood Ulmer 64. Merle Travis 65. Joe Pass 66. Ry Cooder 67. Derek Bailey 68. Chet Atkins 69. Dick Dale 70. Charley Patton 71. Johnny Marr 72. Carl Perkins 73. Doc Watson 74. Joni Mitchell 75. J Mascis 76. Yngwie Malmsteen 77. Mark Knopfler 78. Bert Jansch 79. Lowell George 80. Robert Lockwood Jr. 81. Link Wray 82. Angus Young 83. Adrian Legg 84. Nick Drake 85. Bo Diddley 86. Bob Mould 87. Kirk Hammett 88. Adrian Smith 89. Mike Stern 90. Kevin Shields 91. Steve Howe 92. Jorma Kaukonen 93. Eric Johnson 94. Steve Morse 95. Ricky Skaggs 96. Stanley Jordan 97. Jeff Hannerman 98. Vernon Reid 99. Wayne Kramer 100. Ritchie Blackmore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBrennan Posted September 9, 2003 Share Posted September 9, 2003 A list that omits Scotty Moore and James Burton can't be taken seriously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
middlecreekguy Posted September 9, 2003 Share Posted September 9, 2003 ---------------- On 9/9/2003 12:43:35 AM TBrennan wrote: A list that omits Scotty Moore and James Burton can't be taken seriously. ---------------- I was trying to think of Scooty Moore`s name the other night while writing a post. It was the discussion about why jazz records sounded so good even though they were recorded forever ago. Got me to thinking about all those Sun Sessions and how basic all that equipment was. Scooty`s guitar sounds great on those Elvis recordings. The band is so tight. And those vocals. WoW! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reel 2 reel Posted September 9, 2003 Share Posted September 9, 2003 This list is much closer to what it should be...but I still can't see Jimi as thew greatest guitar player of all time....Just cant see it!...............gc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben. Posted September 9, 2003 Share Posted September 9, 2003 There could be a hundred rebuttals, but it did kill me to see EVH just above Pat Metheny. Must be 'cause he wrote a song about tail and used a power drill to play! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garymd Posted September 9, 2003 Share Posted September 9, 2003 It's still a bunch of CRAP! Neil Young is an OK guitar player relatively speaking. He couldn't carry Jerry Garcia's guitar pick (so to speak). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
middlecreekguy Posted September 9, 2003 Share Posted September 9, 2003 Garcia better than Neil? Their music and playing style are so different. This is what I don`t like about lists that magazines come up with. Your list or mine are just as relevant as their`s. The main thing I look at on a list is the top 3. Mainly #1. From there there is no way you can really put an order to things. Who is #1 on my guitar list? If it were my list I would omit the numbers and just list the names in no certain order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garymd Posted September 9, 2003 Share Posted September 9, 2003 ---------------- On 9/9/2003 12:11:52 PM middlecreekguy wrote: Garcia better than Neil? Their music and playing style are so different. This is what I don`t like about lists that magazines come up with. Your list or mine are just as relevant as their`s. The main thing I look at on a list is the top 3. Mainly #1. From there there is no way you can really put an order to things. Who is #1 on my guitar list? If it were my list I would omit the numbers and just list the names in no certain order. ---------------- Good point. I still stand by my statement though. I've seen both numerous times. I've also heard some no-name guitarists who could blow away many on that list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
middlecreekguy Posted September 9, 2003 Share Posted September 9, 2003 It`s funny how acid can influence a person`s judgment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curmudgeon Posted September 9, 2003 Share Posted September 9, 2003 I'm wondering why Zappa is so far down on both lists, although not directly known for it he is a serious guitar player. Should be in the top ten, at least in my opinion. Guitar Magazine's list makes a lot more sense than the Rolling Stones one, though. And by the way, where is Mato Nanji of Indigenous on either list? That dude can literally channel SRV on stage - a hell of a guitar player! A "must hear" in a concert venue, CD's can't capture the kind of show Mato puts on. Anyone else seen Indigenous in concert? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickB Posted September 9, 2003 Share Posted September 9, 2003 I can't believe Michael Schenker, Alvin Lee, Leslie West or Frank Marino are not on either list. At least they got Yngwie Malmsteen on this list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m00n Posted September 9, 2003 Author Share Posted September 9, 2003 Wait a minute! Where is Alex Lifeson from Rush! Oh man, neither list have him... What is this hanius horses's @ss crap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garymd Posted September 9, 2003 Share Posted September 9, 2003 ---------------- On 9/9/2003 2:07:57 PM m00n wrote: Wait a minute! Where is Alex Lifeson from Rush! Oh man, neither list have him... What is this hanius horses's @ss crap! ---------------- Moon, Why did you post this BS in the first place!!! Now you have everyone in an uproar. I just got called an acid-head because I like Jerry Garcia!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m00n Posted September 9, 2003 Author Share Posted September 9, 2003 LOL, hey I didn't make the poop stew, I just gave the ingrediants to make it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ygmn Posted September 9, 2003 Share Posted September 9, 2003 ---------------- On 9/9/2003 2:11:42 PM garymd wrote: ---------------- On 9/9/2003 2:07:57 PM m00n wrote: Wait a minute! Where is Alex Lifeson from Rush! Oh man, neither list have him... What is this hanius horses's @ss crap! ---------------- Moon, Why did you post this BS in the first place!!! Now you have everyone in an uproar. I just got called an acid-head because I like Jerry Garcia!!!! ---------------- The correct term should be DEAD HEAD......................hehehe These lists are very subjective and do their job which is to sell magazines.........These are mostly electric guitars...what about the acoustic players..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curmudgeon Posted September 9, 2003 Share Posted September 9, 2003 ---------------- On 9/9/2003 1:48:23 PM RickB wrote: I can't believe Michael Schenker, Alvin Lee, Leslie West or Frank Marino are not on either list. At least they got Yngwie Malmsteen on this list. ---------------- Speaking of Alvin Lee, I've got an original Deram/London vinyl copy of "Undead", Ten Years After's second live album that was recorded in a London blues club called Klooks Kleek. I think it was done around 1967 or 68. Good live recording in a "club" atmosphere, Alvin Lee really tears it up on "Woodchoppers Ball" and "I'm Going Home". Yup, Alvin deserves a place on the list, even if he hasn't done much lately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m00n Posted September 9, 2003 Author Share Posted September 9, 2003 ---------------- On 9/9/2003 2:16:52 PM ygmn wrote: These lists are very subjective and do their job which is to sell magazines......... ---------------- While I would agree, they are disrespecting some of the greatest of all time by not having them on the lists... I mean CMon... Rolling Stone has the guitar playing nurd from The White Strips @ #17, yet there is no Alex Lifeson? Un-Fricken speakable. I must admit... Now I am getting very pissed off at these lists. Before I was just irritated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m00n Posted September 9, 2003 Author Share Posted September 9, 2003 Opps... Sorry double post. Nothing to see here... Move along. Ok so I thought about something to rant about in this double post... No reason to let a good post go to waste. A few months ago I went on a tantrum about the music industry. Now, as you can see from these lists that were produced by two different magazines, clearly it's a bunch of idiots out there dictating what we listen to... These friggen morons would not know the difference between a chocolate M&M and a deer turd. Idiots... Excuse me while I go kick something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cluless Posted September 9, 2003 Share Posted September 9, 2003 Moon, thats a tough one. I think the ones on the left are milk chocloate, and the ones on the right, semi-sweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garymd Posted September 9, 2003 Share Posted September 9, 2003 Goobers on the left, raisonets on the right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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