Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Top 20 Guitarists of All-Time

This list here is MY list of the top guitarists I've ever heard play. Parenthesis include a solo by the guitarist that you should check out.

20. Mark Knopfler - Dire Straits (Telegraph Road)
19. Billy Gibbons - ZZ Top (Just Got Paid)
18. Steve Howe - Yes (Siberian Khatru)
17. Warren Haynes - Gov't Mule, Allman Brothers (No One To Run With)
16. Eric Johnson - Solo (S.R.V.)
15. David Gilmour - Pink Floyd (Time)
14. Derek Trucks - Derek Trucks Band, Allman Brothers (Anyday)
13. Frank Zappa - Mothers of Invention, Solo (Black Napkins)
12. Dickey Betts - Allman Brothers (Whippin' Post)
11. Jimmy Page - Led Zeppelin (ummmm Stairway)
10. Peter Green - Fleetwood Mac, Solo (The Supernatural)
9. Jorma Kaukonen - Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna (Plastic Fantastic Lover)
8. Johnny Winter - Solo (Fast Life Rider)
7. Jerry Garcia - Grateful Dead, Solo (Brown-Eyed Woman @ City Island, Harrisburg '84)
6. Jimi Hendrix - Jimi Hendrix Experience, Band of Gypsy's (Lover Man)
5. Eric Clapton - Cream, John Mayall, Derek and the Dominos, Solo (Steppin' Out)
4. Stevie Ray Vaughan - Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble (Rude Mood)
3. Duane Allman - Allman Brothers, Derek and the Dominos (Hot 'Lanta)
2. Carlos Santana - Santana, Solo (Song Of The Wind)
1. Larry Carlton - Solo, Studio (Strikes Twice)