What are the top 10 guitarists of all time?

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Mine are:

1. Steve Vai
2. Alexi Laiho
3. Mark Morten
4. Will Alder
5. Rusty Cooley
6. Eddie Van Halen (Van Halen)
7. Kerry King
8. Stevie Ray Vaughn
9. Jon Donais
10. Zack Wylde
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just what kind of spammer are you?
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I was a bit puzzled about that myself.

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Mine are :

Tommy Boyce
Lasse Wellander
Russ Field
Alan Barton
Jak Airport
David Burrows
Billy Gilbert
Dave Higgs
Ian MacLeod
Pat Travers
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I never knew Eddie Van Halen was in Van Halen
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Brian Setzer ought to feature in the top 10 I think.
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What? No Dimebag? :|

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Mmm... Gary Marx. :lol:
No, seriously, great riffs from him... :lol:
(and I tend to dislike guitars...)
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Izzy HaveMercy wrote:What? No Dimebag? :|

IZ.
Seconded.

These aren't the best but they're my faves for what the hell its worth...

Andreas Kisser (Sepultura), Adam Pearson, Dimebag, Kirk Hammett, Mark Mynett (Kill II This), Dave Wolfenden (RLYL and very briefly for live duty, The m*****n), Gary Marx, Andreas Bruhn, Tony Iommi, Geordie Walker, and probably Buckethead too because even though he looks like a bit of a berk, he absolutely rocks.
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You Fools!
the list goes like this:

Dave Gilmour
Pete Townshend
Bernard Butler
Paul Kossoff
Steve Howe
Will Sargent
Eric Clapton but only in the Creams
Steve Hacket but only in the Genesis'sss's
Piggy (he's pan breid but used to be in the Voivods)
John Squire

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Its all a generational thing innit. I'll be posting on some forum in 20 years saying how Sepultura (Roots and before) were the best metal band ever and there'll be some upstart explaining to me how the new "planet sized alien metal thunder-f*ck super-mega guitarists" are the way forward and all others in the past sucked fluorescent hairy round things.

And while I'm here, Bernard Sumner was cruelly missed off by me earlier.
F*ck those future people, f*ck them up their stupid asses. (quote stealing from a film there.... gives me an idea for a new topic.......)
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you have issues, I'd seek professional advice Dude :lol:
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James Blast wrote:you have issues, I'd seek professional advice Dude :lol:
You may have a point...

(received. Cheers. 8) )
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Tommy Bolin
Bert Jansch
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Purple Light wrote:
And while I'm here, Bernard Sumner was cruelly missed off by me earlier.
F*ck those future people, f*ck them up their stupid asses. (quote stealing from a film there.... gives me an idea for a new topic.......)
:lol: :lol: :lol: He should have been on my list (can he play guitar?)
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I can't think of 10 but would like to throw in:

Richard Thompson
Al Stewart
Martin Carthy
Carlos Santana

Incidentally Jam-es, Steve Hackett is playing the Ferry on 18 November.
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Mark Knopfler
Angus Young
Adrian Smith
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1. John McGeoch
2. John McGeoch
3. John McGeoch
4. John McGeoch
5. John McGeoch
6. John McGeoch
7. John McGeoch
8. John McGeoch
9. John McGeoch
10.John McGeoch

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^ good shout.

although sometimes I wish Geordie Walker was the only guitarist in the world, the following are also supreme and must be mentioned:

Robert Smith (The Cure)
Andy Summers (The Police)
Dave Fielding (The Chameleons)
Mike Van Portfleet (Lycia)
Klaus Matton (Bethlehem)
Philippe Planchon (Asylum Party)
Harry Dingman (For Against)
David Rhodes (Peter Gabriel's band)
Justin Broadrick (Godflesh/Jesu)
Geordie Walker (Killing Joke, again just for the sake of it)
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AdrenaChris wrote: Dave Fielding (The Chameleons)
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Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple)
Jimi Hendrix
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Er...

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