1. Jimi Hendrix
2. Eddie Van Halen
3. Tom Morello
4. Randy Rhoads
5. Chris McCready from Pearl Jam
Honourable mention to Kurt Cobain and Kirk Hammett.
Tom Morello?
hmmm, to me Tom is like The Edge on steroids. They play simple riffs and add fx for texture except one plays pop rock and the other plays hard rock. What im saying is i wouldnt necessarily have him in any top 10, or even top 25 top guitar players list, and its not a knock on him really, my second favorite guitar player is James Hetfield who's just a rhythm player.
My revised list:
1. Kurt Cobain (Genius, nothing more.)
2. Dave Grohl (better than Eddie, better smile, too)
3. Taylor Swift (Great strummer, nice nail polish)
4. Dave Grohl (Yes, he's THAT good!)
5. Chad Kroeger (Love this guy!)
THIS !
we know what the results will be . it's a forgone conclusion , yet people still get worked up over it . in the grand scheme of things , and taking EVERYTHING into consideration , Eddie will always be #1 in my book .
no one else will ever top him , IMO .
my 5 favs , not saying they're the 'best' . other than the first entry !!
1- Eddie Van Halen
2- Richie Sambora
3- Jake E. Lee/Randy Rhoads (Jake's my fav by a hair on this one )
4- Yngwie J. Malmsteen
5- Steve Vai
very honorable mentions go out ot George Lynch , Vitto Bratta , Mick Mars , Nuno Bettancourt and Doug Aldrich
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"Van Halen was never about the singer ..."
Hey Robbie, nice list. Jake will always be my favorite Ozzy-solo guitarist and Vitto and Warren DeMartini are up there for me. It goes without saying that Ed has done more for the instrument itself, even outside of playing, than anybody. Jimi didnt influence how the things were built the way Ed did. Ahh whatever, our ears know who the best is and that's all that really matters.
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"There's a little bit of Van Halen in everyone ..."![]()
"Who Dares , Wins ..."
"Van Halen was never about the singer ..."