Guitarists have a really huge importance and the control an extremely versatile instrument and they use different techniques which totally enhances the vocal quality. They play different type pf guitars like, the classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars and bass guitars. Well I have here the list of the top ten best legendary guitarists of all time. Some of them are alive and some have died, they may not be in the world but their music is all over the world.
10. Prince
Prince Rogers Nelson was born on 7th June, 1958 and is an amazing songwriter, singer, Guitarist and actor. The man has produced ten platinum albums and around 30 top 40 singles. His best example of Guitar performance is the “Let’s Go Crazy” which was totally crazy.
9. Yngwie Malmsteen
Yngwie Johann Malmsteen is a Swedish guitarist who plays best the neo-classical type plus the heavy metal music. He is the pioneer of shred guitarist and a born rock guitarist. His influences are Bach and Paganini, he has created such a bulk of music and it is so fast that it is unalienable.
8. Les Paul
Lester William Polsfuss was an American jazz and country guitarist who was born on 9th June, 1915 and died in August 12, 2009. He was the pioneer of solid-body electric guitar, he experimented different combinations and created many other different types of music.
7. Chuck Berry
Charles Edward Anderson was born on 18th October, 1926. He was a born guitarist and comes in the pioneers of rock and roll music. He was the one who refined the rhythm and blues and made it different from rock and roll.
6. Jimmy Page
James Patrick “Jimmy” Page was born on 9th January 1944 and he was an amazing guitarist plus he could play other instruments too. He is the founder of Led Zeppelin and no doubt he is the most influential guitarist of the world.
5. Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton was born on 30th March, 1945 and is an amazing guitarist, singer plus a song writer. The person is an influential guitarist and he has played it solo and was a member of Yard birds and Cream. He was ranked as the fourth best guitarist of all time.
4. Keith Richards
Keith Richards is also an amazing and influential musician and a song writer. He was born on 18th December, 1943 and also a member of Rolling Stones. He was ranked as the 10th greatest guitarist of all time in 2003 and he also is among the 500 greatest songs of all time.
3. B.B. King
B.B. King’s original name is Riley B. King and is an American Blues guitarist and his way of playing is really complex. He was ranked as 3rd in the list of 100 greatest guitarists of all time. He has a great art of soloing base on fluid string bending.
2. Slash
Saul Hudson who is also known as Slash was born on 23rd July, 1965 and is an amazing musician he was the lead guitarist of the band Guns N Roses and he achieved great success because of it. While staying in the band he also started his own side project of snake pit and no doubt did a great work!
1. Jimi Hendrix
He is a legend! Who was born on 27th November, 1942 and died on 18th September, 1970. He is the best electric guitarist of the world and no doubt the influential one in almost a wide range of music genres. His group called The Jimi Hendrix Experience achieved great fame worldwide.
THis list is crap. Where the hell is Eddie Van Halen who pioneered some of the most used techniques in guitar playing today? He should be in the top 5, among others. Crappy list. Do your homework.
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I remember when EVH hit the scene back in teh 80′s.. People just lost their mind with what he was doing on that thing. Thats one of the reasons I started playing.
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I think you might be really drowsy when making this list. I agree with Jimi Hendrix. Jimmy Page, Slash Yngwie Malmsteen, Chuck Berry, Eric Clapton and B.B. King.
But FYI Mr. Les Paul was a pioneer in designing the symbolic Gibson Les Paul Guitar and if you’re including prince in the list of guitar virtuosos, then I think you are really dumb. Prince is just a music icon. I’ve never really heard him play the guitar plus he sings bullsh*t. I assure that his guitar abilities must be crap as well. TOO much hyped IDI*T is prince the dumb fellow!!!!!
Didnt you hear of Paul Gilbert, Steve Vai, Tom Hess and Santana.
Where is your brain located. Upside or downside.
Really knowlege issue.
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Just take a good look at the pic of prince the dumb. Can’t even pose properly with the fender telecaster guitar. I’m confident I can pose much better than that jackass+ play much better than him. Although he cannot be compared to me.
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Ok think about what you said. He doesnt pose properly? How does on epose properly with a fender strat? Who cares how he poses.. what are his skills like on the guitar?
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Ok now Prince is a great guitar player and all and most of the people on here are fantastic at playing but why is there no mention of greats like Steve Vai, Joe Satrini or more importantly Stevie Ray Vaughn. I get having B.B. King, Eric Clapton and all that but to have Jimmy Page and Keith Richards in there and even slash without any mention to players like Vaughn… who writes these articles? Slash is good but hes certainly no Stevie Ray, or Satriani for that matter. Just my opinion.
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Where is BUCKETHEAD and DARON MALAKIAN
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