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Seeing as there is a few top 10's on gauging everyone's musical preferences, I decided to go with top ten guitar players.
Now, for me this takes a lot of deliberation and time to think whether it's who made my jaw-drop or who's the best ever, judged on varying degrees of axe chops. Who just sounds cool and who writes great riffs???

I've probably missed someone, but here's mine:

1. Doug Aldrich - Lion/Hurricane/Dio/House Of Lords/Whitesnake
3. George Lynch - Dokken/Lynch Mob
3. Jake E. Lee - Ozzy/Badlands/Wicked Alliance
4. Reb Beach - Winger/Dokken/Whitesnake
5. Andy Larocque - King Diamond
6. Yngwie Malmsteen - Steeler/Alcatrazz/Rising Force
7. Glen Tipton - Judas Priest
8. Eddie Van Halen
9. Vinnie Vincent - Kiss/VVInvasion
10. Paul Gilbert - Racer X/Mr. Big

I would list more, but we'll keep it to ten, it's hard. I know alot of those guys are 80s shredders, but that's what I listen to 90% of the time. I really dig the old blues players such as; John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters and Chuck Berry and upto Jeff Healy - they really influence my own style of guitar playing, very bluesed based. Probably why Aldrich is my no.1 pick. He's incredible live.

1) Jimmy Page  (Led Zeppelin)
2)  Tony Iommi  (Black Sabbath)
3) Jimi Hendrix
4) Eddie Van Halen   
5) Nuno Bettencourt   (Extreme)
6) Eric Clapton   (Cream, Blind Faith, Derek & the Dominos, solo)
7) Robert Fripp   (King Crimson)
8) K.K. Downing / Glen Tipton   (Judas Priest)
9) Alex Skolnick   (Testament)
10) Adrian Smith / Dave Murray   (Iron Maiden)

good call on nuno battenberg. :thumbup:

havent thought it out too well but:

Eddie Van Halen
Hendrix
Jase Edwards (Wolfsbane)
Angus Young
Hanneman/King
Angus Young/Malcolm Young
Nick Drake (hardly 'guitar god' status but a unique player)
Kevin Shields (ditto)
Kurt Cobain (and again)
Bob Mould (early Husker Du solos are insane)

probably not exactly that list, but it'll have to do

I'll take this a slightly different direction. I would include a few that have been mentioned, but several who maybe wouldn't be mentioned otherwise:

1. Eddie Van Halen (given)
2. Yngwie Malmsteen (if he can say his own name, he should be able to do just about anything)
3. Jerry Reed
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ni8KBhnebwE&feature=related


4. Roy Clark
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVjSmng7ris


5. Buddy Holly
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhgO8rZs1Fg


6. Les Paul
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4E8OrHAMa4&feature=related


7. Charo
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztBOl4leanQ&feature=related


8. Phil Keaggy
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3iSiij98VY


9 & 10. Santana & Eric Clapton
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAf3gqdCrDs

those youtubes have reminded me of this guy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIrwCTXPTdc


WTF?

ERIC CLAPTON
JIMI HENDRIX
LES PAUL
JAMES BURTON
LAURINDO ALMEIDA 
SCOTTY MOORE
ALEX CHILTON 
PHIL MANZANERA
DAVE GILMOUR
JIMMY PAGE 

In no particular order:

Angus Young
Jimi Hendrix
Joe Walsh
Slash
Jimmy Page
Brian May
Mick Mars
Randy Bachman
Alex Lifeson
K. K. Downing

And a bunch more, but that's ten.

Jimi
Angus
Frank Zappa
Randy Rhodes
Mark Knopfler (Can't believe he hasn't been mentioned yet)
Mick Mars
Joe Walsh
Eddie Van Halen
C.C. DeVille (I expect to catch crap for this, but I stand by my choice)
Slowhand.

I put Jimi distinctly in first, and Angus, Frank, Mark Knopfler and Randy Rhoades tied for second, , If I had to choose between them I'd say Zappa is microscopically the best of those four, second only to Jimi. The rest are somewhat in order.

Elvis may be King, Bruce may be Boss, but Jimi is God.

I thought CLAPTON was God... MARK KNOPFLER would by number 11 on my list, saw him live with CLAPTON back in the 80s...  :thumbup:  :teddyr:

No real order...

!. Jimi Hendrix! (Of...course....)
2.Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath)
3. Greg Ginn (Black Flag)
4.Jimmy Page
5.Dr. Know (Bad Brains)
6. Dick Dale
7.Joe Perry (Aerosmith)
8.Johnny Ramone
9.Posoin Ivy (the Cramps)
10.Carl Perkins

Here's DICK DALE doing Nitro....!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xymVxcLQVT8

In no particular order...
Joe Perry- Aerosmith
J - White Zombie
Jerry Cantrell - Alice In Chains
Zakk Wylde - Ozzy, Black Label Society
Billy Duffy - The Cult
Slash - GnR, Velvet Revolver
Kirk Hammett - Metallica
Mick Mars - Motley Crue
Dimebag Darrell - Pantera
Warren DeMartini -RATT

Stanley Jordan

Whether you like jazz or his particular style or not, the man is a technical genius who can play things most can only dream about. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baDM3_6w8-E

The rest of the top 10:

Robert Johnson
John Lee Hooker
Jimi Hendrix
Pat Metheny
Frank Zappa
Norman Blake
Robert Fripp
Luiz Bonfa
Ali Farka Touré

Honorable mentions: Jimmy Page, Laurindo Almeida, John Fahey, Doc Watson, Nels Cline, Bola Sete, Lightnin' Hopkins, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Eddie Van Halen, Jerry Garcia, Al Di Meola, Jorma Kaukonen (Jefferson Airplane), Duck Baker

To me, Clapton is a VERY good guitarist, , but he just falls short of what I would consider GREAT. Top 10 for sure, , but others I mentioned just have some extra spark and Clapton appears as a mere mortal in comparison.  Also, somehow Carlos Santana got left off my list, I'd put him up near the top, probably in my now 5-way tie for second. I know that's a cheap way to do it, , but WTH.

1. Jimi Hendrix
2. Stevie Ray Vaughan
3. Eric Clapton
4. Jimmy Page
5. Pete Townshend
6. Tony Iommi
7. Tom Morello
8. Randy Rhoads
9. Kirk Hammett
10. Robby Krieger

how's this for random: I had an e-convo with John Fahey about 9-10 yrs ago. he told me that he really liked sonic youth, of all bands, and that thurston moore was a good friend of his! extremely good guitarist tho', definitely underrated. he just had some re-issues done I think. RIP

In no particular order:
Justin Broadrick (Godflesh, Jesu)
Zakk Wylde (Ozzy, BLS)
Michael Gira (Swans, Angels Of Light)
John Lee Hooker
Eddie Van Halen (nobody mentions his rythm playing, which is excellent)
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
Gregor Mackintosh (Paradise Lost)
Tommy Victor (Prong)
Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath)
Scott "Wino" Weinrich (The Obsessed)

Jimi Hendrix
Eddie Van Halen
Randy Rhoads
Ritchie Blackmore
Duane Allman
Steve Vai
Jerry Reed
Brian Setzer
Johnny Winter
Lindsey Buckingham

Cool to see Lindsey Buckingham getting some props. He's definitely in my top fifteen.

And DUANE ALLMAN, JOHNNY WINTER, and BRIAN SETZER would probably be in my top 20. 

I got to see Brian Setzer live on the Dirty Boogie tour. He's an insanely good player. I've always wished that someday I could see him with the Stray Cats.

Santana is pretty good, but man, is he an annoying stoner to listen to in concert.

In order:

1.  Stevie Ray Vaughan
2.  Mark Knopfler
3.  Eddie Van Halen

and I can't rank 'em after that.  I think Page is great, but he's sloppy as all get-out.  Just listen to "Hot Dog" one more time if you're in doubt.  Nowhere near as great a guitarist as Plant is a vocalist.  But hey, it was all Zeppelin, it was all good.  =)

Jimmy Page was/is brilliant in the studio but was hit/miss live. In fact Pete Townsend has always been the same way.  But they're still geniuses though.

I saw STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN about 3 weeks before he was killed in that helicopter crash.  Definitely would be in my top 20, too.  Saw MARK KNOPFLER with ERIC CLAPTON, and maybe I should boot someone from my list now...  :wink:  I agree that JIMMY PAGE is damned sloppy (and a huge egotist) but I still listen to LED ZEP and it's getting onto 40 years!! 

There are still so many great ones that weren't mentioned. I could make a list of 100 and still end up not quite complete really. Some really great ones made the lists though. (Good call on Alex Chilton there Allhallowsday, Big Star = LOVE)

Top 10 would have to be:

1. Jimmy Page
2. David Gilmour
3. Eddie Van Halen
4. Stevie Ray Vaughan
5. Jimi Hendrix
6. Mark Knopfler
7. Angus/Malcolm Young
8. Jeff Beck
9. Alex Lifeson
10. Mike Campbell - (Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers)

Personally I never thought SRV was as great as his fans say. People try and compare him to Jimi and I just don't see it. Personally, I feel there's nobody that close to Jimi in any way, , He's firmly cemented in first in my book.

Also, I'm not sure how one could lump Angus and Malcolm Young together, , they're leagues apart. Malcolm is good, , but I don't think he is even top 25.

I'm surprised I'm the only person to put a word in for Randy Rhodes.

Ahh yes, Mr. Rhoads. Just missed out on my top, I know he's better than some of the guys I listed, but that's just my favouritism towards influence and sound.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HS8c0DWqIEI

Also I would like to give honorable mention to Mr. Adrian Vandenberg, who is massively underrated;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YR9prnwHkVY

I put them together because they are very exciting as a team, but by themselves, they would probably bore me.