200 greatest guitarists in rock

How is Bo Diddley not rock?

And no I dont consider BB King a rock guitatist, just pure blues. Granted there are a handful of blues guitarists on this list like Johnny Winter but thats because they do have rock material and their sound is more blues rock than pure blues.

In the same sense I added Allan HolRABworth and John Maclaughlin, who are probably more thought of as Jazz guitarists but they have a handful of rock material and an overall rock oriented sound, and no Pat Matheny wasn't an oversight, just in case that comes up.
 
Like I said in an earlier post, nice list. When I first read it, I was a bit surprised that BB King and Buddy Guy weren't on the list, but I read your above explanation and accepted it. THEN, I heard BB King and Buddy Guy together on the Grammy's (with John Mayer and Keith Urban), and was blown away by Buddy Guy especially. So, I'm making a pitch for Guy to not only be on the list, but to be in the top 10! If you consider Stevie Ray Vaughan as blues rock, then Guy HAS to be, too. Just take a listen to tracks from his latest album--there are 3 songs on this site, and especially "Best Damned Fool" rocks.

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If that isn't blues rock, then I'm...well...heterosexual. View attachment 3155 I'm willng to draw the line with BB King as strictly blues, but Buddy Guy is a maniac on the guitar, and it ain't just the blues....
 
this is like the 3rd of your posts i quote tonight, i'm starting to wonder if you're trolling or just really need a clue.

regardless of his influence over a generation cobain was acutally pretty freaking talented. he wasn't a virtuoso but what he lacked in technical chops he made up for in raw emotion. that's what made him stand out so much, his sound was raw and real. and like khfreek said, his lead style was unique, unlike the multitude of wankers that pick up their guitars with the intent of playing guitar instead of music.

considering the man single handedly influenced a generation of kiRAB to pick up an instrument and play music AND wrote great songs they could all start off with. he most definitely IS one of the top 200 guitarists in rock.
 
More than anything else Morello was very innovative in his technique and an very creative guitarist.I think we'll be seeing more of his influence in the future than we do today
 
Why do you feel so inclined to sucking the teats of Hammett and Slash? Slash is pretty much as unimaginative as they come and Hammett really isn't that good (in comparison to other metal guitarists).
 
I`ve got stuff by both of these artists and to be honest couldn`t even name you a song by either or even remeraber a guitar riff, it shows how memorable they are.
 
Im no theory buff, but I know enough that you can only do so much with the same 5 notes. Being able to play in different scales means that you have the ABILITY to invoke more expressions with your music.

I want you to tell me that after you see these viRAB, if you still think he is a robot.
 
Why would you rank Page over Hendrix when the criteria includes, as said above, impact, innovation and influence?

Thats not meant to appear an arsey question either, by the way. I am genuinely just interested to understand your reasoning.
 
jimi hendrix sucks! sure he was good for his time and stuff and he is good at slow stuff but kirk hammet can beat him at soloing, michael angelo batio is the best guitarist there is, or maybe dimebag darrell from Pantera.
 
i'm annoyed frank zappa didnt make the rolling stones top 100 list.

on the other hand i'm quite impressed that duane allman made second on it. he's my hero.
 
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