200 greatest guitarists in rock

Ok, no one bite my head off, im just kind of mindlessly curious here. I know very little about guitarists and when i asked my guitar-idolizing brother this question he just gave a funny look....


What would happen if it were possible for Jimi Hendrix and Buckethead to get together? Assuming buckethead actually talked, and setting most reality aside, don't you think they would come up with something completely and totally mind blowing?? idk, just a thought.
 
Why? At least give a reason, it's just my own little list, people here make lists all the time, can't I have one?

No ninja trolling please.
 
To be fair, that is what the majority of their fanbase consists of, music students.

They're a band for musicians, rather than a band for people who just listen to music.

So they mostly appeal to the Steve Vai/Yngwie Malmsteen fanbase.

Just, please... don't confuse DT fans with prog fans. -_-
 
I confess, that last one is actually really damn good, if Petrucci did more of that, I would like him a lot more, rest assured.

Look, I'm not one of these people ranting about how he likes emotion, I don't even like that term, "emotion", it's a very subjective term. I mean what counts as emotional guitar playing? Just playing the guitar slow and tastefull? You don't have to be "emotional" to do that.

I'm not accusing Petrucci of lacking emotion, I accuse him of lacking taste, restraint and creativity.

And because of that his music doesn't have the kinda emotional impact on me that other guitarists have, he lacks the taste of guys like Gilmour, Santana and Harrison, and the energy of guys like Hendrix, Page and Townsend.

Even when Petrucci takes it slow, it's not anything Steve Hackett, Jan Akkerman or Andy Latimer couldn't do better, they're just as skilled as Petrucci if not more, but a lot more creative, original and tasteful at the same time.
 
Its an alright list, however, I still think there was a few different Id put up there, so ill give a top 5 from my POV

1.Hendrix-Self-Explanitory
2.Van Halen-Eruption=WOW
3.Clapton- RiRAB from SOYL Is IMMORTAL!!! Layla is nice too :)
4.Buckethead-Have you heard this guy play?OMG
5.Slash-HanRAB down the Best Blues guitar player in my eyes
 
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