Rolling Stone’s top 10 greatest guitarists

[jaw2929]

That list is definitely questionable.

 

[Harry Dresden]

wasn't Mick Taylor better than Keith?

but the title is GREATEST.....

ok... what does Great mean?

impact on Guitar playing?......best means how good you are.....Hendrix was not the Best.....there are guys out there who can play circles around him......as far as being the Greatest,it seems that for some reason he is automatically no 1......i feel these kind of polls should be done by decade.....but thats just me.....

 

[edthecynic]

wasn't Mick Taylor better than Keith?

That goes without saying. How Keith makes the list is mindboggling.

I would replace him with good old Harvey. With all the sound-alike guitarists out there, you can easily pick Harvey out of a crowd. He has his own sound.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzJ0Tj0F8aE&feature=related]El Stinger-Baby Batter(1970)-Harvey Mandel - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Harry Dresden]

wasn't Mick Taylor better than Keith?

That goes without saying. How Keith makes the list is mindboggling.

I would replace him with good old Harvey. With all the sound-alike guitarists out there, you can easily pick Harvey out of a crowd. He has his own sound.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzJ0Tj0F8aE&feature=related]El Stinger-Baby Batter(1970)-Harvey Mandel - YouTube[/ame]

ED.....just about every player on that list has a distinctive sound.......

 

[edthecynic]

wasn't Mick Taylor better than Keith?

That goes without saying. How Keith makes the list is mindboggling.

I would replace him with good old Harvey. With all the sound-alike guitarists out there, you can easily pick Harvey out of a crowd. He has his own sound.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzJ0Tj0F8aE&feature=related"]El Stinger-Baby Batter(1970)-Harvey Mandel - YouTube[/ame]

ED.....just about every player on that list has a distinctive sound.......

What is Keith Richards' distinctive sound? The other 9 DO have their own sound, but not Keith! He is basically a rhythm guitarist. And not even a distinctive rhythm guitarist.

The guitar soloist on this track is unnamed. Three guesses who it is, and the first two don't count.

 

[Douger]

Jimi Hendrix named 'greatest guitar player in history' - Telegraph

1. Jimi Hendrix

2. Eric Clapton

3. Jimmy Page

4. Keith Richards

5. Jeff Beck

6. B.B. King

7. Chuck Berry

8. Eddie Van Halen

9. Duane Allman

10. Pete Townshend

I won't nit-pik the list, but don't ya think Stevie Ray Vaughan should be on the list?

SRV ? No. He wasn't creative and BB aint shit.
I think my old buddy Dave should be on the list. He and Jeff are incredible.
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3W6hBI1SAL4]David Gilmour Marooned - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Douger]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enzNePWJvI4]Pink Floyd Drug Orientated Group ? David Gilmour Says No - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Douger]

Notice the car. That's how I met Jeff.
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVBf-N4smZ4]Jeff Beck talks about meeting Jimi Hendrix - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Douger]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcpiD0ZwBUw&feature=related]Jeff Beck - Little Wing (HD) - YouTube[/ame]

 

[The Infidel]

I think my old buddy Dave should be on the list.
David Gilmour Marooned - YouTube

I was going to say the same thing.

My wife and I were just watching that show about an hour ago...David Gilmour truly is one the greats.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCfQkVqtHzo&feature=related]David Gilmour "Sorrow" at Strat Anniversary - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Douger]

We opened for them a couple of times in ??? 1977 ??
Nice guys....but OUT there. LOL

 

[Harry Dresden]

That goes without saying. How Keith makes the list is mindboggling.

I would replace him with good old Harvey. With all the sound-alike guitarists out there, you can easily pick Harvey out of a crowd. He has his own sound.

El Stinger-Baby Batter(1970)-Harvey Mandel - YouTube

ED.....just about every player on that list has a distinctive sound.......

What is Keith Richards' distinctive sound? The other 9 DO have their own sound, but not Keith! He is basically a rhythm guitarist. And not even a distinctive rhythm guitarist.

The guitar soloist on this track is unnamed. Three guesses who it is, and the first two don't count.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHb2-Ru-MJ8]DON SUGARCANE HARRIS - Cup full of dreams - YouTube[/ame]

if you look at old videos of the Stones in the 60's.....Keith played a lot of the Solos.....but i will agree with you....he should not be in the top 10 as a player.....as a composer,yes.....

 

[Truthmatters]

I guess they are greatest ROCK guitarists and not just greatest guitarists

 

[RadiomanATL]

I guess they are greatest ROCK guitarists and not just greatest guitarists

Um, no.

Once again, comprehension fails you.

100 Greatest Guitarists: David Fricke's Picks | Rolling Stone

 

[Truthmatters]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SymMJRKpSgA&feature=related]Leo Kottke: My Feet Are Smiling III - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Douger]

That list is bullshit. Lookie here !
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cadbYIzhqQ]PACO DE LUCIA , John McLaughlin , AL DI MEOLA - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Truthmatters]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoIJ4W7kXiQ&feature=related]Django Reinhardt - Jazz Guitar Genius - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Truthmatters]

That is with two fingers damaged from a burn incident that nearly killed Django when he was a teen.

 

[Douger]

Before some murkin shows up to bleat about Yngwie Malmberstein.
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HO0JvOsPifE&feature=related]Al Di Meola, Guinness Guitar Record 2011 - YouTube[/ame]

 

[edthecynic]

I guess they are greatest ROCK guitarists and not just greatest guitarists

Um, no.

Once again, comprehension fails you.

100 Greatest Guitarists: David Fricke's Picks | Rolling Stone

Wrong list, mister know-it-all!