frank 2,145 Posted November 4, 2015 http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-guitarists-20111123?utm_source=cnnhp&utm_medium=cpc&utm_content=cnn&utm_campaign=nov2015 This was probably posted before but I don't see it. notable snubs: Kirk Hammett Buckethead Steve Vai Yngwie Malmsteen Adrian Smith Glenn Tipton/KK Downing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SUXBNME 1,335 Posted November 4, 2015 Without clicking the link, I'm sure the list is terrible (as far as placement), as most Rolling Stone top 100s usually are. You and I know guitar, Frank. We understand. We can hear Jimmi even though we know that Jimmi is overated. I wonder if Kurt Cobain is on their list. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
taco breath 419 Posted November 4, 2015 do any drive a honda? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mmmmm...beer 691 Posted November 4, 2015 do any drive a honda? Haha... I still laugh my ass off every time you post. I can't believe you get away with that . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Guy 1,400 Posted November 4, 2015 Alex Lifeson @ 98? I'll stop there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BunnysBastatrds 1,918 Posted November 4, 2015 http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-guitarists-20111123?utm_source=cnnhp&utm_medium=cpc&utm_content=cnn&utm_campaign=nov2015 This was probably posted before but I don't see it. notable snubs: Kirk Hammett Buckethead Steve Vai Yngwie Malmsteen Adrian Smith Glenn Tipton/KK Downing Malmsteen and Vai are top fifty. The technical aspect alone makes them innovators that shaped the landscape. Vai has three degrees in music and Malmsteen took classical guitar to a level never seen before. Typical garbage list from RS. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cruzer 1,992 Posted November 4, 2015 I know nothing about playing the guitar or what makes one guy better than the next....... But are the Edge and Neal Schon not considered all that great compared to the rest? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Guy 1,400 Posted November 4, 2015 I know nothing about playing the guitar or what makes one guy better than the next....... But are the Edge and Neal Schon not considered all that great compared to the rest? I like the Edge, but I've heard from other guitarists that he's not all that. But Neil Schon is! I'll look through this list again, but seriously, RS has rarely been on point with the people. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Siouxsie 1 Posted November 4, 2015 I like the Edge, but I've heard from other guitarists that he's not all that. But Neil Schon is! I'll look through this list again, but seriously, RS has rarely been on point with the people. i look at the names on the list of voters .. then i look at your name and the rest of you football know it alls here and i laugh and laugh and laugh and laugh and laugh and laugh and laugh and laugh and laugh and laugh and laugh and laugh and laugh and laugh and laugh and laugh and laugh and laugh and laugh and laugh and laugh and laugh and laugh and laugh and laugh and laugh and laugh and laugh and laugh and laugh and laugh and laugh and laugh and laugh and laugh and laugh and laugh and laugh and laugh and laugh and laugh and laugh and laugh and laugh and laugh and laugh and laugh and laugh and laugh Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Guy 1,400 Posted November 4, 2015 i look at the names on the list of voters .. then i look at your name and the rest of you football know it alls here and i laugh and laugh Oh please enlighten us won't you Banshee then fock off! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BiPolarBear 476 Posted November 4, 2015 18 of the top 100 players are pictured with Fender Stratocasters. Two more players not shown holding them are mainly Stratocaster players who have their on artist models of the Stratocaster in current production. You just can't beat the tone. Guitar Geek trivia: Can you identify the maker of the guitar in picture #88 without the internet? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vuduchile 1,941 Posted November 4, 2015 18 of the top 100 players are pictured with Fender Stratocasters. Two more players not shown holding them are mainly Stratocaster players who have their on artist models of the Stratocaster in current production. You just can't beat the tone. Guitar Geek trivia: Can you identify the maker of the guitar in picture #88 without the internet? Interesting. I absolutely love my USA Strat with the humbucker in the bridge. I've had Les Pauls, Jacksons, and loads of other junk over the years, but this is the best all around guitar I've ever had. We started rehearsing for our Xmas show last week and I thought I might need a Jackson or something with a faster neck to play all this Trans Siberain stuff, but this strat is working out just fine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
porkbutt 861 Posted November 4, 2015 18 of the top 100 players are pictured with Fender Stratocasters. Two more players not shown holding them are mainly Stratocaster players who have their on artist models of the Stratocaster in current production. You just can't beat the tone. Guitar Geek trivia: Can you identify the maker of the guitar in picture #88 without the internet? just as many les pauls if not more Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vuduchile 1,941 Posted November 4, 2015 Guitar Geek trivia: Can you identify the maker of the guitar in picture #88 without the internet? Hmm. It looks a lot like Brian May's' guitar that he made for himself, but that doesn't make sense. I gotta go with Gibson, even though it doesn't look like one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BLS 313 Posted November 4, 2015 EVH should be #1 period. No Joe Satriani is a travesty. He's super technical but he can play and he's got soul to it as well (whereas I don't think Vai does). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BiPolarBear 476 Posted November 4, 2015 Hmm. It looks a lot like Brian May's' guitar that he made for himself, but that doesn't make sense. I gotta go with Gibson, even though it doesn't look like one. Micro-Frets out of Frederick, MD. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BiPolarBear 476 Posted November 4, 2015 just as many les pauls if not more One dozen. Leslie West is playing a Dean btw. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Guy 1,400 Posted November 4, 2015 just as many les pauls if not more more or les 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Guy 1,400 Posted November 4, 2015 OK....just scrolled down a bit further. #89 Bonnie Raitt That's like putting Miley Cyrus in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. I'll bet Siouxsie works for Rolling Stone. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nzoner 936 Posted November 4, 2015 Very nice to finally see Billy Gibbons get some love,I don't recall ever seeing him the RS list before. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
taco breath 419 Posted November 4, 2015 kottke deserve mention joni mitchell? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vince44 202 Posted November 5, 2015 The biggest snub on this list is Phil Collen and Steve Clark, aka the Terror Twins. How in the hell can you have a list of the top 100 guitarists and not have either one of them on it? Jan Kuehnemund (Vixen) is another snub. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BiPolarBear 476 Posted November 5, 2015 Robin Trower belongs on the list, imo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vuduchile 1,941 Posted November 5, 2015 For those who missed it the first time. Also worth a second look if you did see it. http://www.fftodayforums.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=445589&hl=clark Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hoytdwow 202 Posted November 5, 2015 I love when these are released and people come out of the woodwork with their token shredder dude who's not on the list, and then say idiotic crap like The Edge doesn't belong. Focking clueless. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hoytdwow 202 Posted November 5, 2015 kottke deserve mention Leo Kottke's a brilliant player Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DonS 3,067 Posted November 5, 2015 John Petrucci is another major snub. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magnificent Bastard 190 Posted November 5, 2015 I like Brian May the best, and I could care less where he is on any list. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Guy 1,400 Posted November 6, 2015 By the tone of this thread, many of you should enjoy THIS Guitar World list instead.... http://www.guitarworld.com/readers-poll-results-100-greatest-guitarists-all-time Still no sign of Mick Ronson Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Guy 1,400 Posted November 6, 2015 I like Brian May the best, and I could care less where he is on any list. he's in my top 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
frank 2,145 Posted November 6, 2015 By the tone of this thread, many of you should enjoy THIS Guitar World list instead.... http://www.guitarworld.com/readers-poll-results-100-greatest-guitarists-all-time Still no sign of Mick Ronson That list is about 100 times better. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DonS 3,067 Posted November 6, 2015 By the tone of this thread, many of you should enjoy THIS Guitar World list instead.... http://www.guitarworld.com/readers-poll-results-100-greatest-guitarists-all-time Still no sign of Mick Ronson Much better. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nzoner 936 Posted November 6, 2015 By the tone of this thread, many of you should enjoy THIS Guitar World list instead.... http://www.guitarworld.com/readers-poll-results-100-greatest-guitarists-all-time Still no sign of Mick Ronson You can tell it's a reader's poll because Knopfler at #96 and Bonamassa at #48 are Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BLS 313 Posted November 6, 2015 That list is about 100 times better. Well one is a liberal douche-bag magazine and the other is for guitar players. Also, I don't get the Brian May love. Never liked Queen. But I do love great musicians and can appreciate great guitar playing (not just speed). Anybody have a recommendation on something I can listen to of his? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nzoner 936 Posted November 6, 2015 Well one is a liberal douche-bag magazine and the other is for guitar players. Also, I don't get the Brian May love. Never liked Queen. But I do love great musicians and can appreciate great guitar playing (not just speed). Anybody have a recommendation on something I can listen to of his? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDuPF5Py2Gc Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Guy 1,400 Posted November 6, 2015 Well one is a liberal douche-bag magazine and the other is for guitar players. Also, I don't get the Brian May love. Never liked Queen. But I do love great musicians and can appreciate great guitar playing (not just speed). Anybody have a recommendation on something I can listen to of his? original / creative / epic 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Guy 1,400 Posted November 6, 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDuPF5Py2Gc Great Clip! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hoytdwow 202 Posted November 6, 2015 Also, I don't get the Brian May love. Never liked Queen. May is one of the greats. Technically gifted, but also very melodic and a great songwriter. He's also a craftsman and a tone innovator. These things all matter. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
