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In my opinion Jimi Hendrix’ rendition of The Star Spangled Banner at Woodstock was the single greatest electric guitar solo in history.

For three reasons:

1) Obviously Hendrix was an extremely talented guitar player.
2) He was doing things with the guitar that had not been done before. (super avant-garde)
3) The timing of that song selection was amazing. It reminded us that “the hippies” were mostly patriotic Americans too.

Unfortunately his limited body of work due to his premature death precludes me from thinking he’s the greatest guitarist of all time (so far)

As for "The Greatest", I'm not sure who.

Maybe Mike Allsup? Momma told me not to come.

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Albert Collins

JJ Cale

Jeff Beck


Depending on my mood

Jeff Beck


Depending on my mood

Stevie Ray Vaughn

Robin Trower

Steve Vai

Michael Schenker

Stanley Jordan

Does the ukulele count?

Seriously....David Gilmour

Yngwie Malmsteen
Joe Bonamassa

Great lead player. All hail Yngwie!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eK0rvReE-4c&feature=player_embedded

Eric Clapton, Carlos Santana, Mark Knopfler, Leslie West, Rick Derringer, to name a few. Special recognition to Ry Cooder for his slide guitar work on the Stones' "Sister Morphine" and to Larry Carlton for his amazing solo on Steely Dan's "Kid Charlemagne".

Hard to pick the best as there are so many great, great guitarists. I will just have to go w/my personal favorites and I might be way off because I am not a trained musician.

Hendrix was probably the best I heard.

I love the sound and style of Stevie Ray Vaughan.

I love BB King and how he can make it cry.

I love the sweet sounds of Carlos Santana.

Not sure if he is highly regarded, but Clapton amazes me.

--Buddy Guy was a guy that seemed unique to me until others picked up on his stuff.

I think Jimmy Page is unreal. He is capable of playing real fast and has a wide range of things he can do.

Keith Richards is another guy from a big band that I like.

I love Chuck Berry. He gets me pumped up.

I liked Duane Allman. Whipping Post was masterful.

So many to choose from. I'll try to pick some that haven't been listed yet.

Frank Zappa, Alex Summers, Alex Lifeson, Tony Iommi, Steve Howe (Yes and Dixie Dregs), Michael Gurley, and Al Di Meola.

Please enjoy.

Tom Scholz-Lead Guitarist of Boston. He's the father of the arena rock explosion of the 70s onward. Every single band owes their due to this man.

Even though he's a hometown boy from Toledo, you're giving him way too much credit.... and he'd probably be the first one to say it.

Not a lot of people know about his contribution to modern rock through his engineering knowledge. He single handedly changed studio production and engineering through his Rockman inventions.

Journey used a lot, as you can tell through their guitar work, of Scholz tech. It helps when you have Steve Perry, too.

Prince, while obv. not the greatest, deserves hella recognition here.

Bob Mould is probably my favorite rock guitarist. Here's some samples of his work.

Jim Hendrix is the greatest guitarist in rock history. he just is.
Other guitarists have surpassed him technique-wise, but in terms of innovation and creativity and influence, he was these great one.

Before Kimi and after Jimi was like night and day in terms of rock guitar.

My main faves are Rik Emmett, Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck and Eddie van Halen.

Stanley Jordan is a ridiculous jazz player.

There are a lot of kick-ass country pickers, too. vince Gill, Marty Stuart, the Australian guy who's married to nicole kidman to name a few

J/C
This guy is quite good, too.

ROY CLARK

Howlin' Wolf, Scotty Moore, Chuck Berry, T-Bone Walker and everybody before and after them.....except for Mark Farner.

Actually Mark Farner was my first R&R guitar idol.

If you like these two, which I do also BTW... try listening to Albert Collins... particularly " If you love me like you say"

I agree, because guitar, actually any instrument for that matter, is a deeply emotional vehicle, which one uses to translate their feeling and emotions.

Each will have a different feel, different emotion. Then you add the listeners age, preferences, mood, state of mind and you have such a subjectiveness, that it is literally impossible to name "The best".

I forgot Link Wray

Agreed. A lot of the names I've seen listed are guys that while I can appreciate their technical skill, most of them don't speak to me on any emotional level.
A name that I haven't seen listed is my favorite guitarist of all time, Jerry Garcia. There's a place in my heart he plugged into. No one has ever spoken to me through an instrument like he was able to. The next guitarist to come close was Michael Houser of a band called Widespread Panic. Something about his playing style and the way it interplayed with the rest of the band was something that tapped into me. Sadly after he lost his battle with pancreatic cancer in 2002 I've lost the connection with the band. They play the same songs but their new lead, Jimmy Herring, while technically a better guitarist than Houser, just doesn't connect with me. Though I loved his playing when he was with Jazz is Dead.

I almost put him on my list. Good call.

I saw him in the Flats back in the 80s.

He did the startin' the car in cold weather thing and he had the 50 ft. chord so he could walk around out side the club.

A very distinctive piercing clear sound. Awesome!

Not exactly "lead" guitar, as he works solo and with his wife (a sultry singer).

Nonetheless, My Boy has chops to burn. Check THIS out.

I give you- Tuck Andress:

Derek Trucks is unbelievable:

Tulsa Oklahoma's Own - Roy Clark!

Hendrix and Frusciante. It saddens me that I won't get to hear new music from either of them for the rest of my life.

Prince definitely doesn't get his due as a guitar player. This performance is amazing. You think he's just going to stay in the background and play rhythm, then at about the 3:30 mark he just blows everyone away. It's a great performance by the entire group.

Great stuff, guys. Lovin' it.

Check this out: Why I Sing the Blues:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnlwxS-36AU

They sure are having a great time while singin' the blues.

Albert King [no, not Bernard's brother] and Stevie Ray "In Session"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPcGJahjsHY

Hey, this is really long. Watch a bit of the first song, then skip to the second. Check out how impressed King [one of the greatest of all-time] is w/Stevie's abilities.

It's freaking awesome.

Prince is the shizz.

Kid blows UP! every time he takes the stand.

No shame in his game. Any style. Any genre. Any group of 'stars.'

A consummate pro.
That's The Word.

Zappa: I wish I could remember the guitarist who was quoted years ago. Whomever he was, he was considered one of the best around- very famous.

His quote: "Zappa plays more sophisticated stuff during his sound checks than most guys can in concert."

Way too under-rated. Outstanding talent.

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I'd never heard of this guy before today, but as soon as I did I knew I had to share this with The Dawg Pound.

enjoy, all.