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My top ten ROCK guitarists of all time - players who IMO have taken the instrument to new levels with their own unique playing style

 
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  1. 1
    Hard rock, Heavy metal, Psychedelic rock, Neo-classical metal
    Metamorphosis of Vivaldi's Four Seasons, Under A Dark Sky, Aquila Suite - 12 Arpeggio Concert Etudes for Solo Piano, Sky of Avalon: Prologue to the Symphonic Legends, The Best Of, Best Of CD 2, Transcendental Sky Guitar, Legends of Rock - Live at Castle Donington, From Here to Eternity, Transcendental Skyguitar More
  2. 2
    Rock music, Hard rock, Heavy metal, Blues-rock, Rock and roll
    EMI, Atlantic Records, Epic Records, Albert Productions
  3. 3
    Hard rock, Heavy metal, Blues-rock, Jazz, Doom metal, Blues
    Fused, Iommi, The 1996 DEP Sessions, Eighth star
    England
    Warner Bros. Records, Rhino Entertainment, I.R.S. Records
  4. 4
    Hard rock, Heavy metal, Speed metal, Power metal, Glam metal, Neo-classical metal More
    Young Person's Guide to the Classics, Volume 1, Magnum Opus, Anthology 1994-1999, Unleash the Fury, Angels of Love, Trial by Fire: Live in Leningrad, Live in Brazil 1998, Concerto Suite Live with Japan Philharmonic, Fire & Ice, I Can't Wait, The Best of 1990-1999, The Seventh Sign, Marching Out, Power and Glory, Live!!, Concerto Suite for electric guitar and orchestra in E-flat minor: Op. 1, Rising Force, Young Person's Guide to the Classics, Volume 2, Oujya Ressou - Instrumental Best Album, Odyssey, Alchemy, War to End All Wars, Attack!!, G3: Rockin' in the Free World, Facing the Animal, Unleash the Fury, High Impact, The Genesis, Relentless, Concerto Suite for Electric Guitar and Orchestra in E Flat Minor: Live With the New Japan Philharmonic, Double Live!!, LIVE!, G3: Live in Denver, Instrumental Best Album, Fire and Ice, Trilogy, 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Yngwie Malmsteen, Inspiration, Eclipse, The Yngwie Malmsteen Collection More
    Universal Music Group, Elektra Records, Polydor Records, PolyGram
  5. 5
    Rock music, Hard rock, Heavy metal, Blues-rock, Funk-rock, Psychedelic rock, Blues, Acid rock, Psychedelia More
    The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Lifelines: The Jimi Hendrix Story, Jimi Hendrix, Hendrix in the West, The Essential Jimi Hendrix, Volume 2, Sunshine of Your Love, Rainbow Bridge, Midnight Lightning, Experience, The Authentic PPX Studio Recordings, Volume 5: Something on Your Mind, Albert Hall Experience, Loose Ends, Woodstock, The Jimi Hendrix Album, Woke Up This Morning and Found Myself Dead, Valleys of Neptune, Cornerstones: 1967–1970, The Last Experience Concert: Live at the Royal Albert Hall, Cosmic Turnaround, Purple Haze, Introspective, Superstars Best Collection, The Authentic PPX Studio Recordings, Volume 2: Flashing, Rainbow Bridge, Live at the Oakland Coliseum, Live at Maple Leaf Gardens '69, The Summer of Love Sessions, The Ultimate Live Collection, The Best (disc 1), Jimi Hendrix Collection, Jimi Hendrix: The Singles Album, Talent & Feeling, Volume 2, Black Gold, Volume 1, Villanova Junction, Live at the Fillmore East, A Film About Jimi Hendrix-DeLuxe Edition - Disc 2, Groove Maker (disc 2), Jimi Hendrix, Nine to the Universe, Voodoo Child: The Jimi Hendrix Collection, The Jimi Hendrix Concerts, Friends from the Beginning - Little Richard and Jimi Hendrix, Digitally Remastered, The King's Jam, The Essential Jimi Hendrix, Anthology, Live: Birth of Success, War Heroes, Voodoo Chile, Orange Collection, Black Gold, Volume 3, Fire: The Jimi Hendrix Collection, West Coast Seattle Boy: The Jimi Hendrix Anthology, Valleys of Neptune, Live at Woodstock, Isle of Wight, Voodoo Soup, Experience Hendrix: The Best of Jimi Hendrix, Most Famous Hits, ... At His Best 1, Black Gold, Hey Joe, Live at Monterey, West Coast Seattle Boy: The Jimi Hendrix Anthology, The Early Years, It Never Takes an End..., 1970-01-01: Fillmore East, NYC, USA, Red House - Wild Thing - Good Times - Fire, Bleeding Heart, The Essential Jimi Hendrix, Volumes One and Two, Live Isle of Wight '70, Best of Jimi Hendrix, A Film About Jimi Hendrix, Two Great Experiences, Blue Wild Angel: Live at the Isle of Wight, Jimi Hendrix, More Experience, Jimi By Himself: The Home Recordings, Woke up this Morning and Found Myself Dead, Blues, BBC Sessions, The Cry of Love, Paris 1967/San Francisco 1968, Live at the Isle of Fehmarn, More "Experience", Jimi Plays Monterey, Jimi Hendrix: Live at Berkeley, Johnny B. Goode, Live & Unreleased: The Radio Show, Baggy's Rehearsal Sessions, Jimi Plays Berkeley, Band of Gypsys 2, Live in Ottawa, Stone Free, Electric Jimi Hendrix, Re-Experienced, The Singles Collection, Live at the Oakland Coliseum, Live in Paris & Ottawa 1968, South Saturn Delta, First Rays of the New Rising Sun, Crash Landing, Hear My Music, Smash Hits, Morning Symphony Ideas, Burning Desire, Live at Clark University, Band of Gypsys, Jimi Hendrix (Volume IV), Black Gold, Volume 2, Blue Wild Angel, Gloria, Stages, Experiences, Live at Winterland, Live & Unreleased: The Radio Show, The Psychedelic Voodoo Child, 16 Greatest Classics, Purple Haze, Cornerstones 1967-1970, American Dream, Cornerstones, The Rainbow Bridge Concert, Bleeding Heart, Last American Concert, Volume I, Band of Gypsys, Volume 3, The Best of..., All the Hits, Midnite Jazz & Blues: Blues Blues, Jimi Hendrix Collection, Rainbow Bridge, Voodoo Child, The Wind Cries Mary, Night Life, Shokan Sunrise, A Film About Jimi Hendrix-DeLuxe Edition - Disc 3, Real Gold, The Magic Collection, The Story of Jimi Hendrix, The Early Years, The Look Behind Collection, Winterland Night, The First Recordings, The Authentic PPX Studio Recordings, Volume 1: Get That Feeling, Kiss the Sky, Rainbow Bridge, Monterey International Pop Festival - Otis Redding/The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Experience, Jimi Hendrix discography, Live at the Royal Albert Hall, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, Jimi in Denmark, Paris Jan 29th 1968 Experience, Live at The "Scene" Club, Live at Los Angeles Forum 1969, Red House (Live), The Last Experience, LA Forum 26th April 1969, NYC '68, First Night at the Royal Albert Hall, Astro Man, The Jimi Hendrix Gold Collection, Jimi Hendrix, The Jimi Hendrix Story, Volume 1, Early Classics, At His Best, Bellaphon Compilation, The Authentic PPX Studio Recordings, Volume 3: Ballad of Jimi, Gold Collection, Best Of, Rescued From Randall's Island, Before the Experience, Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: Jimi Hendrix, Woodstock 25th Anniversary, Ball & Chain, 8 Original Hits of Jimi Hendrix, Volume II: Free Spirit, Live USA, Last Experience, Black Gold Box Set, Purple Haze - Black Box, Spotlight, Message From Nine to the Universe, The Ultimate Experience, Studio Haze, Voodoo Child: The Jimi Hendrix Collection, The Experience Collection, 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Jimi Hendrix, New York Session, Multicolored Blues, Volume 1, Drivin' South, Burnin' Soul, Best Of: The Authentic PPX Studio Recordings, Historic Hendrix, Eye's and Imagination, Early Years, Experience Hendrix: The Best of Jimi Hendrix, Zweitausendeins More
    United States of America
    Capitol Records, Reprise Records, MCA Records, Polydor Records, Barclay Records, Track Records More
  6. 6
    Rock music, Hard rock, Pop rock, Power pop, Art rock
    Lifehouse Chronicles, Tommy, All the Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes (2006 RM & Bonus), Live: BAM 1993, Live the Fillmore 1996, Live: Sadler's Wells 2000, Rough Mix, With Love, Who Came First, Anthology, Lifehouse Elements, Live: La Jolla Playhouse 23/06/01, Psychoderelict, A Friend Is a Friend, Deep End Live!, Live: The Empire 1998, Scoop, White City: A Novel, The Iron Man: A Musical, O Parvardigar, Face Dances, Part 2, Another Scoop, Scooped, Happy Birthday, I am, Psychoderelict, I'm Free, Rough Boys, I Believe My Own Eyes, Pete Townshend Live BAM 1993, The Definitive Collection, The Best of Pete Townshend: Coolwalkingsmoothtalkingstraightsmokingfirestoking, Live: The Fillmore 1996, Live: La Jolla Playhouse 22/06/01, The Oceanic Concerts, Deep End Live!, English Boy, Scoop 3, Scoop, Pete Townshend Live: A Benefit for Maryville Academy, Live: Brixton Academy '85, All the Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes, Scoop 3, Let My Love Open the Door, Gold, Anthology, Empty Glass, Another Scoop, Uniforms, The Iron Man, Jai Baba, The Lifehouse Chronicles More
    England
    Atlantic Records, Polydor Records, Decca Records, Track Records, Atco Records, Rykodisc More
  7. 7
    Rock music, Hard rock, Heavy metal, Popular music, Speed metal, Neo-classical metal More
    United States of America, Netherlands, Indonesia
    Warner Bros. Records
  8. 8
    Hard rock, Progressive rock, Jazz fusion, Pop music, Jazz, Psychedelic rock, Instrumental rock More
    Going for the One, Yesshows, Natural Timbre, Elements, The Haunted Melody, Turbulence, Fragile, Spectrum, Homebrew 2, Yessongs, Pulling Strings, Symphonic Music of Yes, Tormato, Skyline, Light Walls, Close to the Edge, The Grand Scheme of Things, Portraits of Bob Dylan, Beginnings, Quantum Guitar, Not Necessarily Acoustic, 50 Minute Technicolor Dream, The Steve Howe Album, Relayer, Motif Volume 1, Homebrew, Mothballs More
    Atlantic Records, Relativity Records, InsideOut Music, Caroline Records, Voiceprint Records, Eagle Records More
  9. 9
    Rock music, Hard rock, Progressive rock, Heavy metal, Folk rock, Blues-rock, Psychedelic rock, Neo-Medieval music, Neo-classical metal, Medieval folk rock, Classic metal More
    Take It!, Rock Profile, Volume Two, Ritchie Blackmore/Blackmore's Night - Golden Collection 2000, Rock Profile, Volume One More
    England, United Kingdom
    Universal Music Group, BMG, Warner Bros. Records, Polydor Records, Spinefarm Records, Edel Music, SPV GmbH, Pony Canyon, Tetragrammaton Records More
  10. 10
    Rock music, Hard rock, Blues-rock, Jazz, Funk, Psychedelic rock, Blues, Acid rock More
    Robby Krieger, No Habla, Door Jams, Cinematix, Versions, Robby Krieger & Friends, Singularity More
    United States of America
    Elektra Records

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  1. John Ferrante [List Creator]
    Top Ten Rock Guitarists at 6/22/2009 11:17 PM
    thanks fellas i knew i would forget many but was braindead during list construction my helmet is on to tight. forgive me. oh lords of rock!
  2. Clark Benson
    Top Ten Rock Guitarists at 7/11/2009 5:24 PM
    Knowing the shows I've seen with you, not surprised by this list except maybe Krieger. The only one I'd argue as majorly undeserving would be Malmsteen, and that's because he's ALL flash NO feel (there's a lot of flash on any good list of metal-ish guitarists, but even Eddie VH plays with a lot of feel). Also surprised no Neil Young, given the way you play yourself.
  3. ryanhessel
    Top Ten Rock Guitarists at 6/21/2009 11:06 PM
    Where's Jimmy Page? Omar A. Rodriguez Lopez? Robert Fripp? Jack White? Although I suppose this is more subjective in the taste of the list's author. In creating such a list, I would like to read some of your reasoning for your choices.
    1. BrianGilmore
      Top Ten Rock Guitarists at 6/22/2009 3:46 PM
      Jack White? Really? How?

      And where's Tom Morello?
      1. Clark Benson
        Top Ten Rock Guitarists at 7/11/2009 5:25 PM
        Agree that both are great - will have to do my list of this topic soon - the sad thing tho is that they are two of the only ones of their era that can match up to the alltime classics.
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