Dimebag ran into Eddie Van Halen a few months before he was murdered. He asked Eddie for a copy of the bumblebee painted Frankenstrat. At Dimebag’s funeral Eddie showed up with his ORIGINAL bumblebee and had it placed in the coffin, “He was an original, and he DESERVED the original.” What an honor.😢
@@darranstanley In fact, here are all my honorable mentions for who should've been on the list. John Petrucci: (Dream Theater) He's not the most important member of Dream Theater, (The entire band is important to their sound) but his guitar work has helped make the band what it is in the world of progressive metal. Steve Vai This guy's guitar work is a masterclass, plain and simple. Joe Santriani Same; This guy doesn't need to sing at all; his incredible melodic guitar skills do all the singing, and that should be enough for anyone. K.K Downing, Ritchie Faulkner and Glenn Tipton (Judas Priest) While Downing is no longer in the band, having left in the 2010's, He and Tipton practically wrote the book on how to write and perform awesome dual guitar solos, not to mention the equally awesome book on guitar solo trade offs, which they kept on doing effortlessly after Faulkner replaced Downing. And while Tipton can no longer tour with them, due to the early stages of Parkinson's disease, he still records for their new material and has never lost a single step in his playing style. (Their current producer, Andy Sneap, tours with the band in Tipton's place) Andre Olbrich (Blind Guardian) This guy is a criminally underrated player and his melody driven style of playing is the driving force behind the band's prominent melodic focus in their sound, and his solos are some of the best in Symphonic/Power Metal Kirk Hammitt (Metallica) This guy has been kicking ass in Metallica for practically as long as the band has been active; His style of shredding makes him influential to this day, and his extended solos during Metallica shows make each show as badass as the next one. Synester Gates (Avenged Sevenfold) This guy is a guitarist to be reckoned with on stage, and his soloing style of playing is practically iconic to the band's sound, which only elevates the actual solos when they come in on the songs.
I agree for Joe played with Greg Kihn Band on the 1986 album Love and Rock and Roll and the tour. He didn't somebody with that many chords. I like Dave "The Rave" Carpender 1976-1983. By 1983 Greg Douglass came in and he left in 1986 when Joe stepped in. I heard Joe on Live stuff with Greg so I mean he is badass as hell my fav is his work on the Top 40 Hit in 1985 "Lucky" #30 he took that song up live so much badass as fucking SHIT!
Thank you for including Alex Lifeson. I tell people all the time you couldn't play in a band with arguably the greatest rock bassist and rock drummer in history if you weren't a badass yourself.
To think Rush was practically a Yes tribute band. And not to mention Steve Howe Geddy lee also copies Chris Squire's Rickenbacker bass. What does this say about Yes and progressive rock
@@verntoews6937 Rush were Zeppelin clones when they first started. When Working Man dropped, everyone thought it was Zep. So I have no clue where this revisionist history about theym being Yes clones is coming from.
I love Knopfler and Morello and would personally place both higher but it's hilarious to see Chuck Berry at 23... he should be #2 behind only Robert Johnson.
Not really. 30th best in the history of guitarists is very impressive. What’s criminal is that his brother, Malcolm Young isn’t ahead of Angus in any list. Malcolm literally was the sound that made AC/DC. 10,000 guitarist could have played lead to Malcolm so at the very least, Angus wouldn’t be on this list if it wasn’t for his brother.
Why is Duane Allman not on here any where? The guy was so good that the first time Clapton opened up for him he couldn't light his own cigarette because his hands were shaking too bad
Shows that you can have a large viewing audience...without knowing a damded thing about what you're talking about on RUclips ...Allman should be in the top 5...Without question...
Brian May at #14? Seriously? His sound is like no one else partly due to the fact that he and his dad built the Red Special. And Peter Frampton didn't even make the list? Yikes, mojo!
#1 Edward Van Halen The man designed and built his own guitars, amps and accessories. He holds multiple patents for guitars, amps and accessories. His freakin guitar is in The Smithsonian for cryin out loud! Not to mention his technical ability and writing prowess. His wide array of varied solos over 40 plus years speaks volumes to his abilities. Nothing against the Jimmys, but Edward reigns supreme. The AI voice calling Rush’s 2112 (twenty one twelve) album “two one one two” cracked me up!
Johnny Marr doesn't usually make it very high up in the "greatest guitarists" lists because his style isn't what people think of when they do these rankings--he didn't play intricate solos or bluesy riffs--but I really like how he packs so many interesting ideas into a single song.
Honestly it takes more talent to come up with what he does. He can easily improvise bluesy riffs all day and will beat out most of the people on the list. But he’s above that and comes up with arpeggios, and melodies, he’s my number 1 guitarist
There's quite a few guitars that were left out, Kirk Hammet, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, George Thorogood, Steven Stills, Dave Mustaine, Adam Jones, Mick Mars & tons of others that should've been mentioned
Not really. 30th best in the history of guitarists is very impressive. What’s criminal is that his brother, Malcolm Young isn’t ahead of Angus in any list. Malcolm literally was the sound that made AC/DC. 10,000 guitarist could have played lead to Malcolm so at the very least, Angus wouldn’t be on this list if it wasn’t for his brother.
Frank Zappa, Jerry Garcia, Duane Allman and Dickey Betts, Derek Trucks, Trey Anastasio, Eddie Hazel, Buddy Guy, Dave Navarro, Randy Rhoads, Johnny Marr, Thurston Moore and Lee Ronaldo, Ron Ashton
Played Hotel California out with my grandson to go to dinner tonight and at 11 yr old he was talking about the great guitar playing. So on the way home, I played Life's Been Good and he loved it! Mojo sh*t the bed on this list for me.
@@Tiger_RCD Yeah from The Eagles Devo Lead Guitarist BOB 1 (Bob Mothersbaugh) told me that when I met him at DEVOtional 2019 signing my Devo shit and talking he said that was a favorite guitar player no shit dude good stuff.
Jimi's favorite guitar player! There's a reason....listen to the solo on South California Purples and you'll see why...thank me later. Terry Kath was in my top 10 and didn't make the top 30. Maybe replace Slash? 😂
Paco de Lucia. Richard Thompson. Lou Reed. Nick Saloman. T-Bone Walker. John Lee Hooker. Bob Mould. Blixa Bargeld. Eddie Hazel. John Fahey. Alvin Lee. Mdou Moctar. Marc Ribot. Rowland S. Howard. Duane Eddy. Link Wray. Ry Cooder.
Marty is the only one that should have been added! Kirk & James are nothing special! Dave is not someone people think of as a guitarist! His mouth has overridden his playing by a million miles!
@@GNewcomb-q9v Saying James/Kirk and Dave are not something special is just simply idiotic. You may not like them but they are truly special. Stating your opinion and hating are two different things. Even if YOU don’t like them, they are still special artists.
No Steve Vai, John McLaughlin, Joe Satriani, Les Paul, Chet Atkins, Buddy Guy, Albert King, Freddie King, Alan Holdsworth, Gary Clark, Brad Witford, Joe Perry, Dave Mustaine, Marty Friedman,Jeff Young, Chris Polland, Paul Gilbert, James Hetfield, Kirk Hammet, Michael Schenker, Robert Cray, Mike Bloomfield , Terry Kath, Peter Frampton, Jerry Cantrell, Jerry Reed, Brad Paisley, Duane Almond, Dicky Betts, Derrick Trucks, Trey Anastasio, Neal Schon, Glen Tipton, K.K. Downing,Dave Murry, Adrian Smith, John Petruci, Steve Luthiger etc.,etc.etc.( I'll stop there). WTF Jeff Beck at 18? Dude should be top 3 if not 1. Alex Lifeson at 25? Really how about top 10. Yngwie left Steeler to form Alcatrazz then went solo. Next time get actual guitar players to do this type of list not journalists.
Al Di Meola? Andrea Segovia? Pat Metheny? John Petrucci? Muddy Waters? Doc Watson? I mean come on, was this a popularity contest or really the best guitarists?
1 EVH 2 Randy Rhoads 3 Steve Vai 4 Jimmy Page 5 Glen Campbell 6 Jimi Hendrix 7 George Lynch 8 Dime Bag Darrell 9 Ygnwie Malmsteen 10 Vito Bratta 11 Slash Hudson 12 Nuno Bettencourt 13 Paul Gilbert 14 Joe Satriani 15 Gary Moore 16 John Petrucci 17 Doug Aldrich 18 Brad Gillis 19 Jeff Watson 20 Marty Friedman 21 Mark Knopfler 22 Angus Young 23 Lindsey Buckingham 24 Jeff Beck 25 Eric Clapton 26 SRV 27Jeff Healey 28 Jeff Waters 29 Michael Angelo Batio 30 Joe Perry
WTF? Bumblefoot? Buckethead? Hughie Thomasson?✝ Steve Clark?✝ Phil Collen? Kirk Hammett? Herman Li? John Petrucci? Steve Vai? Joe Satriani? Who made this lists??
I know Chuck Berry, Mark Knopfler, Prince, Brian May, Maybe B.B. King, Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Keith Richards, David Gilmour, Eddie Van Halen, maybe Jimmy Page and Jimi Hendrix.
--- Danny Gatton --- I own 22K CDS and 7k vinyl and 2k tapes, and after listening to my collection, nobody whoever touched a guitar could play like Danny. He was already on tv in the 50s at 12. He could play any instrument, and he built hot rods. Danny Gatton and Jeff Beck had lots in common. But Danny lived around his family, wife and daughter and liked playing in the D.C. area. Sadly, after losing his 3 closest buddies, he took his life at 49. in the 90s.
Buckethead isn't an influential guitarist, but he certainly deserves to be on this list solely due to a) the ridiculous number of albums and EPs he has released, b) his insanely advanced technical abilities, and c) the number of genres he can play in so flawlessly, from, industrial to ambient to bluegrass etc. He also writes some of the most original and eclectic guitar parts known to humankind, insanely fast and dissonant but robotically precise, yet can also write the some of the most calm, beautiful and truly soulful music as well. Also, let's not forget his chops of bass are also way above most professional bassists.
This list is all over the place. It's the type of list where after 5-10 minutes, you wouldn't be surprised if they had Kurt Cobain competing with Jimi Hendrix for a top 3 spot. This feels like they took a top 50 or top 100 list from another website and asked an AI to boil it down to a top 30.
My addition to guitarists left out are Martin Barre of Jethro Tull, Joe Pass, George Benson, and Andy Powell/Ted Turner of Wishbone Ash as dual lead guitarist. But I guess this is all subjective.
Not one country music guitar player was in this list. Eddie Van Halen wants was asked what it felt like to be the greatest guitar player in the world. His response was I don’t know, you’ll have to ask Roy Clark. Where the hell was he on this list?
i read probably 40 comments down to make sure someone pointed this out ... we live in such a dumb P.C. time that we cant just say that the 30 best are men , so this is the best 30 ...... period .. ...we have to say they have their own list is why women arent on here...meanwhile they are breaking their own P.C. rules , by assuming all 30 of these people identify as males ...did they even ask what their pronouns were ? 😲 ...also , if men can identify as women and fight biological women in the olympics , why cant these 30 men identify as women and both lists will be the same and they can save production time on videos ... if they can punch them in the face , they can def handle a guitar solo battle , right ? 😂
I will say, I absolutely agree with the top 4 and had them picked in my mind before I watched this video. Honorable mention to Satriani, Vai, and Marty Friedman who could have easily been included, but when it comes to so many guitarists, it's not always about how fast you play the notes, but the space between them. Excellent video!
Wow. You didn't even say rock guitarists. Apart from a few that are only here to reputation where is John McLaughlin, Satriani, Steve Howe, Steve Vai. Petrucci, Andy Powell, Paco de Lucia, Gary Moore etc etc
Glen Tipton, Gary Moore, KK Downing, John Petrucci.Tosin Abasi, Herman Li, George Lynch, Steve Vai where are these guys. All these have defined and are defining the next generation Eric Clapton is the most overrated guitarist
Who made this list, and how did they come up with it???? There are some GREAT guitarists that are at the bottom of the list, and some that just are not in the same league as great artists. WTF??? Frank Zappa above Brian May, Prince, Lindsay Buckingham and George Harrison?? Even above Carlos Santana?????????? GEt off the crack pipe and realy rank them where they should be!!!
A list like this will always cause a lot of reaction, but... By my count 29 rock/pop stars, and one Blues legend. Not a single country guitarist (Glenn Campbell, Roy Clark (6 string and 12 string, banjo, and fiddle) , Jerry Reed), no Bo Diddley, no Les Paul (talk about influential), no Dick Dale?
I saw dick dale multiple times. page may have played with a cello bow, but dd could play with drumsticks! plus he literally invented the surf guitar genre
SRV ahead of Clapton? In what world. No Duane Allman? Arguably the greatest guitarist of all time by well, everyone. No Vai, no Satriani and not one of the younger talented guitarists? This list was written by a rap or country fan.
Duane Allman introduced the world to electric slide (md has never been bettered), created southern rock, and could outjam basically everyone in this list, but you have a bunch of guys who only can play power chords because their bands sold more albums.
Satriani, George Lynch, Kirk Hammett, Joe Walsh, Johnny Winter, Gary Moore just to name a few. And Jeff Beck at 21 is totally destroying your credibility. Sorry Hun...He's top 10!
What happened to Duane Allman, Johnny Winter, Rory Gallagher and Roy Buchanan???? Oh by the way, Beck at #21 & Santana at #20 with CLAPTON AT #7, REALLY? WTF!!! This is only a list, but not thee list. Some belong and some don't and some who belong are not in their right spot. But that's my opinion not my list, remember it's only a list......🎸
Dimebag ran into Eddie Van Halen a few months before he was murdered. He asked Eddie for a copy of the bumblebee painted Frankenstrat. At Dimebag’s funeral Eddie showed up with his ORIGINAL bumblebee and had it placed in the coffin, “He was an original, and he DESERVED the original.” What an honor.😢
Joe Satriani and Steve Vai should be on here.
And John Pettruci
100%
@@darranstanley In fact, here are all my honorable mentions for who should've been on the list.
John Petrucci: (Dream Theater)
He's not the most important member of Dream Theater, (The entire band is important to their sound) but his guitar work has helped make the band what it is in the world of progressive metal.
Steve Vai
This guy's guitar work is a masterclass, plain and simple.
Joe Santriani
Same; This guy doesn't need to sing at all; his incredible melodic guitar skills do all the singing, and that should be enough for anyone.
K.K Downing, Ritchie Faulkner and Glenn Tipton (Judas Priest)
While Downing is no longer in the band, having left in the 2010's, He and Tipton practically wrote the book on how to write and perform awesome dual guitar solos, not to mention the equally awesome book on guitar solo trade offs, which they kept on doing effortlessly after Faulkner replaced Downing. And while Tipton can no longer tour with them, due to the early stages of Parkinson's disease, he still records for their new material and has never lost a single step in his playing style. (Their current producer, Andy Sneap, tours with the band in Tipton's place)
Andre Olbrich (Blind Guardian)
This guy is a criminally underrated player and his melody driven style of playing is the driving force behind the band's prominent melodic focus in their sound, and his solos are some of the best in Symphonic/Power Metal
Kirk Hammitt (Metallica)
This guy has been kicking ass in Metallica for practically as long as the band has been active; His style of shredding makes him influential to this day, and his extended solos during Metallica shows make each show as badass as the next one.
Synester Gates (Avenged Sevenfold)
This guy is a guitarist to be reckoned with on stage, and his soloing style of playing is practically iconic to the band's sound, which only elevates the actual solos when they come in on the songs.
G3 is on a different level. Those guys are like Gods compared to the ones on this list.
I agree for Joe played with Greg Kihn Band on the 1986 album Love and Rock and Roll and the tour. He didn't somebody with that many chords. I like Dave "The Rave" Carpender 1976-1983. By 1983 Greg Douglass came in and he left in 1986 when Joe stepped in. I heard Joe on Live stuff with Greg so I mean he is badass as hell my fav is his work on the Top 40 Hit in 1985 "Lucky" #30 he took that song up live so much badass as fucking SHIT!
It's a CRIME to put Jeff f-ing Beck at 21st
tbh.. should be 2nd
@@neekoneekoni couldnt agree more, he should be with Page
Didn't a lot of guitarists have a vote recently and they all rated Beck as number 1
@@tecdesigns8183 I think Hendrix deserves 1, as much as I love Beck
@@aztecliang4268 true I was just saying what the guitarists has voted.
The late Garry Moore should be on this list
And he should be number 1
100% agree.
You Gdamn RIGHT !
Along with Rory Gallagher and Alvin Lee.
Jazz, rock, blues. He could play it all. His omission from this list is a crime.
Thank you for including Alex Lifeson. I tell people all the time you couldn't play in a band with arguably the greatest rock bassist and rock drummer in history if you weren't a badass yourself.
Totally agree.
Good call !!!
Me too, was thinking when the video started: I hope Lifeson and Morello are included...
To think Rush was practically a Yes tribute band. And not
to mention Steve Howe
Geddy lee also copies Chris Squire's Rickenbacker bass.
What does this say about Yes and progressive rock
@@verntoews6937 Rush were Zeppelin clones when they first started. When Working Man dropped, everyone thought it was Zep. So I have no clue where this revisionist history about theym being Yes clones is coming from.
Mark Knopfler should be a lot higher than 19, and use better videos to show his talent off more and Angus in 30 is mental
Jeff Beck should be in the top 3, and he's 21?! *DAFUQ* ???
100% and Brian May should be higher.
I love Knopfler and Morello and would personally place both higher but it's hilarious to see Chuck Berry at 23... he should be #2 behind only Robert Johnson.
@@mattmacknight3000 totally agree
Worst ever. Prince should be top three. Really?
This should have been called the 30 most influential list
Still wouldn’t have been right without Johnny Marr
Not agree. That is why Vai and Satriani are not here even they are real MASTERS and TEACHERS
This list is iconic influential or technical, she said it how this list was made, but still I agree to disagree too
Angus Young rank 30 is criminal
Not really. 30th best in the history of guitarists is very impressive.
What’s criminal is that his brother, Malcolm Young isn’t ahead of Angus in any list.
Malcolm literally was the sound that made AC/DC.
10,000 guitarist could have played lead to Malcolm so at the very least, Angus wouldn’t be on this list if it wasn’t for his brother.
Watching mojo clips is criminal.
Agreed. He shouldn't have even been on this list.
Agreed 😢
NO WHAT'S CRIMINAL IS THAT KEITH FUCKING RICHARDS IS ACCORDING TO FAIL MOJO A 20 TIMES BETTER GUITARRIST THAN JEFF BECK - THAT IS CRIMINAL
This appears to be the 30 most popular male guitarists. It's certainly not the 30 best.
Why is Duane Allman not on here any where? The guy was so good that the first time Clapton opened up for him he couldn't light his own cigarette because his hands were shaking too bad
Clapton also had Duane play slide on Layla in Muscle Shoals.
That was Hendrix, not Duane!
No Duane played all the slide in Layla
Shows that you can have a large viewing audience...without knowing a damded thing about what you're talking about on RUclips ...Allman should be in the top 5...Without question...
Brian May at #14? Seriously? His sound is like no one else partly due to the fact that he and his dad built the Red Special. And Peter Frampton didn't even make the list? Yikes, mojo!
Someone needs to show them the way.
Dude I think Brian is in a fine spot he’s definitely not top ten
BRIAN DESERVES top 10 for sure. anyone who puts him below that have clearly only listened to the queen hits and not the deep cuts
@@srirahulpremkumar1600 He was using the tap technique before anyone new who Eddie Van Halen was.
So did you know that Brian got his sound from Rory Gallagher?
Jimmy Hendrix and Prince get my votes, they were simply out of this world.
Both are extremely talented. I was also thinking of Slash, Kurt Cobain, George Harrison, and to some extent, Dave Grohl.
I've never heard 2112 referred to as "two one one two." Twenty-one twelve!!
What makes it 100 times worse, is this channel is in *CANADA* 🤦♀
I remember when that came out, I bought it as did most of my friends and it is twenty one twelve. Always. Period. Mojo bit the wienie on this list.
Seriously eh? It's always been twenty-one twelve. Also too, how great was big Al's work on that album, and every other album after that?
Made it to #29 and read that comment… I’m out! 2-1-1-2 wtf?
This happens when you’re just reading from a paper without any knowledge of the subject whatsoever. Sounds like WatchMojo. Oh wait it is.
This is what you get when non-musicians compile these lists
#1 Edward Van Halen
The man designed and built his own guitars, amps and accessories. He holds multiple patents for guitars, amps and accessories. His freakin guitar is in The Smithsonian for cryin out loud! Not to mention his technical ability and writing prowess. His wide array of varied solos over 40 plus years speaks volumes to his abilities. Nothing against the Jimmys, but Edward reigns supreme.
The AI voice calling Rush’s 2112 (twenty one twelve) album “two one one two” cracked me up!
If you want to call buying parts from very early aftermarket parts shops and parting out other guitars Building, then yeah, Eddie "built" his guitars.
At first yes but the man had tool shop and machined his own parts from like 1985 on.
@@wesleyzimmerman94 So buying aftermarket parts and putting them on something doesn’t classify as building? Tell that to every car guy ever.
Def Leppard's Steve Clark would be a wonderful honorable mention
slash at 27 and angus at 30 is crazy
slash should definetly be top 15 or 10
Definately@@TheLukestar
Yea Angus should even be on the list. Slash sounds much better when he's not playing with Gun and Roses.
RITCHIE BLACKMORE , ALVIN LEE , RORY GALLAGHER , my top 3 in no particular order , Peace from down under
The late, great Eddie Van Halen has to be in the Top 3.
The legend got to work with the greatest entertainer of all-time, Michael Jackson.
Glad Lindsay Buckingham got on here but plenty of other greats missing.
What makes me so amazed by these guys is that so many of them are self taught. No classes, no lessons required. Sometimes, you just have the gift.
Jimmy Page and Eddie Van Halen are my 2 Goats of Legendary Guitar Rock Gods 🎸
I’m surprised Nuno Bettencourt isn’t on this list
Definitely an honorable mention! Sooo EXTREME!
I would put Nuno on my list as well.
Well I'd take Angus Young off the list and add Rory Gallagher at a higher level that Angus was. Then I'd move Alex Lifeson way up on the list..
Johnny Marr doesn't usually make it very high up in the "greatest guitarists" lists because his style isn't what people think of when they do these rankings--he didn't play intricate solos or bluesy riffs--but I really like how he packs so many interesting ideas into a single song.
Honestly it takes more talent to come up with what he does. He can easily improvise bluesy riffs all day and will beat out most of the people on the list. But he’s above that and comes up with arpeggios, and melodies, he’s my number 1 guitarist
The list should be expanded to 50 so it can include more non-pure-rock types.... Like, Vince Gill, Wes Montgomery, Bruce Cockburn, etc.
There's quite a few guitars that were left out, Kirk Hammet, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, George Thorogood, Steven Stills, Dave Mustaine, Adam Jones, Mick Mars & tons of others that should've been mentioned
Angus Young 30th?!?!?!?!?!? This list is a crime.
Because he made the list at all, right? Right?
@@brandonherndon4394 😂
Yeah, lost all credibility with the first one....
Not really. 30th best in the history of guitarists is very impressive.
What’s criminal is that his brother, Malcolm Young isn’t ahead of Angus in any list.
Malcolm literally was the sound that made AC/DC.
10,000 guitarist could have played lead to Malcolm so at the very least, Angus wouldn’t be on this list if it wasn’t for his brother.
He's one of the best soloists ever. Putting him number 30 is indeed criminal
I'm really surprised Roy Clark isn't on this list. Sure, he's not metal or rock but to watch him play Spanish guitar is amazing.
I was just going to put that same comment. He was on another level.
Add to that he was proficient on multiple instruments.
Glen Campbell too. Chet Atkins... You know.
Frank Zappa, Jerry Garcia, Duane Allman and Dickey Betts, Derek Trucks, Trey Anastasio, Eddie Hazel, Buddy Guy, Dave Navarro, Randy Rhoads, Johnny Marr, Thurston Moore and Lee Ronaldo, Ron Ashton
We must have the same playlists...coming on to add many of these same guitarists
Zappa and Rhoads are included...
You forgot Joe Walsh.
Played Hotel California out with my grandson to go to dinner tonight and at 11 yr old he was talking about the great guitar playing. So on the way home, I played Life's Been Good and he loved it! Mojo sh*t the bed on this list for me.
I agree.
@@pamysue don’t forget Don Felder also from Eagles. Both weren’t even mentioned. Sad
Nope. NO scam Joe WASH
@@Tiger_RCD Yeah from The Eagles Devo Lead Guitarist BOB 1 (Bob Mothersbaugh) told me that when I met him at DEVOtional 2019 signing my Devo shit and talking he said that was a favorite guitar player no shit dude good stuff.
Rory Gallagher should be on this list.
For Me It's
J Hendrix
J Page
SR Vaughan
R Gallagher
R Johnson
Any order but
JIMI HENDRIX
Will always be number 1
Agreed!
🎸 Amazing list, the talent of these guitarists is truly unmatched! 🤘
John Frusciante not on this list is criminal
You mean the jimi clone?
Terry Kath will always be #1😊
Terry Lutrell!
@@MrZappaman420????
Hendrix had him at No. 1 too
Jimi's favorite guitar player! There's a reason....listen to the solo on South California Purples and you'll see why...thank me later. Terry Kath was in my top 10 and didn't make the top 30. Maybe replace Slash? 😂
Glad that Prince is on this list; Prince is also a Great Singer
Paco de Lucia. Richard Thompson. Lou Reed. Nick Saloman. T-Bone Walker. John Lee Hooker. Bob Mould. Blixa Bargeld. Eddie Hazel. John Fahey. Alvin Lee. Mdou Moctar. Marc Ribot. Rowland S. Howard. Duane Eddy. Link Wray. Ry Cooder.
Seconding Marc Ribot.
Yep. They missed bunch.
Glenn Campbell, Jerry Reed, Chet Atkins, Roy Clark. And that is just country. Al Di Meola, Pat Matheny, John McLaughlin...Should I continue?
@@HVACQualityAssurance Seconding Chet fkn Atkins
Alan Holdsworth (rip) and others.
Im not gonna lie, a top 30 list without any one from megadeth or Metallica is kinda crazy.
It's written by AI. Watchmojo is a scam
Marty is the only one that should have been added! Kirk & James are nothing special! Dave is not someone people think of as a guitarist! His mouth has overridden his playing by a million miles!
@@GNewcomb-q9vBro James is like the best rhythm guitarist of all time what are you on about?
@@GNewcomb-q9v Saying James/Kirk and Dave are not something special is just simply idiotic. You may not like them but they are truly special. Stating your opinion and hating are two different things. Even if YOU don’t like them, they are still special artists.
Awwww. The "hating" comment.... No, they do not belong there. Dave maybe.
Hay Keith Richard's with a ton of respect that I promise I am giving is not a better guitarist than Stevie Ray Vaughan is.Damn...Just Damn.Respect.
No Steve Vai, John McLaughlin, Joe Satriani, Les Paul, Chet Atkins, Buddy Guy, Albert King, Freddie King, Alan Holdsworth, Gary Clark, Brad Witford, Joe Perry, Dave Mustaine, Marty Friedman,Jeff Young, Chris Polland, Paul Gilbert, James Hetfield, Kirk Hammet, Michael Schenker, Robert Cray, Mike Bloomfield , Terry Kath, Peter Frampton, Jerry Cantrell, Jerry Reed, Brad Paisley, Duane Almond, Dicky Betts, Derrick Trucks, Trey Anastasio, Neal Schon, Glen Tipton, K.K. Downing,Dave Murry, Adrian Smith, John Petruci, Steve Luthiger etc.,etc.etc.( I'll stop there).
WTF Jeff Beck at 18? Dude should be top 3 if not 1. Alex Lifeson at 25? Really how about top 10.
Yngwie left Steeler to form Alcatrazz then went solo.
Next time get actual guitar players to do this type of list not journalists.
Like your list better although I'm no fan of James and Kirk. Would also ad Tremonti, Moore, Scholtz, Faulkner, De Garmo, Summers, Teemu.
Al Di Meola? Andrea Segovia? Pat Metheny? John Petrucci? Muddy Waters? Doc Watson? I mean come on, was this a popularity contest or really the best guitarists?
Gilmour, Page, Gallagher. May, are my favorites. There are so very many great players somebody has to slighted.
1 EVH
2 Randy Rhoads
3 Steve Vai
4 Jimmy Page
5 Glen Campbell
6 Jimi Hendrix
7 George Lynch
8 Dime Bag Darrell
9 Ygnwie Malmsteen
10 Vito Bratta
11 Slash Hudson
12 Nuno Bettencourt
13 Paul Gilbert
14 Joe Satriani
15 Gary Moore
16 John Petrucci
17 Doug Aldrich
18 Brad Gillis
19 Jeff Watson
20 Marty Friedman
21 Mark Knopfler
22 Angus Young
23 Lindsey Buckingham
24 Jeff Beck
25 Eric Clapton
26 SRV
27Jeff Healey
28 Jeff Waters
29 Michael Angelo Batio
30 Joe Perry
Before watching, guitar players that has to be on the list:
Jimi Hendrix
Eric Clapton
Eddie Van Halen
Brian May
Mark Knopfler
Øystein Sunde
Steve Howe
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Rory Gallagher who influenced Brian May & Slash & Gary Moore have been overlooked. Johnny Marr is also worth a mention. Joe Bonnamassa
WTF? Bumblefoot? Buckethead? Hughie Thomasson?✝ Steve Clark?✝ Phil Collen? Kirk Hammett? Herman Li? John Petrucci? Steve Vai? Joe Satriani?
Who made this lists??
Peter Frampton, Alvin Lee, Mark Farner, Ted Nugent, Dave Prevet.
Growing up in the 80s, Mark Knopfler, Brian May and Prince were my favourites.
Slash 27? Wow....just wow.
Bro, he's not that great. He has good feel and he's influential, but his chops aren't that impressive.
@caelenselke-minogue still better than quite few higher than him 😅
He's lucky...Marty Friedman or Kirk Hammet are easily better and he shouldn't even be in the top 30 if it wasn't for his riffing ability.
@@caelenselke-minogue Indeed one of the most over rated guitar players of all time.
I know Chuck Berry, Mark Knopfler, Prince, Brian May, Maybe B.B. King, Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Keith Richards, David Gilmour, Eddie Van Halen, maybe Jimmy Page and Jimi Hendrix.
--- Danny Gatton ---
I own 22K CDS and 7k vinyl and 2k tapes, and after listening to my collection, nobody whoever touched a guitar could play like Danny. He was already on tv in the 50s at 12. He could play any instrument, and he built hot rods. Danny Gatton and Jeff Beck had lots in common.
But Danny lived around his family, wife and daughter and liked playing in the D.C. area.
Sadly, after losing his 3 closest buddies, he took his life at 49. in the 90s.
Thank you for the update, WatchMojo..!! My picks are Synyster Gates and Zacky Vengeance of Avenged Sevenfold. 😆
Buckethead isn't an influential guitarist, but he certainly deserves to be on this list solely due to a) the ridiculous number of albums and EPs he has released, b) his insanely advanced technical abilities, and c) the number of genres he can play in so flawlessly, from, industrial to ambient to bluegrass etc. He also writes some of the most original and eclectic guitar parts known to humankind, insanely fast and dissonant but robotically precise, yet can also write the some of the most calm, beautiful and truly soulful music as well.
Also, let's not forget his chops of bass are also way above most professional bassists.
Buckethead is incredible! Truly a phenomenon.
@@amynadeau2838 agreeeeee!!
Brian May at 13?! That is absolute sacrilege!
His spot is like perfect
brian may top 5
Queen’s Brian May makes the guitars on the band’s discography sing!
I put Brian up with Eddie and Jimmy any day. Brian at 14 is an insult to guitar players.
@@pamysueBrian May Deserves His Spot with Jimmy Page and Eddie Van Halen
brian may should be in top 5. hes the most versatile player i have ever heard. he can play like both jimmy page and david gilmour
Not having Ernie Isley of the Isley Brothers on this list is absolutely criminal!
I knew Jimi Hendrix was going to be #1! He was so talented playing the guitar and his music is just so good
Jimi Hendrix will always be number 1
Even Jimmy Page said Hendrix was the Best Guitarist we ever had in a Interview.
Speaking of Prince, have you guys ever done a video of best guests on the Muppet Show? Because he sure as HELL should be on that list.
So would Alice Cooper
Raspberry Sorbet!
Edward is number one, but I can live with this list.
This list is all over the place. It's the type of list where after 5-10 minutes, you wouldn't be surprised if they had Kurt Cobain competing with Jimi Hendrix for a top 3 spot. This feels like they took a top 50 or top 100 list from another website and asked an AI to boil it down to a top 30.
SRV #6 WOW! I know were getting into the top five but, WOW!
WOW! Billy Gibbons #18???
My addition to guitarists left out are Martin Barre of Jethro Tull, Joe Pass, George Benson, and Andy Powell/Ted Turner of Wishbone Ash as dual lead guitarist. But I guess this is all subjective.
Not one country music guitar player was in this list. Eddie Van Halen wants was asked what it felt like to be the greatest guitar player in the world. His response was I don’t know, you’ll have to ask Roy Clark. Where the hell was he on this list?
Steve Vai was shown in two seperate clips during this video but didnt make the list?
WTF?
But they sure put the most overrated Guitarist (Jimi Hendrix) up there. 🤦🏻♂️
@@The_real_Arovor idiot
"two one one two" is my favourite Rush album
I laughed out loud at that one.
Jeff Beck not at least in the Top 10 is a insult. He's the only man I've seen live walk on stage, not say a word, blow everyone's mind and walk off.
I’m not spending over a half hour watching this but if Randy Rhoads isn’t on the list you’re wrong
John petrucci not even on this is list is criminal let alone not being in the top five is mind boggling. I mean Keith Richards? Really lmfao
Wouldn't the top 30 greatest guitars of all time also.......just be male
i read probably 40 comments down to make sure someone pointed this out ... we live in such a dumb P.C. time that we cant just say that the 30 best are men , so this is the best 30 ...... period .. ...we have to say they have their own list is why women arent on here...meanwhile they are breaking their own P.C. rules , by assuming all 30 of these people identify as males ...did they even ask what their pronouns were ? 😲 ...also , if men can identify as women and fight biological women in the olympics , why cant these 30 men identify as women and both lists will be the same and they can save production time on videos ... if they can punch them in the face , they can def handle a guitar solo battle , right ? 😂
3:01 COME ON WATCHMOJO!!! SLASH ranked 27?!?!? We all know that guy DESERVES to be WAY HIGHER THAN THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Michael Schenker at least deserves a mention somewhere in the top 15-20 spots
I will say, I absolutely agree with the top 4 and had them picked in my mind before I watched this video. Honorable mention to Satriani, Vai, and Marty Friedman who could have easily been included, but when it comes to so many guitarists, it's not always about how fast you play the notes, but the space between them. Excellent video!
Mike McCready underrated once again
How about Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Paul Gilbert, Petrucci?
Wow. You didn't even say rock guitarists. Apart from a few that are only here to reputation where is John McLaughlin, Satriani, Steve Howe, Steve Vai. Petrucci, Andy Powell, Paco de Lucia, Gary Moore etc etc
one of the most under appreciated guitarists Gary Markasky lead guitarists for Michael Stanley Band from 1978-1983
Guys, how do you make this list and not have James Hetfield and Kirk Hammet on here! They brought Metal to the masses!
No, that honour to dual guitarists belongs to Tipton and Downing.
Just get Hetfield on that list, all you need
Dave Murray and Adrian Smith beat them by ten years and a bucket load of actual talent.
Glen Tipton, Gary Moore, KK Downing, John Petrucci.Tosin Abasi, Herman Li, George Lynch, Steve Vai where are these guys. All these have defined and are defining the next generation
Eric Clapton is the most overrated guitarist
Great comment! 100.
Brian May, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Eric Johnson, Vernon Reid, and the one that’s never on these lists, Tony MacAlpine.
Is there another Brian May other than Queens because he's on the list...
Who made this list, and how did they come up with it???? There are some GREAT guitarists that are at the bottom of the list, and some that just are not in the same league as great artists. WTF??? Frank Zappa above Brian May, Prince, Lindsay Buckingham and George Harrison?? Even above Carlos Santana?????????? GEt off the crack pipe and realy rank them where they should be!!!
Jonny Greenwood , Ronnie Wood , Neil Young , Edge , Steve Winwood . Clapton was the original Guitarist in the Yardbirds long before Cream .
What are you doing Mojo? Mayer, Satriani, and Vai aren't on here but Angus Young IS??!!?? What are we doing?
A list like this will always cause a lot of reaction, but...
By my count 29 rock/pop stars, and one Blues legend. Not a single country guitarist (Glenn Campbell, Roy Clark (6 string and 12 string, banjo, and fiddle) , Jerry Reed), no Bo Diddley, no Les Paul (talk about influential), no Dick Dale?
Roy Clark was astonishing!
I saw dick dale multiple times. page may have played with a cello bow, but dd could play with drumsticks! plus he literally invented the surf guitar genre
Terry Kath should be on this list too!
Brian May will always be my favourite.
SRV ahead of Clapton? In what world. No Duane Allman? Arguably the greatest guitarist of all time by well, everyone. No Vai, no Satriani and not one of the younger talented guitarists? This list was written by a rap or country fan.
Duane Allman introduced the world to electric slide (md has never been bettered), created southern rock, and could outjam basically everyone in this list, but you have a bunch of guys who only can play power chords because their bands sold more albums.
Townsend #14? If you never saw the Who you don't know Townsend's genius.
How are Joe Satriani, Steve Vai and John Petrucci NOT on this list IT'S A FUCKING DISGRACE
Satriani, George Lynch, Kirk Hammett, Joe Walsh, Johnny Winter, Gary Moore just to name a few. And Jeff Beck at 21 is totally destroying your credibility. Sorry Hun...He's top 10!
Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Albert King, Freddie King, John Petrucci, John 5, Eric Johnson, Buckethead, James Hetfield, Mick Mars… etc
James Hetfield? LMMFAO
@@GNewcomb-q9v he’s an amazing guitar player… not sure why you think that’s funny
Well, you missed Steve Howe and others. But this is a personal view, so no obstruction to all of those represented,
Where's Matt Bellamy?
One of the greatest musicians of all time and he seems to get ignored on all these types of lists.
If they let out Satriani and Vai, I have no issue. No offense: Bellamy is a Great musician, but top 30... weeeeell...
@@andreaspedersen3952 he's better than Keith Richards...
@@jeffjohnson7011 He surely is! But think maybe Keith is a bit more influetial, though he's just an average bluesguitarist.
Thank you for this wonderful music 🎶, these enlightened my mood🙂
Where is Mick Mars - the best hair metal guitarist
Who tf is that
@@cantankerish9399lmao what… motley crue’s guitarist
@@cantankerish9399 lmao how do you not know Mick mars?
@@cantankerish9399😂😂 maybe make top 30 hair metal list😊
Well shit aren’t I a genius
What happened to Duane Allman, Johnny Winter, Rory Gallagher and Roy Buchanan???? Oh by the way, Beck at #21 & Santana at #20 with CLAPTON AT #7, REALLY? WTF!!! This is only a list, but not thee list. Some belong and some don't and some who belong are not in their right spot. But that's my opinion not my list, remember it's only a list......🎸
Where's Buckethead?!
Seriously!
I have seen him play and he is top ten rock guitarist for me.
Came hoping to see him, not gonna waste my time now..
Buckethead is all flash, no soul
@@briangotschall5918 Have you seen him live? Flash goes a long way.
Phil Collen from Def Leppard should also be on here
I had to watch just to see if you included Glenn Campbell and Roy Clark
Right?! Was wondering if someone would mention Clark & Campbell. Thank you
Roy Clark was amazing!
Roy Clark was spectacular.
Clark was aweome player
Joe Walsh???