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Jimi Hendrix		  
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Jeff Beck		  
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Jimmy Page		  
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Eric Clapton		  
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Keith Richards		  
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David Gilmour		  
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Eddie Van Halen		  
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Brian May		  
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Pete Townshend		  
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« on: November 30, 2015, 01:15:23 AM »
What are your thoughts. I'm going with #2. The Bolero was the first distortion type technique that I know of.
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« Reply #1 on: November 30, 2015, 08:14:10 AM »
I don't know, don't play, don't really understand what makes one better than another.


But I do know that Pete Townshend can write the hell out of a song and we have the same birthday, so he gets my vote.
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« Reply #2 on: November 30, 2015, 09:33:18 AM »
Ritchie Blackmore, by far.
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« Reply #3 on: November 30, 2015, 12:06:07 PM »
George Harrison.
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« Reply #4 on: November 30, 2015, 12:50:05 PM »

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« Reply #5 on: November 30, 2015, 01:14:51 PM »
Allan Holdsworth? John McLaughlin? Frank Zappa? Pat Metheny?
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« Reply #6 on: November 30, 2015, 01:49:33 PM »
Dave Murray and Adrian Smith are the best tandem players in rock, for sure.  Both can really lay down a lick.
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« Reply #7 on: December 01, 2015, 04:03:23 PM »
Clapton.  As far as criminally underrated because it's not as "cool" or "edgy" to praise him, Richie Sambora can just straight up play.
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« Reply #8 on: December 02, 2015, 08:52:51 PM »
other.  There are many good guitarists, including all those named in the poll.  Hard to name just one superlative.  For filthy solos, I like Angus Young.  For creativity, I like Les Paul.  For most influential, I'm torn between Hendrix, Billy Gibbons, and BB King.  For just good playing all the way through, I like Joe Satriani, Dimebag Darrell, Blackmore, Van Halen, and Alex Lifeson.

Joe Satriani is probably my favorite overall, although that may not be the same as "best."

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« Reply #9 on: December 02, 2015, 09:55:42 PM »
Jimi Hendrix!
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« Reply #10 on: December 04, 2015, 03:04:20 AM »
Hendrix was definnitely the greatest innovator of the instrument , and at the same time one of the greatest technical players (in terms of raw musicality rather than notes per minute). He redefined the electric guitar.

Eddie van Halen is second as he likewise tokking playing to a new level. Finger tapping and whammy bars were used before 1977, but EVHmade them tasteful, musical, and even integral for a couple decades.

Chuck Berry basically synthesized electric juke blues into his style,  but did it in a way that basically invented rock and roll lead guitar.

Most overated: arguably Clapton, and i say that as someone who was his devotee throughout school.
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« Reply #11 on: December 04, 2015, 03:06:01 AM »

This. It wasn't evenn clear for years that he was even the best guitarist in the Beatles
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