Topic: Best lead guitarist of all time..
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Sat 07/30/16 07:44 PM
What about prince?ohwell

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Sat 07/30/16 07:55 PM

What about prince?ohwell


Yes he was awsome!

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Sat 07/30/16 08:10 PM


What about prince?ohwell


Yes he was awsome!


Prince was a different level he is what I would one of the great instrumentalists of all time. Prince was definitely unique.

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Sat 07/30/16 11:30 PM
Jimmi Hendrix

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Mon 08/01/16 07:35 PM
Eddie van Halen

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Mon 08/08/16 03:10 PM
Ritchie Blackmore

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Mon 08/08/16 03:14 PM
Gilmour, reaches the parts others simply can't.

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Tue 08/09/16 04:21 PM
Oops, must have posted in wrong one :disappointed:
Anyway, is there any contest? The greatest guitarist of all time is Carlos Santana.

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Wed 08/10/16 12:54 PM
Nobody has mentioned Duane Allman . How about Blind Willie Johnson ?

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Thu 08/11/16 12:49 AM
Charles Michael «Chuck» Schuldiner&

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Wed 08/17/16 09:17 PM

Stevie Ray Vaughn
Jimi Hendrix
Eric Clapton
Steve Vai
Pete Townsend
David Gilmore
Eddie Van Halen
Joe Bonamassa
Jimmy Page
Zac Wylde
Carlos Santana
Frank Zappa
Slash
Keith Richards
Peter Frampton

All good indeed, but I gotta add
Gary Moore, Jeff Beck, Buddy Guy & Freddy King....these guys taught & inspired all the above.

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Sat 08/20/16 09:07 AM
Edited by Scoobert on Sat 08/20/16 09:01 AM
I respect and give mad props to a lot that have been listed!

Newer guitarists....

John Petrucci - Dream Theater
John 5 - solo work, along with being Manson's and Zombie's go to touring guitarist.
Richie Kotzen - solo work, along with being C.C. Deville's replacement for Poison at one time. Better work known with The Winery Dogs.
Dimebag Darrell - Pantera
Jeff Hanneman - Slayer, R.I.P. Jeff

Damn auto correct! explode

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Sat 08/20/16 09:19 AM
Adding a few more not listed.

Yngwie Malmsteen
Micheal Schenker
Vivian Campbell
Chris Broderick
Orianthi
Phil Collen

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Mon 08/22/16 07:00 AM
Can't believe I forgot the man who gave Kirk Hammett from Metallica lessons.

Joe Satriani

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Fri 10/07/16 11:13 PM
Yeah me too. I didn't see Richie Blackmore & Mark Knopfler.

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Fri 10/07/16 11:39 PM
Billy Gibbons, Angus, John Mayer.

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Fri 10/07/16 11:43 PM
Edited by Integrityis1st on Fri 10/07/16 11:45 PM

Gilmour, reaches the parts others simply can't.
I love Gilmour but I think you are forgetting about Jeff Beck those two have an incredible talent to make strings sing.

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Sat 10/08/16 02:31 AM
Steve Morris

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Sat 10/08/16 07:39 PM
Trey Anastasio

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Thu 11/10/16 09:50 AM
Jimi Hendrix
Eric Clapton
Jeff Beck
Jimmy Page