Guitar World Magazine: Eddie Van Halen Named #1 Guitarist of All Time (Top 100 List)

Guitar World Magazine ^ | 10/11/12

[bassmaner]

Steve Howe at # 61? Any ‘greatest guitarists’ poll without him in the top 5 is bogus.

[guitman]

Absolutely! Also what about Robben Ford, Michael Hedges and Andy McKee?

[mountn man]

#42

[GQuagmire]

Lifeson and Angus too high, Jerry Cantrell too low.

other than that not a bad list

[Darren McCarty]

Angus is one of the best guitar soloists out there, but lesser known Malcolm Young (rhythm guitar) is the driving force in that band.

[bassmaner]

And no Steve Hackett (Gabriel-era Genesis)? Really?

[Wyatt's Torch]

I scanned the list but Prince isn’t on it? Ridiculous...

[jaydubya2]

Purdue Grad, 1988. but I live near Valpo.

[dfwgator]

Where’s Adrian Belew? Good enough to play with Zappa and Fripp, and he’s not on the list?

[GQuagmire]

Missed one. Dimebag Darrell?

Really?

[mountn man]

I thought of Vince Gill and Brad Paisley

There is also one they differ to. Most in country music today say he's the best in country music. Played with Garth Brooks until he made it on his own.

Keith Urban

[My Favorite Headache]

Notice The Edge from U2 didn’t even make the Top 100. Fascinating. Neither did Scholz from Boston or Schon from Journey.

[Lx]

Yngwie at #43, no mention of Randy Rhodes?

I don’t buy it.

EVH didn’t really do anything spectacular after 1984.

[JennysCool]

Knopfler at 96???

[Lx]

Notice The Edge from U2 didn’t even make the Top 100. Fascinating. Neither did Scholz from Boston or Schon from Journey.

I think the gave the 'Edge's' award to his delay box.

[mountn man]

Listen to anything by Armik?

Armik - Alone With You

[Despot of the Delta]

This is the second shitty Guitarist list I’ve seen this week.

[safeasthebanks]

Exactly. How can one argue against a man that can play lead guitar and act(?) like he’s having a full-blown epileptic seizure at the same time.

[evets]

Randy Rhoads

[dfwgator]

Yngwie at #43, no mention of Randy Rhodes?

#11