Who is the greatest female guitarist of all time?

6 Best Female Guitarists of All Time
  • 1 Mother Maybelle Carter.
  • 2 Sister Rosetta Tharpe.
  • 3 Lita Ford.
  • 4 Nancy Wilson.
  • 5 Sharon Isbin.
  • 6 Yvette Young.
  • 7 Finding your inspiration in history.
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Who are the top 10 female guitarist?

The 10 Greatest Female Guitarists
  • Joni Mitchell (122,025,062) ...
  • Bonnie Raitt (50,724,690) ...
  • Annie Clark (35,218,192) ...
  • Kaki King (28,509, 481) ...
  • Lita Ford (27,533,271) ...
  • Orianthi (11,896,541) ...
  • Susan Tedeschi (8,076,833) ...
  • Ana Popovic (8,076,833)
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Who is the best female electric guitarist?

In the meantime, ELLE presents 12 of the greatest female electric guitar players to ever pick up the instrument.
  • Joan Jett.
  • Lita Ford.
  • Nancy Wilson.
  • Jennifer Batten.
  • Donita Sparks.
  • Kelley Deal.
  • Carrie Brownstein.
  • Poison Ivy.
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Who is considered the greatest guitarist of all time?

Jimi Hendrix has been voted the Greatest Guitarist Of All Time by readers of the Louder website. Over 70,000 votes were cast in the poll, with Hendrix topping a list of 50 guitarists, followed by Jimmy Page, Eddie Van Halen, David Gilmour, Eric Clapton and Stevie Ray Vaughan.
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Who does Clapton think is the greatest guitarist?

However, the greatest, according to Eric Clapton, the bonafide guitar god, is Albert Lee. The guitarist has worked with some big names, including Emmylou Harris and The Everly Brothers. Considering Clapton's appraisal, we all should be listening to Lee: “He's the greatest guitarist in the world.
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Who is the most technically skilled guitarist?

1) Jimi Hendrix:

Jimi Hendrix is the most skilled and innovative guitar player of all time, and it's not particularly close.
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What is the most beautiful guitar solo?

From Carlos Santana's "Europa" to Jimmy Page's "Stairway to Heaven," here are the top 20 guitar solos of all time, ranked.
  1. "Stairway to Heaven" — Jimmy Page, Led Zeppelin (1971)
  2. "All Along the Watchtower" — Jimi Hendrix, The Jimi Hendrix Experience (1968) ...
  3. "Eruption" — Eddie Van Halen, Van Halen (1978) ...
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What is the hardest guitar to play?

Even though opinions differ many guitarists do think that playing the acoustic steel string guitar is the most difficult out of any of the other guitar types.
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Who is the best female blues guitarist?

  1. 1 Bonnie Raitt. Share. Bonnie Raitt toes the line between soft rock and blues with a talent no one can deny. ...
  2. 2 Susan Tedeschi. Share. ...
  3. 3 Ana Popovic. Share. ...
  4. 4 Joanne Shaw Taylor. Share. ...
  5. 5 Shannon Curfman. Share. ...
  6. 6 Memphis Minnie. Share. ...
  7. 7 Sue Foley. Share. ...
  8. 8 Rory Block. Share.
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Is Lita Ford considered a good guitarist?

Nearly 25 years after Ford's heyday, her concert Thursday at Penn's Peak near Jim Thorpe showed nothing has changed. Ford is still a good (not great) guitarist, and a proficient (really not great) singer.
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Who is the top 10 guitarist of all time?

Table Of Contents
  • Jimi Hendrix.
  • Jimmy Page.
  • Eddie Van Halen.
  • Slash.
  • Eric Clapton.
  • Stevie Ray Vaughan.
  • David Gilmour.
  • Angus Young.
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Is Melissa Etheridge considered a good guitarist?

Melissa Etheridge is probably the modern guitarist who most embodies the Pete Townshend tradition of throttling an acoustic guitar like it's a fully-amped electric (or your worst enemy).
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Who was Michael Jackson's female guitar player?

Jennifer Batten (born November 29, 1957) is an American guitarist who has worked as a session musician and solo artist. From 1987 to 1997 she played on all three of Michael Jackson's world tours, and from 1999 to 2001 she toured and recorded with Jeff Beck. New York City, New York, U.S.
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What is Stevie Ray Vaughan's guitar worth?

The electric guitar that blues legend Stevie Ray Vaughan used in his first studio recording and early performances is expected to sell for about $400,000 at auction in his hometown of Dallas. Heritage Auctions will offer the 1951 Fender guitar Sunday.
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What is the hardest song on guitar?

Top 5 Most Difficult Guitar Songs
  • Joe Satriani – The Mystical Potato Head Groove Thing.
  • John Petrucci – Damage Control.
  • Steve Vai – Juice.
  • Eddie Van Halen – Eruption.
  • Animals as Leaders – CAFO.
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What is the hardest guitar riff ever?

Here Are the Hardest Guitar Solos Ever
  1. Through the Fire and Flames by DragonForce (Herman Li) ...
  2. Dissimulation by Born of Osiris (Jason Richardson) ...
  3. Aviator Feat by Polyphia (Jason Richardson) ...
  4. Spanish Fly by Eddie Van Halen. ...
  5. In the Name of God by Dream Theater (John Petrucci) ...
  6. Domination by Pantera (Dimebag Darrell)
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What is the most famous guitar riff ever?

The Best Guitar Riffs of All Time Collection
  • "My Girl" - The Temptations.
  • "Smoke on the Water" - Deep Purple.
  • "Rebel Rebel" - David Bowie.
  • "Mannish Boy" - Muddy Waters.
  • "When I Come Around" - Green Day.
  • "Can't You Hear Me Knocking" - The Rolling Stones.
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Who is the fastest guitar player ever?

The world's fastest guitar player Sergei Putyatov demonstrated his skills by playing 330 notes in 10 seconds in the Crimean city of Yevpatoria on Friday. Sergei Putyatov set the world record by playing 27 notes per second in May 2011, outdoing Russian and Brazilian artists Victor Zinchuk and Tiago Della Vega.
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What is the hardest guitar solo ever?

  • Intervals – Libra.
  • Megadeth – Tornado of Souls. ...
  • Plini - Electric Sunrise. ...
  • Unprocessed - Prototype. ...
  • Born of Osiris - Follow the Signs. ...
  • Pantera – Domination. ...
  • Metallica - One. ...
  • Born of Osiris - Dissimulation. "As soon as the, in my opinion, strongest Born Of Osiris album came out, I tried to learn the solo and failed. ...
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Who is the greatest acoustic guitarist of all time?

nd now, without further ado, Gibson.com announces the Top 10 Acoustic Guitarists of All Time.
  • Michael Hedges.
  • Robert Johnson. ...
  • Tommy Emmanuel. ...
  • Adrian Legg. ...
  • John Fahey. ...
  • Bert Jansch. ...
  • Andrés Segovia. ...
  • Richard Thompson. ...
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Is Lindsey Buckingham a good guitarist?

Fleetwood Mac's lead guitarist Lindsey Buckingham is undoubtedly one of the (if not THE) most influential rock guitarists of all time. He has a style that is often imitated, but never duplicated.
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Who is the greatest metal guitarist of all time?

The 66 Best Hard Rock + Metal Guitarists of All Time
  • Randy Rhoads. ...
  • Eric Clapton. ...
  • Ritchie Blackmore. ...
  • Dimebag Darrell. ...
  • Eddie Van Halen. ...
  • Jimmy Page. ...
  • Tony Iommi. ...
  • Jimi Hendrix. While there were a lot of great guitarists emerging in the '60s, there was none more innovative than Jimi Hendrix.
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