Who was the best guitarist ever?

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 is the top 10 guitarist of all time?

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  • Jimi Hendrix.
  • Jimmy Page.
  • Eddie Van Halen.
  • Slash.
  • Eric Clapton.
  • Stevie Ray Vaughan.
  • David Gilmour.
  • Angus Young.
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Who did Jimi Hendrix think was the best guitarist?

The legendary guitar play Jimi Hendrix was blown away by Terry Kath's guitar playing. When first hearing Terry Kath play, Jimi Hendrix was quoted as saying that he thought Terry Kath played guitar better than he did. It was later on reported that Jimi Hendrix also called Terry Kath the “Best Guitarist in the Universe.”
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Who is the best guitarist right now?

The best rock guitarists in the world today, according to you
  • Best rock guitarist, 2021: Jake Kiszka (Greta Van Fleet)
  • Steve Vai.
  • Dave Grohl, Chris Shiflett, Pat Smear (Foo Fighters)
  • Tom Morello.
  • Jerry Cantrell.
  • Peter Frampton.
  • Wolfgang Van Halen (Mammoth WVH)
  • Neil Young.
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Who is the fastest guitar player ever?

The current Guinness World Record holder for fastest guitar playing, Dr. Hot Licks, earned his title playing Bumblebee at 620 bpm.
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Top 20 Greatest Male Guitarists of All Time



Who does Eric Clapton think is the best guitar player?

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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Is Stevie Ray Vaughan better than Jimi Hendrix?

But he is defenetly one of the greatest guitarist of all time. He revolutionized music with his riffs etc. Sure, SRV is a better guitarist in ability but Hendrix is by far a greater guitarist in influential and revolutionizing terms.
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Who is considered the best guitar player in country music?

Rock Out at Home: The 10 Most Legendary Country Guitarists of all Time
  • Chet Atkins. James Stiltner. 75.2K subscribers. ...
  • Albert Lee. Jules BONNOT. ...
  • Luther Perkins. When The Cowboy Sings. ...
  • Marty Stuart. KEXP. ...
  • Vince Gill. IBWIV. ...
  • Brent Mason. Nashville Guitar Community. ...
  • James Burton. Joe Augello. ...
  • Roy Nichols. MerleHaggardVEVO.
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Which guitarist did Jimi Hendrix admire?

Douglas asked Hendrix: “What's it was like to be the best rock guitarist in the world?” Jimi then beautifully responded, “I don't know, you'll have to ask Rory Gallagher”. For that reason alone, he could easily be considered Jimi's all-time favourite.
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What is the best guitar solo ever?

The 10 Best Rock Guitar Solos of All Time
  1. Stevie Ray Vaughan - Little Wing.
  2. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - All Along the Watchtower.
  3. Van Halen - Eruption.
  4. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird.
  5. Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing.
  6. Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven.
  7. Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train. Guitarist: Randy Rhoads. ...
  8. Cream - Crossroads.
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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 is the best acoustic guitarist in the world?

Tommy Emmanuel voted best acoustic guitarist in the world today
  • Tommy Emmanuel voted best acoustic guitarist in the world today.
  • Fellow musicians have voted Tommy Emmanuel as the best acoustic guitarist in the world today and we're not surprised at all.
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Who is the richest guitar player?

The 20 Richest Guitarists in The World
  1. Paul McCartney – Net Worth: $1.2 Billion.
  2. Jimmy Buffet – Net Worth: $600 Million. ...
  3. Bruce Springsteen – Net Worth: $500 Million. ...
  4. Keith Richards – Net Worth: $500 Million. ...
  5. Eric Clapton – Net Worth: $450 Million. ...
  6. The Edge – Net Worth: $400 Million. ...
  7. Bob Dylan – Net Worth: $375 Million. ...
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Who is the most influential guitarist of all time?

The 12 Most Influential Guitarists of All Time—and Their...
  • ROBERT JOHNSON. Robert Johnson is the greatest blues guitarist of all time and one of rock's founding fathers from the pre-World War II Delta blues era. ...
  • CHARLIE CHRISTIAN. ...
  • B.B. KING. ...
  • CHET ATKINS. ...
  • CHUCK BERRY. ...
  • WES MONTGOMERY. ...
  • ERIC CLAPTON. ...
  • JIMI HENDRIX.
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Who is the best fingerstyle guitarist?

Best Fingerstyle Guitarists
  1. Tommy Emmanuel. There is a reason why Tommy Emmanuel is regarded as the fan-favorite Fingerstyle Legend. ...
  2. Chet Atkins. Chet Atkins was one of the most technical and talented musicians of his time. ...
  3. Michael Hedges. ...
  4. Mark Knopfler. ...
  5. Leo Kottke. ...
  6. Merle Travis. ...
  7. Jerry Reed. ...
  8. Paul Simon.
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What did Eric Clapton think of SRV?

As part of an interview with A Tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan, Clapton shared his love and appreciation for the iconic performer. He recalled the first moments he heard the unique player's eclectic tone: “I was in my car, and I remember thinking, 'I have to find out before the day is over who that guitar player is.
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Was SRV inspired by Hendrix?

Stevie Ray Vaughan - Texas Flood

Stevie Ray Vaughan was a huge Hendrix fan, and covered some of his songs like Little Wing, Voodoo Chile and others while playing live. Although not an original SRV tune, Stevie made the most popular version of the song Texas Flood.
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Was Jimi Hendrix technically good?

Oft-cited as the greatest guitarist of all time. Legend. Icon. His astonishingly creative run at the zenith of the rock world blazed through four dizzying years, from 1967 to 1970, when he died at age 27.
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Who is the best rock guitarist?

Listen to our Rock Classics playlist, here, and check out our 20 best guitarists, below.
  • 8: Mark Knopfler. ...
  • 7: Eddie Van Halen. ...
  • 6: Brian May. ...
  • 5: Chuck Berry. ...
  • 4: Eric Clapton. ...
  • 3: David Gilmour. ...
  • 2: Jimi Hendrix. ...
  • 1: Jimmy Page.
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Is Eddie Van Halen the best guitarist ever?

The Greatest Guitarist of All Time

Across the course of Eddie's 40-plus-year career, he took what could be done with the guitar to a level not see since Jimi Hendrix. Eddie Van Halen was voted number one in a Guitar World Magazine poll for “The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time”.
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How good a guitarist was George Harrison?

As 2011 wound down, Rolling Stone compiled a list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time, and George Harrison stands at No. 11 among the prolific list of virtuoso musicians. In the early-December issue of the magazine, Tom Petty offered Harrison high praise.
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Who is the richest rock star?

The 7 richest Rock stars: Ranked by net worth
  1. 1 Paul McCartney - $1.2 billion.
  2. 2 Bono - $700 million. ...
  3. 3 Jimmy Buffett - $600 million. ...
  4. 4 Bruce Springsteen - $500 million. ...
  5. 5 Elton John - $500 million. ...
  6. 6 Keith Richards - $500 million. ...
  7. 7 Mick Jagger - $500 million. ...
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Is Robbie Williams a billionaire?

Robbie Williams is a British born musician who has a net worth of $300 million.
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How do guitarists play so fast?

Most guitar players think that the basis of real speed is a good fret hand technique. They believe that if your fret hand is fast, you will be able to play fast. This is the reason many players focus so much attention on their fretting hand, and leave the picking hand to fend for itself.
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Who are the four certified guitar players?

This is a designation that Chet Atkins assigned to guitar players who excelled far beyond the normal line of playing. He handed this title out only to four guitar players in his lifetime.
...
The Five Guitar Players Designated “C.G.P.”
  • Tommy Emmanuel. ...
  • John Knowles. ...
  • Jerry Reed. ...
  • Steve Wariner. ...
  • Paul Yandell.
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