Top 10 or 20ish guitarists

What are your top 10 or 20ish guitarists?

Mine (In Order):

1. Jimi Hendrix
2. Eric Clapton (This was a very hard choice...almost a tie with Hendrix)
3. Trey Anastasio
4. David Gimour
5. Duane Allman
6. Billy Gibbons
7. Jimmy Page
8. Tony Iommi
9. Tom Fogerty
10 .John Frusciante
11. George Harrison
12. Jerry Garcia
13. Sam Andrew
14. Steve Miller

 

Mine(not in order)
1. Jerry Garcia
2.Keith Richards
3.Steve Kimock
4.Frank Zappa
5.Bob Weir
6.Stone Gossard
7.Johnny Greenwood
8.David Gilmour
9.Michael Houser
10.Trey Anastasio

 

Ok I am assuming this is favorites, since I'd have to say Hendrix for greatest.
Ok.......favorite guitarists. These are in no particular order because thats too hard for me.

David Gilmore (see Animals)
John Frusciante
Jimmy Page
Eric Clapton
Omar Rodríguez-López
HENDRIX
Chuck Berry
John, Paul, and George
John Mayer
Johnny Greenwood
Stone Gossard

 

these aren't in any particular order, because it's too hard to decide.

1. Stevie Ray Vaughan
2. Eric Clapton
3. Duane Allman
4. Tony Iommi
5. Keith Richards
6. David Gilmour
7. Ritchie Blackmore
8. Jimi Page
9. George Harrison
10. Bob Weir

 

David Gilmore
mark knopfler
bb king
slash
Malmsteen...
jeff buckley
steve vai
george thurogood
jason becker
beck/page/clapton, 1,2,3
brian may
robby kreiger
keith richards
ry cooder

In somewhat of order.

 

I'm with pretty much everyone's that been stated, but you're missing a few:
Angus Young
Eddie Van Halen
Alex Lifeson
Pete Townshend
Tom Scholz
Joe Perry
Ritchie Blackmore
Nancy Wilson
Randy Rhoads

I'm dissapointed, how can you miss these guys?

 

Or these: Steve Howe, Robert Fripp, Steve Hackett.

 

Oh I forgot about Joe Satriani

 

Best ever-Roy Buchanan, then:
Ritchie Blackmore
Al DiMeola
Carlos Santana
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Alvin Lee
Steve Howe
Ronnie Montrose
Rick Derringer
Robin Trower

 

Richard Thompson
John Prine
Frank Zappa
George Harrison
Andy Partridge
Kaki King
Black Francis
Kyle Gass
Danny Mommens
Herman Li

 

beckner nice call on Brian May. I personally feel he's very underrated as a guitarist. He did some great stuff with queen. I'm sad to see he's not getting much love.

 

Jimmy Page
Jimi Hendrix
Nancy Wilson
Eric Clapton
Slash
Ronnie James Dio
Angus Young
Neil Young
Eddie Van Halen

(In no particular order)

 

Ronnie James Dio?? Does he play guitar??

mine:
Top 5 (in no particular order):
David Gilmour
John Petrucci
Jimi Hendrix
Steve Vai
Paul Gilbert

(other 5 to fill the TOP10, no particular order also)
Stevie Ray Vaughan
John McLaughlin
Mark Knopfler
Al DiMeola
Jimmy Page

 

Top 5

1. Tom Morello (Not only for his amazing guitar work, but for the stuff he does politically)
2. Jimi Hendrix
3. Eric Clapton
4. Kirk Hammet
5. Santana

 

two i have not seen here yet?

jeff beck

link wray

has anyone mentioned dick dale? [eyesight failing]

 

Here's a few that haven't been mentioned,

Frank Marino (Mahogany Rush)
Michal Shenker (UFO, MSG)
Johnny Winter
Rick Derringer
Pat Travers
Robin Trower
Adrian Belew (King Crimson, Zappa)
Niel Shon ( Santana, Journey)
Roger Fisher ( Heart)
Ronnie Montrose

P.S My bad zilla, I see you already got Derringer AND Troweratriot:

 

oh wow....

no paul gilbert fans?

 

4 posts before...
Paul Gilbert rocks!

 

what about kurt cobain, jerry cantrell and greg ginn?

 

in no particular order because I love them all for what they bring/brought:

Jimi Hendrix (of course)
Django Reinhardt
Robert Johnson
Brian May
Jorma Kaukonen
Robbie Krieger
Jerry Cantrell - definately
BB King
Dick Dale
Eric Clapton
Dimebag Darrell
Carlos Santana
Jimmy Page
Jeff Beck

and Im sure im forgetting others.....