I gotta say that list looks pretty damn good. Definitely better than Rolling Stone and carries more weight IMO since it’s coming from actual players and not a bunch magazine writers.
Thiago Sarkis of Roadie Crew magazine organized a poll in which 330 guitarists were asked about their favorite guitarists of all time. Among the participants in the poll were current and former members of
ANGRA
ANTHRAX
ARCH ENEMY
AT THE GATES
AYREON
BEHEMOTH
BLUE CHEER
BLUE ÖYSTER CULT
CACOPHONY
CARCASS
CELTIC FROST
CHILDREN OF BODOM
DARK TRANQUILLITY
DIO
DOWN
DR. SIN
EXODUS
FAITH NO MORE
FATES WARNING
FOCUS
GAMMA RAY
GENESIS
GIRLSCHOOL
GUNS N’ ROSES
HALFORD
HEART
HELLOWEEN
KAMELOT
KING DIAMOND
KING’S X
KISS
KREATOR
LIVING COLOUR
MACHINE HEAD
MANOWAR
MARILLION
MEGADETH
MERCYFUL FATE
MICK JAGGER
MINISTRY
NAZARETH
NIGHTWISH
NILE
OPETH
PARADISE LOST
SAVATAGE
SCORPIONS
SEBASTIAN BACH
SEPULTURA
SIR LORD BALTIMORE
SOULFLY
STRATOVARIUS
SYMPHONY X
TEN YEARS AFTER
TESTAMENT
TOTO
TRIUMPH
TWISTED SISTER
URIAH HEEP
YES
The results of the poll — published in the new issue of Roadie Crew (#112) — are as follows:
50. Denis “Piggy” D’Amour
49. John Sykes
48. Steve Lukather
47. Jeff Loomis
46. Django Reinhardt
45. Malcolm Young
44. Andy LaRocque
43. K.K. Downing
42. Trey Azagthoth
41. Eric Johnson
40. Neal Schon
39. Glenn Tipton
38. Dave Murray
37. George Lynch
36. Ace Frehley
35. Chuck Schuldiner
34. Alex Lifeson
33. Robert Fripp
32. Kirk Hammett
31. Slash
30. Stevie Ray Vaughan
29. Steve Morse
28. Adrian Smith
27. John Petrucci
26. John McLaughlin
25. Zakk Wylde
24. Al Di Meola
23. Eric Clapton
22. Paul Gilbert
21. Gary Moore
20. Jason Becker
19. Joe Satriani
18. Marty Friedman
17. Brian May
16. James Hetfield
15. Angus Young
14. Uli Jon Roth
13. Allan Holdsworth
12. Dimebag Darrell
11. David Gilmour
10. Michael Schenker
09. Jeff Beck
08. Steve Vai
07. Tony Iommi
06. Jimmy Page
05. Ritchie Blackmore
04. Randy Rhoads
03. Yngwie J. Malmsteen
02. Eddie Van Halen
01. Jimi Hendrix
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