Top 100 Guitarristas de Rock
Esta lista fue realizada tomando como referencia su originalidad, influencia, creatividad y habilidad
| 1. Jimi Hendrix |
(Jimi Hendrix Experence, Band of Gypsys, session work) |
| 2. Jeff Beck |
(The Yardbirds, Jeff Beck Group, session work, solo) |
| 3. Eddie Van Halen |
(Van Halen) |
| 4. Eric Clapton |
(The Yardbirds, Cream, Blind Faith, Derek & The Dominos, session work, solo) |
| 5. Jimmy Page |
(The Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin, The Firm, session work) |
| 6. Ritchie Blackmore |
(Deep Purple, Rainbow, Blackmore's Night) |
| 7. Tony Iommi |
(Black Sabbath, solo) |
| 8. Chuck Berry |
(solo) |
| 9. Scotty Moore |
(Elvis Presley) |
| 10. Duane Allman |
(Allman Brothers Band, Derek & The Dominos, session work) |
| 11. Robert Fripp |
(King Crimson, session work, solo) |
| 12. Steve Howe |
(Yes, Asia, the Syndicats, solo) |
| 13. Brian May |
(Queen, solo) |
| 14. David Gilmour |
(Pink Floyd, solo) |
| 15. Carlos Santana |
(Santana, solo) |
| 16. Pete Townshend |
(The Who, solo) |
| 17. Steve Cropper |
(Booker T & the MG's, Mar-Keys, Blues Brothers Band, sesion work) |
| 18. Steve Vai |
(Frank Zappa, Alcatrazz, David Lee Roth, Whitesnake, solo) |
| 19. Yngwie Malmsteen |
(Steeler, Alcatrazz, solo) |
| 20. Steve Morse |
(Dixie Dregs, Deep Purple, solo) |
| 21. Eric Johnson |
(The Electromagnets, solo) |
| 22. Joe Satriani |
(solo, Chickenfoot) |
| 23. Danny Gatton |
(solo, session work, Redneck Jazz Explosion) |
| 24. Roy Buchanan |
(solo, session work) |
| 25. Steve Hackett |
(Genesis, solo) |
| 26. Phil Keaggy |
(Glass Harp, solo) |
| 27. Jan Akkerman |
(Focus, solo) |
| 28. Alex Lifeson |
(Rush) |
| 29. Mark Knopfler |
(Dire Straits, solo) |
| 30. Keith Richards |
(The Rolling Stones, solo) |
| 31. George Harrison |
(The Beatles, solo) |
| 32. Randy Rhoads |
(Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne) |
| 33. Uli Jon Roth |
(Scorpions, solo) |
| 34. Michael Schenker |
(Scorpions, UFO, MSG) |
| 35. Gary Moore |
(Thin Lizzy, Colosseum II, solo) |
| 36, 37, & 38. Joe Messina/Robert White/Eddie Willis |
(The Funk Brothers) |
| 39. James Burton |
(Ricky Nelson, Elvis Presley, session work) |
| 40. Link Wray |
(solo) |
| 41. Jimmy Nolen |
(The J.B.'s, Johnny Otis Band, Maceo & All the King's Men) |
| 42. Lonnie Mack |
(solo, session work) |
| 43. Dick Dale |
(solo) |
| 44. Jerry Garcia |
(Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia Band, solo, session work) |
| 45. Marty Friedman |
(Cacophony, Megadeth, solo) |
| 46. Cliff Gallup |
(Gene Vincent's Blue Caps) |
| 47. Dickey Betts |
(Allman Brothers Band, Dickey Betts Band) |
| 48. Shawn Lane |
(Black Oak Arkansas, The Willys, HLS, solo) |
| 49. Hank Marvin |
(The Shadows) |
| 50. Bo Diddley |
(solo) |
| 51. Curtis Mayfield |
(Impressions, solo) |
| 52. Frank Zappa |
(Mothers Of Invention, solo) |
| 53 & 54. Thurston Moore / Lee Ranaldo |
(Sonic Youth) |
| 55. Terry Kath |
(Chicago) |
| 56. Eddie Hazel |
(Funkadelic, solo) |
| 57. Rory Gallagher |
(solo) |
| 58. Tommy Bolin |
(Deep Purple, session work, solo) |
| 59. Slash |
(Guns N' Roses, Slash's Snakepit, Velvet Revolver, session work) |
| 60. Warren Haynes |
(Allman Brothers Band, Gov't Mule) |
| 61. Andy Summers |
(The Police, session work, solo) |
| 62. Mick Ronson |
(The Spiders From Mars, session work, solo) |
| 63 & 64. Glenn Tipton/K.K. Downing |
(Judas Priest) |
| 65. Steve Lukather |
(Toto, session work) |
| 66. Neal Schon |
(Santana, Journey) |
| 67. John Petrucci |
(Dream Theater, Liquid Tension Experiment, solo) |
| 68 & 69. Dave Murray/Adrian Smith |
(Iron Maiden) |
| 70 & 71. James Hetfield/Kirk Hammett |
(Metallica) |
| 72. Johnny Marr |
(The Smiths) |
| 73. The Edge |
(U2) |
| 74. Alvin Lee |
(Ten Years After) |
| 75. Leslie West |
(Mountain) |
| 76. Billy Gibbons |
(ZZ Top) |
| 77. Paul Gilbert |
(Mr. Big, Racer X, solo) |
| 78. Buckethead |
(solo, Praxis, Guns N' Roses) |
| 79. Vinnie Moore |
(UFO, Alice Cooper, solo) |
| 80. Tony MacAlpine |
(M.A.R.S., Planet X, Ring Of Fire, CAB, solo) |
| 81 & 82. Angus Young/Malcolm Young |
(AC/DC) |
| 83. Ray Gomez |
(session work, solo, Los Pop Tops, Stanley Clarke) |
| 84. Michael Landau 85. Carl Verheyen |
(session work, Raging Honkies, Michael Landau Group) |
| 85. Carl Verheven |
(session work, Supertramp, Carl Verheyen Band) |
| 86. Adrian Belew |
(King Crimson, solo) |
| 87. Martin Barre |
(Jethro Tull) |
| 88. Mick Taylor |
(Rolling Stones, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, solo) |
| 89 & 90. Dave Davies/Ray Davies |
(The Kinks) |
| 91. Neil Young |
(Buffalo Springfield, CSNY, solo) |
| 92 & 93. Scott Gorham/Brian Robertson |
(Thin Lizzy) |
| 94. Dimebag Darrell |
(Pantera) |
| 95. Guthrie Govan |
(Asia, Erotic Cakes, The Fellowship, solo) |
| 96. Derek Trucks |
(The Allman Brothers Band, Frogwings, Derek Trucks Band) |
| 97. Big Jim Sullivan |
(session work) |
| 98. Mickey Baker |
(session work, Mickey & Sylvia) |
| 99. Robin Trower |
(Procol Harum, solo) |
| 100. Jorma Kaukonen |
(Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna) | |