bir derginin** yaptığı araştırmada en iyi secilen 200 gitarist
1. jimi hendrix - jimi hendrix experience
2. eric clapton - yardbirds, cream, derek & the dominos, solo
3. jimmy page - yardbirds, led zeppelin, the firm
4. jeff beck - yardbirds, jeff beck group, solo
5. eddie van halen - van halen
6. stevie ray vaughan - stevie ray vaughan & double trouble
7. joe satriani - solo
8. ritchie blackmore - deep purple, rainbow, blackmores night
9. steve vai* - david lee roth, whitesnake, solo
10. david gilmour - pink floyd, solo
11. john petrucci - dream theater, liquid tension experiment
12. randy rhoads - quiet riot, ozzy
13. allan holdsworth - solo
14. paul gilbert - mr. big, racer x, solo
15. yngwie malmsteen* - rising force, solo
16. phil keaggy - glass harp, solo
17. jason becker - cacophony, david lee roth band, solo
18. john mclaughlin- mahavishnu orchestra
19. duane allman* - allman brothers band, derek & the dominos
20. chuck berry - solo
21. eric johnson - solo
22. steve howe - yes, solo
23. neal schon - santana, journey, solo
24. brian may - queen
25. gary moore - thin lizzy, colosseum ii, skid row, solo
26. bo diddley - solo
27. steve morse - deep purple, dixie dregs, steve morse band, solo
28. carlos santana - santana
29. tony iommi - black sabbath
30. buckethead - guns n' roses, solo
31. mark knopfler - dire straits, solo
32. marty friedman - cacophony, megadeth, solo
33. nuno bettencourt - extreme, mourning widows
34. shawn lane - willy, solo
35. kirk hammett* - metallica
36. uli jon roth - scorpions
37. terry kath - chicago transit authority
38. alex lifeson - rush
39. frank zappa - mothers of invention, solo
40. rory gallagher - solo
41. dimebag darrell - pantera
42. peter green - fleetwood mac, solo
43. robin trower - procal harum, solo
44. slash - guns n' roses, velvet revolver
45. mick taylor - john mayall's bluesbreakers, rolling stones
46. robert fripp - king crimson
47. tom morello - rage against the machine, audioslave
48. michael schenker - scorpions, ufo, msg, contraband
49. ry cooder - solo
50. angus young - ac/dc
51. keith richards - rolling stones, solo
52. michael angelo batio - nitro, solo
53. john squire - stone roses
54. pete townshend - the who
55. steve hackett - genisis
56. zakk wylde - ozzy osbourne, black label society
57. george harrison - beatles, traveling wilberys, solo
58. alvin lee - ten years after
59. dave davies - kinks
60. jerry cantrell - alice in chains, solo
61. steve stevens - billy idol
62. johnny winter - solo
63. dickie betts - allman brothers band, dickey betts & great southern
64. john cipollina* - quicksilver messenger service
65. kenny wayne shepherd - kenny wayne shepherd band
66. steve cropper - booker t. & mg's/stax sessions
67. adrian belew - king crimson
68. joe bonamassa - solo
69. steve lukather - toto, solo
70. jerry garcia - grateful dead
71. joe perry - aerosmith
72. prince - prince & the revolution
73. kim mitchell - max webster, solo
74. adrian smith - iron maiden
75. dave murray - iron maiden
76. neil young - buffalo springfield, csny, solo
77. billy gibbons - zz top
78. tony macalpine - solo
79. mike mccready - pearl jam
80. adam jones - tool
81. gary hoey - solo
82. leslie west - mountain, solo
83. peter frampton - humble pie, frampton's camel, solo
84. dick dale - del-tones
85. vito bratta - white lion
86. mickey "guitar" baker - 50's sessions/ mickey & sylvia
87. john frusciante - red hot chili peppers
88. ronnie montrose - montrose, edgar winter group
89. mick ronson* - david bowie, solo
90. roy buchanan* - solo
91. warren haynes - allman brothers band, gov't mule
92. vinnie moore - alice cooper, solo
93. robbie krieger - doors, solo
94. chris degarmo - queensryche
95. jake e. lee - cutting crew, ozzy, badlands, solo
96. glen tipton - judas priest
97. joe walsh - james gang, eagles, solo
98. k. k. downing - judas priest
99. eddie hazel* - funkadelic
100. alex skolnick - testament
101. doug aldrich - burning rain, dio, whitesnake, solo
102. michael romeo - symphony x
103. vernon reid - living colour
104. gary richrath - reo speedwagon, solo
105. link wray - link wray and his ace-men
106. allen collins - lynyrd skynyrd
107. larry "ler" lalonde - primus
108. randy bachmann - guess who, bto
109. jeff healy - jeff healy band
110. greg howe - solo
111. dave navarro - janes addiction
112. scott gorham - thin lizzy
113. ted nugent - ambouy dukes, damn yankees, solo,
114. vivian campbell - dio, whitesnake, def leppard
115. paul kossoff* - free, back street crawler
116. ritchie kotzen - poison, mr big, solo
117. brian robertson - thin lizzy, motorhead
118. andy summers - police
119. john sykes - blue murder, whitesnake, thin lizzy
120. scotty moore - elvis presley
121. gary rossington - lynyrd skynyrd, rossington band
122. ty tabor - kings x, jelly bean, poundhound, jughead, platypus
123. john fogerty - ccr, solo
124. ron wood - faces, rolling stones
125. ace frehley - kiss
126. akira takasaki - loudness, lazy
127. michael wilton - queensryche
128. cliff gallup* - gene vincent's blue caps
129. richie sambora - bon jovi
130. george lynch - dokken, lynch mob
131. reb beach - winger, dokken
132. nick drake - solo
133. tommy bolin - james gang, deep purple
134. kerry king - slayer
135. thurston moore - sonic youth
136. harry cody - shotgun messiah
137. lowell george* - little feat
138. tracii gunns - guns n roses, l. a. guns
139. tom scholz - boston
140. buck dharma - blue oyster cult
141. jorma kaukonen - jefferson airplane, hot tuna
142. richard thompson - fairport convention, solo
143. trey anastasio - phish
144. janick gers - iron maiden
145. mick box - uriah heep
146. johnny marr - smiths, electronic, johnny marr & the healers
147. blues saraceno - poison, solo
148. lowman pauling* - "5" royales
149. timo tolkki - stratovarius
150. mike einziger - incubus
151. john christ - danzig
152. jonny greenwood - radiohead
153. phil collen - def leppard
154. andy timmons - danger danger, ceili rain
155. steve gaines - lynyrd skynyrd
156. ron asheton - iggy pop, stooges
157. james burton - ricky nelson, elvis presley
158. mark kendall - great white
159. lindsey buckingham - fleetwood mac
160. jennifer batten - jeff beck, michael jackson, solo
161. matthias jabs - scorpions
162. carl perkins - solo
163. wayne kramer - mc5
164. nils lofgren - e street band
165. michael sweet - stryper
166. robbie robertson - the band, solo
167. frank hannon - tesla
168. trevor rabin - yes
169. brian setzer - stray cats, the brian setzer orchestra
170. martin barre - jethro tull
171. kim thayil - soundgarden
172. pat travers - pat travers band
173. dave mustaine - metallica, megadeth
174. rik emmitt - triumph
175. eddie cochran - solo
176. frank marino - mahogany rush
177. justin hayward - moody blues, solo
178. tommy skeoch - tesla
179. warren demartini - ratt
180. syd barrett - pink floyd
181. don felder - eagles
182. the edge - u2
183. brad gillis - night ranger, ozzy
184. andy powell - wishbone ash
185. mick mars - motley crue
186. billy duffy - the cult
187. randy california - spirit
188. eric bell - thin lizzy
189. lita ford - the runaways, solo
190. jeff hanneman - slayer
191. mick jones - foreigner
192. stone gossard - pearl jam, temple of the dog
193. duane eddy - solo
194. mike campbell - tom petty/ heartbreakers
195. glen buxton* - alice cooper
196. daron malakian`* - system of a down
197. steven stills - buffalo springfield, csn&y, solo
198. roger mcguinn - byrds, solo
199. j. mascis - dinosaur junior, the fog
200. james hetfield - metallica
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