@@user-ek4ep4cj7i In fact, here are all my honorable mentions for who should've been on the list. John Petrucci: (Dream Theater) He's not the most important member of Dream Theater, (The entire band is important to their sound) but his guitar work has helped make the band what it is in the world of progressive metal. Steve Vai This guy's guitar work is a masterclass, plain and simple. Joe Santriani Same; This guy doesn't need to sing at all; his incredible melodic guitar skills do all the singing, and that should be enough for anyone. K.K Downing, Ritchie Faulkner and Glenn Tipton (Judas Priest) While Downing is no longer in the band, having left in the 2010's, He and Tipton practically wrote the book on how to write and perform awesome dual guitar solos, not to mention the equally awesome book on guitar solo trade offs, which they kept on doing effortlessly after Faulkner replaced Downing. And while Tipton can no longer tour with them, due to the early stages of Parkinson's disease, he still records for their new material and has never lost a single step in his playing style. (Their current producer, Andy Sneap, tours with the band in Tipton's place) Andre Olbrich (Blind Guardian) This guy is a criminally underrated player and his melody driven style of playing is the driving force behind the band's prominent melodic focus in their sound, and his solos are some of the best in Symphonic/Power Metal Kirk Hammitt (Metallica) This guy has been kicking ass in Metallica for practically as long as the band has been active; His style of shredding makes him influential to this day, and his extended solos during Metallica shows make each show as badass as the next one. Synester Gates (Avenged Sevenfold) This guy is a guitarist to be reckoned with on stage, and his soloing style of playing is practically iconic to the band's sound, which only elevates the actual solos when they come in on the songs.
Dimebag ran into Eddie Van Halen a few months before he was murdered. He asked Eddie for a copy of the bumblebee painted Frankenstrat. At Dimebag’s funeral Eddie showed up with his ORIGINAL bumblebee and had it placed in the coffin, “He was an original, and he DESERVED the original.” What an honor.😢
I love Knopfler and Morello and would personally place both higher but it's hilarious to see Chuck Berry at 23... he should be #2 behind only Robert Johnson.
Not really. 30th best in the history of guitarists is very impressive. What’s criminal is that his brother, Malcolm Young isn’t ahead of Angus in any list. Malcolm literally was the sound that made AC/DC. 10,000 guitarist could have played lead to Malcolm so at the very least, Angus wouldn’t be on this list if it wasn’t for his brother.
Played Hotel California out with my grandson to go to dinner tonight and at 11 yr old he was talking about the great guitar playing. So on the way home, I played Life's Been Good and he loved it! Mojo sh*t the bed on this list for me.
@@Tiger_RCD Yeah from The Eagles Devo Lead Guitarist BOB 1 (Bob Mothersbaugh) told me that when I met him at DEVOtional 2019 signing my Devo shit and talking he said that was a favorite guitar player no shit dude good stuff.
Thank you for including Alex Lifeson. I tell people all the time you couldn't play in a band with arguably the greatest rock bassist and rock drummer in history if you weren't a badass yourself.
Brian May at #14? Seriously? His sound is like no one else partly due to the fact that he and his dad built the Red Special. And Peter Frampton didn't even make the list? Yikes, mojo!
Why is Duane Allman not on here any where? The guy was so good that the first time Clapton opened up for him he couldn't light his own cigarette because his hands were shaking too bad
Shows that you can have a large viewing audience...without knowing a damded thing about what you're talking about on CZcams ...Allman should be in the top 5...Without question...
Jimi's favorite guitar player! There's a reason....listen to the solo on South California Purples and you'll see why...thank me later. Terry Kath was in my top 10 and didn't make the top 30. Maybe replace Slash? 😂
Paco de Lucia. Richard Thompson. Lou Reed. Nick Saloman. T-Bone Walker. John Lee Hooker. Bob Mould. Blixa Bargeld. Eddie Hazel. John Fahey. Alvin Lee. Mdou Moctar. Marc Ribot. Rowland S. Howard. Duane Eddy. Link Wray. Ry Cooder.
Frank Zappa, Jerry Garcia, Duane Allman and Dickey Betts, Derek Trucks, Trey Anastasio, Eddie Hazel, Buddy Guy, Dave Navarro, Randy Rhoads, Johnny Marr, Thurston Moore and Lee Ronaldo, Ron Ashton
Johnny Marr doesn't usually make it very high up in the "greatest guitarists" lists because his style isn't what people think of when they do these rankings--he didn't play intricate solos or bluesy riffs--but I really like how he packs so many interesting ideas into a single song.
Honestly it takes more talent to come up with what he does. He can easily improvise bluesy riffs all day and will beat out most of the people on the list. But he’s above that and comes up with arpeggios, and melodies, he’s my number 1 guitarist
Not really. 30th best in the history of guitarists is very impressive. What’s criminal is that his brother, Malcolm Young isn’t ahead of Angus in any list. Malcolm literally was the sound that made AC/DC. 10,000 guitarist could have played lead to Malcolm so at the very least, Angus wouldn’t be on this list if it wasn’t for his brother.
#1 Edward Van Halen The man designed and built his own guitars, amps and accessories. He holds multiple patents for guitars, amps and accessories. His freakin guitar is in The Smithsonian for cryin out loud! Not to mention his technical ability and writing prowess. His wide array of varied solos over 40 plus years speaks volumes to his abilities. Nothing against the Jimmys, but Edward reigns supreme. The AI voice calling Rush’s 2112 (twenty one twelve) album “two one one two” cracked me up!
There's quite a few guitars that were left out, Kirk Hammet, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, George Thorogood, Steven Stills, Dave Mustaine, Adam Jones, Mick Mars & tons of others that should've been mentioned
Not one country music guitar player was in this list. Eddie Van Halen wants was asked what it felt like to be the greatest guitar player in the world. His response was I don’t know, you’ll have to ask Roy Clark. Where the hell was he on this list?
WTF? Bumblefoot? Buckethead? Hughie Thomasson?✝ Steve Clark?✝ Phil Collen? Kirk Hammett? Herman Li? John Petrucci? Steve Vai? Joe Satriani? Who made this lists??
Buckethead isn't an influential guitarist, but he certainly deserves to be on this list solely due to a) the ridiculous number of albums and EPs he has released, b) his insanely advanced technical abilities, and c) the number of genres he can play in so flawlessly, from, industrial to ambient to bluegrass etc. He also writes some of the most original and eclectic guitar parts known to humankind, insanely fast and dissonant but robotically precise, yet can also write the some of the most calm, beautiful and truly soulful music as well. Also, let's not forget his chops of bass are also way above most professional bassists.
Marty is the only one that should have been added! Kirk & James are nothing special! Dave is not someone people think of as a guitarist! His mouth has overridden his playing by a million miles!
@@user-zq1px9yb7g Saying James/Kirk and Dave are not something special is just simply idiotic. You may not like them but they are truly special. Stating your opinion and hating are two different things. Even if YOU don’t like them, they are still special artists.
This list is all over the place. It's the type of list where after 5-10 minutes, you wouldn't be surprised if they had Kurt Cobain competing with Jimi Hendrix for a top 3 spot. This feels like they took a top 50 or top 100 list from another website and asked an AI to boil it down to a top 30.
Wow. You didn't even say rock guitarists. Apart from a few that are only here to reputation where is John McLaughlin, Satriani, Steve Howe, Steve Vai. Petrucci, Andy Powell, Paco de Lucia, Gary Moore etc etc
i read probably 40 comments down to make sure someone pointed this out ... we live in such a dumb P.C. time that we cant just say that the 30 best are men , so this is the best 30 ...... period .. ...we have to say they have their own list is why women arent on here...meanwhile they are breaking their own P.C. rules , by assuming all 30 of these people identify as males ...did they even ask what their pronouns were ? 😲 ...also , if men can identify as women and fight biological women in the olympics , why cant these 30 men identify as women and both lists will be the same and they can save production time on videos ... if they can punch them in the face , they can def handle a guitar solo battle , right ? 😂
No Steve Vai, John McLaughlin, Joe Satriani, Les Paul, Chet Atkins, Buddy Guy, Albert King, Freddie King, Alan Holdsworth, Gary Clark, Brad Witford, Joe Perry, Dave Mustaine, Marty Friedman,Jeff Young, Chris Polland, Paul Gilbert, James Hetfield, Kirk Hammet, Michael Schenker, Robert Cray, Mike Bloomfield , Terry Kath, Peter Frampton, Jerry Cantrell, Jerry Reed, Brad Paisley, Duane Almond, Dicky Betts, Derrick Trucks, Trey Anastasio, Neal Schon, Glen Tipton, K.K. Downing,Dave Murry, Adrian Smith, John Petruci, Steve Luthiger etc.,etc.etc.( I'll stop there). WTF Jeff Beck at 18? Dude should be top 3 if not 1. Alex Lifeson at 25? Really how about top 10. Yngwie left Steeler to form Alcatrazz then went solo. Next time get actual guitar players to do this type of list not journalists.
A list like this will always cause a lot of reaction, but... By my count 29 rock/pop stars, and one Blues legend. Not a single country guitarist (Glenn Campbell, Roy Clark (6 string and 12 string, banjo, and fiddle) , Jerry Reed), no Bo Diddley, no Les Paul (talk about influential), no Dick Dale?
I saw dick dale multiple times. page may have played with a cello bow, but dd could play with drumsticks! plus he literally invented the surf guitar genre
I know Chuck Berry, Mark Knopfler, Prince, Brian May, Maybe B.B. King, Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Keith Richards, David Gilmour, Eddie Van Halen, maybe Jimmy Page and Jimi Hendrix.
Kirk Hammett's good, but not influential enough to really make it. Notice that a lot of the people on this list are highly influential or insanely technically talented.
I don't know about Kirk, but Hetfield should be on the list somewhere. That man is one of the greatest rhythm players in the metal era of guitar music(along with Jon Schaffer). But Still, pretty solid list.
Satriani, George Lynch, Kirk Hammett, Joe Walsh, Johnny Winter, Gary Moore just to name a few. And Jeff Beck at 21 is totally destroying your credibility. Sorry Hun...He's top 10!
I will say, I absolutely agree with the top 4 and had them picked in my mind before I watched this video. Honorable mention to Satriani, Vai, and Marty Friedman who could have easily been included, but when it comes to so many guitarists, it's not always about how fast you play the notes, but the space between them. Excellent video!
Keith Richards, #5, SERIOUSLY???bETTER THAN ERIC OR EVEN sTEVIE!!! Come down off the weed people. When you're judging good imagination ha ha ha NOT keith. Stevie Ray vaughn, Eric, even Harrison you guys have under rated. Who judges these fantastic artists???
I disagree with the placement of Jeff Beck. I feel he should have been much higher on the list. My brother wasn't enough of a household name to be on your list. Had he been I feel he may have been on the list; Pat Thrall - Pat Travers Band and Meatloaf, are just a couple of bands he lent his brilliant chops & writing skills to. Not to mention Automatic Man and Hughs/Thrall with Glenn Hughs which were his projects. Slash unknowingly gave my bro credit for teaching him the basics of rock guitar (Pat had contributed to a booklet & accompanied little record the was included, and Gary Moore (who should have been on your list) said this: Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Pat_Thrall ... Thrall record as a major inspiration. Gary Moore gave Thrall a nod crediting him for "inspiration" on the Gary Moore & G-Force album. After the demise of ... Career · Discography
Duane Allman introduced the world to electric slide (md has never been bettered), created southern rock, and could outjam basically everyone in this list, but you have a bunch of guys who only can play power chords because their bands sold more albums.
Joe Satriani and Steve Vai should be on here.
And John Pettruci
100%
@@user-ek4ep4cj7i In fact, here are all my honorable mentions for who should've been on the list.
John Petrucci: (Dream Theater)
He's not the most important member of Dream Theater, (The entire band is important to their sound) but his guitar work has helped make the band what it is in the world of progressive metal.
Steve Vai
This guy's guitar work is a masterclass, plain and simple.
Joe Santriani
Same; This guy doesn't need to sing at all; his incredible melodic guitar skills do all the singing, and that should be enough for anyone.
K.K Downing, Ritchie Faulkner and Glenn Tipton (Judas Priest)
While Downing is no longer in the band, having left in the 2010's, He and Tipton practically wrote the book on how to write and perform awesome dual guitar solos, not to mention the equally awesome book on guitar solo trade offs, which they kept on doing effortlessly after Faulkner replaced Downing. And while Tipton can no longer tour with them, due to the early stages of Parkinson's disease, he still records for their new material and has never lost a single step in his playing style. (Their current producer, Andy Sneap, tours with the band in Tipton's place)
Andre Olbrich (Blind Guardian)
This guy is a criminally underrated player and his melody driven style of playing is the driving force behind the band's prominent melodic focus in their sound, and his solos are some of the best in Symphonic/Power Metal
Kirk Hammitt (Metallica)
This guy has been kicking ass in Metallica for practically as long as the band has been active; His style of shredding makes him influential to this day, and his extended solos during Metallica shows make each show as badass as the next one.
Synester Gates (Avenged Sevenfold)
This guy is a guitarist to be reckoned with on stage, and his soloing style of playing is practically iconic to the band's sound, which only elevates the actual solos when they come in on the songs.
@@The_real_Arovor Came here to comment this. Petrucci has done more for the Prog Metal genre than almost any other guitarist.
G3 is on a different level. Those guys are like Gods compared to the ones on this list.
Dimebag ran into Eddie Van Halen a few months before he was murdered. He asked Eddie for a copy of the bumblebee painted Frankenstrat. At Dimebag’s funeral Eddie showed up with his ORIGINAL bumblebee and had it placed in the coffin, “He was an original, and he DESERVED the original.” What an honor.😢
Mark Knopfler should be a lot higher than 19, and use better videos to show his talent off more and Angus in 30 is mental
Jeff Beck should be in the top 3, and he's 21?! *DAFUQ* ???
100% and Brian May should be higher.
I love Knopfler and Morello and would personally place both higher but it's hilarious to see Chuck Berry at 23... he should be #2 behind only Robert Johnson.
@@mattmacknight3000 totally agree
Worst ever. Prince should be top three. Really?
It's a CRIME to put Jeff f-ing Beck at 21st
tbh.. should be 2nd
@@neekoneekoni couldnt agree more, he should be with Page
Didn't a lot of guitarists have a vote recently and they all rated Beck as number 1
@@tecdesigns8183 I think Hendrix deserves 1, as much as I love Beck
@@aztecliang4268 true I was just saying what the guitarists has voted.
This should have been called the 30 most influential list
Still wouldn’t have been right without Johnny Marr
Not agree. That is why Vai and Satriani are not here even they are real MASTERS and TEACHERS
This list is iconic influential or technical, she said it how this list was made, but still I agree to disagree too
I've never heard 2112 referred to as "two one one two." Twenty-one twelve!!
What makes it 100 times worse, is this channel is in *CANADA* 🤦♀
I remember when that came out, I bought it as did most of my friends and it is twenty one twelve. Always. Period. Mojo bit the wienie on this list.
Seriously eh? It's always been twenty-one twelve. Also too, how great was big Al's work on that album, and every other album after that?
Made it to #29 and read that comment… I’m out! 2-1-1-2 wtf?
This happens when you’re just reading from a paper without any knowledge of the subject whatsoever. Sounds like WatchMojo. Oh wait it is.
The late Garry Moore should be on this list
And he should be number 1
100% agree.
You Gdamn RIGHT !
Angus Young rank 30 is criminal
Not really. 30th best in the history of guitarists is very impressive.
What’s criminal is that his brother, Malcolm Young isn’t ahead of Angus in any list.
Malcolm literally was the sound that made AC/DC.
10,000 guitarist could have played lead to Malcolm so at the very least, Angus wouldn’t be on this list if it wasn’t for his brother.
Watching mojo clips is criminal.
Agreed. He shouldn't have even been on this list.
Agreed 😢
NO WHAT'S CRIMINAL IS THAT KEITH FUCKING RICHARDS IS ACCORDING TO FAIL MOJO A 20 TIMES BETTER GUITARRIST THAN JEFF BECK - THAT IS CRIMINAL
You forgot Joe Walsh.
Played Hotel California out with my grandson to go to dinner tonight and at 11 yr old he was talking about the great guitar playing. So on the way home, I played Life's Been Good and he loved it! Mojo sh*t the bed on this list for me.
I agree.
@@pamysue don’t forget Don Felder also from Eagles. Both weren’t even mentioned. Sad
Nope. NO scam Joe WASH
@@Tiger_RCD Yeah from The Eagles Devo Lead Guitarist BOB 1 (Bob Mothersbaugh) told me that when I met him at DEVOtional 2019 signing my Devo shit and talking he said that was a favorite guitar player no shit dude good stuff.
Thank you for including Alex Lifeson. I tell people all the time you couldn't play in a band with arguably the greatest rock bassist and rock drummer in history if you weren't a badass yourself.
Totally agree.
Good call !!!
Me too, was thinking when the video started: I hope Lifeson and Morello are included...
Brian May at #14? Seriously? His sound is like no one else partly due to the fact that he and his dad built the Red Special. And Peter Frampton didn't even make the list? Yikes, mojo!
Someone needs to show them the way.
Dude I think Brian is in a fine spot he’s definitely not top ten
BRIAN DESERVES top 10 for sure. anyone who puts him below that have clearly only listened to the queen hits and not the deep cuts
@@srirahulpremkumar1600 He was using the tap technique before anyone new who Eddie Van Halen was.
Jimmy Hendrix and Prince get my votes, they were simply out of this world.
Both are extremely talented. I was also thinking of Slash, Kurt Cobain, George Harrison, and to some extent, Dave Grohl.
I’m surprised Nuno Bettencourt isn’t on this list
Definitely an honorable mention! Sooo EXTREME!
Why is Duane Allman not on here any where? The guy was so good that the first time Clapton opened up for him he couldn't light his own cigarette because his hands were shaking too bad
Clapton also had Duane play slide on Layla in Muscle Shoals.
That was Hendrix, not Duane!
No Duane played all the slide in Layla
Shows that you can have a large viewing audience...without knowing a damded thing about what you're talking about on CZcams ...Allman should be in the top 5...Without question...
John Frusciante not on this list is criminal
You mean the jimi clone?
Terry Kath will always be #1😊
Terry Lutrell!
@@MrZappaman420????
Hendrix had him at No. 1 too
Jimi's favorite guitar player! There's a reason....listen to the solo on South California Purples and you'll see why...thank me later. Terry Kath was in my top 10 and didn't make the top 30. Maybe replace Slash? 😂
Def Leppard's Steve Clark would be a wonderful honorable mention
Rory Gallagher should be on this list.
For Me It's
J Hendrix
J Page
SR Vaughan
R Gallagher
R Johnson
Any order but
JIMI HENDRIX
Will always be number 1
Paco de Lucia. Richard Thompson. Lou Reed. Nick Saloman. T-Bone Walker. John Lee Hooker. Bob Mould. Blixa Bargeld. Eddie Hazel. John Fahey. Alvin Lee. Mdou Moctar. Marc Ribot. Rowland S. Howard. Duane Eddy. Link Wray. Ry Cooder.
Seconding Marc Ribot.
Yep. They missed bunch.
Glenn Campbell, Jerry Reed, Chet Atkins, Roy Clark. And that is just country. Al Di Meola, Pat Matheny, John McLaughlin...Should I continue?
@@HVACQualityAssurance Seconding Chet fkn Atkins
Alan Holdsworth (rip) and others.
Slash 27? Wow....just wow.
Bro, he's not that great. He has good feel and he's influential, but his chops aren't that impressive.
@caelenselke-minogue still better than quite few higher than him 😅
He's lucky...Marty Friedman or Kirk Hammet are easily better and he shouldn't even be in the top 30 if it wasn't for his riffing ability.
@@caelenselke-minogue Indeed one of the most over rated guitar players of all time.
I'm really surprised Roy Clark isn't on this list. Sure, he's not metal or rock but to watch him play Spanish guitar is amazing.
I was just going to put that same comment. He was on another level.
Add to that he was proficient on multiple instruments.
Jimmy Page and Eddie Van Halen are my 2 Goats of Legendary Guitar Rock Gods 🎸
Frank Zappa, Jerry Garcia, Duane Allman and Dickey Betts, Derek Trucks, Trey Anastasio, Eddie Hazel, Buddy Guy, Dave Navarro, Randy Rhoads, Johnny Marr, Thurston Moore and Lee Ronaldo, Ron Ashton
We must have the same playlists...coming on to add many of these same guitarists
Zappa and Rhoads are included...
Johnny Marr doesn't usually make it very high up in the "greatest guitarists" lists because his style isn't what people think of when they do these rankings--he didn't play intricate solos or bluesy riffs--but I really like how he packs so many interesting ideas into a single song.
Honestly it takes more talent to come up with what he does. He can easily improvise bluesy riffs all day and will beat out most of the people on the list. But he’s above that and comes up with arpeggios, and melodies, he’s my number 1 guitarist
Angus Young 30th?!?!?!?!?!? This list is a crime.
Because he made the list at all, right? Right?
@@brandonherndon4394 😂
Yeah, lost all credibility with the first one....
Not really. 30th best in the history of guitarists is very impressive.
What’s criminal is that his brother, Malcolm Young isn’t ahead of Angus in any list.
Malcolm literally was the sound that made AC/DC.
10,000 guitarist could have played lead to Malcolm so at the very least, Angus wouldn’t be on this list if it wasn’t for his brother.
He's one of the best soloists ever. Putting him number 30 is indeed criminal
slash at 27 and angus at 30 is crazy
What makes me so amazed by these guys is that so many of them are self taught. No classes, no lessons required. Sometimes, you just have the gift.
Glad Lindsay Buckingham got on here but plenty of other greats missing.
Steve Vai was shown in two seperate clips during this video but didnt make the list?
WTF?
But they sure put the most overrated Guitarist (Jimi Hendrix) up there. 🤦🏻♂️
@@The_real_Arovor idiot
#1 Edward Van Halen
The man designed and built his own guitars, amps and accessories. He holds multiple patents for guitars, amps and accessories. His freakin guitar is in The Smithsonian for cryin out loud! Not to mention his technical ability and writing prowess. His wide array of varied solos over 40 plus years speaks volumes to his abilities. Nothing against the Jimmys, but Edward reigns supreme.
The AI voice calling Rush’s 2112 (twenty one twelve) album “two one one two” cracked me up!
If you want to call buying parts from very early aftermarket parts shops and parting out other guitars Building, then yeah, Eddie "built" his guitars.
At first yes but the man had tool shop and machined his own parts from like 1985 on.
@@wesleyzimmerman94 So buying aftermarket parts and putting them on something doesn’t classify as building? Tell that to every car guy ever.
Queen’s Brian May makes the guitars on the band’s discography sing!
I put Brian up with Eddie and Jimmy any day. Brian at 14 is an insult to guitar players.
@@pamysueBrian May Deserves His Spot with Jimmy Page and Eddie Van Halen
brian may should be in top 5. hes the most versatile player i have ever heard. he can play like both jimmy page and david gilmour
There's quite a few guitars that were left out, Kirk Hammet, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, George Thorogood, Steven Stills, Dave Mustaine, Adam Jones, Mick Mars & tons of others that should've been mentioned
Where's Matt Bellamy?
One of the greatest musicians of all time and he seems to get ignored on all these types of lists.
If they let out Satriani and Vai, I have no issue. No offense: Bellamy is a Great musician, but top 30... weeeeell...
@@andreaspedersen3952 he's better than Keith Richards...
@@jeffjohnson7011 He surely is! But think maybe Keith is a bit more influetial, though he's just an average bluesguitarist.
Before watching, guitar players that has to be on the list:
Jimi Hendrix
Eric Clapton
Eddie Van Halen
Brian May
Mark Knopfler
Øystein Sunde
Gilmour, Page, Gallagher. May, are my favorites. There are so very many great players somebody has to slighted.
Growing up in the 80s, Mark Knopfler, Brian May and Prince were my favourites.
The late, great Eddie Van Halen has to be in the Top 3.
The legend got to work with the greatest entertainer of all-time, Michael Jackson.
Speaking of Prince, have you guys ever done a video of best guests on the Muppet Show? Because he sure as HELL should be on that list.
So would Alice Cooper
Raspberry Sorbet!
Glad that Prince is on this list; Prince is also a Great Singer
Not one country music guitar player was in this list. Eddie Van Halen wants was asked what it felt like to be the greatest guitar player in the world. His response was I don’t know, you’ll have to ask Roy Clark. Where the hell was he on this list?
Brian May at 13?! That is absolute sacrilege!
His spot is like perfect
brian may top 5
Thank you for the update, WatchMojo..!! My picks are Synyster Gates and Zacky Vengeance of Avenged Sevenfold. 😆
WTF? Bumblefoot? Buckethead? Hughie Thomasson?✝ Steve Clark?✝ Phil Collen? Kirk Hammett? Herman Li? John Petrucci? Steve Vai? Joe Satriani?
Who made this lists??
Buckethead isn't an influential guitarist, but he certainly deserves to be on this list solely due to a) the ridiculous number of albums and EPs he has released, b) his insanely advanced technical abilities, and c) the number of genres he can play in so flawlessly, from, industrial to ambient to bluegrass etc. He also writes some of the most original and eclectic guitar parts known to humankind, insanely fast and dissonant but robotically precise, yet can also write the some of the most calm, beautiful and truly soulful music as well.
Also, let's not forget his chops of bass are also way above most professional bassists.
Buckethead is incredible! Truly a phenomenon.
@@amynadeau2838 agreeeeee!!
Im not gonna lie, a top 30 list without any one from megadeth or Metallica is kinda crazy.
It's written by AI. Watchmojo is a scam
Marty is the only one that should have been added! Kirk & James are nothing special! Dave is not someone people think of as a guitarist! His mouth has overridden his playing by a million miles!
@@user-zq1px9yb7gBro James is like the best rhythm guitarist of all time what are you on about?
@@user-zq1px9yb7g Saying James/Kirk and Dave are not something special is just simply idiotic. You may not like them but they are truly special. Stating your opinion and hating are two different things. Even if YOU don’t like them, they are still special artists.
Awwww. The "hating" comment.... No, they do not belong there. Dave maybe.
"two one one two" is my favourite Rush album
I laughed out loud at that one.
Where is Mick Mars - the best hair metal guitarist
Who tf is that
@@cantankerish9399lmao what… motley crue’s guitarist
@@cantankerish9399 lmao how do you not know Mick mars?
@@cantankerish9399😂😂 maybe make top 30 hair metal list😊
Well shit aren’t I a genius
This list is all over the place. It's the type of list where after 5-10 minutes, you wouldn't be surprised if they had Kurt Cobain competing with Jimi Hendrix for a top 3 spot. This feels like they took a top 50 or top 100 list from another website and asked an AI to boil it down to a top 30.
🎸 Amazing list, the talent of these guitarists is truly unmatched! 🤘
Mike McCready underrated once again
Wow. You didn't even say rock guitarists. Apart from a few that are only here to reputation where is John McLaughlin, Satriani, Steve Howe, Steve Vai. Petrucci, Andy Powell, Paco de Lucia, Gary Moore etc etc
Michael Schenker at least deserves a mention somewhere in the top 15-20 spots
How are Joe Satriani, Steve Vai and John Petrucci NOT on this list IT'S A FUCKING DISGRACE
Where's Buckethead?!
Seriously!
I have seen him play and he is top ten rock guitarist for me.
Came hoping to see him, not gonna waste my time now..
Buckethead is all flash, no soul
@@briangotschall5918 Have you seen him live? Flash goes a long way.
I’m not spending over a half hour watching this but if Randy Rhoads isn’t on the list you’re wrong
This appears to be the 30 most popular male guitarists. It's certainly not the 30 best.
Wouldn't the top 30 greatest guitars of all time also.......just be male
i read probably 40 comments down to make sure someone pointed this out ... we live in such a dumb P.C. time that we cant just say that the 30 best are men , so this is the best 30 ...... period .. ...we have to say they have their own list is why women arent on here...meanwhile they are breaking their own P.C. rules , by assuming all 30 of these people identify as males ...did they even ask what their pronouns were ? 😲 ...also , if men can identify as women and fight biological women in the olympics , why cant these 30 men identify as women and both lists will be the same and they can save production time on videos ... if they can punch them in the face , they can def handle a guitar solo battle , right ? 😂
No Steve Vai, John McLaughlin, Joe Satriani, Les Paul, Chet Atkins, Buddy Guy, Albert King, Freddie King, Alan Holdsworth, Gary Clark, Brad Witford, Joe Perry, Dave Mustaine, Marty Friedman,Jeff Young, Chris Polland, Paul Gilbert, James Hetfield, Kirk Hammet, Michael Schenker, Robert Cray, Mike Bloomfield , Terry Kath, Peter Frampton, Jerry Cantrell, Jerry Reed, Brad Paisley, Duane Almond, Dicky Betts, Derrick Trucks, Trey Anastasio, Neal Schon, Glen Tipton, K.K. Downing,Dave Murry, Adrian Smith, John Petruci, Steve Luthiger etc.,etc.etc.( I'll stop there).
WTF Jeff Beck at 18? Dude should be top 3 if not 1. Alex Lifeson at 25? Really how about top 10.
Yngwie left Steeler to form Alcatrazz then went solo.
Next time get actual guitar players to do this type of list not journalists.
Like your list better although I'm no fan of James and Kirk. Would also ad Tremonti, Moore, Scholtz, Faulkner, De Garmo, Summers, Teemu.
A list like this will always cause a lot of reaction, but...
By my count 29 rock/pop stars, and one Blues legend. Not a single country guitarist (Glenn Campbell, Roy Clark (6 string and 12 string, banjo, and fiddle) , Jerry Reed), no Bo Diddley, no Les Paul (talk about influential), no Dick Dale?
Roy Clark was astonishing!
I saw dick dale multiple times. page may have played with a cello bow, but dd could play with drumsticks! plus he literally invented the surf guitar genre
Where is Derek Trucks????
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working at walm art
Trucks deserves his due as does Duane Allman
@@MrZappaman420lol regarded as current best still playing n would never work normal mundane job like u have ever!😂😂
I had to watch just to see if you included Glenn Campbell and Roy Clark
Right?! Was wondering if someone would mention Clark & Campbell. Thank you
Roy Clark was amazing!
Roy Clark was spectacular.
Clark was aweome player
I'm pleasantly surprised to see Stevie Ray Vaughan on here! And so high up, too.
I know Chuck Berry, Mark Knopfler, Prince, Brian May, Maybe B.B. King, Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Keith Richards, David Gilmour, Eddie Van Halen, maybe Jimmy Page and Jimi Hendrix.
Where’s Kirk Hammett
Thank you, Kirk should have been number 1
Kirk Hammet violated the wah pedal 😂
Kirk Hammett's good, but not influential enough to really make it. Notice that a lot of the people on this list are highly influential or insanely technically talented.
I don't know about Kirk, but Hetfield should be on the list somewhere. That man is one of the greatest rhythm players in the metal era of guitar music(along with Jon Schaffer). But Still, pretty solid list.
But james hetfield is influencal.@@caelenselke-minogue
Where is Joe Bonamassa and Gary Moore?
No solo guitar players???
Satriani, George Lynch, Kirk Hammett, Joe Walsh, Johnny Winter, Gary Moore just to name a few. And Jeff Beck at 21 is totally destroying your credibility. Sorry Hun...He's top 10!
Santini and him should definitely be together
Brian May will always be my favourite.
I knew Jimi Hendrix was going to be #1! He was so talented playing the guitar and his music is just so good
Jimi Hendrix will always be number 1
Even Jimmy Page said Hendrix was the Best Guitarist we ever had in a Interview.
I will say, I absolutely agree with the top 4 and had them picked in my mind before I watched this video. Honorable mention to Satriani, Vai, and Marty Friedman who could have easily been included, but when it comes to so many guitarists, it's not always about how fast you play the notes, but the space between them. Excellent video!
Kirk Hammett, Joe satriani, Steve vai, Herman li, Dave mustaine,Kurt contain, Joe Walsh? This list should be longer…
What about Paco de Lucía?
Keith Richards, #5, SERIOUSLY???bETTER THAN ERIC OR EVEN sTEVIE!!! Come down off the weed people. When you're judging good imagination ha ha ha NOT keith. Stevie Ray vaughn, Eric, even Harrison you guys have under rated. Who judges these fantastic artists???
Yngwie Malmsteen! Is The Best Guitar Player Ever! Steve Via,Rik Emmett C'Mon! Whoever Made This List Should Be Fired.
Brian May all day!
Chuck Schuldiner!!! Damn shame that you didn't include him
how is buckethead not on here? unacceptable
No Rory Gallagher? Ridiculous.
He should be No 1!
Townsend #14? If you never saw the Who you don't know Townsend's genius.
Where Herman Li?
Mid guitarist. Sticks to neoclassical clichés.
@@caelenselke-minogue brother WHAT?
Brian May, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Eric Johnson, Vernon Reid, and the one that’s never on these lists, Tony MacAlpine.
Is there another Brian May other than Queens because he's on the list...
#2 Jimmy & #1 Jimi YES & YES!!
Edward is number one, but I can live with this list.
No John Petrucci this list is a joke. Jeff Beck at 21 should be in the top 10
John Petrucci isn't particularly influential, nor is he particularly innovative. Not a surprise. Jeff Beck should definitely be higher though.
@@caelenselke-minogue I an not worried about him been influential or innovative he is one of the best out there. He is in the top tier of guitarists.
How can Roy Clark be left out of the top 30?
Or any of the amazing Nashville Cats. Ricky Skaggs, Vince Gill, Steve Warner(sp).
One of the better lists I have seen. Its hard to please everyone, but this one wasn't bad.
Jeff Beck not at least in the Top 10 is a insult. He's the only man I've seen live walk on stage, not say a word, blow everyone's mind and walk off.
Guys, how do you make this list and not have James Hetfield and Kirk Hammet on here! They brought Metal to the masses!
No, that honour to dual guitarists belongs to Tipton and Downing.
Just get Hetfield on that list, all you need
Dave Murray and Adrian Smith beat them by ten years and a bucket load of actual talent.
SRV
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I disagree with the placement of Jeff Beck. I feel he should have been much higher on the list. My brother wasn't enough of a household name to be on your list. Had he been I feel he may have been on the list; Pat Thrall - Pat Travers Band and Meatloaf, are just a couple of bands he lent his brilliant chops & writing skills to. Not to mention Automatic Man and Hughs/Thrall with Glenn Hughs which were his projects. Slash unknowingly gave my bro credit for teaching him the basics of rock guitar (Pat had contributed to a booklet & accompanied little record the was included, and Gary Moore (who should have been on your list) said this:
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... Thrall record as a major inspiration. Gary Moore gave Thrall a nod crediting him for "inspiration" on the Gary Moore & G-Force album. After the demise of ...
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Tom Morello is my personal favourite. Love his technique.
Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Albert King, Freddie King, John Petrucci, John 5, Eric Johnson, Buckethead, James Hetfield, Mick Mars… etc
James Hetfield? LMMFAO
@@user-zq1px9yb7g he’s an amazing guitar player… not sure why you think that’s funny
putting angus young at 30 is diabolical
Real
@@riceman3448 indeed! That infuriates me massively!🤬🤬🤬
why is he even on this list?
@@hippiepeter because he’s a legend!
@@BeAGoodDoga he isn't a bad guiritst but there where many others who didn't even make the list who are way better
EVH is number 1 hands down. No other guitarist was able to play rythme and lead at the same time. RIP EVH !!!!!
SRV #6 WOW! I know were getting into the top five but, WOW!
Where's Neal Schon From Journey?
In L.A. probably
Duane Allman introduced the world to electric slide (md has never been bettered), created southern rock, and could outjam basically everyone in this list, but you have a bunch of guys who only can play power chords because their bands sold more albums.
What are you doing Mojo? Mayer, Satriani, and Vai aren't on here but Angus Young IS??!!?? What are we doing?
Jonny Greenwood , Ronnie Wood , Neil Young , Edge , Steve Winwood . Clapton was the original Guitarist in the Yardbirds long before Cream .