So who's your top ten guitarist? Your favorite, the player who most influenced the way you play and the one who made you pick up the guitar. From jazz, blues, rock, etc..
My vote:

1. Jimi Hendrix
2. Eric Clapton
3. Stevie Ray Vaughan
4. Peter Green
5. Johnny Winter
6. Frank Zappa
7. (tie) Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page
8. Carlos Santana
9. Neil Young
10. John, Paul, and George (sorry, Ringo..)

My 10 top -
1: Michael Schenker
2: Robin Trower
3: SRV
4: Richie Blackmore
5: Jeff Beck
6: Wolf Hoffmann
7: Akira Takanaki
8: Uli Jon Roth
9: John Petrucci
10: Rik Emmet
11: Al Dimeola
12: Jimmy Page
13: George Benson
14: Jimi Hendrix
15: Eric Clapton
16: Randy Rhodes
17: Can't remember, but guitarist from 220 volt.
18: Magic Slim
19: David Gilmore
20: Pete Townsend
Sorry, too many good ones for just 10. Not in any order, they are all too good for that. Peace yall.

Hey! I said ten. Alright, here's 10 more

1. Gary Louris (the Jayhawks)
2. Duane Allman
3. Eric Johnson
4. Keith Richards
5. Pete Townshend
6. Brian Setzer
7. Freddie, BB, Albert King
8. Wes Montgomery
9. Eddie Van Halen
10. Robert Johnson

Top Ten List......


1- Jeff Beck
2- Pete Townshend
3- Keith Richards
4- Satch/Vai...are they the same No
5- Frank Zappa
6- Neil Young
7- Andrian Belew
8- Andy Summers
9- Kurt Cobain
10- Wes Montgomery

Hendrix wasnt in the our top 10...You cant put god in a top 10 list.

1. hendrix (he was half god/ half mortal)
2. wes montgomerey
3. joe pass
4. andres segovia
5. page/beck/clapton
6. santana
7. david gilmour
8. duane allman/ dicky betts (they = one incredible guitarist)
9. kurt cobain (he wasn't good technically, but thats the point; more cultural impact)
10. Steve Howe

hendrix
clapton
srv
santana
gilmore
page
tony iommi
ALL the guitarists from lynyrd skynyrd
kirk hammett
slash

this was way too hard!!!!

damnit. I forgot SRV. erase Steve Howe.

Sorry Fuzzface_71, was up late and just started typing away. With the risk of being lined up and shot by a stun guitar, here is the next 10 that I definitly dissed and can't be left out.
1. Steve Howe
2. Joe Satriani
3. Johnny Winter
4. Chuck Berry
5. Twin leads of Wishbone Ash
6. Pat Travers
7. Leslie West
8. Terry Kath
9. Billy Gibbons
10.Eric Johnson
All 30 have influenced me, and probably 20 more.

10.

10 most influential guitarists(in no particular order):
1.) James Marshall Hendrix
2.) SRV
3.) David Gilmour
4.) Kirk Hammett+James Hetfield(best rhythm)
5.) EVH
6.) Tom Morello
7.) Kurt Cobain(inspired me to play guitar)
8.) Satch/Vai
9.) Brian May
10.) (Tie)Mark Knopfler+The Edge
Of course, there were too many incredible guitarists too list but I tried...

No particular order...
1- Andy Summers
2- Steve Vai
3- Joe Satriani
4- Albert Lee
5- Ed Van Halen
6- Zakk Wylde
7- Randy Rhoads
8- Robert Johnson
9- SRV
10-CC DeVille (yeah I happen to like this guy's playing)

Could put more but since 10 was what was akes for...

This is a really TUFF decision to make! But the TOP 10 in my book are :

1. Jimi Hendrix
2. Stevie Ray Vaughan
3. Eric Clapton
4. Randy Rhodes
5. Eddie Van Halen
6. David Gilmour
7. Jimmy Page
8. Joe Satriani
9. Steve Vai
10 Warren Haynes

That's only 10 and I haven't even began to scratch the surface, This is HARDER than I thought it would be.

1.SRV
2.Hendrix
3.Clapton
4.Ringo
5.me

Ummm... wasn't Ringo Starr a drummer for the Beatles? Or is it a different Ringo?
Oh yeah, I should mention some guys I forgot:

Randy Rhoads
Dimebag Darrell
Zakk Wylde
Jake E. Lee
Eric Johnson
Jimmy Page
Eric Clapton
Andy Summers
Tony Iommi
Syd Barrett

... thats 10 more and still not all the influential guitarists I could think of!

Here are my 10 personal favorite:

1. Ty Tybor (King's X)
2. Jimi Hendrix
3. SRV
4. Tom Morello
5. David Gilmore
6. Jimmy Page
7. Eddie Van Halen
8. Brian Setzer
9. Randy Rhoads
10. Neil Young

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Originally posted by fuzzface_71:
So who's your top ten guitarist? Your favorite, the player who most influenced the way you play and the one who made you pick up the guitar.

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I love all the choices presented, and they were a huge influence on me. There are 4 in the lists that I haven’t heard. Anyway, I’m gonna get weird by adding 3 often overlooked choices (in no particular order):
Bruce Springsteen
Bob Dylan
Prince

i would just like to say that every one in metallica consists of a bunch genital-scab eaters who should be suffocated to death with a used colastomy bag, but i'm glad to see they made the effort to stop walking on their knuckles and tried playing guitar.

1. Jimi Hendrix
2. Stevie Ray Vaughn
3. Jimmy Page
4. Tom Morello
5. Randy Rhoads
6. Eric Clapton
7. Slash
8. Joe Satriani
9. John Frusciante
10. Mike Einziger

1. Ty Tabor: King's X
2. Chuck Schundler: Death
3. Andy Cohen: Silkworm
4. Dave Deibler: HOLS
5. Denis D'Amour: Voivod
6. Fredrik Thordendal: Meshugga
7. Derek Bailey
8. King Buzzo: Melvins
9. Luc Lemay: Gorguts
10. Page Hamilton: Helmet and Glen Branca's band

Jal

Jeeez. I spelled my favorite guitar players name wrong. Ty TABOR vice TYBOR. I've only been a huge fan for 12 years. Thanks for showing me my mistake Jal. Spelling was never my strong suit.

1.Charlie Christian
2.Django Reinhardt
3.B.B.King
4.Jimi
5.Jeff Beck
6.John Mclaughlin
7.Eric Johnson
8.Mike Stern
9.Albert Lee
10.S.R.V.