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This list of guitarists includes notable musicians, known principally for their guitar playing, for whom there is an article in Wikipedia. Those who are known mainly as bass guitarists are listed separately at List of bass guitarists .
The 100 Greatest Artists of All Time" is a special issue published by Rolling Stone in two parts in 2004 and 2005, and later updated in 2011. [1] The list presented was compiled based on input from musicians, writers, and industry figures and is focused on the rock & roll era. [1]
The following is a list of significant lead guitarists, arranged in ascending alphabetical order of their last name. For rhythm guitarists see list ... Rolling Stones ...
In 2005, a Planet Rock poll saw May voted the seventh-greatest guitarist of all time. [6] He was ranked at No. 33 on Rolling Stone 's 2023 list of 250 greatest guitarists of all time. [ 7 ] In 2012, he was further ranked the second-greatest guitarist in a Guitar World magazine readers poll. [ 8 ]
Van Halen is widely regarded as one of the greatest guitarists in rock history [2] and was well known for popularizing the tapping guitar technique, allowing rapid arpeggios to be played with two hands on the fretboard. Rolling Stone ranked Van Halen 4th in its list of the "250 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" in 2023. [3]
His ten-minute guitar solo in the Funkadelic song "Maggot Brain" is regarded as "one of the greatest solos of all time on any instrument". [4] In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked Hazel at no. 29 in its list of 250 of the greatest guitarists of all time.
Reid was named No. 66 on Rolling Stone magazine's 2003 list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time, [3] and in August 2023, was ranked #42 in Rolling Stone Magazine top 250 Greatest Guitarists of all time. [4]
Lifeson was ranked 98th on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time [4] and third (after Eddie Van Halen and Brian May) in a Guitar World readers' poll listing the 100 greatest guitarists. [5]