Howard Stern and crew spent the last 2 days discussing their best rock guitarists of all time. For the sake of radio, they limited their discussion to known and rock people, so I'll do the same and not go with Andres Segoviaor one of my favorites John Petrucci of Dream Theater.
With that in mind, here's my top 5 rock guitarists.
5. Kirk Hammett (Metallica)
Hard to pass up Metallica. They may have a reputation for being a bunch of PIAs but they are awesome musicians and Kirk tears up his guitar.
4. Randy Rhoads (Quiet Riot, Ozzy)
Ozzy didn't bring metal quite mainstream but he at least got rock and roll fans talking about it. A lot of the reason is Randy Rhoads's guitar.
3. Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin)
Maybe my personal favorite. His guitar is like a voice in some of the best-known rock songs of all time.
2. Eddie Van Halen
Eddie is an idiot savant. He can barely speak English but his guitar does all his talking for him. He's a god.
Start with Little Guitars (not really a video, but the guitar is awesome)
And finish with the greatest VH song and video ever: Hot For Teacher.
1. Jimi Hendrix
Jimi's guitar was an extension of his body. He might be the best guitar player ever, as he could play anything.
What? No Satriani? No Steve Vai? No Stevie Ray Vaughn? No Eric Clapton? Hey, I like 'em all but these are my favs.
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