Here's a list of the Greatest guitar acts ever, as compiled by Rolling Stone magazine in its latest issue:
Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix
Music experts and top guitar players remained unanimous over who should top such a list - the legend, Jimi Hendrix!
Grammy winner Tom Morello explained the choice for his sheer art of manipulating the guitar, the whammy bar, the studio and the stage. He said Hendrix exploded our idea of what rock music could be.
Eric Clapton
No list on rock music can be ever complete without the only three-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee!
Clapton, whose strumming bore the influence of Marley's reggae and the blues, is revered for the simplicity of his style. In fact, guitarist Eddie Van Halen cites this simplicity, particularly from his early works, as the reason why he himself picked up a guitar.
Known for his numbers 'Layla' and 'Crossroads', Eric Clapton was fundamental in popularising electric guitars.
Jimmy Page
Grammy winner Tom Morello explained the choice for his sheer art of manipulating the guitar, the whammy bar, the studio and the stage. He said Hendrix exploded our idea of what rock music could be.
Eric Clapton
No list on rock music can be ever complete without the only three-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee!
Clapton, whose strumming bore the influence of Marley's reggae and the blues, is revered for the simplicity of his style. In fact, guitarist Eddie Van Halen cites this simplicity, particularly from his early works, as the reason why he himself picked up a guitar.
Known for his numbers 'Layla' and 'Crossroads', Eric Clapton was fundamental in popularising electric guitars.
Jimmy Page
The Led Zeppelin legend Jimmy Page completes the top three of Greatest guitar legends ever. The English multi-instrumentalist who began as a studio-session guitarist is acknowledged by Rolling Stone as a musician who knows exactly what to play and where.
A driving force of rock sounds of the late '60s and early 70s, Page is revered for his solo in 'Heartbreaker', which also went on to inspire Eddie Van Halen and the one in 'Stairway to Heaven'.
Keith Richards
A driving force of rock sounds of the late '60s and early 70s, Page is revered for his solo in 'Heartbreaker', which also went on to inspire Eddie Van Halen and the one in 'Stairway to Heaven'.
Keith Richards
The best introduction that strummer Keith Richards can have is his riff and chords movement for 'Satisfaction'. The Rolling Stones great provided a unique foil to Mick Jagger's vocals with his alternate tunings.
The English guitar giant's fascination with chords and rhythm made him stick to conventional acoustic guitars instead of electric ones, though he has often played bass guitar and even composed on the piano
Jeff Beck
The English guitar giant's fascination with chords and rhythm made him stick to conventional acoustic guitars instead of electric ones, though he has often played bass guitar and even composed on the piano
Jeff Beck
When it comes to combining technique with sheer personality, no ones comes as right on spot as Jeff Beck, be it in his days with the Yardbirds or his later fusion-based innovative work.
Beck has largely focussed on instrumentals with his guitars, even as he spanned through multiple genres like blues-rock, heavy metal, jazz fusion and electronica.
It's no wonder that he has often been called a guitarist's guitarist
Beck has largely focussed on instrumentals with his guitars, even as he spanned through multiple genres like blues-rock, heavy metal, jazz fusion and electronica.
It's no wonder that he has often been called a guitarist's guitarist
