Most Influential Rock Guitarist

Echoes · **Joined:** Wed Oct 27, 2010 11:43 pm **Posts:** 3694

1. Jimi Hendrix
2. Chuck Berry
3. Eric Clapton
4. Jimmy Page
5. Tony Iommi
6. Eddie Van Halen
7. Pete Townshend
8. Ritchie Blackmore
9. George Harrison / John Lennon
10. Scotty Moore
11. Link Wray
12. Jeff Beck
13. Duane Allman
14. Robert Fripp
15. Brian May
16. David Gilmour
17. Carlos Santana
18. Keith Richards
19. James Burton
20. Bo Diddley
21. Steve Cropper
22. Frank Zappa
23. Randy Rhoads
24. Yngwie Malmsteen
25. James Hetfield / Kirk Hammett
26. Thurston Moore / Lee Ranaldo
27. Kurt Cobain
28. Jonny Greenwood / Ed O'Brien
29. Angus Young / Malcolm Young
30. Johnny Ramone
31. Johnny Marr
32. Michael Schenker
33. Joe Satriani

Dave Davies, Carl Perkins, Roger McGuinn, Dimebag Darrell, Jerry Garcia, John Frusciante, The Edge….

Influence refers to a guitarist's impact on the musical community, on mainstream music, and especially on the guitar community. Guitarist's inspiration for beginning players is also considered.

All help with this list will be appreciated.

Echoes · **Joined:** Wed Oct 27, 2010 11:43 pm **Posts:** 3694

1. Jimi Hendrix* (Jimi Hendrix Experence, Band of Gypsys, session work)
2. Eric Clapton (The Yardbirds, Cream, Blind Faith, Derek & the Dominos, session work, solo)
3. Jimmy Page (The Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin, The Firm, session work)
4. Eddie Van Halen (Van Halen)
5. Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath, solo)
6. Chuck Berry (solo)
7.The Beatles
8. Pete Townshend (The Who, solo)
9. Ritchie Blackmore
10. Keith Richards
11. Scotty Moore

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Echoes · **Joined:** Wed Oct 27, 2010 11:43 pm **Posts:** 3694

Steave Lukather talking about the albums that had the biggest influence on him:

http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/ ... -566223#!1

Negative Creep · **Joined:** Tue Oct 12, 2010 5:21 pm **Posts:** 11797

Berry and Hendrix are the top 2, in any order.
That should be set in stone.

Bruno · **Joined:** Fri Nov 25, 2011 7:00 am **Posts:** 1708

Negative Creep wrote:

Berry and Hendrix are the top 2, in any order.
That should be set in stone.

Yes.

Stryder · **Joined:** Sun Sep 23, 2012 8:43 pm **Posts:** 1800

1. Jimi Hendrix
2. Chuck Berry
3. Eric Clapton
4. Jimmy Page
5. Tony Iommi

Negative Creep · **Joined:** Tue Oct 12, 2010 5:21 pm **Posts:** 11797

The question is who takes the #1 spot - Jimi or Chuck?

Both are astronomically influential in their own ways - Jimi for expanding the potential of the instrument, and making showmanship a more prominent and marketable concept, and Chuck for establishing the guitar as the lead instrument in rock for GENERATIONS to come, dominated by the riff/solo/riff style of songwriting that was copied so much down the line.

We should vote on this.

I personally cannot decide, it's THAT close...

Stryder · **Joined:** Sun Sep 23, 2012 8:43 pm **Posts:** 1800

I vote for Jimi - his guitarwork is more influential that that of Chuck.

Echoes · **Joined:** Wed Oct 27, 2010 11:43 pm **Posts:** 3694

I vote for Jimi too. I will really love to hear the opinion of the moderators.

Bruno · **Joined:** Fri Nov 25, 2011 7:00 am **Posts:** 1708

Criteria wrote:

Influence refers to a guitarist's impact on the musical community, on mainstream music, and especially on the guitar community. Guitarist's inspiration for beginning players is also considered.

Hendrix, then Berry.

Zach · **Posted:** Sun Nov 04, 2012 1:04 pm

^ Agreed.

Echoes · **Joined:** Wed Oct 27, 2010 11:43 pm **Posts:** 3694

Any comments about EVH vs Iommi? I think EVH should be #5 but Iommi is really close, so more opinions are welcome.

Echoes · **Joined:** Wed Oct 27, 2010 11:43 pm **Posts:** 3694

BTW, I moved Berry to #2.

Negative Creep · **Joined:** Tue Oct 12, 2010 5:21 pm **Posts:** 11797

I would say Iommi is a little more influential than EVH...

jfauser · **Posted:** Tue Nov 06, 2012 2:07 pm

An odd list, but i'd say Iommi > EVH

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