ReefaJones: Top 20 Greatest Guitarists of All Time

ReefaJones 07.31.20	great list agreed
Madbutcher3 07.31.20	good list although obvs would put holdsworth on it and maybe some of the good hard rock lead guys like matthias jabs or something idk
ReefaJones 07.31.20	"where tf are eddie van halen & buckethead" not on this list obviously
ReefaJones 07.31.20	"Seriously? This is some old shit. Honestly, I wholeheartedly disagree with this list." Ok Zoomer
ReefaJones 07.31.20	@JefferyBigglestein obv I got everything correct
JustJoe. 07.31.20	3 is ❤️
Jots 07.31.20	dunno who mine are but I feel like this sorta ballpark needs Marc Ribot, p underappreciated player generally
Sharkattack 07.31.20	The only person mentioned here that should be considered a top guitarist is Marc Ribot.
Jots 07.31.20	interesting Mike Dirnt profile pic too, didn’t know he was bulking
Sharkattack 07.31.20	Well and Hendrix. What’s he doing so low by the way?
LeddSledd 07.31.20	what the fuck is Brian May doing on this list???
ReefaJones 07.31.20	@JDubb Gales and Govan are post 83 @Sharkattack There's no order to this list
ReefaJones 07.31.20	@LeddSledd please explain
LeddSledd 07.31.20	@Reefa i have yet to understand the praise or adoration that people have for him. as far as i can tell he's a guitarist in a wildly popular band so that must mean he's one of the best of all time, or something
LeddSledd 07.31.20	Eric Gales and Guthrie Govan, that's who
ReefaJones 07.31.20	@LeddSledd Bad Take tbh. May is awesome. Just so happens to have played in one of the most popular bands of all time @JDubb Probably the two greatest guitarists of our age
Sinternet 07.31.20	robert johnson and mississippi john hurt are honorable mentions i assume
LeddSledd 07.31.20	@Reefa he had like three really cool solos buuuuuut that's it. the rest on this list have dozens of shining examples of their guitar work
ReefaJones 07.31.20	@LeddSledd agree to disagree
Jots 07.31.20	Brian May is a bit 🌽 I do declare yea
porcupinetheater 07.31.20	Technicality ain’t everything, list needs some tone-psycho representation Gareth Liddiard Thurston Moore & Lee Ranaldo Nick Sadler Not that they don’t got chops
FR33L0RD 07.31.20	Awesome list ReefaJones. Happy to see; Al DiMeola/John McLaughlin/Fripp/Lifeson/Gilmour, in here. Cheers!
ArsMoriendi 07.31.20	Zappa rules, nice
JustJoe. 07.31.20	jdubb listen to that this
JustJoe. 07.31.20	https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/27943/Guthrie-Govan-Erotic-Cakes/
EoinCofa 08.01.20	Jason Richardson Tosin Bucket Vai Jim Matheos
evilford 08.01.20	Warez da metul
SitarHero 08.01.20	Obvs Guthrie is the know it all. Dude is a walking guitar encyclopaedia.
EoinCofa 08.01.20	Speaking of Guthrie; where is Nick Johnston? I know, he’s still too young. Dude is an absolute beast!
MillionDead 08.01.20	Solid ass list. Was very excited to see Joe Pass mentioned. I think Wes Montgomery is definitely comparable to Django and Joe. I think Steve Vai is an obvious choice that’s missing. I’d probably add Luc Lemay, Glenn Branca, Thurston Moore, Lee Ronaldo, David Davidson, Blixa Bargeld, Rob Marten, Chuck Schuldiner, Paul Masvidal, Johan Wieth, Hasjarl from Deathspell Omega, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, Kurt Ballou, Ted Greene and Sonny Sharrock off the top of my head.
conesmoke 08.01.20	Alanis Morissette
MillionDead 08.01.20	Duane Denison, Keiji Haino, Otomo Yoshihide, & Derek Bailey
YoYoMancuso 08.01.20	allan holdsworth
ReefaJones 08.01.20	Steve Vai is a great player but terrible song writer. I don't really care much for the shredder type
Sunnyvale 08.01.20	Cool list, love me some Mark Knopfler though
EoinCofa 08.01.20	@Reefa try Jared James Nichols
bloc 08.01.20	Your nicknames are gold
alamo 08.01.20	1. buckethead 2. brian patrick carroll 3. death cube k
MillionDead 08.01.20	I mean Vai is far far more than just a shredder. I thought of him that way for a long time myself but I was wrong. I mean he came up working for and learning from Zappa himself. Oh and Adam Rodgers and Julian Lage are some newer jazz guys that will go down as greats. Scott Hull from Pig Destroyer is like the most creative and prolific with his riffs of like anyone I’ve heard.
Sharkattack 08.01.20	Kid Congo Powers
porcupinetheater 08.01.20	Wait a dadgum segund, where’s Eddie Hazel
farmerobama 08.01.20	Damn that's a white list. What about B.B. King, Chuck Berry, Robert Johnson?
MillionDead 08.01.20	Muddy Waters and Buddy Guy, too.
ReefaJones 08.01.20	@farmerobama I considered King but he ultimately didn't make it. These are just my picks and what I listen to.
MillionDead 08.01.20	Dr. Know from goddamn Bad Brains is one of my GOATS too. And I'm surprised no one's mentioned Prince yet.
rockandmetaljunkie 08.01.20	You only made that list cause you haven't heard me playing ;)
ReefaJones 08.01.20	Prince is great but certainly not "top 20 of all time" great
MillionDead 08.01.20	Have you heard Prince's SONGS? I think there's definitely an argument for him as a great. It's also hard to objectively qualify greatness cause certain people look for different things.
ReefaJones 08.01.20	Have I heard Prince's songs? What kind of question is that. Sign O' The Times is one of my favorite albums. Just because I didn't put someone in this list doesn't mean I don't like them or haven't heard them. There are a million guitarists out there. Just because they didn't make a top 20 doesn't mean they suck lol
MillionDead 08.01.20	lol A rhetorical question. That kind. I just mean that a lot the instrumentation, including the guitarwork, parts that he wrote, was perfect.
nuklearmoose 08.02.20	Jimmy Herring is a legend too. Gotta put Derek Trucks up there as well, I think he's very well rounded, and not just a Duane Allman clone, as he has a lot of world music influence/eastern style music
wham49 08.03.20	1 is 1 Anybody Who disagrees will be directed to Beck’s Belero for clarification
neekafat 08.03.20	lol
ReefaJones 08.03.20	@wham49 Although I didn't really rank these 20 I think I'd agree. Jeff is probably my favorite
budgie 08.03.20	chris poland
ReefaJones 08.03.20	chris wholand?
JDubb 08.18.20	Tony Iommi destroys all on thIs list!!!!!! :)
ReefaJones 08.18.20	gets destroyed and embarrassed by everyone on this list you mean
Lord(e)Po)))ts 08.18.20	Almost as badly as u get destroyed and emβarassed by turbovirgins on the interweb
Minushuman24 08.18.20	wtf tony Iommi rules what the hell man I thought you riffed hard
ReefaJones 08.18.20	he's good just not top 20 good sry try again
Minushuman24 08.18.20	reefajones more like noriffajones
ReefaJones 08.18.20	who would you throw off this list for him?
50iL 08.18.20	Tim Miller is awesome if you dig the likes of Holdsworth, John McLaughlin, etc. :)
ReefaJones 08.19.20	will check him out
Lord(e)Po)))ts 08.19.20	honey β