200 Greatest Rock Guitarists of All Time

This is a list that focuses on the greatest guitarists of the Rock genre. You may recognize many on this list and may agree or disagree on where on the list i ranked them. All of the rankings are based on the guitarist's impact, influence, creativity, versatility, originality, and lasting popular in the genre of Rock Guitar. If U are expecting to see any Jonas Brothers or Lady Gaga or other Crap like that LEAVE THIS HUB!!!!! This Hub contains real Rock guitarists! Rock is the superior genre and always will be (IMO)! Enjoy!

Numbers 200-100 i include in parentheses the band/bands/artist the guitarist was in or played for and also if they were a solo artist.*= deceased

200. James Hetfield (Metallica)

199. J. Mascis (Dinosaur Jr., The Fog)

198. Roger McGuinn (The Byrds, solo)

197. Steven Stills (Buffalo Springfield, Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young,solo)

196. Daron Malakian (System of a Down)

195. Glen Buxton* (Alice Cooper)

194. Mike Campbell (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)

193. Duane Eddy (solo)

192. Stone Gossard (Pearl Jam, Temple of the Dog)

191. Mick Jones (Foreigner)

190. Jeff Hanneman (Slayer)

189. Lita Ford (The Runaways, solo)

188. Eric Bell (Thin Lizzy)

187. Randy California* (Spirit)

186. Billy Duffy (The Cult)

185. Mick Mars (Motley Crue)

184. Andy Powell (Wishbone Ash)

183. Brad Gillis (Night Ranger, Ozzy Osbourne)

182. The Edge (U2)

181. Don Felder (The Eagles)

180. Syd Barrett* (Pink Floyd, solo)

179. Warren DeMartini (Ratt)

178. Tommy Skeoch (Tesla)

177. Justin Hayward (Moody Blues, solo)

176. Frank Marino (Mahogany Rush)

175. Eddie Cochran* (solo)

174. Rik Emmitt (Triumph)

173. Dave Mustaine (Megadeth, Metallica)

172. Pat Travers (Pat Travers Band)

171. Kim Thayil (Soundgarden)

170. Martin Barre (Jethro Tull)

169. Brian Setzer (Stray Cats, The Brian Setzer Orchestra)

168. Trevor Rabin (Yes)

167. Frank Hannon (Tesla)

166. Robbie Robertson (The Band, solo)

165. Michael Sweet (Stryper)

164. Nils Lofgren (E Street Band w/ Bruce Springsteen)

163. Wayne Kramer (MC5)

162. Carl Perkins* (solo)

161. Matthias Jabs (The Scorpions)

160. Jennifer Batten (Jeff Beck, Michael Jackson, solo)

159. Lindsey Buckingham (Fleetwood Mac)

158. Mark Kendall (Great White)

157. James Burton (Ricky Nelson, Elvis Presley)

156. Ron Asheton (Iggy Pop and the Stooges)

155. Steve Gaines* (Lynyrd Skynyrd)

154. Andy Timmons (Danger Danger, Ceili Rain)

153. Phil Collen (Def Leppard)

152. Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead)

151. John Christ (Danzig)

150. Mike Einziger (Incubus)

149. Timo Tolkki (Stratovarius)

148. Lowman Pauling* ("5" Royales)

147. Blues Saraceno (Poison, solo)

146. Johnny Marr (The Smiths, Electronic, Johnny Marr and the Healers)

145. Mick Box (Uriah Heep)

144. Janick Gers (Iron Maiden)

143. Trey Anastasio (Phish)

142. Richard Thompson (Fairport Convention, solo)

141. Jorma Kaukonen (Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna)

140. Buck Dharma (Blue Oyster Cult)

139. Tom Scholz (Boston)

138. Tracii Guns (Guns N' Roses, LA Guns)

137. Lowell George* (Little Feat)

136. Harry Cody (Shotgun Messiah)

135. Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth)

134. Kerry King (Slayer)

133. Tommy Bolin* (James Gang, Deep Purple)

132. Nick Drake* (solo)

131. Reb Bach (Winger, Dokken)

130. George Lynch (Dokken, Lynch Mob)

129. Richie Sambora (Bon Jovi)

128. Cliff Gallup* (Gene Vincent's Blue Caps)

127. Michael Wilton (Queensryche)

126. Akira Takasaki (Loudness, Lazy)

125. Ace Frehley (Kiss, solo)

124. Ron Wood (The Faces, Rolling Stones)

123. John Fogerty (Creedence Clearwater Revival, solo)

122. Ty Tabor (King's X, Poundhead, Jughead, Platypus)

121. Gary Rossington (Lynyrd Skynyrd, Rossington Band)

120. Scotty Moore (Elvis Presley)

119. John Sykes (Blue Murder, Whitesnake, Thin Lizzy)

118. Andy Summers (The Police)

117. Brian Robertson (Thin Lizzy, Motorhead)

116. Ritchie Kotzen (Poison, Mr.Big, solo)

115. Paul Kossoff* (Free, Back Street Crawler)

114. Vivian Campbell (Dio, Whitesnake, Def Leppard)

113. Ted Nugent (Amboy Dukes, Damn Yankees, solo)

112. Scott Gorham (Thin Lizzy)

111. Dave Navarro (Jane's Addiction)

110. Greg Howe (solo)

109. Jeff Healy* (Jeff Healy Band)

108. Randy Bachman (Guess Who, Bachman-Turner Overdrive)

107. Larry "Ler" Lalonde (Primus)

106. Allen Collins* (Lynyrd Skynyrd )

105. Link Wray (Link Wray and his Ace-Men)

104. Gary Richrath (Reo Speedwagon, solo)

103. Vernon Reid (Living Colour)

102. Michael Romeo (Symphony X)

101. Doug Aldrich (Burning Rain, Dio, Whitesnake, solo)

100. Alex Skolnick (Testament)

99. Eddie Hazel* (Funkadelic)

98. K.K. Downing (Judas Priest)

97. Joe Walsh (James Gang, The Eagles, solo)

96. Glen Tipton (Judas Priest)

95. Jake E. Lee (Cutting Crew, Ozzy Osbourne, Badlands, solo)

94. Chris DeGarmo (Queensryche)

93. Robbie Krieger (The Doors, solo)

92. Vinnie Moore (Alice Cooper, solo)

91. Warren Haynes (The Allman Brothers Band, Gov't Mule)

90. Roy Buchanan* (solo)

89. Mick Ronson* (David Bowie, solo)

88. Ronnie Montrose (Montrose, The Edgar Winter Group)

87. John Frusciante (Red Hot Chili Peppers)

86. Mickey "Guitar" Baker (50s session guitarist, Mickey and Sylvia)

85. Vito Bratta (White Lion)

84. Dick Dale (Del-Tones, solo)

83. Peter Frampton (The Herd, Humble Pie, Frampton's Camel, solo)

82. Leslie West (Mountain, solo)

81. Gary Hoey (solo)

80. Adam Jones (Tool)

79. Mike McCready (Pearl Jam)

78. Tony MacAlpine (solo)

77. Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top)

76. Neil Young (Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young, Buffalo Springfield, solo)

75. Dave Murray (Iron Maiden)

74. Adrian Smith (Iron Maiden)

73. Kim Mitchell (Max Webster, solo)

72. Prince (Prince and the Revolution)

71. Joe Perry (Aerosmith, The Joe Perry Project)

70. Jerry Garcia* (The Grateful Dead)

69. Steve Lukather (Toto, solo)

68. Joe Bonamassa (solo)

67. Adrian Belew (King Crimson)

66. Steve Cropper (Booker T and the MG's, Stax sessions)

65. Kenny Wayne Shepherd (Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band)

64. John Cipollina* (Quicksilver Messenger Service)

63. Dickie Betts (The Allman Brothers Band, Dickie Betts and Great Southern)

62. Johnny Winter (solo)

61. Steve Stevens (Billy Idol)

60. Jerry Cantrell (Alice in Chains, solo)

59. Dave Davies (The Kinks)

58. Alvin Lee (Ten Years After)

57. George Harrison* (The Beatles, Traveling Wilberys, solo)

56. Zakk Wylde (Ozzy Osbourne, Black Label Society)

55. Steve Hackett (Genesis)

54. Pete Townshend (The Who)

53. John Squire (The Stone Roses)

52. Michael Angelo Batio (Nitro, solo)

51. Keith Richards (Rolling stones, solo)

50. Angus Young (AC/DC)

49. Ry Cooder (solo)

48. Michael Schenker (Scorpions, UFO, Michael Schenker Group, Contraband)

47. Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine)

46. Robert Fripp (King Crimson)

45. Mick Taylor (John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Rolling Stones)

44. Slash (Guns N' Roses, Slash's Snakepit, Velvet Revolver)

43. Robin Trower (Procol Harum, solo)

42. Peter Green (Fleetwood Mac, solo)

41. Dimebag Darrell* (Pantera)

40. Rory Gallagher* (solo)

39. Frank Zappa* (Mothers of Invention, solo)

38. Alex Lifeson (Rush)

37. Terry Kath* (Chicago Transit Authority)

36. Uli John Roth (Scorpions, solo)

35. Kirk Hammett (Metallica)

34. Shawn Lane* (Black Oak Arkansas, Willy, solo)

33. Nuno Bettencourt (Extreme, Mourning Widows)

32. Marty Friedman (Cacophony, Megadeth, solo)

31. Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits, solo)

30. Buckethead (solo, Praxis, Thanatopsis, The Delicreeps, Cornbugs, Guns and Roses)

29. Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath, Heaven and Hell)

28. Carlos Santana (Santana)

27. Steve Morse (Deep Purple, Dixie Dregs, Steve Morse Band, solo)

26. Bo Diddley* (solo)

25. Gary Moore (Thin Lizzy, Colosseum II, Skid Row, solo)

24. Brian May (Queen)

23. Neal Schon (Santana, Journey, solo)

22. Steve Howe (Yes, solo)

21. Eric Johnson (solo)

20. Chuck Berry (solo)

19. Duane Allman* (The Allman Brothers Band, Derek and the Dominoes)

18. John Mclaughlin (Mahavishnu Orchestra)

17. Jason Becker (Cacophony, David Lee Roth, solo)

16. Phil Keaggy (Glass Harp, solo)

15. Yngwie Malmsteen (Rising Force, solo)

14. Paul Gilbert (Mr.Big, Racer X, solo)

13. Alan Holdsworth (solo)

12. Randy Rhoads* (Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne)

11. John Petrucci (Dream Theater, Liquid Tension Experiment)

TOP 10!

10. David Gilmour (Pink Floyd, solo)

9. Steve Vai (David Lee Roth, Whitesnake, solo)

8. Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple, Rainbow, Blackmore's Night)

7. Joe Satriani (solo)

6. Stevie Ray Vaughn* (solo w/ Double Trouble)

5. Eddie Van Halen (Van Halen)

4. Eric Clapton (Cream, Yardbirds, Derek and The Dominoes, solo)

3. Jeff Beck (Yardbirds, Jeff Beck Group, solo)

2. Jimmy Page (Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin, The Firm)

1. Jimi Hendrix (Jimi Hendrix Experience)

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Note: All rankings are based on the guitarist's individual impact, influence, creativity, versatility, originality, and lasting popularity in the genre.