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New list: Top Guitarists of All Time – Eddie Van Halen #3

From the Chop Shop radio show

Chop Shop Guitar Show Announces The Top 100 Most Complete Guitar Players
of All Time

Steve Black, host of The Chop Shop and The Chop Shop Classic, assembled a
five member panel to rate and rank guitarists, resulting in The Chop
Shop’s Top 100 Most Complete Guitarists Of All-Time. The list is a
complete list, as each guitarist was ranked in the following categories:
technical ability, soul and emotion, influence on the music and guitar
industries, song writing, live experience, sales, signature sound and
longevity. Steve and his panel very much enjoyed ranking the guitarists,
and its with pride that The Chop Shop presents the results to you!

1st Place – Jimmy Page

2nd Place – Jimi Hendrix

3rd Place – Eddie Van Halen:

Place Guitarist Total

1 Jimmy Page 87.94
2 Jimi Hendrix 84.92
3 Eddie Van Halen 84.81
4 David Gilmour 82.72
5 Keith Richards 82.48
6 Pete Townshend 80.66
7 Steve Vai 79.74
8 Les Paul 78.61
9 Angus Young 78.56
10 Jeff Beck 77.77

Click “Read the rest” to see the full Top 100 list.