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
11 Stevie Ray Vaughan 75.86
12 Tony Iommi 74.67
13 Eric Clapton 74.62
14 James Hetfield 73.62
15 Ritchie Blackmore 72.61
16 Slash 71.60
17 Frank Zappa 71.57
18 George Harrison 71.49
19 Randy Rhoads 70.89
20 Ted Nugent 70.83
21 Murray/Smith 70.72
22 Carlos Santana 70.44
23 Steve Lukather 70.41
24 Joe Satriani 69.71
25 Chuck Berry 69.53
26 Kirk Hammett 69.48
27 Zakk Wylde 68.73
28 Brian May 67.57
29 Alex Lifeson 67.51
30 Billy Gibbons 67.45
31 Malcom Young 66.56
32 Joe Perry 65.60
33 Joe Walsh 63.44
34 B.B. King 63.30
35 Kurt Cobain 63.17
36 Dimebag Darrell Abbott 62.55
37 Neal Schon 62.45
38 John Lennon 62.44
39 Mark Knopfler 62.43
40 Dickey Betts 60.47
41t Tom Scholz 60.42
41t Robby Krieger 60.42
43 Buddy Guy 60.38
44 Tom Morello 60.37
45 The Edge 60.34
46 Rossington/Collins 59.49
47 Tipton/Downing 58.64
48 Peter Frampton 58.59
49 Mick Mars 58.34
50 Steve Howe 57.36
51 John Frusciante 55.46
52 Brad Whitford 55.45
53 Scotty Moore 55.35
54 Rik Emmett 54.58
55 Yngwie Malmsteen 54.56
56 Leslie West 54.50
57 Dean DeLeo 54.46
58 Ace Frehley 54.38
59 Bo Diddley 54.37
60 Muddy Waters 54.36
61 John5 53.63
62 Gary Moore 53.55
63 Paul Gilbert 53.51
64 George Lynch 53.41
65 Adam Jones 53.20
66 Robin Trower 52.62
67t Michael Schenker 52.52
67t Johnny Winter 52.52
69 Michael Hedges 52.40
70 Robert Johnson 52.36
71 Dave Mustaine 52.34
72 Warren DiMartini 51.49
73 Dave Davies 51.36
74 Nuno Bettencourt 50.52
75 Mark Tremonti 50.40
76 Dan Donegan 50.39
77t Warren Haynes 50.36
77t Matthias Jabbs 50.36
79 Freddie King 50.33
80 DeGarmo/Wilton 50.28
81t Neil Young 50.23
81t Steve Cropper 50.23
83 Frank Marino 49.51
84 Ty Tabor 49.46
85 Eric Johnson 49.44
86 Mike McCready 49.34
87 Steve Miller 49.33
88 John Fogerty 49.26
89 John Sykes 49.20
90 Vivian Campbell 48.41
91t Dick Wagner 48.40
91t Kim Thayil 48.40
93 Jerry Cantrell 48.28
94 Glen Buxton 47.55
95 Rick Nielsen 47.44
96 Rod Price 47.41
97t Frank Hannon 47.38
97t Buckethead 47.38
99 Steve Stevens 47.36
100 Trevor Rabin 47.36
We welcome your comments and questions about the list…send them to:
black@chopshopradio.com
