Le due riviste musicali hanno ormai stillato entrambe, da molto tempo, una loro classifica dei 100 migliori chitarristi di sempre:
Total Guitar
1. Jimi Hendrix
2. Jimmy Page
3. Eric Clapton
4. Slash
5. Brian May
6. Joe Satriani
7. Eddie Van Halen
8. Dave Gilmour
9. Kirk Hammett
10. Steve Vai
11. Carlos Santana
12. James Hetfield
13. Tom Morello
14. Kurt Cobain
15. Mark Knopfler
16. Zakk Wylde - Ozzy Osbourne
17. Gary Moore
18. Jeff Beck
19. Stevie Ray Vaughan
20. Angus Young
21. Randy Rhoads - Ozzy Osbourne
22. Tony Iommi - Black Sabbath
23. Ritchie Blackmore
24. George Harrison
25. Dave Murray - Iron Maiden
26. John Frusciante
27. Keith Richards
28. Richie Sambora
29. Matt Bellamy
30. Noodles
31. The Edge
32. Mick Thomson - Slipknot
33. Pete Townshend
34. Yngwie Malmsteen
35. Jonny Greenwood
36. Chuck Berry
37. Wes Borland
38. Hank Marvin - The Shadows
39. Joe Perry
40. Dimebag Darrell - Pantera
41. B.B. King
42. Rory Gallagher
43. Tom DeLonge
44. Steve Jones
45. Billy Corgan
46. James Dean Bradfield - Manic Street Preachers
47. Johnny Marr
48. Billie Joe Armstrong
49. Mike Einziger - Incubus
50. Noel Gallagher
51. Dave Baksh - Sum 41
52. Dave Grohl
53. Daron Malakian - System Of A Down
54. Adrian Smith - Iron Maiden
55. Kerry King - Slayer
56. Peter Green
57. Alex Lifeson - Rush
58. Nick Drake
59. Robert Johnson
60. Paul Kossoff - Free
61. Mick Ronson - David Bowie
62. Frank Zappa
63. Brian "Head " Welch - Korn
64. Mike McCready - Pearl Jam
65. John 5 - Marilyn Manson
66. Paul Weller
67. Nuno Bettencourt - Extreme
68. Graham Coxon
69. Robert Fripp
70. Paul Gilbert
71. Eric Johnson - Chet Atkins, Joe Satriani
72. John Petrucci
73. Django Rheinhardt
74. John Squire
75. Chet Atkins
76. Stuart Adamson - Big Country
77. John McLaughlin
78. Steve Morse
79. Tommy Emmanuel
80. Janick Gers - Iron Maiden
81. Dave Mustaine - Megadeth
82. Neil Young
83. Lindsey Buckingham - Fleetwood Mac
84. Steve Howe - Yes
85. Lee Gaze - Lost Prophets
86. Robbie Krieger
87. Munky - Korn
88. Johnny Ramone
89. Walter Trout - John Mayall
90. Peter Buck
91. Marty Friedman - Megadeth
92. Rivers Cuomo - Weezer
93. Richard Thompson - Nick Drake, Fairport Convention
94. Paul Simon
95. Tom Verlaine - Television
96. Kelly Jones - Stereophonics
97. Deryck Whibley - Sum 41
98. Jeff Hanneman - Slayer
99. Steve Cropper - Otis Redding
100. Nile Rodgers - Chic, Britney Spears
Rolling Stone:
1 Jimi Hendrix
2 Duane Allman of the Allman Brothers Band
3 B.B. King
4 Eric Clapton
5 Robert Johnson
6 Chuck Berry
7 Stevie Ray Vaughan
8 Ry Cooder
9 Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin
10 Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones
11Kirk Hammett of Metallica
12 Kurt Cobain of Nirvana
13 Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead
14 Jeff Beck
15 Carlos Santana
16 Johnny Ramone of the Ramones
17 Jack White of the White Stripes
18 John Frusciante of the Red Hot Chili Peppers
19 Richard Thompson
20 James Burton
21 George Harrison
22 Mike Bloomfield
23 Warren Haynes
24 The Edge of U2
25 Freddy King
26 Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave
27 Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits
28 Stephen Stills
29 Ron Asheton of the Stooges
30 Buddy Guy
31 Dick Dale
32 John Cipollina of Quicksilver Messenger Service
33 & 34 Lee Ranaldo, Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth
35 John Fahey
36 Steve Cropper of Booker T. and the MG's
37 Bo Diddley
38 Peter Green of Fleetwood Mac
39 Brian May of Queen
40 John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival
41 Clarence White of the Byrds
42 Robert Fripp of King Crimson
43 Eddie Hazel of Funkadelic
44 Scotty Moore
45 Frank Zappa
46 Les Paul
47 T-Bone Walker
48 Joe Perry of Aerosmith
49 John McLaughlin
50 Pete Townshend
51 Paul Kossoff of Free
52 Lou Reed
53 Mickey Baker
54 Jorma Kaukonen of Jefferson Airplane
55 Ritchie Blackmore of Deep Purple
56 Tom Verlaine of Television
57 Roy Buchanan
58 Dickey Betts
59 & 60 Jonny Greenwood, Ed O'Brien of Radiohead
61 Ike Turner
62 Zoot Horn Rollo of the Magic Band
63 Danny Gatton
64 Mick Ronson
65 Hubert Sumlin
66 Vernon Reid of Living Colour
67 Link Wray
68 Jerry Miller of Moby Grape
69 Steve Howe of Yes
70 Eddie Van Halen
71 Lightnin' Hopkins
72 Joni Mitchell
73 Trey Anastasio of Phish
74 Johnny Winter
75 Adam Jones of Tool
76 Ali Farka Toure
77 Henry Vestine of Canned Heat
78 Robbie Robertson of the Band
79 Cliff Gallup of the Blue Caps (1997)
80 Robert Quine of the Voidoids
81 Derek Trucks
82 David Gilmour of Pink Floyd
83 Neil Young
84 Eddie Cochran
85 Randy Rhoads
86 Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath
87 Joan Jett
88 Dave Davies of the Kinks
89 D. Boon of the Minutemen
90 Glen Buxton of Alice Cooper
91 Robby Krieger of the Doors
92 & 93 Fred "Sonic" Smith, Wayne Kramer of the MC5
94 Bert Jansch
95 Kevin Shields of My Bloody Valentine
96 Angus Young of AC/DC
97 Robert Randolph
98 Leigh Stephens of Blue Cheer
99 Greg Ginn of Black Flag
100 Kim Thayil of Soundgarden
Ovvio che nelle classifiche oltre che la tecnica si guarda anche l'inventiva del chitarrista nonche il suo stile.
Secondo voi quale classifica è migliore?quale rpeferite??
Ciau ciau :SSS

