The 10 best rock guitarists in the world today
- Justin Hawkins and Dan Hawkins (The Darkness)
- Mark Tremonti and Myles Kennedy (Alter Bridge)
- Nita Strauss.
- Slash. More Slash. (Image credit: Future)
- John Mayer.
- Tom Morello.
- Jerry Cantrell and William Duvall (Alice In Chains)
- Matt Bellamy (Muse)
Who is the best guitarist of the 21st century?
Best Guitarists of the 21st Century
- MATTHEW BELLAMY. Here we have a multi-talented musician.
- JOHN MAYER. John Mayer’s quality mixture of jazz, pop and R&B has brought him numerous awards and his fair share of hits.
- JACK WHITE.
- MARK TREMONTI.
- JAMES BURTON.
- DEREK TRUCKS.
- MIKE EINZIGER.
- BRAD PAISLEY.
Who is the best fingerstyle guitar player?
5 of Today’s Best Fingerstyle Guitarists
- Antoine Dufour.
- Tommy Emmanuel.
- Sungha Jung.
- Sergio Altamura.
- Don Ross.
Who was the best guitar picker?
15 pioneering pickers who invented country guitar
- Roy Clark.
- Joe Maphis.
- Scotty Moore.
- Don Rich.
- Jerry Reed.
- James Burton.
- Clarence White.
- Willie Nelson. There are plenty of great guitarists that could have made our top 15.
Who are the top 10 Guitarists of all time?
Lita Ford. Jimi Hendrix. Prince. Annie Clark. Sonny Sharrock. Billy Corgan. Thurston Moore. Carrie Brownstein. Jack White. Slash. BB King. Pete Townshend. Marnie Stern. All of these guitarists are amazing – they are legends.
Are there any guitarists under 30 years old that are legends?
Marnie Stern. All of these guitarists are amazing – they are legends. But none of them made this list because they are either too old or too dead (RIP). The guitarists here are under 30 years old. Some of them are household names (or are in bands that are household names), others are unknown.
Why is the guitar still so popular?
From Robert Johnson to The Beatles, Led Zeppelin to Nirvana, Oasis to John Mayer, the guitar has remained the defining tool of popular music over the last 100 years because of its chameleonic ability to change with the trends.
How good is Kelly go’s guitar playing?
Go’s guitar playing is sharp and hits your ears like daggers that unequivocally want to make a mark on the listener. Influenced by Bikini Kill, Sleater-Kinney, The Spice Girls and The Strokes, Go’s genius lies in her ability to fuse pop’s infectious element and punk’s urgency to formulate a guitar style that’s uniquely hers.
