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To save everyone a click and going through the article, here's their list:

  1. Jimmy Hendrix
  2. Chuck Berry
  3. Keith Richards
  4. Jeff Beck
  5. Tony Iommi
  6. Eric Clapton
  7. Mike Campbell
  8. Brian May
  9. BB King
  10. Jimmy Page
  11. David Gilmour
  12. Neil Young
  13. Les Paul
  14. Frank Zappa
  15. Angus Young
  16. George Harrison
  17. Eddie Van Halen
  18. Pete Townshend
  19. Bo Diddley
  20. Duane Allman
  21. Slash
  22. The Edge
  23. Johnny Ramone
  24. Ry Coder
  25. Joe Walsh
  26. Gary Moore
  27. Chet Atkins
  28. Billy Gibbons
  29. Stevie Ray Vaughan
  30. Carlos Santana
  31. Buddy Guy
  32. Muddy Waters
  33. Mark Knopfler
  34. John Lee Hooker
  35. Hank Marvin
  36. Tom Morello
  37. Dick Dale
  38. Ritchie Blackmore
  39. Jonny Greenwood
  40. Prince
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22 minutes ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

Lol I don’t know what’s worse, EVH being only #17 or Johnny Ramone even being on the list

It depends on what you are looking for. Technical, creativity, catchiness? I like creativity, so for me EVH is no more interesting with his guitar work than Johnny Ramone but both are better than Clapton who is a hack. I actually probably like The Edge and Tom Morello on this list because while they may be one trick pony’s their trick is iconic, creative, and much more interesting than Clapton ripping off the blues for 60 years.

The list doesn’t evn have Johnny Marr ffa

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Phew what a list. I think if you're going to have greatest of all time and not have Satch, Gilbert, Johnson, Vai and Petrucci in there you've missed a beat. They may be very niche, but they offer something the rest don't which is the ability to swing styles very easily and I'd put Petrucci on top of that list out of them all with Vai/Johnson coming in second for understanding tonal range better than anyone on that T40 list. 

But I suppose all T40s really are just subjective. 

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II'll do the old-school blues guitar version without the ones already in the list...

Robert Johnson
Mississippi Fred McDowell
Leadbelly
T-Bone Walker
Blind Willie Johnson
Lonnie Johnson
Albert King
Lightnin' Hopkins
Mississippi John Hurt
Freddie King
Elmore James
Blind Willie McTell
Matt Murphy
Son House
Hubert Sumlin
Skip Jones
Charlie Patton
Memphis Minnie
Bukka White
Willie Dixon
Jimmy Reed

 

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On 30/10/2022 at 14:21, Devil-Dick Willie said:

I think the most criminally underrated there is Knopfler. 
Randy Rhoads deserves to be there. 

Yes to both of these.

Although Ritchie Blackmore at 38 is pretty mental to me - maybe he's the most underrated, Knopfler's up there though... but I think this list is an absolute abomination xD

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6 hours ago, Panflute said:

And Chris Poland. Dave always knew exactly who to pair with.

I’ve met Chris Poland a couple of times now - nice guy! Can’t believe the song Liar was written about him after meeting him… but tbf he’s not a junkie anymore

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15 minutes ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

I’ve met Chris Poland a couple of times now - nice guy! Can’t believe the song Liar was written about him after meeting him… but tbf he’s not a junkie anymore

Oh that's great. I listened to some interviews with him and he seems like a super chill guy.

Mustaine had/has the habit of lashing out at everyone around him no matter if he's to blame so I wouldn't really take that song seriously. :ph34r:

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