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The 50 greatest guitar tones of all time
David Gilmour scoops the prize in new poll, but who else features?
The MusicRadar Team, Wed 20 Feb 2008, 4:06 pm UTC
#39 Brad Paisley - Me Neither
Who Needs Pictures (2001)
#38 Carlos Santana - Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen
Abraxas (1970)
#37 Randy Rhoads - Suicide Solution
Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz (1980)
Here’s the late great Randy Rhoads live in 1981, less than a year before his death
#36 Duane Eddy - Peter Gunn
(1960)
#35 Tom Morello - Killing In The Name
Rage Against The Machine (1993)
Here’s RATM’s 1999 live version from The Battle Of Mexico City DVD
#34 Eric Johnson - Cliffs Of Dover
Ah Via Musicom (1990)
#33 Gary Moore - Still In Love With You
Thin Lizzy - Nightlife (1974)
#32 Wes Montgomery - D-Natural Blues
The Incredible Jazz Guitar Of Wes Montgomery (1960)
#31 Rory Gallagher - Walk On Hot Coals
Irish Tour (1974)
Here it is from the accompanying cinema film
#30 Joe Satriani - Ice 9
Surfing With The Alien (1987)
#29 Steve Vai - Touching Tongues
Sex & Religion (1993)
#28 Matt Bellamy - Plug In Baby
Muse - Origin Of Symmetry (2001)
Watch the official video
#27 Robben Ford - Talk To Your Daughter
Talk To Your Daughter (1988)
#26 Pete Townshend - Pinball Wizard
The Who - Tommy (1969)
#25 Johnny Marr - How Soon Is Now?
The Smiths - Meat Is Murder (1984)
Watch the original video here
#24 Keith Richards - (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction
The Rolling Stones - Out Of Our Heads (1965)
Rare Australian TV performance
#23 Kurt Cobain - Smells Like Teen Spirit
Nirvana - Nevermind (1991)
Live on The Word in 1991
User comments (15)
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jimi=#1
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I've got to say that I'd like to see Tom Morello moved up the list but then again I'm a RATM mark, so pushing personal bias aside I'd say the list is pretty well rounded. Slash earned his place on the list as did Tony Iommi. I don't know how Jack White made his way onto this list though.
Narconon -
Dave at the top of that list is 100% correct. With Gilmour it's tone all the way.
(For the shredders list - look up the sports section) ;-) -
Wheres Andy Summers ? Wheres Joe Perry ? Wheres Nick Drake ? And how come Jack White is ahead of Peter Green and Carlos Santana ?
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whats up with people its a list of tones not shredding its a list of people who played with that amp thing and got some interesting noises, why is there a list of people qeueing up for the first few posts just saying its wrong like its lists of the worlds best players
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WOW!!!!
Who ever put this list together must smoke crack on a hourly basis!!!
cobain and some guy named white ahead of Santana???? Do you folk even know what a guitar is???? You are lame, stupid, retarded idiots!!!! -
Serious problems with this list
Beck Vai Rhodes Morello Moore johnson Page- and More Move them up!
Move the slackers like Jack White Curt Cocaine and Keith Richards to the back
Way back
Wheres Satriani ?
Seriously who writes this crap ? Who votes this way ?
I think this is just to get us to argue! -
Shouldn't number 33 be Brian Robertson rather than Gary Moore? A good list nonetheless :D
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I cant believe Rockin in the Free World by Neil Young is not on the list. What a guitarist.
Why Noel Gallagehr has made the list baffles me !!! -
Oh, I think as with ANY list, there'll always be people for and against it. I actually agree with most of those in this list.
NOW...... if the Mag could just include GuitarRig3 or Amplitube2 presets for all those, I'd be a VERY happy man !!! ;-)
J
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