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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
#22 Tony Iommi - Iron Man
Black Sabbath - Paranoid (1970)
A psychedelic 1970s TV appearance
#21 The Edge - Bad
U2 - The Unforgettable Fire (1984)
#20 Mark Knopfler - Money For Nothing
Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms (1985)
That famous animated video
#19 Jeff Beck - Where Were You
Jeff Beck’s Guitar Shop (1989)
#18 Paul Kossoff - My Brother Jake
Free - Highway (1970)
#17 BB King - When Love Comes To Town
U2 - Rattle And Hum (1988)
#16 Scotty Moore - Hound Dog
Elvis Presley - Greatest Jukebox Hits (1956)
#15 Jimmy Page - Whole Lotta Love
Led Zeppelin II (1969)
Archive live footage
#14 Peter Green - Stop Messin’ Around
Fleetwood Mac - Mr Wonderful (1968)
#13 George Harrison - Something
The Beatles - Abbey Road (1969)
The original promo video
#12 Ritchie Blackmore - Long Live Rock ’N’ Roll
Rainbow - Long Live Rock ‘N’ Roll (1978)
#11 Billy Gibbons - Gimme All Your Lovin’
ZZ Top - Eliminator (1983)
Live on The Tube in 1983
#10 Eric Clapton - I Feel Free
Fresh Cream (1966)
See an archive video performance here
#9 Jack White - Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground
The White Stripes - White Blood Cells (2001)
Check out the promo video here
#8 Angus Young - Highway To Hell
AC/DC - Highway To Hell (1979)
Check out this archive TV performance
#7 Hank Marvin - Wonderful Land
The Shadows Are Go (1962)
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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