The Best Electric Guitar Players

The 50 best guitarists of all time as voted by you.

The best electric guitar players.

Electric guitars have basic components that you will see on all electric guitar models. But much like our custom amplifiers this list goes to 11. Time s music critic josh tyrangiel picks a pantheon of six string masters. While styles and models differ the working principles are the same.

I was just a 13 year old kid at an outdoor show at syracuse university in 1972. After all there are countless options out there to invest in tailored to every kind of player and style. By total guitar editors total guitar 06 july 2020 featuring the trailblazers the early innovators the best jazz rock indie blues metal and acoustic players and the best guitarists around today. Buying the best electric guitar for your needs requires a good bit of research before you hit your local music store.

With help from the wisdom of this crowd you ll find a comprehensive ranking of the greatest guitar players in history. Wray was the creator of the power chord and was one of the first musicians to experiment with both distortion and the burning fuzz tone guitar sound in. Finding the best electric guitar is a very personal choice for any player to make. The guitars they choose can give you some insight into the kind you should look for as well.

All the top guitarists are on this list legendary guitar heroes from rock metal blues and alternative music. Everybody has a different opinion on what makes the best electric guitar for them. To some choosing the best electric guitars in the world might mean a quest to find the most expensive most tricked out model available. If you re looking for a guitar that you can also play without an amp check out our top 10 list of acoustic electric guitars on a budget.

Chris goss producer masters of reality. This is why music critic reviewed the top models and brands just for you. The best guitarists of all time voted on and ranked by tens of thousands of music fans with photos and other info. Or it might mean the guitar that helps you learn or comes with you to your first band rehearsal.

Then of course you have to consider your budget and what that amount of money will buy you. David fricke s picks from jerry garcia and joan jett to b b. King and jimi hendrix rolling stone critic chooses the best and most influential guitarists in rock.