Good list. Very heavy on technical virtuosity, which is a perfectly valid criterion. I love most of these guys, but would also have liked to see the inclusion of a few guitarists who, without being technical virtuosos, nonetheless developed their own unmistakable “tones.” I’m thinking here of people like Neil Young, Johnny Ramone, Robin Guthrie, ...
I know this is a standard format response to this sort of list but NO RICHARD THOMPSON? Really? Some of these guys aren't fit to the his guitar.
The guitar media are mostly blues/rock/metal-focused. Richard Thompson does deserve to be there, but not even Tommy Emmanuel made the list.
fit to *tune* his guitar
Good list. Very heavy on technical virtuosity, which is a perfectly valid criterion. I love most of these guys, but would also have liked to see the inclusion of a few guitarists who, without being technical virtuosos, nonetheless developed their own unmistakable “tones.” I’m thinking here of people like Neil Young, Johnny Ramone, Robin Guthrie, ...
You're right. I would have liked to see more of those sorts of players, too. I can't believe Johnny Marr didn't make the list.