Greatest Guitarists of All Time

"The King of the Blues", he gave the name "Lucille" to his guitars, which were usually black Gibson guitars.

Modified his first (right handed) guitars by restringing them since he was left handed. His mainstream career spanned only 4 years.

He created the band Led Zeppelin and is widely considered to be one of the most influential guitarists of all time.

He died in a helicopter crash on August 27,1990 at the age of 35. In 1983, readers of "Guitar Player" voted him Best New Talent and Best Electric Blues Guitar Player.

Saul Hudson, born July 23, 1965, is a British–American musician and songwriter. In 1996, he co-founded the supergroup Velvet Revolver.

He is the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: once as a solo artist and separately as a member of the Yardbirds and of Cream.

He was shot and killed while on stage during a performance with Damageplan on December 8, 2004. He co-founded the heavy metal bands Pantera and Damageplan with his brother, Vinnie Paul.

He has played with many musicians, including Alison Krauss & Union Station. He plays guitar, Dobro, resonator guitar, and lap steel guitar.

One of the most underrated guitarists in rock history. In 2007, he was named the highest-paid guitarist in the world.

His band pioneered a fusion of rock and Latin American music. He was heavily influenced by Ritchie Valens when he was young.

He is renowned as an innovator and is widely known for his eclectic work, flamboyant stage presence, and wide vocal range.

One of its founders, he performed with his band for their entire thirty year career, from 1965 to 1995. He struggled with longstanding cocaine and heroin addictions and died of a heart attack in 1995.

He is best known for his unique and creative guitar playing style, which incorporates feedback noise, unconventional picking and tapping, and heavy use of guitar effects. He co-founded RATM.

He's the main songwriter and founder of his hard rock band, which is named after himself and his brother. In 1982, he contributed the guitar solo for Michael Jackson's single "Beat It".

He was an American blues singer-songwriter and musician who is often cited as "The Father of Modern Chicago Blues". He linked the Mississippi country blues with the urban blues of Chicago.