Top 20 Greatest Female Guitarists of All Time

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  • @WatchMojo
    @WatchMojo  3 роки тому +35

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  • @sabasufyana
    @sabasufyana 3 роки тому +60

    Dare I say that Nancy Wilson is the reason that many millions of women picked up the guitar. Don't think anyone else on this list has the same kind of influence that she does. Not to mention her versatility and songwriting and singing ability. Only Bonnie Raitt and Joni Mitchell are in the same league.

  • @batgurrl
    @batgurrl 3 роки тому +65

    Solid list but..
    Nancy Wilson should have been #1
    HUGE Omission- Chrissie Hynde - The Pretenders
    Great including Poison Ivy but where is Joan Jett?
    Thanks for including #19 The Donna’s kicked ass and modeled themselves after The Ramones

    • @jeffjackson9679
      @jeffjackson9679 3 роки тому +2

      Does she even know how to play lead (where Lita Ford can)? I think Fischer and Lease played most all of the lead tracks for Heart. Not taking away her talent, but this list is based on guitar playing ability, not songwriting.

    • @qmnnvrdyz8965
      @qmnnvrdyz8965 3 роки тому

      @@jeffjackson9679 Yes, Nancy is an amazing guitar player. You maybe haven't seen any of her live work. Lita is amazing, too.

    • @DTD110865
      @DTD110865 3 роки тому

      I'm still upset that the list excluded Miki Berenyi.

    • @danielshannon6027
      @danielshannon6027 10 місяців тому

      The late great Jan Kuehnemund of Vixen

  • @donaldwilson2620
    @donaldwilson2620 3 роки тому +55

    I'm glad you put Charo on this list. Many people know her for her comedy but a lot of people don't realize that she's also a very talented musician as well.

  • @ninamc6116
    @ninamc6116 3 роки тому +37

    Nancy Wilson is the best female guitarist. Her influence on women to become guitarists, her body of work says it all. Think about when she started. There were only a handful. She was like the female Jimmy Page. Rock on Nancy! She’s still a bad ass!

    • @liveitloud65
      @liveitloud65 2 роки тому +1

      Not to disparage but Lita Ford better than Nancy? No way. Nancy is a legend!!!

    • @lenfirewood4089
      @lenfirewood4089 2 роки тому

      There's the problem - Jimmy Page wasn't an analogue of a female guitarist - he built on many other male guitarists that went before him but also added his own innovations and creativity that makes his work so recognisable. A post feminist world needs more women to have the confidence to create from a feminine muse works that add to the repertoire rather than trying to emulate male style and expressions.

    • @danielshannon6027
      @danielshannon6027 10 місяців тому +1

      Overrated... sorry.

  • @DaddyOfTheSugarVariety
    @DaddyOfTheSugarVariety 3 роки тому +48

    I vote for Janice - Dr. Teeth & The Electric Mayhem.

  • @milagrosrondon3756
    @milagrosrondon3756 3 роки тому +54

    I love Joan jet and the black hearts😺♥️🇵🇪

    • @WagonerVT
      @WagonerVT 3 роки тому +5

      Overated

    • @midnight-2021
      @midnight-2021 3 роки тому +2

      Samantha Fish IMO is a better vocalist, guitarist and singer songwriter then Joan Jett and Lita Ford.

    • @davefryer4530
      @davefryer4530 3 роки тому +1

      @@midnight-2021 Samantha Kicks Ass !

  • @joshuabrooks4907
    @joshuabrooks4907 Рік тому +11

    Tracy Chapman should have been featured here. Her acoustic, flamenco style playing on Fast Car is awesome.

  • @pjay5964
    @pjay5964 3 роки тому +40

    Vicki Peterson of the BANGLES is also an awesome guitarist♥️

    • @captainmacruff1893
      @captainmacruff1893 2 роки тому +2

      Love the Bangles ❤️❤️❤️😻

    • @cactusplant2686
      @cactusplant2686 Рік тому +2

      Same goes for the lead guitarist for the GoGo's she can shred it with the best! 🎸🎶

  • @tinacox
    @tinacox 3 роки тому +21

    Wendy Melvoin (from Prince & the Revolution) ABSOLUTELY should be on this list.

    • @mjg8328
      @mjg8328 Рік тому

      YESS 💜

    • @tomjacobs2032
      @tomjacobs2032 Рік тому

      To many hair band scratchers on the list. W.M. Can play with the best of them.

  • @ThePartisan13
    @ThePartisan13 3 роки тому +19

    Nancy Wilson is on a whole other level

  • @nodnarbleahcim5097
    @nodnarbleahcim5097 3 роки тому +31

    Kanami Tōmo of Band Maid will make this list someday. Look up songs like “Blooming”, “YOLO”, “The Non-Fiction Days”, “Choose Me”, and “Real Existence”.

    • @sage_redgrave91
      @sage_redgrave91 3 роки тому +7

      Fuckin' love Band Maid. Japan has excellent female bands such as Mary's Blood, Aldious, Disqualia, Lovebites to name a few. Definitely worth a look if ya haven't heard of em.

    • @JDsHouseofHobbies
      @JDsHouseofHobbies 3 роки тому +2

      @@sage_redgrave91 Agreed! Love all those bands and Bridear, Fate Gear and TRiDENT , but Band-Maid is still my first love!

    • @mrz80
      @mrz80 3 роки тому +3

      Kanami should be on the list today. :D

    • @shanewalton8888
      @shanewalton8888 3 роки тому +3

      Watchmojo will never include an Asian

    • @michaelbiscay9836
      @michaelbiscay9836 3 роки тому +2

      Yes! Thank you! I scrolled down to make the same reference. I would also include Midori and Miyako from Lovebites. Japan is killing it right now.

  • @AceOfClubsHUN
    @AceOfClubsHUN 3 роки тому +14

    Nita Strauss, what a woman, what a guitarist. I wasn't prepared for her when I went to that Alice Cooper concert. One of my best concert experiences ever.

    • @antimatter2380
      @antimatter2380 3 роки тому +3

      She's such a badass with monster stage presents. The two times I saw Alice, I was more transfixed on her than the props. Well her and the drummer.

    • @AceOfClubsHUN
      @AceOfClubsHUN 3 роки тому +1

      @@antimatter2380 "Anyway, who's that long haired dude with the corpse paint makeup singing next to Nita?"
      Jk, still, I feel you.

  • @venanciahopkins5035
    @venanciahopkins5035 3 роки тому +13

    Also this Prince fan has something to say also as far as great female guitarists, Wendy Melvoin should be on this list too!

  • @petermiller4953
    @petermiller4953 3 роки тому +54

    Lzzy Hale is awesome! She has yet to disappoint!

    • @WagonerVT
      @WagonerVT 3 роки тому +2

      Overated

    • @slashthe2nd
      @slashthe2nd 3 роки тому +2

      @@WagonerVT OveRatEd 🤣🤣

    • @slashthe2nd
      @slashthe2nd 3 роки тому +3

      Amen🤘

    • @angiehuffman5428
      @angiehuffman5428 3 роки тому +6

      Would've been nice if they had included some of her actual playing like they did everyone else. Seen Halestorm live 3 times. Each time has been amazing

    • @midnight-2021
      @midnight-2021 3 роки тому +3

      Lzzy Hale is a top notch vocalist but as a guitar player she is very average. When I think of a musician that is both a top notch vocalist and top notch guitar player I think of Samantha Fish.

  • @LierenCavanaugh
    @LierenCavanaugh 3 роки тому +47

    I don't agree, Ms. Mojo. Lita Ford is awesome, but she does not, by any stretch of the imagination, hold a candle to Nancy Wilson. She just doesn't have the range for it.

    • @oceanasong4777
      @oceanasong4777 3 роки тому +2

      Yes - thank you!

    • @omfug7148
      @omfug7148 3 роки тому +11

      Lita Ford sounds like every other mediocre metal player out there, Wilson is excellent however.

    • @leonoranicolaysen2784
      @leonoranicolaysen2784 2 місяці тому

      I'm with you guys. Nancy Wilson is the ultimate.❤

  • @streamsandgalaxies
    @streamsandgalaxies 3 роки тому +39

    Joni Mitchel should have been on the main list, also missing H.E.R., Joan Armatrading, Kat Dyson & Liona Boyd!

    • @grumpypandy8123
      @grumpypandy8123 3 роки тому +2

      Brittany Howard too

    • @midnight-2021
      @midnight-2021 3 роки тому +1

      Samantha Fish

    • @shawnuel
      @shawnuel 3 роки тому +1

      @Ian Turner Susanna Hoffs is strictly a rhythm player. Vicki Peterson was the guitar fire behind the Bangles sound.

  • @BackwoodsFilms
    @BackwoodsFilms 3 роки тому +6

    Very cool to see Poison Ivy making the list. She had a tone like no other. And that attitude...
    But yeah, I'd put Nancy at #1 over Lita.
    A few others who also deserve mention:
    Samantha Fish
    Wata (from Japanese doom band Boris)
    Suzi Gardner (L7)
    Gretchen Menn

  • @miyahsmommy7172
    @miyahsmommy7172 Рік тому +5

    Nancy Wilson is always going to be my number 1 on this list!!

  • @DeskOfKidAdorable
    @DeskOfKidAdorable 3 роки тому +15

    Also Jackie Venson, Anna Calvi, Marnie Stern, Jenny Tuite, Courtney Barnett...

    • @mirofarrakis
      @mirofarrakis 3 роки тому

      Yes I was looking for Anna Calvi on this list

  • @MrSmooth273
    @MrSmooth273 3 роки тому +73

    Charo is an underrated Guitarist.

    • @WagonerVT
      @WagonerVT 3 роки тому +1

      Overated

    • @duncan3998
      @duncan3998 3 роки тому +2

      So is Juliana Hatfield Three

    • @BrianRosenbergMusican
      @BrianRosenbergMusican 3 роки тому +2

      Charo's skills are so high on guitar she should #1 easily

    • @tomryan914
      @tomryan914 3 роки тому

      "Oh, I say something naughty?"

    • @devorahacts
      @devorahacts 3 роки тому +2

      She studied with Segovia.

  • @loboblanco4426
    @loboblanco4426 3 роки тому +5

    I had actually forgotten a large number of these artists... Thank you for bringing them back to the foreground!

  • @robnorrisradio
    @robnorrisradio 3 роки тому +17

    I was so worried you would not include Sister Rosetta Tharpe. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

    • @brianmiller1077
      @brianmiller1077 3 роки тому

      It's not necessarily Rock and Roll, but she ROCKS!

    • @robnorrisradio
      @robnorrisradio 3 роки тому

      @@brianmiller1077 on the contrary sir, Sister Rosetta Tharpe was one of the pioneers of rock and roll. Her unique combination of gospel and blues helped to form the sound of rock and roll in the 1950s. Between you, me, and the fence post, if I was a teenager in England in the 1960s and I heard that this show was coming up, I would make it a point to see it.

  • @rachelthompson9324
    @rachelthompson9324 3 роки тому +17

    I can't believe you missed Anna Popovic, who is active now and has been playing out for over 15 years, she is international and plays every style but her blues knows no limits.

    • @midnight-2021
      @midnight-2021 3 роки тому +3

      No Samantha Fish either? Both Anna and Samantha should have made this list and also didn't even get the honorable mention list as well.

  • @MrWolfchamp-xi3cu
    @MrWolfchamp-xi3cu 3 роки тому +13

    This is a great video. I didn't know about most of these people. Glad they uploaded this.

    • @WatchMojo
      @WatchMojo  3 роки тому +1

      You're welcome! Glad to hear it!

  • @TimCarter
    @TimCarter 3 роки тому +10

    A list that finally got it right. So many lists have Joan Jett at the top and Lita Ford at the bottom or not on at all. Good to see you guys giving Lita the respect she deserves.

  • @katerinasimpson1100
    @katerinasimpson1100 3 роки тому +6

    I cannot thank you enough for including Lzzy Hale, she’s my idol! And really kind and great with fans. An icon in the making.

    • @k.k.marriott5901
      @k.k.marriott5901 Рік тому

      She was my 63 birthday gift from my daughter. Apocalyptic

  • @GoryionB
    @GoryionB 3 роки тому +7

    Lzzy is a BEAST! And one of the few singers I've seen in person that sounds exactly the same live as recorded.

  • @shadowleviathan
    @shadowleviathan 3 роки тому +32

    Joni Mitchell as an honorable mention? What an insult! She should be in top 10 easy.

    • @amramin2134
      @amramin2134 3 роки тому +2

      Joni should be on every list

    • @KevyNova
      @KevyNova 3 роки тому +2

      I’d honestly put her at #1.

  • @tjwash2
    @tjwash2 3 роки тому +10

    I wasn’t expecting to see her name but Emmylou Harris is very gifted with several types of guitars. Like Dolly she can really extract the emotion in a song with her guitar. Lucinda Williams is quite good as well.

  • @ChiefGore429
    @ChiefGore429 3 роки тому +18

    I thought heart would be first... good list regardless 👌

  • @andrewsoul
    @andrewsoul 3 роки тому +29

    So glad Lzzy Hale is on here. Great list

  • @andrewpappas9311
    @andrewpappas9311 3 роки тому +6

    I met Jennifer Batten a few years ago at a music camp that my college did and she was one of the guest musicians (that same week we also had Albert Lee and Victor Wooten), she’s such a nice person and had some really cool stories from when she toured with Michael Jackson and I also got a picture with her and she also signed my guitar strap (which I still have on one of my guitars). Aside from that I was also happy to see Joni Mitchell on the list (since I’m also Canadian) but I personally would’ve put Nancy Wilson from Heart at number one, she’s super underrated in my opinion and her playing (especially that intro to Crazy On You) is just insane

  • @magnolianame8818
    @magnolianame8818 3 роки тому +4

    This is one of the best videos done by you guys in a while.
    The range on this list is just great. And so excited y'all included Ani Difranco

  • @midnight-2021
    @midnight-2021 3 роки тому +8

    Poison Ivy is one of the must underrated musicians of all time. Glad she atleast made this list. But where is Samantha Fish?

  • @shawnuel
    @shawnuel 3 роки тому +2

    So glad you mentioned Janis Ian. She was/is SORELY under appreciated as a guitar player.

  • @zmcginnis66
    @zmcginnis66 2 роки тому +3

    The impact Lita had was huge obviously (along with all other women here) but honestly I feel like Nancy Wilson was better overall

  • @gloriarogers5182
    @gloriarogers5182 3 роки тому +1

    Sister Rosetta Tharp OMG i never thought but i love it that is HISTORY right there.

  • @stealthcabbie1336
    @stealthcabbie1336 3 роки тому +3

    Kanami Tono from Band-Maid. A great guitarist/songwriter.

  • @mccuish
    @mccuish 3 роки тому +6

    I've been listening to a lot of female Jrock groups and there are a lot of very good japanese female guitarist. 2 good examples are Lovebites and Bandmaid

    • @WagonerVT
      @WagonerVT 3 роки тому

      Overated

    • @PinD-PANIC
      @PinD-PANIC 3 роки тому

      BAND MAID is our favorite impossibly hard rocking maid band!!!

    • @nevskislake
      @nevskislake Рік тому

      Mike Igarashi from Show-Ya is highly underrated.

  • @kennethgeollegue8820
    @kennethgeollegue8820 3 роки тому +3

    Very informative, however there are a few gems from Japan as well, like from their all female bands, like Band-Maid.

  • @dvilledude
    @dvilledude 4 дні тому

    I know who the best male guitarists are, I did not know who most of these ladies are!! This was a great video, and I learned a lot, about these great guitarists!! Ani, Batten, “Mother”, Orianthi, were amazing!!

  • @arongamman9360
    @arongamman9360 2 роки тому +3

    Your male guitar player list was fairly typical, but this list really uncovered some people I'd never heard of or would never place on this kind of list. Congrats to everyone who composed it!

  • @hungerforhorror
    @hungerforhorror 3 роки тому +2

    I'm so happy that you included Kuehnemund and Robertson. They are grossly overlooked. Lzzy Hale is also great.

  • @Theuncontrolled
    @Theuncontrolled 3 роки тому +3

    This list is seriously pure gold.

  • @MarcGaerlan
    @MarcGaerlan Рік тому +1

    Juliana Hatfield has an amazing body of work. Her rhythm guitar playing, her riffs, are varied and fantastic.

  • @rickytrottier5505
    @rickytrottier5505 3 роки тому +7

    So glad you included Poison Ivy ❤️

  • @ladybrown6206
    @ladybrown6206 3 роки тому +10

    Yes fam you did it in honor of women's history month thank you watchmojo WOMEN can ROCK

  • @KHLthe2nd
    @KHLthe2nd 3 роки тому +35

    You forgot Nita Strauss was in "The Iron Maidens".

    • @WagonerVT
      @WagonerVT 3 роки тому

      Overated

    • @ratthawks
      @ratthawks 3 роки тому +2

      @@WagonerVT no she's not!!

    • @hurstguy73
      @hurstguy73 3 роки тому

      @@ratthawks Used to be I The Iron Maidens

    • @ratthawks
      @ratthawks 3 роки тому

      @@hurstguy73 oh dang, she was

    • @Scottie_S
      @Scottie_S 2 роки тому +1

      @@ratthawks It's a troll or a bot, or a troll-bot. Don't respond to trolls. This one has cut and pasted the same thing over and over again.

  • @mjg8328
    @mjg8328 Рік тому +1

    What about Wendy Melvoin though? Prince's guitarist in the early 80's. He held her in very high regard until he passed.

  • @positrondesign6514
    @positrondesign6514 3 роки тому +7

    Honorable Mentions: Susan Tedeshi and Chrissy Hynde

  • @RaiDezignz
    @RaiDezignz 3 роки тому +2

    Great Vid...some awesome women out there! I do think you need to check out some of Melissa Etheridge's live performances though...pretty sure she deserves a rank among these women other than just an honorable mention....the woman rocks an acoustic!

  • @esands36
    @esands36 3 роки тому +3

    YES! Lita Ford is #1. The metal queen.

  • @PhilFeedback
    @PhilFeedback 3 роки тому +3

    Great video, kudos to all the great female artists and guitarist!!!! 👍

  • @ttc9able
    @ttc9able 3 роки тому +3

    I got to witness an incredible solo number from Nita Strauss when I went with my dad to see Alice Cooper perform at the Queen Elizabeth theater in Vancouver when he won tickets from the Paranormal tour in 2018.
    She is definitely well deserved to be on this list.

  • @tooshay4me
    @tooshay4me 2 роки тому +3

    Nancy Wilson is the best, but that’s just because Heart stole my heart since I was in high school.

  • @jannashesgbcnemophilafan4317
    @jannashesgbcnemophilafan4317 3 роки тому +4

    Wow, the female guitarists are in Japan. Miyako and Midori of Lovebites. Kanami of Band Maid. Saki and Hazuki of Nemophila. Try Lovebites songs Winds of Transylvannia, Scream for me, Edge of Tommorow. Band Maids songs , Onset, Blooming, Puzzle. Nemophilas songs, Raitei, Oiran. These women aren't just great female guitarists, their great guitarists period, their some of the best guitarists today, period. Jimmy Page went backstage with Band Maid, did a photo with drummer Akane, calling her one of best drummers since Bonham. Lovebites singer Asami sung with Lizzy Hale on stage, with Halestorm, as Lovebites took their name from Halestorms song Love Bites, so do i.
    Midori playing at NAMM, so much better then Strauss with Via, or Orianthe who were ther.

    • @PinD-PANIC
      @PinD-PANIC 3 роки тому

      Most of these girls are much more than just great players. I know Kanami writes most of the music for BAND MAID. They are great composers as well.

  • @Danielhuff-ej3gh
    @Danielhuff-ej3gh 7 місяців тому

    that's what I love about music, there's always something new and exciting to discover

  • @barbarabavier675
    @barbarabavier675 3 роки тому +11

    Nope, got it wrong. Nancy Wilson should ABSOLUTELY be #1.

    • @deplorablepatriot8605
      @deplorablepatriot8605 3 роки тому +1

      It's a tough call, Sister Rosetta Tharpe vs. Nancy Wilson; Nancy isn't about flash, style, shredding, or sex, she's completely serious about music, but she manages to remain feminine without the corset and leotard look of many... besides, how many other female lead guitarists wear dresses on stage? AND, if and when she retires--if she actually DOES retire--she will have earned a well-deserved #1 female guitarist ranking, to say nothing of already being in the top 5 of all guitarists, male OR female.

    • @danielshannon6027
      @danielshannon6027 10 місяців тому

      She's too much of a show off.

  • @michaelhopfenmuller8692
    @michaelhopfenmuller8692 Рік тому +2

    Great female guitar players! Still, I'm missing Wendy (The Revolution).

  • @davidpeck3555
    @davidpeck3555 3 роки тому +10

    I wish Kanami Tōno from Band Maid had made the list! Her ability is amazing! Maybe if you make a 2nd part you can include or if you do bassists MISA from Band Maid is a great choice

    • @PinD-PANIC
      @PinD-PANIC 3 роки тому

      She is number one on my list ;) .
      Misa could definitely be considered one of the top bassists in the world, male or female.

    • @andreaspedersen3952
      @andreaspedersen3952 2 роки тому

      Yes, both her and M&M, Saki, Tomo-zo, Hal-ca, Lisa-X ++ could easily have done the list.

    • @markhunter8554
      @markhunter8554 2 роки тому

      I was wondering if someone else would mention Mincho.

  • @acenashton7296
    @acenashton7296 3 роки тому +1

    Glad Jan made it on this list, she’s a personal hero to me. She may not be the most popular guitar player but her band’s music music really speaks to and for me. She and her rock sisters help me deal with depression and cleared my mind where I felt sane again. I find her solos to be unique and true talent.

    • @Loy.Francis
      @Loy.Francis 3 роки тому +1

      Same here. As a Vixen fan, I am happy to see Jan made the list.

  • @helheimx
    @helheimx 3 роки тому +9

    Kanami Tōno (Band Maid), Midori and Miyako (Lovebites) are we a joke to you.

  • @blueshadesable
    @blueshadesable 3 роки тому +1

    LOVED this list! Well-researched with lots of great surprise artists I’d never heard of. Great clips too. Moar of this!!

  • @isaacmartinez6904
    @isaacmartinez6904 3 роки тому +7

    Bonnie Raitt, June Carter Cash and Dolly Parton are my favorites.

    • @mkproductions2.0
      @mkproductions2.0 3 роки тому

      I did not even realize Dolly Parton knew how to play guitar. I used to listen to her often as a kid.

    • @theresaiwright7085
      @theresaiwright7085 3 роки тому +1

      @@mkproductions2.0 she uses her fingernails to play the guitar instead of a pick.

    • @tjwash2
      @tjwash2 3 роки тому

      You’d probably like Emmylou Harris and Lucinda Williams’ guitar skills as well, they fall in this category.

  • @polynesia8733
    @polynesia8733 Рік тому

    Charo great master! Glad you included her but #10? She should be in top 5!

  • @daimonhampton
    @daimonhampton 3 роки тому +6

    As a person that grew up seeing the same people featured on greatest guitarist of all time list and wondering were the woman at it's nice this list exist.

  • @cmdonnie1445
    @cmdonnie1445 3 роки тому +4

    Woah... how many ovation guitars here!?! Nancy my pick for #1

  • @filipeluisfernandesgoncalv138
    @filipeluisfernandesgoncalv138 3 роки тому +3

    someday myiako watanabe,midori tatematsu from lovebites and kanami tono from band maid will be on a similar list like this one not forgetting captain mina taicho from fate gear !

  • @PoppaBoogaloo
    @PoppaBoogaloo 3 роки тому +1

    That was a fantastic list. I thoroughly enjoyed it and you’ve inspired me to start checking out the back catalogue of a lot of these artists. Well done guys.

  • @jamesbedford3774
    @jamesbedford3774 3 роки тому +3

    Gabriela was a great pick. If you ever get the chance to see Rodrigo y Gabriela live, don't miss that chance. They'll blow your mind.

  • @RebelliousEra
    @RebelliousEra 10 місяців тому +1

    Nancy Wilson is the greatest female guitarist of all-time and Anne Wilson is one of the greatest female vocalists of all-time.

  • @djerabek1
    @djerabek1 3 роки тому +72

    This video is approved by the Spanish Inquisition

  • @TwiztedClown24
    @TwiztedClown24 3 роки тому +1

    I think that was Annie Clark, aka St Vincent. One of the more modern artists Annie Clark also known as St Vincent.

  • @colinoakes4689
    @colinoakes4689 3 роки тому +4

    Lzzy Hale!!!! Hale yeah!!!!!! A truly underrated rhythm goddess!!!! 🤘🤘🤘

  • @bentvk2248
    @bentvk2248 Рік тому +1

    This list could definitely use Jane Weidlin from the Go-Go's and Vicki Peterson from the Bangles

  • @ender26
    @ender26 3 роки тому +7

    Molly Tuttle should be on this list. Maybe the best crosspicking and clawhammer player alive.

    • @juliadixon8465
      @juliadixon8465 Місяць тому +1

      I want Molly and Billy Strings to have a kid, and I hope to live to hear it

  • @snowdog5895
    @snowdog5895 3 роки тому +7

    Where is Kanami Tono????? Brilliant player and composer!! 🎶🎸🥁🎸🎶🔥🙂

  • @melxoxo411
    @melxoxo411 3 роки тому +7

    St Vincent is so unique, a true artist

  • @NachoTimelord
    @NachoTimelord 7 місяців тому

    Aww yes! Love seeing some different entries on theses lists...Lzzy Hale often gets overlooked!

  • @janetrickwood2484
    @janetrickwood2484 2 роки тому +3

    Rosetta Tharpe should've been given a whole song. She was a true legend and trailblazer. I'd listen to her guitar playing any day. Masterful.

  • @robbates8874
    @robbates8874 5 місяців тому

    I had the great pleasure of meeting Jennifer Batten back in 2004. She was the most down-to-Earth, chill, real musician I’ve ever had the pleasure of meeting. The South Park fun was epic!

  • @tesszerme1480
    @tesszerme1480 3 роки тому +5

    Lita and Nancy ❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @gnasty9178
    @gnasty9178 3 роки тому +1

    Rock guitarists*. These lists never fail to leave out jazz, alternative, most blues, funk, and any other genre.

  • @jasonmartin5154
    @jasonmartin5154 3 роки тому +3

    Nancy Wilson#1 no questions! Learn to play guitar before you comment

  • @jenniferwarren735
    @jenniferwarren735 3 роки тому +2

    Allison Robertson is often sooooo overlooked!!! Well, The Donnas in general are overlooked. If you ever do female drummers, Torry Castellano is top 5 for sure.

  • @ArtWave879
    @ArtWave879 3 роки тому +8

    Good list. I would propose, however, another list focused just on female guitarists in Japan because the talent pool over there is overflowing these days almost to the point of absurdity.

    • @cius2112
      @cius2112 3 роки тому +1

      I mean i could name several off the top of my head that are better then most of the most of the women on this list.

    • @PinD-PANIC
      @PinD-PANIC 3 роки тому +1

      Kanami Tono!

  • @abrahamesparza01
    @abrahamesparza01 3 роки тому +8

    Jane Weidlin or Vicki Peterson or Louise Post

  • @devorahacts
    @devorahacts 3 роки тому +3

    Sharon Isbin is the most significant miss. Was delighted to see Charo and Bonnie Raitt among the others.

  • @sticki3000
    @sticki3000 11 місяців тому +1

    I really miss two of the best guitarists on this planet: Tina Šetkić (Tina S.) and Tory Slusher.

  • @Scholtinator
    @Scholtinator 3 роки тому +3

    Great list. But I think the lead guitarist Kanami Tōno, and their rhythm guitarist Miku Kobato from BAND-MAID needs a look. Also their Bass guitarist Misa is god tier.

  • @tybois74
    @tybois74 3 роки тому +1

    A couple you missed: Gina Gleason, lead guitarist and vocalist, of Baroness. Reba Meyers, lead guitarist (bassist for a time) and vocalist, for Code Orange. Tina S., a French UA-camr who is just AMAZING. She did covers of already released rock and classical songs for many, many years. You can watch her progress over time. Then one day, she just walked away. Her videos are still up.

  • @Tuscadero10
    @Tuscadero10 3 роки тому +4

    The Clip of Heart performing "if looks could Kill" is not Heart, its a tribute band.

  • @janetrickwood2484
    @janetrickwood2484 2 роки тому

    Crumbs! Now you've added Bonnie Raite! What a great player!

  • @joermnyc
    @joermnyc 3 роки тому +17

    It’s telling that in looking for someone to play Eddie Van Halen’s solo in Beat It, MJ couldn’t find a man alive to do it, but he found not one, but two women who could! 🤘

    • @mlggamer5296
      @mlggamer5296 3 роки тому +1

      I didn't know he originally did the solo? I'm used to hearing both of them do it. And here I thought I didn't quite know of him.

    • @eh-ronlocke7164
      @eh-ronlocke7164 3 роки тому +1

      I imagine there's a fair amount of people who can play the Beat It solo.

    • @joermnyc
      @joermnyc 3 роки тому

      @@mlggamer5296 he had to do it without credit at first due to issues with his record label.

    • @joermnyc
      @joermnyc 3 роки тому

      @@eh-ronlocke7164 I'm thinking of the weird al video for "Eat It" where the guitar player finishes the solo and then spontaneously combusts like a drummer for Spinal Tap.

    • @mlggamer5296
      @mlggamer5296 3 роки тому

      @@joermnyc I see

  • @amarettopunsch1496
    @amarettopunsch1496 3 роки тому

    Yasss mah dude Lzzardo (Lzzy Hale) is here! ❤️❤️❤️ thanks for including her. She is definitely one of the kinds alongside Joe Hottinger that makes me wanna pick up a guitar!
    Apart from Lzzy, I would say Nita Strauss is a badass shredder

  • @jedhawkins1769
    @jedhawkins1769 3 роки тому +24

    These artists are just as good and talented as their male counterparts.

    • @WagonerVT
      @WagonerVT 3 роки тому +6

      Overated

    • @davlor86
      @davlor86 3 роки тому

      so they beat Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix, Joe Satriani....? LOL

    • @jedhawkins1769
      @jedhawkins1769 3 роки тому +1

      @@davlor86 No, I'm saying that they are equal.

    • @Peeinthesink
      @Peeinthesink 3 роки тому +2

      @@davlor86 I mean, at least they didn’t steal riffs from less known artists like Jimmy Page but whatever...

    • @Mob-cv2xm
      @Mob-cv2xm 3 роки тому

      @@Peeinthesink bruh my man has no idea how the blues works

  • @williamsummerson1204
    @williamsummerson1204 3 роки тому +2

    1. Nancy Wilson
    2. Tharpe
    3. Joan Jett
    4. Bonnie Raitt
    5. Morgan lander and dolly Parton

  • @andrewwatts970
    @andrewwatts970 3 роки тому +23

    Yet again Elizabeth Cotten gets forgotten in the history of guitar. That’s a crime.

    • @ghettohoney1028
      @ghettohoney1028 3 роки тому +1

      Agreed. A whole style was named in her honor. She was self-taught and had a unique way of playing.

    • @JohnJohnson-cn9fh
      @JohnJohnson-cn9fh 3 роки тому +1

      nice one andrew.jpj

    • @Peeinthesink
      @Peeinthesink 3 роки тому +1

      Fuck I was hoping she was #1

  • @stakesd
    @stakesd 3 роки тому

    Awesome and well researched WatchMojo!