and there are countless great guitarists who don't shred at all. shredding doesn't prove you're a musician; its proves you have a certain type of dexterity.
It’s very cool when people don’t say anything about anyone on his list. Instead they try to make the list for him. Excellent job, man. Idk maybe read the video description again… 🤷🏻♂️
@@AstroGremlinAmerican one of the greatest LIVE recordings EVER. Gave up guitar and took up Bass after hearing RJ Hobbs.......Lets not forget Bobby Caldwell what a foursome.
Quick story. I had broken my back in 1974 and was backstage during the Physical Graffiti? tour. I had just had surgery and had on a full body plaster cast from the back of my head to my groin area. I looked and felt like hell, but it's Zepplin right? My uncle was running a security company and after the show Page and a monster bodyguard rounded the corner. The asked for directions out of the venue when my condition caught Page's attention. "Hi, my name is Jimmy Page" in that proper British accent and shook my hand. "Uh, uh yeah, I know who you are, my eyes have been glued on you for 3 hours". He laughs and asks, "what happened to you"? He actually seemed interested, so I prattled on for 15-20 minutes with the gory details. He asks over his shoulder "have we got anything for this kid"? A tee shirt materialized. He grabs a marker and signs it "Best wishes and get well, Jimmy Page" it didn't matter he spelled my name wrong, and it was a 3XXL it was a prized possession. I had it framed and hung it on my wall. Smack in the glaring sun. I was a dumb kid. It's now so faded you can barely make it out, but I know what it says. He didn't have to do that. He was still drenched and tired I'm sure, but I'll never forget his kindness towards a young starstruck fan. My uncle Craige died a couple months ago. I'm looking up all the rock stars I had a chance to meet because of him and it's a who's, who of classic rock bands. I found out at his funeral he wasn't really working those dates. He did it all for me. Probably 125+ concerts. Why it never dawned on me, even after he started a barbershop quartet is a testament to my naiveté at the time. RIP Uncle Craige and thank you. 🥲 Wow, I'm sorry, that wasn't a quick story after all. I had to wear that damn cast for over a year. It was a conversation starter though. Several band members couldn't resist asking about it. I was 6'2" & weighed in @ 110 pounds. I looked like I'd been in a concentration camp. You find out most were just ordinary people with extraordinary talent. Greg Lake, the guys from Jethro Tull, America, Steve Howe from Yes, Rush, Jon Lord of Deep Purple, couple guys in Chicago, & The Moody Blues, to name a few. That cast was so miserable, but it could've been so much worse. The surgeons both said my spinal cord was damaged and warned my parents I may never walk again. Nobody told me though. I walked out after only 2 months. This guitar solo is one of my favorites too. Brilliant.
What an amazing story and memory. I am one of the lucky ones as well growing up in a generation where I got to see a lot of the greats as well my first was Led Zeppelin.
I am very surprised he did not mention Rory Galllagher who was above all but maybe beck and certainly technique wise was on par with Hendrix and Jimi could not do what Rory did slide wise or acoustically !
@@greghenderson4582 From a business standpoint, its not in your best interest to draw your customers attention to another product superior to your own! Secretly, however, he probably wished he was Rory right along with rest of those big names. None of them ever mentioned Rory when he was still alive only after his death did they come out the woodwork with the praise.
I have and always been a fan of Alvin Lee, such a great guitatist, his style was unique..Started with Ten Years After his Woodstock is considered one of the best performance by a band at Woodstock, his version of Hey Joe ,WOW! RIP
Lee was great at more than just fast blues runs, too. Excellent writer as well as player. Cool trippy psychedelic songs and desolate ballads on the TYA Lps (and single flipside, "The Sounds").
Nothing to add. He was the Greatest. No doubt. First time hearing him, blow simply me away...SRV, the Blues and Guitar Olymp, alongside Buddy Guy, Jimi Hendrix, Albert & Freddie King, Elmore James, Muddy Waters...
I have irk w him.... he sounds like a metal hammer hitting an anvil....and uh , he's oblivious of this .... dim tonal response....( Where fingers create@ Fretboard )
I would say Jeff Beck in his later years. He could make that guitar make sounds you would not think were possible, and I never even listened to him when I was younger
I FIND IT ODD, that most artists of those days hate Richie Blackmore so much they never mention him. I hate guitar solos and over produced guitars in sing and Richie Blackmore in the 70’s(all times but mainly) is the only time i can sit for 12 min and hear a pure guitar solo. Of course they all amazing but the old OG’s of black America are way more raw and original. Jimmy is amazing too. And as much as people cannot handle Richie Blackmore in a band or personally,HE IS A GENIUS.
Blackmore is something of a Marmite figure, but he's made some great music alongside great musicians. Ann interview with him is always worth watching/listening, he has an immense knowledge about music.
You will notice sir that the people who have a problem with Mr. Blackmore, dont take it seriously enough and straight up do their job. Dio, Bob Daisley, JLT and Cozy Powell did not have bad stuff to say about Ritchie
I had the good fortune of seeing Terry 8 times and I have to tell ya, it was a mystical experience. I went to many concerts back in the day and Terry was the best I ever saw.
Yeah, I agree. Some, albeit a very select few are anointed from birth. Clark is one. Campbell another. I don't recall who was being interviewed by Jim Ladd decades ago, but it went something like "there is nothing we can do that Campbell cannot and if not as good then better - but there's a lot he can do the we can't". Could've been Knopfler. The guy pulled off 12 string shreds like an entity possessed.
@@1956tojo When you tour 300+ days a year, improvise huge chunks of your set each night, and get drunk or high regularly, then footage of "sloppy" playing is not just expected, its inevitable.
Yeah, I don’t understand why Terry Kath is rarely mentioned whenever “best guitarists” are being talked about. Hendrix himself said Terry Kath was better than he was.
@@paddymeboy: If you wanted to hear the best guitar player that played music, everyone in the business knew it was Kath. If you wanted to just hear noise and very little music, you would go to Hendrix.
saw Page/Clapton/Beck at the Forum in Inglewood in 1983 at the Research For Multiple Sclerosis benefit concert. Peoples heads were on the verge of exploding as if extras in 'Scanners'
I'm in agreement with all the guitarists listed in the comments section - all GREAT guitarists. IMHO, Beck was the GOAT - never stopped evolving until the very end. So melodic. always improvised. Never played a scale, never ran through the same old bag of pentatonic licks. Clapton once was quoted as saying that " on a good night, no one can touch Jeff Beck". John McGlaughlin said the same thing about Beck. I was lucky enough to see him live 6 times over the years and always left gobsmacked at his spontaneous creativity. And he made it look effortless. He was still blazing at 78. R.I.P.
Jeff Beck's death hurt me as much as when either of my parents passed away. As a matter of fact, his being on the planet creating some of the most incredible guitar playing was strong heart felt medicine that helped me get thru the day/night. The last year has been extremely hard on me emotionally for various reasons. Listening to his music has been helpful, but it always reminds me that the #GOATGuitarist is no longer with us but his musical endeavors will always be here for his family, friends, & fans to enjoy. How much did I love Jeff Beck ? I got to see him 15 times perform his guitar artistry in concert. 1) "Fire Meets Fury" with Stevie Ray Vaughan in Chicago, Illinois 1989 2) 2 times with Santana in 3 days in Illinois & Wisconsin 1995 3) "Who Else" tour 2 times in Illinois 1999 4) "You Had It Coming" tour in Illinois 2001 5) Eric Clapton "Crossroads" shows in 2007 & 2010 in Bridgeview, Illinois 6) Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction in Cleveland,Ohio 2009 7) Intimate club tour at Park West, Chicago 2009 8) Les Paul tribute tour with Imelda May, Cadillac Theater, Chicago,Illinois 2011 9) Chicago Theater 2015 10) "Loud Hailer" Ravinia Highland Park, Illinois 2016 11) Performed half hour encore with Rod Stewart Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood, California 2019 12) "18" tour with Johnny Depp Phoenix, Arizona 2022 EVERY time I saw Jeff Beck perform in concert he never disappointed anyone in attendance. He only got better & better mastering the guitar as the years went on in his life. He was the only musician I have ever seen in my lifetime that propelled me to a place I had only experienced when seeing him live. I was so happy & joyful when I was in attendance watching/listening to him tear it up. I'll never be in that place again unfortunately. I am so grateful & lucky to have seen "The Guv'nor" of guitar as many times as I had. After he passed away, I was feeling every negative feeling anyone could experience. I was devastated. The one thing that helped get me thru the pain was all the famous guitarists & their comments about Jeff Beck. Basically EVERYBODY loved Jeff Beck as far as his guitar playing but also that he was such a kind & humble person to be around. The only thing he loved more than his self made cars & guitar collection was his widow Sandra. Jeff & Sandra were big time animal activists which is another reason why I respected them so much. I miss him. Always will. But I will never forget him or the extraordinary music he created with his guitar. He was "One of One". We will never see another guitarist like him in our lifetime. RIP Jeff Beck.
@highwaystar3780 I'm a 74 year old Scotsman and I saw Ritchie Blackmore before he was even famous live on stage and I stood there totally mesmerised as he did everything apart from making his guitar talk and it totally blew me away, I knew then that I had witnessed a genius at work - truly Amazing ! 😊❤️👍🏴
@@KeithMather-r4g There are countless great guitarists. Thers Only One Blackmore. Any Kid that ever picked up a guitar played the most famous 4 Chords 1st. His Solos are Compositions in themselves. Hendrix is in a class by himself but the Hillbilies mentioned here and frankly All the rest piled together Don't equal One of Ritchies fingernails. I dont expect everyone to feel the same way, but I know there are Enough of us who understand. When I hear the Solo from 'Comfortably Numb' or even 'Stairway'....I say think to myself, Wow, I wish Ritchie had Done that! But then I realize. He has So many Memorable Ones...it's hard to keep track. There will Never be another Man in Black. I don't care who comes and goes! "When it comes to Solos I Can't even come close as Ritchie is on another level" --Jimmy Page
The title of this video should use the phrase "greatest rock guitarists" because the guitar existed for centuries before it became electrified. Classical and flamenco playing is far more technically demanding because fingers of the right hand are used rather than a pick. The reason why so many use a flat pick is because they don't have what it takes to fully develop the very rigorous right hand technique needed for playing flamenco and classical guitar music. There are great rock players but their skill level does not rise to that of a great classical or flamenco player. If you doubt this, just put down the plectrum and try picking the strings with your fingers. The difficulty of playing with fingers rather than a flat pick is 4 or 5 times more difficult.
The thing is Michael that the fretting hand is always less than half the equation. Note execution technique varies depending on what you're trying to play; some music would actually require a plectrum .. some music demands fingerstyle.. if you really want to be a good guitar player, you have to be diversified for the different styles of playing.
That whole difficulty thing doesn’t necessarily hold up. Plenty of people prefer to fingerpick not myself necessarily but there are plenty George Thorogood is merely one example
Also how much have Flamenco guitarists or classical guitarists shaped our cultural landscape? or had such an impact as Jimmy Page? You want to say it’s “technically harder” which I totally agree but how relevant is your point? Like hordes of Zeppelin fans will read your comment and burn all their records and CDs and then only listen to Carlos Montoya from this day on. 🙄
He’s right about classical music. There isn’t a guitarist in history ( and I absolutely love so many rock guitarists) that can even be mentioned in the same sentence as Mozart, Beethoven, or Rachmaninov to name a few. Just a completely different level of musical understanding and mastery. It’s not just mastery of an instrument - it’s complete mastery of music. Jimmy is absolutely incredible on his instrument. Same with Al Demeloa, , Victor Wooten, Neil Peart, Jimmy Hendrix, Eddie Van Halen, Buddy Rich, Benny Goodman, Oscar Peterson and Art Tatum, and a ton of other absolutely insane players. But it’s just not the same as an absolute musical genius as Jimmy himself understands.
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A lot of classical music was composed on guitars, as we know them today, from about the mid 1600's on. Reason is that guitars were cheap and pianos expensive and a young beginning composer had to have a rich family or patron to provide the piano. Some mad person scored the third movement of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata for electric guitar. A woman called Tina S shredded it. Check it out on her You Tube channel. Flawless technic.
@@jsegal8385Sorry but it's completely false. Beethoven, Bach, Mozart and pretty much all the other great composers (Chopin, Listz, Debussy, Ravel, Schubert, Wagner, Brahms, etc etc) composed music from the piano and from their heads, writing it down in music sheet. Not from the guitar, neither for the guitar. The vast majority of Classical music is either for piano, violín, orchestra or chamber music (quartets, trío, quintet, etc). There is Classical music for the guitar, obviously. But it's more of a niche, obscure music that is unknown even within the Classical music community. And even then, it's a very small percentage of Classical music.
@@ignacioclerici5341 I really wish people would read the post before jumping on their bandwagon. I merely said that young and beginning composers without a rich family or a patron could not afford a piano and that some therefor used a guitar. That's it. And you see it as an attack. Anyway Beethoven composed WoO 33 (ie Works without an Opus number) on and for a Terz-Guitar. He also composed some chamber music pieces on and for guitars Please have the courtesy NOT to reply to this post.
These great guitarists pretty much all say it was Jimi, don't they? (IMO, since we all seem to be taking the opportunity to toss in our own two cents, Steve Howe deserves a mention IMO)
His quote every player brings something to music so true. His band mate Jeff Beck Duane Almon, Neil shoan, Glen Campbell, Jerry Reed, the Amazing Roy Clark, don't forget Peter Frampton. Frank Zappa. Plus many more. Just give us more players Twang!!!😊
For anyone to proclaim who the (best guitarists) were/are is a fallacy in my opinion. It is purely subjective to every individual to proclaim what guitarists move us emotionally.
@@atlasgunther8947 Gilmour could do whatever he wanted to. His works stands on it's on. Of all the people mentioned here how many people have a bigger fan base than David Gilmour?
As an aspiring guitarist, David Gilmour is the rock guitarist I would most like to emulate. As he does, I'd like to be able to play with feeling not just speed.
Hendrix was the best and most creative guitarist of the peace and love generation. His song-writing and melodies were a revelation to the rock musicians of the time.
Hendrix was a class apart, because with him it's not about technique - he was just working on a higher plane than other guitarists, a cosmic plane. And I include Page in that although I love Zep.
In an interview, Blackmore dismisses his reputation as a guitar god and said the guitarists in Nashville “just tear me apart.” Nice to hear them get the recognition they deserve.
Great to see Clarence White mentioned. That guy was pure class and died far too young. My favourite guitarists are Joseph Spence and Hans Reichel. I also like Sonny Sharrock, Lonnie Johnson and Derek Bailey.
I thought I read in a guitar magazine interview that Jimmy Page was very fond of Buck Dharma from BOC. And for good reason Buck Dharma was, and still is, an exceptional guitar player.
BEST EVER were DANNY GATTON, Lenny Breau, Scotty Anderson, Django Reinhardt, Wes Montgomery. Next would be Johny Smith, Hank Garland, Jeff Beck, Allan Holdsworth, SRV. As a picker Jerry Reed was one of the best along with Gatton, Scotty. Best player today Matteo Mancuso. Steve Morse is top 15 ever.
Clarence White was an absolutely amazing guitarist, he did so much from bluegrass to country to playing rock with the Byrds. As a guitarist myself he has always been a big influence on my playing especially his picking. RIP Clarence White
Jimmy Page also said that Steve Martin is one of the best banjo players ever and that “Weird Al” Yankovic’s accordion skills are unmatched. Or maybe he didn’t. You never actually hear Jimmy Page say anything in this video.
I guess that's why this guy has a successful youtube channel. He knows how to slap a few clips together and throw in a title and narrative that draws clicks
Hendrix was revolutionary but I never thought he was the best. Robin Trower, Jeff Beck, Eddie VanHalen, Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page will always be my top 5
My older brother had a huge record library. No idea where he go the money. He went away to college and I spent many happy hours going through his entire inventory. I was 8 years old and even then knew good music when I heard it: Cream, CSNY, Joni Mitchell, Yardbirds, Jethro Tull, on and on. When I got a little older I heard Led Zeppelin 4 I believe. It stunned my young brain and changed my life. Also heard Marvin Gaye What’s Going On. An absolute miracle. I learned to feel good music, not just listen. If I couldn’t feel it, I moved on. Those were such happy years.
All the comments bringing up other guitarists not mentioned are IRRELEVANT!! The youtube title clearly states that it's about Jimmy Page's favourite guitarists. It in no way implies that it was about a definitive "best" guitarist list.
Yeah right. It's easy to say - when you can't see the wood for the trees - that this or that guy is better than Page. You know how you know Page is the best? Because he's the guy that everybody else is supposed to be better than. You know how else you know? Because he doesn't do your head in, unlike Yes...
Jerry Reed could smoke them both on an acoustic guitar. Chet had a wider palette than Jerry on electric. Roy was close on guitar, and could blow both of them away on fiddle, banjo, mandolin...
Kinda funny that the first illustration given of Page's guitar genius shows him miming to a track that Jeff Beck played (Heart Full of Soul). 🙂 But hey, that's okay; good effort.
Robert Fripp from King Crimson! Invented his own picking technique, invented a special guitar tuning. Unbelievable skill. Signature style. Even Hendrix was impressed after seeing KC play in London 1969
Surprised...but delightedthat he mentioned 'Clarence White'....one of my all time favourites...tragically killed while loading amps into his car after a gig by a drunk driver.
As far as I'm concerned, ain't none of them could legitimately stand on the same stage as Stevie Ray Vaughan. I'm not saying they weren't great in their own right, but SRV was just on another level. I mean, a lot of it's on video, and more on audio, there for you to see and/or hear. His speed, technical prowess and his TONE ALONE, separated him from the rest. SRV was truly the one and only G.O.A.T.
I'm a jazz fan. We really lost a major talent and song writer when we lost Stevie. He is one of my very favorite guitar players. I agree with your assessment of his playing and why it is so spectacular. Damn, what might have been.
@fabianfailla9121 A subjective opinion can't be wrong, Doofuss. And although I never saw them in person, as you have, I have watched two full length concerts where they performed together. And even though Jeff is a great guitarist, he's just not on the same level as SRV. In my opinion. And I'm pretty sure I read a quote from Jeff saying he wasn't as good as SRV. In summary; You're opinion is yours and mine is mine. But neither is wrong. Peace!
@@naysayer1238 ....and more recently Yngwie. He's easy to overlook because he's never written anything that had any cross over to POP Chart winning that made him a name known beyond the circles of Rock Guitar players. Yet you're right. Between Blackmore and Rhodes it's pretty obvious that these two better known names clearly thought' Classical music theory and influence opened their world up to far more than the confines of Rock alone.
GnomicMaster, That's NON-SENSE, boarding on pure classical music SNOB, IMO. No particular style of music "alone" has produced all the "true musical genius". . There are a lot of really good players of many different instruments and playing all styles of music. The VAST MAJORITY of what gets called "genius"......isn't. What we are often hearing is real dedication to developing and maintaining a "talent" Honed and perfected to the best of that individual players ability. So where is "genius" or maybe a better description is "special extra something" that makes us describe it as Genius? I'd argue it's found in those people who brought something entirely NEW and awe inspiring. Classical Music clearly has such players and writers in it's past for sure. That said though so too does Rock, Country, Jazz or what-ever style of music I'm way less familiar with. In rock Guitar Eddie and Hendrix are the obvious players to cite. U tube is full of "kids" who can play their stuff. Such people are clearly TALENTED. and have worked hard. Genius though.....NOPE!! I'll reserve that for people who change everything with their impact on what all of us thought was a limit and they exceeded the expectation with a whole other direction and how things are done. This is true for the world of Classical music as well. There are concert pianists out there who play Mozart, Beethoven and others so well it blows the listener away......but again......that's a talent honed. Not genius. Genius are those Classical musicians who wrote the stuff people still aspire to play long after the writer and original player is gone.
@@Dogboy1960 Well then I suppose I'm a genius because I compose neoclassical piano music (recently completed my 11 vignettes "Rasputin Rhapsody", 47 minutes of eleven thematically related pieces) and I possess 27 patents. Marcin not only plays a guitar like I play the piano, all ten fingers doing something different at the same time, but he composes too. There's an old axiom: After the creator only the copier!! Also, "Skill does what it can, genius does what it must."
@@GnomicMaster You don't get to decide you're a genius. That status is determined by those who listen to your compositions and deem you to be a "genius". If writing a particular style was all there was to it we'd over run with genius to the point of it as an absolutely meaningless description.
Howe was great in 'Tomorrow' and 'Bodast' as well. Seems like Jimmy Page started to play sort of like Howe at some point. Listen to the live "Live Yardbirds" from the Anderson Theater in NYC and 'Move' e.p. "Something Else" at the Marquee Club. Both Page and Roy Wood started utilizing Howe's techniques at times on those live recordings where they really hadn't sounded that way before.
we all have our favorites don’t we. Mine are Duane Allman, Jeff Beck, Derek Trucks, Terry Kath, Alvin Lee, Peter Green, Stevie Ray Vaughn and of course Hendrix❤
I've always heard a lot of Grady Martin's influence in Page's playing and tone... Especially from the Rockabilly stuff he did for guys like Johnny Burnette in the mid Fifties...TRAIN KEPT A ROLLIN/ Honey Hush, etc...
Sure, there are great guitarists, such as Yngwie Malmsteem, but I far more appreciate ones, such Ritchie Blackmore, who can write great songs with memorable solos.
Yes you’re right, and I can never understand why Ritchie Blackmore name is never mentioned… he was from the same era as Page, Beck, Clapton and so on…. Hendrix once attended a show where deep purple opened for cream and he went backstage and told Clapton that Ritchie just blew you off stage…. That was the end for deep purple… Clapton and cream chose another band to open for them…. True story….
It is mentioned. Even if You Die without ever knowing who Blackmore Is/was...you will have Died knowing the most famous 4 Chords in Rock history! It's the 1st thing Any Kid ever learned on guitar. When another guy comes along to Compose a Solo that even approaches just One of His Solos which are Compositions in themselves , then All these Overrated Hacks can say something. All these Hillbilly Hippies including Page Don't come close to one of his fingernails! "When it comes to Solos I Don't Even come Close as Ritchie is on a totally different level" --Jimmy Page
Correct! Debating basketball there's WILT and there is everyone else you might want to argue about. With guitars there is Danny Gatton and everyone else! He doesn't move me as much as my top favorites-- Rory, Albert King, Lonnie Mack,Gerry McGee, Andy Powell, Dave Hole -- but he is the untouchable master of technique of all styles.
I read, that a guy from The Rolling Stone asked Jimmy Hendrix " How does it feel to be the greatist Guitarist in the World ? " And he answered: " Don´t ask me, ask Schlomo Schlobotnick" And he was right, I think !
Didn't scroll all the way down but B.B. King, Mike Bloomfield, Roy Buchanan, Andres Segovia and if you want a guitar hero who can compose, Frank Zappa. These lists are always so much fun as well as informative.
This list is about his favourite gutarists, not the best or the greatest. And most of the quotes are from the seventies. So how can Stevie Ray Vaughn be on this list.
I told myself I'd be ok if he didn't show Jimi live, but secretly it would have really hurt me for some reason. I felt emotional hearing Jimmy give Jimi his props. Jimmy and Jimi are both my favorite guitarists.
I remember reading an interview with Clapton where he was asked how it feels to be the best guitarist in the world and his reply was.....You have to ask Prince.
I read, that a guy from The Rolling Stone asked Jimmy Hendrix " How does it feel to be the greatist Guitarist in the World ? " And he answered: " Don´t ask me, ask Rory Gallagher" And he was right, I think !
An interesting point made by Page on classical music and it's enormous subtlety and sophistication over rock or pop for example. I knew a classically trained musician who said everything we hear in modern music already exists in classical music and has done from time
In the studio's hush, where legends reside, Jimmy Page, with guitar in stride, Picks his favorites, with discerning ear, In the realm of music, where stars appear. From fingertips that blaze with fire, To melodies that never tire, Jimmy's choices, a symphony rare, Echo through the cosmic air. Hendrix's magic, wild and free, In his hands, the guitar's decree. Clapton's soul, in every note, A timeless sound, with depths remote. Beck's finesse, a master's touch, In the strings, his genius clutch. And Gilmour's grace, like rivers flow, In melodies that ebb and grow. In the tapestry of guitar's embrace, Jimmy Page finds his sacred place. Each player a legend, a virtuoso's call, In the studio's echo, they enthrall. So let us listen, let us hear, The music that transcends all fear. For in Jimmy's picks, we find, The essence of guitar's divine.
Page seems for speed and technical skills I prefer more nuanced players Jerry Garcia Dave Gilmour Guitarists with steely Dan Baxter and Carlton and others
“Favorite” guitarist/musician doesn’t mean the best. It seems every guitarist/musician that “makes it big” in the business gets the benefit of complimenting their peers/favorites… 👍✌️
There are fine admirable guitarists then there is Jimi Hendrix. Mitch Mitchell's drumming meshed in so well with him to make these unbelievable classics.
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There are countless studio guitarists, that could shred with the best, tha we'll never hear about.
and there are countless great guitarists who don't shred at all. shredding doesn't prove you're a musician; its proves you have a certain type of dexterity.
It's a big planet.
I was driving with a friend today and the song ‘Nashville Cats’ came on the radio. I commented pretty much the same thing you mentioned here.
It says favorites, not the best
Very true…
Among the pickers who aren’t on this list are Chet Atkins, Roy Clark, Glen Campbell, and Jerry Reed.
It’s very cool when people don’t say anything about anyone on his list. Instead they try to make the list for him. Excellent job, man. Idk maybe read the video description again… 🤷🏻♂️
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@@SkepticalLlama I know my music
@@LoneWolf-McWeed But not your manners
He doesn't mention Andrés Segovia either. I guess he's only talking about rock & roll and some pop-rock guitarists.
Nice to see him recognize Alvin Lee as one of the greatest.
Fantastic player!
Agreed = Alvin has been overlooked for many,.many years. One of the best but also one of the least recognised.
ALVIN WAS A GIFT FROM GOD. R.I.P. Cheers
Alvin Lee was great and even clapton acknowledged him as such
Saw you, TEN YEARS AFTER - LIVE AT WINTERLAND 1975 AUG.4. EXCELLENT. Cheers.🍉
Just today listened in my car audio TYA's recorded live 1990. There was "I can't keep from crying." That guitar solo raised my hair -literally!
Johnny Winter was a great one.
Rory and Johnny were the best slide guitar players I've ever heard.
I LOVED Johnny Winter..
Duane Allman, Derek Trucks?@@paulherbert5548
Johnny Winter and Live (including Rich Derringer). Little School Girl and Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo written by Derringer. Played the grooves off.
@@AstroGremlinAmerican one of the greatest LIVE recordings EVER. Gave up guitar and took up Bass after hearing RJ Hobbs.......Lets not forget Bobby Caldwell what a foursome.
Quick story. I had broken my back in 1974 and was backstage during the Physical Graffiti? tour. I had just had surgery and had on a full body plaster cast from the back of my head to my groin area. I looked and felt like hell, but it's Zepplin right? My uncle was running a security company and after the show Page and a monster bodyguard rounded the corner. The asked for directions out of the venue when my condition caught Page's attention. "Hi, my name is Jimmy Page" in that proper British accent and shook my hand. "Uh, uh yeah, I know who you are, my eyes have been glued on you for 3 hours". He laughs and asks, "what happened to you"? He actually seemed interested, so I prattled on for 15-20 minutes with the gory details. He asks over his shoulder "have we got anything for this kid"? A tee shirt materialized. He grabs a marker and signs it "Best wishes and get well, Jimmy Page" it didn't matter he spelled my name wrong, and it was a 3XXL it was a prized possession. I had it framed and hung it on my wall. Smack in the glaring sun. I was a dumb kid. It's now so faded you can barely make it out, but I know what it says. He didn't have to do that. He was still drenched and tired I'm sure, but I'll never forget his kindness towards a young starstruck fan. My uncle Craige died a couple months ago. I'm looking up all the rock stars I had a chance to meet because of him and it's a who's, who of classic rock bands. I found out at his funeral he wasn't really working those dates. He did it all for me. Probably 125+ concerts. Why it never dawned on me, even after he started a barbershop quartet is a testament to my naiveté at the time.
RIP Uncle Craige and thank you. 🥲
Wow, I'm sorry, that wasn't a quick story after all. I had to wear that damn cast for over a year. It was a conversation starter though. Several band members couldn't resist asking about it. I was 6'2" & weighed in @ 110 pounds. I looked like I'd been in a concentration camp. You find out most were just ordinary people with extraordinary talent. Greg Lake, the guys from Jethro Tull, America, Steve Howe from Yes, Rush, Jon Lord of Deep Purple, couple guys in Chicago, & The Moody Blues, to name a few.
That cast was so miserable, but it could've been so much worse. The surgeons both said my spinal cord was damaged and warned my parents I may never walk again. Nobody told me though. I walked out after only 2 months.
This guitar solo is one of my favorites too. Brilliant.
Wow!
And I'm glad you recovered.
Great story!
Bruh.. this story made my day.
RIP to your wonderful uncle
What an amazing story and memory. I am one of the lucky ones as well growing up in a generation where I got to see a lot of the greats as well my first was Led Zeppelin.
Saw page live bout 16..17 x..sept 71..73.75.77 2x each msg nyc .arms 83..both firm tours outrider 2x..pg.plnt both tours....now?? Im old
Terry Kath, beast of a guitar player.
Right on🥁🥁🥁
He was great but his death but his own gun destroyed his greatness.
Wish he could Him seen doctor to help his demons like we all have.
Eric Johnson the other great American.
"Don't worry, it's not loaded." #tragicloss
Peter Green, Mark Knopfler, Malcolm Jones, David Gilmour, Rory Gallagher, etc.
Yes! Blackmore is a much better player than Page.
You should listen to Radomir Mihajlović Točak from Serbia(former Yugoslavia) Band is called Smak. Check that out.
@user-xf9dm9ci8g Yes I agree.
Brian May, Hank Marvin
@@johnbemis1245 Blackmore is boring. He sounds scalar. Page was a creative genius. That's the difference.
Alvin Lee is still one of the best ever!!!
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Alvin Lee was really good. He did good acoustic stuff too.
@@12Radius SEE ALSO The Bluest Blues
Alvin definitely was very underrated according to guitarist lists.
@@atlasgunther8947 him and Thorogood both have pretty quick fingers
Rory gallagher always and forever
Totally.
Agree
I am very surprised he did not mention Rory Galllagher who was above all but maybe beck and certainly technique wise was on par with Hendrix and Jimi could not do what Rory did slide wise or acoustically !
I did have a Dog I named Rory . after Him .
@@greghenderson4582 From a business standpoint, its not in your best interest to draw your customers attention to another product superior to your own! Secretly, however, he probably wished he was Rory right along with rest of those big names. None of them ever mentioned Rory when he was still alive only after his death did they come out the woodwork with the praise.
At one time, Page said one of his favorite electric guitar solos was Elliott Randall's on Steely Dan's "Reelin' in the Years."
Who now lives near Lot Long land.
It's a great solo.
Same w/ Eric ' No chin' Clapton
I have and always been a fan of Alvin Lee, such a great guitatist, his style was unique..Started with Ten Years After his Woodstock is considered one of the best performance by a band at Woodstock, his version of Hey Joe ,WOW! RIP
I agree. ALVIN IS GOD no Clapton. cheers.
Lee was great at more than just fast blues runs, too. Excellent writer as well as player. Cool trippy psychedelic songs and desolate ballads on the TYA Lps (and single flipside, "The Sounds").
@@STPfuzzDemon I agree.
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Rory Gallagher too!
Hendrix's favourite guitarist .
@@SuperPatrick777Hendrix never said that. It's a long-discredited myth.
Not to mention Eric Johnson and Steve Howe!
SRV didn't play the guitar. He became part of it. He was on another level !!!
He became the Strat!!!
He truly was a pretty good blues soloist.
Nothing to add. He was the Greatest. No doubt. First time hearing him, blow simply me away...SRV, the Blues and Guitar Olymp, alongside Buddy Guy, Jimi Hendrix, Albert & Freddie King, Elmore James, Muddy Waters...
I have irk w him.... he sounds like a metal hammer hitting an anvil....and uh , he's oblivious of this .... dim tonal response....( Where fingers create@ Fretboard )
Peter Green is my all time fav!!!
I would say Jeff Beck in his later years. He could make that guitar make sounds you would not think were possible, and I never even listened to him when I was younger
Stevie Ray Vaughn⭐️ & Joe Walsh⭐️
Joe Walsh my First concert with James Gang / & Black Oak Arkansas
@@gutterfalcon2912 LOVED James Gang in high school.
@@msmc2685 67 and love it!
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Saw Joe Walsh + Buddy Guy @ Coveleski Stadium '91
Gary Moore anyone?
I FIND IT ODD, that most artists of those days hate Richie Blackmore so much they never mention him. I hate guitar solos and over produced guitars in sing and Richie Blackmore in the 70’s(all times but mainly) is the only time i can sit for 12 min and hear a pure guitar solo. Of course they all amazing but the old OG’s of black
America are way more raw and original. Jimmy is amazing too. And as much as people cannot handle Richie Blackmore in a band or personally,HE IS A GENIUS.
Blackmore is something of a Marmite figure, but he's made some great music alongside great musicians. Ann interview with him is always worth watching/listening, he has an immense knowledge about music.
I read an interview by Jimmy regarding Richie, and Page said the Richie was yards ahead of most every Rock guitarist regarding solos at that time.
Ritchie B. and Frank Marino are 2 of my favs.
You will notice sir that the people who have a problem with Mr. Blackmore, dont take it seriously enough and straight up do their job. Dio, Bob Daisley, JLT and Cozy Powell did not have bad stuff to say about Ritchie
Page said in an interview about Richie Blackmore: when it comes to solos, I couldn't reach him.
The late Terry Kath of Chicago.
Live in Tanglewood!
@@LukasFin Yes!
I had the good fortune of seeing Terry 8 times and I have to tell ya, it was a mystical experience. I went to many concerts back in the day and Terry was the best I ever saw.
Hendrix asked Chicago to tour with his band because he said Terry Kath was a better guitarist than
he was. (25or6to4)
@@thomasbeasley5567 That's true...! Jimi really admired Kath...
Roy Clark could play many instruments with amazing perfection
Yeah, I agree. Some, albeit a very select few are anointed from birth. Clark is one. Campbell another. I don't recall who was being interviewed by Jim Ladd decades ago, but it went something like "there is nothing we can do that Campbell cannot and if not as good then better - but there's a lot he can do the we can't". Could've been Knopfler. The guy pulled off 12 string shreds like an entity possessed.
He was great!
Yes! check out Roy on The Odd Couple show in the 70s. He was doing Eddie Van Halen hammer ons back then.
@@johnbemis1245 I remember it!
So does Flea from the RHCP
He was a great admirer of Peter Green and Rory Gallagher
Rory Gallagher was sloppy just like Jimmy Page gets...
@@1956tojo When you tour 300+ days a year, improvise huge chunks of your set each night, and get drunk or high regularly, then footage of "sloppy" playing is not just expected, its inevitable.
@1956tojo and your name shows your level of intelligence. Your mummy warned you doing that would fry your brain and damage your appendage.
yes waited until the end to see if they both got a shout.
Roy Buchanan was also an influence to Page and Beck. Check out 'Pete's Blues and Five String Blues
So nice to see Alvin Lee get a mention. He was always my favorite from that era, but rarely get mentioned in top 5 or top 10 lists
Robin Trower was another blues guitarist with a unique touch.
Still is.
Yeah, I don’t understand why Terry Kath is rarely mentioned whenever “best guitarists” are being talked about. Hendrix himself said Terry Kath was better than he was.
Yeah...he's not, though, is he? Page is absolutely right that Hendrix is the GOAT on electric guitar. Kath is just a pentatonic widdler.
@@paddymeboy: If you wanted to hear the best guitar player that played music, everyone in the business knew it was Kath. If you wanted to just hear noise and very little music, you would go to Hendrix.
He only allegedly said that, according to one of Kath's bandmates.
If you think that your argument was comprehensively dismantled by a bot then you obviously have a very low opinion of yourself. Sad.
You are a tone deaf idiot@@pocopico7409
Leslie West .David Gilmour Jeff Beck .Ritchie Blackmore
saw Page/Clapton/Beck at the Forum in Inglewood in 1983 at the Research For Multiple Sclerosis benefit concert. Peoples heads were on the verge of exploding as if extras in 'Scanners'
I'm in agreement with all the guitarists listed in the comments section - all GREAT guitarists. IMHO, Beck was the GOAT - never stopped evolving until the very end. So melodic. always improvised. Never played a scale, never ran through the same old bag of pentatonic licks. Clapton once was quoted as saying that " on a good night, no one can touch Jeff Beck". John McGlaughlin said the same thing about Beck. I was lucky enough to see him live 6 times over the years and always left gobsmacked at his spontaneous creativity. And he made it look effortless. He was still blazing at 78. R.I.P.
Jeff Beck's death hurt me as much as when either of my parents passed away. As a matter of fact, his being on the planet creating some of the most incredible guitar playing was strong heart felt medicine that helped me get thru the day/night. The last year has been extremely hard on me emotionally for various reasons. Listening to his music has been helpful, but it always reminds me that the #GOATGuitarist is no longer with us but his musical endeavors will always be here for his family, friends, & fans to enjoy. How much did I love Jeff Beck ? I got to see him 15 times perform his guitar artistry in concert.
1) "Fire Meets Fury" with Stevie Ray Vaughan in Chicago, Illinois 1989
2) 2 times with Santana in 3 days in Illinois & Wisconsin 1995
3) "Who Else" tour 2 times in Illinois 1999
4) "You Had It Coming" tour in Illinois 2001
5) Eric Clapton "Crossroads" shows in 2007 & 2010 in Bridgeview, Illinois
6) Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction in Cleveland,Ohio 2009
7) Intimate club tour at Park West, Chicago 2009
8) Les Paul tribute tour with Imelda May, Cadillac Theater, Chicago,Illinois 2011
9) Chicago Theater 2015
10) "Loud Hailer" Ravinia Highland Park, Illinois 2016
11) Performed half hour encore with Rod Stewart Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood, California 2019
12) "18" tour with Johnny Depp Phoenix, Arizona 2022
EVERY time I saw Jeff Beck perform in concert he never disappointed anyone in attendance. He only got better & better mastering the guitar as the years went on in his life. He was the only musician I have ever seen in my lifetime that propelled me to a place I had only experienced when seeing him live. I was so happy & joyful when I was in attendance watching/listening to him tear it up. I'll never be in that place again unfortunately. I am so grateful & lucky to have seen "The Guv'nor" of guitar as many times as I had. After he passed away, I was feeling every negative feeling anyone could experience. I was devastated. The one thing that helped get me thru the pain was all the famous guitarists & their comments about Jeff Beck. Basically EVERYBODY loved Jeff Beck as far as his guitar playing but also that he was such a kind & humble person to be around. The only thing he loved more than his self made cars & guitar collection was his widow Sandra. Jeff & Sandra were big time animal activists which is another reason why I respected them so much. I miss him. Always will. But I will never forget him or the extraordinary music he created with his guitar. He was "One of One". We will never see another guitarist like him in our lifetime. RIP Jeff Beck.
He said in an interview that he learned and his admiration for John Mclaughlin also ! 😉👍🎸🎶
I saw Alvin Lee and Roy Buchanan and both blue me away. Some guitarists never make it big.
My favourite guitar hero is Dick Taylor from The Pretty Things! Very talented musician and still on the road and playing at the age of 81.
Thats a different subject, you are right but that isnt this
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Ritchie Blackmore - Gotta be up there ! ❤️🙏
Everybody Else is Way on the Bottom!!
@highwaystar3780 I'm a 74 year old Scotsman and I saw Ritchie Blackmore before he was even famous live on stage and I stood there totally mesmerised as he did everything apart from making his guitar talk and it totally blew me away, I knew then that I had witnessed a genius at work - truly Amazing ! 😊❤️👍🏴
@@KeithMather-r4g There are countless great guitarists. Thers Only One Blackmore. Any Kid that ever picked up a guitar played the most famous 4 Chords 1st. His Solos are Compositions in themselves. Hendrix is in a class by himself but the Hillbilies mentioned here and frankly All the rest piled together Don't equal One of Ritchies fingernails. I dont expect everyone to feel the same way, but I know there are Enough of us who understand. When I hear the Solo from 'Comfortably Numb' or even 'Stairway'....I say think to myself, Wow, I wish Ritchie had Done that! But then I realize. He has So many Memorable Ones...it's hard to keep track. There will Never be another Man in Black. I don't care who comes and goes!
"When it comes to Solos I Can't even come close as Ritchie is on another level"
--Jimmy Page
@highwaystar3780 You certainly know your stuff dude, and I'm delighted that somebody feels the same way I do - Respect 🙏🏴
@@KeithMather-r4g Thers plenty of us Out There. Ritchie is a Larger than life figure! God Bless!!
The title of this video should use the phrase "greatest rock guitarists" because the guitar existed for centuries before it became electrified. Classical and flamenco playing is far more technically demanding because fingers of the right hand are used rather than a pick. The reason why so many use a flat pick is because they don't have what it takes to fully develop the very rigorous right hand technique needed for playing flamenco and classical guitar music.
There are great rock players but their skill level does not rise to that of a great classical or flamenco player. If you doubt this, just put down the plectrum and try picking the strings with your fingers. The difficulty of playing with fingers rather than a flat pick is 4 or 5 times more difficult.
This video about Kazuhito Yamashita has me believing what you say. ua-cam.com/video/6iB9zkEq4VA/v-deo.html
The thing is Michael that the fretting hand is always less than half the equation. Note execution technique varies depending on what you're trying to play; some music would actually require a plectrum .. some music demands fingerstyle.. if you really want to be a good guitar player, you have to be diversified for the different styles of playing.
That whole difficulty thing doesn’t necessarily hold up. Plenty of people prefer to fingerpick not myself necessarily but there are plenty George Thorogood is merely one example
Also how much have Flamenco guitarists or classical guitarists shaped our cultural landscape? or had such an impact as Jimmy Page? You want to say it’s “technically harder” which I totally agree but how relevant is your point? Like hordes of Zeppelin fans will read your comment and burn all their records and CDs and then only listen to Carlos Montoya from this day on. 🙄
@@LoneWolf-McWeed
Jason, I was referring to diversity of technique, not the popularity of specific styles.
He’s right about classical music. There isn’t a guitarist in history ( and I absolutely love so many rock guitarists) that can even be mentioned in the same sentence as Mozart, Beethoven, or Rachmaninov to name a few. Just a completely different level of musical understanding and mastery. It’s not just mastery of an instrument - it’s complete mastery of music. Jimmy is absolutely incredible on his instrument. Same with Al Demeloa, , Victor Wooten, Neil Peart, Jimmy Hendrix, Eddie Van Halen, Buddy Rich, Benny Goodman, Oscar Peterson and Art Tatum, and a ton of other absolutely insane players. But it’s just not the same as an absolute musical genius as Jimmy himself understands.
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He does play different genres too. Acoustic guitar.
For electric guitar i have those:
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A lot of classical music was composed on guitars, as we know them today, from about the mid 1600's on. Reason is that guitars were cheap and pianos expensive and a young beginning composer had to have a rich family or patron to provide the piano.
Some mad person scored the third movement of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata for electric guitar. A woman called Tina S shredded it. Check it out on her You Tube channel. Flawless technic.
@@jsegal8385Sorry but it's completely false. Beethoven, Bach, Mozart and pretty much all the other great composers (Chopin, Listz, Debussy, Ravel, Schubert, Wagner, Brahms, etc etc) composed music from the piano and from their heads, writing it down in music sheet. Not from the guitar, neither for the guitar. The vast majority of Classical music is either for piano, violín, orchestra or chamber music (quartets, trío, quintet, etc).
There is Classical music for the guitar, obviously. But it's more of a niche, obscure music that is unknown even within the Classical music community. And even then, it's a very small percentage of Classical music.
@@ignacioclerici5341 I really wish people would read the post before jumping on their bandwagon. I merely said that young and beginning composers without a rich family or a patron could not afford a piano and that some therefor used a guitar. That's it. And you see it as an attack.
Anyway Beethoven composed WoO 33 (ie Works without an Opus number) on and for a Terz-Guitar. He also composed some chamber music pieces on and for guitars
Please have the courtesy NOT to reply to this post.
These great guitarists pretty much all say it was Jimi, don't they? (IMO, since we all seem to be taking the opportunity to toss in our own two cents, Steve Howe deserves a mention IMO)
His quote every player brings something to music so true.
His band mate Jeff Beck Duane Almon, Neil shoan, Glen Campbell, Jerry Reed, the Amazing Roy Clark, don't forget Peter Frampton. Frank Zappa.
Plus many more.
Just give us more players Twang!!!😊
Finally someone mentioned Duane Allman 😁
For anyone to proclaim who the (best guitarists) were/are is a fallacy in my opinion. It is purely subjective to every individual to proclaim what guitarists move us emotionally.
Really. So Taylor swift is a better guitarist than Hendrix? It’s all opinion?
Dave Gilmour for me, but I guess that's a different kind of music.
Gilmour always put "feeling" above glitz and glammer playing ... art from the heart
@@atlasgunther8947 Gilmour could do whatever he wanted to. His works stands on it's on. Of all the people mentioned here how many people have a bigger fan base than David Gilmour?
As an aspiring guitarist, David Gilmour is the rock guitarist I would most like to emulate. As he does, I'd like to be able to play with feeling not just speed.
Gilmour is maybe the best electric rock guitarist
Agreed. Beck too has/had a wonderful emotional feel to his playing.
Hendrix was the best and most creative guitarist of the peace and love generation. His song-writing and melodies were a revelation to the rock musicians of the time.
Exactly. Even Page knows no one is better than Hendrix.
Overrated
@@RandyProctor-l7z Undereducated
Hendrix was a class apart, because with him it's not about technique - he was just working on a higher plane than other guitarists, a cosmic plane. And I include Page in that although I love Zep.
@@paddymeboy AGAIN… finally someone else knows their music on here. 🤜🏻
How about Glen Campbell, Jerry Reed, Roy Clarke, Grady Martin and Chet Atkins?
Nobody could do with the guitar as Roy Clark did. Incredibly fast hands.
My apologies for spelling Clark with an 'e.'
What about them, the video is Pages favorite Guitar players.
Justin Johnson
Totally agree. Add Danny Gatton to that list and put him at the top
Richie Blackmore
He's amazing!!!
Blackmore is so good and they never say his name .. he’s like Voldemort of guitar
In an interview, Blackmore dismisses his reputation as a guitar god and said the guitarists in Nashville “just tear me apart.” Nice to hear them get the recognition they deserve.
Saw him live - Blew me away ! ❤️❤️❤️🏴
When it comes to Solos ...I can't Even come Close to Blackmore as He's on a totally different level!
--Jimmy Page
Billy Gibbons...Larry Carlton...Brian Setzer...
Les Paul...Glenn Campbell...Roy Clark...Chet Atkins...
I could go on all day
Billy Gibbons is a favorite of mine, as I have been a big fan of ZZ Top for decades.
RIP Joe Michael "Dusty" Hill.
Jimmy Page aged very well indeed. I am into R&B and R&B. But I am on the same page with Jimmy Page regarding classical music.
I like this fad which comes up from time to time where ppl think Jimmy Page “sucks”, lmao. He sounds damn good to me, what do I know.
Martin Barre of Tull as good as any mentioned, beck , clapton, hendrix , blackmore ect...
Martin Barre is not in the league of Blackmore, Beck or Hendrix by any means, I like him too but that pesky reality deal
Great to see Clarence White mentioned. That guy was pure class and died far too young.
My favourite guitarists are Joseph Spence and Hans Reichel. I also like Sonny Sharrock, Lonnie Johnson and Derek Bailey.
Come on - Bert Jansch surely needs a mention
He stole his riff. White summer. Bert even says in an interview that page wouldn't look him in the eye.
Lol, just what i was thinking.
Jansch was the shit, man. His debut is almost flawless.
@@Blues1986 No, what he stole from Jansch was Black Mountainside and Bron Yr Aur Stomp. White Summer came from Davy Graham.
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I thought I read in a guitar magazine interview that Jimmy Page was very fond of Buck Dharma from BOC. And for good reason Buck Dharma was, and still is, an exceptional guitar player.
Rory Gallagher, Allen Collins, Mark Knopfler, Albert Lee Joe Walsh.
David Gilmour
What a fantastic video have a wonderful day ❤❤❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊😊😊
BEST EVER were DANNY GATTON, Lenny Breau, Scotty Anderson, Django Reinhardt, Wes Montgomery. Next would be Johny Smith, Hank Garland, Jeff Beck, Allan Holdsworth, SRV. As a picker Jerry Reed was one of the best along with Gatton, Scotty. Best player today Matteo Mancuso. Steve Morse is top 15 ever.
@user-if6xb5uh7z - It's all subjective, but that is a great list. You've obviously been paying attention! Be Cool.
Finally someone that knows guitar players! Danny hands down!
I was scrolling the comments to see if someone would bring up Lenny Breau. 👍
Clarence White was an absolutely amazing guitarist, he did so much from bluegrass to country to playing rock with the Byrds. As a guitarist myself he has always been a big influence on my playing especially his picking.
RIP Clarence White
Jimmy Page also said that Steve Martin is one of the best banjo players ever and that “Weird Al” Yankovic’s accordion skills are unmatched.
Or maybe he didn’t. You never actually hear Jimmy Page say anything in this video.
I guess that's why this guy has a successful youtube channel. He knows how to slap a few clips together and throw in a title and narrative that draws clicks
Can't even spell Jimmy what a tool.
Steve Martin actually is a pretty good banjo player...fair point though.
Thank You!
Very happy he recognized Clarence White!
So far, no mention in the video or in the comments of BB King.
Yeah the fact that many of their songs strongly borrowed from blues tunes, it’s crazy that Jimi was the closest to a blue guitarist on the list.
Hendrix was revolutionary but I never thought he was the best. Robin Trower, Jeff Beck, Eddie VanHalen, Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page will always be my top 5
Charo....yes the gootichie gootichie girl. Massive talent.
agreed but has no place in this conversation
My older brother had a huge record library. No idea where he go the money. He went away to college and I spent many happy hours going through his entire inventory. I was 8 years old and even then knew good music when I heard it: Cream, CSNY, Joni Mitchell, Yardbirds, Jethro Tull, on and on. When I got a little older I heard Led Zeppelin 4 I believe. It stunned my young brain and changed my life. Also heard Marvin Gaye What’s Going On. An absolute miracle. I learned to feel good music, not just listen. If I couldn’t feel it, I moved on. Those were such happy years.
The live albums released by the Byrds in recent years highlight Clarence White's playing in a rock context.
I saw him live with the Byrds and he was as fluid and fast as anyone, whether in a Rock or Country style music.
@@mark9058 Shame he died so young.
Enjoyed this, thank you.
Not one Steve Hackett fan here? I certainly am.
Hackett, Beck and Gilmour are my favourite three. Don't worry most of these know it all's in the comments wouldn't know who he is.
Big fan of Steve Hackett, Ollie Halsall, and Harvey Mandel.
Steve Howe as well.
All the comments bringing up other guitarists not mentioned are IRRELEVANT!! The youtube title clearly states that it's about Jimmy Page's favourite guitarists.
It in no way implies that it was about a definitive "best" guitarist list.
Relax
When I started watching Siberian Khatru, I thought Page was a great guitar player. But 8 minutes later I knew Howe was much better.
fact check true......very extremely true.
Yeah right. It's easy to say - when you can't see the wood for the trees - that this or that guy is better than Page. You know how you know Page is the best? Because he's the guy that everybody else is supposed to be better than.
You know how else you know? Because he doesn't do your head in, unlike Yes...
@@paddymeboy do your head in? aw...3 chord boy...you will be ok.
@@paddymeboyu made me laugh with that comment haha,doesn't do your head in like yes!!!,,,, abd i love yes!
Chet Atkins and Roy Clark. 2 of the best acoustic players in the history of 6 strings.
Jerry Reed could smoke them both on an acoustic guitar. Chet had a wider palette than Jerry on electric. Roy was close on guitar, and could blow both of them away on fiddle, banjo, mandolin...
Kinda funny that the first illustration given of Page's guitar genius shows him miming to a track that Jeff Beck played (Heart Full of Soul). 🙂 But hey, that's okay; good effort.
Don "fingers" Felder
Sammy Hagar
Joe Walsh
EVH
Steve Wariner
Brad Paisley
Merle Travis
Tommy Emmanuel
Vince Gill
Vince Gill!
I was sure he would have mentioned Link Wray as he's paid him compliments and mentioned how he was influenced by Wray.
Yep I remember that clip of Rumble that Page had said was a inspiration
Robert Fripp from King Crimson! Invented his own picking technique, invented a special guitar tuning. Unbelievable skill. Signature style. Even Hendrix was impressed after seeing KC play in London 1969
Fripp is more like a scientist than a player.
Surprised...but delightedthat he mentioned 'Clarence White'....one of my all time favourites...tragically killed while loading amps into his car after a gig by a drunk driver.
No mention of Buddy Guy who influenced Hendrix greatly. Then just skimming over Jeff Beck who was a complete master.
I am surprised he hasn't,t mentioned Django Reinhardt who I know he is in awe of he has even played Djangos cherished selmer 501 at Les Paul's House
Interesting point. I doubt many listening to the interview would have a clue.
As far as I'm concerned, ain't none of them could legitimately stand on the same stage as Stevie Ray Vaughan. I'm not saying they weren't great in their own right, but SRV was just on another level. I mean, a lot of it's on video, and more on audio, there for you to see and/or hear. His speed, technical prowess and his TONE ALONE, separated him from the rest. SRV was truly the one and only G.O.A.T.
I'm a jazz fan. We really lost a major talent and song writer when we lost Stevie. He is one of my very favorite guitar players. I agree with your assessment of his playing and why it is so spectacular. Damn, what might have been.
Wrong… I saw Beck & Stevie together in New York.. both were unreal! Beck is the GOAT.
@fabianfailla9121 A subjective opinion can't be wrong, Doofuss. And although I never saw them in person, as you have, I have watched two full length concerts where they performed together. And even though Jeff is a great guitarist, he's just not on the same level as SRV. In my opinion. And I'm pretty sure I read a quote from Jeff saying he wasn't as good as SRV. In summary; You're opinion is yours and mine is mine. But neither is wrong. Peace!
Finally, a major rock guitarist states that classical music is the rarefied realm of true musical genius. Some of us have known this forever.
I don't think Randy Rhodes or Richie Blackmore would have to say it, though they probably did.
@@naysayer1238 ....and more recently Yngwie. He's easy to overlook because he's never written anything that had any cross over to POP Chart winning that made him a name known beyond the circles of Rock Guitar players. Yet you're right. Between Blackmore and Rhodes it's pretty obvious that these two better known names clearly thought' Classical music theory and influence opened their world up to far more than the confines of Rock alone.
GnomicMaster, That's NON-SENSE, boarding on pure classical music SNOB, IMO. No particular style of music "alone" has produced all the "true musical genius". . There are a lot of really good players of many different instruments and playing all styles of music. The VAST MAJORITY of what gets called "genius"......isn't. What we are often hearing is real dedication to developing and maintaining a "talent" Honed and perfected to the best of that individual players ability. So where is "genius" or maybe a better description is "special extra something" that makes us describe it as Genius? I'd argue it's found in those people who brought something entirely NEW and awe inspiring. Classical Music clearly has such players and writers in it's past for sure. That said though so too does Rock, Country, Jazz or what-ever style of music I'm way less familiar with. In rock Guitar Eddie and Hendrix are the obvious players to cite. U tube is full of "kids" who can play their stuff. Such people are clearly TALENTED. and have worked hard. Genius though.....NOPE!! I'll reserve that for people who change everything with their impact on what all of us thought was a limit and they exceeded the expectation with a whole other direction and how things are done. This is true for the world of Classical music as well. There are concert pianists out there who play Mozart, Beethoven and others so well it blows the listener away......but again......that's a talent honed. Not genius. Genius are those Classical musicians who wrote the stuff people still aspire to play long after the writer and original player is gone.
@@Dogboy1960 Well then I suppose I'm a genius because I compose neoclassical piano music (recently completed my 11 vignettes "Rasputin Rhapsody", 47 minutes of eleven thematically related pieces) and I possess 27 patents. Marcin not only plays a guitar like I play the piano, all ten fingers doing something different at the same time, but he composes too. There's an old axiom: After the creator only the copier!! Also, "Skill does what it can, genius does what it must."
@@GnomicMaster You don't get to decide you're a genius. That status is determined by those who listen to your compositions and deem you to be a "genius". If writing a particular style was all there was to it we'd over run with genius to the point of it as an absolutely meaningless description.
Mick Taylor, without any doubt.
I came to make sure Steve Howe wasn't listed. They be rivals. And Jimmy was outclassed.
Howe was great in 'Tomorrow' and 'Bodast' as well. Seems like Jimmy Page started to play sort of like Howe at some point. Listen to the live "Live Yardbirds" from the Anderson Theater in NYC and 'Move' e.p. "Something Else" at the Marquee Club. Both Page and Roy Wood started utilizing Howe's techniques at times on those live recordings where they really hadn't sounded that way before.
Thank you for never using the word "iconic." How refreshing. Thanks.
we all have our favorites don’t we. Mine are Duane Allman, Jeff Beck, Derek Trucks, Terry Kath, Alvin Lee, Peter Green, Stevie Ray Vaughn and of course Hendrix❤
Eric Bell, late of Thin Lizzy was up there too!
I've always heard a lot of Grady Martin's influence in Page's playing and tone...
Especially from the Rockabilly stuff he did for guys like Johnny Burnette in the mid Fifties...TRAIN KEPT A ROLLIN/ Honey Hush, etc...
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Sure, there are great guitarists, such as Yngwie Malmsteem, but I far more appreciate ones, such Ritchie Blackmore, who can write great songs with memorable solos.
Yes you’re right, and I can never understand why Ritchie Blackmore name is never mentioned… he was from the same era as Page, Beck, Clapton and so on…. Hendrix once attended a show where deep purple opened for cream and he went backstage and told Clapton that Ritchie just blew you off stage…. That was the end for deep purple… Clapton and cream chose another band to open for them…. True story….
It is mentioned. Even if You Die without ever knowing who Blackmore Is/was...you will have Died knowing the most famous 4 Chords in Rock history! It's the 1st thing Any Kid ever learned on guitar. When another guy comes along to Compose a Solo that even approaches just One of His Solos which are Compositions in themselves , then All these Overrated Hacks can say something. All these Hillbilly Hippies including Page Don't come close to one of his fingernails!
"When it comes to Solos I Don't Even come Close as Ritchie is on a totally different level"
--Jimmy Page
From just a technical standpoint. Danny Gatton, end of that story. BUT writing a song, creating riffs. Keith Richards or Jimmy Page.
Correct! Debating basketball there's WILT and there is everyone else you might want to argue about. With guitars there is Danny Gatton and everyone else! He doesn't move me as much as my top favorites-- Rory, Albert King, Lonnie Mack,Gerry McGee, Andy Powell, Dave Hole -- but he is the untouchable master of technique of all styles.
I read, that a guy from The Rolling Stone asked Jimmy Hendrix " How does it feel to be the greatist Guitarist in the World ? "
And he answered: " Don´t ask me, ask Schlomo Schlobotnick"
And he was right, I think !
I assume this opinion by Page was outed 50 years ago.
Didn't scroll all the way down but B.B. King, Mike Bloomfield, Roy Buchanan, Andres Segovia and if you want a guitar hero who can compose, Frank Zappa. These lists are always so much fun as well as informative.
What about Stevie Ray Vaughn? How was he not on the list?
This list is about his favourite gutarists, not the best or the greatest. And most of the quotes are from the seventies. So how can Stevie Ray Vaughn be on this list.
@@MullewarpSo many styles. Hard to pick top 10 but SRV probably wouldn't be on it ahyhow. Maybe top 20...
@@Mullewarpexactly, before seeing your comment I pretty much said the same thing.
He may never have seen him, the only explanation I can think of.
@@rg1809 Page never says anything bad about anyone, he named some he respects & admired.
Happy Birthday Jimmy 81 years years young, one of my fav guitarist!
Just saw Slash this week in Berlin. He was fantastic from start to finish.
I told myself I'd be ok if he didn't show Jimi live, but secretly it would have really hurt me for some reason. I felt emotional hearing Jimmy give Jimi his props. Jimmy and Jimi are both my favorite guitarists.
Surprised there was no mention of Peter Green.
I remember reading an interview with Clapton where he was asked how it feels to be the best guitarist in the world and his reply was.....You have to ask Prince.
Was scrolling for this !
Jimmy Page doesn't pick his favourite guitarists or guitarists who he considers the best in this video. More meaningless YT BS.
I read, that a guy from The Rolling Stone asked Jimmy Hendrix " How does it feel to be the greatist Guitarist in the World ? "
And he answered: " Don´t ask me, ask Rory Gallagher"
And he was right, I think !
Nary a mention of Roy Buchanan.
Roy was also an influence for Jeff Beck.
@@TheHumbuckerboy ua-cam.com/video/nYEcQzcI-FA/v-deo.html
There's at least half a dozen already made here before you posted yours.
An interesting point made by Page on classical music and it's enormous subtlety and sophistication over rock or pop for example. I knew a classically trained musician who said everything we hear in modern music already exists in classical music and has done from time
The fact is that 95% of rock guitarists couldn't, even if their life depended on it, play pieces like Bach's lute works. Page recognizes this fact.
so what?
In the studio's hush, where legends reside,
Jimmy Page, with guitar in stride,
Picks his favorites, with discerning ear,
In the realm of music, where stars appear.
From fingertips that blaze with fire,
To melodies that never tire,
Jimmy's choices, a symphony rare,
Echo through the cosmic air.
Hendrix's magic, wild and free,
In his hands, the guitar's decree.
Clapton's soul, in every note,
A timeless sound, with depths remote.
Beck's finesse, a master's touch,
In the strings, his genius clutch.
And Gilmour's grace, like rivers flow,
In melodies that ebb and grow.
In the tapestry of guitar's embrace,
Jimmy Page finds his sacred place.
Each player a legend, a virtuoso's call,
In the studio's echo, they enthrall.
So let us listen, let us hear,
The music that transcends all fear.
For in Jimmy's picks, we find,
The essence of guitar's divine.
Page seems for speed and technical skills I prefer more nuanced players Jerry Garcia Dave Gilmour Guitarists with steely Dan Baxter and Carlton and others
Gary Moore not mentioned here was the Master of Sustain and could play any Genre.Jimi Page could take Lessons off GaryMoore.
Drunken clown .
“Favorite” guitarist/musician doesn’t mean the best. It seems every guitarist/musician that “makes it big” in the business gets the benefit of complimenting their peers/favorites… 👍✌️
Ritchie Blackmore is still living and a guitar legend 🙌🏼🎸🇺🇸
I'm surprized he didnt mention Rory Gallagher , who he stole so many of his licks from.
Probably why he didn't. A clever one, is Jimmy.
There are fine admirable guitarists then there is Jimi Hendrix. Mitch Mitchell's drumming meshed in so well with him to make these unbelievable classics.
Allan Holdsworth, Hank Garland, and Paco de Lucia are amongst my favourite musicians. Link Wray is another.