Best Lead Guitarists of All Time

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The Top Ten

1Kirk Hammett - Metallica

2Slash

3Angus Young - AC/DC

4Dimebag Darrel - Pantera

dude, maybe Slipknot is you favorite band; but you're going to receive many bad comments in this list because you put Mick Thompson in first place... mainly because it is so wrong that he is before Jimi and Dimebag, and you forgot many great guitarists like Jimmy Page, Eddie Van Halen, Dave Mustaine, Marty Friedman, Alexi Liaho, Zakk Wylde, John Petrucci, Rhandy Rhoads, Michael Angelo Batio, Yngwie Malmsteen, Paul Gilbert, Eric Clapton, Glenn Tipton...

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5Kerry King - Slayer

6Joe Perry - Aerosmith

7Jimi Hendrix - The Jimi Hendrix Experience

Jimi is the greatest guitarist that has ever lived, is still living or ever will live.

Mick Thompson better than Jimi Hendrix, that is comedy. LMAO I know this is someone's idea of a joke, and it's funny. Jimmy Page couldn't crack the top ten... it's getting funnier. I mean Page is no Kirk Hammet... we all no that, rofl!

8Adrian Smith - Iron Maiden

9Mick Thomson - Slipknot

Best nu metal guitarist ever. Best rock guitarist. Best metal guitarist. MOST INSANE GUITAR PLAYER IN THE GALAXY

Kirk hammet is a better guitarist than mick. But Mick thompson has more swag. That's the ingredient to being a truely great guitarist

OF course he is. He created his own tuning. Kirk is good but just any regular guitarist

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10Synyster Gates - Avenged Sevenfold
Syn's skill is amazing! Sweep picking, dive bombs, hammer ons and pull offs, sliding. He's a master of it all. Most of his solos are superfast and clean at the same time. The solo from afterlife is what you should listen to. Jimi hendrix set his guitar on fire. Syn can do the same. ALL HE HAS TO DO IS PLAY IT! HE PLAYS SO FAST HE MAKES SLASH SEEM LIKE A ROOKIE!
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Syn's skill is amazing! Sweep picking, dive bombs, hammer ons and pull offs, sliding. He's a master of it all. Most of his solos are superfast and clean at the same time. The solo from afterlife is what you should listen to. Jimi hendrix set his guitar on fire. Syn can do the same. ALL HE HAS TO DO IS PLAY IT! HE PLAYS SO FAST HE MAKES SLASH SEEM LIKE A ROOKIE!
FoREVr...
Why 11? He should be 5 or 4

The Contenders

11Jeff Hanneman - Slayer

12Michael Padge Paget - Bullet For My Valentine

13Paul Gilbert

14Brian May - Queen

15Dan Donegan - Disturbed

Haha, Disturbed's my favorite band and I love Danny to death. However, he should not be in the the top 20, let alone the top 10. That's not to say he's bad guitarist. He's an excellent guitarist; the man learned how to play just by watching someone on TV and he down-picks exclusively. Considering this list is bad enough as is, I'll support the home-team and give the guy my vote

16Daron Malakian - System of a Down

17Joe Satriani

18Brad Delson
He rocks
Have you ever heard waiting for the end?

19Alexi Laiho - Children of Bodom

20Yngwie Malmsteen
There has never been one like him!

21Alex Lifeson - Rush

22Shawn Lane

23Frank Marino

24Randy Rhodes

25Steve Vai

26Michael Schenker

27Uli Roth

28Robin Trower

29Tommy Bolin

30John Frusciante

31Eric Clapton

32Matt Bellamy

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