There are countless studio guitarists, that could shred with the best, tha we'll never hear about.
@pkoven
5 ай бұрын
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.
@davekiddie4467
5 ай бұрын
It's a big planet.
@MHB48615
5 ай бұрын
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.
@shanemcconnell1736
5 ай бұрын
It says favorites, not the best
@michaelblankenau6598
5 ай бұрын
Very true…
@JackSquat54
5 ай бұрын
Johnny Winter was a great one.
@paulherbert5548
4 ай бұрын
Rory and Johnny were the best slide guitar players I've ever heard.
@atllzable
3 ай бұрын
I LOVED Johnny Winter..
@southernsoul9306
2 ай бұрын
Duane Allman, Derek Trucks?@@paulherbert5548
@AstroGremlinAmerican
Ай бұрын
Johnny Winter and Live (including Rich Derringer). Little School Girl and Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo written by Derringer. Played the grooves off.
@jimbiddlecome13
Ай бұрын
@@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.
@bpark0906
5 ай бұрын
The late Terry Kath of Chicago.
@LukasFin
5 ай бұрын
Live in Tanglewood!
@alcambrola2834
5 ай бұрын
@@LukasFin Yes!
@alcambrola2834
5 ай бұрын
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.
@thomasbeasley5567
5 ай бұрын
Hendrix asked Chicago to tour with his band because he said Terry Kath was a better guitarist than he was. (25or6to4)
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 !
@gutterfalcon2912
5 ай бұрын
I did have a Dog I named Rory . after Him .
@Sota-son
5 ай бұрын
@@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.
@dd-nv6sw
5 ай бұрын
Nice to see him recognize Alvin Lee as one of the greatest. Fantastic player!
@BigMac58
5 ай бұрын
Agreed = Alvin has been overlooked for many,.many years. One of the best but also one of the least recognised.
@andrasczehlarik9180
5 ай бұрын
ALVIN WAS A GIFT FROM GOD. R.I.P. Cheers
@normatible9795
5 ай бұрын
Alvin Lee was great and even clapton acknowledged him as such
@andrasczehlarik9180
5 ай бұрын
Saw you, TEN YEARS AFTER - LIVE AT WINTERLAND 1975 AUG.4. EXCELLENT. Cheers.🍉
@LukasFin
5 ай бұрын
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!
@Elvis222
5 ай бұрын
Terry Kath, beast of a guitar player.
@fablenewsnetwork7223
5 ай бұрын
Right on🥁🥁🥁
@playersteven007
5 ай бұрын
He was great but his death but his own gun destroyed his greatness.
@playersteven007
5 ай бұрын
Wish he could Him seen doctor to help his demons like we all have.
@giseles4224
3 ай бұрын
Eric Johnson the other great American.
@scubadiva666
Ай бұрын
"Don't worry, it's not loaded." #tragicloss
@andyallan2909
5 ай бұрын
Peter Green, Mark Knopfler, Malcolm Jones, David Gilmour, Rory Gallagher, etc.
@johnbemis1245
5 ай бұрын
Yes! Blackmore is a much better player than Page.
@Mikii713
4 ай бұрын
You should listen to Radomir Mihajlović Točak from Serbia(former Yugoslavia) Band is called Smak. Check that out.
@johnbemis1245
4 ай бұрын
@user-xf9dm9ci8g Yes I agree.
@clairecornish8458
4 ай бұрын
Brian May, Hank Marvin
@sundrenched6248
3 ай бұрын
@@johnbemis1245 Blackmore is boring. He sounds scalar. Page was a creative genius. That's the difference.
@Nicholas-dreamlove
5 ай бұрын
Rory Gallagher too!
@SuperPatrick777
15 күн бұрын
Hendrix's favourite guitarist .
@user-dh5bnafe4b
5 күн бұрын
@@SuperPatrick777Hendrix never said that. It's a long-discredited myth.
@davidgilmour9447
4 ай бұрын
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.
@konstantia1607
3 ай бұрын
Wow! And I'm glad you recovered.
@danschultz7029
Ай бұрын
Great story!
@mathtrixmusiclix4248
Ай бұрын
Bruh.. this story made my day. RIP to your wonderful uncle
@judyedwards5643
20 күн бұрын
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.
@RC-gf8cs
16 күн бұрын
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
@bwtv147
5 ай бұрын
Among the pickers who aren’t on this list are Chet Atkins, Roy Clark, Glen Campbell, and Jerry Reed.
@LoneWolf-McWeed
5 ай бұрын
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… 🤷🏻♂️
@procarpenter1788
5 ай бұрын
@@LoneWolf-McWeed comment warrior over here
@LoneWolf-McWeed
5 ай бұрын
@@procarpenter1788 I know my music
@DaveStarks-ku2jd
5 ай бұрын
@@LoneWolf-McWeed But not your manners
@highnrising
5 ай бұрын
He doesn't mention Andrés Segovia either. I guess he's only talking about rock & roll and some pop-rock guitarists.
@LoneWolf-McWeed
5 ай бұрын
Alvin Lee is still one of the best ever!!!
@mickhegartyhegarty
5 ай бұрын
Snowy white mick taylor
@12Radius
5 ай бұрын
Alvin Lee was really good. He did good acoustic stuff too.
@LoneWolf-McWeed
5 ай бұрын
@@12Radius SEE ALSO The Bluest Blues
@atlasgunther8947
5 ай бұрын
Alvin definitely was very underrated according to guitarist lists.
@LoneWolf-McWeed
5 ай бұрын
@@atlasgunther8947 him and Thorogood both have pretty quick fingers
@broncobrian2344
4 ай бұрын
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
@scurvybro8850
5 ай бұрын
At one time, Page said one of his favorite electric guitar solos was Elliott Randall's on Steely Dan's "Reelin' in the Years."
@deepindercheema4917
5 ай бұрын
Who now lives near Lot Long land.
@AleisterCrowley.
3 ай бұрын
It's a great solo.
@buckchile614
Ай бұрын
Same w/ Eric ' No chin' Clapton
@electricman69
5 ай бұрын
Roy Clark could play many instruments with amazing perfection
@bmepdoc9675
4 ай бұрын
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.
@dcfire2222
4 ай бұрын
He was great!
@johnbemis1245
4 ай бұрын
Yes! check out Roy on The Odd Couple show in the 70s. He was doing Eddie Van Halen hammer ons back then.
@paulherbert5548
4 ай бұрын
@@johnbemis1245 I remember it!
@LoneWolf-McWeed
4 ай бұрын
So does Flea from the RHCP
@msmc2685
5 ай бұрын
Stevie Ray Vaughn⭐️ & Joe Walsh⭐️
@gutterfalcon2912
5 ай бұрын
Joe Walsh my First concert with James Gang / & Black Oak Arkansas
@msmc2685
5 ай бұрын
@@gutterfalcon2912 LOVED James Gang in high school.
@dcfire2222
4 ай бұрын
@@msmc2685 67 and love it!
@Laurie-xu6fo
3 ай бұрын
@@gutterfalcon2912 Saw Joe Walsh + Buddy Guy @ Coveleski Stadium '91
@x2phat2cmytoes
3 ай бұрын
Gary Moore anyone?
@davidnovatka3346
3 ай бұрын
SRV didn't play the guitar. He became part of it. He was on another level !!!
@staceyglaunert3770
2 ай бұрын
He became the Strat!!!
@vesa-mattisairanen4516
2 ай бұрын
He truly was a pretty good blues soloist.
@LeoWuerde
Ай бұрын
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...
@COURRUPTIONCOIN
Ай бұрын
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 )
@Grovesgeo
Ай бұрын
Peter Green is my all time fav!!!
@joelcampbell1491
5 ай бұрын
Leslie West .David Gilmour Jeff Beck .Ritchie Blackmore
@bmepdoc9675
4 ай бұрын
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'
@mike747436
5 ай бұрын
Dave Gilmour for me, but I guess that's a different kind of music.
@atlasgunther8947
5 ай бұрын
Gilmour always put "feeling" above glitz and glammer playing ... art from the heart
@karlheinzvonkroemann2217
5 ай бұрын
@@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?
@audiophileman7047
5 ай бұрын
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.
@bossanovaboy
4 ай бұрын
Gilmour is maybe the best electric rock guitarist
@erroneousbatch
4 ай бұрын
Agreed. Beck too has/had a wonderful emotional feel to his playing.
@JackSquat54
5 ай бұрын
Robin Trower was another blues guitarist with a unique touch.
@thomasgood3472
2 ай бұрын
Still is.
@jeffstein3267
5 ай бұрын
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.
@mattdelany6799
3 ай бұрын
Really. So Taylor swift is a better guitarist than Hendrix? It’s all opinion?
@playersteven007
5 ай бұрын
I saw Alvin Lee and Roy Buchanan and both blue me away. Some guitarists never make it big.
@bryceb8331
Ай бұрын
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.
@marissa0379
5 ай бұрын
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.
@geoffpoole483
4 ай бұрын
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.
@mark9058
4 ай бұрын
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.
@ejohnson3837
4 ай бұрын
Ritchie B. and Frank Marino are 2 of my favs.
@THOMASSBLAQUELOURDE
3 ай бұрын
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
@karlwanninger7675-w4w
8 күн бұрын
Page said in an interview about Richie Blackmore: when it comes to solos, I couldn't reach him.
@geoffwells5633
5 ай бұрын
He was a great admirer of Peter Green and Rory Gallagher
@1956tojo
5 ай бұрын
Rory Gallagher was sloppy just like Jimmy Page gets...
@padraigk9740
5 ай бұрын
@@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.
@markhill9275
5 ай бұрын
@1956tojo and your name shows your level of intelligence. Your mummy warned you doing that would fry your brain and damage your appendage.
@peterperigoe9231
5 ай бұрын
yes waited until the end to see if they both got a shout.
@TheHumbuckerboy
5 ай бұрын
Roy Buchanan was also an influence to Page and Beck. Check out 'Pete's Blues and Five String Blues
@blujay9191
5 ай бұрын
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)
@JohnCunningham-sy5ug
4 ай бұрын
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!!!😊
@johnbernacki6155
4 ай бұрын
Finally someone mentioned Duane Allman 😁
@Kleermaker1000
3 ай бұрын
Mick Taylor, without any doubt.
@pocopico7409
5 ай бұрын
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
5 ай бұрын
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.
@pocopico7409
5 ай бұрын
@@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.
@user-dh5bnafe4b
4 ай бұрын
He only allegedly said that, according to one of Kath's bandmates.
@user-dh5bnafe4b
4 ай бұрын
If you think that your argument was comprehensively dismantled by a bot then you obviously have a very low opinion of yourself. Sad.
@hesch-tag
4 ай бұрын
You are a tone deaf idiot@@pocopico7409
@PageMarker1
5 ай бұрын
Richie Blackmore
@Nicholas-dreamlove
5 ай бұрын
He's amazing!!!
@chucky6311
5 ай бұрын
Blackmore is so good and they never say his name .. he’s like Voldemort of guitar
@humphreygruntwhistle3946
5 ай бұрын
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.
@KeithMather-r4g
5 ай бұрын
Saw him live - Blew me away ! ❤️❤️❤️🏴
@highwaystar3780
5 ай бұрын
When it comes to Solos ...I can't Even come Close to Blackmore as He's on a totally different level! --Jimmy Page
@tarquin4592
5 ай бұрын
How about Glen Campbell, Jerry Reed, Roy Clarke, Grady Martin and Chet Atkins?
@garytorresani8846
5 ай бұрын
Nobody could do with the guitar as Roy Clark did. Incredibly fast hands.
@tarquin4592
5 ай бұрын
My apologies for spelling Clark with an 'e.'
@brooklynnyc7079
5 ай бұрын
What about them, the video is Pages favorite Guitar players.
@rogersmith5167
5 ай бұрын
Justin Johnson
@GlennSnell
5 ай бұрын
Totally agree. Add Danny Gatton to that list and put him at the top
@Slainte-Mhath
2 ай бұрын
No mention of Buddy Guy who influenced Hendrix greatly. Then just skimming over Jeff Beck who was a complete master.
@Robert-tv9rq
5 ай бұрын
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.
@THOMASSBLAQUELOURDE
3 ай бұрын
Thats a different subject, you are right but that isnt this
@KeithMather-r4g
5 ай бұрын
Ritchie Blackmore - Gotta be up there ! ❤️🙏
@highwaystar3780
5 ай бұрын
Everybody Else is Way on the Bottom!!
@KeithMather-r4g
5 ай бұрын
@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 ! 😊❤️👍🏴
@highwaystar3780
5 ай бұрын
@@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
@KeithMather-r4g
5 ай бұрын
@highwaystar3780 You certainly know your stuff dude, and I'm delighted that somebody feels the same way I do - Respect 🙏🏴
@highwaystar3780
5 ай бұрын
@@KeithMather-r4g Thers plenty of us Out There. Ritchie is a Larger than life figure! God Bless!!
@flasaxmessias4999
4 ай бұрын
He said in an interview that he learned and his admiration for John Mclaughlin also ! 😉👍🎸🎶
@rickchiplin4970
Ай бұрын
Gary Moore not mentioned here was the Master of Sustain and could play any Genre.Jimi Page could take Lessons off GaryMoore.
@SuperPatrick777
15 күн бұрын
Drunken clown .
@joetorres156
5 ай бұрын
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
@andrasczehlarik9180
5 ай бұрын
I agree. ALVIN IS GOD no Clapton. cheers.
@STPfuzzDemon
5 ай бұрын
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").
@andrasczehlarik9180
5 ай бұрын
@@STPfuzzDemon I agree.
@gwugluud
5 ай бұрын
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.
@danielstephens9748
5 ай бұрын
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.
@bugvswindshield
5 ай бұрын
Charo....yes the gootichie gootichie girl. Massive talent.
@THOMASSBLAQUELOURDE
3 ай бұрын
agreed but has no place in this conversation
@thelennybreauarchives5675
5 ай бұрын
Jimmy Page doesn't pick his favourite guitarists or guitarists who he considers the best in this video. More meaningless YT BS.
@metacosmos
4 ай бұрын
his taste goes to guitar players who sometimes play an interesting solo. None of them is a great guitar player.
@ricklocke1187
5 ай бұрын
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
@cryptogumbyckb1183
2 ай бұрын
Billy Gibbons...Larry Carlton...Brian Setzer... Les Paul...Glenn Campbell...Roy Clark...Chet Atkins... I could go on all day
@franknew9001
23 күн бұрын
Billy Gibbons is a favorite of mine, as I have been a big fan of ZZ Top for decades. RIP Joe Michael "Dusty" Hill.
@dmac4793
4 ай бұрын
Martin Barre of Tull as good as any mentioned, beck , clapton, hendrix , blackmore ect...
@THOMASSBLAQUELOURDE
3 ай бұрын
Martin Barre is not in the league of Blackmore, Beck or Hendrix by any means, I like him too but that pesky reality deal
@scitsalcoryp
5 ай бұрын
Where's Steve Howe Jimmy ? Love ya but you are totally full of yourself
@interstellarcontroller5043
5 ай бұрын
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.
@mjmcnult
5 ай бұрын
I was sure he would have mentioned Link Wray as he's paid him compliments and mentioned how he was influenced by Wray.
@SpeedTriple59
5 ай бұрын
Yep I remember that clip of Rumble that Page had said was a inspiration
@tomfoster2697
4 ай бұрын
Very happy he recognized Clarence White!
@blucat4
2 ай бұрын
I don't like any of these guys, but it's a matter of taste. The Beatles, The Beach Boys (not guitar stuff I know), Angus Young, Mark Knopfler and Eddie Van halen, left all this stuff in the dust, where it should be left imo. Any 10 year old in a guitar shop can play rings around those guys. Hell even CC Deville could and his tone sounds way better as well. I started playing guitar because of Mark Knopfler, but as I said, it's a matter of taste. Cheers. 🙂
@jonblackers4611
5 ай бұрын
I assume this opinion by Page was outed 50 years ago.
@joebarr725
5 ай бұрын
So far, no mention in the video or in the comments of BB King.
@paulyguitary7651
5 ай бұрын
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.
@roquefortfiles
2 ай бұрын
Page is fabulous in the studio but he's a train wreck live. Unbelievably sloppy. I thought this years ago when I watched some live Zep concerts. (Holy fuck what a mess he is live) I felt all alone on this belief until I read Eddy Van Halen say the same thing.
@michaelmckinney7240
5 ай бұрын
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.
@posteroonie
5 ай бұрын
This video about Kazuhito Yamashita has me believing what you say. kzitem.info/news/bejne/l594n66hfqNliXY
@shipsahoy1793
5 ай бұрын
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.
@LoneWolf-McWeed
5 ай бұрын
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
@LoneWolf-McWeed
5 ай бұрын
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. 🙄
@shipsahoy1793
5 ай бұрын
@@LoneWolf-McWeed Jason, I was referring to diversity of technique, not the popularity of specific styles.
@delboyrams363
4 ай бұрын
Peter green Srv Paul kosoff Dickey betts Alvin lee Otis rush Johnny winter
@BenRobinson1974
5 ай бұрын
Come on - Bert Jansch surely needs a mention
@Blues1986
5 ай бұрын
He stole his riff. White summer. Bert even says in an interview that page wouldn't look him in the eye.
@pieterd5376
5 ай бұрын
Lol, just what i was thinking.
@saturnsabyss
5 ай бұрын
Jansch was the shit, man. His debut is almost flawless.
@paddymeboy
5 ай бұрын
@@Blues1986 No, what he stole from Jansch was Black Mountainside and Bron Yr Aur Stomp. White Summer came from Davy Graham.
@Blues1986
5 ай бұрын
@@paddymeboyskip to 3:50 and on kzitem.info/news/bejne/ppCLp5qDqmacl4Ysi=-17WdqiFSQiyfaba
There's at least half a dozen already made here before you posted yours.
@Richardtv1968
3 ай бұрын
Best guitarist??? Jan Akkerman of Focus and of Cuby and the blizzards
@robertmalone4161
5 ай бұрын
Just saw Slash this week in Berlin. He was fantastic from start to finish.
@judyedwards5643
20 күн бұрын
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
@trevorhoward7682
4 ай бұрын
Surprised there was no mention of Peter Green.
@virtualzhbl
5 ай бұрын
Frank Zappa should be near the top of the list.
@Michael-we9vp
5 ай бұрын
What about Stevie Ray Vaughn? How was he not on the list?
@Mullewarp
5 ай бұрын
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.
@ShawnConrad-tw8du
5 ай бұрын
@@MullewarpSo many styles. Hard to pick top 10 but SRV probably wouldn't be on it ahyhow. Maybe top 20...
@sicotshit7068
5 ай бұрын
@@Mullewarpexactly, before seeing your comment I pretty much said the same thing.
@rg1809
3 ай бұрын
He may never have seen him, the only explanation I can think of.
@sicotshit7068
3 ай бұрын
@@rg1809 Page never says anything bad about anyone, he named some he respects & admired.
@PeteZolli
5 ай бұрын
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.
@davidr2975
5 ай бұрын
How about Johnny Depp, lol.😊
@spiritualarchitect4276
5 ай бұрын
When I started watching Siberian Khatru, I thought Page was a great guitar player. But 8 minutes later I knew Howe was much better.
@michaelbeerbados3291
5 ай бұрын
fact check true......very extremely true.
@paddymeboy
5 ай бұрын
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...
@michaelbeerbados3291
5 ай бұрын
@@paddymeboy do your head in? aw...3 chord boy...you will be ok.
@CarlFrreeland
5 ай бұрын
@@paddymeboyu made me laugh with that comment haha,doesn't do your head in like yes!!!,,,, abd i love yes!
@davidwalker5054
4 ай бұрын
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
@rg1809
3 ай бұрын
Interesting point. I doubt many listening to the interview would have a clue.
@richardpierce7819
5 ай бұрын
I'm surprized he didnt mention Rory Gallagher , who he stole so many of his licks from.
@dashingeduardosuarez
2 күн бұрын
Probably why he didn't. A clever one, is Jimmy.
@GlennSnell
5 ай бұрын
From just a technical standpoint. Danny Gatton, end of that story. BUT writing a song, creating riffs. Keith Richards or Jimmy Page.
@Sota-son
4 ай бұрын
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.
@donbladsoe
5 ай бұрын
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.
@onlyrick
5 ай бұрын
@user-if6xb5uh7z - It's all subjective, but that is a great list. You've obviously been paying attention! Be Cool.
@GlennSnell
5 ай бұрын
Finally someone that knows guitar players! Danny hands down!
@W1LLi4m_
3 ай бұрын
I was scrolling the comments to see if someone would bring up Lenny Breau. 👍
@firstlast5350
4 ай бұрын
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.
@bramcurtis6900
5 ай бұрын
Chet Atkins and Roy Clark. 2 of the best acoustic players in the history of 6 strings.
@michaelclark9762
3 ай бұрын
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...
@myway9128
4 ай бұрын
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.
@burrbonus
2 ай бұрын
1:11 -- What to do when you run out of dental floss
@l.rongardner2150
5 ай бұрын
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.
@carlocalarco6718
5 ай бұрын
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….
@highwaystar3780
5 ай бұрын
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
@lioleon6898
3 ай бұрын
Mick Taylor! Rolling Stones👊🏼🏆 Richie blackmore...👍🏼🙌🏼 Deep Purple! .... Alvin lee, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page!....…....🎸💥
@KenSiefert
3 ай бұрын
Peter Frampton is hugely underrated…
@andrewwhyte9944
5 ай бұрын
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.
@LoneWolf-McWeed
5 ай бұрын
Exactly. Even Page knows no one is better than Hendrix.
@RandyProctor-l7z
5 ай бұрын
Overrated
@LoneWolf-McWeed
5 ай бұрын
@@RandyProctor-l7z Undereducated
@paddymeboy
5 ай бұрын
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.
@LoneWolf-McWeed
5 ай бұрын
@@paddymeboy AGAIN… finally someone else knows their music on here. 🤜🏻
@KenTeel
4 ай бұрын
The guitar established itself.... largely to innovative playing ? For starters it was amplification that changed things. I the old days, guitars were relegated to band rhythm instruments because they couldn't be heard over a band of horns, particularly with solo notes. It was the electrification that allowed amplification, that allowed the guitar to move to the forefront. It was TECHNOLOGY that allowed the guitar to come to prominence. The second factor is that it is a polyphonic instrument: It can play more than one note at a time. It can play chords. A trumpet can't do that because its a one note instrument (one note at a time.) This polyphonic reality allows guitar to be used an an accompanyment instrument for singers. With amplification, with the ability for solo notes to be heard, and with the ability to be used to accompany singers, the tecnology pushed the guitar forward. The guitar had been popular in country , folk, blues, etc., before amplification. But after amplification, and being a polyphonic instrument, that could now be heard loudly: It could replace horn sections, where two or three trumpets were required to make a chord (and to be heard loudly). With amplification, the guitar simply could be a mini orchestra. And THAT is what pushed the guitar forward. Yes, different effects that were now possible with the electrification of a guitar, like distortion, chorus, flangers, etc, Combined with talented players, this accerlerated the guitar's popularity even further. But this was only made possible by the electrification of the guitar, and the polyphonic nature of the instrument. Also playing into this are cultural factors. Young people, culturally, took to the sound of the guitar, en masse. Horns were very very popular with older people at the time. This older generation took to horns, culturally in the same manner. But it's only technology that allow these things to take place. Without the science of metalurgy, horn never could have been invented. Without the science of electricity, the guitar could never have move to the forefront. And, without the technology distortion boxes, chours, etc. could never have been made possible. Technology is really responsible for the guitar moving to the forefront.
@slicksnewonenow
5 ай бұрын
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...
@Geoffreydarcy-pv4mq
5 ай бұрын
❤
@michaelhanrahanmoore1622
4 ай бұрын
If i was to pick ten jimmy page wouldnt be among them
@johnhoran9840
5 ай бұрын
The live albums released by the Byrds in recent years highlight Clarence White's playing in a rock context.
@mark9058
4 ай бұрын
I saw him live with the Byrds and he was as fluid and fast as anyone, whether in a Rock or Country style music.
@johnhoran9840
4 ай бұрын
@@mark9058 Shame he died so young.
@paulherbert5548
4 ай бұрын
So many great guitarist. Dickey Betts & Brian Setzer 11-20-84 late night TV performance. Check it out!
@billsmith2112
5 ай бұрын
Not one Steve Hackett fan here? I certainly am.
@shaynewest8757
5 ай бұрын
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.
@Geoffreydarcy-pv4mq
5 ай бұрын
Big fan of Steve Hackett, Ollie Halsall, and Harvey Mandel.
@sanddab
4 ай бұрын
Steve Howe as well.
@cshubs
5 ай бұрын
I hoped to see mention of Roy Buchanan.
@krakatoa1200
5 ай бұрын
Rory Gallagher, Allen Collins, Mark Knopfler, Albert Lee Joe Walsh.
@karlheinzvonkroemann2217
5 ай бұрын
David Gilmour
@DaddyWarbucksunlimited
4 ай бұрын
Terry Kath
@jongilbertson2106
5 ай бұрын
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.
@highnrising
5 ай бұрын
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
@shaynewest8757
5 ай бұрын
Can't even spell Jimmy what a tool.
@paddymeboy
5 ай бұрын
Steve Martin actually is a pretty good banjo player...fair point though.
@michaelclark9762
3 ай бұрын
Thank You!
@JohnLeePedimore
5 ай бұрын
Les Paul?
@PointyTailofSatan
4 ай бұрын
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.
22 сағат бұрын
so what?
@leehambleton9919
5 ай бұрын
Rory Gallagher GOAT
@user-bl5jr5vz6i
5 ай бұрын
Bill Nelson of Be Bop Deluxe.
@Geoffreydarcy-pv4mq
5 ай бұрын
🔥💙🔥 Bill Nelson, Robert Fripp, Robin Trower.
@jamesdeluca6657
2 ай бұрын
Look up al de meola,listen to him
@michaelbeerbados3291
5 ай бұрын
I came to make sure Steve Howe wasn't listed. They be rivals. And Jimmy was outclassed.
@STPfuzzDemon
5 ай бұрын
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.
@tonyblackmore6767
4 ай бұрын
Iommi,May,Blackmore,Gallagher,Harrison ???
@563421094
5 ай бұрын
Duane Allman....Paul Kossoff.....Gary Moore ....Joe Bonamassa...
@SuperAnimelover100
3 ай бұрын
Kossoff, Yes !
@OldHickoryAndyJackson
5 ай бұрын
Of course he picks Jimi, but unfortunately he could not communicate with Jimi because of Hendrix substance abuse problems
@alivstyson1864
5 ай бұрын
If we limit it ro rock then Jeff beck, Srv, Steve vai, Eddie van halen, Roy Buchanan, honorable mentions to hendrix, page, knofler and zappa
@scooter6582
4 ай бұрын
Finally someone mentioned Roy Buchanan Personally he's my favorite guitarist of all time
@LukasFin
5 ай бұрын
Buck Dharma aka Donald Rosier is one among many who hardly ever gets a notion. So I did it here.
@davidgagen9856
5 ай бұрын
Ha....thats Jeff Beck playing sitar sounding riff on Heart Full Of Soul. Page is just pretending to play for the video.
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