Final 8 in the bracket are:
LEFT SIDE:
Jimi Hendrix vs. Stevie Ray Vaughan
Jimmy Page vs. Brian May
RIGHT SIDE:
Eddie Van Halen vs. Joe Satriani
Tony Iommi vs. Alex Lifeson
I'm pretty sure it's going to be Jimi vs. Eddie in the finals. With Jimi winning. Hendrix has never lost one of these polls since their inception in 1970. Although I think Eddie should win.
My top 5 ever:
1. Eddie Van Halen
2. Joe Satriani
3. Jimi Hendrix
4. Randy Rhoads
5. Steve Vai/Stevie Ray Vaughan
Vote Here:
http://www.guitarworld.com/poll-greatest-guitarist-all-time-round-5-eddie-van-halen-vs-joe-satriani
LINK TO BRACKET (CAN'T POST IT FOR SOME REASON...):
http://dl.guitarworld.com/Sweet16Bracket.jpg
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Eddie up 61% to 39% over Satch.
Is nobody else interested? This is the ALL-TIME greatest guitar players EVER. From the best guitar magazine/website of all-time. -
Greatest? I don't know. My favorite will always probably be Iommi though.
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I voted for Satch...not that it will matter tho. EVH founded one of the most popular bands with great/catchy tunes that remained popular spanning 3 decades, so he has plenty of fans that will carry him past Satch. I always viewed Satch as a player's player -- IMO at the top of the heap -- who got some mainstream attention for a short time, but didn't write the typucal "hits" that people can sing in the shower, so....
My 2nd favorite of all time was Gilmour, but looks like he got a tough draw against my 3rd favorite hendrix, whose going against my 4th favorite SRV, and will probably be up against my 5th favorite, EVH, in the finals.CashInFist likes this. -
Waste of time. All these "competitions" are. Should be titled "Favorite" not "Greatest."
I can name 5 right off the top of my head who absolutely smoke May, Iommi and Lifeson.
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pat metheny
john scoffield
hendrix
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I am a guitar player myself. I don't even begin to approach what any of these people do. But as a player, I don't see how people with unique talents applied to different times, styles and genres can possibly be ranked.
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I like seeing kids nail these solos http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=fvwp&NR=1&v=MfvQevEuymU
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I always loved sloppy Jimmy Page.
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my top 6
[video=youtube;qFoBbNHvOME]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFoBbNHvOME&feature=g-vrec[/video]
[video=youtube;NrRZ4Ub9HDY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrRZ4Ub9HDY[/video]
[video=youtube;Z60Lyt4JwTk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z60Lyt4JwTk&feature=related[/video]
[video=youtube;qcwDDm9IfBY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcwDDm9IfBY[/video]
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I'd like to see the entire bracket from when it started. I'd like to know where John Petrucci, Yngwie Malmsteen, Jason Becker, Michael Romeo and Alex Skolnick ended up.
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Indeed he does.
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R.I.P. Shawn.
[video=youtube;GBKnYrwIP0o]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBKnYrwIP0o[/video]
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How does Gary Moore lose to Eric Johnson right out of the gate? :no:WhiteIbanez likes this. -
http://dl.guitarworld.com/GreatestGuitaristReadersPollBracket.jpg
Eddie Van Halen made the finals (Surprise?).
Brian May is LEADING Jimi Hendrix 51% to 49%. LOL, if Brian May beats Hendrix this will be a runaway win for Eddie in the Finals... -
John Frusciante got a raw deal... I've never heard anyone play the guitar like John Frusciante, he makes the guitar speak. I would even go as far to say he is better than Hendrix, he just doesn't have the cult following or the fame that Hendrix did. Frusciante's range is incredible too.
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Finals are here!!!
Eddie Van Halen vs Brian May (LOL :lol:)
Eddie is up about 70% to 30%.
Still trying to figure out how Brian May beat out Jimi Hendrix...:huh1:
I was hoping for Eddie to beat Jimi straight up, but like with the Dolphins, a win is a win.
Link:
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Eddie Van Valen voted the World's Greatest Guitarist Ever in GW Readers Poll
I would have preferred he went up against Jimi Hendrix, but whatever. I personally think Eddie deserved it anyway.
http://www.guitarworld.com/readers-poll-results-100-greatest-guitarists-all-time