Eddie Van Halen named greatest guitarist of all time by Guitar World magazine

[Jose Tortilla]

Eddie Van Halen has been named as the greatest guitarist of all time by Guitar World magazine.

The rocker, who formed the band Van Halen in 1972 and released the group's 12th studio album 'A Different Kind Of Truth' in February of this year, came out on top in a contest voted for by readers of the publication to beat the likes of Brian May and Jimi Hendrix to the number one spot.

The Queen guitarist came second in the '100 Greatest Guitarists Of All Time' competition, which was decided by a knock-out tournament in which musicians were pitted against each other in a round-by-round basis, with Rush's Alex Lifeon coming third and Jimi Hendrix in fourth place.

Other names to feature in the top 10 included Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page, Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi and Steve Vai, while other entrants in the final 50 included The Rolling Stones' Keith Richards (40), Eric Clapton (28), The Beatles' George Harrison (25), and former Guns N' Roses' member Slash. You can read the full list at Guitarworld.com.

In August of this year, Eddie Van Halen underwent emergency surgery for Diverticulitis, a digestive disorder which involves an inflammation and infection of the colon, and it was speculated that the disease could keep him out of action for up to six months.

It was not the first time that Van Halen, 57, has experienced health problems. He had a hip replacement in 1999 and was treated for tongue cancer the following year, resulting in surgery which removed a third of his tongue. He was declared cancer-free in 2002.

The Top 10 greatest guitarists of all time, as voted by the readers of Guitar World magazine, are as follows:

1. Eddie Van Halen
2. Brian May
3. Alex Lifeson
4. Jimi Hendrix
5. Joe Satriani
6. Jimmy Page
7. Tony Iommi
8. Steve Ray Vaughan
9. Dimebag Darrell Abbott
10. Steve Vai

Can't disagree to be honest..
Proud aswell.. Him being Dutch born. :yay:

 

[Dat Girl]

What? :shock: What kind of list is this? :dafuq: :shock:

 

[Jose Tortilla]

What? :shock: What kind of list is this? :dafuq: :shock:

Shocked about Hendrix being ranked so low too, bro..

But EVH is just that damn good..:dawg:

 

[Dat Girl]

:finger: Kane this is where the big boys about guitars step in. Jimmy Page shouldn't be here, Joe Satriani is good, but not this good, it seems that it needs to be rearranged in here, and put in some different people. How did they do this list?

 

[seabs]

May is too high, he was / is great but in no way was he better than Hendrix IMO.

 

[Jose Tortilla]

Missing Slash and Vai to be totally honest.. Not sure about Dimebag as well. I mean, I love the guy, but when you compare it to the others on the list..

 

[Dat Girl]

Slash isn't that good to be placed above many others. Love him or hate him, Yngwie should be on this list. Wait wait wait, Kirk Hammett above Yngwie? That's not funny, that's just trolling, I don't like him, only few songs, but he is better then Kirk in skills. And as for Buckethead, behind Slash is an insult, even Slash and Dave Mustaine both said he was better then both of them combined, I don't understand this list, how is this tallied up?

 

[Jose Tortilla]

No idea dude, I'd like to see it as a list of guitarists who could play all kinds of styles.. Like Slash for example..

 

[Dat Girl]

Slash is good, but he can't be ranked above Morello, this list doesn't make sense, oddly enough they do have Vernon Reid at an pretty good spot. They seem to be comparing certain guitarist to early instead of actually making a poll. Plus there are many guitarists that are still not on this list that deserve to be.

 

[Swift]

Lol. At Dimebag being in this list. Most overrated guitarist ever.

Schuldiner and Vigna both annihilate Dimebag in every way possible. Not only is their playing great, but they also add atmosphere to the music.

 

[Dolph'sZiggler]

Hendrix has to be #1. Hendrix was not only amazingly gifted, he was innovating along the way. He did things nobody before him had done. EVH is great, but he is nowhere near the legend that Hendrix is.

 

[leojay]

Jimmy Page shouldn't be here

i....i....i....i...i'm speechless

 

[Dat Girl]

Sorry, stealing music doesn't really appeal to me letting a guitarist be on the top 10. He is great, but taking someone else's music damages someone's music credibility to me.

 

[leojay]

On topic, Hendrix is the most innovative guitaristin history. He might not have the best technique, but his style is amazing. Unlike Eddie Van Halen.

Same goes for Page. The licks he's made pretty much made Blues Rock and Hard Rock.

 

[leojay]

Sorry, stealing music doesn't really appeal to me letting a guitarist be on the top 10. He is great, but taking someone else's music damages someone's music credibility to me.

what?