As of November 2, 2026, leads with 67% of head-to-head picks across 3 votes.
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The case for each
Jimi Hendrix
In four years he changed what an electric guitar could do; Woodstock's Star-Spangled Banner is still unmatched.
Eric Clapton
The only person inducted three times into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: with the Yardbirds, Cream and solo.
Slash
Top hat, Les Paul and the Sweet Child O' Mine riff with Guns N' Roses.
Eddie Van Halen
Eruption (1978) popularised two-handed tapping and changed rock guitar playing.
Jimmy Page
Led Zeppelin's riffs, from Whole Lotta Love to Kashmir, and the producer behind their sound.
David Gilmour
Pink Floyd's guitar voice: the Comfortably Numb solo regularly tops lists of the best ever.