Place Guitarist Total 1 Jimmy Page 87.94 2 Jimi Hendrix 84.92 3 Eddie Van Halen 84.81 4 David Gilmour 82.72 5 Keith Richards 82.48 6 Pete Townshend 80.66 7 Steve Vai 79.74 8 Les Paul 78.61 9 Angus Young 78.56 10 Jeff Beck 77.77 11 Stevie Ray Vaughan 75.86 12 Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath) 74.67 13 Eric Clapton 74.62 14 James Hetfield (Metallica) 73.62 15 Ritchie Blackmore (Rainbow, Deep Purple 72.61 16 Slash (Guns n’ Roses, Velvet Revolver) 71.60 17 Frank Zappa 71.57 18 George Harrison 71.49 19 Randy Rhoads (Ozzy Osbourne) 70.89 20 Ted Nugent 70.83 21 Dave Murray/ Adrian Smith (Iron Maiden) 70.72 22 Carlos Santana 70.44 23 Steve Lukather (Toto) 70.41 24 Joe Satriani 69.71 25 Chuck Berry 69.53 26 Kirk Hammett (Metallica) 69.48 27 Zakk Wylde (Ozzy Osbourne) 68.73 28 Brian May (Queen) 67.57 29 Alex Lifeson (Rush) 67.51 30 Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top) 67.45 31 Malcolm Young (AC/DC) 66.56 32 Joe Perry (Aerosmith) 65.60 33 Joe Walsh (Eagles, James Gang) 63.44 34 B.B. King 63.30 35 Kurt Cobain (Nirvana) 63.17 36 Dimebag Darrell Abbott (Pantera) 62.55 37 Neal Schon (Journey) 62.45 38 John Lennon 62.44 39 Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits) 62.43 40 Dickey Betts (Allman Brothers Band) 60.47 41t Tom Scholz (Boston) 60.42 41t Robby Krieger (Doors) 60.42 43 Buddy Guy 60.38 44 Tom Morello (Rage Against The Machine) 60.37 45 The Edge (U2) 60.34 46 Gary Rossington/Allen Collins (Lynyrd Skynyrd) 59.49 47 Glenn Tipton/K.K. Downing (Judas Priest) 58.64 Place Guitarist Total 48 Peter Frampton 58.59 49 Mick Mars (Motley Crue) 58.34 50 Steve Howe (Yes, Asia) 57.36 51 John Frusciante (Red Hot Chili Peppers) 55.46 52 Brad Whitford (Aerosmith) 55.45 53 Scotty Moore (Elvis Presley, Rick Nelson) 55.35 54 Rik Emmett (Triumph) 54.58 55 Yngwie Malmsteen 54.56 56 Leslie West (Mountain) 54.50 57 Dean DeLeo (Stone Temple Pilots) 54.46 58 Ace Frehley (KISS) 54.38 59 Bo Diddley 54.37 60 Muddy Waters 54.36 61 John 5 (Marilyn Manson, DLR) 53.63 62 Gary Moore (Thin Lizzy) 53.55 63 Paul Gilbert (Mr. Big, Racer X) 53.51 64 George Lynch (Dokken, Lynch Mob) 53.41 65 Adam Jones (Tool) 53.20 66 Robin Trower 52.62 67t Michael Schenker (UFO, MSG) 52.52 67t Johnny Winter 52.52 69 Michael Hedges 52.40 70 Robert Johnson 52.36 71 Dave Mustaine (Megadeth) 52.34 72 Warren DiMartini (Ratt) 51.49 73 Dave Davies (The Kinks) 51.36 74 Nuno Bettencourt (Extreme) 50.52 75 Mark Tremonti (Creed, Alter Bridge) 50.40 76 Dan Donegan (Disturbed) 50.39 77t Warren Haynes (Allman Brothers, Govt. Mule ) 50.36 77t Matthias Jabbs (Scorpions) 50.36 79 Freddie King 50.33 80 Chris DeGarmo/Michael Wilton (Queensryche) 50.28 81t Neil Young 50.23 81t Steve Cropper 50.23 83 Frank Marino (Mahogany Rush) 49.51 84 Ty Tabor (King’s X) 49.46 85 Eric Johnson 49.44 86 Mike McCready (Pearl Jam) 49.34 87 Steve Miller 49.33 88 John Fogerty 49.26 89 John Sykes (Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake) 49.20 90 Vivian Campbell (Def Leppard) 48.41 91t Dick Wagner (Alice Cooper Group) 48.40 91t Kim Thayil (Soundgarden) 48.40 93 Jerry Cantrell (Alice in Chains) 48.28 94 Glen Buxton (Alice Cooper Group) 47.55 Place Guitarist Total 95 Rick Nielsen (Cheap Trick) 47.44 96 Rod Price (Foghat) 47.41 97t Frank Hannon (Tesla) 47.38 97t Buckethead (Guns n’ Roses) 47.38 99 Steve Stevens (Billy Idol) 47.36 100 Trevor Rabin (Yes) 47.36