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Eddie Van Halen is the best guitarist ever
Other | Monday 15th October 2012 | Raquel
The readers from the magazine Guitar World voted foo Van Halen as the best guitarist of all time.
The dutch musician that formed the band Van Halen in 1972 surpassed names like Jimi Hendrix, Joe Satriani and Steve Vai, amongst others. The top 100 of the best guitarists got Brian May (Queen) in second place and the canadian Alex Lifeson (Rush) in third. Here it is the top 10:
1. Eddie Van Halen (Van Halen)
2. Brian May (Queen)
3. Alex Lifeson (Rush))
4. Jimi Hendrix
5. Joe Satriani
6. Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin)
7. Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath)
8. Steve Ray Vaughan
9. Dimebag Darrell Abbott (Pantera)
10. Steve Vai
Eric Clapton, Slash, Keith Richards (The Rolling Stones) and George Harrison (The Beatles) got into the top 50. To see the whole thing go to http://www.guitarworld.com/readers-poll-results-100-greatest-guitarists-all-time#slide-0
By Raquel Gomes
