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Eddie Van Halen (Possibly the greatest guitarist of all time) |
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Rhandy Roads (The above. Wish he'd been alive long enough to play "Eruption") |
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Hank Shermann (First solos learned were from him, as well as first guitarist I got into on my own) |
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Thomas Youngblood (Extremely under-rated guitarist) |
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Michael Denner (Who knows, maybe he did some of the Mercyful Fate solos I learned also, but his riffs are killer) |
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6.
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Phil Campbell (I've always been fascinated with Motörhead's guitarists, and this one rocks) |
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7.
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Dave Mustaine (Mostly because of his speed) |
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8.
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Andy LaRocque (Liked his style of playing Denner/Shermann solos and his own from King's solo work) |
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Chris Broderick (Can keep up with Dave rather well) |
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10.
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Zakk Wylde (Don't care what you say, he's a great musician with a killer sound) |
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11.
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Terji Skibenaes (VERY under-rated Faroese guitarist from Týr) |
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12.
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Kirk Hammett (Wah-overuse makes solos better) |
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13.
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Jake E. Lee (Gotta love "Bark At The Moon" and his stuff from "The Ultimate Sin") |
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14.
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James Hetfield (Sings AND plays guitar, with solos, and can drum too) |
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15.
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"Fast" Eddie Clarke (I'm not sure if this is the first drummer or first guitarist, but they both rock) |
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16.
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Gus G. (He's a good guitarist, but I didn't like his take on "Paranoid") |
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17.
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Quorthon (He had some very good highlights, but in the end isn't really an amazing guitarist like Roads) |
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18.
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Paul Allender (He can play "Hallowed" solo faster than the original, but not "Mr. Crowley") |
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19.
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Tony Iommi (Overcame a great obstacle with his fingers, but other than that...) |
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Mick Thomson (Needs more cowbell (and guitar solos)) |
