Hard Rock guitarists

In the 19th Century there was a virtuoso Italian violin player called Nicolo Paganini whose skill was so phenomenal people believed he must have made a pact with the Devil - like today's rock stars he played to packed houses around Europe and played on the "Devil" story with a showpiece called "Devil's Trill" - this story draws some interesting parallels with one or two latter day masters of a different kind of stringed instrument!

 

 

Back to the poll - all those artists listed have left a huge mark on the history of rock, though i'm sure they would all agree Hendrix is the man - he, Clapton , Blackmore and Townshend were the first to pioneer the development of stage amps due to their dealings with Jim Marshall, and Page, Iommi and Young developed the popularity of the riff, but none of it would have been quite the same without the phenomenal inventive skill of Jimi, though like Paginini his skill was honed through hard work and hours and hours of practice!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Neil Young could also be up there, that man can rock with the best of them! "Cortez The Killer", "Cowgirl In The Sand", and "Powderfinger". Dang.