Ranking The Best Guitarists The World Has Ever Seen

Published on 07/29/2022
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Tony Iommi

Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi is a founding member. After an accident in a factory where he worked as a teenager, he changed his playing approach. On his right hand, he lost the tips of his middle and ring fingers. He went on to become one of the all-time great rock guitarists.

Tony Iommi

Tony Iommi

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Joe Satriani

Joe Satriani has received 15 Grammy nominations. Before becoming a rock hero, Satriani made a fortune as a guitar instructor, even training a young guitarist named Steve Vai at one point. His breakthrough album, Surfing With the Alien, sealed his position as one of the finest instrumental rock guitarists of all time, featuring the classic illustration of Marvel Comics’ Silver Surfer on the cover.

Joe Satriani

Joe Satriani

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