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When asked to come up with a list of the greatest guitar players of all time then the chances are that for the most part everyone will name at least one different name and therefore no list should ever really be the same. The most obvious choice for inclusion here would be Jimi Hendrix, a man viewed by many as THE greatest guitar player of all time. It is true that he was an excellent guitar player and does indeed make my list, but I do not view anyone as the greatest guitar player of all time; there are so many different types of guitarists all creating different sounds and it can therefore be extremely difficult to draw comparisons and directly suggest that one guitarist is better than another if they are each producing a different style.

The first person on my list personally would be the late, great Dimebag Darrell. I said before that I shan't be ordering these names, he is merely the first that springs to mind when I think of guitar playing greats. Dimebag Darrell (Darrell Lance Abbott) was born on August 20th, 1966 and shot dead in December 2004 whilst performing a concert with his band Damageplan. During his career he was also a guitarist for both Pantera and Rebel Meets Rebel, both of which heavy metal bands as were Damageplan also. Dimebad Darrell was an exceptionally talented heavy metal guitarist and was one respected the world over. Darrell inspired many to pick up and play the guitar and therefore when he died in 2004 there was mass mourning around the world in true remembrance of a rock legend.

Dragonforce are a band I can't go without mentioning here. Their guitars are so hard and fast that not to mention the bands two guitarists Herman Li and Sam Totman here would be criminal. If you are familiar with the works of Dragonforce then you will no doubt see where I am coming from here as the speed at which the guitars are played in their music and the skill with which their riffs are performed is simply magnificent. The reason I name both of their guitarists is because they alternate between tracks as to who will play lead and which will play rhythm, both of them are exceptional guitarists and regardless of which of them is performing what role; their guitar playing is never short of sensational.

Slash, the former Guns N' Roses man and current lead guitarist of Velvet Revolver is another that makes the cut for me. I am not at all a fan of the bands that he has been in, however there is no denying the power and precision with

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