The Top 100 Guitarists (as voted for by Total Guitar readers) Discussion in 'Chat' started by Slash Freeman ... As of now the majority of Total Guitar readers should never vote on any Top 100 surveys and should have their guitars taken away from them right after i personally kick them in the testicles. The magazine had a shortlist of 170 players which they split into six categories: classic rock, blues, heavy metal, shred, indie/alternative and ‘best right now’. Brian May has been voted the greatest rock guitarist of all time in a new poll published in the latest issue of Total Guitar magazine. I just got my issue of Total guitar in the 100 greatest guitar players all time. The Queen guitarist narrowly edged out Jimi Hendrix to take top honors. Shares (Image credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images) Brian May has been voted the greatest rock guitarist of all time by the readers of Total Guitar … Queen’s Brian May has been named the greatest rock guitarist of all time by readers of Total Guitar magazine. ... "best guitarist… It’s the high ‘n’ mighty Rolling Stone‘s list of the so-called finest, posted from 2015.. And man does it suck. Brian May is the champion of rock guitarists, my friends. QUEEN's Brian May was named the greatest guitarist of all time by the readers of U.K.'s Total Guitar magazine. Visit our … Here, we present the best rock guitarists of 2018. The best blues guitarists of 2020, as voted by you MusicRadar is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. Brian May Voted Best Rock Guitarist of All Time in Total Guitar Poll. Eddie, Jimmy, and Jimi are all very close in guitar skill and it … Eddie Van Halen Edward Lodewijk "Eddie" Van Halen (January 26, 1955 – October 6, 2020) was a Dutch-American musician, songwriter, producer, and inventor. Google “100 greatest guitarists” these days and what shows up at the top is a total joke. By Jackson Maxwell 08 June 2020. The nominees were what we considered to be the guitarists and guitar gear that have excelled in 2018. U.K.'s Total Guitar magazine ran a poll of its readers to determine the greatest guitarist player of all time. Keith Richards is an internationally recognized iconic figure in contemporary culture and popular music as a singer, guitar player, songwriter, film actor, and public figure. The Queen guitarist came out on top of a new reader poll from Total Guitar magazine edging out Jimi Hendrix, who came in at number two in the reader poll. 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