Six Greatest Guitar Players the World has Ever Seen

 In any endeavor or field, there are always people who will emerge as the best. Their passion and extreme dedication to their craft has put them among the very few who have reached the level of superstardom. They are the people who have brought their skill to a point that made them icons in their respective crafts.

The guitar has its own record of excellent, world class players who shine above all men in the art of guitar-playing. They played so well their guitars seemed to be an extension of their own hands that they know every line, every strand and everything that it can do.

The most famous guitar players on record that ever lived were born in our time.  We are very lucky to have witnessed them as their craft brought them to fame. They have become the inspiration to many aspiring musicians, and their music has become a legacy for the world to hear through the ages.

Let me name a few most famous guitar players who had made us a part of their incredible talent, in no particular order:

A. Lester William Polfuss

Also known as Les Paul, Lester Williams Polfuss is one of the greatest guitar players that the world has known.  He is an American jazz songwriter and guitarist with stunning guitar tricks and licks whose performances are always a standout.

Les Paul's concept of the solid-body electric guitar gave birth to rock and roll.

B. Carlos Santana

Carlos Augusto Alves Santana is a Mexican rock guitarist who became famous in the 1960s and 1970s.  He blended rock with salsa and jazz to create his own brand of music, which highlighted his sweet blues-based guitar lines set above Latin percussion instruments.  He won 10 Grammy Awards and 3 Latin Grammy Awards.  In 2003, the Rolling Stone named Santana as the 15th of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.

C. James Patrick "Jimmy" Page

A member of the great band of the 1980's, Led Zeppelin, Jimmy Page is one of the most influential guitarists and songwriter in the history of rock.  Inducted twice in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, he was number 9 in Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.

D. Eric Patrick Clapton

Eric Clapton is an English blues-rock artist known for his conception of the blues rock genre.  Like Jimmy Page, he was also inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.  The Rolling Stone placed Eric Clapton as No. 4 in the list of "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time."

E. Keith Richards

As the guitarist of one of the world's most famous band, "The Rollingstones," Keith Richards is No. 10 in Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time."

F. George Harrison

George Harrison is known all over the world as the lead guitarist of the Beatles.  He is also known for his great guitar playing skills and ability to play his guitar with emotions.  George Harrison has a multitude of followers even after the Beatles disbanded.  Many guitar enthusiasts consider George Harrison as the greatest guitarist of rock and roll.