Richie's top 10

10 - Angus Young

9 - Bumblefoot

8 - Frank Gambale

7 - Eric Clapton

6 - Brent Mason

5 - Eddie Van Halen

4 - Django Reinhardt

3 - Joe Walsh

2 - Freddy King

1 - Brian May

Andy Ascolese's top 10

10 - Jordan Rudess (keyboards for Dream Theater)

9 - Chuck Berry

8 - Richie Castellano

7 - Frank Gambale

6 - Nigel Tuffnel (Spinal Tap)

5 - Eddie Van Halen

4 - Dan Huff (Nashville Session Guitarist)

3 - Trevor Rabin (Yes)

2 - Brian May

1 - Jimi Hendrix

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The Scro's top 10

10 - Nigel Tuffnel (Spinal Tap)

9 - Kyle Gass (Tenacious D)

8 - Jack Black (Tenacious D)

7 - BradWhitford (Aerosmith)

6 - Joe Perry (Aerosmith)

5 - Cesar Rosas (Los Lobos)

4 - The Edge (U2)

3 - Pete Townshend

2 - Eddie Van Halen

1 - George Harrison

Steve Corn's top 10

10 - Peter Frampton

9 - Richie Castellano

8 - Eddie Van Halen

7 - Randy Rhodes (Ozzy Osbourne)

6 - Tom Scholz (Boston)

5 - Jimmy Page

4 - Eric Clapton

3 - Jimi Hendrix

2 - Stevie Ray Vaughn

1 - David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)

Chris Kuffner's top 10

10 - Eric Clapton

9 - Chet Atkins

8 - Stevie Ray Vaughn

7 - Eddie Van Halen

6 - Andres Segovia

5 - Robert Johnson

4 - Django Reinhardt

3 - Michael Hedges

2 - Ron Thal (Bumblefoot)

1 - Jimi Hendrix

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Patrick Carbone's top 10 (in no order)

Joe Pass

Jimi Hendrix

Robert Fripp (Kind Crimson)

Frank Zappa

Leo Kottke

Chet Atkins

Jimmy Page

Ron Thal (Bumblefoot)

Jeff Beck

Stevie Ray Vaughn

Bill McGrath's top 10

10. Jimmy Page

9. Lenny Breau (Jazz/Country Guitarist)

8. Brent Mason (Nashville Session Guitarist)

7. Danny Gatton

6. Pete Townsend

5. Jimi Hendrix

4. Jeff Beck.

3. Eric Clapton

2. Chet Atkins

1. Django Reindhardt

Danny Matarrese's top 10

10. Andy Ascolese

9. Django Reinhardt

8.George Harrison

7. Eddie Van Halen

6. Brian May

5. Brent Mason

4. Dan Huff

3. Stevie Ray Vaughn

2. Jimi Hendrix

1. Eric Clapton

Donald Vandervoort's top 10

10. Adrian Belew

9. Steve Howe

8. Frank Zappa

7. David Gilmore

6. Alan Holdsworth

5. Ron Thal (Bumblefoot)

4. Jimmy Page

3. Robert Fripp

2. Jeff Beck

1. Jimi Hendrix

Anna Tardogno's top 10

10.Randy Rhodes

9. Zack Wylde

8. Gary Rossington (Lynyrd Skynyrd)

7. Eric Clapton

6. David Gilmour

5. Syd Barret

4. Jimi Hendrix

3. Eddie Van Halen

2. George Harrison

1. Richie Castellano