Your top 3 guitarist?

[go_cowboys]

In no order:

Tony Iommi.
Angus Young.
Jimi Hendrix.

 

[DSL100 Dude]

In no order:

Chet Atkins
Randy Rhodes
Steve Cropper

 

[thrawn86]

Jimmy Page
Jerry Cantrell
Dean DeLeo

edit: Gotta add Buckethead. Live versions only; the studio stuff (other than Nottingham Lace) is garbage.

 

[Dave666]

Toni Iommi
Jeff Waters
Dave Chandler

 

[watchtheskies]

Brian May
Ronni Le Tekrø
Vito Bratta

 

[benjammin420]

 

[BluesRocker]

I cant name 3 but I will name the 5 that their styles I love, and have influenced my playing. In Order
1. Angus Young
2.Stevie Ray Vaughan
3.Joe Bonamassa
4.Warren Haynes
5.Slash

 

[^AXE^]

1)Frank Hannon.
2)Jerry Cantrell.
3)Tony Iommi.

 

[Codyjohns]

1. Eddie Van Halen
2. Jimmy Page
3. Allan Holdsworth

 

[Pinelake]

It all depends on the mood I'm in... Even then I couldn't peg them into a top three. More like a top 25 to come close.

A little like which tree in the forest makes it a forest.
But today...

Duane Allman
Jimi Hendrix
Chet Atkins (agreeing with an earlier posting)
Steve Morse

 

[StootMonster]

Freddie King
Warren Haynes
Derek Trucks

 

[spiritdave]

Slash
Zakk
Paul Gilbert

 

[jtm-series player]

Mark Knopfler
David Gilmour

and depending on mood maybe
Jimmy Page

 

[Heavy Metal]

Al Dimeola
Michael Schenker
Randy Rhoads

 

[IronMaidenNutter]

In order,

Dave Murray,
Gary Moore,
Paul Kossoff.

 

[eljeffebrown]

Tony Iommi
Randy Rhoads
Fredrik Thordendal

in that order.

 

[Lespaulnmarshall]

For blues I'd say SRV, HENDRIX, FREDDIE KING and WARREN HAYNES in no order.

 

[TwinACStacks]

Jimi
Johnny Winter
Jimmy Page

with Props to:

Wes Montgomery
Chet Atkins
Larry Coryell
Frank Marino

TWIN

 

[Ronnie]

Dave Mustaine
Buckethead
Chuck Schuldiner

 

[washburn]

1)Dave Gilmour
2)Jimi Hendrix
3)Nuno Bettencourt