Por votación de sus lectores, la revista TOTAL GUITAR dió a conocer la lista de los 100 mejores guitarristas:
- Jimi Hendrix
- Jimmy Page
- Eric Clapton
- Slash
- Brian May
- Joe Satriani
- Eddie Van Halen
- Dave Gilmour
- Kirk Hammett
- Steve Vai
- Carlos Santana
- James Hetfield
- Tom morello
- Kurt Cobain
- Mark Knopfler
- Zakk Wylde
- Gary Moore
- Jeff Beck
- Stevie Ray Vaughan
- Angus Young
- Randy Rhoads
- Tony Iommi
- Ritchie Blackmore
- George Harrison
- Dave Murray
- John Frusciante
- Keith Richards
- Richie Sambora
- Matt Bellamy
- Noodles
- The Edge
- Mick Thomson
- Pete Townshend
- Ynwie Malmsteen
- Jonny Greenwood
- Chuck Berry
- Wes Borland
- Hank Marvin
- Joe Perry
- Dimebag Darrell
- B.B. King
- Rory Gallagher
- Tom DeLonge
- Steve Jones
- Billy Corgan
- James Dean Bradfield
- Johnny Marr
- Billie Joe Armstrong
- Mike Einziger
- Noel Gallagher
- Dave Baksh
- Dave Grohl
- Daron Malakian
- Adrian Smith
- Kerry King
- Peter Green
- Alex Lifeson
- Nick Drake
- Robert Johnson
- Paul Kossoff
- Mick Ronson
- Frank Zappa
- Head
- Mike McCready
- John 5
- Paul Weller
- Nuno Bettencourt
- Graham Coxon
- Robert Fripp
- Paul Gilbert
- Eric Johnson
- John Petrucci
- Django Rheinhardt
- John Squire
- Chet Atkins
- Stuart Adamson
- John McLaughlin
- Steve Morse
- Tommy Emmanuel
- Janick Gers
- Dave Mustaine
- Neil Young
- Lyndsey Buckingham
- Steve Howe
- Lee Gaze
- Robbie Krieger
- Munky
- Johnny Ramone
- Walter Trout
- Peter Buck
- Marty Friedman
- Rivers Cuomo
- Richard Thompson
- Paul Simon
- Tom Verlaine
- Kelly Jones
- Deryck Whibley
- Jeff Hanneman
- Steve Cropper
- Nile Rodgers