This is seventies only! And from concerts no studio B.S. nothing from 69 or earlier or 81 or later. The decade technically includes 80 and not 70 but to avoid argument include both. (only 70's performances)

My Picks:

01.) Mick Taylor
02.) Al DiMeola (Jazz Musician)
03.) Jeff "Skunk" Baxter (Steely Dan)
04.) David Gilmour
05.) Eric Clapton (His Derek & The Dominos Performances Are Out Of This World)

You're missing:
Duane Allmann
Ritchie Blackmore
Carlos Santana



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You're missing:
Duane Allmann
Ritchie Blackmore
Carlos Santana

Don't know blackmore, Allmann died in 70 or 71, I think 70? (Great Player No Doubt), and I never liked Santana sry.

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mtaylor
You're missing:
Duane Allmann
Ritchie Blackmore
Carlos Santana

Don't know blackmore, Allmann died in 70 or 71, I think 70? (Great Player No Doubt), and I never liked Santana sry.

Blackmore is from ep Purple - great in live conserts (Made in Japan 1972 fx.)
Then also missing Jimmy Page LZ
Gary Moore, Brian Robertson and Scott Gorham (Thin Lizzy)

70s?

Jimmy Page
Mick Ronson
Keith Richards
Todd Rundgren
Duane Allman

Gilmour
Towshend
Taylor
Frampton (even though I hate to admit it)

Ace Frehley

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J8ste
This is seventies only! And from concerts no studio B.S. nothing from 69 or earlier or 81 or later. The decade technically includes 80 and not 70 but to avoid argument include both. (only 70's performances)

My Picks:

01.) Mick Taylor
02.) Al DiMeola (Jazz Musician)
03.) Jeff "Skunk" Baxter (Steely Dan)
04.) David Gilmour
05.) Eric Clapton (His Derek & The Dominos Performances Are Out Of This World)

Taylor only really played for a third of the decade so you can't put him over other guys who played the whole decade IMO
I would say Keith should be in that list. He was awesome in the 70's!

Cheers,
Wuudy

Depends if ya mean feel or technique.

My choices are among lead guitarists:


Blackmore
Taylor
Page
and the more odd ones:
Manny Charlton (Nazareth)
Sándor Bencsik (P Mobil, P Box)

impossible. no, seriously. impossible. i wouldn't even be able to pick the top 25 guitar-based live bands of the '70's without causing grave omissions. stones, floyd, zep, who, derek and dominoes, steely dan, howe (yes), crimson, bowie, skynyrd, zappa, hendrix, rundgren, jeff beck, holdsworth, tull, kotke, buchanan, cooder, rory gallagher, lindley, neil, hackett (genesis), lifeson (rush), tull, 10 yrs after, sabbath, purple, frampton, santana, dead, police, elliot easton (cars), methany, morse, frank marino, robin trower, allmans, heart, aerosmith, zztop, outlaws, all the blues and jazz cats, etc etc etc.

good lord, what a rich time in (rock) guitar.

FRANK ZAPPA
Tom Verlaine
Neil Young
Johnny Thunders
Johnny Winter

Ha Ha no-one mentioned Zappa...

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Of course its impossible. But do we have to be so serious all the time.

Am I the only who include feel BTW?

Jimmy Page
Eric Clapton
Angus Young
Brian May
Johnny Winter

Hendrix
Townshend
Page
Taylor
Richards

I have lots of guitar heroes, but to name a few of them that I actually saw live in the seventies:

Ritchie Blackmore (Rainbow)
Nils Lofgren
Rory Gallagher
Robin Trower
Andrew Latimer (Camel)
Brian May (Queen)
Gary Moore
Kerry Livgren (Kansas)
Michael Schenker (UFO)

John mc Laughlin
Allan Holdsworth
Jeff Beck
Mick Taylor
Frank Zappa

Jorma Kaukonen

Jorma Kaukonen--still one of the top Live players.

JR

haven't seen anyone mention: lindsey buckingham or johnny winter yet

Jeff Beck.

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haven't seen anyone mention: lindsey buckingham or johnny winter yet

Johnny's on my list

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Jimmy Page? Pete Townshend? Johnny Winter? Keith Richards? Mick Taylor? Alex Lifeson? Those would be my tops...also Clapton and Santana, but only for their early 1970s work...

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haven't seen anyone mention: johnny winter yet

Cant believe I forgot Johnny! Freddie King, Billy Gibbons and Jimmy Vaughn, too. Dont mess with them Texans!

GREAT choice!

JR

Keith Richards
Jimmy Page
Carlos Santana
Angus Young
Frank Zappa

Contenders:
Jeff Beck
Mick Taylor
Ronnie Wood
Jesse Ed Davis
Eric Clapton

imo, a "top guitarist" is one who has a distinct style (no need for exceptional technical abilities here!), feel and groove and last, but not least - an ownership to the material he/she performs (songwriting).

George Harrison, J. Geils, Dicky Betts,

Page
Blackmore
Taylor

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05.) Eric Clapton (His Derek & The Dominos Performances Are Out Of This World)

You sure that's Clapton you're listening to and not Allman? Either way, phenominal perforformances.

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05.) Eric Clapton (His Derek & The Dominos Performances Are Out Of This World)

You sure that's Clapton you're listening to and not Allman? Either way, phenominal perforformances.

Has to be Clapton. Allman only played a couple of gigs with the Dominos, both of them being on the same day in Tampa in 1970 (12/1/70?) and only one gig was recorded and it's of quite poor sound quality. All other Dominos performances, including the officially released soundboard stuff, features only Eric Clapton on guitar.

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You're missing:
Duane Allmann
Ritchie Blackmore
Carlos Santana

Don't know blackmore, Allmann died in 70 or 71, I think 70? (Great Player No Doubt), and I never liked Santana sry.

Allman was killed in 1971.

Killed?