RoyStone previously said:

Keith Richard? A very mediocre guitarist.
However he is an immortal guitar legend because;

(a) he was in the Rolling Stones, and
(b) despite all polls (including from long ago) predicting otherwise, he is still alive

Glimmertwin previously said:


Roy, you are entitled to your opinion and so am I..... and I am of the opinion that if you call the 'the human riff' very mediocre, then you are very ultra biased .. give the man the respect due... .or do you claim to know more than the musicians thatt rated the guitarists?

and yes, Keef is a tough cookie!! he even snorted his fathers ashes !! ayayayya !

RoyStone previously said:

Are you sure you are talking about musicians' polls or consumer polls (let me think - I love the Stones so who's their guitarist?). Human riff? Yeah but riffs get very boring - maybe that's why they added a great guitarist, Mick Taylor?
I reserve my right to be biased.
I rest my case.

Glimmertwin previously said:


I guess you should rest your case, as did the numerous musicians that composed the judges panel (listed below, and which includes Mick Taylor a judge too)...

?We assembled a panel of top guitarists and other experts to rank their favorites and explain what separates the legends from everyone else. Featuring Keith Richards on Chuck Berry, Carlos Santana on Jerry Garcia, Tom Petty on George Harrison and more.

THE VOTERS: Trey Anastasio, Dan Auerbach (The Black Keys), Brian Bell (Weezer), Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple), Carl Broemel (My Morning Jacket), James Burton, Jerry Cantrell (Alice in Chains), Gary Clark Jr., Billy Corgan, Steve Cropper, Dave Davies (The Kinks), Anthony DeCurtis (Contributing editor, Rolling Stone), Tom DeLonge (Blink-182), Rick Derringer, Luther Dickinson (North Mississippi Allstars), Elliot Easton (The Cars), Melissa Etheridge, Don Felder (The Eagles), David Fricke (Senior writer, Rolling Stone), Peter Guralnick (Author), Kirk Hammett (Metallica), Albert Hammond Jr. (The Strokes), Warren Haynes (The Allman Brothers Band), Brian Hiatt (Senior writer, Rolling Stone), David Hidalgo (Los Lobos), Jim James (My Morning Jacket), Lenny Kravitz, Robby Krieger (The Doors), Jon Landau (Manager), Alex Lifeson (Rush), Nils Lofgren (The E Street Band), Mick Mars (Mötley Crüe), Doug Martsch (Built to Spill), J Mascis (Dinosaur Jr.), Brian May, Mike McCready (Pearl Jam), Roger McGuinn (The Byrds), Scotty Moore, Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth), Tom Morello, Dave Mustaine (Megadeth), Brendan O’Brien (Producer), Joe Perry, Vernon Reid (Living Colour), Robbie Robertson, Rich Robinson (The Black Crowes), Carlos Santana, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Marnie Stern, Stephen Stills, Andy Summers, Mick Taylor, Susan Tedeschi, Vieux Farka Touré, Derek Trucks, Eddie Van Halen, Joe Walsh, Nancy Wilson (Heart)

CONTRIBUTORS: David Browne, Patrick Doyle, David Fricke, Will Hermes, Brian Hiatt, Alan Light, Rob Tannenbaum, Douglas Wolk