Who Is The Greatest Guitarist - Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, Keith Richards, Jimi Hendrix? Vote Here...

Who Is The Greatest Guitarist Of Them All?
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Eric Clapton is renowned for his great guitaring skills, with a catalogue of era-defining songs to his strings, including Layla and You Look Wonderful Tonight.

But is he the greatest?

A new poll of Greatest Guitarists has been released, with an array of experts being invited to vote for the top 100 guitarists.

The experts include: Phish star Trey Anastasio, Metallica's Kirk Hammett, Albert Hammond, Jr. of The Strokes, Joe Walsh, Joe Perry and Lenny Kravitz, and the list has many of the names that you'd expect, but in what order.

Click through our slideshow below, giving the top ten in reverse order, and see if you agree. Or is there a gaping omission? Have your say below...

The Greatest Guitarists
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10. Pete Townsend
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9. Duane Allman
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8. Eddie Van Halen
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7. Chuck Berry
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6. BB King
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5. Jeff Beck
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4. Keith Richards
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3. Jimmy Page
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2. Eric Clapton
(10 of10)
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1. Rock God himself... Jimi Hendrix