Steve Nowicki Can’t Believe Guitar World's Pick for Best Guitarist of All Time

The Stern Show staff dissect Guitar World's list of 100 greatest guitarists.
Get more Howard Stern by signing up for a free SiriusXM trial: siriusxm.us/Ho...
SUBSCRIBE for more videos: bit.ly/2qswmZU
Want to know what's going on with Howard Stern in the future?
Follow us on Twitter: bit.ly/1RzxGPD
On Facebook: on. 1JELtz3
On Instagram: goo.gl/VsWTND
For more great content from the Howard Stern Show visit our official website: www.HowardStern...
#HowardStern #SternShow

[@canuck19dp]

Come on people don't forget Stevie Ray Vaughn!

[@moisescampos6010]

That's exactly what I was screaming at the top of my lungs.... Exactly bro

[@Steve-dy1wf]

Cover band artists shouldn't count, just a Hendrix ripoff wannabe.

[@NickJardine]

I’ve always felt it should go: Hendrix, EVH, SRV.

[@ilanrodriguez7698]

@@Steve-dy1wf get a life bro 💀

[@sabian630]

Thank you!!

[@JPthebeeman]

Randy Rhodes has to be up there in the top five.

[@loganbremerman1248]

And Dimebag

[@getsomepack]

Dave mustaine

[@bradgreen1349]

Rhoads people..... Rhoads!!

[@BkBk-gy6vr]

Randy #1

[@SquirrelTheater]

@@bradgreen1349 Exactly! 😎

[@drkline69]

Nuno Bettencourt from Extreme is damn good as well.

[@bloodyhellism]

He doesn't get noticed as much because when people mention extreme ... Oh more than words lol.

[@SavedByZero]

Nice to see Alex Lifeson getting some top 10 love. ☮🤟🎸

[@SuperAngelic5]

Yes

[@dvasq23]

Brian May might not have been groundbreaking but you remember every note of his solos because you can sing them

[@craigkidd6197]

I think part of it is - May was part of a great band and knew exactly how to compliment every member of that band with his playing. The sum was greater than the parts.

[@brianbarker2190]

The two Jimi/Jimmy's are my 1a and 1b.

[@daveronald7788]

Jeff Beck please

[@JamesSmith-sw3nk]

I vote for SRV. I wish he was still here.

[@countchoculitis1528]

for me SRV is top 5 in terms of feel and natural ability.

[@luisvegano]

He was awesome... we miss him

[@sjs1555]

STEVIE RAY VAUGHN!

[@veiga__1]

someone with fkg good taste lmao all respect to the others guitarists ofc

[@Nu.kuul.blu2u]

The reason Hendrix is the most important guitar player is because of the way he showed the world that feedback, distortion and sounds beyond notes&chords mattered. Personally I'm a jazz fan so I'd vote for John Mclaughlin or maybe Pat Metheny. Lots of choices but Hendrix was the most important innovator.

[@BkBk-gy6vr]

Not

[@tombigbee37riusa]

i hear ya but can i add another player into the mix....what do you think of Steve Vai?

[@lasvegasira]

Glen Cambell and Roy Clark should both be high on the list as both are amazing.

[@gabrielw7773]

Especially Glen. EVH asked for lessons from Glen.

[@gregorycox4085]

Absolutely.

[@blakeandrews3613]

Stevie Ray Vaughan!!!!!

[@SquirrelTheater]

EVH, Schenker, Rhoads, Rik Emmett, Alex Lifeson, Page, Gary Moore….

[@benyoung4305]

Lyndsey Buckingham, Angus/Malcolm Young, John Fruciante deserve more respect on these lists. Oh and Steve lukather, John Schofield, B.B. King and Tony Iommi. But they're completely subjective so these lists don't matter haha

[@jehjeh37111]

Angus Young

[@MaxTovstyiMusic]

Lol they didn't mention Clapton, Blackmore, Alvin Lee, Mike Bloomfield, Robert Johnson, SRV but for some reason Bruce Springsteen OMG

[@billybob5337]

Springsteen is a straight up average guitarist. I don't know how he would even make the top 1,000.

[@cornelia21]

@@billybob5337 agreed, his talent is as a song writer and performer

[@CenterThePendulum]

Clapton was repetitive and one of the most controversial picks since players are so split

[@jonbongjovi1869]

ANY guitarist can do EVH or HENDRIX.......but almost no guitarist can do JEFF BECK.

[@JimCim]

PERIOD!!!!

[@rickyriederer7459]

That's false lol most top famous guitarists have issues with Hendrix and getting the sound he often did. Play his star spangled banner note for note and sound for sound and come back.

[@lordofthemound3890]

Truth!!!

[@2kenday]

Terry Kath of Chicago! If he hadn't left us in '75, there would be not question that he would be #1!!!

[@tideivlife1]

Hendrix said Kath was the best he’s ever heard

[@jcorona5457]

Masterful how he would triumph over those darn horns.

[@chrishepburn1503]

​@@tideivlife1Yes, we all know this. Everytime somebody mentions Terry Kath someone has to bring this up.

[@peachfigorchardpeachfigorc5549]

Yup

[@minkeyshines7948]

Saw Chicago in 1971 in concert. Hendrix could not have played the way he did...

[@thumpyloudfoot864]

SRV is the greatest all around, EVH has the best technique, David Gilmour has the best FEEL, Derek Trucks best slide, Jimi Hendrix is the reason we play...Angus Young has the best tone...

[@travisinthetrunk]

Yes!

[@jmendi55]

Page wrote more great licks than Hendrix and Eddie combined

[@rickyriederer7459]

Hmmm debatable. But Page was not even half the players Van Halen and Hendrix were. But Page definitely up there he even said Hendrix was greatest he ever heard.

[@MrMaynardWR]

@@rickyriederer7459 Page's ability to produce is where his genius exists

[@lyndoncmp5751]

He sure did. Plus he was far better on acoustic guitar as well.

[@MarkLada]

Mark Knopfler is number one hands down.. Money for nothing is the greatest guitar riff of all time, and Sultans of Swing is the greatest rock and roll song of all time..

[@Paintstucco]

agreed

[@mr.smithgnrsmith7808]

SRV is easily the best…then Gary Moore

[@tideivlife1]

They may be on the list idk but no mention of SRV or Mark Knopfler on this Stern clip

[@rodd7]

Ten Years Gone, Tea For One, Babe I'm Gonna Leave You, Over the Hills and Far Away, Whole Lotta Love, Achilles Last Stand, Kashmir, Stairway to Heaven.

[@jswissman702]

Terry Kath apparently is totally forgotten.

[@chriszozaski]

Hendrix didn't forget when he said that Kath was better than him.

[@smashcat1]

Why isn’t Clapton being mentioned?!!!!

[@jacksampsonforever]

overrated

[@birdy1numnum]

I'll mention him...overrated best describes Clapton.

[@jasonkeith9317]

Because Clapton is God he is in a class all by himself!!

[@intheshedd]

Don't forget about Stevie Ray Vaughn.

[@goodpainlive1]

prince top 5

[@chrisbr1969]

Hendrix will always be number 1.

[@AarosConcerts]

Lies.

[@Harris69]

Without question.....

[@Driver8takeabreak]

Billy Corgan doesn't get the mentions he should (I think because he's also a vocalist people forget what an incredible guitar player he is).

[@antidote7]

There are people beyond VH and Hendrix. Allan Holdsworth, Wayne Krantz, Steve Morse, John Mclaughlin, Paco Delucia, etc...

[@dinosaursr]

Yes but name one memorable song from them.

[@JadeTheWolf1982]

@@dinosaursr Holdsworth: Devil Take the Hindmost, Mclauglin: Vital Transformation, Delucia: Entre dos aguas, and I will throw another one in Pat Metheny: Bright Size Life

[@BedeLaplume]

Definitely good choices..

[@antidote7]

@2216sammy Influence happens for a number of different reasons. Popularity plays a huge role in it.

[@tcarbonimusic]

I don’t believe it took you that long until you mentioned Jeff Beck! He should always be in the top five, if not higher.

[@DemBoyz5247]

Randy Rhoads should be way up there.

[@GeorgeTel100]

Personally, I haven't heard anybody better than Mark Knopfler - Eric Clapton agrees, David Gilmour almost agrees, puts Knopfler second, after Hendrix

[@scottwhite2757]

I agree these lists are always wack ..

[@mcraft2240]

It’s all subjective. It means nothing

[@thegodhead]

Gilmour is #1 imo

[@714milky]

Go listen to Roy Buchanan. "When a guitar plays the blues"

[@d1neoinly]

Rory Gallagher. Even Jimi Hendrix thought he was the greatest 🤷‍♂️

[@kylem7341]

Eric Johnson deserves a mention as well

[@rickyriederer7459]

Yess he's so underrated

[@Craig5150EVH]

Abso-fuckin-lutely !!!!

[@BedeLaplume]

Good call..

[@godbyone]

The guitarist from clash beat him. Years ago. Not joking

[@Craig5150EVH]

@@godbyone...beat him...explain ?

[@RoaroftheTiger]

... Jeff Beck

[@Matt_T__]

Has anyone heard of SRV?

[@ryanzimmer382]

jerry garcia is top 10 for me!!

[@sirrealistic5625]

Steve Hackett of Genesis did tapping way before EVH.

[@drewrosecrans9728]

What albums??? He's a good guitar player but Eddie changed the way of guitar playing hand's down nobody's talking about Steve Hackett just saying!!

[@sirrealistic5625]

@drew rosecrans ...just saying.

[@jlobiafra]

​​@@drewrosecrans9728 there's KZbin clips of him tapping from 1972. Eddie took it to another level obv

[@meetontheledge1380]

Stanley Jordan did it before them. N. Paganini was doing it before their great great grandmothers were born!

[@Enjoywatchingyoutube8227]

Steve Howe from Yes is a great guitar 🎸 player

[@NickJardine]

Lindsey Buckingham is extremely underrated

[@ChuggOfCthulhu]

I strongly disagree

[@reallymysterious4520]

Steve is clueless if he thinks Eddie changed the game more then Jimi did

[@sirrealistic5625]

Preach!!!

[@ktpinnacle]

Hendrix changed the rock guitar world and secured his position as #1 in one night - Bag O' Nails

[@vivaitalia7221]

And he has Tom Morello and Angus Young as top 10 of all time... this kid is completely clueless.

[@TheAgentAssassin]

Jimi 1 EVH 2

[@reallymysterious4520]

@@vivaitalia7221 Exactly

[@joelhuffman809]

I haven’t seen this entire list, but there are amazing guitarists outside of the rock genre… Roy Clark, Roy Acuff, Robert Fripp, Al Di Meola, classical, flamenco, bluegrass, etc.

[@wicky1]

Jerry Reed!

[@lightbulb134]

Glen Campbell and Prince

[@US_ARMY_25_INF._DIV.]

None of these people come close to Taylor Swift

[@kingdingaling413]

John Mayer

[@MrMaynardWR]

Fripp is genius. "Fracture" is nearly impossible to play

[@sjgoode6590]

Hendrix is #1 hands down. Allen Collins of Skynyrd is my personal favorite! RIP

[@BillyBob-ec5ox]

Page was a more complete guitarist than Hendrix. By far the better riff creator. And better at acoustic

[@WoodyLockwood_Vlogs]

Nuno is probably one of the greatest also IMO....

[@luisvegano]

Few people really GET what Brian May is all about.

[@vivaitalia7221]

I couldn't agree more!

[@kraftwerk974]

Game changers for players: Chuck Berry, Hendrix, EVH, Yngwie.

[@dj_saint]

They need to include other genres. Roy Clark and Chet Atkins are/were pretty damn good

[@ethanedwards7557]

And Willie Nelson.

[@reaganbrowneofficialyoutube]

Cool story about Eddie wanting lessons from Glen Campbell! I don’t think a lot of people realize how incredibly great he was.

[@NDemanuele1]

Damn, Respect to Nowicki! He's impressive!!

[@lasvegasira]

Going by Steve's argument, Brian May got sounds out of his guitar that no one else did.

[@covers_girl]

Is that because he built the guitars himself and got unique sounds that way?

[@christhomas9221]

steve nowicki has to be the most normal, attractive stern show cast member of all time

[@duncanfrere2656]

Jeff Beck was the worlds best electric guitar player.

[@JimCim]

He was other worldly and in a class by himself.

[@davidrawzen8232]

Jeff Beck? Mark Knopfler? I would also mention Tim Renwick (if somebody still remember him)... And, talking about the famous of the greatest - what's about Tony Iommi or Ritchie Blackmore?...

[@afentrekin]

A personal fave of mine - Kim Thayil from Soundgarden. Not the greatest by any means, but the solo from Like Suicide gets me every time.

[@wasteofspace20]

That’s a great band with a completely unique and interesting evolution.

[@jcoats5529]

😂

[@reallymysterious4520]

Roy Clark is Top 3

[@notsure1384]

No surprise that two incredible Canadian guitarists get forgotten in Alex Lifeson, and Jeff Healey.

[@WOLFTICKVIDEOS]

It seems that Jeff Healey has always been underrated and looked past when it comes to ranking best guitarist. 🤷‍♂️

[@user-uu8up6ki9u]

Alex was 8th. That’s pretty amazing!!!

[@eslteacherpeter]

Lenny Breau

[@ethanmurray2203]

This kid is really good

[@rubenrodriguez3013]

My favorite guitar players are Jerry Cantrell from Alice In Chains and The Edge from U2. Guitarists that gave me goosebumps when I watched them play(on youtube) were Eddie Van Halen, Jimi Hendrix and Prince.

[@Dalton13]

Cantrell is the greatest of all time!

[@pumpkinking5174]

Django Reinhardt. If it wasn't for him, most of those guys don't even pick up a guitar.

[@BedeLaplume]

Ultimately that list is subjective but Brian May along with Jeff Beck definitely deserve to be among the top 10s..

[@artisaline]

Why are Fred and Gary not on camera?

[@andybasic1761]

I love Fred. Nowicki is too young to appreciate that when Hendrix arrived, he intimidated the shit out of Beck, Page and Clapton. He was such a game changer that he seemed to arrive from Mars, not Seattle.

[@adambnyc4875]

I vote for Hendrix, but I remember a quote from Jimi that went something to the effect of "I don't think I'm very good because I can't play all the things I hear in my head." Imagine if he had lived longer. Richard Thompson is the best guitarist I've heard live. Prince is up there too.

[@TheGuitarMan71]

Page, Duane Allman and Hendrix. Top 3

[@sirrealistic5625]

Jimi Hendrix and Jeff Beck. No. 1 and No. 2 best guitarists hands down.

[@203-g7w]

Carlitos Santana is top 3

[@MarkLada]

Mark Knopfler is number 1 hands down..

[@sirrealistic5625]

@@MarkLada I bet you believe in Santy Claus AND the Easter Bunny 🐰

[@JimCim]

I agree 100%. Unique stylists that are influencing everyone else.

[@JimCim]

@@sirrealistic5625 - LOL

[@LesPaulPete]

As usual Alex Lifeson always gets forgotten. Alex is so underrated. His guitar playing is unbelievable. I'm pretty sure it has to do with the fact that he is Canadian. If he were American they would have declared him a guitar GOD.

[@ethanedwards7557]

Rush is so bland and soulless.

[@davidmoskowitz1801]

Nailed it

[@MrMaynardWR]

Alex's playing is brilliant because it's selfless in its support of the music versus egotism -- and that's why he gets overlooked

[@csmith3243]

Yngwie Malmsteen and Synyster Gates are my favorites 🤟

[@barefoottravelsfl6970]

Dimebag Darrel has to be in top 5

[@rickyriederer7459]

Lol Bucketheads better then Dimebag

[@sharpvidtube]

Gary Moore would be just behind Hendrix for me. Brian May #1 has to be an early April fools joke.

[@dr.buzzvonjellar8862]

I’m with Steve. EVH created a genre! I’m a Hendrix fan since age 11, but the sheer volume of riffs, tones and invention, along with time and ungodly or Godly swing, belongs to Eddie. Page created the most varied soundscapes.

[@Driver8takeabreak]

Consider that Hendrix did everything he did in basically 4 years. FOUR YEARS.

[@darrint3573]

@@Driver8takeabreak It's very silly for anyone to dismiss the far-reaching influence that Hendrix had on the musical landscape. The 50s had Chuck Berry, the 60s Hendrix. Two of the most important decades in RNR. Yes, we had Beck, Blackmore, Clapton & Page, but Hendrix was in a league of his own when it came to originality and innovation.

[@MrMaynardWR]

Well EVH thought that Allan Holdsworth was the greatest

[@luisponce7317]

These list are so tough to rank they are all great guitarists with their styles and whom influenced them and then taking the guitar to new heights

[@docktorleaky5869]

This is a "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" type scenario. So many very skilled musicians . It would be near impossible to rank them. Why do we need to? If you enjoy what you heard, that's all that counts.

[@reaganbrowneofficialyoutube]

If Eric Johnson didn’t make this list it’s a joke!! He’s the greatest over all guitarist to come along since EVH imo

[@meejinhuang]

Berry, Hendricks, Beck, Page, Clapton and Van Halen are some of the greatest.

[@BedeLaplume]

Yesss.

[@jgsrhythm100]

Tommy Bolin ( RIP) numero uno. 🔥 If your not familiar you should be!! Check "Poast Toastee" (1976) 🔥 He crossed boundaries fusing Rock, Jazz, funk, Reggae. Samba etc etc He inspired Jeff Beck to go into a fusion direction after hearing his playing on Billy Cobhams ":-Spectrum'" All of this before he passed at 25. 🙏

[@seanmurphy26]

Tommy Bolin, most underrated, biggest pair of balls in guitar. Don't look up post toastee, first go to the Billy Cobham Spectrum album!

[@samnewton9568]

"Van Halen #1 ahead of Hendrix".... that's where you lost me, bro.

[@jsracer69]

Without Hendrix there is no Van Halen

[@mickylawless1941]

Without Steve Hackett, there would be no Eddie!

[@frankd.506]

Allan Holdsworth, Eddie was a fan and when you listen to Eddie's fluidity you hear Holdsworth.

[@SavedByZero]

Mr. and Mrs. Van Halen are way ahead of you on that one.

[@acousticblu]

​@@SavedByZero 😅

[@brothermac9719]

Bla, Bla, Bla, Bla, Bla, Bla, Bla, Bla, Bla, Etc

[@bellycuda]

Hendrix, Page, Green, SRV... the rest. This kid doesn't know what he's talking about, check out Steve Hackett if you think Van Halen invented tapping FFS

[@laurafriday4834]

JEFF BECK!!

[@thenewtowncryer]

Someone doesn't have to be the best to be your favorite. BTW, I heard Hendrix thought Terry Kath (Chicago) was the best. Anyway...

[@BaronKilaton]

Steve Vai, Eric Clapton, SRV, Adrian Belew, Carlos Santana, Randy Rhodes, Albert Collins, Jerry Garcia

[@40pianos]

Where's Jeff Beck in this discussion?

[@daveclark8337]

Even 40- 45 years after their music came out, I will seek still out and play the music of Eddie Van Halen, Mark Knopfler, Lyndsey Buckingham and Jimmy Page BECAUSE of their guitar playing.

[@drsaltyphd]

Eddie actually learned tapping from seeing Jimmy Page do it.

[@lindaluedtke6782]

Everyone mentioned is certainly worthy and are undeniably guitar legends and icons. My favourite band is The Cult and Billy Duffy, imho, is a really great guitarist, too. So I'm going to give him an honorable mention.❤

[@jackburton6330]

Yep that's fine Judges will allow it lol!

[@cblack4413]

Joe Satriani..RoyClark... "Maggot Brain"..by Funkadelic.Top 50 list from each decade would be cool.

[@ethanmurray2203]

Eddie Van Halen said he got the idea for the fret stuff at a Led Zeppelin concert watching Jimmy Page use a violin bow on his guitar. I think that was 1972

[@SmokeyTreats]

Not disputing he said that but he actually copied Allan Holdsworth's tapping technique.

[@richguy3114]

“ greatest “ lists are a joke .. especially a guitar list without Satriani or Vai on it .. but that conversation was silly .. Brian May was unique and brilliant btw .

[@gregotterstein6773]

Dimebag Darrell should be in there somewhere. Top 10 for me. Eddie Van Halen gave his guitar to the late Dimebag so apparently he thought Dimebag was good!

[@MrMaynardWR]

Allan Holdsworth is your favorite guitarist's favorite guitarist. Just ask EVH.

[@EL34XYZ]

Jeff Beck is above most of those players except Hendrix. Page has said this about Beck in the past.

[@KennethNoisewater1]

Robert Johnson started all this

[@CorneiliusLibowitz]

Sista Rosetta Tharpe did....

[@reallymysterious4520]

Angus Young - Gimme a break - Alex Lifeson was way better

[@MK-xl9tt]

Yes lifeson is alway said to be an underrated guitarist and I think he likes it that way. All of rush incredible musicians and incredible human beings as well.

[@johnnyinnftmyers]

Three greatest, yep, Hendrix, Page, Eddie in that order

[@dog1331]

1. Tony Iommi, 2. Eddie Van Halen 3. Jiminy Hendrix 4. Darrell Abbott 5. Tom Morello 6. Dave Mustaine 7. Peter Frampton 8. Angus Young 9. James Hetfield 10. Jerry Cantrell

[@fab.silva1119]

Jimmy Page was/is a SH!TTY guitar player. Sloppy was an understatement

[@damcc806]

Clapton said Prince is the greatest.

[@antidote7]

People did two hand tapping before Eddie, and more complex...

[@rickyriederer7459]

Buckethead took it to the next level

[@Chuilli53]

Dimebag