Editing Guitarist (section)

==== Rolling Stone ====
The first in this list is the American guitarist [[Jimi Hendrix]], introduced by [[Pete Townshend]], guitarist for [[the Who]], who was, in his turn, ranked at #10 in the list.

In describing the list to readers, Paul MacInnes from British newspaper ''[[The Guardian]]'' wrote, "Surprisingly enough for an American magazine, the top 10 is fair jam-packed with Yanks", though he also noted three exceptions in the top 10.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2007/feb/13/whoarethe100greatestguita|title=Who are the 100 greatest guitarists of all time?|first=Paul|last=MacInnes|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=13 February 2007|access-date=18 November 2009 | location=London}}</ref> The online magazine ''[[Blogcritics]]'' criticized the list for introducing some allegedly undeserving guitarists while forgetting some artists the writer considered perhaps more worthy, such as [[Johnny Marr]], [[Al Di Meola]], [[Phil Keaggy]] or [[John Petrucci]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://blogcritics.org/the-top-100-guitarists-according-to/ |magazine=[[Blogcritics]] |title=The Top 100 Guitarists According to Rolling Stone |author=The Theory |date=28 August 2003 |access-date=18 November 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130605091245/http://blogcritics.org/the-top-100-guitarists-according-to/ |archive-date=5 June 2013 }}</ref>

In 2011, ''Rolling Stone'' updated the list, which this time was chosen by a panel of guitarists and other experts with the top 100 consisting of [[Eric Clapton]], [[Eddie Van Halen]], [[Keith Richards]] and [[Tony Iommi]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/jimmy-page-eddie-van-halen-tony-iommi-among-100-greatest-guitarists-of-all-time/|title=Jimmy Page, Eddie Van Halen, Tony Iommi Among '100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time'|date=23 November 2011}}</ref> Artists who had not been included in the previous list were added. [[Rory Gallagher]], for example, was ranked in 57th place.<ref name="Greatest guitarist Rory Gallagher">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-guitarists-20111123/rory-gallagher-19691231|title=100 Greatest Guitarists: Rory Gallagher|magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=31 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712063544/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-guitarists-20111123/rory-gallagher-19691231|archive-date=12 July 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

''The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time'' is mentioned in many biographies about artists who appear in the list.<ref>{{cite book|title=How to Succeed As a Female Guitarist: The Essential Guide for Working in a Male-dominated Industry|first=Vivian|last= Clement|page=1|publisher=Alfred Publishing|year=2007|isbn=978-0-7390-4304-2}}</ref>