The 50 Best Guitarists of 2021

AS VOTED BY YOU

Jake Kiszka (Greta Van Fleet)

Tash Sultana

John Mayer

Joe Duplantier & Christian Andreu (Gojira)

Joe Bonamassa

Mark Tremonti

Samantha Fish

Matt Heafy & Corey Beaulieu (Trivium)

John Petrucci (Dream Theater, Liquid Tension Experiment)

Wolfgang Van Halen

Josh Middleton & Adam Christianson (Architects)

Jerry Cantrell

Carlos Santana

Derek Trucks

James Dean Bradfield (Manic Street Preachers)

Adrian Smith, Dave Murray & Janick Gers (Iron Maiden)

Steve Howe

Gus G

Brent Hinds & Bill Kelliher (Mastodon)

Tom Morello

Billy Gibbons

Yngwie Malmsten

Joanne Shaw Taylor

Paul Gilbert

Matt Tuck & Michael Paget (Bullet For My Valentine)

Rebecca Lovell & Megan Lovell (Larkin Poe)

Cory Wong

Richie Kotzen

Mdou Moctar

Joanna Connor

Lindsey Buckingham

Mark Lettieri

Michael Schenker

St. Vincent

Stu Mackenzie (King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard)

Pat Metheny

Rivers Cuomo (Weezer)

Nick Johnston

José González

George Lynch

Robben Ford

Brian Setzer

Simon Neil (Biffy Clyro)

Sam Fender

Ben Howard

Emily Wolfe

John Smith

Dave Keuning (The Killers)

Geordie Greep (Black Midi)

Adam Granduciel (The War On Drugs)