[annyokie]

My husband and I were good naturedly arguing about who is the world's greatest guitarist and I stick by my guns (or ax) that it is Eric Clapton.

[RockinRight]

Clapton is good. I also like Santana from that era. As a metalhead, my favorites are Nugent, George Lynch (former Dokken), and Yngwie Malmsteen.

[bk1000]

"...it is Eric Clapton."

Last week there was a charity auction of many of EC's guitars.
One was the famous 'Blackie' he used during the Slow Hand period. It brought $850,000.00! It would seem others share your view!

[Argus]

who is the world's greatest guitarist

Freddy King, Lonnie Mack, Merle Travis, Chet Atkins, Les Paul, Django Reinhardt, Buddy Guy, Clarence White, Doc Watson, Charlie Christian...

[Proud_texan]

Yeah, I always thought Clapton was probably the best, certainly the best I ever saw in person, but there are some pretty good ones. I always wondered how good Stevie Ray Vaughan could have been had he lived.

Interesting to speculate.

[MarcoPolo]

Ehhh, I think Jimi Hendrix was the greatest and B.B. King, Eddie Van Halen and Eric Clapton all fall in behind him. My personal favorite is Eddie. Who else had guitar tricks so original and so cool that he had to turn his back on the audience so that they couldn't see and figure out what he was doing? NOBODY was doing the stuff that Eddie was doing, and that makes him my favorite.