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The MD 30 list of the best guitarists from 1977 to the present day.

Number 30: Julian Swales

Blue Pedal. Monumental. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAu4JqdzSW4">https://www.youtube.com/watch...

The MD top 30 list of the best guitarists from 1977 to the present day.

Number 29: Slash.

Paradise City. No Slash, no JDB. https://youtu.be/Rbm6GXllBiw ">https://youtu.be/Rbm6GXllB...

The MD top 30 list of the best guitarists from 1977 to the present day.

Number 28: Reg Smithies and Dave Fielding.

Two for the price of one. What a partnership. https://youtu.be/-iwxkLByt68 ">https://youtu.be/-iwxkLByt...

The MD top 30 list of the best guitarists from 1977 to the present day.

Number 27: Kevin Shields

Come in Alone. https://youtu.be/u0DLCyWrxDo ">https://youtu.be/u0DLCyWrx...

The MD top 30 list of the best guitarists from 1977 to the present day.

Number 26: Carlos Alomar.

You don& #39;t get to work with The Man for so long unless you are the very best. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iI-ysibI-0">https://www.youtube.com/watch...

The MD top 30 list of the best guitarists from 1977 to the present day.

Number 25: Charlie Burchill

Little wizard. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4Ov5GwbBpU">https://www.youtube.com/watch...

The MD top 30 list of the best guitarists from 1977 to the present day:

Number 24: St. Vincent

Take your pick. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XtWYumlP_Y">https://www.youtube.com/watch...

Ther MD top 30 list of the best guitarists from 1977 to the present day

Number 23: Dave Navarro.

Wouldn& #39;t necessarily want to have a pint with him , but....Incendiary. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmvG2GZ3S7o">https://www.youtube.com/watch...

The MD top 30 list of the best guitarists from 1977 to the present day.

Number 22: Robin Guthrie.

This never, ever gets old. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOdwguwOwi4">https://www.youtube.com/watch...

The MD top 30 list of the best guitarists from 1977 to the present day.

Number 21: John Head

All-time great intro https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6RFhVib1uw">https://www.youtube.com/watch...

The MD top 30 list of the best guitarists since 1977 to the present day

Number 20: J Mascis

We already think he should be higher. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQIPJqvFrIc">https://www.youtube.com/watch...

The MD top 20 list of the best guitarists - 1977 to the present day.

Number 19: John Squire

I am the Resurrection would be more zeitgeisty and is a far better song, but this solo is brilliantly over the top https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9jDtwa23mI">https://www.youtube.com/watch...

The MD top 30 list of the best guitarists - 1977 to the present day.

Number 18: Nick McCabe. Born for it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjRA8UQIMAs">https://www.youtube.com/watch...

The MD top 30 list of the best guitarists - 1977 to the present day.

Number 17: Stuart Adamson.

Much loved, much missed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9udxbvHiqGw">https://www.youtube.com/watch...

The MD top 30 list of the best guitarists - 1977 to the present day.

Number 16: Billy Duffy

Arguably, the greatest intro of all time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCOSPtyZAPA">https://www.youtube.com/watch...

The MD top 30 list of the best guitarists - 1977 to the present day.

Number 15: Geordie

The coolest. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znjRf1zh2fA">https://www.youtube.com/watch...

The MD top 30 list of the best guitarists - 1977 to the present day.

Number 14: Andy Gill

Less is more. Again, much missed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=27&v=I_QJwR6D9d4&feature=emb_logo">https://www.youtube.com/watch...

The MD top 30 list of the best guitarists - 1977 to the present day.

Number 13: James Dean Bradfield. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B67HvsNtuTA">https://www.youtube.com/watch...

The MD top 30 list of the best guitarists - 1977 to the present day.

Number 12: Rob Marshall

The greatest musician we& #39;ve ever worked with. And we suspect who Mark Lanegan has ever worked with as well. And he& #39;s worked with everyone. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CZAOiLvvls">https://www.youtube.com/watch...

The MD top 30 list of the best guitarists - 1977 to the present day.

Number 11: Will Sergeant

His most under appreciated and most brillaint work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YyUp9Iim8M&list=RD6YyUp9Iim8M&start_radio=1">https://www.youtube.com/watch...

The MD top 30 list of the best guitarists - 1977 to the present day.

Number 10: Bill Nelson

If the date range was earlier, he& #39;d be top five. World class. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9m3Gxxin9r0">https://www.youtube.com/watch...

The MD top 30 list of the best guitarists - 1977 to the present day.

Number 9: Terry Bickers

Brilliantly erratic live. At his incendiary best, the very best https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWXp9U9GljE">https://www.youtube.com/watch...

The MD top 30 list of the best guitarists - 1977 to the present day.

Number 8: Johnny Marr https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eubgWMwSD0k">https://www.youtube.com/watch...

The MD top 30 list of the best guitarists - 1977 to the present day.

Number 7: Robin Simon

CONTROVERSY!

John Foxx claims Simon invented post-punk guitar playing. Coming out at roughly the same time as Real Life, he& #39;s got a point. This is brilliant. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdyEiZG9fdQ">https://www.youtube.com/watch...

The MD top 30 list of the best guitarists - 1977 to the present day.

Number 6: keith Levene.

What. A. Sound. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIAZ8unRm2c&list=RDMjnjJrogb3Q&index=25">https://www.youtube.com/watch...

The MD top 30 list of the best guitarists - 1977 to the present day.

Number 5: Vini Reilly

A one-off. Sublime. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e74ijsVqmVU">https://www.youtube.com/watch...

The MD top 30 list of the best guitarists - 1977 to the present day.

Number 4: John McGeoch

Breaks our hearts to not have him in our top 3, it really does. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnAoBtZScIE">https://www.youtube.com/watch...

The MD top 30 list of the best guitarists - 1977 to the present day.

Number 3: Tom Verlaine and Richard Lloyd.

One of the most important works of art of the past 50 years.

There, we fucking said it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlbunmCbTBA">https://www.youtube.com/watch...

The MD top 30 list of the best guitarists - 1977 to the present day.

Number 2: Neil Young.

You can only play like this when you& #39;ve led a life like he has. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScO-8P3cyFQ">https://www.youtube.com/watch...

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