Chili Pepper Frusciante Named Best Modern Guitarist
Slash & Hammett also make BBC poll
Former Red Hot Chili Pepper, John Frusciante, has been named the best guitarist of the past 30 years in a BBC poll.
The poll, which took place over a few weeks, was voted for by the public and saw Frusciante beat the likes of Slash and Kirk Hammett to the number 1 spot.
Slash, who finished second in the poll, commented on the result saying that he doesn’t consider himself to be a "legendary” guitarist yet.
"All the guys who I consider guitar legends are the pioneers of electric guitar, rock 'n' roll guitar and blues guitar as well," he said. "So I'm still struggling to keep up. I definitely don't put myself in the legend category."
Here’s the top ten from the Axe Factor poll:
- John Frusciante - Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Slash - Guns n' Roses
- Matt Bellamy - Muse
- Johnny Marr - The Smiths
- Tom Morello - Rage Against The Machine
- Kirk Hammett - Metallica
- Jonny Greenwood - Radiohead
- Prince
- Jack White - White Stripes
Peter Buck – REM