Ranking The Best Guitarists The World Has Ever Seen

Published on 07/07/2022
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Barney Kessel

American jazz guitarist Barney Kessel was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma. He was a member of numerous well-known jazz ensembles and a “first call” guitarist for recording sessions for studio, cinema, and television. He was particularly well-known for his understanding of chords and inversions as well as chord-based songs.

Barney Kessel

Barney Kessel

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Jake Bowen

Periphery, a progressive metalcore/djent band, has three guitarists, one of whom being Jake Bowen. For the song “The Price Is Wrong,” the band was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance in 2016. Here’s an interesting fact: Jake Bowen is the nephew of Dream Theater guitarist John Petrucci. We bet most of you had no idea!

Jake Bowen

Jake Bowen

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