Ranking The Best Guitarists The World Has Ever Seen

Published on 07/07/2022
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George Benson

Guitarist, singer, and songwriter George Washington Benson is a name we all know and love. He started out as a jazz guitarist when he was 19 years old. Benson, a former child prodigy, originally rose to fame performing soul jazz with Jack McDuff and others in the 1960s. He’s known for some of his greatest hits such as “Nothing’s Gonna Change My Love For You” as well as the instrumentals “Affirmations” and “Breezy”.

George Benson

George Benson

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Tosin Abasi

Oluwatosin Ayoyinka Olumide “Tosin” Abasi is a Nigerian-American guitarist who is best known as the lead guitarist and founding member of Animals as Leaders, an instrumental progressive metal band. Tosin’s band is recognized for its complex music, which features rapid time signature changes and challenging rhythms. He also popularized a guitar technique called “selected picking,”  as well as utilizing a bass technique called “thumping.”

Tosin Abasi

Tosin Abasi

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