Guitar is a combination of sounds. It is not only the display of technical abilities, but it also expresses the feelings of the artist. Many times, guitarists with very natural and basic musical skills have made a unique and popular music. There are a lot many guitarists from every musical genre and era.

In the current world, all these famous guitarists are a true sense of encouragement for the upcoming young generation and for the forthcoming guitarists of the world. It all depends on your affection and savour towards music. Following is a listing of some of the greatest, virtuosic and innovative guitarists of the world.

One of the leading names of all time is Jimi Hendrix. The real name of this legend was James Allen Hendrix. According to the Rolling Stone Magazine, Jimi Hendrix was ranked number one amongst the top 100 guitarists of the world. Some of his all times hits comprise of; Bold as Love, Experienced, Bleeding Heart and (slight return) Voodoo Chile. The song (All Along the Watchtower), written by Dylan and sung by Jimi, made him a superstar amongst his listeners. The quality of Jimi in singing was that he always used to be in his natural tone, and this approach made a lot of people fall in love with him. Besides his tone of voice, the natural savour of Dylan can also be clearly heard in the song. Jimi Hendrix made immense contribution to the music industry, and he will always be cherished by his fans all around the world.

Another leading name of all time is the American born music composer, producer, director and an electric guitarist Frank Vincent Zappa. This legend gained his acclaim towards stardom by writing rock, jazz and orchestral music compositions. He was born on December 21 in the year 1940, and passed away on December 4, in the year 1993, at the age of 53. This musical legend had attained a music career spanning over 30 years. During his career compositions of Frank Zappa soared over 60 music albums, and as a solo artist, he managed to organize a band called The Mothers of Invention. Besides music composition Frank Zappa also has a number of music videos and feature length films towards his achievements; he was also very fond of designing his own album covers.

Another legendary all time hit Mexican musician and guitarist is Carlos Augusto Alves Santana. He was born on the 20th of July in the year 1947; for his great music contribution, he was awarded the Grammy Award. It was during the time of the late 60s, and early 70s when Santana really gained immense popularity amongst his fans. Working with his band, he composed a lot of compositions related to rock, jazz fusion and salsa. Blue-based guitar lines, along with the Latin beats such as congas, and timbales were a part of his band. While composing music and contributing his part towards the music industry, Santana, once again, gained immense popularity in early 1990s. According to the Rolling Stone Magazine, Santana ranked in the 15th spot amongst the Top Guitarists of the World.

Carlos Augusto Alves Santana is a Mexican musician and guitarist. He was born on 20 July 1947. Santana gained fame in the 60s, and early 70s. He also won a Grammy Award. Santana Blues Band composed rock, jazz fusion and salsa. The band featured guitar lines against the Latin beats like congas and timbales. Santana kept on working over the decades and once again got hugely popular in 1990s. Rolling Stone magazine ranked Santana number 15th amongst the Top Guitarists of the world.

Last but not the least to make it to the leading all time greatest musicians is Kurt Cobain. He was born on 20 February in the year 1967, and he died on 5 April in the year 1994 at the age of 27. This young man was a famous songwriter, guitarist and lead singer of his self-created famous band known as Nirvana. Kurt Cobain was the person who initiated subgenre of unconventional rock known as grunge. Smells Like Teen Spirit was the very first album produced by this band. This album was a roaring success, and to keep the success coming, they launched another second album with the name of Never mind, which also attained immense popularity, due to this reason. During the early 90s, all across the United States, on every radio and music TV channels, this alternative rock music became very famous.

Kurt Cobain was born on 20 February 1967, and died on 5 April 1994. He was a songwriter, lead singer, and guitarist of his band named Nirvana. Kurt introduced subgenre of alternative rock called grunge. First album was Smells Like Teen Spirit. Second album was Nevermind, it also gained popularity, and as a result, alternative rock became very popular on radio and music television in the United States during the early, and mid 1990s. Since their first album, this band has sold over twenty-five million albums in the US alone, and over fifty million all over the world.