Neil Young - Guitarist

I'd say Jeff Beck off the top of my head.

Songwriting skills...he's got Daryl Hannah now!  Multi talented genius.

At first mention, 17 seemed way high on the list of guitarist but then I stopped to think about who I would rather listen to and that raw emotion thing took over and now 17 seems kind of low. I can not go very long without getting me some Neil Young in my rotation. That 9 fingered gal is lucky to have him.

When I saw this, I knew, again..that Neil is a superb guitar player. A mature player, one well seated into his skills. Which are very much on display.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skJddbSJQjA

So for me the thing about Neil's guitar playing is the sense of time he keeps. This became even more clear to me with the release of the "Massey Hall" and "Live at the Cellar Door" LPs. His playing is great on both these albums--not the kind of pyrotechnics you see on "Cortez" (which is one of my favs)--but just an incredible rhythmic consistency that few can touch.