Trouser Press' 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time, as selected in late 1978 by Ira Robbins, Dave Schulps, David Fricke, Kurt Loder, Jon Young, Jim Green, Jim Kozlowski, Scott Isler and John Paige:
| Jan Akkerman |
George Harrison |
Robbie Robertson |
| Duane Allman |
Jimi Hendrix |
Mick Ronson |
| Syd Barrett |
Steve Hillage |
Francis Rossi |
| Jeff Beck |
Steve Howe |
Todd Rundgren |
| Chuck Berry |
Wilko Johnson |
Carlos Santana |
| Ritchie Blackmore |
Mick Jones |
Tom Scholz |
| Mike Bloomfield |
Steve Jones |
Andy Scott |
| Marc Bolan |
Danny Kalb |
Chris Spedding |
| James Burton |
Jorma Kaukonen |
Jeremy Spencer |
| Glen Buxton |
Robby Krieger |
Leigh Stephens |
| Randy California |
Paul Kossoff |
Stephen Stills |
| John Cipollina |
Albert Lee |
Mick Taylor |
| Eric Clapton |
Alvin Lee |
Richard Thompson |
| Eddie Cochran |
Nils Lofgren |
Johnny Thunders |
| Steve Cropper |
Phil Manzanera |
Pete Townshend |
| Dave Davies |
Steve Marriott |
Robin Trower |
| Buck Dharma |
Hank B. Marvin |
Tom Verlaine |
| Bo Diddley |
Brian May |
Henry Vestine |
| Duane Eddy |
Jimmy McCulloch |
Dick Wagner/Steve Hunter |
| Dave Edmunds |
Roger McGuinn |
Joe Walsh |
| John Fogerty |
T.S. McPhee |
Leslie West |
| Peter Frampton |
Scotty Moore |
Clarence White |
| Robert Fripp |
Bill Nelson |
Charlie Whitney |
| Fred Frith |
Rick Nielsen |
Alan "Blind Owl" Wilson |
| Rory Gallagher |
Ted Nugent |
James Williamson |
| Jerry Garcia |
Jimmy Page |
Johnny Winter |
| Lowell George |
Carl Perkins |
Steve Winwood |
| David Gilmour |
Joe Perry |
Ron Wood |
| Mick Green |
Eddie Phillips |
Roy Wood |
| Peter Green |
Mick Ralphs |
Link Wray |
| James Gurley |
Johnny Ramone |
Zal Yanovsky |
| Steve Hackett |
Lou Reed |
Neil Young |
| Olly Halsall |
Keith Richards |
Frank Zappa |