John Frusciante voted 'best guitarist of the past 30 years'

12 April 2010 | 4:08 pm | Staff Writer

According to BBC News, ex-Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante has been voted the best guitarist of the past 30 years in an online poll. Frusciante took out the top spot in BBC 6 Music's "Axe Factor" online poll beating notable shredders including Metallica’s Kirk Hammet and Guns N’ Roses’ Slash. BBC 6 Music breakfast host Shaun Keaveny had this to say on Frusciante’s win: "His range, from minimalist melody lines, through choppy Hendrixian chord voicings all the way up to 11 with wailing metal tinged blues, gives him the edge over many in the list. For that I salute him." Approximately 30,000 people voted in the poll. The "Axe Factor" Top 10 list is as follows: 01. John Frusciante (RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS) 02. Slash (GUNS N' ROSES) 03. Matt Bellamy (MUSE) 04. Johnny Marr (THE SMITHS) 05. Tom Morello (RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE) 06. Kirk Hammett (METALLICA) 07. Jonny Greenwood (RADIOHEAD) 08. Prince 09. Jack White (WHITE STRIPES) 10. Peter Buck (REM)

According to BBC News, ex-Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante has been voted the best guitarist of the past 30 years in an online poll.

Frusciante took out the top spot in BBC 6 Music's "Axe Factor" online poll beating notable shredders including Metallica’s Kirk Hammet and Guns N’ Roses’ Slash.

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BBC 6 Music breakfast host Shaun Keaveny had this to say on Frusciante’s win: "His range, from minimalist melody lines, through choppy Hendrixian chord voicings all the way up to 11 with wailing metal tinged blues, gives him the edge over many in the list. For that I salute him."

Approximately 30,000 people voted in the poll.

The "Axe Factor" Top 10 list is as follows:

01. John Frusciante (RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS)

02. Slash (GUNS N' ROSES)

03. Matt Bellamy (MUSE)

04. Johnny Marr (THE SMITHS)

05. Tom Morello (RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE)

06. Kirk Hammett (METALLICA)

07. Jonny Greenwood (RADIOHEAD)

08. Prince

09. Jack White (WHITE STRIPES)

10. Peter Buck (REM)