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title: "7 Greatest Guitar Quotes by 7 authors"
description: "Browse 7 Greatest Guitar quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Greatest Guitar sayings and thoughts."
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> [Slash is one of the greatest guitar players I've ever heard, and it's amazing when you hear about all the crazy stuff…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-goldsmith/slash-is-one-of-the-greatest-guitar-players-i-ve-ever-heard-and-it-s/)

[Taylor Goldsmith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-goldsmith/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/178/taylor-goldsmith-9795_amazing_slash-is-one-of-the-greatest-guitar-play_346002.jpg)

> [One of those Rolling Stone Greatest Guitar Player lists came out and there was no Albert King. That's impossible! There are 10…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-trucks/one-of-those-rolling-stone-greatest-guitar-player-lists-came-out-and/)

[Derek Trucks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-trucks/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb9/derek-trucks-11274_guitar_one-of-those-rolling-stone-greatest-guit_410129.jpg)

> [Jimi Hendrix is the greatest guitar player in the world... a guy who mastered that instrument. It was talking when he played.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruno-mars/jimi-hendrix-is-the-greatest-guitar-player-in-the-world-a-guy-who/)

[Bruno Mars](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruno-mars/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e9/bruno-mars-1319_amplifiers_jimi-hendrix-is-the-greatest-guitar-play_789489.jpg)

> [It's hard to say this about a guy like Eddie Van Halen, one of the greatest guitar players who ever lived, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sammy-hagar/it-s-hard-to-say-this-about-a-guy-like-eddie-van-halen-one-of-the/)

[Sammy Hagar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sammy-hagar/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/66a/sammy-hagar-7920_guitar_it-s-hard-to-say-this-about-a-guy-like-e_1460615.png)

> [The greatest guitar player in the world today for me is Paco de Lucia, who is actually Spanish.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-benson/the-greatest-guitar-player-in-the-world-today-for-me-is-paco-de-lucia/)

[George Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-benson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e5a/george-benson-9373_guitar_the-greatest-guitar-player-in-the-world_1819024.png)

> [The Hamsters really kick ass - Slim is one of your greatest guitar players](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-trout/the-hamsters-really-kick-ass-slim-is-one-of-your-greatest-guitar/)

[Walter Trout](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-trout/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/60f/walter-trout-69350_ass_the-hamsters-really-kick-ass-slim-is-one_1829584.jpg)

> [Without a doubt, Eddie Van Halen is the greatest guitar player who has ever lived.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zakk-wylde/without-a-doubt-eddie-van-halen-is-the-greatest-guitar-player-who-has/)

[Zakk Wylde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zakk-wylde/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de4/zakk-wylde-9819_doubt_without-a-doubt-eddie-van-halen-is-the-g_3054098.jpg)

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