Greatest Female Electric Guitarists

Could be that since the electric guitar s popularity blossomed in the mid twentieth century collective wisdom has suggested that great female guitarists simply don t exist.

Greatest female electric guitarists.

One of the most prolific and iconic guitarists of the second half of the 20th century jerome john garcia was born in san francisco california usa on august 1st 1942. But much like our custom amplifiers this list goes to 11. 12 greatest female electric guitarists. Take rolling stone s 2003 list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time.

Time s music critic josh tyrangiel picks a pantheon of six string masters. Only two women joni mitchell and joan jett were honored. The greatest female guitarists of all time. Liona boyd boyd graced our cover in july 1987 and won classical guitarist of the year honors in our reader s poll so many times that she was selected for the magazine s gallery of the greats.

Garcia whose mother was a registered nurse and whose father jose was a small time jazz musician had a troubled childhood. In celebration of it might get loud a riff on some of our favorite women to pick up an ax.