The Greatest Guitarists Of All Time, Ranked

36. David Gilmour

While the blues may have been one of his early influences, Gilmour grew to become a psychedelic rock star and essential member of English progressive rock band Pink Floyd. While much of the band’s music involves floaty, dreamy textures, Gilmour would provide an emboldened, sprawling solo as soon as his moment in the limelight would come around.

While most of Pink Floyd’s albums were concept albums, whereby a greater meaning was attributed to the tracks when played as a collective, Gilmour’s expressive solos would help ensure that messages could be delivered in individual songs as well. He also has the ability to funky rhythmic guitar work, as could be heard in “Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2.”