Australian Guitar Mag has named the top 50 Aussie guitarists. Interesting list and a sort of obvious number one. Bold are my favourites.
Top 50
1. Angus Young (ACDC)
2. Tommy Emmanuel (Tommy Emmanuel)
3. Ian Moss (Cold Chisel) [legend!]
4. Chris Cheney (The Living End)
5. Rick Brewster (The Angels)
6. Slava Grigoryan (Slava Grigoryan)
7, Deniz Tek (Radio Birdman)
8, Jim Moginie (Midnight Oil)
9. Lobby Loyde (Billy Thorpe and The Aztecs)
10. Ross Hannaford (Daddy Cool)
11. Malcolm Young (ACDC)
12. Adalita (Magic Dirt) [awesome vocalist as well]
13. Marty Willson-Piper
14. Mick Harvey (Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds & Grinderman) 15. Tim Rogers (You Am I)
16. Rowland S Howard (Boys Next Door, Birthday Party) 17. Ed Kuepper (the Sains, Laughing Clowns, Black Ticket Day)
18. Spencer P Jones (The Johnnys, Beasts of Bourbon, Spencer P Jones)
19. Gareth Liddiard (The Drones, Gareth Liddiard)
20. Brad Shepherd (The Hitmen, Hoodoo Gurus, The Moncharchs)
21. John Butler (John Butler Trio)
22. Jeff Lang (Jeff Lang and Chris Whitney)
23. Kim Salmon (The Scientists, Beasts of Bourbon)
24. Ash Naylor (Even, Rail)
25. Tom Lyncolgn (The Nation Blue)
26. Paul Dempsey (Something for Kate, Paul Demspey)
27. Jim Skiathitis (The Atlantics)
28. Blackie (The Hard Ons)
29. Billy Thorpe (Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs)
30. Dutch Tilders (Dutch Tilders)
31. Orem Ambarchi (Orem Ambarchi) [actually Oren but weird to see a drone artist in this]
32. Dave Hole (Dave Hole)
33. Kevin Borich (Kevin Borich)
34. Charlie Owen (The New Christs, Beasts of Bourbon, The Divinyls, Tex Perkins and the Dark Horses)
35. Pete Wells (Rose Tattoo)
36. Frank Gambale (Chick Corea Electrik Band)
37. Brett Garsed (John Farnham, Nelson, TJ Helmerich)
38. Diesel (Mark Lizotte) (Diesel, Johnny Diesel and the Injectors)
39. Daniel Johns (Silverchair)
40. Darren Middleton (Powderfinger)
41. John Williams (John Williams)
42. Jona Weinhofen (I Killed The Prom Queen)
43. Joe Robinson (Joe Robinson)
44. Michael Fix (Michael Fix)
45. Orianthi (Orianthi)
46. Phil Emmanuel (Phil Emmanuel)
47. Keith Urban (Keith Urban)
48. C W Stoneking (C W Stoneking)
49. Lloyd Spiegel (LLoy Spiegel)
50. Geoff Achison (The Souldiggers)
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