100 Super Guitalist String Gauge # ○ Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 Tony Iommi 8 8 11 18 24 32 2 KK Downing 7 9 12 18 28 36 3 Billy Gibbons 7 9 11 20 30 38 4 Jimmy Page 8 11 14 22 30 38 5 Glenn Tipton 9 11 14 22 30 38 6 Albert Collins 9 11 14 22 30 38 7 Tony Iommi 9 10 12 20 32 42 8 James Burton 9 10 12 24 32 38 9 Tom Scholz 8 11 14 22 30 44 10 Yngwie Malmsteen 8 11 14 22 32 46 11 Rory Gallagher 10 12 15 26 32 38 12 Eddie Van Halen 9 11 16 24 32 42 13 Steve Vai 9 11 16 24 32 42 14 Jimi Hendlix 10 13 15 26 32 38 15 Brian May 9 11 16 24 32 42 16 Angus Young 9 11 16 24 32 42 17 Steve Lukather 9 11 16 24 32 42 18 Michael Angelo 9 11 16 24 32 42 19 Michiya Haruhata 9 11 16 24 32 42 20 Char 9 11 16 24 32 42 21 Paul Gilbert 9 11 16 24 32 42 22 Duane Allman 10 13 15 26 32 38 23 Johnny Ramone 9 11 16 24 32 42 24 Prince 9 11 16 24 32 42 25 Richie Sambora 9 11 16 24 32 42 26 Michael Schenker 9 11 16 24 32 42 27 Steve Morse 10 13 16 26 32 42 28 Masayoshi Takanaka 9.5 11.5 16 24 34 44 29 Gary Moore 9 11 16 24 32 48 30 Freddie King 10 11 12 26 36 46 31 Ace Frehley 9 11 16 26 36 46 32 Nuno Bettencourt 9 11 16 26 36 46 33 Akira Takasaki 9 11 16 26 36 46 34 Buckethead 9 11 16 26 36 46 35 Les Paul 9 11 16 26 36 46 36 Tom Morello 9 11 16 26 36 46 37 Eric Clapton 10 13 17 26 36 46 38 Jeff Beck 10 13 17 26 36 46 39 Richie Blackmore 10 13 17 26 36 46 40 Mark Knopfler 10 13 17 26 36 46 41 Pete Townshend 10 13 17 26 36 46 42 Steve Stevens 10 13 17 26 36 46 43 The Edge 10 13 17 26 36 46 44 Neal Schon 10 13 17 26 36 46 45 Eric Johnson 10 13 17 26 36 46 46 Johnny Winter 10 13 17 26 36 46 47 Randy Rhoads 10 13 17 26 36 46 48 Joe Satriani 10 13 17 26 36 46 49 John Petrucci 10 13 17 26 36 46 50 Guthrie Govan 10 13 17 26 36 46 51 Tom Quayle 10 13 17 26 36 46 52 Takahiro Matsumoto 10 13 17 26 36 46 53 Tomoyasu Hotei 10 13 17 26 36 46 54 Andy Timmons 10 13 17 26 36 46 55 Paul Gilbert 10 13 17 26 36 46 56 Neil Young 10 13 17 26 36 46 57 Bo Diddley 10 13 17 26 36 46 58 Scotty Moore 10 13 17 26 36 46 59 Steve Cropper 10 13 17 26 36 46 60 Joe Walsh 10 13 17 26 36 46 61 Don Felder 10 13 17 26 36 46 62 John McLaughlin 10 13 17 26 36 46 63 Jack White 10 13 17 26 36 46 64 John Frusciante 10 13 17 26 36 46 65 John Mayer 10 13 17 26 36 46 66 Joe Bonamassa 10 13 17 26 36 46 67 Marty Friedman 10 13 17 26 36 46 68 Vinnie Moore 10 13 17 26 36 46 69 Chester Atkins 10 12 17 27 36 47 70 Robert Fripp 10 13 18 26 36 46 71 David Gilmour 10 12 16 28 38 48 72 Steve Howe 12 12 16 26 40 50 73 Randy Rhoads 11 15 18 26 36 50 74 Albert King 10 13 17 28 38 50 75 Jeff Beck 11 14 18 28 38 48 76 Slash 11 14 18 28 38 48 77 Buddy Guy 11 14 18 28 38 48 78 James Hetfield 11 14 18 28 38 48 79 Andy Summers 11 14 18 28 38 49 80 Nuno Bettencourt 10 13 17 28 38 52 81 Richie Kotzen 11 14 18 28 38 49 82 Brian Setzer 11 14 18 28 38 49 83 Derek Trucks 11 14 18 28 38 50 84 David Gilmour 10.5 13 17 30 40 50 85 me 9 12 17 30 42 52 86 Akira Takasaki 10 13 17 30 42 52 87 Kurt Cobain 10 13 17 30 42 52 88 Joe Perry 10 13 17 30 42 52 89 Kirk Hammett 10 13 17 30 42 52 90 SUGIZO 10 13 17 30 44 52 91 Kenny Wayne Shepherd 11 14 18 28 38 58 92 Santana 11.5 15 19 28 38 56 93 Pat Metheny 11 15 22 30 40 50 94 B.B. King 10 13 17 32 45 54 95 Biréli Lagrène 11 14 23 31 41 51 96 Tom Quayle 11 15 22 30 42 52 97 SUGIZO 11 15 22 30 42 52 98 Jeff Healey 12 15 22 32 42 52 99 Zakk Wylde 10 13 17 36 52 60 100 Stevie Ray Vaughan 13 17 26 36 46 56