Ranked: Best Guitarists of All-Time

Joe Perry

Joe Perry is often seen as the precursor to Slash. With a shirtless and leggy appearance, Joe Perry’s styling and appearance has become an iconic look for rockers. As a precursor to later guitarists, he takes an old-school sound that is built upon pentatonic and mixolydian scales. These scales ring loud while still giving Steven Tyler room for vocals.

One of his most popular riffs is in “Livin’ On the Edge,” though “Love in an Elevator” showcases a blues scale riff that is greasy enough for anyone to love.