That’s the question Guitar World asked and here’s how readers voted:

Nearly half a million total votes were cast in the magazine’s first-ever Greatest Guitarist poll and Eddie Van Halen came out on top.
The tournament-style poll began in April with 132 guitarists. In the final match-up, Van Halen faced off against Brian May of Queen who had beaten other greats like Hendrix, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page.

Here’s how the top ten looked:

10)Steve Vai
9) Dimebag Darrell
8) Stevie Ray Vaughan
7) Tony Iommi
6) Jimmy Page
5) Joe Satriani
4) Jimi Hendrix
3) Alex Lifeson
2) Brian May
1) Eddie Van Halen

The full list of 100 and the way readers voted is HERE.