Van Halen leader Eddie Van Halen was named the greatest guitarist of all time by Guitar World magazine.

Van Halen came out on top in a list that was voted on by readers.

Queen guitarist Brian May came in second in the "100 Greatest Guitarists Of All Time" list.

Other names in the top 10 include Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page, Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi and Steve Vai.

The Top 10 greatest guitarists of all time, according to Guitar World magazine, are as follows:

1. Eddie Van Halen

2. Brian May

3. Alex Lifeson

4. Jimi Hendrix

5. Joe Satriani

6. Jimmy Page

7. Tony Iommi

8. Steve Ray Vaughan

9. Dimebag Darrell Abbott

10. Steve Vai

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