What rappers are now, rock guitarists were in the ‘80s. They ruled the planet. Here’s a personal example of just how amazing that decade was if you loved rock guitar: In 1989 a hot teenage girl picked ...

For fans of uninhibited guitar heroics, no decade will ever come close to the '80s. Many of these guitarists are routinely ranked near the top of the hard-rock heap. But for every Slash, George Lynch ...

There's strength in numbers — if you need proof, just look at our picks for the top five '80s hard rock guitar duos. But not every hard rock band from the '80s wanted or needed a singular guitar hero.