These Women Have Staked Their Claims as Top Lead Guitarists

Sharon Isbin

Founding director of Juilliard's Guitar Department and a virtuoso in her own right, Isbin has even performed at the Obama White House. She won Guitar Player's Best Classical Guitarist honor, and has worked with Steve Vai, Stanley Jordan, Nancy Wilson, and Steve Morse. She plays on a Michael O'Leary classical.

Poison Ivy

Alongside her husband and Cramps frontman Lux Interior, Ivy was an integral part of the psychobilly rock movement. She's never shied away from an aggressive, dangerous, and violent performance. She plays on a '58 Gretsch 6120.

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