These Women Have Staked Their Claims as Top Lead Guitarists

Carmen Vandenberg

Vandenberg was schooled at London's Academy of Contemporary Music, and her sound is heavily reliant on blues rock. She was recently Jeff Beck's co-guitarist, and her band Bones merges blues with modern rock. She even incorporates hip hop and punk genres into her guitar-heavy sound.

Nancy Wilson

Wilson is a master on a Nylon-string. She was a standout player in Heart's lineup, and the brand "Ovation"  owes a lot of their commercial success from the 1970s to her since she used only their acoustic-electric models. 

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