THERE HAS BEEN A GLARING OMISSION IN THIS THREAD!! Where's the love for Mark Knopfler, Dire Straits? I'm pretty sure the end of "Sultans of Swing" is one of the sickest solos in the history of rock. Oh yeah. And he plays FINGERSTYLE!
My list does not include the obvious 'over-exposed' 'best guitarists' such as Hendrix/Slash/Hammet/Perry etc ... Adam Jones - Tool Tom Morello - RATM/Audioslave/Nightwatchmen Mark Knopfler - Dire Straits Kim Thayll - Soundgarden Wes Borland - Limp Bizkit/Eat the Day. Seriously, anyone who has heard the album 'Duke Lion Fights the Terror' will know what i mean about Wes Borland
Dimebag - pantera. Eric - Malignant Tide - MYSPACE ? - the black dahlai murders ? - so i shot him the rest undecided are 2 of my favorite. but i have alot and couldnt decide on a top 5
Matt bellamy - Muse David Grohl - Foo fighters Herman Li & Sam - Dragon force Slash - Guns'n'Roses / Velvet Revolvers
Eric clapton- Cream Jimmy Page- Led Zeppelin Angus Young- AC/DC Eddie Van Halen- Van Halen Pete Townsend- The who