1 - Dave Gilmour! DAMMIT! Why hasn't he been mentioned yet? He is the master of style emotion and feeling in playing the guitar. That's all there is to it.

2 - Jimi Hendrix. Also a master of style emotion and creativity, second only to the above.

3 - Jimmy Page. The man has a style all his own. No. Make that many styles all his own...

4 - Tony Iommi. The godfather of what we know as heavy metal. Lightning solos, doom chords, acoustic intros, he started it all. Bow down.

5 - Kirk Hammet. The greatest metal guitarist ever (apart from Iommi) and a master of style as well. A well deserved place.