My favourite guitarist has won guitarist of the year 5 times, is exceptionally creative, damn fast and in my opinion the best in the world in terms of speed, technique and creativity. He is...

Kirk Hammett from Metallica.

Now before you send me an essay dissing the guy, listen to Master of Puppets, the entire album, the guy was a kid then and those leads are styling. Then who can deny One from Justice for All? And what about the S&M version of One? Dude this guy rocks! If you wanna dis him, name the guitarist, the band and the song so I can have a listen and be corrected if I am wrong. The man was taught by Satriani and now leaves him hanging.