ahhh...Best Guitarist polls ALWAYS ilicit some great responses! On your list I'd go for Paul Gilbert; at the moment his playing and writing are amazing, he always has fun and has no ego...perfect! But on a 'who's best scale', maybe there's some 8 year old kid in Poland who only plays in his bedroom churning out the most amazing stuff...but would that be fast? Or soulful? Or something totally new???
I find it hard to pick one out of 10. I have about 50 favourite guitarists! :eek: