Have to admit, its possible that he was the greatest ever. Thats a bum link man, here's are a couple of lessons by Shawn Lane that are absolutely crazy. The only only player I have ever seen at this speed is Rusty Cooley. He was a brilliant player, very impressive - not all speed either, very expressive slower pieces by the bucket load. He had the same vibe as Vai at times but was so much more complicated and raw. Amazing that he never hit big time fame like Satch or Vai. Imagine if he lived to play the G3 tour, he would have blown Satch and Vai off the stage...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57q5zdvMw58&NR=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOLZ6z959U8&feature=related