You cant prove that one guitarist is faster than the other, so stop degrading guitarists. Only some are true virtuosos and sure as hell rise above others. Here is MY list of top guitar players of our time...
KIRK HAMMETT- my hero/idol (SICK ASS virtuoso - "Dyers Eve" for example, but that aint **** to what he does on live shows, you have to really see Kirk play, i hate it when people always base him on the Enter Sandman solo, this guy has no limits) MICHAEL ANGELO- excellent player ("No Boundaries" is a good example) JAKE E. LEE- sick ass player (check out "Bark At The Moon", sick solo).

Vai, Van Halen, Satriani, Rhoads, etc... all legends... but Hammett, Angelo, and Lee are at the top of my list.

if anybody knows any sites with good wallpapers of all these guitarists e-mail me at cacors@att.net

PEACE!