Joe Satriani - modern day fountain of wisdom
Dimebag - king of brain strain pyrotechnics
Michael Hedges - master and leader of the acoustic genre
Yngwie J. Malmsteen - even still today!
Randy Rhoads - no words can say enough
Jimi Hendrix - same group as Rhoads
Steve Vai - chops galore!
Paul Gilbert - chops for days!
Eric Johnson - pantatonic actually sounds like THAT?
Zakk Wylde - Chunky Les Paul thunder!
This is my rough list of top ten guitarists. Mind you, it changes from week to week. (NOTE: Eddie was note included but he would fit into my top 20 list.)
Infinity is silent in the shred of truth!