I think this question is a bit up to whom you ask. I honestly don't think their is one "best" guitarist, and I believe the best question to ask is "who is your favorite guitarist?" To simply label one player as the best disregards the wide variety of guitarists out there, and bear in mind the wide variety of guitarists that you may not have heard of yet.

So, to answer that question; my favorite guitarists are Bill Frisell, Jeff Parker, Nels Cline, Michael Hedges, Adrian Belew, Tommy Emmanuel, John Mayer, John Scofield, Tim Young, and Kaki King. There are many more to this list but this will do it.

Keep an open mind and seek out some new sounds out there. :eek: