OK, so much for the philosophical point of view...things got from "favourite" guitarist to "best" guitarist in a quite subtle way. (You can't criticise people for their favourite guitarist)

well my faves are:

Jimi Hendrix..he's the reason I picked up a guitar
Andres Segovia
Joe Satriani
Paco De Lucia
Eddie Van Halen
John McGloughlin
Al Di Meola
Pat Matheney
Jeff Beck

Countless others who in one way or another inspired me.