i've just realised that i have posted many seperate messages about many different guitarists, but now i'm just going to list pretty much all my faves (in no order):-

Dave Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
Dave Murray (Iron Maiden)
Adrian Smith (Iron Maiden)
Kirk Hammet :eek: (Metallica)
Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin)
Jimi Hendrix
Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath) (classically trained, like me):)
John Frusciante (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
Slash (Guns 'n' Roses, Slash's Snakepit)
Ritchie Blackmore (Rainbow, Deep Purple) (Not the best, but i like him)
Edward Van Halen (Van Halen)
James Dean Bradfield (Manic Street Preachers)
Richie Sambora (Bon Jovi)
Brian May (Queen)
Richard Marx :confused: (Ever heard of him? Not many people have)