It's just a 'copy and paste' from http://www.ronthal.com links. :)

Some of them have quite a personal sound, so that you can tell them apart. Steve MORSE, with his real fast vibrato, is one of them Satch's long legato lines are a trademark etc. Of course, it's rather hard to really have a personality in the 'shred' department, unless you write some catchy tunes, because the 'up and down the scales/arpeggios' wears off pretty fast.

If I had to make a top ten, it would be (at this precise moment, subject to change any minute)

Allan HOLDSWORTH

Ron THAL

Django REINDHART

BB King

Dany GATTON

Mark KNOPFLER

Al Di MEOLA

Jim HALL

Stevie Ray VAUGHAN

Steve VAI