dammet guys. It is absolutely impossible to determine who is the best guitarist. There are so many genres of music out there and so many styles of guitar playing that it is literally impossible. We might be able to determine the top ____ best shredders, or the top ____ fastest guitarists, but the word 'best' is too open. All guitarists are good at specific things they do, and they just might be better than another guitarist at something, but that other guitarist is also probably better at something else. The phrase '___ is the best guitarist' has gotten to be so annoying lately.