The best guitarist ever

[Broni]

I know, I know, there were many of them, and it's really hard to select those, you like the most.
Obviously, someone may complain about incomplete list, but surely, I couldn't make it a mile long
So, I'm gonna be generous, and you can select up to 5 musicians.
It's pretty hard too, but....
....here are my choices:
Hendrix
Vaughn
Page
Beck
Satriani

[Aegis]

Doyle Dykes, Chet Atkins, Les Paul, Andy McKee.

[computeruler]

I havnt herd of most of em so I chose the ones I did.
hendrix
clapton
page
richards
santana

[BC_Programmer]

What about, Gary Rossington, Ed King And/or Allan Collins?

or, Brian May or Roger Taylor?

[computeruler]

who? 

[BC_Programmer]

tssk tssk, CR. tssk tssk.

[hiloed]

Anybody here ever heard of Andres Segovia?

[patio]

Off your list:

Clapton.
Beck
Page
Hendrix
Stevie.

Not on the list but Honorable Mention:

Al DiMeola
Les Paul
Zappa
Dicky Betts
Todd Sharp

These are in random order both categories...

[evilfantasy]

Need to add Randy Rhodes and Stevie Via.

I can't vote without Randy Rhodes. Steve Via is optional

[Karnac]

In 1971, in Montreal, I hired Frank Marino and Mahogany Rush to play for a youth organization fund raiser......I paid him and the band $550.....I still to this day have the contract......The deal was minimum $150 or 70% of the gate....He was every young guitarists idol......and his ability to emulate Hendrix was unbelievable.......Truly one of the most under rated guitarists of all time......The story of Frank Marino was he woke up in a hospital bed, asked for a guitar and started to play.....Just watching some of the old videos gave me shivers.........he still tours, so if you can see him, don't miss him.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nzna-QPmqM&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDtsHWEvL6g&feature=PlayList&p=7D3D3289B25186DC&index=15

http://mahoganyrush.com/#

[evilfantasy]

In 1971, in Montreal, I hired Frank Marino and Mahogany Rush to play for a youth organization fund raiser......

The internet is a strange place. I would have guessed you to be much younger than you actually are, no offense!

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[Karnac]

None taken.....I've just retired.

[patio]

I saw Frank Marino 3 times at local Pubs here...enjoyed every minute...
I think the highest cover charge was 4 Bucks...and we b====ed about that at the time....

[computeruler]

OMG!! I just noticed the lead guitarist of metallica is on there! I change my votes and am voting for him.  Were did the remove votes go!!!!!!!

[evilfantasy]

It took Kirk Hammett a long time to get where he is now artistically. Extremely talented, yes. But he is a James Hetfield protege...