Who is the best guitarist

[a 1 player]

in your opinion.

and please link a sound clip or a video to prove it if you are able.

 

[juanbrujo]

Kirk Hammett (MetallicA)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9q7Fv9MCCA

 

[DATYdude]

You can't throw a brick in this town without hitting a great guitarist... but you should try. So what if you hit one or two?

It's really a stupid question, there are thousands of brilliant guitarists, and many you can't compare with one another because they play different styles.

A few of my favourites:
Django Rrinhardt - Played solos with only 2 fingers! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UVw5C0SDkc
Andres Segovia - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhrYSo6N6es&feature=related
Lenny Breau - A CANADIAN TO BE PROUD OF! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9SvTtaQLC4&feature=related
Jay Graydon (the soloist on Steely Dan's song "Peg", so juicy!)
Chet Atkins http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-c66SJPuUI
Wes Montgomery http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihke6p7xaCg
Bill Frisell http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8m7iXZCXv14&feature=related
Marc Ribot http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOy8FhHc0kU&NR=1

OKOKOK Jimy Hendrix too.

 

[21pro]

for tonal control with a clean sound:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WT9eyWrUVpA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1u-BnyYTlRc&feature=related
Doyle Dykes... cool name, really cool tunes.

and this guy, also very clean plays some impossible riffs that still sound great...:
Tommy Emmanuel:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZNJf-h7F8s&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhR04kmcSXU

 

[spastar]

Eric Clapton http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-j-pf5LykQ&feature=related

Jimi Hendrix http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_nO0F4ugss

Kirk Hammett Metallica http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKKbT3zyqtw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKiormZsvEg&feature=related

 

[islandman4567]

Yngwie malmsteen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aS_IYe5JTZ4

Carlos Santana is also awesome ... in a different way.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yoGTVzgow8

 

[herames]

Yngwie malmsteen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aS_IYe5JTZ4

wasn't he just tour this area of late?

back to the question at hand...i suggest we keep it within recent memory ..Yah Segovia was great...but dated

If its Rock Guitar ..Page(Z. Lep)...
Robby Krieger (Doors)..
current timelime >Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead)

 

[Shyguy*]

Rik Emmett
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=bNhw1Ln9g4o
http://uk.youtube.chttp://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=vh1JcI3lDxEom/watch?v=NDfcdQpmUAs

May not be the best, but certainly a virtuoso form right here in T.O.

 

[ASYLUM]

Eric Clapton http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-j-pf5LykQ&feature=related

Jimi Hendrix http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_nO0F4ugss

Kirk Hammett Metallica http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKKbT3zyqtw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKiormZsvEg&feature=related

im gonna agree with this guy

 

[Never Compromised]

Jimi Hendrix
Jeff Beck
Frank Zappa

 

[SquirtLover]

Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Eddie Van Halen

 

[dcbogey]

I agree with many of the previous, especially SRV.
For a slightly different take on this - Liona Boyd
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQ1YCKqBEN0

 

[Tungsten]

Steve Howe - Yes

David Gilmour - Pink Floyd

 

[bullitt]

roy clark

 

[capncrunch]

Joe Satriani
Alex Lifeson

 

[ragingbull666]

Hendrix, BB King,Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Kirk Hammett.

 

[whynot888]

Me on guitar hero lol...

 

[needinit]

Go jimi!

Had a whole summer listening to Hendrix when beach bumming and surfing at Bell's beach in Oz when about 18 or so - not sure if he is the best, but brings back lots of memories!

Others:

Chet Atkins - My Dad listed to him all the time

Others:

Stevie Ray Vaughn - favorite of a buddy of mine who later committed suicide (memories again)

and Carlos Santana (Supernatural - listen to frequently. Best in a different way?)

Eric Clapton is up there - more the overall songs I like rather than the guitar work itself.

 

[Spanglerdoo]

Jimmie and Eddie

 

[simontemplar]

Peter Green (ex of Fleetwood Mac)