I’m not a player of any musical instrument.
Can’t argue with any of the guitar players you’ve all mentioned, but would like to add Frank Zappa too. His guitar work is brilliant: crisp, clear and inventive.
Plus he was an aid in the early careers of Captain Beefheart and Alice Cooper among others.
Interesting story about him and the LSO too.
Because of his composing, political stance, and use of humour his guitar skill could be overshadowed, but forget everything else and loose yourself in Peaches En Regalia. Class.
Edit to add.
Guess I’m older than some of you, as a fifteen year old, working a summer job as a waiter in a holiday camp, we got to the IOW festival on the last night. Although I barely appreciated it at the time, I saw Jimmi Hendrix live.