Chris Rea...
Hard to choose. Clapton, SRV, David Gilmour, Knopfler...here's a candidate kind of out of left field, because he never really highlighted his own guitar playing despite the size of his ego. I never liked him back in the day, but in retrospect the dude was amazingly talented and...as it turns out, one hell of a guitar player.
I've fast forwarded to the solo, but do yourself a favor if you haven't and listen to one of the best versions of this song performed by one hell of a supergroup. Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne, Steve Winwood and...Prince. The weird little dude sure could shred.
Also, are we really on page 2 without mentioning Hendrix?
How soon we forget.
Now you know why I dared not start a poll.
It's a tough list for sure.
Look again.I notice that Chet Atkins hasn't been mentioned either...or Dick Dale...
That's why I want to hear of others, and learn.And a long list.