Jimi Hendrix, Eddie Van Halen, Randy Rhoads, and Jimmy Page
Looks like we have a four way tie. Whenever you hear people give their opinion on who the best guitarist is it’s always one of these four or Clapton (he’s coming up after this). The reason for the tie is that each of these men are equally advanced among their peers in chops, songwriting, song structure, and creativity, even if the latter isn’t the most important when dceiding who the greatest guitarist is.