My favorites:
Alex Lifeson
Mike McCready
Joe Satriani
David Gilmour
Trey Anastasio
Dave Navarro
Larry LaLonde
John MacLaughlin
Nick Drake
Tommy Emmanuel
Wes Montgomery

Who I think the greatest players are (in terms of skill):
Al Di Meola
John MacLaughlin
Django Reinhardt
Segovia
Joe Satriani
Eric Johnson
Trey Anastasio
Tommy Emmanuel
Allan Holdsworth
Don Ross
Wes Montgomery
Michael Hedges
Mike Stern
Scott Henderson
Frank Gambale
Pat Martino
Buckethead
Steve Vai
Adrian Legg
John Fahey
Leo Kottke



Wow, I went way beyond the limit.