Best guitarist in the world

Clapton Clapton Clapton. Best is a combination of factors. Skill is nothing if your music doesn't make people sing. I checked out Petrucci. He's pretty amazing. I'm always looking for guitarists to feature on my Guitar Players Club and I believe John is my next pick. Thanks for the tip. Link to the GP Club is in my profile if you want to check it out.

Well, every guitarist has their own style which makes them unique from others. So many guitar virtuoso, but for me, I consider Malmsteen the best in terms of skills. In terms of musicality, I prefer Gilbert, Slash and Satriani.

Devadip Carlos Augusto Alves Santana (born July 20, 1947), known simply as Carlos Santana or Santana, is a Grammy Award-winning Mexican-born American Latin rock musician and guitarist. He became famous in the late 1960s and early 1970s with his band, the Santana Blues Band, going mostly under the title "Santana," which created a highly successful blend of salsa, rock, blues, and jazz fusion. Their sound featured his often high-pitched and distorted guitar lines set against Latin American instrumentation such as timbales and congas. Santana continued to work in these forms over the following decades, and experienced a sudden resurgence of popularity and critical acclaim in the late 1990s.

Well, I have always been partial to Eddie Van Halen or Carlos Santana among the living. Of all time, probably Jimi Hendrix. Watching and listening to Stevie Ray Vaughn was always a treat!