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Well, this is ALL a matter of opinion, because art is subjective!
So here's mine: not only is Hendrix a cliche answer, he's way overrated. His playing isn't as original as people might think.
Most people here are only talking "rock guitar history: the marketed version", but Hendrix had many contemporaries who played just as well as he did. Some were HIS inspiration, they just happened to be soul musicians.
Curtis Mayfield - one of Hendrix's many influences.
Michael Toles - Famous for recording with Isaac Hayes back in the 70's... Shaft, Walk on By, all that stuff. They still worked together as little as than 10 years ago. They did a show at the Montreal Jazz Festival: AWESOME guitar solos.
Ernie Isley - youtube.com/watch?v=r1UnmOIqOtI
This thread's called "best guitar players", but so far I only see "best marketed guitar players". Out of those guys, though, I gotta say, John Frusciante from RHCP plays some killer guitar, and I'm surprised no one's named him yet. Dude needs credit.
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