"vai and satch are good but no distinguisable style or sound"... are you high no one sounds like Vai. You can tell it's Vai instantly. no one else has vibrato like that.

as for

hendrix
page
van halen
leslie west
schenker
rhodes
beck
clapton
young
iommi
slash blowing them away... bullshit! they are all good, innovative guitarists but Vai is last person you'd ever want to have a head cuttin' duel with.

I'm a Satriani fan myself, DEVILS SLIDE BITCH!!!!!!!!!!!

neither, can't stand either of them... If you're going virtuoso, gimme al dimeola.

Randy Rhoads :(

Satch has that great balance of chops and melody. The songs he writes are more memorable in my opinion. Loved the live in San Fransisco dvd. Wore it out last year. I'd be thrilled to see either one play live though.

Satch, no doubt,

Crystal planet = excellent

Just got done listening to that song :thumbsup

Neither of the two. :(

:1orglaugh

50:glugglug

I'd like to add Trey Anastasio to the list

The question was the best, not the fastest:)

My favorites are Al Dimeola and Jason Becker.

I can almost always tell Vai or Satch just by listening. Nobody I know of ever worked an Eventide like Vai.

Nonetheless, I prefer Satch's style. I'm still trying to figure out how to play Mystical Potato Head Groove Thing.

As far as performers, anyone ever see Buckethead? I sat second row for the Toronto GNR show and that fucker was ON. Too bad nobody knows who he is.

I remember reading a lot about Buckethead years ago but never heard any of his playing.

With Vai and Satriani - it depends what mood I'm in.

Nice to you meet you at AOE Mike :)

Hendrix
Santana
Page
Clapton
Beck
:thumbsup

Ingvie Malstien!:Graucho

I think I spelled that right?

yeah :thumbsup

I prefer Satriani.. but I have to take from your list: Santana, Page, Eric Clapton.
:thumbsup

Samuel