Originally Posted by SweetSamBlues

besides, it's the tone that matters. jimi and SRV and Gilmour could take one note, and make it sound better than malmsteens 100 notes. they evoked emotion through a guitar. all these super-fast, effects drenched guys sound like a sega genuses game. technically, they are good, but where is their soul?
Isn't that what guitar is about? Playing what you feel? if it was just a competition on who was the fastest, we would all play football. and dont get me wrong. there are plenty of non-bluesy guitarists (which is obviously my taste) that have soul. Tommi Iomi for instance. He started heavy metal. Rhandy Rhoads. Brian May. Pete Townsend. What about these guys?