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This is only proof that they polled people with little interest outside the mainstream.
Firstly, the three best guitarists that ever lived are a) Joe Satriani b) Randy Rhoads and of course c) Hendrix.

I see Rhoads and Hendrix listed, but those weren't even CLOSE to their best solos.
If any of you ever saw Satriani do Flying in a Blue Dream live, you would be floored with his perfection and sound. I've never seen another person play such complexity with zero effort. He can literally carry on a conversation with you while playing very difficult samples (I know, I was talking to him while he did it once at a Workshop in my town).
I recommend to any of you with an interest to watch the G3 DVD he released about a year ago (Just ignore Malmstein and Vai). I think Steve Vai is a fantastic guitarist, but I can't stomach his style.

Vai does do a lot of "emoting" when he plays(unless you're referring to something else,I'm not a guitar player),but I listen with my eyes shut. If you had a stricter definition,please explain if you feel like it,I'm always interested in understanding guitar technique.