I would. I rate 3-4 guys better than Hendrix. Prince is one of them.
wasn’t hendrix in his 20’s? Prince had 3 decades more time, career. I don’t see how people can compare.
I think certain exceptional musicians makes this an apples/oranges comparison. In terms of technical virtuosity I think Hendricks was better than Prince. But, I think Prince was a better musician and could just make his guitar sing prettier than Hendricks. So, which makes one a "better" guitarist? You can say the same thing, for example, about David Gilmour of Pink Floyd. He could make some of the prettiest guitar solos I've ever heard but even he admitted he could in no way be considered a "virtuoso" on guitar. But there are plenty of Guitar virtuosos (Steven Vai for example) who I don't think are nearly as pleasing to listen to as Gilmour. At some point it all becomes a matter of taste.
Without Hendrix, there are no “3-4 guys”. Hendrix invented, the others derived.
I don’t want to diminish Prince, but a good amount of his stuff was a pretty blatant pastiche of Sly and the Family Stone.