Looking at that list, well, I haven’t laughed that hard in a long time.
Come to think of it - I haven’t purchased Guitar World in a long time either.
Here, here! I completely agree. This is definitely a chuckle. I like VH, but he's a very one-dimensional guitar player (any Blues?). He just doesn't have the nuances of Hendrix or Page or Clapton. And Brian May at #2? He's good, but I wouldn't even put him in the top 5.
But, lists are personal observations and this is a poll, probably (mostly) of the younger speed/death metal players of today who most likely have heard very little of Hendrix, Page Clapton, et al's, work.