As a child in the ‘50’s and a teen (and then active duty) in the ‘60’s, I developed a love of music ranging from classical to jazz to rock and roll to rock to blues. As far as guitar music goes, the Beatles were at the bottom of the scale compared to others. Study Charlie Christian, Django Reinhardt, T. Bone Walker, Muddy Waters, Keith Richard, Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry, Jim Hall, Joe Pass, Kenny Burrell, Atilla Zoeler, Jimmy Rainey, Roy Buchanan, Jerry Garcia, John Cippolina, Jeff Beck, Michael Bloomfield, Frank Zappa, John McLaughlin, Jimmy Page, Alan Wilson, and a whole lot more. All these could play rings around Hendrix and tie the Beatles in Gordian knots. I will admit that Lennon did play some interesting stuff and I’d give my left one for that Gibson Les Paul Special with the Charlie Christian pickup.
If it wasn’t so close to my bedtime, I would flog myself for omitting Peter Green who, along with Mike Bloomfield, are about my absolute favorites.
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I graduated high school in 65 and I loved music from the very first time I heard the Beach Boys in the early sixties I was stationed in Southern California from 65 to 69 and many weekends I went to the Shriner Auditorium where there would be two three four times for bands playing Non-Stop . I heard all the bands you listed and certainly Jerry Garcia and others were great guitar players , but the best guitar player I ever saw live was Duane Allman he was unbelievable.
I always loved Quicksilver Messenger Service great band “Oh God pride of man broken in the dust again”
They asked Eric Clapton why he hadn’t invented any new guitar riffs.......his reply, Chuck Berry invented them all.
Since it’s the 40 year anniversary of Terry Kath’s death, I’ve been going back and playing a lot of early Chicago recently.
Damn, he was good, he really was the engine for that band, and they never were the same after his passing. IMHO every bit as good as SRV, if he wanted to pursue a solo career, in terms of guitar playing and singing.