Jeff Beck
Have you seen the "Live at Ronnie Scotts" album/disc/DVD? Taste is taste....but IMHO he is about the greatest guitarist ever. No accounting for taste, however.
If you want to see the evolution of a musician over the years, Jeff Beck is a terrific one to watch.
If you haven't seen it, you really need to check out Jeff Beck's "Live at Ronnie Scott's." Check it out on You Tube (plus you'll get an introduction to a phenomenal young bass player) and you'll probably want to buy the BluRay. Incredible.
Mark
You are so right about Jeff Beck. Sad that so many thought Beck was a great guitarist and never heard of Al Di Meola. Terry Kath from Chicago is another musician from that age that few understood his enormous skill. I bet you are a musician.