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In your opinion, what is the best guitarist that ever walked the earth?

mine is Slash.

Steve vai

No way Jimi Hendrix was da man.

Slash all the way. ;)

I think so slash is assom

Jimmy Page

The guy from Dragonforce.

dimebag

Buckethead

Jimi Hendrix no doubt

There is only one true best guitarist.  :D
http://33.media.tumblr.com/bca79e2043a510d9d4dca7049833fb69/tumblr_mj98laGXEP1s58mfto1_500.gif

Van Halen or Jimi H

Eddie Van Halen

http://cdn.shopclues.com/images/detailed/4748/Givsoncambridge_1401098720.jpg

Givson.

Chuck Schuldiner

Slash
the best

I think Steve Vai

 (Incredible Guitar Performance)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_7iRZzlSzI

Eric Johnson - Cliffs of Dover (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15eu7ar5EKM)

Johnny Marr is also great as fck ;)

I say jimi hendrix.  then again i dont know too many diff generations.

John Petrucci from Dream theater.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zlMTSPjRLQ

Satriani

Jimi Hendrix all the way.

kurt.

Nobody of you mentioned Carlos Santana. I think he has a unique magic touch...

Listen to this song for example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZHb8zM2Aqw (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZHb8zM2Aqw)

Jimi Hendrix
Keith Richards
Slash

Ditto.  Certainly not the best technically or in terms of theoretical knowledge or implementation...but that feel!

Edit:  Oh, and me.  https://soundcloud.com/musicmelody123/sample-2 (https://soundcloud.com/musicmelody123/sample-2)

Although My heart says Albert King, cause he played a right strung guitar
left handed and inspired most of the guitarist that are on this list, I'll say:

Django Reinhardt

I don't even care for jazz but this guy kicked some major ass!!!
He only had 2 working fingers on his fret hand!!!

Here's a Buckethead sample track...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9AktogaVYo

Same song, live version:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73j4fHJWLAQ

of all time - I would go with David Gilmour - Pink Floyd

not necessarily in this order: David Gilmour, Jimi Hendrix, Carlos Santana, Jeff Beck

Mine? Slash.

As a guitarist myself (although I've sold my electric and haven't touched my Nylon in years ::) ), I'd say both Slash and Jimi when it comes to complexity. For simple catchy tunes, with simple chords, I've found no one as powerful as Kurt Cobain. The guy was no guitar genius by any stretch but somehow finding powerful combinations was natural for him.

SUNG HAJUNG  ;)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MycEFlLDOkY

Van Halen.

Best guitarist is far too broad ...probably is Jimmy Page.

Santana is a very strong contender for the best ever.   :)

I agree Santana is fucking amazing.

My uncle, Freddie.  That guy can jam!  And his wife makes awesome baked treats :-)

For me, The Best one was "Manitas de plata" silver hands.

When you see it you will shit bricks;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZxkrNGfbAA (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZxkrNGfbAA)

I like Santana too, steve vai is awesome too, even "pepino de agostino" is too damn great, but no one like Silver hands.

Yep, Gilmour definitely one of the most technically skilled guitarists

I would choose Richard Thompson as my favorite because of his particularly unique style.

As a guitarist myself, the emboldened passage perplexes me.  Complexity?  Slash and Jimi?  Really?  Both undeniably exude loads of feel and soul, but 'complex' is probably one of the last words I would ever think of to describe their playing.  It's also a term that speaks more to objectivity than subjectivity, which is probably the reason I'm responding to this post and not to the posts of those who like Carlos Santana (his guitar playing to me sounds like nails on a chalkboard; he hits all the notes I wish he wouldn't hit lol).

Jimi Hendrix of course
Hendrix  was incredibly original. He was a pioneer with respect to so many aspects of guitar playing,  Just think about how it would be if he were still alive.

Hendrix was amazing.. I like Vai, Joe Sat, John Petrucci as well.. Tom morello n the edge for their effects.

Hendrix was not that good. His technique is really lacking compared to some really good guitarists like Joe Satriani, David Gilmour or Slash he was nothing special at all.

Tommy Emmanuel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cHeNscKZN0

This dude is like the Pied Piper, only in lieu of the flute, he plays guitar and instead of luring mice, women drool at his feet.  8)
Estas Tonne - The Song of the Golden Dragon - Stadtspektakel Landshut 2011 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gphiFVVtUI)

http://gustar.md/upload-files/estas_and_reka.jpg

Jimi Hendrix is the best for ever https://i.imgur.com/yVSqQpD.jpg

"Wah-wah, kids." 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIXo1kqARfg#t=233 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIXo1kqARfg#t=233)

That feel...

You will love this one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3Np5HkWS7w (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3Np5HkWS7w)

Hendrix He was the 1st that came to my mind.

The fact that no one has said Eric Clapton makes me sad.

Amazing Eric Clapton guitar solo
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIBxn8arV3w

Lol and here I was expecting the quad-guitar:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1UUhqqx9kc (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1UUhqqx9kc)

...If that isn't hilarious, I don't know what is  :D

I'm familiar with Batio, but I'm not a huge fan of guitar wanking.

There is a difference between the fastest and best... Batio is too damn fast but is not the best.

Sungha Jung is really young and talented

It's Jimi Hendrix. That's a fact.

Hey :) Actually you'd be hard put to find a term more subjective than 'complex/complexity'. Organic chemistry might appear complex to a 10 year old/layperson but could very well be simplicity itself to one who has devoted his/her entire life to the study something he/she truly loves. Someone who doesn't care about paintings could dismiss an original Van Gogh as a simple thing with colors while some else could spend hours marveling at the complexity of it. Similarly what you hear when you listen to a piece of music and what I hear can be worlds apart.

Secondly, my comment is constructed in such a way as to give the reader a feeling of contrast. I immediately follow my view of complexity with one of simplicity.
 
[This bit is not part of my response to your comment - Objectivity cannot really exist, if it does, it is a personal thing. The 'facts' that objectivity relies on are themselves subjective albeit on a deeper level. This ties in with what I said about infinities before.]

I like Slash.

Santana

What do you think about Mark Knopfler from the Dire Straits.
That was a very great one.

I'm with  you Van Halen Rocks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfPEw5eU1KU

SlASH

Slash is good but will not nor ever will be the best.
To be the best, requires more diverse playing style to me. Or someone who inspired a shit load of guitarists.
ie; Django, Leadbelly
Dave Murray is better than Slash imnsho. I still wouldn't say hes the best though.
Look at Tony Iommi, lost his finger tips, was inspired by Django and he taught himself how to play without some fingertips.
Eddie Van Halen is better than Slash.
I don't know who I can call the best. A lot of good guitarist are the best at what they do.

For feeling/soul: Slash

For technical competence: Michael Sweet or Eddie Van Halen.

Guy from Tool

Jerry C   :D

Slash 8) and hizaki from gazzete lol

Idk much about guitarist...
But my friend loves Jimi Hendrix

Santana, Slash

Jimi Hendrix

Steve Vai
He is probably the best guitarist if we are thinking about music based around guitar

I agree, Steve Vai is one of the best in the world in terms of sheer ability.  He makes his guitar sing.

John Petrucci, Dream Theater

slash

Hendrix
"You never told me he was that fucking good." --Eric Clapton after hearing Jimi Hendrix play live for the first time.

I've always loved my classical guitar more than my electric and one of my personal favorite guitarists when it comes to technique and 'clean' precision is Julian Bream. You will not find the same type of creativity that characterizes guys like Hendrix, in his play, this is classical music after all. The guy is absolutely amazing, his dedication to his art is legendary and it shows every time he plays  :)
For those of you who haven't heard of him give this a listen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rzzKztnenQ
Enjoy  ;)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcY7SlVua8M

the Best (y)

When I lived in B.C., I had a roommate that would play stuff like this all the time.  :)

Santana, Slash & Satriani
Triple S :)