who are your favorite three guitarists of all time?  please provide music samples if possible.  if not, simply name them.  here are mine.

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1. Kirk Hammet

2. Dave Mustaine

3. Jimmy Page

And you guys should know why.

1. Jimi Hendrix- Um... excuse me? How can he not be your number 1?

2. Eric Clapton

3. Chuck Berry

1. Steve Vai

2. John Petrucci (Dream Theater)

3. David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)

1. Eddie Van Halen

2. Steve Vai

3. Mick Mars

1. John Petrucci

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t25AOSxZZkI

2. Daita

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XWw71AB9MQ

3. Kai Hansen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LYQ8l1iYPg

Honor mention:

Dave Murray/Adrian Smith from Iron Maiden (i can't say one of them because the two guitars together is what makes it awesome)

Dave Mustaine (Great guitarist and songwriter but i didn't like him at first because he treated everything he accomplished like nothing just because Metallica sold more... i get the hate, but he managed to create the great band that is Megadeth and he was really close to lose it because of the attitude)

James Hetfield/Kirk Hammet (Same with Murray/Adrian, the combination is the awesomeness)

Tony Iommi - Black Sabbath

Jimmy page - Led Zeppelin

Dave Mustaine  - Megadeth

Jimi Hendrix

Robert Johnson

Johnny Marr

David Glimour

John Petrucci

Paco de Lucia.

1. Ritchie Blackmoore

2. Yngwie Malmsteen.

3. Brian May.

Of cource Vai, Satriani, Petrucci,Eddie Van Halen,Paul Gilbert,Marc Knopfler,David Gilmour are on par with them. Just don't mention that Dragonforce faggot( if Canada is banning Dire Straits, i'm using the word every day!) His solos are awful.