I don't think Tom Morello or Jimi Hendrix is very impressive. Good, but nothing that just blew my freakin MIND.
I don't like going by era. But my top five would most likely be
1. Joe Satriani 2. Bob Dylan 3. Peter Frampton. 4. Herman Li 5. Slash
HONORABLE MENTION: Most Country Guitarists. These guys are actually very impressive, and I think they deserve some more recognition then they get, ignore the vocals listen to the guitars.
LoL. He's horrible. The only reason why he sounds so good is because DragonForce speeds up their songs in the studio.
ACtually...they don't. Guitar Magazine states that is actually how fast they go. And I've seen them live on a trip to Georgia. They seriously go that friggin fast. I will admit all the songs sound the same which is terrible. But when I saw them live it seriously blew my mind.