Jeff Beck. There are many very good guitar players out there who have done some good things for so many of us players and listeniers. As you likely know by now, I'm a fan of Ritchie Blackmore and Eddie Van Halen, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani etc etc.
While all of the above mentioned current icons still out there burning rubber, only one has ever touched my musical soul and that player is Jeff Beck.
Want to know more about who Jeff Beck is etc?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Beck
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VC02wGj5gPw
My Mentor: Yes Ritchie Blackmore; swears to God himself that Jeff has notes on his guitar that Ritchie doesn't have on his guirar.He might have a point there. :). The different sounds he gets out his guitar that the rest of us can't seem to grasp are his and his alone. One thing for sure. He doesn't use a guirar pick. He uses the side of his thumb only and the rest flows from there.
I''m a rock guitarist/composer/instrumentalist and if money was no object and I could spend ONE day with ANY guitar player in the WORLD, who would that player be? Jeff Beck: Why? Cuz all of the aforesaid greats are still trying to figure out Jeff's work from months ago.
Make no mistake about it FU; Listen here brother Page, Clapton, Hendrix, Steve Va, Eddie and too many others to name a few. U all play great but none of you offer quite the complete musical product Jeff Beck does but hey, that's just me.