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I feel there are many hugely underrated guitarists.
One of my faves is Brian Setzer of the Stray Cats. Some say that he is (arguably) the greatest living guitarist at this time.
My friend used to work in a guitar shop for about 25 years.
Guitarists used to come in all the time and always ask "I want to sound like XYZ" and then the guitars would come off the wall and the amps fired up etc.
The most popular request to sound like .... guess who you think it would be ?
Jimmy Page ? ... no
Eddie Van Halen ? ... no
Eric Clapton ? ... no
Joe Satriani ? ... no
Steve Vai ? ... no
the most frequently asked was none other than, Hank Marvin. Another truly amazing player.
I can believe that Bread. Hank Marvin first inspired me to pick up a guitar. I still love the sound of the Shadows.