1 Johnny Marr
(the Smiths "the Don" melodic, inventive)
2 The Edge
(U2 famed for his use of delay, strage squalling landscapes and chiming riffs)
3 Will Sargeant
(a psychedelic Bunnyman, Echo and the, frenzied strumming, Eastern style picking and twinging riffs)
4 Peter Buck
(Rapid Eye Movements, The King of Jangle, Keef to Stipe's Jagger.)
5 Ed O'Brien
(Radiohead was Kid A an album too far?)
I won't mention Albert Collins, Carlos Santana, John McLaughlin. Hendrix or Clapton...