52 posts and no one mentions Michael Schenker or Robin Trower.
Admittedly, Schenker ain't hot these days cause he's too old to play
like the blistering virtuoso he was back in the 70s and early 80s.
But his recordings are timeless. Check out Force It or Strangers In The Night by UFO.

Robin Trower can still tear it up--but his game ain't shred, it's sustain & harmonics, bluesy acid rock...pure stoner zones...check out his best album Bridge of Sighs.

And no one will ever blow your mind greater than Steve Vai.
He makes it look very easy...and yet also impossible...
You won't believe your eyes or ears...
I don't like everything he's done...but check out his album Passion & Warfare or try to find the mp3 entitled Blues Improv. It was recorded in 1999 for Guitar Player Magazine. You'll drop to your knees.