I am also an admirer of Joe Pass but would not say he is the greatest guitarist. It is a question of taste. I also like Johnny Smith and Charlie Byrd as well Jimmy Bruno and Frank VIgnola all great players. A Mr C Atkins late of this parish could also lay claim to the title as well as his appointed on earth Mr T Emmanuel.

The greatest fingerstyle guitarist of any genre combining musicianship taste and technique has just left us Mr Paco Di Lucia