I'm familiar w Les Paul's accomplishments. As a musician he fails. Like you he seemed to think that technicality would overcome his lack of soul. It doesn't. It won't, it can't. And that why Hendrix is better han your list. He cared. He put himself in that music. You don't, you can't. And you shouldn't be teaching anyone anything about music. Because you don't understand what soul is. You're a roadie at best.
"Soul" hasn't a damned thing to do with the criteria. It's not even a remote consideration.
It's "play guitar best" not "play guitar in a way I like the best."
That's objective.
Soul isn't.
If you want a list about soul, see Rolling Stone Magazine, I'm sure they'll help you out.
Said the man without one. No wait I don't believe that. You have one but you've no idea how to access it. School won't teach you that. I could but I don't think you're willing to learn.
Truth.
It's also something I'm not interested in for this list. This list hasn't a damned thing to do with soul. Not a damned thing.
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