Give me Pink Floyd for sublime guitar work.
Gogar, no offense, but i view the song "sultans of swing" to be garbage 80s pop music. In fact, that's pretty much my view on the entire body of Dire Straits work.
Not trying to hate, i just don't feel ANYTHING like the feeling i get when i hear any of the other named masters in this thread play guitar. To be totally honest, when i hear dire straits the only thing i feel is a desire to change the radio station.
This is all very subjective though, i've heard people rag on Jimmy Page in the past, which is totally beyond me. He's my #1 all time great.