I looked thru all 16 pages of this post and all that have been mentioned are tops. Hendrix is amazing. I just listened to "Machine Gun" awesome. There are creative guys and there are pure technicians, Hendrix probably both. Musicians, like artists have a sense of style and that is what makes them great. we wouldn't have a debate if they all sounded the same.
so............ let me throw out (2) more.
Steve Cropper - Booker T and the MG's
Green Onions - Steve Cropper & Donald 'Duck' Dunn - YouTube. Donald Dunn not a bad base player either.
Joe Bonamassa - blue guitarist - he is or will be great.
Joe Bonamassa - Blues Deluxe (2007) - YouTube