My Top Five Masters of the Shred

Not in any order
Randy Rhoads, influential, outstanding, and groundbreaking abilities
Darrell Abbott, kept metal alive and helped a new era of music evolve
Joe Satriani, unique style that always brings a smile to my face
Mike Einziger, unique style, always changing his sound
Will Adler, catchy complicated riffs, one of the best metal players around

Close on the list is Kyle Gass, just because he is bald, wears tube socks and rocks the hell out of the acoustic!