Very few guitarists can compete with McLaughlin’s impressive resumé. Having worked with several UK-based artists, he became part of drummer Tony Williams’ band, and from there joined forces with Miles Davis in 1969 to single-handedly create jazz fusion. He then took the jazz / rock mixture even further with the Mahavishnu Orchestra and crossed the bridge between Western music and the Indian classical tradition with Shakti. Not only is he technically flawless and fast as can be, but he also has an extremely deep sense of melody.