Dimebag was definitely not a bad guitarist though, maybe not your style but you can't deny his technical skill. Even Steve Vai gave him props on his technique.
You completely misunderstood my last post. Dimebag is definitely one of the best guitarists in metal. Its too bad that his image has been trampled beyond repair by all the scenekids, but to discredit dime's ability is to look like a BIG fucking idiot. I find it most amusing when someone bashes dime and then praises slipknot, korn, tool or some other actual shitty band with mediocre and at times outspoken and annoying performers.
Fair enough I missed one in my first post. Marty Friedman if only for the fact that his Hangar 18 solos were improvised :hysterica