This article from Far Out Magazine sets out to identify the one guitarist that both Eddie Van Halen and Slash independently regarded as the greatest, with the headline quoting one of them describing the player as "my hero". The piece frames the discussion around the rare consensus between two celebrated rock guitarists, using their shared admiration to highlight the influence of the unnamed musician.

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