Eric Johnson is a virtuoso. What Bach, Bethoven and Brahms were to piano, Eric is to the guitar. 2 of the best hours of my life were spent listening to him in Little Rock Arkansas recently.
Its pretty sad if you think about it. Why listen to any other guitar player when you got Eric Johnson. He's has everything and more than any other living player.
A guitarist hasn't come along with this much emotion and technique since Jimi Hendrix. I've yet to hear a recording from Johnson that isn't superb.