Hey Jazzmandan, If I could encourage you with this thought regarding getting overwhelmed with certain players and what they do, it would be to gain an appreciation for their creativity. Somewhere in my development I came to the conclusion that I was not able to put in the time as they guys could to come up with what they could do. From there, I set out to truly enjoy these artisans on a different plane than the average listener being I am aware of what they are doing mechanically from my guitar playing, though I can never demonstrate it, it actually served to create in me a new direction that I never would have taken had I not been confronted by that guitarist's contribution. So, did I accomplish their techniques? Not. But, it did inspire a somewhat hybrid of what they do with what I do to bring me to a new direction.

I have my own video story. Years ago, I had purchased an Eric Johnson video to "pick up a few tips." And I learned the theme of these instructional videos is for these guys to ham it up to keep that "shock and awe" value inside the student so they don't aspire to their level. In his video, his guitar was so over ladened with delays, choruses, etc that you could not delineate the note that was plucked from the repeaters that tailed afterwards. And the fret board screen beneath went by like a lightening bolt. It communicated to me that he never had any intention to instruct but to show off. If he really wanted to instruct, he would at least taken off all the effects so you can at least hear the true tone of the notes he was fingering. Don't waste your money on any guitar videos. You would get more on Youtube than on any video.

Oh, one more guy! Check this out!

Cheers!
RickeG