I'm late to the party, but anyways I agree with OP on Billy Sheehan being best bassist. My favorite band of all time is Mr. Big. Paul Gilbert is an amazing guitarist. Although my personal favorite guitarist is Nuno Bettencourt. A very overlooked musician. I kind of go deep diving into the Glam/Hard rock of the early 90s. Bands like Tyketto, Von Groove, Harem Scarem just to name a few.
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