An unbiased answer would be incredibly difficult as the best guitarists usually have something unique to them which makes them incomparable. However, some of the guitarists who've been hailed as the greatest include (in no particular order):- Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Mark Knopfler, Angus Young, Pat Metheny, Joe Pass, Allan Holdsworth, Slash, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Guthrie Govan and many more. Each decade has had guitar greats relevant to its time.

I would recommend violin as for it global value in an orchestras. To which ever literate country you go you can easily become a member of any orchestra or a band with your good musical skill. Only if you want to do something in music.

I would recommend guitar as better, only if you want to do a quick performance on stages. Other wise if you try to learn guitar professionally you can touch heights, but there are really tough competitors out there in world.

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Violin can be played solo as well as with a group of 100 violinists in a group. It will help you earn in both the ways. It is always helpful

Where as guitar mostly plays solos or normally in a group with 4 guitarists. Or you have to create your own group other wise, if you don’t get a chance to play in any team.

There are maximum failures in guitars globally as compared to, in violins, if we look professionally. So it is up to you for what purpose you want to learn.

This is a very very short information from my side. I hope you get it.

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Yes there are shortcuts to play guitar, but those shortcuts will short cut your interest in playing guitar.

If I put up your question in another way round it will sound like "What is the easiest way of adding, 17+52?"

And the options will be use calculator or use your brain. As you know, if you use calculator your brain will become dumb or remain dumb until and unless you try to make it think.

So you think if for yourself how you want to learn.

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A tutor sets up a curriculum..a path way towards step by step progress..gives the student practice materials as per the level of the student..without tutor the student can never decide to choose the best material out of the immense plethora of info available in the internet..and becomes spolt for choice..so if you are not an advanced player, go and train under a good tutor