Here's one guitarist who inspires me.

[dave.king1]

For me you get guys like -
And Gutherie Govan's playing on Steven Wilson's "Hand Cannot Erase" and The Raven who refused to sing" albums is blowing me away at the moment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaH2C2Qe97Y

Here's a bit of the other Guthrie
Guthrie Trapp
A bit of hot soloing here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEeovg8dltQ

How he derives it here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNbSXM-Pwdc

In a band situation playing a bit of 12 bar stuff
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bq7dGUA7Qe0

Here's a couple from Arlen Roth another player that I like a lot
House Of The Rising Sun
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYl6q5xIEQI

When A Man Loves A Woman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6aTiNcj7Dg

You learn to play guitar and then you learn to play Telecaster, I'm still struggling with the first bit of the equation