very good post by bdp24--i personally don't respond to guitarists like clapton or eddie van halen who are more about technique than "musicality," the mind-boggling richard thompson being the exception. as for neil young, i believe he's got better chops than he's being given credit for, though he often seems to purposely dumb it down and to avoid flash. that said, he's capable of very fluid, lyrical playing, esp. on acoustic.
Neil Young - Guitarist
We all know Neil for his outstanding songwriting skills and some may even recognize his talents with a guitar but is he underrated? in 2015 Rolling Stone ranked him as number 17 of 100 greatest guitarists of all time. Can anyone pull more raw emotion out of a guitar than Neil?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijrkKNZRIfM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijrkKNZRIfM