Here are my choices for top 5 badass guitars and the players who loved them. Enjoy.
5. Randy Rhoads - Jackson V
Granted Rhoads burst onto the scene playing a Gibson Les Paul Custom in the early days, he made the Jackson V popular... along with the pokadot paint job, but Buddy Guy may argue that. Didn't matter what guitar or paint job though, dude could wail.
4. BB King/Freddie King - Gibson ES-335 & ES-345
I mean, come on... I had to fit the "Kings" in somewhere in this list. The Gibson ES-335 is one of the coolest guitars to ever be manufactured. If you disagree with me, you're wrong. Not to mention BB King named his guitar "Lucille" after he rescued it from a burning building because two guys started a fight over a woman named... you guessed it... Lucille.
3. Stevie Ray Vaughn - Number One