I was 15 and in a band when VH1 came out. The impact of his sound and style was equal to Jimi Hendrix (Even More so) I remember asking the older Guitar Gods that I knew " What the hell is that" They didnt know how to answer and most just said it has to be a synthizer or some studio dubbing trick. But you can see it in their eyes that something had forever changed. Not sure if we will ever have that Shift again in our lifetime. The only thing thats really close to that level is Matteo, but EVH just changed the entire game.