Gilmour or Barrett

Dave is better in my opinon because even though Syds trippy tunes are crazy and very good. Guilmore is just a better guitar player in a variety of ways and guilmores solos stay with you. (Listen to echoes or comfturbly numb live and youll understand) I also think that Barrett could of been great but didnt stick with it long enough for any of us to really know

David was better at guitar and Syd was better at poetry and song writing. They both were great singers and they both were good looking. I think I like them both the same but I prefer Syd a bit more then David. Syd was more child like and dreamy.

As a guitarist, Gilmour is clearly better. But as a songwriter, I prefer Barrett.

This is kinda like asking which is better between a Jaguar C-type and an "Opel" Kadett.

David Gilmour. No doubt about it.

as a guitarist, Dave gilmour

I can't even begin to imagine the kind of music Floyd would have made if Syd had stayed sane and stayed in the band. Can you imagine Time, SOYCD or Comfy Numb without Dave's great guitar work???