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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 29 2012 at 01:16
Holdsworth
Gilmour
Zappa
Latimer
Fripp
...............and here's my favourite non-prog guitar player - Bruce Cockburn.  In a word - AMAZING !!!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 29 2012 at 03:45
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then in no order
Meole
Rodriguez-Lopez
Howe
Gilmour
Prog is whatevey you want it to be. So dont diss other peoples prog, and they wont diss yours
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 29 2012 at 05:11
1. Frank Zappa
2. Steve Hackett
3. Robert Fripp
4. Alex Lifeson
5. David Gilmour

Haven't really heard Howe enough to rate him.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 30 2012 at 15:17
John Petrucci
Tosin Abassi
Adam Jones

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 04 2012 at 12:16
There are some very strange choices. Again, purely down to personal taste rather than objective criticism. 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 04 2012 at 12:33
How about 5 exquisite guitarists that I happen to adore at the moment? Greatest is a word, which has taken on quite a surreal taste...

Michio Kurihara - Ghost, Boris etc.
Reine Fiske - Dungen, The Amazing, Morte Macabre, Paatos etc
Manuel Gottsching - Ash Ra Tempel, Ashra etc
Ole Fick - Burnin Red Ivanhoe
Connie Veit - Gila, Popol Vuh
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 05 2012 at 05:30
1. Jimi Hendrix* (Jimi Hendrix Experence, Band of Gypsys, session work)
  2. Jeff Beck (The Yardbirds, Jeff Beck Group, session work, solo)
  3. Eddie Van Halen (Van Halen)
  4. Eric Clapton (The Yardbirds, Cream, Blind Faith, Derek & The Dominos, session work, solo)
  5. Jimmy Page (The Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin, The Firm, session work
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 05 2012 at 08:50
Your user photo is awesome...looks like Coltrane, but I'm not sure. Anywya ...I dig it!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 05 2012 at 08:53
Allan Holdsworth, Steve Hackett, Steve Howe, Robert Fripp, David Gilmour.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 05 2012 at 09:56
Robert Fripp
Ritchie Blackmore
Brian May
Steve Hackett
Adrian Belew
This night wounds time.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 05 2012 at 11:50
Eric Visser 
Ralph Towner
Dave Bainbridge
Manuel Gottsching
Jan Van Nimwegen
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 13 2012 at 05:20
I. Alex Lifeson
II. Steve Hackett
III. Steve Howe
IV. Yngwie Malmsteen (Zappa if Malmsteen is not exactly progressive)
V. Michael Romeo

Bonus: Andrew Latimer
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 14 2012 at 10:39
Has no-one mentioned Lindsey Buckingham? Surely unique among guitarists as well as being incredibly good. Perhaps not fashionable/hip enough for some?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 20 2012 at 12:44
Classic Era:
Jan Akkerman
John McLaughlin
Steve Hackett
Steve Howe
David Gilmour

(Sorry, Robert.)

Modern Era:
Reine Fiske
Mirek Gil
John Mitchell
Dave Bainbridge
Omar Rodgriguez-Lopéz


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 28 2013 at 20:37
David Gilmour
Steve Hillage
Andy Latimer
John Goodsall
Alex Lifeson

Edited by floydist - July 28 2013 at 20:38
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 28 2013 at 20:53
Originally posted by Polo Polo wrote:

1. DAVE MUSTAIN
2. Varg Vikernes
2. that dead guy from Lynard Skinard
3. Steve Wilson (hes pretty good for a
4. Henry Cow
5.that guy who used to play in a band in the 60's and 70s with the long hair, I think hes' first name is Jonh

I think this list is pretty close to being objective. 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 28 2013 at 21:19
Classic

David Gilmour
Mick Box
Steve Howe
John McLaughlin
Andy Latimer

Modern

Steve Rothery
Steven Wilson
Mikael Akerfeldt
John Petrucci
Johnny Greenwood

I consider drone metal to be progressive...
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 28 2013 at 21:20
Steven Wilson? 

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 28 2013 at 21:48
Akkerman
Bornemann
Gilmour
Hackett
Howe

plus...

Tubular Bells!!!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 28 2013 at 23:12

Robert Fripp

Steve Howe

Steve Hackett

John Petrucci

Alex Lifeson

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