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Topic: Who's are the top 5 greatest Prog rock guitarist?
Posted: July 03 2017 at 17:23

For me personally:

Steve Hackett

Steve Howe

Andy Latimer

Alex Lifeson

Robert Fripp

Honorable mentions:

David Gilmour

Steve Rothery

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Posted: July 03 2017 at 13:21

Howe
Hackett
Petrucci
Latimer
Loureiro

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Posted: July 03 2017 at 12:29

1.- Hackett

2.- Howe

3.- Gilmour

4.- Akkerman

5.- Phillippe Catherine

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Posted: July 03 2017 at 10:35

My current favourites are

Belew
Fripp
Magnus Ryan (Snah)
Ian Thornley (not in a prog band strictly speaking but he is a fan of experimenting enough that I'd consider him a 'progressive' player)
Nick Reinhart (Tera Melos)

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Posted: July 03 2017 at 05:33

In no particular order

HACKETT (there was always going to be some numpty , going to diss THE MASTER)

HOWE

STOLT

PETRUCCI

AKERFELDT....

Lots more that are just below this exalted list....

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Posted: June 30 2017 at 21:50

Fred Frith (THE prog guitarist!)

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Posted: June 30 2017 at 21:21

Range: Steve Howe, and always has been.
Innovation: Bob Fripp, and it always has been.
Soul: Dave Gilmour, and it always has been.
Technically: Allan Holdsworth, and it always has been.
Composition, group player/harmonizer: Steve Hackett and it always has been.

Edited by Atavachron - June 30 2017 at 21:23

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Posted: June 30 2017 at 21:00

5. Mike Oldfield

4. Andy Latimer

3.Steve Hackett

2. Robert Fripp

1. David Gilmour

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Posted: June 30 2017 at 13:50

Steve Howe
Robert Fripp
Trevor Rabin
Frank Zappa
John Petrucci

I stuck with the more traditional prog guys.

I didn't include any of the jazz fusion guys like Al DiMeola, John Mclaughlin, Steve Morse, Jeff Beck.... All great players

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Posted: October 14 2016 at 11:57

^ Steve Hackett overrated? How come?

not only his work with Genesis is great (and it would have been even greater if Banks gave him some space and freedom), several of his solo album are amazing.

overrated my foot...

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Posted: October 14 2016 at 11:50

HackettFan wrote:

Originally posted by CouldntThinkOfAUsern

CouldntThinkOfAUsern wrote:

Steve Hackett is incredibly overrated IMO. At least in his work with Genesis there are only a handful of interesting guitar parts.

Ouch! Actually, there are a lot of things that sound like a keyboard that are actually guitar, and a lot places where the guitar is not front and center, but is adding critical coloring to the sound.

Steve Hackett smokes many "prog" keyboardists with sheer complexity, I´m afraid of.

You may see a smile on Tony Banks´ face but that´s unlikely.

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Posted: October 14 2016 at 11:46

Originally posted by Kentucky_Hawkwindage

Kentucky_Hawkwindage wrote:

My Gosh-I have to give honorable mention to:

Dave Brock-Hawkwind

Mick Box-Uriah Heep

seems like the obvious others have allready been mentioned

I want to throw Tony Iommi in for honorable mention as well-prog related

Mick Box & Tony Iommi smoke them

You may see a smile on Tony Banks´ face but that´s unlikely.

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Posted: October 14 2016 at 10:25

Al DiMeola
Neal Schon
Ian Crichton
Dan Huff
Steve Lukather

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Posted: October 14 2016 at 10:20

Andy Latimer

Nick Barrett

Steve Hackett

Ronnie Stolt

Robert Fripp

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Posted: October 14 2016 at 09:55

In no particular order:

Robert Fripp

John McLaughlin

Frank Zappa

Al Di Meola

Jan Akkerman

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Posted: October 14 2016 at 09:19

1- Robert Fripp

2- Steve Hackett

3- Steve Howe

4- Ritchie Blackmore

5- Andrew Latimer

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Posted: August 11 2015 at 10:04

Fred Frith, Steve Hackett, Phil Miller, Dave Gilmour, Mike Oldfield

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Posted: August 11 2015 at 09:53

No order:
- Martin Barre
- Robert Fripp
- Andy Latimer
- Gary Green
- Alex Liefson

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Posted: August 11 2015 at 09:48

Howe
Stefanovski
Hackett
Oldfield
Vai

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Posted: August 10 2015 at 10:21

Holdsworth

Fripp

Howe

Green

Barre

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