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Poll Question: Best acoustic guitarist in prog??
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41 [45.56%]
4 [4.44%]
3 [3.33%]
3 [3.33%]
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Probably Howe, but that's only because we are restricting it to prog.  Compared to the greatness of Pierre Bensusan, Howe stands up well.
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One only has to listen to the classical guitar output of Steve Hackett to know who rules on this instrument.


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For Acoustic its Steve Howe (also for electric)

but Alex Lifeson is really good. He is incredible. If you don't think so you probably haven't heard much Rush. (I'm clearly a big fan)
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Ralph Towner!

OK, he's not a progger...  But much more talented guitarrist IMO that any other mentioned on the pol list (though I like their work too). And he does only acoustic!
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On your list,Howe.But the best acoustical guitarist ever was Andres Segovia.period.


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I've been playing a lot of Blackmore's Night lately and really like Ritchie Blackmore's style.
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Originally posted by Don_Frog Don_Frog wrote:

I've been playing a lot of Blackmore's Night lately and really like Ritchie Blackmore's style.

Agreed.  Blackmore is one of the tastiest players I've ever heard on acoustic.  Di Meola's best I've ever heard though.  As good as McLaughlin and De Lucia are, Di Meola smoked em on Friday Night in SF...ever heard that one?
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Its gotta be Howe!
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Originally posted by 70sSoundquality 70sSoundquality wrote:

howe is the only real guitarist here 

yea, steve hackett blows....alex lifeson didnt do anything for rock guitar, other than the whole inventing pinch harmonics and influencing shred guitar thing...david gilmour also sucks despite making some of the most beautiful guitar solos ever...

seriously, do you even know what you are talking about?, that being said howe is the best prog guitarist on accoustic.



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HOWE: pure feeling and creativity.

I wish i played like him

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