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View Poll Results: Whos yo fave?
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) 55 21.57%
Robert Fripp (King Crimson) 22 8.63%
Steve Howe (Yes) 18 7.06%
Steve Hackett (Genesis) 6 2.35%
Frank Zappa 23 9.02%
Alex Lifeson (Rush) 21 8.24%
Jan Akkerman (Focus) 3 1.18%
Andy Latimer (Camel) 5 1.96%
Steve Hillage (Gong, Khan) 2 0.78%
Adrian Belew (King Crimson) 1 0.39%
John Petrucci (Dream Theater, Liquid Tension Experiment) 20 7.84%
Buckethead 18 7.06%
John McLaughlin (Mahavishnu Orchestra) 7 2.75%
Martin Barre (Jethro Tull) 5 1.96%
Fred Frith (Henry Cow, Art Bears) 1 0.39%
Phil Manzanera (Roxy Music, Brian Eno) 1 0.39%
Michael Karoli (Can) 2 0.78%
Omar Rodriguez Lopez (The Mars Volta) 15 5.88%
Steve Rothery (Marillion) 3 1.18%
Adam Jones (Tool) 8 3.14%
Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree) 6 2.35%
Mick Box (Uriah Heep) 0 0%
Dave Brock (Hawkwind) 1 0.39%
Gary Green (Gentle Giant) 2 0.78%
other 10 3.92%
Pye Hastings (Caravan) 0 0%
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Old 08-10-2010, 01:36 PM   #111 (permalink)
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Lot of good choices on the board but I would have added Kerry Livgren(kansas). The guy wrote quite a bit of their stuff and I'd say he was a pretty innovative guitarist and musician for the time.
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Old 08-10-2010, 01:41 PM   #112 (permalink)
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It was pretty hard not to vote for John McLaughlin but Steve Howe gets my vote just for the special place I put Yes in my heart.
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Old 08-11-2010, 05:05 PM   #113 (permalink)
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it's between steve howe and steve hackett for me. but there are many on the poll i have no experience with, and many others not on the poll.
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Old 08-12-2010, 11:09 PM   #114 (permalink)
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I went for Fripp. Although I do have to admit, I've been watching some live David Gilmour on Palladia, and it's beautiful. Also considered Hackett, but eh.
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Old 08-17-2010, 10:28 PM   #115 (permalink)
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Im gonna go with Adam Jones of Tool .... i just recently saw tool live and i think i was watching Adam more then Maynard he's an amazing guitarist.
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Old 08-31-2010, 11:19 PM   #116 (permalink)
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John Petrucci, and I'm not really much of a Dream Theater fan. He simply blows me away.

The solo on 'Trial of Tears' by DT is probably the best I've ever heard. Most of their stuff as a unit is unbearable to listen to though.
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Old 09-21-2010, 03:38 AM   #117 (permalink)
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My vote is for Zappa. He's one of a few musicians whose music inspired me to pick up a guitar in the first place.
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Old 09-21-2010, 11:53 AM   #118 (permalink)
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Steve Howe is my pick, along with David Gilmour and Alex Lifeson.
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Old 09-21-2010, 04:20 PM   #119 (permalink)
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I voted for Omar (Guitarists with afros = win. Tyondai Braxton is a good example of this.), but if Ian Williams was here, I would soooooooo vote for him instead, because his work with Storm&Stress, Don Caballero and Battles is so good.

*I'm hinting at the fact that Ian Williams should be an option

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Old 10-01-2010, 11:12 PM   #120 (permalink)
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Steve Hackett, definitely. Well, ok, it was kind of a pull between him, Steve Howe, and Robert Fripp, but at the end, Steve Hackett just created some of my favorite guitar passages in prog. Not to mention how innovative he was, which is unjustly forgotten by now. He was one of the first guitarists to experiment with the tapping technique normally attributed to Eddie Van Halen.
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