Favorite prog guitarist

Jonny Redshirt · 10-01-2010, 10:12 PM

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.

Shredmeister · 10-12-2010, 12:57 AM

Steve Howe. Listen to The Yes Album. If you were to learn every song on it, as a guitarist, you would need a half dozen different instructors just to get you through all the styles. Even then, Clap alone would take most guitarists YEARS to master, if ever.

Dr_Rez · 10-14-2010, 04:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Shredmeister

Steve Howe. Listen to The Yes Album. If you were to learn every song on it, as a guitarist, you would need a half dozen different instructors just to get you through all the styles. Even then, Clap alone would take most guitarists YEARS to master, if ever.

Its to hard to listen to yes and not worship the bassist. Howe is no doubt great, but god damn Squire rules.

Shredmeister · 10-15-2010, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by RezZ

Its to hard to listen to yes and not worship the bassist. Howe is no doubt great, but god damn Squire rules.

With Yes, I always liked to listen focusing on any one member. I have to agree, especially on early Yes stuff, Mr. Squire ALWAYS played something that 99.99999% of bassists would never have thought of, and the tone and choice of notes coupled with his immaculate timing made any given Yes song 10X more explosive.

Ska Lagos Jew Sun Ra · 10-24-2010, 05:43 PM

Fripp, Zappa, and Buckhead should be beating out Gilmour.

Dr_Rez · 10-24-2010, 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Skaligojurah

Fripp, Zappa, and Buckhead should be beating out Gilmour.

Why is that?

Jeff Allen · 01-26-2011, 08:21 PM

Steve Wilson won my vote. He rarely uses too much technical skill in his lines, but that's not to say he doesn't have any. I feel like he's the reason Porcupine Tree has such a diverse style, just because a lot of the time his playing is all over the spectrum from the calm acoustic intro of Trains to the heavier sounds of Anesthetize.

I had also considered John Petrucci for the opposite reason, being that he was probably the most technical guitarist on the list. But the emotion Wilson brings to the table outweighs Petrucci's barrage of 32nd notes any day.

Howard the Duck · 01-27-2011, 01:51 AM

There's no option for Fripp AND Belew? I voted Belew anyway.

Are you sure Steve Wilson belongs there - he sounds pretty pedestrian to me.

oops I meant Fripp.....

Howard the Duck · 01-30-2011, 08:33 AM

are they people keeping on flaming me because of Steve Wilson? Cos this thread pops up in my subscribed threads list all the time

debaserr · 01-31-2011, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Il Duce

are they people keeping on flaming me because of Steve Wilson? Cos this thread pops up in my subscribed threads list all the time

protip: read the replies.

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%
Voters: 255. You may not vote on this poll

10-01-2010, 10:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
Jonny Redshirt Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 64	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. __________________ "Colleges are like old-age homes, except for the fact that more people die in colleges." Last.FM

01-27-2011, 01:51 AM	#8 (permalink)
Howard the Duck Live by the Sword Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Posts: 9,075	There's no option for Fripp AND Belew? I voted Belew anyway. Are you sure Steve Wilson belongs there - he sounds pretty pedestrian to me. oops I meant Fripp..... Last edited by Howard the Duck; 01-27-2011 at 05:05 AM.

10-12-2010, 12:57 AM	#2 (permalink)
Shredmeister Groupie Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Iowa, USA Posts: 5	Steve Howe. Listen to The Yes Album. If you were to learn every song on it, as a guitarist, you would need a half dozen different instructors just to get you through all the styles. Even then, Clap alone would take most guitarists YEARS to master, if ever.

10-24-2010, 05:43 PM	#5 (permalink)
Ska Lagos Jew Sun Ra \/ GOD Join Date: May 2010 Location: Nowhere... Posts: 2,179	Fripp, Zappa, and Buckhead should be beating out Gilmour.

01-26-2011, 08:21 PM	#7 (permalink)
Jeff Allen Groupie Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Connecticut Posts: 4	Steve Wilson won my vote. He rarely uses too much technical skill in his lines, but that's not to say he doesn't have any. I feel like he's the reason Porcupine Tree has such a diverse style, just because a lot of the time his playing is all over the spectrum from the calm acoustic intro of Trains to the heavier sounds of Anesthetize. I had also considered John Petrucci for the opposite reason, being that he was probably the most technical guitarist on the list. But the emotion Wilson brings to the table outweighs Petrucci's barrage of 32nd notes any day.

01-30-2011, 08:33 AM	#9 (permalink)
Howard the Duck Live by the Sword Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Posts: 9,075	are they people keeping on flaming me because of Steve Wilson? Cos this thread pops up in my subscribed threads list all the time