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Poll Question: 5 great guitarists named Steve. Favorite and why?
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19 [43.18%]
20 [45.45%]
1 [2.27%]
3 [6.82%]
1 [2.27%]
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    Posted: January 22 2013 at 06:38
These are 5 amazing players, all acknowledged as among the best. I enjoy all of there work. My favorite though is Steve Morse. I find his body of work, from the Dixie Dregs, through the Steve Morse Band, his solo career, and his work with Kansas and Deep Purple to be spectacular. There is nothing he cannot play and play well.

Who's your favorite and why. Have fun. Smile
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Hackett: Diversity, skill, emotion AND humour. But most of all because of his abilty/mastery of the use of space, harmonics, volume and decay.

P.S. No Steve Hillage, Steve Beck, or Steve McLaughlin?
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There are dozen of polls about Steves. 
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Steve Wilson Big smile
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Steve Howe.

Because of the America Yes cover.


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Love Howe and Hackett equally---depending on my mood----that's how I got my name.Wink
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Steve Howe because he's one of the greatest guitarists ever but I could've also gone for Hillage if he was on here
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Originally posted by mister nobody mister nobody wrote:

Steve Wilson Big smile
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Stevie Hillside Submarine Captain
 
(But Hackett from the poll)
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Hillage and Wilson are both great too, the other 5 I am most familiar with.
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1 Hackett
2 Rothery
3 Morse
4 Howe
5 Vai
 
They're all excellent players, though.
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Howe because he is my favourite member of Yes and is never dull
 
Hackett great player but not quite as interesting to me
 
others not that bothered about
 
 
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Steve Hackett for me just over Howe and Rothery. Hackett can play anything from classical to jazz and blues. Howe is close, but I prefer Hackett's and Rothery's smooth fluid leads over Howe's choppier leads.
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I was wondering when this one would come back.  I did it a few years ago, but could not find it through the search engine and definitely included Hillage (who I am listening to right now).  It's tempting to say I voted for Steve.Tongue  Usually I vote for Hackett or Howe but sometimes I vote for Vai.  I almost never vote for Morse (whose work I love) or Rothery (who I find quite good).  Since I thought he needed some luv here, I voted Vai this time.
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Originally posted by octopus-4 octopus-4 wrote:

There are dozen of polls about Steves. 
Crushed like a rose in the riverflow.
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Points: 5856 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 22 2013 at 18:50
Originally posted by smartpatrol smartpatrol wrote:

Hackett
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Originally posted by mister nobody mister nobody wrote:

Steve Wilson Big smile

Yes, where is Wilson?
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Yeah, Steve Hillage is an obvious oversight. Also, Steve Hunter and Steve Hogarth.
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