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kenethlevine 
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Like them both, and both have had some incredible peaks and huge influence, but over the course of his career I think Hackett has done more of what I personally like, so he gets my vote, personal reasons only. All the respect to Fripp though
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Posted: October 02 2014 at 12:12 |
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Xonty
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Posted: October 02 2014 at 12:10 |
Difficult, but Robert Fripp is definitely more talented, even if Hackett gets some killer melodies and tones in his solos. Both are legends though 
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Posted: October 02 2014 at 10:58 |
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Mr. Hackett.
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Manuel
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Posted: October 02 2014 at 10:56 |
 verslibre wrote:
This is like trying to pick an avocado over a can of roasted & salted almonds. I like both too much to pick one over the other.  |
Ditto. I cannot choose between them.
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SteveG
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Posted: October 02 2014 at 10:07 |
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^Agree. He's melodic but unobtrusive in both live and studio settings.
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friso
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Posted: October 02 2014 at 08:55 |
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Gonna vote Hackett. If I wanted to listen to some guitar playing and asked to choose between the two, I would rather Hackett because I find his playing more expressive and often evoking a haunting quality. Fripp's appeal is a little more cerebral and he scores over Hackett more on account on his ensemble playing. As a member of a band, Fripp has more to contribute, imo, but as a soloist, Hackett stands out. The fact that he could do so even despite Banks's best efforts to drown him out under a mountain of keyboards itself speaks volumes. |
He's guitar is drown because of his tone (low-mid), often not suited for live settings and hard to get into the mix in the studio.
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rogerthat
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Posted: October 02 2014 at 08:21 |
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Posted: October 02 2014 at 08:05 |
rogerthat wrote:
........ The fact that he could do so even despite Banks's best efforts to drown him out under a mountain of keyboards itself speaks volumes. |
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rogerthat
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Posted: October 02 2014 at 05:39 |
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Gonna vote Hackett. If I wanted to listen to some guitar playing and asked to choose between the two, I would rather Hackett because I find his playing more expressive and often evoking a haunting quality. Fripp's appeal is a little more cerebral and he scores over Hackett more on account on his ensemble playing. As a member of a band, Fripp has more to contribute, imo, but as a soloist, Hackett stands out. The fact that he could do so even despite Banks's best efforts to drown him out under a mountain of keyboards itself speaks volumes.
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Michael678
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Posted: October 02 2014 at 05:24 |
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getting alot of Crimson in my bones lately, and boy Fripp is one hell of a guitarist. he gets my vote, but Steve is still great despite this!!
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Posted: October 02 2014 at 04:38 |
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Fripp
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"Hey there, Dog Man, now I drink from your bowl."
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Posted: October 02 2014 at 03:57 |
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Hackett---like melodic more than neurotic. |
Thirded (but still with a kudo to Fripp).
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Hercules
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Posted: October 02 2014 at 03:33 |
Hackett by the diameter of the universe.
Hackett is an internationally acclaimed classical guitarist, an innovator in that he was (amongst) the first electric guitarist(s) to adopt tapping techniques and sweep picking and a far more accomplished soloist.
Fripp is good at heavy riffing and fast cross picking, but compared to Hackett, he's not a great soloist. True, he is a master of effects, but the result is pretty uninteresting to me. And he's even marginally more boring as a stage performer than Hackett.
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Posted: October 02 2014 at 01:12 |
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Belief is not Truth.
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Posted: October 01 2014 at 23:33 |
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Fripp
Hackett is a really lovely player, and sometimes great composer, but does not challenge and redefine music and the craft of playing |
Well, that's just plain wrong. He was known for incorporating interesting arpeggios, slew picking, extensive use of sustain, innovative use of the volume pedal in phrasing, two handed tapping - not a complete list, but I'm going to bed. ...Oh yeah, I voted for Hackett, but Fripp is toward the top of my very discriminating list.
verslibre wrote:
This is like trying to pick an avocado over a can of roasted & salted almonds. I like both too much to pick one over the other. |
No, wait! Change my vote to avocado.
Edited by HackettFan - October 01 2014 at 23:37
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Posted: October 01 2014 at 23:32 |
Most definitely Fripp, I never thought of Hackett as a guitar god, just a good one.
Fripp's inventive leads, solos and ideas are uncomparable to the stuff I heard from Hackett.
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Posted: October 01 2014 at 19:36 |
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They are both fun. But the guitar's Fripp gets more ecstasy.
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Gully Foyle
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Posted: October 01 2014 at 19:35 |
Fripp
Hackett is a really lovely player, and sometimes great composer, but does not challenge and redefine music and the craft of playing
Now, most folks don't want the sometimes ugly challenge, but I do
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Argonaught
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Posted: October 01 2014 at 19:17 |
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Fripp. Hackett is pleasant, but I do not find him very stimulating.
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