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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 24 2011 at 08:22
1. Steve Howe
2. David Gilmour
3. Alex Lifeson
4. Robert Fripp
5. Steve Hackett
special mention: John Petrucci
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 25 2011 at 21:34
1-Steve Rothery
2-Robert Fripp
3-Steve Hackett
4-Steve Howe
5-David Gilmour
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 25 2011 at 22:35
Originally posted by Mista-Gordie Mista-Gordie wrote:

1-Steve Rothery
2-Robert Fripp
3-Steve Hackett
4-Steve Howe
5-David Gilmour

Sorry I did it quickly and fogot some. So here's my real top 5:
1-Steve Rothery
2-Mike Oldfield
3-Robert Fripp
4-Steve Hackett
5-Andrew Latimer
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 25 2011 at 23:06

Not going to order them but here are the 5 guitarists representing the top 5 prog bands on my last.fm page:

Frank Zappa
David Gilmour
Dave Lambert
Martin Barre
Robert Fripp


Time always wins.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 26 2011 at 05:02
Jan Akkerman
John McLaughlin

Steve Hackett
Steve Howe

All the rest.

Sorry, too difficult to limit it to just 5!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 26 2011 at 08:26
1) Steve Howe
2) Steve Hackett
3) Robert Fripp
4) Martin Barre
5) Mike Oldfield
"We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful

what we pretend to be."



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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 26 2011 at 08:51
The talent and originality of Roger Waters acoustic guitar playing can't be denied. He moves between basic chords seamlessly in far more interesting ways than Howe or Hackett ever did.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 26 2011 at 09:27
Can people (including me) stop trolling now? ^^Although that's a good one.

Edited by Snow Dog - April 26 2011 at 09:28
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 26 2011 at 10:22
No particular order for me
 
David Gilmour
Steve Hackett
Alex Lifeson
Uli Jon Roth
Steve Howe
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 26 2011 at 10:24
Steve Hackett
Steve Howe
David Gilmore
Brian May
Alex Lifeson 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 26 2011 at 10:26
Originally posted by JakeMM626 JakeMM626 wrote:

Steve Hackett
Steve Howe
David Gilmore  Gilmour
Brian May
Alex Lifeson 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 26 2011 at 10:50
^ Dog are you wearing your "Error" or "Omission" hat?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 26 2011 at 12:53
1. John Petrucci
2. Tosin Abasi
3. David Gilmour
4. Steve Hackett
5. John McLaughlin
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 26 2011 at 13:50
Originally posted by topographicbroadways topographicbroadways wrote:

The talent and originality of Roger Waters acoustic guitar playing can't be denied. He moves between basic chords seamlessly in far more interesting ways than Howe or Hackett ever did.
Especially when he preforms Mother; simple, yet moving.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 26 2011 at 20:49
Steve Howe
David Gilmour
Richard Thompson
Martin Barre
Ritchie Blackmore
...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined
to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology...
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 28 2011 at 20:36
Robert Fripp
Steve Howe
John McLaughlan
Gary Green
Allan Holdsworth

Not in that specific order.


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 06 2011 at 15:57
For me my top five are:
1. David Gilmour
2. Alex Lifeson
3. Frank Zappa
4. Robert Fripp
5. Steve Howe
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 07 2011 at 10:15
Originally posted by topographicbroadways topographicbroadways wrote:

The talent and originality of Roger Waters acoustic guitar playing can't be denied. He moves between basic chords seamlessly in far more interesting ways than Howe or Hackett ever did.


LOL
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 08 2011 at 11:51
Kerry Livgren is also shamely overlooked
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 08 2011 at 13:27
In no particular order :
Holdsworth 
Fripp 
Belew
Gilmore
Hackett
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