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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 19 2012 at 03:00
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 01 2012 at 03:50
70s - David Gilmour
80s - Steve Rothery
90s - John Petrucci
00s - Piotr Grudziński
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 01 2012 at 21:32
NOT IN A PARTICULAR ORDER
Steve Howe
Steve Hackett
David Gilmour
Robert Fripp
Allan Holdsworth
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 02 2012 at 15:01
If I could only pick 2 it would be Fripp and McLaughlin 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 07 2012 at 17:32
My favourite prog guitarists are: -

1. Steve Howe
2. Alex Lifeson
3. Steve Hackett
4. Jimmy Page
5. John Petruci

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Jesus said: -"if the world hates you, remember that it hated me first."

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 07 2012 at 18:52
1. Steve Hackett
2. David Gilmour
3. Andy Latimer
4. Jonny Greenwood
5. Steve Harris

I suppose Hackett must top all guitarist polls, I don't think there's any genre he couldn't take to and add his own styles whilst being regarded as one of the best in that field. I suppose it's that added innovation that makes him quite probably the best. 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 23 2013 at 23:47
Not in order:
 
Steve Howe
Jan Ackerman
Brian May
Martin Barre
Alex Lifeson
Richie Blackmore
David Gilmoure
Jimmy Page
Dave Murray
Gary Green 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 23 2013 at 23:54
Martin Barre
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 21 2013 at 07:16
In no particular order :
Steve Howe
Steve Hackett
Martin Barre
Jan Akkerman
David Gilmour
Alex Lifeson
Mike Oldfield


Edited by floflo79 - October 21 2013 at 07:17
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 03 2013 at 16:16

Steve Howe

David Gilmour

Alex Lifeson

Robert Fripp

Steve Hackett

Jan Akkerman

Ritchie Blackmore (if you consider him prog)

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 03 2013 at 16:18
Oh and I forgot about Martin Barre 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 03 2013 at 17:24
Steve Hackett
Frank Zappa
Adrian Belew
Robert Fripp
Tony Duhig
Jan Akkerman
Fred Frith
Henry Kaiser (Jr.)

Has anyone else mentioned Tony Duhig?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 10 2015 at 10:30
Allan Holdsworth
Robert Fripp
Steve Howe 
John McLaughlin
Gary Green
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 10 2015 at 12:06
Originally posted by Guldbamsen Guldbamsen wrote:

Maybe not prog, but this man is to the Spanish guitar, what Hendrix is to the electric:


Instant love on the rebound. I haven't listened to this since I made the above post. Katjing!


“The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”

- Douglas Adams
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 10 2015 at 12:23
Let's get some names up there for the underdogs and somewhat unfairly obscure guitarists then:

Michael 'I'll be the suave dove over in the corner sipping big gulps of butter' Karoli aka The Eternal Trip To The Beach:


Reine Fiske (bless his fingers)) - The Chameleon man number two that at times plays like the perfect combination of David Gilmour and Jimi Hendrix playing lead in a post rock outfit:



“The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 18 2015 at 07:44
Robert Fripp
Ritchie Blackmore
Steve Hackett
John McLaughlin
Steve Lukather
Al di Meola
Terry Kath
Steve Howe
Steve Hillage
Andy Latimer
Alex Lifeson
Brian May
Jan Akkerman
Frank Zappa
Tosin Abasi
Guthrie Govan
Mike Oldfield
Franco Mussida
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 18 2015 at 21:31
The usual suspects:  Hackett, Howe, Akkerman, Hillage, McLaughlin, but one of my favorites was/is Michael Gottsching, especially the bluesy early Ash Ra albums.  And don't leave out the often overlooked Peter Banks.
I like to feel the suspense when you're certain you know I am there.....
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 29 2015 at 06:26
1 - Andrew Latimer.
2 - Pino Marrone. 
3 - Robert Fripp.
4 - Jan Akkerman.
5 - Steve Hackett.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 13 2016 at 04:17
1. Steve Hackett
2. Mike Oldfield
3. Anthony Phillips
4. Andrew Latimer
5. Steve Howe
6. Jan Akkerman
7. Robert Fripp
8. Gary Green
9. John McLaughlin
10. Steve Hillage
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 13 2016 at 04:38
There are dozens upon dozens of phenomal guitar players out there, especially in Progland.
The ones that really excite me at this point in time :
David Gilmour (probs my ultimate favourite guitarist in existence)
Steve Hackett
Nick Barrett
Manuel Gottsching
Steve Howe
Andy Latimer
Bruce Cockburn (coz he is a phenomenal player)
Fredrik Thordendal
Roine Stolt
Phil Miller
Ax Genrich
Richard Pinhas
Jorma Kaukonen
John Cippolina
Ed Wynne
Fred Frith
Steven Wilson
Reine Fiske
Todd Rundgren
Mario Millo
Steve Rothery
Vincent McCusker
Terry Kath
Alan Morse
Frank Zappa
Phil Mercy
Chris Fry
Mike Holmes
....................just the tip of the iceberg for me.......................
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