Phenomenally talented on BOTH guitar and keyboards

There are many great prog guitarists, and just as many great prog keyboardists. Who can you think of is extraordinarily talented on both? I'm not talking about those who can just "hold their own" when they switch between one and the other while doing a solo album, but someone who is downright virtuosic on both. Here's four names to start with - I'm sure you can think of others:

Mike Keneally
Todd Rundgren
Lyle Mays

Phenomenally talented on both:
David Sancious is very very good on both.
Not phenomenal on both but still quite good on both, or phenomenal on one and okay on the other:
Prince
Steve Winwood
Paul McCartney
Peter Tork
I think John McLaughlin plays piano too.
Robert Fripp can play ballads on the piano to accompany his singing.
Keith Jarret played guitar on one of his albums but I don't know how good it was.

Edited by Easy Money - June 07 2024 at 12:51

Todd Rundgren

My number one is Matthew Bellamy from Muse. To my mind he's on a par with Kerry Livgren in instrumental virtuosity, but his singing gives him the edge.

Neal Morse defines this thread!

Roine Stolt is a very competent keyboard player although he never advertises himself as one and even sometimes sells himself short. He played all of the keyboard parts on his solo album The Flower King (1994) and The Fading Ghosts of Twilight by Agents of Mercy (2009) albeit under the aliases: Dexter Frank Jr. and Biggo Zelfries respectively.

The late Shawn Lane. Called "the fastest electric guitarist" by many guitar players, he actually started playing piano as a kid and was also a virtuoso of keyboards. Too bad he passed away so young.

Easy Money wrote: Steve Winwood.